Homerism

He was accused of "homerism" -- that is, being a fan of the team you broadcast -- which isn't entirely unfair, but is mostly beside the point. ❋ Unknown (2008)

That's the problem when you're in the media; if you root too hard for one team, people who are sick of the "homerism" start rooting against that team. ... ❋ Unknown (2002)

He's clearly trying to gain recognition from a national publication or media outlet by curbing the "homerism" and sticking to the tale of the tape. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Not a Homer, Huh? The Orange County Register published an article yesterday about Ducks color man Brian Hayward, basically defending him against accusations of blatant "homerism" by Kings fans. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Part of that is directly attributable to the homerism preference for CA wines out here. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Dibble, though, will turn his homerism into ruthless assaults on the team's poor quality of play when it offends him. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I always appreciated Mr. Weber’ s direct, objective style and never once minded his pro-Caps homerism, which he eloquently exuded without ever deriding opponents. ❋ Kareem El-Alaily (2010)

Simmons suffers from some of the most transparent homerism I can imagine. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Perhaps it's a bit of homerism on my part, but I can't see either of those bids surpassing Vancouver. ❋ Duane Rollins (2009)

I like Simon, but he does work for the Whitecaps and one would think that there is a bit of homerism in his statement don't be offended Mr. Fudge. ❋ Duane Rollins (2009)

I think this situation is coming down to homerism on both sides... ❋ Steven Beauregard (2009)

Chicago's broadcast also was entertaining, but it turned grating in the second half as the announcers revved up the homerism and pontificating. ❋ Unknown (2003)

And there is boosterism and homerism, and I think we can live with it for the first week or so. ❋ Unknown (2005)

Are we seeing a little bit of homerism in the D.C. media? ❋ Unknown (2005)

Though I did not yell out the classic homerism, "Play FREE BIRD", I did yell out for them to play some DILLON FENCE. ❋ Unknown (2005)

Monte Moore seems like a nice man, but he assaults you with his raging homerism. ❋ Kevin Nelson (1993)

[Duane] [Kuiper], a [broadcaster] for the Giants, shows that he sucks at this job because of his homerism. ❋ UnderPressure (2006)

The local newspapers practice [homerism], predicting that the [hometown] [teams] will win and complaining about the refs when the local teams lose. ❋ Wsws (2009)

"Looks like I just pulled [a Homer]!" - Magic Johnson, after slipping on water and having the ball fly out of his hands, off a [ref's] head, and into the basket for the game winning [three pointer]. ❋ Fenway Nickel (2004)

Person 1: I think I would like to name my [future] son Homere Person 2: If you're gonna name your son Homere, [you better] [pray] that the child becomes awesome, that name is a lot to live up to ❋ Bt83 (2010)

*Homer after hearing the news* [D'oh]! Wait [a sec]... [d'oh]! ❋ Syckls (2004)

"That guy is a total [Broncos] homer, they haven't done anything good all [season]!" ❋ Scott F (2005)

I can't believe that dumb, homer Suzyn [Waldman] actually [broke down] and started crying about [Joe Torre] leaving the Yankees. ❋ Breetai3 (2007)

He [obviously] got fouled while [shooting] a [basket], but he got homered and there was no call. ❋ KGeezy (2009)

[The Odyssey] is one of [the famous] [classic] works by Homer. ❋ Whip Em Out Whenever (2003)

Don't make your [bets] based on what Dick says, his picks are always [ruled] by [homerism]. ❋ Genius-at-Work (2008)