If you're like me, you've slowly weaned ESPN out of your life over the past several months.  Yes, I still watch Monday Night Football, PTI, and no, I just can't quit Sportscenter.  But beyond that, ESPN doesn't offer much.  Their "Original Entertainment" is atrocious, their talking heads are unbearable, but the worst, their website, is an embarrassment.  Their "experts" and their "sources" are almost always wrong and produce nothing but lies to grab a headline.  They don't really break any real stories, just piggyback off of SI.com or a number of other sites. 

ESPN lost me when they started to force people to pay for any in-depth information -- don't they realize that we're in the "Information Age" where information is readily available virtually anywhere and everywhere.  Do I really need to pay ESPN to read an article by Len Pasquarelli, when I can get better, more insightful news for free on SI.com from Peter King?  If only we could free Gammons from the confines of ESPN and let Simmons freelance again, ESPN.com would be rendered useless.

My hatred for ESPN.com has come to a head with this:  An ESPN.com Sportsnation poll to see "What You Would Most Like To See This Weekend".  The list of options are all driven by a hatred of Boston, which I'm OK with.  With great success comes jealousy.  That's fine.  They crossed a line, though.  One which a "sports news" site that takes itself seriously should never ever cross. 

Here are your choices:

1. Steelers Beat Patriots

2. Santana traded to any team besides Red Sox

3. Kevin Garnett blows out his knee

4. All of the above

That's right.  ESPN.com is holding a vote to see how many people across the nation want to see Kevin Garnett blow out his knee this weekend (thankfully only 4% of world would like to see this).

He had this to say: 

“Wow, that’s really distasteful, man. Man, I mean, that’s my life, my career. You don’t joke about something like that.”

Garnett then leaned toward the nearest door - made of wood, naturally - and rapped his knuckles on it, before asking a team official to contact ESPN to register his dismay.

“That’s classless,” Rivers said. “I know it’s a joke, but you should never wish for someone’s injury. That’s all I have to say about that, but it’s classless.”

So, right now I am calling on everyone out there to once and for all BOYCOTT ESPN -- comment below if you're with me.  The only thing that matters in Bristol is cash -- let's send them a message.  And hey, if anyone out there is serious and wants to create a competitive network to challenge the monopoly sportscenter has on the nation, let me know and I'll help out any way I can.  I'm done with ESPN.  Sorry Tony Kornheiser and Mike Wilbon, I'm taking my viewership elsewhere.