Most Stuff Sucks

crashburnalley.com found this 4/5/2008 on www.firejoemorgan.com [flag]

I want to point something out in the quickly-becoming-tiresome Old Media vs. Bloggers debate: most stuff sucks. All stuff. In all forms. Most books suck. Most movies suck. Most magazines suck. Most trees likely suck if you get to know them. Fish, bugs, various metals -- they all probably mostly suck. So yes, pipe-smoking Old Media dudes, you're technically correct: most blogs do suck. But ... [link]

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A Call for Research
Published 4/5/2008 by Bill Baer at crashburnalley.com
... those buying three pairs of sneakers a year are more likely to be walking in the shoes of a serious leader. We must know how many pairs of shoes Derek Jeter and Aaron Rowand buy per year! It is only when we get a hold of these figures that we can take Sabermetric research seriously. Seriously, think of SPARP — Shoes Purchased Above Replacement Player and its partner, LQ — Leadership Quotient. What is being divided, I don’t know, but until then, you calculator nerds continue holding down the couch springs in your mothers’ basements .

Weekend links with Jon Marthaler
Published 4/5/2008 by Michael Rand at Randball
... *And finally: it only seems right to link to the latest salvo (and response) in the established-journalists-versus-bloggers war: this one’s by Junior at Fire Joe Morgan, in response to ESPN.com’s Rick Reilly, and is titled “Most Stuff Sucks.” Hard to not read something like that. Oh, and before any more journalists get up in arms about bloggers, they should be forced to read ...

Can Of Corn
Published 4/5/2008 by Texas Gal at Center Field
... And some video showing just how hospitable the Dodger fans were to the Sox faithful. [Red Sox Monster] Most stuff sucks. Indeed. [Fire Joe Morgan] Doesn't everyone want to punch Moises Alou for one reason or ...

This Week in Bloggernets: Final Four time, baby
Published 4/6/2008 by Dan Lamothe, Red Sox Monster at Red Sox Monster - MassLive.com
... ) -- Fire Joe Morgan takes it to the blogosphere haters in mainstream sports media. ( Fire Joe Morgan ) -- A look at some of the hitters who jumped out of the box the most quickly at the beginning of the season. Sam Horn made the list. ( ...

Day 161 of 170: NCAA Championship Day. All Hail Mario Chalmers
Published 4/8/2008 by Patrick at Give Me The Rock
... Speaking of blogging and basements and losers, Fire Joe Morgan breaks down the ridiculous new Rick Reilly rant about the devil spawn as known as bloggers. ...

As I Type This I'm Sitting In My Mother's Basement In My Underwear, Because I Cannot Succeed At Journalism
Published 4/8/2008 by Hardwood Paroxysm at Hardwood Paroxysm
Hey, what do you know, Rick Reilly's a douchebag. Now, if you'll excuse me, it's time for my Din-Din. Ma! Fix me some Hot Pockets, Ma! And make sure they cool! You know it burns when I spill them on my pantless legs! Ma!