Archive for the ‘Media’ Category

Anatomy of a Rumor

Thursday, July 3rd, 2008

For the past couple of days, the internets have been burning up with rumors that Jaromir Jagr was eyeing a return to Pittsburgh.  The Free Agent forward has spent the past few seasons with the Rangers, but it seems like the team has decided to go in a different direction next ...

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand Goodbye Everybody

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008

A seismic shift may have just occurred in sports. If the reports are true, and Mike and the Maddog have done their last show together, the sports landscape in New York will be forever changed. And not for the better.

While You Were Sleeping

Tuesday, June 17th, 2008

Somewhere in the middle of New Jersey or Connecticut or Delaware there is a sports fan.  He is not fanatical.  He has his favorite teams, and enjoys watching big network games.  But he does not tune in to sportstalk radio and he does check scores on the internet once he ...

Where was Jeff Van Gundy?

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008

If "The Hills" have taught me anything you never know who you will see hanging together at such LA hotspots like Les Deux. Deadspin has the story about a couple of ABC/ESPN personalities hanging out with "The Girls Next Door" and some adult movie stars. How un-Disney of them! This ...

Curt Schilling speaks his mind

Tuesday, June 10th, 2008

Curt Schilling is never one to hold back his thoughts. And with his running blog over at 38pitches.com, he now has another means to express himself. If you have never read it, it is very entertaining and in my opinion the best athlete blog out there. Kudos to Gilbert Arenas, ...

Will Leitch is awesome, so that means I am awesome

Tuesday, June 10th, 2008

Last week Will Leitch announced to the world that he will be leaving his post as Deadspin's editor. Seen by most including myself as the greatest sports blog on the interweb, Leitch and the Gawker Media network have done a great job branding the product. AOL Fanhouse has broken down ...

Damn, we didn’t make the cut

Thursday, May 29th, 2008

JuicedSportsBlog came up with the list of the Top 100 most valuable sports blogs on the interweb. Deadspin is far away the leader of the pack. Part of the Gawker Media network that includes Gizmodo, ValleyWag, and Defamer they have branded themselves with great writing and excellent product placement. Other ...

What’s Wrong With This Picture?

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008

Here is the cover to the latest issue of Sports Illustrated: It seems like a cool idea, and I certainly have no qualms about an article by Tom Verducci. But look closely. This violates one of my biggest pet peeves. It ignores tiny details. If this is happening at Yankee Stadium, ...

Life as a blogger shouldn’t be so rough

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008

Will Leitch had a rough night a couple weeks back. We all heard about the televised altercation with Buzz Bissinger and now comes word of greenroom encounter with Chris Carter. After being introduced, the future Hall of Famer realized that Leitch is a "blogger". What occurred after is detailed in ...

There can only be one!

Thursday, May 15th, 2008

These new NBA commercials are great. Spooky, but nonetheless great. Even good enough to have TIME magazine spoof them with presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. Now come the dynamic duo of Ben and Eric directing and staring in their parodies using various sports related figures. Ingenious I tell ...