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O’Day asked for it, so here it is. Watching it again … ugh … I really just don’t want to write about it because I’d go on for way too long. (See here , here , here and here for some great writing on it.) I will say this: it’s clear Buzz doesn’t read blogs; he doesn’t understand them. So to have all that spite and anger built up about ... [link]

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High Five
Published 4/30/2008 by Panger at Foul Balls
... ] You gotta watch this. On Bob Costas, it's Main Stream Media versus Deadspin Smackdown!!! My conclusion: I think Buzz Bissinger needs a blog. [ We are the Postmen] Finally, a reason for you Boston-haters to like the Red Sox Nation. [ ...

Off Day Time Waster: Bloggers get all Bloggy, Defend Their Electronic Diaries
Published 5/1/2008 by Itsmetsforme at It's Mets For Me: Off-Beat, Tangentially Relevant Mets Ruminations
... right. I think its great how in the process of defending themselves, sometimes on TV, from outraged establishment types, previously snarky soon-to-be co-opted establishment bloggers are falling all over themselves to admit that the internet is flawed and how we can all do better and although sure some internet writing is shitty that doesn't include them. This "defending the blogger medium" sanctimony also deserves its comeuppance, though not from Costas. You can watch both segments here while you can. The mainstream media doesn't get it. Interesting that ...

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