Mike Wilbon Apologizes, Concedes Defeat that Washington DC Isn’t the “Worst” Sports Town

All, ESPN, Media Gossip/Musings Jason McIntyre October 5th. 2012, 11:56am

Mike Wilbon, your hell week is over. From ripping DC as a sports town to going at it with an ESPN anchor and a Washington Post blogger, Wilbon has finally waved the white flag and conceded defeat: I’m a jackass, sorry, and DC isn’t that bad of a sports town. He’s backpedaled faster than his boy, Deion Sanders.

I allowed this to go too far. My personal apology to Dan Steinberg on.fb.me/PVptnQ
— Michael Wilbon (@RealMikeWilbon) October 5, 2012

That’s quite the reversal less than a day after this tweet:

Do Steinberg & Weinstein think they can take swings at me w/o me swinging back twice as hard? Think again punks on.fb.me/SyA1MQ
— Michael Wilbon (@RealMikeWilbon) October 3, 2012

If you’re keeping score at home, this is the 2nd time a former big-shot at the Post has gone after Steinberg. (See here.) And Wilbon, for whatever reason, hates it when people at his former paper speak the truth. Remember how angry he was about the book on Michael Jordan?

I’m still waiting for John Feinstein to weigh in on the latest Wilbon kerfuffle.

Previously: Ladies Love Mike Wilbon
Previously: On Nowness, Barkley and Race in Sports: an Interview with Mike Wilbon of the Washington Post
Previously: John Feinstein vs. Mike Wilbon: Media Fight Nerdy on an Epic Scale (Involves Curse Words!)

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57 Responses to “Mike Wilbon Apologizes, Concedes Defeat that Washington DC Isn’t the “Worst” Sports Town”

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somewhereoverthedwaynebowe Says:
October 5th, 2012 at 11:58 AM
to going at it with an ESPN anchor
always funny when this phrased is used.
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Babar 2.0 Says:
October 5th, 2012 at 11:59 AM
I thought this was a joke when I didn’t click the link in the Round Up. I’m just glad I got some closure.
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Cowboy Mike's Old Original Red Hot Ricochet Barbeque Sauce Says:
October 5th, 2012 at 12:00 PM
Carly Parker’s asshole is more blown out than the elastic waistband on Wilbon’s gym shorts.
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somewhereoverthedwaynebowe Says:
October 5th, 2012 at 12:01 PM
I was kind of startled at the number of people coming out to defend Wilbon. They seemed to be more inclined to use the “but he was right about DC being a crappy sports town” defense. I don’t think that was the issue here. His “take down” of Steinberg was the equivalent of a resume dick measuring contest with a “I have more twitter followers than you” thrown on for good measure. He’s journalism’s Shaq.
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Nada Says:
October 5th, 2012 at 12:01 PM
Nice funbags on the porn actress in photo 2, but the glowing red devil eyes are a turnoff.
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Cowboy Mike's Old Original Red Hot Ricochet Barbeque Sauce Says:
October 5th, 2012 at 12:01 PM
(Carly Parker is the pornstar in the middle fyi)
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Walking Underwear Says:
October 5th, 2012 at 12:02 PM
i do not await anything feinstein says
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Nada Says:
October 5th, 2012 at 12:03 PM
My favorite part of PTI is when Stat Boy tells Wilbon and Kornheiser what they fucked up.
My favorite part of ATH is when Stat Boy hits the mute on Woody and Colishaw.
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somewhereoverthedwaynebowe Says:
October 5th, 2012 at 12:03 PM
dude also looks like what I picture humpty dumpty would look like in human form. so there’s that.
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St. Bear Says:
October 5th, 2012 at 12:03 PM
Mike Wilbon Apologizes, Concedes Defeat that Washington DC Isn’t the “Worst” Sports Town
Our long national nightmare is over!
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Chelsea Chris Says:
October 5th, 2012 at 12:05 PM
Yes. Yes. Yes.
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spencer096 Says:
October 5th, 2012 at 12:05 PM
mr potato head might wanna ditch the goatee…what was wrong with the mustache/glasses combo? oh, that’s wilbon? my apologies.
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Nada Says:
October 5th, 2012 at 12:05 PM
Carly Parker is the pornstar in the middle
Here’s my old man get-off-my-lawn pet peeve of the day:
Why is it that anyone who appears in a porno gets labeled a “porn star”? Is everyone in the porn industry a star?
A chocolate starfish, I could understand. But a straight-up star?
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somewhereoverthedwaynebowe Says:
October 5th, 2012 at 12:06 PM
mr potato head might wanna ditch the goatee
dammit. that’s better than mine.
/sits at the unfunny table, with all the losers.
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vajayjay redick Says:
October 5th, 2012 at 12:06 PM
His “take down” of Steinberg was the equivalent of a resume dick measuring contest with a “I have more twitter followers than you” thrown on for good measure.
Agreed, no need to swing down, it makes you look horrible.
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Nada Says:
October 5th, 2012 at 12:07 PM
Also, when does Jenn Sterger make her inevitable move into porn?
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somewhereoverthedwaynebowe Says:
October 5th, 2012 at 12:07 PM
Why is it that anyone who appears in a porno gets labeled a “porn star”? Is everyone in the porn industry a star?
Jerry Seinfeld, that you?
/Why do we drive in a parkway and park in a driveway?????
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St. Bear Says:
October 5th, 2012 at 12:08 PM
Carly Parker is the pornstar in the middle
Do you think those are fake glasses, ala Lebron, or is her eyesight bad from taking so many loads to the cornea?
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spencer096 Says:
October 5th, 2012 at 12:08 PM
Do you think those are fake glasses, ala Lebron, or is her eyesight bad from taking so many loads to the cornea?
i believe eye doctors call this phenomenon a “pornea.”
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Cowboy Mike's Old Original Red Hot Ricochet Barbeque Sauce Says:
October 5th, 2012 at 12:09 PM
Do you think those are fake glasses, ala Lebron, or is her eyesight bad from taking so many loads to the cornea?
She wears them in a lot of her movies, so it might be a part of her look at this point.
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vajayjay redick Says:
October 5th, 2012 at 12:10 PM
“Bad sports town” is just a way to insult cities where people actually want to live.
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spencer096 Says:
October 5th, 2012 at 12:10 PM
She wears them in a lot of her movies, so it might be a part of her look at this point.
glasses are a part of a porn star’s look? i find that funny, for some reason. not sure why yet. probably because im hungry.
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Cowboy Mike's Old Original Red Hot Ricochet Barbeque Sauce Says:
October 5th, 2012 at 12:11 PM
glasses are a part of a porn star’s look? i find that funny, for some reason. not sure why yet. probably because im hungry.
Cum Covered Glasses dot com used to be a thing, not sure if it still is.
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spencer096 Says:
October 5th, 2012 at 12:12 PM
“Bad sports town” is just a way to insult cities where people actually want to live.
not true…NYC, chicago and dallas aint bad sports towns. it’s a way to insult cities where people are largely douchebags rife for liquidation (LA, miami) or imports (atlanta, DC, phoenix).
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squawkbox Says:
October 5th, 2012 at 12:12 PM
Comments 18 and 19 – Gold, I tell ya. Pure Gold.
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Walking Underwear Says:
October 5th, 2012 at 12:16 PM
mr potato head might wanna ditch the goatee…
its a van dyke you schlub. a lot of fat guys seem to sport these and it only highlights that it’s a circle between the nose and the fifth chin
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ms621 Says:
October 5th, 2012 at 12:16 PM
Cum Covered Glasses dot com used to be a thing, not sure if it still is.
God I love the internet.
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somewhereoverthedwaynebowe Says:
October 5th, 2012 at 12:17 PM
dunno.. Dallas has a lotta Atlanta up in it. If America’s beloved Cowboys were located in Atlanta (or if the Falcons had figured out that putting smoking hot women in fuck me boots and daisy dukes on the sidelines was a good idea before the cowboys) they’d essentially be the same. Nobody gave a shit about the rangers until 2 years ago.
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Walking Underwear Says:
October 5th, 2012 at 12:17 PM
beard guide
is fun
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Walking Underwear Says:
October 5th, 2012 at 12:18 PM
really fun. check out the names. there’s even a zappa, spence
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Cowboy Mike's Old Original Red Hot Ricochet Barbeque Sauce Says:
October 5th, 2012 at 12:19 PM
beard guide
is fun
Glad they got goatee / Van Dyke correct.
My dad grew a goatee last year and I had never seen him with facial hair in 28 years, it was disturbing.
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somewhereoverthedwaynebowe Says:
October 5th, 2012 at 12:19 PM
question… how long do the cowboys have to suck for people to stop paying $400 to go watch a football game on a bit tv screen from 300 feet in the air?
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Some Random Old Dude Says:
October 5th, 2012 at 12:20 PM
At the Wilbon home, one night:
The Mrs.: Who was that bitch I saw in the picture with you?
MW: Aw, baby. She’s nobody. I was out at a work thing, and she walked up on me.
The Mrs.: Looks like she wanted to do more than walk. If I catch you messin’ around, you’ll be livin’ with that Kornholer guy.
MW: Korn-HEISER. You’ve met Mr. Tony. You know his name.
The Mrs.: Whatever. Talk to the hand. (swivels her head, Madea-style). Oh, by the way, gimme some money.
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PL StabbinKabin Says:
October 5th, 2012 at 12:21 PM
Speaking of movies, I saw a video of the Hulkster banging his best friend’s busty ex-wife. It’s pretty gross.
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Walking Underwear Says:
October 5th, 2012 at 12:21 PM
ive tried the true goatee and just makes me really self conscious, like it’s jewelry on my face. i go full beard (from working from home/laziness) or clean shave
/that’s fucking fascinating
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Cowboy Mike's Old Original Red Hot Ricochet Barbeque Sauce Says:
October 5th, 2012 at 12:22 PM
God I love the internet.
Back in the day Shane Diesel did “My Daughter’s Fucking a *****” then they changed it to “My Daughter’s Fucking a Black Guy.”
That was the first place I saw Eva Angelina. Memories.
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johndewar Says:
October 5th, 2012 at 12:22 PM
“Bad sports town” is just a way to insult cities where people actually want to live.
not true…NYC, chicago and dallas aint bad sports towns. it’s a way to insult cities where people are largely douchebags rife for liquidation (LA, miami) or imports (atlanta, DC, phoenix).
Spencer summed it up nicely.
I’m not even sure what these knuckleheads (Wilbon and Steinberg) are fighting about, but I admit to being mildly amused by a Gawker writer calling anyone else who writes for a living a “troll” the way Drew Magary did.
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RexKramerDangerSeeker Says:
October 5th, 2012 at 12:22 PM
/that’s fucking fascinating
You’re not doing that right.
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Walking Underwear Says:
October 5th, 2012 at 12:24 PM
question… how long do the cowboys have to suck for people to stop paying $400 to go watch a football game on a bit tv screen from 300 feet in the air?
at least once more miss swan
/15 more years w/o a playoff win
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Walking Underwear Says:
October 5th, 2012 at 12:25 PM
You’re not doing that right.
i’m not trying.
there’s a tiger and the words ‘come closer’
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somewhereoverthedwaynebowe Says:
October 5th, 2012 at 12:25 PM
This is pretty funny
Some good Flacco jabs.
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squawkbox Says:
October 5th, 2012 at 12:25 PM
question… how long do the cowboys have to suck for people to stop paying $400 to go watch a football game on a bit tv screen from 300 feet in the air?
I was in Dallas one Monday night after the new stadium was up. I asked the clients if they wanted to go – my treat – and they laughed. “There’s no way your expense account could get more than 1 of us into the game.” They started outlining all of the costs just to get there: cab or parking, food, yada … then the tickets. Yikes.
We all went to a bar and watched.
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sousedbergin Says:
October 5th, 2012 at 12:28 PM
Hamilton party scene luminary (there is such a thing?) told me Gruden is going to Arkansas, I feel that there is no way he has any reliable source on this and usually only emails me when he is drunk at work at we are going drinking. He says ‘details to come.’ As far as reporting though I consider him a vastly superior source than say, a satire website ESPN.
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Walking Underwear Says:
October 5th, 2012 at 12:29 PM
squawk, i heard 75 to park
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ms621 Says:
October 5th, 2012 at 12:33 PM
I was in Dallas one Monday night after the new stadium was up. I asked the clients if they wanted to go – my treat – and they laughed. “There’s no way your expense account could get more than 1 of us into the game.” They started outlining all of the costs just to get there: cab or parking, food, yada … then the tickets. Yikes.
In addition to being an hour drive from Dallas in moderate traffic, Arlington is also a shithole.
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sousedbergin Says:
October 5th, 2012 at 12:33 PM
My drinking friend’s source is the crazy Arkansas fan girl who he is facebook friends with. Seems like a lock, congrats to Razorbacks fans.
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squawkbox Says:
October 5th, 2012 at 12:35 PM
squawk, i heard 75 to park
So the price to park has come down. I thought they told me $100. This was the first year of the stadium and for 4 of us to go and eat, their estimate had climbed to over $1,000. I’m an independent contractor, so they didn’t want to gig me.
And there was some kind of taxi sur-charge if you rode one to the stadium. Something about the cabs had to pay for the right to use the stadium roads or something strange. Maybe they were just telling me tales, but it was outrageous.
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Milk Steak To Go Says:
October 5th, 2012 at 12:36 PM
Take the tour for $20…
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Walking Underwear Says:
October 5th, 2012 at 12:40 PM
So the price to park has come down. I thought they told me $100. This was the first year of the stadium and for 4 of us to go and eat, their estimate had climbed to over $1,000. I’m an independent contractor, so they didn’t want to gig me.
And there was some kind of taxi sur-charge if you rode one to the stadium. Something about the cabs had to pay for the right to use the stadium roads or something strange. Maybe they were just telling me tales, but it was outrageous.
i think we all would not be shocked at anything greed-related
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BFFredo Says:
October 5th, 2012 at 12:49 PM
“Bad sports town” is just a way to insult cities where people actually want to live.
not true…NYC, chicago and dallas aint bad sports towns. it’s a way to insult cities where people are largely douchebags rife for liquidation (LA, miami) or imports (atlanta, DC, phoenix).
I’d say the difference is that, while all those cities absorb large quantities of newcomers every year, NYC, Chicago and Dallas tend to retain enough of their natives to have a signature identity. Meanwhile Atlanta, DC, Phoenix, LA or Miami have overpriced or driven away all their natives so that there’s no one set identity beyond “D-Bag Hell”.
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orly57 Says:
October 5th, 2012 at 12:58 PM
The hottest one is on the right. The most fun is the blonde in the middle.
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s1rweeze Says:
October 5th, 2012 at 1:09 PM
Carly Parker was actually cute a million years ago. A cavalcade of dicks later and she is beat to hell.
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starkweather Says:
October 5th, 2012 at 1:18 PM
NYC, chicago and dallas aint bad sports towns.
So it’s cool when dickbag Yankees fans don’t go to the games unless the team is a World Series contender (it’s been a while but trust me NYC fans are just as fair-weather as anywhere else) or when Dallas ignores the NBA before Cuban does because those aren’t bad sports towns. Why is DC a bad sports town?
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starkweather Says:
October 5th, 2012 at 1:18 PM
There’s a missing clause in there but you get my point.
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JDiddy3000 Says:
October 5th, 2012 at 2:41 PM
My gf calls him butthole mouth because, well, it’s just so round and hairy, I guess.
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spencer096 Says:
October 5th, 2012 at 2:43 PM
So it’s cool when dickbag Yankees fans don’t go to the games unless the team is a World Series contender (it’s been a while but trust me NYC fans are just as fair-weather as anywhere else) or when Dallas ignores the NBA before Cuban does because those aren’t bad sports towns. Why is DC a bad sports town?
because DC fans don’t even really care when the teams are GOOD. same with miami and LA and atlanta not selling out playoff games.
yankee fans just dont wanna get stabbed going to the stadium.
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starkweather Says:
October 5th, 2012 at 2:46 PM
because DC fans don’t even really care when the teams are GOOD
Bullshit but OK.