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carty64 Bissinger talks about "crafting the art" and "evoking a game and a moment," then tells Leitch that he's "full of shit," that the comments "piss the shit out of him," and, best of all, "oh come on my ass." -
The Zoner Bissinger should be tested for roids. -
Ryne Nelson Easily the best debate I've seen all year. Leitch was back on his heals the entire time. Points to Bissinger. -
The Zoner Not sure it's a debate when one panelist doesn't get much of a chance to speak. And then when he does gets interrupted. -
KellyDwyer Iraq vs. Iran. -
posterboy "come on my ass" - buzz bissinger
Weekablog Groove
The Ghosts of Wayne Fontes —
... You may have heard, but another member of the "classically trained" sports media is scared that nobody cares about him anymore. I guess in his defense, he looks like he took a horseshoe between the eyes (guy on the right), so he might have a few screws loose. Anyway, he's an ass, but it's not a bad idea to drum up some good PR. He's got every blog known to man writing about him today. I suspect he'll announce his new book is out next week any minute now. ...
Get Back in This Bag, You Stupid Cat!
Dave's Football Blog —
... this tragic is that they refuse to accept this fundamental change. They would rather paint their new competition as the great Satan and lure the huddled masses back to their old harbors.
Sorry, guys. The huddled masses all have blogs and Myspace pages now. We don’t want to be mere consumers anymore. We want to be creators, too. But hey, you guys are more than welcome to come join the party. It’ll be going on for a while.
UPDATE: Here’s the video.
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Links: Playoffs Diary Day 11
SLAM Online —
... out for: an investigation of the relationship between sports and the media. I happened to tune in during a segment on blogs and sports, and I saw Deadspin’s Will Leitch on-screen with the unhinged writer Buzz Bissinger and some guy from the Cleveland Browns who was apparently mute. Bissinger started ranting and raving and became unhinged, and it was so uncomfortable that I had to change the channel. (Will wrote all about it this morning. Video of it is here.)
I particularly liked Bissinger’s point that W.C. Heinz is “one the ...
On Sports Blogs
Clips Nation —
... couldn't have gotten Gilbert Arenas?)
I highly recommend that you read the post by Ken Tremendous on Fire Joe Morgan right now. It's a pitch perfect summary of the incident. And given that he was in fact interviewed for the tape segment that preceded the panel discussion, it would seem that he has some skin in this game. Likewise, you should probably stop by Deadspin, as they have compiled a nice list of links as well as posting the video, not to mention Will's post mere hours after the show. Talk about skin in ...
Your Embrace and My Collapse: Game 28, Toronto at Boston
Bluebird Banter —
... "gimme" situations (runner on third, less than 2 outs), and it's not pretty at all. Brattain was as persuasive last season as I've ever seen anyone arguing for the sac bunt and hit-and-run to be used more, and always has an interesting point of view. If you care to chat on this issue, Bebo's got a great take over in the diaries/fanposts, so let's chat about it there!
On another note, if you haven't watched the last episode of Costas Now, don't, unless you want to see true stupidity in action. ...
Making the world dumber (more dumb-erer?), one post at a time.
Plain Soccer —
The big news in the webloging o' sphere is last night's Costas Now, starring Bob Costas, Braylon Edwards (NFL Football player who just sort of sat there and then said he doesn't want pictures of athletes hitting beer bongs on the interweb - fair enough), Will Leich (Deadspin.com), Buzz Bissinger (Pulitzer prize winner) with an appearance from Ken Tremendous of fjm in the introduction. It's worth watching him to see Bissinger go off in a profanity laden tirade. ...
Hit and Run
The Futility Infielder —
Hit and Run "I think blogs are dedicated to cruelty, theyre dedicated to journalistic dishonesty." -- Honest Buzz Bissinger, best-selling author on "Costas Now" That blanket statement was the opening salvo fired on behalf of Tired Old Media on Tuesday night's "Costas Now" segment devoted to ...
Leitch vs. Bissinger--Yet ANOTHER Blogger's Thoughts
I Dislike Your Favorite Team —
... often, but you should know that Will Leitch is the man behind Deadspin (though it has become a multi-pronged affair of late, which I understand, but saddens me also). He went on HBO's new Bob Costa vehicle to discuss blogs with Buzz Bissinger and for some reason Braylon Edwards. I know Gilbert Arenas was busy, but couldn't HBO find some athlete who actually blogs a little bit? Pat Neshek could have been made available, for fuck's sake. He's the SUB-MARINER! If you haven't seen it, go here . Go watch it, and come back. We will wait for you. First of all, the attack of Bissinger ...
50-year old writer surprisingly hates modern sports trend
The Serious Tip —
... why it happens, but the same demographic always seems to be responsible. We aren't talking the end of the world here. So to Ramachandra Guha, suck it up holmes, cheerleaders are here to stay. To the rest of you baby boomer-type people (not all, but most), let me put this message in a context you might recognize: Come writers and critics Who prophesize with your pen And keep your eyes wide The chance won't come again And don't speak too soon For the wheel's still in spin And there's no tellin' who That ...
Dear Will Leitch: I'm Sorry, This Is All My Fault
Your Face is a Sports Blog —
... and "Friday Night Lights" author Buzz Bissinger. You can watch the video of it here . It didn't go well. Buzz Bissinger is apparently not a fan of the blogosphere, and poor Will was the whipping boy chosen to be drawn and quartered for the blood-thirsty masses to atone for the sins of bloggers everywhere. The level of anger and hatred that Bissinger has for the Blogosphere is quite astounding. The whole thing is ugly to watch. And all I can say is: Will, I'm sorry. This was all my fault. Why? You might remember back when your humble author was quoted in that august of ...
Bissinger Expanding His Horizons
Your Face is a Sports Blog —
... sports blogosphere. And I think that Your Face is a Sports Blog is a perfect example of that diversity. My (The Duke's) posts tend to be more witty and urbane, while fknmclane's tend to involve a lot of swearing, and possibly some nudity (fortunately not his). Neither of which are "better" than the other, just appealing to different sensibilities. In this spirit, we present fknmclane's take on the BissingerGate. - The Duke of Kickball) In a stunning about-face, Buzz Bissinger, noted hater of blogs and all things good and nice in the world, will no longer be ...
The Pointless War Between Bloggers and “Real” Sports Journalists Continues
SportsHubLA —
[image] The seemingly endless debate between mainstream sports media and the blogosphere, generally as cordial as that of the mongoose and cobra, took another turn Wednesday night on the HBO show Costas Now , when Deadspin editor Will Leitch was thrown like a sacrificial lamb to a nearly salivating Buzz Bissinger. Click here to watch the segment in its entirety. The talented longtime sportswriter and author of Friday Night Lights and Three Nights in August may be many things, but a lover of new media is not one. He attacks Leitch, Deadspin, and blogging generally, ...
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The Pensblog - A Pittsburgh Penguin Site Managed By A Bunch Of Jokes That Can Barely Run Their Own Lives —
... the Lion's Den on Bob Costas' HBO show Costas Now. The discussion was about blogging vs. traditional newspaper media. Sadly, we'll to put the language disclaimer up due to the vulgarities spewed by Buzz Bissinger, the journalist in the video. Plus, Bob Costas swears, which is awesome. His words will be [ taken out of context ] and turned into a ringtone. Which is also awesome. WARNING: OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE [ DEBATE IN ITS ENTIRETY ON DEADSPIN.COM ] Old-hat Pittsburgh writers are resting on the ...
Blogs vs. MSM, um, redux
Friar Forecast —
Here’s a video of a round table on “Costas Now” about blogging, mainstream media, and all that good stuff.
I’m sure most of you have seen it, if you have the least amount of interest in that type of thing, but I just found it a few minutes ago. Probably not the best time to respond, but I’m not going to get that into it anyway. Perhaps, sometime down the line I will …
First of all, here are my generic thoughts on why I like blogs (and why I like “blogging”):
It allows people to find whatever they are ...
Sports Blogs under fire
Battle of California —
... Check out that clip (thanks Pensblog for pointing it out) from the belly of the beast itself, Deadspin. It's a must-watch clip for anyone with even a passing interest in blogs.
DeShawn Stevenson and Buzz Bissinger: A fight to the death (or something cliché like that)
The Big Picture —
Two lapses of judgment Tuesday: Author Buzz Bissinger chose to swear a lot on HBO and make an ass of himself and basketballer DeShawn Stevenson chose to don a Michael Vick jersey and make an ass of himself. (Though Stevenson's not getting positive attention for not supporting Rae Carruth, Carlton Dotson or O.J. Simpson). So we're going to run a poll to see who is the bigger, badder idiot. Badder isn't a word, we're told, unless it's spelled with two Ts referring to something like "cake batter." Bad writing. Bad bad bad. We no longer ...
April's In the Books
Baseball Analysts —
... In an effort not to further anger the estimable Buzz Bissinger, I think I am going to go with some straight data presentation today and steer clear of any opinion or interpretation. We are one month into the season, a fun point in time to look at the leaderboard, store it away and then revisit it once again in a few months and then again at the end of the season. ...
Thursday’s Layup Drill
Detroit Bad Boys —
... I’d have my blogger card stripped from me if I didn’t mention the Costas Now brouhaha in which civility was thrown out the window and Will Leitch was ambushed. Here’s ...
Discarded Peanut Shells: I used to love Friday Night Lights
Just A Nats Fan —
But now after seeing Buzz Bissinger stereotype and attack blogs , I don’t think I’ll ever watch it again! Nah, I’m reasonable and can separate the show from the writer. I mean, if they ever air anymore episodes. (Warning: video has strong language). King Kaufman ...
Buzz Bissinger makes blogs look good
Stampede Blue —
... was to win people over to his brand of thinking (that blogs are dumbing people down), then he failed miserably. Bissinger came off as an angry, entitled, bitter, old man scolding Will for walking on his front lawn.The bottom line is Bissinger would rather you learn about sports (and other important topics) from smart people like him rather than collectively gathering together on a common place, like an Internet blog, and learning as a community.
If you haven't seen the clips, check them out at Deadspin.
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I Care About Sports Just As Much If Not More Than You
SimonOnSports —
... If you have ever met you know that a good 95% of my brain use utilized in thinking, talking, dreaming about sports. Is my grammar perfect when I post something? No. Sorry but I don't actually get paid for this, I do it for fun. I don't get why ass bags like this guy just don't get that. I will never have a journalism degree, rather an MS in Engineering & an MBA, why exactly does that matter in regards to my passion of sports. If someone reads any of my posts and gets any valid information or enjoys my opinion than so be it, what's the big deal? ...
Links of the Day 5/1/08
The Victoria Times —
In relation to yesterday's link, after watching the video of the HBO segment from the other night, it appears that Will Leitch was more set up for an ambush. Buzz Bissinger is so angry ! ...
Thursday Bullets
ESPN.com - TrueHoop —
... This Costas Now segment is totally PG-13, even though it's a panel discussion about media theory. The main event is Will Leitch of Deadspin vs. Buzz Bissinger (he has edited countless fantastic books, some of which I own and kind of worship). My general thought here is that Bissinger and even Costas (confusing "posts" with "comments") demonstrate they're not super current on sports blogs, and focused on the most outlandish things they could find. Then Bissinger made judgments about the whole category based on those outlandish findings. Who speaks for ...
Sports Blogs and Ignorance Collide -- Fallout Continues
Boiled Sports —
... To review the poorly-moderated, um, altercation that was the "Internet Media" segment the other night, go here and check out the video.
Buzz Bissinger is the Definition of Hypocrisy
Pinstripers —
If you haven't seen it yet, check out this link to deadspin.com where Bob Costas hosts a roundtable with Braylon Edwards, Buzz Bissinger and Will Leitch. The premise of the piece is taking a look at sports blogging and newspaper sports journalism. Will Leitch starts out making a few comments on sports blogging before he is quickly interrupted by Bissinger who quickly starts swearing and reading select quotes from the deadspin sites, ripping into Leitch unfairly and unprofessionally. Buzz Bissinger is crude, starting off his rant by saying "You're full of shit," later throwing ...
Buzz Bissinger is Gene Simmons.
Nice Guys Finish Third —
... You really need to see the whole thing to get a sense for how hideous Bissinger was - oh look, here it is now! I’m a big believer in the power of body language - you can get a really good idea for how someone percieves something by how they sit/stand/look when they are interacting with you, and Bissinger’s body language was all about disconnection and disdain. He spent most of the interview reading from a file folder, and when he could be bothered to look anybody in the eye the venom in his stare was almost comical. ...
Weighing In On Blogs
Intentional Foul —
... . Like now.). Whatever the case, this fear is palpable. I mean, what else can explain his juvenile behavior? It was reminiscent of a kid who didn’t get his special toy for Christmas. ...
Chris Cooley represents everything that's good about sports
Hogs Haven —
... ) Buzz Bissinger vs. Leitch battle royale on Bob Costas. The summary: Buzz Bissinger fucking hates blocks and thinks Will Leitch, who is awesome and runs Deadspin, is full of shit. Suffice to say I disagree with Bissinger, but I read his book, Friday Night Lights and really enjoyed it. I had no idea who he was until his rant the other night (even though I'd read his book). In general terms he said blogs are dumbing down America. I think he's absolutely right, that's one of the reasons I love blogs. As a stupid, I hate smart people; they terrify me. ...
I am not a tabloid journalist. I'm a blogger.
Around the Oval —
... If you've ventured around the sports blogosphere at all today, undoubtedly you've come across the "Costas Now" segment regarding online media that featured Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist/author Buzz Bissinger, Cleveland Browns All-Pro receiver Braylon Edwards, and Deadspin.com founder Will Leitch debating over the ethics of online sports blogging. For those who have not seen it, be sure to check out the complete, profane clip on Deadspin to form your own opinions. ...
Buzz Bitchinger: Why He Didn’t Major in Economics
Juiced Sports Blog*: Writing Enhanced by Flaxseed Oil —
... Buzz Bissinger debated Will Leitch yesterday about blogging. (Video) Bissinger, a pulitzer prize winning journalist, has been criticized harshly for attacking blogging during that piece. While he has absolutely no clue about blogging, a larger issue is that him and others have absolutely no clue about the economy and about freedom. ...
GameDay #28 at Nationals
Raise the Jolly Roger —
... Leitch, editor of [Deadspin.com] (probably the most successful sports blog on the internet) going at it with writer Buzz Bissinger. Apparently newspapers and such consider blogs to be their arch-enemy, although a lot of the criticism had to do with invading players' personal lives and posting obscene statements, which we don't do here. I still tend to side with Leitch,though. Some people just don't get what blogs areabout. The only way to find out? Read them. Here's the [video]. It's long, but I really recommend watching the whole thing. ...
I am not a tabloid journalist. I'm a blogger.
Around the Oval —
If you've ventured around the sports blogosphere at all today, undoubtedly you've come across the "Costas Now" segment regarding online media that featured Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist/author Buzz Bissinger, Cleveland Browns All-Pro receiver Braylon Edwards, and Deadspin.com founder Will Leitch debating over the ethics of online sports blogging. For those who have not seen it, be sure to check out the complete, profane clip on Deadspin to form your own opinions. ...
BFD: A stupid-spective
DGDB&D: a Texans blog. —
... Unless you live in a cave on the Internet, or you think newspapers still have a ton of upside, you may have missed this at deadspin. ...
Bissinger vs. Leitch
Baseball Digest Daily —
Most of you know by now about the dustup on Bob Costas' little roundtable thingy on HBO a couple of nights ago. Buzz Bissinger of Friday Night Lights fame launched into a tirade against Will Leitch of Deadspin, and now folks are hashing out the implications. I've actually been a ...
Bissinger vs. Leitch or Established Media vs. The Future
Pats Pulpit —
... behavior he is criticizing - a vulgarity laced shotgun blast at Leitch. The only difference between Buzz and those nuts I referenced above is he did it on Bob Costas's show. Pot? Meet kettle. Buzz clearly doesn't like where things are going nor does he want to participate in a discussion to try and understand it. Mainstream media? If this is your spokesperson, he should be fired. Or better yet, forced to write for a blog.
Check out the video on deadspin . ...
Please Return Your Boners To Their Upright and Engorged Position
Ghostrunner on First —
... has been nothing short of sensational. The losing is tiresome, but no team that pitches this well will ever be too far from .500. The last time through the rotation has been other worldly. Five straight quality starts, one win. Whatever. I'm not ready to give up hope quite yet. Buzz Bissenger is Currently Drafting a Soft-Focus Feature on the Much Maligned Will Leitch The Tao nailed it a way I only wish I could, but there are a few things about the lunacy on HBO the other night that I refuse to let go. Buzz and douchebag emeritus Bob ...
Stupid. Stupid. Stupid.
With Malice - An LA Lakers blog, news and opinions —
... If you have no idea what I’m talking about, click the link, head over to Deadspin, and press ‘play’. ...
The Bissinger Syndrome
Garnet And Black Attack —
... the side of bloggers but with a little more nuanced view of the issue, I think, than anyone who's just a "real" journalist and anyone who's just a blogger. (And the reason I enclose "real" journalist in quotemarks is because I consider many bloggers to be journalists, in the purest sense of the word. But I also believe calling everything not a blog the "mainstream media" is a cop-out, something I'll more fully detail in a minute.) Yes, I'm also going to write about the Buzz Bissinger incident. First of all, let me categorically reject pretty much ...
AaronGleeman.com — ... If you don't have HBO and haven't seen the video online yet, do yourself a big favor and watch Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and Friday Night Lights author Buzz Bissinger make an absolute fool of himself by verbally attacking Deadspin editor Will Leitch during a roundtable "discussion" about blogging on Costas Now. The ...
To Infinity, AND BEYOND!
Sports Cards Uncensored —
... I just got back home to Minneapolis tonight for the first time in about six months. I sat and looked at my DVR and went through my episodes of the office and family guy and saw that I had also taped the episode of Costas Now where sports blogs were the topic of discussion. Watch the video here ...
Bob Costas and Buzz Bissinger are Grumpy Old Men
NBA SUPERBLOG —
The April 29, 2008 edition of HBO’s surprisingly boring Costas Now program became an embarrassing spectacle of whiny writers and broadcasters crying about the impact that sports bloggers have on their industry. It was actually a shocking display of curmudgeonly behavior by some of the sports journalists that many of us grew up watching on TV. It was also a reminder that the world is changing and rich, old, white guys never like that. The whole thing reminded me of how my grandfather believed Rock-n-Roll music would mean the end of the world and how my father ...
'Round The Web - Blogs Speak
End Zone Buzz —
... , "blogs are the anti-Christ" fiasco on HBO that, as (former) fans of both Bissinger and Costas, was more sad than anything else. (Fire Joe Morgan) ...
Opining on the MSSM-Blogs Ordeal
Baseball Digest Daily —
... to the Bissinger/Leitch match and I find it hard to argue with anything he wrote, but I’d just like to opine on the “controversy” myself. As someone who has been directly involved in the MSSM (mainstream sports media)-blogs ordeal ( ...
Your Friday Time-Killer
St. Louis Game Time —
... We love the blogosphere. We do actually believe that the old-guard of MSM is dying, even though we still subscribe to the daily paper for now. We also love the book and movie versions of “Friday Night Lights.” But Buzz Bissinger makes himself look like an old man railing away against the relentless waves of the future during this roundtable discussion with Deadspin creator Will Leitch on Bob Costas’ new show. Bob, we expected better of you than to set up an ambush like this. That’s not very St. Louis of you. ...
Middle aged white dudes have had enough of your blogs and your hippity hop music
The Tao of Stieb —
... We were going to look the other way on this whole Buzz Bissinger vs. the Blogs nonsense, until we saw the overly sympathetic treatment that Buzz and his pathetic, howly, angry old man routine got ...
Will Leitch is Wrong About Blogs
Juiced Sports Blog*: Writing Enhanced by Flaxseed Oil —
... ) for his stance on blogging in his debate with Will Leitch. (Video) Well, now I’m going to attack Leitch. While Bissinger attacked blogs for their offensive and angry nature, it was Bissinger who couldn’t speak a single sentence without turning the volume up to Stephen A. Smith. However, Leitch was ignorant about the issue of why blogs are popular. ...
The Stake Won't Leave
freedarko.com —
[image] I'm about one day behind the rest of the world right now, which is only partially the fault of shifting time zones. Hope to recover fully by this afternoon. Not that anyone else needs to weigh in on the Will/Buzz matter , especially seeing as it's already a century old in blog-years. But as much as I disdain 90% of the blogs being written today–sorry, I only feel real solidarity with the good ones—and as immune as I think FD is to a lot of the anti-blog criticism, I'm still mad as hell and need to say something. I still don't get why Buzz got to comport himself like an ...
cuckoo for cocoa puffs
The Fast and the Fabulous —
... You have to watch this video clip of Buzz Bissinger, author of “Friday Night Lights,” having a serious meltdown over Will Leitch and his super popular sports blog Deadspin.com. It’s a segment from the Bob Costas show Costas Now. (I love Bob Costas by the way, but that’s neither here nor there) ...
Buzz Bissinger is an Angry, Close-Minded Jackass
Top Shelf —
... I generally try to avoid blogging about blogging because I'm just not sure that most people find it that interesting but I'm going to make an exception here. The blogging world is all atwitter over a panel discussion - and I use the word discussion loosely - that recently took place on Costas Now, hosted by Bob Costas. It would be helpful if you watched the video found here but I'm going to try not respond too specifically to it so it's not necessary. I think it's pretty interesting and entertaining though and if you read or write blogs you might think so too. ...
Buzz Bissinger Calms Down a Bit, But Sticks to His Guns
The700Level.com - Philly Sports & Minutiae —
Blogging vs. Reporting
FriarBall —
... I am late to the party with post, but in light of the "interview heard around the blogging world" - the one from Costas Now - I decided that as a sports journalist and blogger, I might be able to add some thoughts to the discussions taking place all over the web. ...
Buzz Bissinger is an Angry, Close-Minded Jackass
Top Shelf —
... I generally try to avoid blogging about blogging because I'm just not sure that most people find it that interesting but I'm going to make an exception here. The blogging world is all atwitter over a panel discussion - and I use the word discussion loosely - that recently took place on Costas Now, hosted by Bob Costas. It would be helpful if you watched the video found here but I'm going to try not respond too specifically to it so it's not necessary. I think it's pretty interesting and entertaining though and if you read or write blogs you might think so too. ...
5/3 Game Thread: A One-Game Winning Streak!
Atlanta Braves —
... , so I’ll keep it short; if you haven’t, it’s been written about elsewhere more eloquently than I could here. In brief, on Tuesday, HBO’s Costas Now brought on acclaimed sportswriter Buzz Bissinger and Deadspin’s Will Leitch to debate the pros and cons of blogs… except that Bissinger basically spent most of his time cussing Leitch out about profane comments on the site. Since we are part of the Monolithic Blogosphere, we of course stand with Leitch and Deadspin and their efforts to bring quality sports writing to the internets. ...
Blogging about Bissinger and about Blogging
Diamond Hoggers —
I was late to the party (many hours in the office this week) but I got caught up on the drama between Will Leitch and Buzz Bissinger this morning. I thought ...
Blogs, Buzz and Bluster
The Cheap Seats —
... Which brings us back to Buzz v. Will. I finally got around to watching the entire (interminable) exchange this morning. Personally, I didn't find either guy's arguments particularly compelling. ...
Naturally, Buzz Blamed The Irish. Hanged More Than A Few
Five for Smiting - Your Ottawa Senators Blog And Group Hug —
... No, what I'd like to do here is to add my infinitesimally small two cents to the "Blog vs. MSM" maelstrom now raging through the interwebs following the appearance on HBO's CostasNow of Will Leitch, founder, editor and Dear Leader of that most magnificent of cults (of which I am a proud, occasionally funny, card carrying member), ...
Locally Blogged Baseball Insights - May 4th
Fantasy Baseball Blog at Razzball.com —
... - This is an awesome reaction piece to the backhanded reaction that traditional media folks give sports bloggers. Quick note to those who write for newspapers - you are still valued. If you have great insights, are interesting to read, don’t just regurgitate game summaries, you’ll be read (increasingly online, though). But some readers might prefer speed, some might prefer cheekiness, some might prefer a biased opinion, some might prefer a platform where the same writer also engages the readers and answers questions - thus making them accountable ...
End of the Sports News as We Know It
The Wiz of Odds —
Ryan Parker tackles the spat between the mainstream media and sports bloggers that once again garnered attention last week. For the uninformed, this started when decorated journalist Buzz Bissinger unloaded on Deadspin's Will Leitch during a segment of "Costas Now" on HBO (video link here).
Link of the Day (For the Week of May 4 - May 10)
The Outsiders Look at the Insides of Baseball —
... The typical bloggers rant against latest mainstream media v. the Blogosphere. I'm not sure why bloggers take such offense to this, nor do I care. Anyone who is writing a blog and can honestly say that they would turn down press credentials and a regular paying salary to join mainstream media is a joke. ...
Breaking My Silence
WNYMedia.net » BfloBlog —
... - I watched Will Leitch of Deadspin fame get pounced upon by some turd-sandwich named Buzz Bissinger on Costas’ HBO show. You can watch it here if you’re one of the few who hasn’t seen it. If I may make a few points, which have likely been made elsewhere: ...
Perhaps Edwards Needs a Blog
The Wiz of Odds —
Braylon Edwards, recently flagged for piling on sports bloggers, now has a new target: Rich Rodriguez. The receiver, who wore the No. 1 at Michigan, endowed a $500,000 scholarship for the Wolverine player who wears No. 1. That jersey number has been given to a receiver since 1979. But as part of the changing culture of Michigan football, Rich Rod reportedly has given that number to freshman defensive back J.T. Floyd. When asked about this by ESPN Radio's Mike Tirico, a somewhat annoyed Edwards let it fly. "I'm glad you gave me a 'Go Blue' ...
Jets Flight Crew Would Give Drag Queens a Fair Chance
thejetsblog.com —
... I realize writing this on the web could be opening Pandora’s box for the Jets, but … since Buzz Bissinger (no matter how many apologies he makes) thinks we bloggers are dedicated (NSFW language) to “cruelty” and “journalistic dishonesty” … might as well play the part … here goes. ...
Braylon Edwards is mad at Rich Rodriguez
Shutdown Corner —
... is spending more time at ESPN these days than Trey
Wingo. He did an ESPN.com chat, he was on Mike Tirico's radio show, he was on an
ESPN.com podcast with Jeremy Green ... I think he's been sleeping in the boiler
room of the Bristol studios. Personally, I didn't feel like Braylon's
appearance on Costas Now had him headed for media stardom, but then again, ESPN
and I have always had different views on these things. ...
Bissinger's Blog Bashing: Under the Bottom, and Off Target
D.C. Sports Bog —
Bissinger's Blog Bashing: Under the Bottom, and Off Target The night Buzz Bissinger's head exploded , I was busy with the TiVo, attempting to capture the best possible ripped-from-the-TV photographs of DeShawn Stevenson wearing a Mike Vick jersey. The resulting post , somewhat depressingly, turned into the one of the most-clicked items I've ever posted on this blog. And so even though several of you asked for my Buzzish thoughts, and even though I composed several hop-scotchingly brilliant ripostes to Bissinger in my head, I never managed to join the chorus responding to his anti-sports-blogging screed, because ...
Honest to blog
18 to 88 —
If you haven't seen the now week-old freakout by Buzz Bissinger on Deadspin blogger Will Leitch , do yourself a favor and check it out. The topic that they were supposed to be discussing with Bob Costas on HBO was the role of the internet in sports. The discussion degenerated quickly as Bissinger imploded on national (premium) TV. His rage is felt by many in traditional media who seem angry that no one wants to read their papers anymore. Earlier this week, Jason Whitlock weighed in the issue, basically telling the print ...
The Sports Media Revolution
Bears Necessity —
There’s been some talk by the Golden Blogs and Excuse Me For My Voice about the Bissinger-Deadspin huzzzah! Now it’s my turn (I’ll provide a healthy set of links later on).
I admit, I’m a long-time Deadspin reader (although not as frequently as before). Unlike my fellow compatriots, I’m not going to be so harsh on the sports site, because what it advertises in, it delivers pretty regularly. The analysis is shallow, the irreverence is high. Like they said, there’s no access or discretion, so everything ...
Chris Cooley's Wedding Registry
D.C. Sports Bog —
... , because, let's be honest, there's a zero percent chance that he wanted to register for a Footed Cake Platter With Dome, an octet of Napkin Rings, a Reflection Centerpiece or a five-piece set of Martha Stewart Ceramic Bowls. Maybe the 101 Martinis recipe book. Maybe. 3) Back to Leitch vs. Bissinger . When Will talked about humanizing athletes, through pictures of beer bongs and whatever else, and Buzz replied "I may be 50, but I’m not that stupid," I took mild offense. I'm certainly not winning any Pulitzers through tales of ...
Spartacus is Dead!
3 Shades of Blue —
I've been contemplating doing this for awhile and it seems that the time is right. With the recent uproar that was created when noted journalist and author Buzz Bissinger attacked Deadspin.com creator (and author in his own right) Will Leitch on Bob Costas' HBO show, I decided that it was time for me to step out from the shadows of anonymity. After all, one of the big issues that the "established media" has with bloggers is that they hide behind usernames of their choice and therefore, don't have the level of accountability that journalists, columnists and ...
Blogging and Sports Journalism - Can't We Get Along?
It Never Rains in College Park —
... For those of you that haven't heard about the craziness of Bissinger v. Leitch, here's the video. Anyone who is interested in how sports are going to be covered in the future should watch it. As well as anyone who loves to watch a profanity-laced argument on TV. Isn't it ironic that Bissinger accuses bloggers of vulgarity by whipping out the bleepables? ...
StatSpeak World Famous Roundtable: May 12
MVN RSS —
... baseball writing to incorporate more analytical tools than just calling someone clutch, saying David Eckstein is a hard-nosed player, and grilling someone with small sample sizes. Of course those reading MLB.com or newspapers aren’t necessarily going to grasp all sabermetrics concepts, but analytical writing excluding the aforementioned issues does not entirely lean towards statistics. What does this tell you about the goals of mainstream writing? R.J. Anderson: Not to go reverse Buzz Bissinger here , but I think this is one of the reasons we as fans need the internet and ...
This Blog Pisses the S#!t Outta Me
The Goose's Roost —
... you know that The Roost debuted on May 12, 2007, and the Sabres were eliminated from the playoffs just eight days later? And they haven't been back to the playoffs since? Nice work, losers. You couldn't have started a Flyers blog? Good luck with year two - maybe you can destroy the Bills while you're at it. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ OK, now that I am done channeling my inner Buzz Bissinger, please allow me to "get all realz" on yo ass. I read The ...
Celtics-Cavs Assorted Food Stuffs
SLAM Online —
... I considered wheeling around and giving the kids a speech about the importance of Brian Scalabrine to the world, but we were running late. In fact, just two days prior I had an enlightening conversation with Scalabrine about blogs and the recent Buzz Bissinger/Will Leitch roundtable on Costas Now–a dialogue initiated by Scal. Anyway, I like talking to Scalabrine because he has his opinions, but he doesn’t shove them down your throat. He strikes a conversational balance, which many people in love with their own opinions have a hard time doing. In essence, his ...
Slow Times
Sabernomics —
I’ve been thinking about blogging—the activity—lately, with the Costas-Bissinger incident and the demise of Capital Punishment.
About the former, Buzz Bissinger is a jackass: this isn’t news. To take his commentary seriously is to think that Michael Moore and Bill O’Reilly have something interesting to say. (If I have insulted one of your intellectual heroes, I’m not sorry.) The real issue was Costas allowing Bissinger to behave that way on his show and not moderate the discussion. I don’t watch his show—I ...
An Interview: Gender Roles and Blogging
Baseball Digest Daily —
I was watching that episode of Costas Now where they talked about the current state of sports and media when I noticed that women were pretty much absent from the conversation. That got me to thinking about how women were represented and viewed in the blogosphere, as it was, in my opinion, almost a wholly male-dominated venue for sports opinions. So, I e-mailed Sooze from ...
Tuesday (Jeopardy!) edition: Wha’ Happened?
Randball —
... It’s time to clean out the link folder, starting with Matt Leinart’s offseason escapades — primarily a blog topic instead of a mainstream media topic and a key piece of evidence in the Bissinger vs. Leitch trial — showing up recently as a ...
BS Interview Series -- Lake The Posts
Boiled Sports —
... a week apart. Anyway, next question. Do you have a college program other than your true love that you kind of have a guilty pleasure for? For example, despite all the haters, do you have a soft spot for Florida football or North Carolina basketball or something like that? LTP: No brainer. Providence College basketball since I’m from there and DePaul women’s hoops since I’m good friends with the coach. BS: What did you think of Buzz Bissinger’s old-man rant against blogging in general? LTP: I ...
This Man Hates Us All
Sons of Steve Garvey —
... , and the considerably more plebean Deadpsin coverage, including the video. Some of Bissinger's infuriated highlights include... ...
KSK Off-Topic: Backlash to the Backlash to the Watchdogs Watching the Watchdogs Watching the Watchdogs
Kissing Suzy Kolber —
... It was two weeks ago that Buzz Bissinger took on Deadspin’s Will Leitch during an HBO special hosted by Bob Costas, and I’m getting along like any survivor not located at ground zero of the atomic detonation: I avoided the initial blast, but the fallout lingered for a week before the winds finally changed, leaving me irradiated with media bloviation. My symptoms: exhaustion, nausea, headaches. ...
Oakland Raiders News: You may be better off reading a blog
Oakland Raiders —
... stay connected to millions at all times. Yet in this new age of technology, the OLD standbys of media news have been slow to adapt. Along with their inability to usher in this new age, is the constant bombardment on you, the reader/customer, with stories about how blogging is done by a bunch of geeks and hacks who happily come on line and spread rumors and innuendo. Some of the so-called journalists are so violently opposed to bloggers that they make fools of themselves like this guy . This isn’t an article detailing the wonders of blogging. In fact, there are many out there ...
Meet your new Puck Daddy Yahoo! makes hockey blogging a full-time gig
james mirtle —
... is, one of the things Greg said he really wanted to bring was both sides of the equation, journalistic principles combined with the "fun" side of things. I personally know that's a tough balance to strike sometimes, as there's no set border other than what your own sense of self dictates. And there's a lot of grey. "I’ve been able to kind of balance it throughout my career and I’m proud of it," Wyshynski said. "Everybody and their moms is talking about the Will Leitch-Buzz Bissinger thing and it really hit home because there’s this unconscionable stereotype of what we do ...
Brewers Beat Reporter On Blog: ‘Whatever That Is’
SPORTSbyBROOKS —
... to the blog entry. I know being a baseball beat reporter can be a wearying task. And hustling bloggers now make the gig all the more 24/7 for those brave, press-boxed men. But scoffing at internet-generated reports (and the blogs that serve them up) is a great way to look really, really stupid. Anyone who thinks that the major blogs are just making stuff up is either named Bob (or Buzz) , or isn’t paying attention. If Haudricourt had so little regard for Badger Blogger, why did he check out the report in the first place? My guess is editors at the J-S saw the blog post and ...
Mirtle and Wyshynski: Hot blog-on-blog action
Puck Daddy —
... and without question one of the hockey blogosphere's rock stars. Somewhere in the interview, when I'm not stammering away like a Deadspin editor at the Bissinger Family Reunion, there are some salient points about sports journalism and hockey blogging and how gaps in coverage are symbiotically filled by each of them. And Mottram had some nice things to say. But overall I need to cut down on the caffeine. If you've read me in the past, you know I'm not someone who shies away from hockey blogosphere navel-gazing. ...
Weighing in on the Deadspin Debate
Big Red Network —
... Those who watch HBO or visit Deadspin.com or who perhaps catch the kind of viral videos that circulate e-mail and the net may have seen this excerpt from Costas Now. ...
Cris Carter To Blogger: ‘I’d take you out right here’
SPORTSbyBROOKS —
Good: Being the internet’s most-read sports blogger : Chris Berman God Save The Fan Bad: Being cursed by Buzz Bissinger on national TV . Worse: Being maimed by Cris Carter . Will Leitch, in THE SPORTING NEWS , takes us backstage at the HBO-sponsored Bissinger debacle with a lovely pre-show exchange he had with Cris Carter - which makes his confrontation with Bissinger seem like a visit to the left side of Dairy Queen’s menu. “Hello, I’m Will.” Cris frowned, and even sneaked in a scowl. “Are you the blog guy?” I smiled. The ...
Blog Debate: Counter Point
Big Red Network —
... on what he thought were the important points in the current debate raging over the role of blogs in sports media. He and I agree that blogs are an important and emerging part of the way sports are covered (hello...we’re bloggers). But, while his take on the issue centered on the role of media in democracy and the important differences between the roles played by newspapers and bloggers, my contention is born from a belief in free markets and the opinion that bloggers deserve the same access granted to newspapers and television outlets. ...
Paper Has an Odd Idea About Featured Comments
SPORTSbyBROOKS —
... on their pristine pages. Some don’t understand the difference between reader content and content provider materials. Some require ...
24 Hours of Baseball
Mets Today —
... (don’t tell Donnie I’m a Mets fan). Wait till the professional writers find out I’m a lowly blogger! Hopefully Buzz Bissinger isn’t on the team. ...
Padres front office share thoughts on draft pick, ASU’s Jason Kipnis
Fanster.com —
... DePodesta, in an act that would infuriate Buzz Bissinger, has started his own blog on blogspot (Yes Buzz just like the unclean masses do). The blog, entitled ...
Buzz Bissinger Revisited
East Coast Bias —
... You can watch the segment on Deadspin. I was at Daedalus Books in Columbia, Maryland, this afternoon. Daedalus resells "remainders", or books that publishers print, but do not sell in their initial offering. My girlfriend brought me a book entitled ...
Just A Bad Rap?
One For The Other Thumb —
... Now, before we go any further, I'd like to offer one disclaimer. That being, I really don't know. I'm not an insider. My name isn't Ed Bouchette. I don't, "have access," as Buzz Bissinger would say. I am merely offering a topic for discussion. ...
Talking Heads Gone Wild
Baseball Digest Daily —
... brushed off Sutcliffe's comments and it's bloggers who
will end up making a bigger deal about it than she will, but it's all
with good intentions. In 2008, female journalists are still being
judged overwhelmingly by their looks and not by their skills. Andrews
is one of the most prepared, dedicated, and professional journalists
ESPN has had in a while, and it'd be a shame for that to be overlooked
because simply because she's attractive.
I wonder what Buzz Bissinger thinks about Conlin and Sutcliffe's comments...
Buzz Bissinger, Still Talking Blogs (Unfortunately)
RealClearSports - Blog —
... As you no doubt know by now, Buzz Bissinger, author of Friday Night Lights, is not a fan of blogs, or of Deadspin's editor Will Leitch, as his now infamous confrontation with him on "Costas Now" can attest. Well, this past Wednesday afternoon, Buzz appeared on a The Mike O'Meara Show, a nationally syndicated radio show broadcast locally here in Fairfax, VA. Buzz was on to talk books, but of the conversation started with blogs. ...
Buzz Bissinger is to Speaking as he thinks Bloggers are to the Internet
NESW Sports, Sports Videos —
... . Buzz Bissinger is to speaking as he thinks bloggers are to the internet. This guy throws around generalities like it is nothing. He said he hates blogs, he calls bloggers cowards, he says he meant every word he said to Will Leitch, then he apologizes for it. This guy has a serious problem making his point. He thinks of the next clever thing to say and forgets to tie it all together. He backtracks and destroys his points with outlandish blanket statements. He is much better at typing. He is a Pulitzer Prize winning writer, but he has diarrhea of the ...
Farewell, My Lovely
FIRE JOE MORGAN —
... Everything that can be said about Leitch has been, most eloquently by this man. So we will simply say, in his parlance: thank you, sir, and good luck, sir, and see you soon. Sir. ...
Sports, Seriously
N/A —
... We all knew this was going to crop up again. Deadspin, the unrelenting leader of the sports entertainment blogosphere, has spent way too much time criticizing Bissinger after the epic Costas Now episode when Bissinger went ballistic on Will Leitch. Basically, their argument is that Bissinger is an old fogie stuck in the Nineties and that he has no idea what blogging is or why it is so funny to write crude, lewd, and rude posts about athletes and bikini babes. I’ve posted about this before but I’d like to focus on one particular aspect covered in the latest Deadspin ...
The Brain Leak
Nationalsportsreview.com Blogs —
... The answer is simple: April 29, 2008, was a landmark date for bloggers everywhere. Leitch was devoted to the idea of getting obliterated in front of the whole country for the sake of defending his beliefs. There was a cold-day-in-hell’s chance that Bissinger was going to give any thought to the idea of letting up his choke hold during that debate, especially after he established it by initially backing Leitch into a corner with a “I think you’re full of shit” how-do-you-do. And, yet, the young lad from Mattoon, Il., formerly of The Black Table, ...
C'mon Yankees fans, don't fear the Reaper
The Soxaholix —
... Mike:
Well, it's like Will Leitch wrote shortly aftah getting ambushed by Buzz Bissinger on the Costas Now show:
"The simplest, most obvious emotion that comes when we are faced with what we do not understand is fear, followed quickly by rage." ...
What’s Wrong with America? Buzz Bissinger
Sabernomics —
... How much money do you make Buzz for harassing bloggers in on HBO, or for revisiting a subject that George Will already covered? Your bubble seems to be doing just fine. My guess is that you make a good bit more than the average American. How else could you afford expensive camera equipment, whose honor needs defending? What about Will Smith, who was recently reported to have earned $80 million ...
Beware The Hordes Of August
Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician —
... when Rahme rants about hordes of "talking heads" and "Internet addicts," the photos become extremely focused on two individuals in particular, local radio talk show hosts The Manchild, and Brent Axe (2 photos of each to be exact). Just in case it was a coincidence, I watched the entire video and sure enough there was care taken to match up specific photos with what Rahme was saying. And so it's official, the Post-Standard has it's Buzz Bissinger. Couple questions... Was sports talk radio invented in ...
'Here Comes Will, Blog Guy': An Interview With Mr. Leitch
The Sporting Blog —
... (Note: For those who aren't as blog-obsessed as we are, and recognize the name Will Leitch but can't put your finger on where you've seen him, he's the guy who made Buzz Bissinger lose his mind on Bob Costas' HBO program. Now that we're all on the same page, enjoy the interview.) ...
Bissinger, Big Daddy Drew and the Bog
D.C. Sports Bog —
... and television meltdown fame. I'm playing the role of Braylon Edwards. Anyhow, read my interview with the sponsoring Gelf Magazine ...
Sparkle This, Mother Fucker
DGDB&D: a Texans blog. —
... did this when the whole Will Leitch/Buzz Bissinger thing went down, and I kind of liked it because it gives a more personal touch to the writings, not to mention a little bit of credibility to the writers (or not… you decide). So rather than come up with some lame ass, but original intro, I decided to use the same format they used when they wanted to give a little insight about themselves. There’s nothing like ripping off the boss for post numero uno. ...
A-Rod: The Unpointed Finger
Sixty Feet, Six Inches —
... Would it give Buzz Bissinger another excuse to rant about the evils of blogs and how ignoble they are compared to the high journalistic standards of print media, taking things out of context and quoting user comments as if they were written by the blog author in the process? ...
Seth Davis, Part Two: On blogs, recruiting, and Bill Raftery
The Dagger —
... check in and see what's going on. Honestly, some have
done a really good job. I think it's great. I mean, you can't fight it.
I'm a fan and I'm a consumer, first and foremost, so I love reading and
seeing what's out there and trying to get a feel for what's going on. As a blog reader then, have there been times when you've had a
colleague or someone you admired say something inflammatory about blogs
and just been like, "come on, man?" You mean like Buzz Bissinger? Ha, yes, Buzz Bissinger, or Rick Reilly, a former colleague ...
Games of the Day
baseballmusings.com —
... At 1 PM EDT, the new Yankee Stadium opens in the Bronx, and you can see the game on MLB Network with Bob Costas working play by play. The rumor that Buzz Bissinger and Will Leitch will be the color commentators is not true. ...
Streen Signs and Polar Bears
The Goose's Roost —
... One year ago yesterday, Buzz Bissinger verbally assaulted a boy from Matoon on pay cable. In the aftermath a lot of people have said a lot of things, and 365 days seems like a convenient checkpoint to look back on what has happened since. ...
Off-Season Ombudsmanulation: "You Have No Fear of the Underdog, That's Why You Will Not Survive."
Arrowhead Pride —
... with Deadspin's commenter policy, in its heyday it was a meritocracy of sorts. Those who got in early or managed to "audition" enough funny or obscene comments were granted commenter handles/avatars/nicknames (whatever). Prior it was an open door policy and currently it has digressed into an amorphous multipage babble/babel with a few pathetic stalwart high quality commenters hanging on. (This is not a condemnation of the change in editor from Will Leitch to ...
Werth Every Second
The House That Glanville Built —
... Of course I finished up before leaving. Otherwise, it would have been even more worthless sticking around. But man, that pissed the shit out of me. ...
Braylon Edwards Is Now the Jets’ Problem
The Sports Section —
... A year and a half ago, Edwards was considered one of the NFL's rising stars: charming, good-looking, and otherworldly talented. Then something happened, and he lost his ability to catch a football and turned into an off-field terror. (Do not blame this for this. We had nothing to do with it. We actually found Edwards incredibly friendly.) ...
Media Protection
Jimmy Scott's High & Tight —
... can't write at all. Sure, we have name power. But power of the pen? Not for the vast majority of us. Other guys blog. It's fun sometimes. But it becomes a hassle too. Once you start, you either have to keep going or quit. I don't want to quit because: a) I'd be embarrassed b) I don't want to hear all the world say, "I told you so."c) All of the above [image] There was an interesting exchange last yera between Deadspin's Will Leitch and author Buzz Bissinger. Go here to see it: http://deadspin.com/385770/bissinger-vs-leitch Bissinger hates bloggers. He thinks they're bad and ...
Buzz Bissinger destroys the age limit in one fell swoop
The Dagger —
... You probably know Buzz Bissinger as the author of the seminal "Friday
Night Lights," one of the greatest sports books ever written.* You
might also know Bissinger as a man willing to spit himself silly on premium cable television
at the notion of sports blogs. (Not a sports blog. All of them. In
general.) You may also know Bissinger as the man that has since refused
to back down from his underlying message but who has decided to take
some of the ribbing in good stride, and ...
