ESPN Jerks Bill Simmons Around, Yet Again [Media Meltdowns]
Deadspin —
... The tension between Simmons and his employer, ESPN, has been well documented and the latest bit of news will do nothing to dispel the widely held belief that the two simply don't get along anymore. For reasons that have yet to become clear, the "Leader" decided not to run Simmons's Friday picks column (normally a staple on ESPN.com during the NFL season), but you can still check out his picks ... on his personal blog. ...
Woe Is He. . . Again - Bill Simmons Denied by Mickey Mouse
Scott's Shots —
By David Scott
Boston Sports Media Watch
We thought long and hard about temporarily suspending our book-writing sabbatical for the sole purpose of once again pointing out the (recurring, laughable prima donna ways of the former Boston Sports Guy, Bill Simmons. Really, we did.
But when we got the following, carefully crafted three-sentence statement from an ESPN spokesperson (Paul Melvin) on Sunday night, we felt compelled to sort through the smoke ESPN puffed in the face of Simmons. ...
The Sports Putz /WWL Marriage : Just As Healthy As A-Rod’s
Can't Stop The Bleeding —
... But we know the real reason. You can’t work for a company like Cumbucket Media without serious editorial control, and while he’s living a charmed life so far, Roth knows it’s just a matter of time before my bosses order me to delete one of his controvesial CSTB entries. Having his own blog is a convenient back-up plan for Roth, and it’s a crying shame ESPN’s Bill Simmons isn’t following suit, taking advantage of his suspiciously-designed ‘Sports Guy Unplugged’ to run content his Disney paymasters won’t touch. Like for ...
Simmons And ESPN Are At Odds Once Again
AwfulAnnouncing —
... You'd think by now that someone as popular as Bill Simmons would just cut his losses, but apparently the guy is just a glutton for punishment. Simmons' unauthorized blog is back and this time its weekly NFL picks column that randomly got the nix from the "Leader".... ...
Bill Simmons Picks Column Not Posted on ESPN; Sports Guy Calls Them Out on Blogger
FanHouse —
... Perhaps he had a family emergency. Or perhaps Time Warner egged again. Or, perhaps not -- turns out, according to his personal blog, that ESPN decided not to publish the column. (All of this after ...
ESPN About Simmons: Nothing to See Here, Please Disperse [Media Meltdowns]
Deadspin —
... passive-aggressive flame war ignited after the Sports Guy evidently had his weekly NFL Picks column spiked by The Dot Com for an unknown reason. Simmons responded through his Sports Guy Unplugged site, with requisite Shawshank photo screengrab. ...
Friday AM - 10 Things I Think Smell like Shit
The Bad News Bloggers —
... . It was in probably the most ridiculous sports feud this decade, Bill Simmons is at odds with ESPN. Upset that ESPN didn't carry his Week 9 NFL picks, he posted them on his personal blog. Dave of Scotts Shots ...
10 Things that Stink
Walker Sports —
... . It was in probably the most ridiculous sports feud this decade, Bill Simmons is at odds with ESPN. Upset that ESPN didn't carry his Week 9 NFL picks, he posted them on his personal blog. Dave of Scotts Shots ...
Contentious Media Dork Calls Bill Simmons a "Jock Washer" [Media Meltdowns]
Deadspin —
... Throughout Bill Simmons ongoing mysterious Andy Dufresne saga with the WWL over his podcast, his NFL Picks column, and his treatment at Page 2, his thinly-veiled digs have, for the most part, only been scrutinized by the sports media watchers fascinated by the Sports Fella's every move.(Myself included.) But thanks to ...
The Truth About Africa: Sarah Palin Knows It’s a Toto Song
Can't Stop The Bleeding —
... updated occasionally with comments claiming insider knowledge, and other bloggers began quoting and linking to it. It mixed weird-but-true items with false ones that were plausible, if just barely. The inventors fabricated the Harding Institute, named for one of the most scorned presidents, and made Eisenstadt a senior fellow.
The Harding Institute of Freedom and Democracy’s website remains up. And, fake or not, it looks a lot better than Bill Simmons’ blogspot mirror site.
