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2007 Sports Blog Of The Year Tournament
2007 Sports Blog Of The Year Tournament
Using BallHype rankings, BustedCoverage brings you the Sports Blog of the Year Tournament. FanHouse, Deadspin, AwfulAnnouncing and The Big Lead are your top seeds.
8 Comments
  • louismg louismg
    +4
    Sactown Royalty vs. Fire Joe Morgan? Tough. TZiller isn't going to be too happy about that one.
    Posted 12/17/2007 respond (flag)
  • BullsBlogger BullsBlogger
    +7
    never has owning the 65th ranked blog on Ballhype meant so much...
    Posted 12/17/2007 respond (flag)
  • chone chone
    +4
    If Football Outsiders loses to BP Unfiltered, then the terrorists have won.
    Posted 12/17/2007 respond (flag)
  • skip11 skip11
    +1
    wish there was one for just us basketball nuts...
    Posted 12/17/2007 respond (flag)
  • McLovin McLovin
    +2
    Crashburn Alley baby!
    Posted 12/17/2007 respond (flag)
  • Zorgon Zorgon
    +2

    I win the All-Adonal Blog Tournament!

     In any case, GOLDEN STATE OF MIND FOR THE WIN!!!!

    Posted 12/18/2007 respond (flag)
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Vote Pistons and then Need4Sheed
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Bustin’ Out Those Brackets
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Vote For The Mid-Major, End Boston D-Baggery
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Links: Type Lightly
SLAM Online — ... Anyway, they’ve got us up against FreeDarko in the first round, and Shoals and the fellas are killing us, which sounds about right to me. (As I told Shoals, I voted for them.) I’m not saying you should go over there and vote for us, but I do think you should go vote your way through their brackets. Have fun with it. ...

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Round Two
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