East Coast Bias

Obviously those of us living on the West Coast constantly deal with the East Coast bias. We see it in so many things it cannot be listed or we will go insane. Recently Steven A. Smith talked about how the NBA screwed up having the #1 and #2 picks in the Northwest. But that doesn't come close to this atrocity. The Burger King last week's King of the Night on ESPN.com:

Dario Franchitti - Won Indy 500

Uh, married to Ashley Judd. Much more impressive.

LeBron James - 32 points, 9 rebounds, 9 assists in Game 3

Dunk was ridiculous.

Travis Moen - GW goal in Stanley Cup finals

Hockey. Who cares?

Kevin Youkilis - 20 game hit streak

Wait. A 20 game hit streak gets you a nomination? Well how about Ichiro's 21 game hit streak?

East Coast bias.

In the past week, Youkilis hit 14 for 33 (.424) with one homer, 5 RBI, and 9 runs scored.

Ichiro hit 13 for 33 (.394) with two homers, 6 RBI, and 9 runs scored. And the Mariners went 6-1 while the Red Sox went 5-2.

I hate you Burger King.