Blog In A Box!: The Islanders Want Their Blogs In A Box

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More on the Blog Box
Published 6/13/2007 by James Mirtle at james mirtle
... Deadspin's post on an interview with an Islander PR fellow today regarding the team's plan to invite bloggers to games is a riot (although I'm not sure why my name came up there more than once): We show up in the Blog Box for the first game, and, the next morning, we write, "The New York Islanders are not only the worst hockey team we've ever seen, but everyone who works for them is ugly and we think we saw Bryan Trottier molesting a puppy." (Or, say,

Blog In A Box, Pig In A Poke
Published 6/13/2007 by Eric at Off Wing Opinion
... , I'd give it a shot. * I couldn't help but see that the team felt the need to throw a bone to the Professional Hockey Writers Association (PHWA). From Islanders VP Chris Botta's interview with Deadspin : Deadspin:You seem pretty concerned about how the actual hockey press "establishment" would react to this. Have you heard from some of the bigwigs since you announced it? Botta: We want them to know they're still loved, appreciated, respected, welcomed and needed. That said, sure, I've gotten a few emails from members of the PHWA nominating the Blog Box for this week's Sign That the Apocalypse is Among Us. If they haven't gotten over it by then, they'll see when the season starts that their world hasn't changed. As far as I'm concerned, the actions of the PHWA aren't terribly encouraging in this area. After all, this is an organization that when it went looking for somebody to

I'm Only Signing Up if You Throw in a Pair of 'Ice Girls'
Published 6/14/2007 by Kevin at Barry Melrose Rocks
... What I can say from experience is that when Chris Botta (who's an awesome guy, by the way) says that the team has received 50-100 responses already, half of those blogging efforts won't make it to the start of the season. You know, people will get bored of it and what not. Despite that, I expect the Islander blogosphere to get very crowded, very soon. ...

Blog Show XIII Pre-Production Meeting
Published 6/14/2007 by dcsportsguy at Mr. Irrelevant
... 'The Islanders Want Their Blog in a Box' [Deadspin]

Thursday 06/14 A.M. Quickie:Spurs' Dynasty, Giambi, U.S. Open, Blogs, More
Published 6/14/2007 by DanShanoff.com at Dan Shanoff
... are setting up a "Blog Box" (h/t Deadspin), where indie bloggers can report from the game.

The News
Published 6/15/2007 by mondesishouse at Mondesishouse.com
... --The New York Islanders are creating a seperate press box-type area for bloggers. I'm going to go out on a limb and say the Pirates probably won't go this route.

Looking Into the Blog Box
Published 6/15/2007 by David M Singer at The Ice Block
... Shortly after the announcement an interview was posted on Deadspin with Isles VP of Communications, Chris Botta.  Deadspin’s Will Leitch did a good job keeping it light, yet asking real questions and Botta answered all while not straying from the tone.

New York Islanders Blog in a Box
Published 6/18/2007 by PJ Swenson at Sharkspage
... In an interview with Deadspin, Islanders VP of communications Chris Botta expanded on a few of the specifics. The Blog Box participants would need to apply in advance and be approved, there would be room for about 12, the blogs would not be censored, the official ...

The Islander Blogger Box
Published 6/19/2007 by Bill Ferris at BaseBlogging
... Blog In A Box!: The Islanders Want Their Blogs In A Box - Deadspin ...

The Islanders Give Quasi-Credentials To Bloggers
Published 6/19/2007 by Jim Shireman at Sportsocracy.org