Guest Post: Dan LeBatard

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Inter-generational tensions extend into 21st century
Published 5/14/2008 by Neil Best at Watchdog
... I don't know what to make of this Dan Le Batard essay in The Big Lead, which comes not long after his mid-life-crisis (temporary, perhaps) ...

Wednesday News Roundup 5.14.08
Published 5/14/2008 by Cherie at THE SPORTS DIVA MAGAZINE
Dan LeBatard is blogging! (The Big Lead) Ok Buckeye fans, say it with me: We will NOT be second fiddle to Meechigan. Donate people! Oh, and it's for charity :) (EDSBS) The NBA Playoff analysts are the greatest aren't they? (JuicedSportsBlog) Carson Palmer's frustration level is at zero. (ProFootballTalk) Why WON'T Meechigan just pay off WVU and put the Rodriguez madness to bed? (Eleven Warriors) Why NBA teams just can't seem to win on the road. (Epic Carnival) Basketball and Poetry, a fit made ...

Kornheiser: "(Newspapers) Aren't Dying, They're Dead"
Published 5/15/2008 by Awful Announcing- (noreply@blogger.com) at Awful Announcing
... I'll try to ignore the fact that Kornheiser conveniently waited until HIS retirement to say that the medium is dead and just focus on his words. While I don't entirely understand the attachment to ink and paper, it's still sad to hear someone lose something they love so much. If you add to these statements Le Batard's words over at TBL it makes it even more depressing. ...

Links: A Dozen Points Of Light
Published 5/15/2008 by Lang Whitaker at SLAM Online
... 10. Dan LeBatard wrote a guest post yesterday on The Big Lead and hit a home run, explaining the differences in old media and new media and how the sports journalism world is shifting. ...

Tony Kornheiser: Newspapers Are Dead
Published 5/15/2008 by Michael David Smith at FanHouse
... Kornheiser, who is 59, also said to LeBatard, "at my age I'm not as upset about it as somebody your age would be." That was an interesting comment because yesterday LeBatard wrote a great post at The Big Lead in which he described himself as part of the old generation of newspaper people who are upset about the way the media is changing. ...

Published 5/16/2008 by Aaron (noreply@blogger.com) at AaronGleeman.com
... A couple days before chatting with Kornheiser on the radio, LeBatard wrote an excellent guest column over at The Big Lead in which he discussed the changing sports media landscape. LeBatard has long been one of my favorite mainstream media personalities and provides a unique perspective because he's a veteran newspaper columnist despite being in his 30s. LeBatard's ...

Buzzer Beaters - 05/19
Published 5/19/2008 by Ryan at Hoops Addict
... who brought the lifesize poster of Eva Longoria to Game 5 which distracted Tony Parker while he was shooting two crucial free throws. * Adam from Section F Sports feels Utah was ousted from the playoffs because Carlos Boozer can’t play above the rim. * Rasho Nesterovic exercised his option and will not become a free agent this summer. * Matt from Hardwood Paroxysm started a new hoops blog called Ridiculous Upside. * Dan LeBatard is on sabbatical from the Miami Herald so he stopped by The Big Lead to ...