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Also, I'm sure NPR is giddy over creating this media firestorm.

John McEnroe has said dozens of crazy things on dozens of media platforms over dozens of years. Why is NPR suddenly a problem?

BTW, I agree with McEnroe. Williams wouldn't rank in the top several hundred in the men's circuit. It's not really a controversial subject.

Bobby Riggs, at age 55, was 1 and 1 against ranked female players in their prime in 1973

Knapp - the reason I said NPR is because that is where the comment originated this weekend. The lady baited him and was so upset he used the qualifier "female." It is a bit ridiculous, all the media crucifying him, yet when he questions anyone that knows tennis, they don't respond. In those instances, the silence shows they are in agreement with him. I don't think he is the least bit wrong.

People have been asking McEnroe off-the-wall questions for decades hoping for soundbites like these.

Yeah, the lady knew what she was doing.

I heard a transcript of the interview. Sounds like NPR baited McEnroe into making the comments. But, the thing is the comments are correct, Serena wouldn't be able to compete with any decent male tennis player. She would be the first to say it.

^ Yup. DFW sports radio station did a good job summarizing the whole situation yesterday.

The Ticket in Dallas just did a segment on it this morning. That's where I heard the transcript. People are just overreacting to overreact.

^ Hardline touched on it yesterday afternoon, would assume Musers did a similar discussion. Agreed, super over reaction.

Cowherd spoke about it. He said it was a non issue but Kristine Leahy seemed to take offense to it.

120889, good to see another person that listens to the best radio station in the world. #TheTicket

I don't know why it's hard for some people to think that it's ok to admit that men have physical advantages over women and that there is a reason why men and women don't compete against each other in sports.

This is like the dudes that thought RR could out UFC other male UFCers...she can't even beat all the women. Williams could get toasted by the men.

Again, McEnroe doesn't need "baiting." He's like Trump - you put a microphone in front of him and he's going to say something outlandish, every single time.

I disagree with you knapplc in this instance. Yes, Johnny Mac can be very inflammatory on his own, but the NPR chicks went on and on about specifying his opinion about Serena as "the best woman's player ever".

Ticket is hands down the best station out there. Power'T, I think this might turn into a men vs. women thing, and quite honestly they aren't thinking fully when they argue a female athlete is not as good as a male athlete. The two are built completely different. It isn't like he was saying women are inferior from an intelligence standpoint.

Garcia-Navarro: Some wouldn't qualify it, some would say she's the best player in the world. Why qualify it?

Garcia-Navarro: Yeah, the best tennis player in the world. You know, why say female player?

Garcia-Navarro: You think so?

Those are not "baiting" questions. It's a dumb premise (that Williams would be remotely ranked on the men's circuit) but her questions weren't baiting and his answers were reasonable and accurate.

They may not be baiting questions, but they are questions leading the conversation to where they want to go.