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When The Press Became The Media
There is a great valedictory from Frank Deford called Confessions of a Sportswriter in the latest issue of Sports Illustrated. It's well worth your time to read. I've touched upon some of these themes here before on Barking Carnival, most recently when Gary Cartwright tore into the modern sports...
The Legend of Jeff Francoeur's Leadership Needs to Die
This originally ran on Thursday, July 8th. If you want to know how to approach the game, teammates or life, watch Jeff Francoeur. He leads by example. - Lee Judge, Judging the Royals 06/02/11 Kansas City Star That was the dramatic conclusion of Lee Judge's June 2nd "Judging the Royals" game...
Buzz Bissinger makes blogs look good
Pretty much everyone and their mother has commented on "Friday Night Ligts" author Buzz Bissinger making an ass out of himself while trying to bully Deadspin founder Will Leitch on Bob Costas' HBO Show the other night. Costas, famous on the blogosphere for trashing bloggers and then apologizing...
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