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Politicalrancor posted:Sports "Journalism" is a farce. gently caress them all. If only they could be as insightful as you.
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morestuff posted:If only they could be as insightful as you. oh man, glad you found it insightful enough to make note of it!! Especially because it would have been left on the last page and forgotten about!!! Thanks for putting it at the top of the page! You get it, man!
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Aug 14, 2012 04:48
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That post did not really help.
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Aug 14, 2012 05:05
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MourningView posted:That post did not really help. much like "Sports Journalism" does not help anyone except sports writers.
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Aug 14, 2012 05:16
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Politicalrancor posted:much like "Sports Journalism" does not help anyone except sports writers. Look How Wrong You Are
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Aug 14, 2012 07:40
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Let this one drop please, guys.
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Aug 14, 2012 08:06
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ESPN failed to cite a source. Again. http://deadspin.com/5934914/for-the-second-time-in-three-weeks-espn-plagiarizes-another-reporters-work I'm assuming they've been sued but its never reached a courtroom.
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Aug 15, 2012 17:06
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Crossposting from TFF, since it's kind of dead in here Rick Reilly- always bold enough to argue a stance that virtually everyone agrees with. Rick Reilly posted:gently caress Notre Dame Here's Mike Golic's surprisingly lucid rebuttal.
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Aug 18, 2012 18:52
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I've been trying to figure out why sports radio people all develop this weird ranting style when they are trying to make an argument and I've realized that the unnecessary yelling and repeatedly referring to someone who isn't in the room with them by name has basically turned all sports radio people into professional wrestlers. IF YOU WERE AN INDEPENDENT WOULD YOU TAKE THE MONEY, RICK REILLY? I'VE GOT SOMETHING TO SAY TO YOU, RICK: YOU WOULD NOT. RICK, IF YOU WERE TELLING ME THAT IF YOU WERE NOTRE DAME AND YOU WOULDN'T TAKE THAT MONEY, YOU ARE A LIAR. YOU ARE LYING, RICK REILLY. AND DON'T THINK I DON'T HAVE NOTHING TO SAY TO YOU, GORILLA MONSOON AND ALL YOU HULKAMANIACS OUT THERE. LET'S GO TO THE PHONES. RAVISHING RICK RUDE FROM THE ROSEMONT HORIZON, YOU'RE ON. This isn't to say that Rick Reilly isn't a complete idiot, it's just that sports talk radio is completely exhausting.
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Aug 18, 2012 19:47
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commy gun posted:ESPN failed to cite a source. Again. http://deadspin.com/5934914/for-the-second-time-in-three-weeks-espn-plagiarizes-another-reporters-work If a suit had been filed we would know about it. By apologizing, they're pretty much washing their hands of the whole affair.
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Aug 18, 2012 20:31
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Way back in January, Thomas Lake wrote this. This past week, Thomas Lake wrote this. In response, Tommy Craggs wrote this. So who's in the right? I'm leaning toward Craggs because I'm not sure that anything Lake says he did really helped matters in the first place.
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Aug 18, 2012 23:46
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MJ's kind of an rear end for continually embellishing the "he got cut" story in public, but he shouldn't really be obligated to swoop in and fix the life of a guy he hasn't even seen in 18 years. I think Lake's too close to the story to be firing off opinions like this, ala JoePos with Paterno.
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Aug 19, 2012 01:40
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LARGE THE HEAD posted:Way back in January, Thomas Lake wrote this. Craggs is right. Insisting someone else buy a house for someone is a dick move.
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Aug 19, 2012 04:34
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General Dog posted:Crossposting from TFF, since it's kind of dead in here I'm amazed that someone wrote an article that makes me even slightly pro Notre Dame. That's just amazingly awful.
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Aug 19, 2012 10:50
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R.D. Mangles posted:I've been trying to figure out why sports radio people all develop this weird ranting style when they are trying to make an argument and I've realized that the unnecessary yelling and repeatedly referring to someone who isn't in the room with them by name has basically turned all sports radio people into professional wrestlers. impotent power fantasy for the listener where they piggyback on the host's loud, illusory airs of masculinity
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Aug 20, 2012 04:45
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ESPN brought out the big guns today. Wright Thompson's piece on Mariners OF Greg Halman's murder at the hands of his brother is fantastic. Then over on Grantland, Jordan Conn turns in some excellent work on LSU soccer goalie and prospective football kicker Mo Isom. Both are quite long but well worth your time.
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Aug 21, 2012 07:13
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Found this to be interesting and informative and frankly, the guy makes a pretty god drat good point about concussions and how NFL players view them. http://deadspin.com/5936721/why-should-we-care-about-concussions-when-nfl-players-dont
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Aug 22, 2012 16:29
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Is it somehow surprising that macho culture and a very small, very lucrative earnings window gives football players a huge incentive to conceal injuries, even ones with serious long term consequences?
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Aug 22, 2012 17:00
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I guess there's always the possibility this column on James Harden was written tongue-in-cheek, but it's still awful:quote:Apparently, The Beard hosted a party over the weekend, and from the look of things, it was quite the event. Everyone dressed in head-to-toe white, hung out on a yacht and, um, had a lot of fun. Less depressing, more interesting: Scott Schroeder of the NBA D-League blog Ridiculous Upside was just hired as the head of basketball operations for the Sioux Falls Skyforce.
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Aug 22, 2012 17:57
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Akileese posted:Found this to be interesting and informative and frankly, the guy makes a pretty god drat good point about concussions and how NFL players view them. "Sometimes if you're buzzed or dazed ... if you get your bell rung they consider that a concussion—I wouldn't," Polamalu said. "If that's considered a concussion, I'd say any football player at least records 50 to 100 concussions a year." I'm not going to say ignorance is bliss, but I have the feeling I won't enjoy football quite as much as I used to.
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Aug 22, 2012 18:11
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Jackie D posted:"Sometimes if you're buzzed or dazed ... if you get your bell rung they consider that a concussion—I wouldn't," Polamalu said. "If that's considered a concussion, I'd say any football player at least records 50 to 100 concussions a year." I really hate high horse talk when it comes to concussions, but personally, it's one of the reasons I can't stand watching it anymore. All we know about concussions and the severe long term damage that even one concussion can do to your body, I just don't enjoy it anymore. I think a lot of the shock for me while reading this is related to Polamalu allegedly being one of the smarter and more articulate players in the league. If someone like him has that macho complex then what the hell is going on in the heads of some of the guys who aren't nearly as intelligent as he is?
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Aug 22, 2012 20:04
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Jeff Gordon, St. Louis Post-Dispatch posted:Give Matt Carpenter 300 to 400 at-bats. In an admittedly small sample this season, Carpenter has hit well with runners on base (.293), runners in scoring position (.378) and RISP with two out (.444). Clutch hitting is a precious commodity and Carpenter seems to possess it. Or, if you prefer, paraphrased: Hurrrrrrrr I don't understand statistics, that there's no such thing as clutch, or anything else, but I know that saying "small sample size" will give me instant cred with other dumb people that like to feel as if they have any idea what the gently caress they're talking about e: lmao I didn't even finish the article because the preceding paragraph was so dumb, but it also unironically features the line "Where is Nick Stavinoha when you need him?"
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Aug 22, 2012 21:14
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FairGame posted:Or, if you prefer, paraphrased: This reminds me of something I heard on the Padres radio broadcast yesterday. Paraphrased: "There's been a huge explosion of statistics in baseball, and most of the new stuff is really interesting. Now some of it is interesting and relevant, and some of it is interesting and irrelevant. One thing that's definitely relevant is this hitter's record against this pitcher..."
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Aug 22, 2012 21:30
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"Admittedly small sample size" just means that someone is pretending they know what small sample sizes mean in terms of conclusions but they actually don't. Alternative: they heard a guy smarter than them say small sample size once.
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Aug 22, 2012 22:20
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Sample siCLUTCH HITTING
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Aug 22, 2012 23:18
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FairGame posted:e: lmao I didn't even finish the article because the preceding paragraph was so dumb, but it also unironically features the line "Where is Nick Stavinoha when you need him?" BB-R tells me that Nick Stavinoha is, apparently, batting .238/.324/.431 through 52 games with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp.
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Aug 23, 2012 00:17
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I know from the half-dozen Paterno book reviews I've read that it's mostly a mixed bag - not adding much to the conversation, not bringing much new about the guy to light - but does anyone here have anything to add? I really like Pos and want to support him but $30 is a lot of money for a book that barely scratches the only topic anyone wants to read about. BackInTheUSSR fucked around with this message at 02:56 on Aug 23, 2012 |
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Aug 23, 2012 01:46
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BackInTheUSSR posted:I really like Pos and want to support him but $30 is a lot of money for a book that barely scratches the only topic anyone wants read about. I like him too. There is absolutely no way in hell I'm buying that book. Have you seen the GQ excerpts? I'd imagine they have quite a bit of what Pos wrote on the new stuff.
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Aug 23, 2012 02:02
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I love his writing and he's been extremely nice in the little bit of correspondence I've had with him, but I'm avoiding that book at all costs. He was way too close to that whole thing and there's no way it will be anything other than painful to read now. If you really want to support him buy an extra copy of The Soul of Baseball and give it to someone as a gift.
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Aug 23, 2012 02:11
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The Atlantic was less than flattering about the book. I like Joe Pos and think he's a great writer but he wasn't able to step back enough and write about it clearly. It's somewhat understandable but still a shame that he's been a bit of a Paterno apologist.
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Aug 23, 2012 03:58
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BackInTheUSSR posted:I really like Pos and want to support him but $30 is a lot of money for a book that barely scratches the only topic anyone wants to read about. Bonus points if you buy the audio book - read by Joe Mantegna.
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Aug 23, 2012 04:09
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Harlock posted:The book is around $14-16 just about anywhere you look online. The last chapter is just a repeated demand for the pretzel monies.
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Aug 23, 2012 06:08
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Know what I'd pay $30 for? A book about Paterno written by Anthony Lubrano.
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Aug 23, 2012 07:56
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Strange that Jeff Pearlman hasn't written anything about Paterno, this story could really use a character assassin
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Aug 23, 2012 17:49
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This long-form feature on Doc Ellis from ESPN has some very, very cool design work. Worth taking a look at even if you're just scrolling through.
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Aug 23, 2012 18:35
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I really liked it, and the design was neat. It's starting to become a trend I'm seeing with websites though, those types of scrolling tricks/designs. Hopefully it doesn't become too played out.
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Aug 23, 2012 18:36
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It worked better with a tablet, it really, really didn't seem to like scrolling with the arrow keys. Great article, though.
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Aug 23, 2012 20:35
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Oh wow, for actually attempting to read the article I do not like that at all. Very disorienting, and not nearly enough Actual Words on the screen. I imagine if I loaded it up on the tablet I'd immediately hit Reader mode.
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Aug 23, 2012 23:05
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Crazy Ted posted:Know what I'd pay $30 for? A book about Paterno written by Anthony Lubrano.
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FlamingLiberal posted:You'd pay $30 for a book that contains 350 pages of WE ARE WE ARE WE ARE?
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