Detroit Tigers: One and eight sure is great!
Posted in journalism, mike bauman, red sox, slow news day, yankees on Apr 11th, 2008
You know, I sat down and looked at American Hooligans today, and I said, “Man, nothing’s going on in sports lately. I sure wish I had something to write about!” But since there’s really nothing worthy of commentary right now, I shut the fuck up. Lucky for me, though, Mike Bauman doesn’t have the same […]
Posted in Misc, analysis, journalism on Apr 2nd, 2008
Remember that the guy that wrote the immortal words “The truth is, the idea of Juan Pierre was a good one, and still is” just won an award for sportswriting.
Posted in Baseball, journalism, mariners on Mar 25th, 2008
Staying up past my bedtime, I stumbled on this neat article on how the Mariners are preparing their rookies for life in the States.
A young ballplayer never stops learning.
That’s especially true on this night for Mariners catching prospect Israel Nunez and a dozen of his fellow minor-leaguers from Latin America. They’ve already spent the day […]
Posted in Baseball, journalism, red sox on Mar 24th, 2008
Ever!
Jayson “Jason with a Y” Stark comes to the stunning and amazing conclusion that a team that has done well and wins a lot of games and World Series will have an increasing fanbase. Obviously, fantastic, cutting-edge journalism such as this is the reason ESPN is the worldwide leader in sports reporting.
I love their conclusions, […]
Posted in Hockey, Science, alex kovalev, analysis, journalism, moneyball, shit americans hate on Mar 23rd, 2008
Yesterday my friend and co-blogger DrunkenMoose posted an article about Alexei Kovalev and his (in honour of Easter) resurrection. Well, let’s just say that I take issue with this article. For me and others who think there is a large problem with the article: It doesn’t actually tell us anything!
Posted in Misc, journalism on May 17th, 2007
Quick link over to Jim Caple’s “Rolling in Rubles,” a story about a Russian women’s basketball league that pays players upward of $400,000/year. Not only is it informational, it’s also incredibly well-written and entertaining. Beats the hell out of half-heartedly attempting to make sports about race.
Posted in Baseball, Misc, barry bonds, journalism on May 8th, 2007
(3:33:00 PM) J-Bla: man, i hate when page 2 gets political
(3:33:13 PM) J-Bla: you’re a black writer. that’s great. can we please stop talking about it?
(3:33:28 PM) J-Bla: also, apparently this bonds guy might have cheated
(3:33:40 PM) J-Bla: you hear anything about that?
(3:34:00 PM) DoctorD: Bonds, bonds
(3:34:03 PM) DoctorD: Never heard of the guy
(3:35:28 PM) […]