Comments on: OMG, Sports Blogs Are No Longer Edgy and Risky!

By: TheBigLead

TheBigLead — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:40:55 +0000

I dont get the need for acceptance from the MSM.
Why bother?

Indeed, Jake. Who is seeking acceptance?

By: Jake

Jake — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:38:48 +0000

I dont get the need for acceptance from the MSM.

Why bother?

By: dmothe30

dmothe30 — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:21:41 +0000

It might make Buzz Bissinger’s head explode…

That’ll pretty much look like that scene from Men in Black, right?

Hi Buzz!

By: KC Resident

KC Resident — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:38:57 +0000

In this week’s Time magazine, there was a column about political blogs. The thesis was that MSM and blogs are slowly mimicking each other. As TBL stated, newspapers will do “who has the hottest fans” and a blog will now try to break news. Not sure I bought in a 100%, but it was interesting.

By: Pittsburgh Sports and Mini Ponies

Pittsburgh Sports and Mini Ponies — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:25:45 +0000

sportsgal – Eh, I think its more to show where the medium stands in relation to the MSM. As I said in my above comment, blogs aren’t old. We, as bloggers, are still finding our way, and there’s no real standard. The “awkward adolescence” part sounds a bit like a backhanded compliment, but I’d agree that blogging is likened to youth. And Jay Mariotti can eat it. I’d never put him and reputable in the same sentence

By: sportsgal116

sportsgal116 — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:20:08 +0000

As a person who reads blogs, I find it insulting for a newspaper like the LA Times to insinuate blogs are slowly coming out of the “childhood age” and into “awkward adolescence.” Apparently blog readers must be immature and stupid if we prefer the blog medium over reading shit columns from a guy like Jay Mariotti in a reputable newspaper.

By: Pittsburgh Sports and Mini Ponies

Pittsburgh Sports and Mini Ponies — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:19:03 +0000

It happens. Need some sort of difference from the MSMers. I wouldn;t want to be mistaken for a credible source (GASP!)

By: KC Resident

KC Resident — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:19:02 +0000

“Wild times for sports blogs may be nearing an end”

Says fucking who? Maybe I should read that article to find out. Nah, it is too long.

/ignorant blog commenter.

By: Cousins of Ron Mexico

Cousins of Ron Mexico — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:13:35 +0000

I get a little perturbed when people try to criticize blogs for their content, and in the same breath, get pissed that the blogosphere generally takes shots at the MSM. Blogs as we know them weren’t around 10 years ago, and people want some sort of accountability. We take shots at an institution (MSM reporting/writing/journalism/analysis) because its been around for decades. Blogging culture will change in the future, but it hasn’t even had the time to create standards, let alone abide by them. Will there be some accountability in the future? Possibly, but its difficult to hold blogs to the same standard as MSM outlets right now. Its like chastising a toddler because he/she isn’t acting with the same integrity as its parent. The child will grow, find his or her voice and learn to adjust accordingly

…And sometimes we write about tiny horses.

By: RomanWarHelmet

RomanWarHelmet — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:12:54 +0000

In 10 more years I will not be allowed to discuss Kim K and her bouncing on my balls…when that happens the terrorists win