Tag: Sports

  • Abusing Twitter Direct Messages, Spam and Classlessness

    This morning I received a Twitter direct message from the official account for I hate JJ Reddick, one of the best Baltimore sports blogs I know of. I like these guys. I read the blog almost every day and follow many of the writers on Twitter. I live in Baltimore, or as we call it……

  • [UPDATED] Ravens Fan and Game Watch Groups Around the Nation

    I’m moving from Austin back to Baltimore today, and over the last two and a half years, I’ve been privileged to be able to participate in an incredible community of Baltimore Ravens fans deep in the heart of Texas. We’ve grown as a group to over 100 fans during peak games, while living in the…

  • Game Planning Super Bowl XLVI: Giants vs. Patriots

    Game Planning Super Bowl XLVI: Giants vs. Patriots

    Super Bowl XLVI is upon us and everyone is bloviating about what needs to happen in this game for either team to win. I’m on the record as rooting for the Giants, which sets up the third year in a row of abandoning the AFC. I will always root for the AFC unless it’s the…

  • Obama or Rodgers?

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  • Let Free Agency Begin

    The 8th Circuit Court issued their ruling on the legality of the NFL lockout. They said the lockout was legal the injunction barring the lockout was not legal, but this money paragraph tells me that though players under contract can be locked out, those not under contract cannot as there is no employer-employee relationship. Another…

  • Convergence of technology, journalism and sports

    Sheer erudition — and erudition of a very specific type — throws up large barriers to entry. Too often, newer, younger, and more casual sports fans “can sort of get to a certain point of enthusiasm before they hit the ‘stat wall’ where discussion of sports becomes pedantic and quantitative for no discernible reason other…

  • Disparaging “Player” Fans

    Disparaging “Player” Fans

    A lot of football around these parts lately, so let me stir things up… Again. I know I’m going to get the Haterade. I’m okay with that. I have opinions and they are ALWAYS right. Let me gripe about a certain type of fan for a moment. These aren’t the fans that jump a bandwagon…

  • Eight Best Sports Moments of 2010

    Eight Best Sports Moments of 2010

    I realize I’m a bit late on a 2010 wrap-up post but I don’t care… I’m a big sports fan. Sports is something that my life revolves around to a large degree. Here are my top sports memories (good and bad) of 2010. In no particular order. Team USA Wins Group, Loses in Group of…

  • Ravens, Playoffs, Ho-hum

    Ravens, Playoffs, Ho-hum

    The Ravens have reached the playoffs in 7 of the last 10 years, an astounding number considering the strength of the AFC North (and Central pre-2002) and the lack of offensive talent that has been pattern of the team for most of those 10 years. In this year, 2010, the Ravens are 11-4 with a…

  • YouTube – Shepard Smith Calls Out “More and More Frightening” Fox E-mailers

    YouTube – Shepard Smith Calls Out “More and More Frightening” Fox E-mailers.