Buzz Bissinger vs. Will Leitch: The Day After
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YouTube of the Day: Dennis Rodman crushes Bob Costas
Published 4/30/2008 at Ball Don't Lie
... last night. It was wild. Bissinger, crazy like a cat, launched into an expletive-laced rant against Leitch, Deadspin and sports blogs in general. You can read all about it here, but in the meantime, how about a short video of Dennis Rodman crushing Costas during the '98 East Finals? Will? ...
The Bissinger Fall Out [Blogdome]
Published 4/30/2008 by DAULERIO at Deadspin
• Bissinger wigging out on a radio show a while back. Skip to about the 8:50 mark. [790 The Ticket]
• EDSBS gives a long rundown of this whole Costas Now thing. [EDSBS]
• Of course, Shanoff's fired up about all this. [Dan Shaoff]
• Hey, how'd Braylon Edwards do? [Sons of Nev]
• MDS is appropriately measured. [AOL Fanhouse]
• Mose Schrute gives his two cents. [Fire Joe Morgan]
• Awful Announcing gives us this perspective. [Awful Announcing]
• Big Daddy ...
ON BISSINGER AND BLOGGING
Published 5/1/2008 by eirishis at Thirtyfive Seconds
... storm, ends up fuming and frustrated, having done little besides scream his opinion and sneer at Leitch. In other words … (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), and (9). Nice job, Buzz.
Beyond Leitch’s simple but polite defense of blogging on the air, there have been numerous, truly thoughtful posts in response to Bissinger’s attacks on the medium. Leitch penned his own after appearing on the broadcast. Michael Schur of FJM did the same. Shanoff defends his brethren. Awful Announcing had words on top of the video. And our own ...
Weighing In On Blogs
Published 5/1/2008 by Chris at Intentional Foul
Because of a long Doctor’s appointment yesterday, I didn’t really get to weigh in on the HBO/Bob Costas/Buzz Bissinger/Will Leitch hoopla that went on over at HBO on Tuesday night. However, when I got to work, my Google Reader was more than happy to catch me up on what I missed.
And boy, there was a lot.
As for my feelings, well, I’ve been in this industry (the Internet, not sports blogging) for a little while now and the only thing I can say is people like Buzz Bissinger and Bob ...


