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Fan-Sided Predicts the NFL Season, Team by Team
ballhype.com - 9/3/2008
Fan-Sided Predicts the NFL Season, Team by Team
— ballhype.com — As we prepare to enjoy another NFL season, we hooked up with the fine fellows of the Fan-Sided Blogs network for some prediction. Each of the Fan-Sided bloggers predicted the finishing order of the 32 teams. Were fans biased toward their own team? Which squad is the consensus ... (more) Fan-Sided Predicts the NFL Season, Team by Team

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Fightin' Words: Should Olympians Be Compelled to Protest in Beijing?
ballhype.com - 7/30/2008
Fightin' Words: Should Olympians Be Compelled to Protest in Beijing?
— ballhype.com — For this latest entry in the BallHype Spotlight Series , we tapped two fantastic writers: TheStarterWife of Black and Gold Tchotchkes and Signal to Noise of, um, Signal to Noise . Both have been involved in the excellent Deadspin Book Club . Here, they'll debate the notion of whether Olympians should feel compelled to speak out on China's human rights record and Darfur while competing in ... (more) Fightin' Words: Should Olympians Be Compelled to Protest ...

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The Blogdome Atlas
ballhype.com - 7/9/2008
The Blogdome Atlas
— ballhype.com — [By Tom Ziller ]  Inspired by Vanity Fair's recent Blogopticon and my long romance with maps , we decide to stick some of the most well-known sports blogs into a graphical graph graphic. I present: THE BLOGDOME ATLAS . ( Click to enlarge .)  (As I said, click to enlarge . The large version is prettier. And clickable.) Some preliminary notes. - I didn't include your blog ... (more) The Blogdome Atlas
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Fightin' Words: On ESPN's Obsession With YANKS vs SAWX
ballhype.com - 6/12/2008
Fightin' Words: On ESPN's Obsession With YANKS vs SAWX
— ballhype.com — Welcome to the BallHype Spotlight Series , Volume 3: Fightin' Words , a series of debates on sporting subjects vital and trivial. In this edition, Patrick Smith and David Chalk of the fantastic baseball blog Bugs & Cranks provide a counterpoint on whether ESPN's obsession with the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox is good for baseball fans. We begin with Mr. Chalk. Enjoy.  ... (more) Fightin' Words: On ESPN's Obsession With YANKS vs SAWX

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Blog Huddle: Do Blogs Really Help Fans Get Closer to Athletes?
ballhype.com - 6/10/2008
Blog Huddle: Do Blogs Really Help Fans Get Closer to Athletes?
— ballhype.com — As a part of BallHype's ongoing Spotlight Series , we asked several bloggers to participate in a roundtable on the issue of "humanizing athletes." Do drunk athlete photos bring fans closer to the players? Or has the blog age pushed them even further away? Tom Ziller moderated the panel, which included: Nik Richie, TheDirty.com Will Leitch, Deadspin Brooks Melchior, Sports ... (more) Blog Huddle: Do Blogs Really Help Fans Get Closer to ...

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Fightin' Words: Best. Sports Blog. Ever?
ballhype.com - 4/29/2008
Fightin' Words: Best. Sports Blog. Ever?
— ballhype.com —   PostmanE and PostmanR are the almost identically pseudonymed dudes that blog at We Are the Postmen , FanHouse , Inside the Hall , Y! Sports Blogs , ESPN The Magazine and, now, for BallHype. In the second edition of Fightin' Words, they settle the one settleable argument: Best. Sports blog. Ever. Enjoy.       PostmanE: R and I spend a lot of time arguing about sports ... (more) Fightin' Words: Best. Sports Blog. Ever?
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Fightin' Words: The Most Cursed Sports City -- Cleveland or Philly?
ballhype.com - 3/27/2008
Fightin' Words: The Most Cursed Sports City -- Cleveland or Philly?
— ballhype.com — Welcome to the BallHype Spotlight Series , Volume 3: Fightin' Words , a series of debates on sporting subjects vital and trivial. In this edition, Clevelander Scott Sargent ( profile ) of Waiting For Next Year and Philadelphian Matt P ( profile ) of The 700 Level argue over which of their cities is the most cursed sports town in America. Enjoy.    ... (more) Fightin' Words: The Most Cursed Sports City -- Cleveland ...

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Fightin' Words: Is the NBA Becoming a Niche Sport?
ballhype.com - 3/25/2008
Fightin' Words: Is the NBA Becoming a Niche Sport?
— ballhype.com — Welcome to the BallHype Spotlight Series , Volume 3: Fightin' Words , a series of debates on sporting subjects vital and trivial. In this edition, Dan Shanoff of DanShanoff.com and The Sporting Blog argues that the NBA is becoming a niche sport. His opponent: Tom Ziller of NBA FanHouse and Sactown Royalty . Enjoy.   Shanoff: The once-hallowed "Big Four" ... (more) Fightin' Words: Is the NBA Becoming a Niche Sport?

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Bibliotech: The Golden Age of Sports Books
ballhype.com - 3/13/2008
Bibliotech: The Golden Age of Sports Books
— ballhype.com — Welcome to the BallHype Spotlight Series , Volume 2: Bibilotech, a series of essays about books. In this edition, M. Haubs of The Painted Area discusses five sports books he's excited to see this year... and five he wishes were written . Enjoy.     Last summer, we noted in our regular moonlighting space that the past few years seemed to be something of a golden age for ... (more) Bibliotech: The Golden Age of Sports Books

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Bibliotech: "How to Quit Your Job and Write a Book (Or Two)"
ballhype.com - 3/12/2008
Bibliotech: "How to Quit Your Job and Write a Book (Or Two)"
— ballhype.com — Welcome to the BallHype Spotlight Series , Volume 2: Bibilotech, a series of essays about books. In this edition, Geoff Young of Ducksnorts tells you how to quit your job and write a book (or two) . Enjoy.     In August 2006, I got the bright idea of writing a book based on my Padres blog, Ducksnorts . I'd published a couple "Best Of" eBooks in the past that relied ... (more) Bibliotech: "How to Quit Your Job and Write a Book (Or Two)"

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Bibliotech: The Warriors and Thomas Pynchon
ballhype.com - 2/20/2008
Bibliotech: The Warriors and Thomas Pynchon
— ballhype.com —   Welcome to the BallHype Spotlight Series , Volume 2: Bibilotech, a series of essays about books. In this edition, Ty Keenan ( FanHouse , FreeDarko ) discusses his thesis on Gravity's Rainbow and the concurrent Warriors playoff run. Enjoy.       From the beginning of last April to the middle of May, my life was occupied by little more than two activities: following ... (more) Bibliotech: The Warriors and Thomas Pynchon

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Bibliotech: Bill Walton Reviews "God Save the Fan"
ballhype.com - 2/13/2008
Bibliotech: Bill Walton Reviews "God Save the Fan"
— ballhype.com — Welcome to the BallHype Spotlight Series , Volume 2: Bibilotech, a series of essays about books. In this edition, the illustrious Bill Walton reviews God Save the Fan by Will Leitch of Deadspin . Enjoy.   There are few things on this planet better than the feeling of curling up under the stars with a sleeping bag and a good book. The scent of warmed papyrus takes me back to a day ... (more) Bibliotech: Bill Walton Reviews "God Save the Fan"

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Bibliotech: Darcy Frey's "The Last Shot"
ballhype.com - 2/11/2008
Bibliotech: Darcy Frey's "The Last Shot"
— ballhype.com —   Welcome to the BallHype Spotlight Series , Volume 2: Bibilotech, a series of essays about books. In this edition, John Krolik ( SportsHubLA , FreeDarko ) takes us through an analysis of Darcy Frey's The Last Shot with today's sensibilities. Enjoy.   Darcy Frey's The Last Shot is not about basketball. It can't be. Basketball is a diversion, a game played for the benefit of ... (more) Bibliotech: Darcy Frey's "The Last Shot"

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Bibliotech: We Are Friday Night Lights, And Friday Night Lights Is Us
ballhype.com - 2/6/2008
Bibliotech: We Are Friday Night Lights, And Friday Night Lights Is Us
— ballhype.com — Welcome to the BallHype Spotlight Series , Volume 2: Bibilotech, a series of essays about books. Jay Busbee is the creator of the Southern sports blog Sports Gone South and the Atlanta sports blog Right Down Peachtree . (He was more Landry than Riggins in high school, but then, weren’t we all?) His essay is on the effects of Hollywood on Friday Night Lights, The Book . Enjoy. ... (more) Bibliotech: We Are Friday Night Lights, And Friday Night ...

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Bibliotech: Bethlehem Shoals of FreeDarko
ballhype.com - 1/28/2008
Bibliotech: Bethlehem Shoals of FreeDarko
— ballhype.com — Welcome to the BallHype Spotlight Series , Volume 2: Bibilotech, a series of essays about books. We start with Bethlehem Shoals of FreeDarko (and soon, The Sporting Blog ). Shoals takes us through the tomes which helped form his liberated fandom. Enjoy.   As a pre-teen, I was quite ordinary. I spent a lot of time in synagogue, and read baseball history till it became its own kind ... (more) Bibliotech: Bethlehem Shoals of FreeDarko

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What If… History Weren’t: Joe Gibbs
ballhype.com - 1/21/2008
What If… History Weren’t: Joe Gibbs
— ballhype.com — Welcome to the first volume of the BallHype Spotlight Series : What If... History Weren't . Tortured franchises and athletes surround us. The blogdome's best imagine alternate histories for their rooting interests. Today, Jamie Mottram from Mister Irrelevant and Yahoo! reconsiders Joe Gibbs' sabbatical from the Washington Redskins.   From the winter of my kindergarten year to ... (more) What If… History Weren’t: Joe Gibbs

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What If... History Weren't: Chris Webber
ballhype.com - 1/16/2008
What If... History Weren't: Chris Webber
— ballhype.com — Welcome to the first volume of the BallHype Spotlight Series : What If... History Weren't . Tortured franchises and athletes surround us. The blogdome's best imagine alternate histories for their rooting interests. Today, Tom Ziller from Sactown Royalty considers Chris Webber's fortune.   Chris Webber's career has been defined by the word if . Supposing all basketball ... (more) What If... History Weren't: Chris Webber

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ballhype.com - 1/14/2008
What If... History Weren't: The New York Mets
— ballhype.com —   Welcome to the first volume of the BallHype Spotlight Series : What If... History Weren't . Tortured franchises and athletes surround us. The blogdome's best imagine alternate histories for their rooting interests. We've already looked at re-tellings of recent times for the New York Knicks , the Chicago Cubs , the Los Angeles Lakers , the St. Louis Cardinals , the ... (more) What If... History Weren't: The New York Mets

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What If... History Weren't: The Philadelphia Eagles
ballhype.com - 1/9/2008
What If... History Weren't: The Philadelphia Eagles
— ballhype.com — Welcome to the first volume of the BallHype Spotlight Series : What If... History Weren't . Tortured franchises and athletes surround us. The blogdome's best imagine alternate histories for their rooting interests. We've already looked at re-tellings of recent times for the New York Knicks , the Chicago Cubs , the Los Angeles Lakers  and the St. Louis Cardinals and the ... (more) What If... History Weren't: The Philadelphia Eagles

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What If... History Weren't: The San Francisco Giants
ballhype.com - 1/7/2008
What If... History Weren't: The San Francisco Giants
— ballhype.com — Welcome to the first volume of the BallHype Spotlight Series : What If... History Weren't . Tortured franchises and athletes surround us. The blogdome's best imagine alternate histories for their rooting interests. We've already looked at re-tellings of recent times for the New York Knicks , the Chicago Cubs , the Los Angeles Lakers  and the St. Louis Cardinals . Here ... (more) What If... History Weren't: The San Francisco Giants

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