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« Previous EntriesTed Leonsis Is Very Concerned About ‘The Bloggers’
Friday, November 9th, 2012Ted Leonsis, who probably didn’t read our “Eight Reasons This Year’s Wizards Are Already So Depressing” blog post, had this to blog about his 0-3 team:
It is all within. It all depends on the point of view of the writer. It is all fair game. We must be accountable and we must win some games [...]
In Typically Brilliant PR Move, Redskins Sack Official Team Blogger Matt Terl
Monday, July 25th, 2011Matt Terl and I have been Internet friendly for the few years since he was hired by the Redskins to be the first full-time official team blogger in major pro sports history (that I know of), so I’ll let others respond to his dismissal from the job. First, the facts.
This morning Terl took to the [...]
Sports Blogging 101 With Ted Leonsis
Wednesday, July 6th, 2011In our second installment of Tweak the Ted we take a look at Leonsis’ blog post chiding Puck Daddy and Capitals Insider for reporting that Semyon Varlamov was going to the KHL and that Leonsis had deleted a blog post, respectively. Note that the source for the former was Varly’s agent and the latter is [...]
Mr. Irrelevant’s Obligatory Mr. Irrelevant Post (2011 Edition)
Saturday, April 30th, 2011For the record, we don’t care about the NFL’s Mr. Irrelevant, not really. I just named the site Mr. Irrelevant seven years ago because it had a nice ring to it and the sports connotation was strong. That’s all.
Be that as it may, a number of people mentioned us today, including Chris Cooley and Mike [...]
Help Wanted: Yahoo! Sports NBA Blogger
Wednesday, September 15th, 2010Amazing job opportunity here, from my friend/colleague Mark Pesavento.
Yahoo! Sports is looking for a lead writer for its NBA blog, Ball Don’t Lie. This person would write about any pro basketball news the casual fan or even non-fan would find interesting.
The winning candidate will be able to demonstrate the ability to:
react to news quickly with [...]
Mr. Irrelevant Milestones: 2,000 Posts, Etc.
Monday, June 14th, 2010Chris and I joined forces and moved Mr. I to WordPress almost three years ago, all the way back when Flight of the Conchords was topical.
Since then he was hired by Sporting News, and then SB Nation. I left AOL for Yahoo!. He relocated to Charlotte, and I to Wilmington. He bought a house. I [...]
Help Wanted: High School Sports Blogger For Rivals.com/Yahoo! Sports
Tuesday, May 11th, 2010You may have seen this listing on Journalism Jobs, but, as I like to do, I’m posting it here as well. Also, this is my high school baseball team.
Rivals.com/Yahoo! Sports is looking for a talented, enthusiastic and versatile journalist who can combine a passion for high school sports and knowledge of the Internet for a [...]
Site Worth Following: Billy Ripken Bombs
Monday, May 10th, 2010The entirety of this new blog’s purpose is to drop the infamous message scrawled onto the knob of Billy Ripken’s bat — “fuck face” — into images spanning space and time, reality and fiction. It’s called Billy Ripken Bombs, and it’s a great excuse for a website.
Please do click through for more. Times Square sailor [...]
Are You There, Jah? It’s Me, Mr. Irrelevant
Monday, April 26th, 2010I was just saying on Twitter how, despite the name of this blog, I don’t really care about the NFL’s Mr. Irrelevant (AKA the last player picked in the draft). That is, until seeing this year’s edition, Weber State WR Tim Toone:
FanHouse has 10 facts about Toone, but I really only care that he looks [...]
Ten Questions With Mark Zuckerman, The Nats Blogger Who Raised $5,000 in a Day
Friday, February 12th, 2010Mark Zuckerman, who has made a total of 17 posts on his nascent blog, has raised $10,000 (and counting) with said blog, and it’s only taken him four days to do it.
Zuckerman, you see, was one of many who lost his job when The Washington Times axed its sports department. He’d been with the Times [...]