Category: Overrated

Ned Bitters This week’s inductee into the “Overrated Hall of Fame” is … Al Pacino. Now, the man does deserve his mega-props for creating one of the screen’s most memorable characters, Michael Corleone. His work in the first two Godfather films remains a stunning tour-de-force of acting. Every …

Ned Bitters This week’s inductee into the “Overrated Hall of Fame” is … athletes coming out of retirement. “Say it ain’t so, Lance.” But alas, it looks like it is so, and once again sports fans are faced with the prospect of seeing one of the all-time greats …

Ned Bitters This week’s inductee into the “Overrated Hall of Fame” is … Joe DiMaggio. Yeah, that’s right, DiMadge. The Yankee Clipper. Joltin’ Fucking Joe. I won’t deny that he was a great ballplayer. But his overrated, godlike status is due mainly to the fact that he played …

Ned Bitters This week’s inductee into the “Overrated Hall of Fame” is … HoboFuckingTrashCan. I wouldn’t say the site is struggling for hits, but when I googled “hobotrashcan,” the first six sites listed sell actual trash cans to actual hobos. What’s worse, those sites proved more interesting than …

Ned Bitters This week’s inductee into the “Overrated Hall of Fame” is … our alleged Olympic spirit. I’m not talking about the athletes, who seem to be doing a great job of holding up the Olympic ideal, save for the occasional Swedish wrestler bitch fit. I’m not talking …