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Quick Hits: Smoltz and Avery
Published 11 days ago by Jay Busbee at Right Down Peachtree
... it's sacrilege to talk about this kind of stuff right now, but Avery Johnson is suddenly available, and I can think of one team that really could use a new, more inspiring coach ... [ESPN] • Some must-read stuff on the split between sports blogs and mainstream media. Will Leitch of Deadspin got ambushed last night on HBO, and the way he was bludgeoned by Bob Costas and Buzz Bissinger created a huge divide where there didn't need to be one. [Deadspin, video on Awful Announcing] More later. Go Hawks!  

Video: HBO's Costas Now
Published 11 days ago by Enrico at The700Level.com - Philly Sports & Minutiae
... We're swamped today but Awful Announcing has the video of the now infamous segment from Costas Now last night when Buzz Bissinger becomes unhinged. [AA] ...

Bloggers are terrible, Models Dumb, Presidents Wise, Fast Food Terrible (for you)
Published 11 days ago by Shane B. at Dogs That Chase Cars
Generalizations are a horrible thing. Humans generalize about stuff all the time and it is almost always harmful and ignorant. People think all Texans are dumb, black people are gangsters and thugs, gay people drink lattes all day and try to fit their 165 pound frame in a youth-large shirt, and bloggers are pieces of shit*. (* - last comment was from last night's "Costas Now" segment featuring Deadspin's Will Leitch getting torn up by "Friday Night Lights" author Buzz Bissinger ) The crazy thing - not all Texans are dumb (Howard Hughes!), not all blacks are thugs (James Earl ...

COME ON IN AND SEE A MAN TALK OUT OF HIS ASS
Published 11 days ago by kranepool at Kranepool Society :: A New York Mets Blog
... A huge tip of the Mets cap to AwfulAnnoucing for the video of Little Man Bob and Bugsy Buzz as they attack truth justice and the American way. After the show Little Man and Bugsy drowned kittens in East River. My offer of a good old fashion Brooklyn ass kicking still stands for Costas if I ever see him in midtown. I’d go after Bugsy Buzz as well but he’s elderly and that’s just not right even by blogger standards. ...

Leitch on Costas
Published 11 days ago by Matt Sussman at The Futon Report
Awful Announcing has the Costas Now clips. ◼ Intro ◼ “Discussion”

Watch Buzz Go Off
Published 11 days ago by TheBigLead at The Big Lead
Finally, the video. Nice work, A-squared.

Buzz Bissinger vs. Will Leitch [Video]
Published 11 days ago by houroc at SportFiends.com
Thanks to Awful Announcing for this one, no one else had it yet. Anyway, this is the video of the interview from earlier. Tags: buzz bissinger, will leitch

Weighing In On Sports Blogging In The Wake of "Bissinger vs Leitch"
Published 11 days ago by BDoc at The Sports Oasis
... over at Deadspin, and Brian Powell at Awful Announcing threw in his $.02 in addition to getting footage of the segment on YouTube. Many thanks to him for that. ...

Bloggers vs. MSM: Nobody Wins
Published 11 days ago by The Forechecker at On the Forecheck
... a few months ago highlighting the value that hockey blogs are bringing to the table. Aside from some throwaway comments that "yeah, there are some blogs out there that do a good job," this segment was a decidedly pointed attack against Leitch and others like him. In the interest of journalism, it would be good for Costas to provide a followup segment featuring the best of the best as well. For any of you who haven't had the chance to see the piece in question, here it is , over at Awful Announcing. This is HBO, so there's plenty of language used you won't hear on broadcast ...

Simply Eloquent...
Published 11 days ago by Paragon SC <info@conquestchronicles.com> at Conquest Chronicles
... new media took center stage as Will Leitch from Deadspin was thrown into the lions den in defending what bloggers are and what we are about. He did a great job at controlling his emotions and not taking the bait as Costas sandbagged Leitch by hardly letting Leitch defend himself from the gratuitous attack by Buzz Bissinger. If you haven't read about it Holly has all the links as to what you should read. If you didn't see it, Awful Announcing has the videos here and here . The eloquent part, aside from Will's piece linked above, is from none other than ...

This Week's Links (4/28-5/2)
Published 11 days ago by Vegas Watch at Vegas Watch
So I understand that Braylon Edwards was on Costas Now this week? Okay, let's think about this logically. Watch the video (here, here). Then read the responses from Posnanski, TBL, FJM, AA, and Leitch. Who, again, is bringing down the level of discourse? The Sports VU's 08-09 SEC Basketball preview. Odds on which NBA player is most likely to be the next to admit to marijuana use. The Angels brought up their top prospect, Nick Adenhart, who has already undergone elbow ...

An Ode To Buzz
Published 11 days ago by GMoney at The Money Shot
In case you've been living under the proverbial blogging rock, Mainstream Media is back at it again. This time, Friday Night Lights author, Buzz Bissinger, made an ass out of himself on CostasNow Tuesday night. In what was supposed to be an open, civilized discussion with Deadspin creator, Will Leitch, about the impact of blogs, Bissinger instead just spewed cowardly stereotypes and displayed a massive ignorance on the topic. To see the video, check out Awful Announcing. To read Will's response to the verbal attack, ...

Sports Blogs V. The Mainstream Media, Raving Lunatics
Published 10 days ago by HG at YOU BEEN BLINDED
... one way for 20 or more years, and now they have to sit by helplessly as their forum starts to dwindle. Newspaper circulation is down. Newspaper employment opportunities are down. That hurts. So while their world is shrinking, they’re watching a new, lawless form of sports media emerge. Instead of embracing the change they’re trying to fight it, but they’ll soon learn that you can’t ride a horse and buggy on the information super highway. Bob Costas Town Hall Meeting. Courtesy of Awful Announcing ** ...

A Blogger Blogging About Blogs
Published 10 days ago by Andy Goldstein at RotoRob
... I bring this up due to the blow-up on HBO’s Costas Now featuring Deadspin’s Will Leitch and Buzz Bissinger, who penned such classics as Friday Night Lights…and…Friday Night Lights! I could attempt to describe what happened, but it’s easier to just watch the clips. ...

ON BISSINGER AND BLOGGING
Published 10 days ago by eirishis at Thirtyfive Seconds
... on Tuesday night - Buzz Bissinger, he of the Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting and the best-seller and best-fucking-football-book-ever in Friday Night Lights, went on the offensive against blogs, and we mean offensive in the most literal way. I would repost the YouTube video, but Awful Announcing went through the trouble of collecting it and deserves the hits, so please go over to his site to see both Costas’ introduction to the segment and the roundtable “discussion” itself. Come on back when you’re done. So, ...

Buzz: YOU are Full of Excrement
Published 10 days ago by joe at Mets Today
... Not you, my friendly reader … I’m referring to H.G. “Buzz” Bissinger, who by now you may have heard went postal on Will Leitch of Deadspin during the CostasNow show on HBO. If you didn’t see it, the video segment is available on Awful Announcing (luckily, it wasn’t filmed in Wrigley Field so MLB can’t take it down), FireJoeMorgan has a ...

A Blogger's Perspective
Published 10 days ago by Sarah at Strike Zones and End Zones
... editor and author Will Leitch. The fight that ensued was the live version of the slap fight that has been happening between mainstream media and bloggers. There has been constant and unfair criticism of sports bloggers. ESPN's Michael Wilbon has spoken of ...

In Defense of The Blog 2
Published 10 days ago by Luke Thomas <info@bloodyelbow.com> at Bloody Elbow
Here's a little more footage from the Bissinger - Leitch exchange. Again, your thoughts are appreciated. Post 'em if you got 'em. HT: Awful Announcing

Asshole Of The Week: Buzz Bissinger
Published 9 days ago by Fornelli at Foul Balls
... seven days who makes him think, "Man, what an asshole." It could b e anybody from an athlete, an owner, someone in the media, or just anybody who happens to catch my ire. This week's Asshole Of The Week is none other than author Buzz Bissinger. Shocking, I know. For the last few days the entire sports blogosphere has been ablaze with the story about Bissinger's tirade against Deadspin's Will Leitch and sports blogs everywhere on HBO's Costas Now . (If you haven't seen it yet, go here .) Now, I hadn't seen the show until yesterday but had been reading about it everywhere, and ...

Portland's Media Cyclone
Published 7 days ago by Ben. at Blazer's Edge
... -- The internet is the big winner.  Ultimately, both of these developments point to a trend that we were reminded of earlier this week during the Buzz Bissinger vs. Will Leitch smackdown: the internet is gobbling up eyeballs and ears, and its leaving big-time media properties in its wake.  To its credit, KXL has figured out the streaming audio game, publishing live feeds and podcasts of its programming.  As such, it has enjoyed ...

New Interview with Bob Costas and Buzz Bissenger, What makes a good writer?
Published 7 days ago by ethanator1088 at NESW Sports, The Best Sports News
... Buzz Bissinger was recently on Costas Now on HBO. They ripped into Deadspins Will Leitch. Costas says he did not know Buzz would be so harsh, but it is obvious that he was a ringer. Costas is on record for not liking blogs. He is also on record for rethinking his stance on blogs. So, he brings in the left-hander Buzz to do his dirty work on his show. ...

Talking Points: nuking the notebook May 5, 2008
Published 6 days ago by Joel <info@rockytoptalk.com> at Rocky Top Talk
... mold on it, but it's still tasty.) All right. The Buzz Bissinger stuff: Orson (Most bloggers have better credentials than most journalists). Double-T Nation (One of the primary benefits of blogs is the consolidation of information). Black Shoe Diaries (objecting on behalf of many fine blogs to Buzz's gross over-generalization that "blogs are dedicated to cruelty"). Rock M Nation (the definitive synopsis of the entire affair: "Rabble! Rabble! Rabble! Rabble! Rabble! Rabble! Rabble! ...

The Buzz about Buzz
Published 6 days ago by Menelaus <info@bruinsnation.com> at Bruins Nation
... for indulging in this post, which doesn't relate to the Bruins or even BN much at all.  But, I wanted to say a few words about the dust up last week regarding Will Leitch's appearance on HBO's Costas Now.   As you may have heard, Leitch, of Deadspin.com fame, made an appearance on Costas, last week only to be ambushed by Buzz Bissinger, writer of Friday Night Lights.  In case you didn't catch the program, the video is here and here.  Take a look, it's pretty amusing to watch a grown man almost lose control of his ...