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MourningView posted:Yahoo commentors are, even by the standards of internent comments, exceptionally crazy and racist so that would make sense. Yeah how come that dipshit who gave Deadspin grief over a (not) racist joke in the comments section of an article didn't pester Yahoo as well?
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ESPN is about five years too late, but OTL did a nice piece on what bullshit athlete charities are. Lamar Odom doesn't even sweat when he's accused on camera of outright fraud.
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quote:Kevin Ware has a wild backstory. His recruitment to UCF led, in part, to their probation. [Link removed] Not journalism per se, but Pete Thamel tweeted a two year-old story he wrote about Kevin Ware's illegal recruitment by UCF while Ware was still writhing in pain on the hardwood. It was a cynical grab for clicks and attention at the worst possible moment.
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leokitty posted:Grant Brisbee linked to this post from another SB blog this morning that's a response to the comments insanity, have some more what in the gently caress edit: I don't understand anything about what this guy was going for when he wrote this. KYOON GRIFFEY JR fucked around with this message at 03:25 on Apr 1, 2013 |
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LARGE THE HEAD posted:ESPN is about five years too late, but OTL did a nice piece on what bullshit athlete charities are. Lamar Odom doesn't even sweat when he's accused on camera of outright fraud. Holy poo poo. I really really hope Chris Paul's foundation isn't this bullshit. 
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Anals of History posted:Not journalism per se, but Pete Thamel tweeted a two year-old story he wrote about Kevin Ware's illegal recruitment by UCF while Ware was still writhing in pain on the hardwood. It was a cynical grab for clicks and attention at the worst possible moment. Then Clay Travis tried to defend it and showing the injury video.
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Apr 1, 2013 03:27
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LARGE THE HEAD posted:ESPN is about five years too late, but OTL did a nice piece on what bullshit athlete charities are. Lamar Odom doesn't even sweat when he's accused on camera of outright fraud. Wow. Great article on issues that absolutely deserve further examination. These athletes are seemingly treating these charities like personal ATMs.
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I was curious, would there be enough interest in doing a PYF-type thread of favorite broadcasters, announcers, color guys, theme music, etc? I kind of really want to talk about how awesome ABC's Wide World of Sports was.
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Apr 2, 2013 04:03
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Sports broadcasting could be its own thread separate from this, certainly.
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With the death of Roger Ebert today, reminds me of his post that tore Jay Mariotti to shreds. Bit prophetic with his "good luck getting your 1,000 word rants on the air". http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080828/COMMENTARY/808289997
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Apr 4, 2013 20:58
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Niwrad posted:With the death of Roger Ebert today, reminds me of his post that tore Jay Mariotti to shreds. Bit prophetic with his "good luck getting your 1,000 word rants on the air". Goddammit. gently caress cancer. gently caress it up its rear end.
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Apr 4, 2013 22:35
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 Good Journalism Alert Read this article about Max Scherzer and his brother right now. http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/9130536/detroit-tigers-max-scherzer-pitches
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Apr 6, 2013 17:29
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Meanwhile, there's this piece lamenting baseball nerds destroying "the national pass time" [sic]
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Apr 6, 2013 21:04
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ManifunkDestiny posted:Meanwhile, there's this piece lamenting baseball nerds destroying "the national pass time" [sic] everyone else caring about statistics made the Giants win the world series. Sounds about right.
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Apr 6, 2013 21:06
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Ah yes, anyone who longs for the halcyon days of Baseball can't resist tying in politics. Whatever happened to the predictability, the milk man, evening TV?
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Harlock posted:Ah yes, anyone who longs for the halcyon days of Baseball can't resist tying in politics. and the Negro League
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Apr 6, 2013 21:19
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ManifunkDestiny posted:Meanwhile, there's this piece lamenting baseball nerds destroying "the national pass time" [sic] quote:With ruthless determination, computer nerds have proven that statistical probability governs the game of baseball more than anybody ever imagined. "The law of averages," my Grandpa used to call it. The apple didn't fall far from the tree. edit: Is this the same Grand Forks Tribune that published the Olive Garden review? OJ MIST 2 THE DICK fucked around with this message at 21:21 on Apr 6, 2013 |
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ManifunkDestiny posted:Meanwhile, there's this piece lamenting baseball nerds destroying "the national pass time" [sic] "Let's make a trade. I propose sending all of baseball's statisticians to the federal government in exchange for a hot dog." what
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 Eric Bergeson posted:I had a steroid shot for allergies last summer. Wow! I felt like a million bucks. So, I can imagine the temptation. Man, if I could hit like Barry Bonds by taking injections--I might! quote:You keep every day players, but if you have a great starting pitcher who wants big money, let him go! Johan Santana is a case in point. What has he done since he got his huge contract with the Mets? Very little. One no hitter has been his highlight. We got that out of Francisco Liriano. OJ MIST 2 THE DICK fucked around with this message at 21:34 on Apr 6, 2013 |
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I'm on board with nerds heh if it means the Giants winning the World Series all the time. Also holy poo poo I can't believe this guy collects paychecks for farting this out onto a webpage. He literally uses the term computer nerd and acts like Billy Beane throws a poo poo fit if some weak slap hitter hits a home run.
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Apr 7, 2013 03:21
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The Washington Post did a story about Allen Iverson's life since his playing career ended. It's a pretty depressing scene. http://www.washingtonpost.com/sport...187f_story.html
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Tangentially related to sports, the NY Times did a huge piece on 38 Studios and Rhode Island today: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/21/business/curt-schilling-rhode-island-and-the-fall-of-38-studios.html
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ManifunkDestiny posted:Meanwhile, there's this piece lamenting baseball nerds destroying "the national pass time" [sic] Apparently someone read this and took it to heart
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Apr 21, 2013 23:16
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USAToday is launching a new "social sports site" called For The Win oh my god I can't stop vomiting http://paidcontent.org/2013/04/22/social-sports-site-by-usa-today-aims-for-fans-non-fans-alike/
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stuart scott irl posted:USAToday is launching a new "social sports site" called For The Win oh my god I can't stop vomiting http://paidcontent.org/2013/04/22/social-sports-site-by-usa-today-aims-for-fans-non-fans-alike/ Can't make it past "The Win." Instinctively hit back on the browser when I read that. *shivers*
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stuart scott irl posted:USAToday is launching a new "social sports site" called For The Win oh my god I can't stop vomiting http://paidcontent.org/2013/04/22/social-sports-site-by-usa-today-aims-for-fans-non-fans-alike/ "For The Win wants to take a BuzzFeed-style viral media approach to sports media" 
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Lol don't they own The Big Lead already? Because that's essentially what TBL is
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stuart scott irl posted:USAToday is launching a new "social sports site" called For The Win oh my god I can't stop vomiting http://paidcontent.org/2013/04/22/social-sports-site-by-usa-today-aims-for-fans-non-fans-alike/ Thank God I was just thinking what sports was missing was a site that posts funny gifs and pictures. It's a real problem, finding gifs and videos.
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Deadspin and Alex Belth from Bronx Banter just launched a new site called The Stacks, which is going to be a mix of hard-to-find old sportswriting, author interviews and more. I'm curious about this, one of the things I like best about Bronx Banter is when they republish old stuff I've never read before.Alex Belth posted:The point is simple: find classic pieces of writing that can't be found on-line and give them a home. Introduce them to a new audience or present them to readers who haven't read them in years. That's what I'll offer in this space, a simulcast of what's being reprinted in this Banter series.
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stuart scott irl posted:USAToday is launching a new "social sports site" called For The Win oh my god I can't stop vomiting http://paidcontent.org/2013/04/22/social-sports-site-by-usa-today-aims-for-fans-non-fans-alike/ Well, in theory it should offer a beacon for all the idiots and keep at least some of them semi-quarantined. In theory anyway.
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Robert Lipsyte has been named the new Ombudsman at ESPN. This could be interesting.
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Crazy Ted posted:Robert Lipsyte has been named the new Ombudsman at ESPN. This could be interesting. I was kind of expecting them to just do away with the position. That seems to be the trend industry-wide.
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morestuff posted:I was kind of expecting them to just do away with the position. That seems to be the trend industry-wide. Well why even bother having one if they're going to write about events that happened 8 months ago? That's what the last guy at ESPN did. Write more than one article a year at least.
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barkingclam posted:Deadspin and Alex Belth from Bronx Banter just launched a new site called The Stacks, which is going to be a mix of hard-to-find old sportswriting, author interviews and more. I'm curious about this, one of the things I like best about Bronx Banter is when they republish old stuff I've never read before. Just what I wanted, a site that combines possibly cool articles, and all the aesthetic appeal of Deadspin
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Crazy Ted posted:Robert Lipsyte has been named the new Ombudsman at ESPN. This could be interesting. ESPN knows how to knock it out of the park with good hires, anyway. Never mind that Poynter turned out to be a disaster and the other ombudsman columns were basically hidden from view, I could see this really working out.
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LARGE THE HEAD posted:ESPN knows how to knock it out of the park with good hires, anyway. Never mind that Poynter turned out to be a disaster and the other ombudsman columns were basically hidden from view, I could see this really working out. He'll probably still be hidden from view.
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Yeah, you're right.  Again, though, this is one of the better hires ESPN has made in a while, even if Lipsyte will be totally misused.
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VERRRDUUUCCCIIIIIIquote:Welcome to the state of the art in hitting these days, where aggressiveness is disdained and passivity is exalted. The modern hitter is guided by the accepted wisdom in catchphrases such as "driving up pitch counts," "taking pitches" and "quality at-bats." There is one serious flaw in this groupthink strategy.
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