In spite of ESPN's largely solid performance, the replay (7-9 p.m. EST, on ESPN2) cut 30 minutes out at the beginning of the second half. Unforgivable!
Was it just me or was this the worst instance of ESPN's coverage of a football match (besides the cut-aways to celebrities and pop-up menus giving us "interesting facts" about the two sides, I mean)? Yes, the "Beckham Cam" was annoying, but I felt as if the action on the ball was always off-screen, and the camera operators were struggling to catch up with what was happening. Not to mention the fact that a sky-cam does not make for interesting drama. Whoever was behind this charade really had no idea how to package this lackluster match so as to convert American football fans. (Great blog, by the way. I'm a longtime reader.)
