Around the Horn is a sports discussion show on ESPN, which debuted in 2002 and is still ongoing. The premise is simple -- four sportswriters with No Indoor Voice debate about current sport topics and are scored on their arguments. The moderator is Pardon the Interruption 's Tony "Stat Boy" Reali (formerly Max Kellerman), who has ultimate power over the panelists' scores and the almighty mute button. Points are (in theory) awarded for good arguments, jokes and commentary, and taken away for contradictory or incomprehensible arguments (among other things), which can also earn a 10-second mute. In practice, however, it usually all devolves pretty quickly. Right before the second commercial, the player with the lowest score is eliminated, then again before the next commercial, before the final