Of Jimmy Olson, Spittle And The Dying Of The Light [Hey That Went Well]

• char6587

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  does anyone have a video of this?

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• Mac G

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  I put up video down below from AA. It is cut off though. Bizzinger made sure to get the final word and blame Deadspin for the dumbing down of the future.

   

  http://macgsworld.blogspot.com/2008/04/leitch-entered-bissinger-saw.html 

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• carty64

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  Best comment of the segment, Bissinger: "Oh come on my ass!"

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Top 10 Things That Need To Jump Over A Shark
Published 12 days ago by Truth About It at truthaboutit.net
... and main stream journalists. Buzz admittedly expressed that a basis for his anger comes from the fact that blogs are part of our future media experience....and that his son will be exposed to the glib tone and quick nature of blogs. Leitch didn't do the best job of defending blogs, but who can blame him as he was essentially ambushed. I doubt I could have done much better. Braylon Edwards actually came across as the most composed and honest voice. Read follow-ups from Deadspin here and ...

First Reactions To Bob Costas' Foray Into Sports Media
Published 12 days ago by Awful Announcing- at Awful Announcing
... watching the Lakers and Nugs), and while I feel that the previous discussion was necessary at a time like this, I wanted to say one important thing...... I'm a Sports Blogger. I break stories on a weekly basis, I let commenters (including members of the media) refute or agree with my points of view, I provide a place where people can call bullshit on the media........and finally (and most importantly)...... I'm fine with that, and I'm pretty sure Will is too. (Videos and more to come tomorrow.)

Will Leitch Responds to Buzz Bissinger's Outburst On Costas Now
Published 11 days ago by Enrico at The700Level.com - Philly Sports & Minutiae
... the Buzz Bissinger freaks out show. I'm not one to say that print is dying because I'm a believer that there is something to be said for flipping through a newspaper, drinking a cup of coffee, and reading a well written article. But something I do believe is dying is the notion that blogs are a fad or that people who write on the Internet are instantly labeled as less credible. As if their opinion is less of an opinion. Also, I hate the word blog lately. Ugh. Anyway, Will wrote a phenomenal response to the crazy episode. Go read it all, but the last line is the ...

Dodger Thoughts: The Rime of the Ancient Sportswriter
Published 11 days ago at Baseball Toaster
Alone, alone, all, all alone Alone on a wide wide sea! And never a saint took pity on My soul in agony. Old media faced new media tonight on HBO's Costas Now on a playing field about as level as the Swiss Alps. Considering how the debate was framed, with the most controversial Deadspin posts that Bob Costas and Buzz Bissinger could find facing off against the great W.C. Heinz, Deadspin editor Will Leitch ran into an avalanche yet came out spun around but standing strong. I have always had tremendous respect for Costas, whom I worked under at the 1992 Barcelona ...

Buzz Bissinger hates blogger too: What else is new
Published 11 days ago by houroc at SportFiends.com
... H.G. “Buzz” Bissinger who is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of Friday Night Lights was on a panel with deadspin blogger Will Leitch to discuss the future of Journalism and about how the face of sports media is changing. That didn’t happen though. ...

Shanoff's Wake-Up Call: Lame NBA P'offs
Published 11 days ago at The Sporting Blog
... . If you wanted to know the market value for ripping the soul out of a fan base by taking away one of 8 home games they have all year, this is it. (Not to dis Toronto fans, who will have the time of their lives.) Bloggers vs. Haters on "Costas Now": The irony is that Will Leitch of Deadspin came across like the thoughtful one, and Buzz Bissinger (representing the "old school") came across like the raving lunatic -- precisely what he was attempting to decry about blogs. Bissinger didn't provoke outrage; he provoked pity. The Last Word: If you thought Roger Clemens had it ...

Are sports bloggers benevolent or evil? Yes.
Published 11 days ago by Neil Best at Watchdog
... Here is Leitch's take on it, well written as usual. I was one of the people he referenced who came up to him afterward to assess the possible psychological damage. ...

FJM: A Few Words on “The Internet”
Published 11 days ago at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
... And Will Leitch’s take on the Costas/Bissinger disaster.... For what I hope is the last time, but is clearly not: the level of discourse on Athletics Nation, and Baseball Prospectus, and SoSH, and Joe Posnanski’s blog, is every bit as high (if not higher) than what you can read in the best newspapers in the country. Bissinger’s hare-brained attempt to prove Leitch an uneducated oaf by asking whether he had read any W.C. Heinz (which failed miserably when Leitch had, in fact, read some W. C. Heinz) was a perfect example of the old guard’s attitude toward the new guard: you ...

Wednesday 04/30 A.M. Quickie:Bissinger, Suns, Scherzer, BCS, More
Published 11 days ago by DanShanoff.com at Dan Shanoff
... with the Buzz Bissinger thing, because that's all anyone who reads blogs is going to be hearing about or talking about this morning. See the post just below this one for my take just after the segment was over, along with links to posts from Will Leitch himself, along with ...

Wednesday (Ronaldo, blogs) edition: Wha’ Happened?
Published 11 days ago by Michael Rand at Randball
... We still think the whole Roger Clemens/Mindy McCready thing was worse, which really goes to show just how bad that looks for Mr. Clemens. … The other big news of the day, at least if you follow this whole silly blogs vs. mainstream media thing closely (hey everybody: there’s room for both!), was the Buzz Bissinger meltdown against Deadspin.com editor Will Leitch on “Costas Now” last night. We didn’t see it, unfortunately, but we suspect it’s only a matter of time until we do. Bissinger, author of the book “Friday Night ...

Bissinger Turns Out Lights On Blogs-MSM Debate
Published 11 days ago by Brooks at SPORTSbyBROOKS
Deadspin’s Will Leitch was en-paneled last night with Braylon Edwards (?) and author Buzz Bissinger on HBO’s “Costas Now.” The three were supposedly to examine the role sports blogs have in affecting journalism at large. Buzz Bissinger But instead of an insightful discussion, Leitch was shouted down with profanity from a bizarre behaving Bissinger throughout. From the look and sound of the celebrated author of “Friday Night Lights”, it appeared to us that he might’ve forgotten his meds before the show went to air. And we’re not trying to be funny. ...

DeShawn Is a Big Animal Rights Guy
Published 11 days ago by Chris Mottram at Mr. Irrelevant
... Buzz Bissinger is disgusted that we’d post this. In his day, men weren’t glorified for killing dogs and blacks weren’t allowed in professional athletics. ...

Hot Clicks: Our Hottest Olympic Hopefuls
Published 11 days ago at SI.com - Extra Mustard
... The big story in the sports blogosphere today is Deadspin.com creator Will Leitch getting attacked by author Buzz Bissinger, who clearly has some anger-management issues, on last night's Costas Now. Leitch gives his side of the story here. ...

Buzz Bissinger vs. Will Leitch: The Day After
Published 11 days ago by DanShanoff.com at Dan Shanoff
The lead of the usual Quickie post was getting too unwieldy with Bissinger updates, so I am breaking it into its own post: I should have led my Sporting News column today with the Buzz Bissinger thing, because that's all anyone who reads blogs is going to be hearing about or talking about this morning. I had this to say last night just after the segment was over, along with links to posts from Will Leitch himself, along with Brian from Awful Announcing. UPDATE: Orson/Spencer from EDSBS has an amazing post-Bissinger post. ...

Quick Hits: Smoltz and Avery
Published 11 days ago by Jay Busbee at Right Down Peachtree
... • 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 ...

Sports blogs, sports writers and why sports journalism doesn’t matter
Published 11 days ago by R.J. at Snobs vs. Slobs
Mike Schur has already touched on this, as has Will Leitch , the folks at Kissing Suzy Kolber and A.J. Daleurio . Both were subjects of an episode of Bob Costas’ HBO show Tuesday evening as Buzz Bissinger basically set himself on fire getting angry at Leitch about sports bloggers.—- Some things to think about before we go any deeper: First, I’m not really a sports blogger. In a technical sense, yes, our site runs on blogging software and, yes, I sometimes write here. But, I don’t consider myself a sports blogger and self-definition is very important. ...

Buzz Bissinger Would Rather You Stop Reading This
Published 11 days ago by MariusJanulisForThree at Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician
... To be upfront, I didn't watch last night's railroading of Deadspin's Will Leitch on Costas Now. For the moment, all I can go off of is ...

WHEN MOISES COMES MARCHING HOME AGAIN, HURRAH HURRAH
Published 11 days ago by kranepool at Kranepool Society :: A New York Mets Blog
... of American society and that bloggers should be knee capped for using the net to give their opinions. The way Bissinger was caring on I swear to God I thought he was either going to have a stroke or a massive heart attack and I’m serious here I was fearful that this would happen to the guy. He just kept attacking Leitch who, not to blow smoke up his ass, was outstanding on the show and showed more respect and decorum than any of the MSM that was on the panels. Please check out this post that Leitch has on Deadspin about last night as it’s a must read for sure and also pray of ...

The State of the Sports Media
Published 11 days ago by Russianator at Three Idiots on Sports
... people who happen to write on the internet - guys like Will Leitch at Deadspin - and the people over at the Big Lead - is flat out absurd, and it was on display last night when Bob Costas held a “State of the Sports Media” panel on his Costas Now show. What is clear from the reports of what occurred is that some people just don't get it - and never will. If you are interested in this stuff, the Big Lead has an excellent recap of what happened, and of course, Will Leitch provided his feedback after getting ambushed on the show as well. The only thing I can ...

Create-a-caption: Yes, a pine tar joke would be too easy
Published 11 days ago at Big League Stew
... Apologies for the slow start this morning. First there was a problem with the wireless Internets at Casa de Duk, then I curled up into a little ball and cried because Buzz Bissinger doesn't like my kind even though I know damn well who W.C. Heinz is/ ...

YouTube of the Day: Dennis Rodman crushes Bob Costas
Published 11 days ago at Ball Don't Lie
... The blogosphere is a "Buzz" today over the verbal venom Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist H.G. Bissinger spat at Deadspin blogger Will Leitch on ...

The MSM And Blogs: Why The War?
Published 11 days ago by Dave the Falconer at The Falcoholic
... Those of you who aren't aware of Pulitzer-winning journalist Buzz Bissinger's complete and total freakout on Deadspin editor Will Leitch can get caught up to speed here, here and here. I don't want to waste a lot of your time with this one, but I do want to ask a question that has plagued man since he first learned the use of primitive tools: Where's the beef? For the last couple of years, at least, there's been this shrill back-and-forth between members of the mainstream media (newspapers, television, etc.) and blogs. Bloggers regularly accuse ...

“Costas Now” Internet segment in video from
Published 11 days ago by PostmanR at The Postmen // A Sports Blog // Chicago, IL.
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 something you don’t know at all, it’s a bit much. And it’s a generational thing. It happens in music, art, film, fashion — the old ...

Create-a-caption: Boy, you got a flag growin' outta your head
Published 11 days ago at From the Marbles
What's going on here between Kurt Busch and Ryan Newman? I'm sure you can tell us. Winner gets one stomped-on copy of Friday Night Lights. After the jump, Michael Waltrip decides on car-maintenance options. Winner, Grant: "Ya gotta love these Japanese. First you drive it 231 miles, then it converts to a BBQ grill. Hey Smoke, I think your rib-eye is ready. Anyone else want a burger or red hot?" Runner-up, kinggeorge: Michael is a marketing genius! He got his ...

Get Back in This Bag, You Stupid Cat!
Published 11 days ago by Dave at Dave's Football Blog
... I have yet to see the obscenity-laced tirade that Fright Night Lights author Buzz Bissinger spewed at Deadspin chief Will Leitch last night on HBO’s Costas Now, so I’m probably ill-equipped to respond to it. Tons of sports blogs have chimed in already with intelligent responses to that rant, including the target of all that vitriol himself — who, in all honestly, reacted far better to this attack than I would have. Here are a few more worthwhile responses: ...

The Name That Just Won't Go Away
Published 11 days ago by Ian Casselberry at Bless You Boys
... by Doug Mirabelli about whether or not that was really blood on Curt Schilling's sock in 2004 would be an unnecessary cheap shot.  (Even though Buzz Bissinger seems to think that's exactly what we bloggers do, all the time.  I say "seems to," because I haven't viewed the panel discussion from HBO's ...

Weighing In On Sports Blogging In The Wake of "Bissinger vs Leitch"
Published 11 days ago by BDoc at The Sports Oasis
I typed "Bissinger vs Leitch" because it was more Bissinger ranting about something he obviously didn't fully understand, and Will Leitch doing his best to defend it without cursing or fighting. It's been addressed a few times today 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. Unfortunately, I didn't get to see it live, and until the video was put up I really ...

Full Of Sound And Fury, Signifying Everything
Published 11 days ago by Signal to Noise at Signal to Noise
... the majority of the NBA because players have tattoos and some even dare to have cornrows or dreadlocks, and who blanches at every incident of violence on the court as a sign that the league as a whole is out of control. If you don’t mind me saying so, that’s a fuck of a lot of profanity and abuse heaped on by those supposed guardians of the Right Way of doing things.  Glass houses, stones, throwing….right, you know the deal. Takes on the program: Both Will and AJ from Deadspin, Orson at EDSBS, Brian at Awful Announcing, ...

PM Roundup: Buzz Bissinger, Popular Man
Published 11 days ago by TheBigLead at The Big Lead
This is Selita Ebanks. Osi Umenyiora is a lucky, lucky man. We’ve started to pick some interns, but there are still “resumes” to get to. You’ll see their work shortly. We do hope to respond to everyone. After the jump, Reggie Bush, miscaptioned. Buzz is Buzzy: Dodger Thoughts, Double Nickels, Deadspin, AJ Daulerio, Scott’s Shots, Fire Joe Morgan, Fanhouse, Awful Announcing, all have a take on the HBO show last night. NBA playoff ratings are through the roof. (USA ...

Links: Playoffs Diary Day 11
Published 11 days ago by Lang Whitaker at SLAM Online
... Now” he provided what the world has been crying out for: an investigation of the relationship between sports and the media. I happened to tune in during a segment on blogs and sports, and I saw Deadspin’s Will Leitch on-screen with the unhinged writer Buzz Bissinger and some guy from the Cleveland Browns who was apparently mute. Bissinger started ranting and raving and became unhinged, and it was so uncomfortable that I had to change the channel. (Will wrote all about it this morning. Video of it is ...

Opinion: Sports Blogging, Costas, Etc.
Published 11 days ago by Matthew Cerrone at MetsBlog.com
... Will Leitch of Deadspin.com took part in a ‘roundtable discussion’ about sports blogs alonside Pulitzer Prize-winning author Buzz Bissinger (Friday Night Lights) and Browns WR Braylon Edwards, hosted by Bob Costas, live last night on HBO’s CostasNow, which also featured separate but similar discussions with other guests regarding print, talk radio and television… To hear from Leitch, check out his post at Deadspin. …first off, i feel badly for will – not that he needs my ...

On Sports Blogs
Published 11 days ago by ClipperSteve at Clips Nation
... Arenas?) I highly recommend that you read the post by Ken Tremendous on Fire Joe Morgan right now.  It's a pitch perfect summary of the incident.  And given that he was in fact interviewed for the tape segment that preceded the panel discussion, it would seem that he has some skin in this game.  Likewise, you should probably stop by Deadspin, as they have compiled a nice list of links as well as posting the video, not to mention Will's post mere hours after the show.  Talk about skin in the game. From my own ...

Bizzinger vs. Leitch (and the Internet)
Published 11 days ago by Gilbert at Obscure Sports Quarterly
... absolutely went nuts and on a tirade against Leitch and the Internet. YouTube pulled the video, but Deadspin still has it up. Leitch could’ve done a better job of defending himself, but it’s good that he didn’t lower himself to the level that Bissinger did. I actually enjoyed Buzz’s  book, but I think a whole lot less of him now after watching this. Bissinger seems to think the Internet is the root of all evil here. Here’s Will’s reaction. ...

The State of the Sports Blogosphere
Published 11 days ago by footballprofessor at Bull vs Bear
... rich keep getting richer while the rest of us bloggers keep getting ignored unless we drop a post on a Football Outsiders message board and risk getting our commenting privileges taken away. I just want to throw out some examples of the trash these sports blogs feed us. Here are some headlines, maybe you’ve read the stories: Lunchtime Lust: Natasha Poly Pouty Lips Sam Keller Has Hottest Girlfriend Of 2008 NFL Draftees Of Jimmy Olson, Spittle And The Dying Of The Light [Hey That Went Well] Buzz Bissinger ...

As A Blogger
Published 11 days ago by Nels at Give Me The Rock
... There is not much I can really add that hasn’t already been said about Bussinger-gate in terms of the “blogosphere vs. MSM”. But let me proffer this: This is not a “blog” problem or an “MSM” problem. This is not a necessarily a problem at all, depending on how you view American society as a whole (and the rest of the world, perhaps, I don’t know what Deadspin’s map overlay looks like). The fact is just that the generation(s) that are growing up now and consuming information are the generations that were raised from babes with ...

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
... . To read Will's response to the verbal attack, check this out. Needless to say, it's still crystal clear that older journalists have no idea what the future of the media is and are terrified that they are being phased out. ...

On BSD, Blogs, and Such
Published 11 days ago by Mike <info@blackshoediaries.com> at Black Shoe Diaries
... When you can't even get your first point out before the person brought on the show to offer a counter point to yours interjects and says you are "full of shit", it's probably not going to be a fun night. To Will's credit, he handled it beautifully just being polite and letting the vulgar piece of trash make an ass of himself. How ironic it was to watch Bissinger accuse Leitch of being vulgar and vile while calling Leitch "full of shit" and saying blogging "really pisses the shit" out of him. Then he dropped this line. ...

Hit and Run
Published 11 days ago by Jay at The Futility Infielder
... devoted to The Way Those Big Mean Bloggers Are Destroying Journalism . Actually, that's not entirely accurate. Bissinger began by telling Deadspin's Will Leitch, "I really think you're full of shit," ...

The First Major Shot Has Been Fired
Published 11 days ago by Jason at Eleven Warriors
... may have anger issues. Not to have a cock-measuring contest or anything, but I’m guessing the three writers of this site make comparable (or better) money than your typical sports reporter at our real and completely unrelated jobs. Then we come home and do this is a hobby. And best of all, we’re all out of mom’s basement. Finally, I hate saying this, but Braylon Edwards seems to be pretty intelligent and on point. Follow-ups: Deadspin EDSBS Black Shoe Diaries ...

Obligatory Iowa Draft Post
Published 11 days ago by Hawkeye State <info@blackheartgoldpants.com> at Black Heart Gold Pants
... The Buzzsaw that is Bissinger the Arizona Cardinals took Kenny Iwebema in the fourth round.  Surely the pick had nothing to do with Ron Aiken, who coached Iwebema as an underclassman at Iowa and is now the defensive line coach in Arizona. ...

50-year old writer surprisingly hates modern sports trend
Published 10 days ago by Jordi at The Serious Tip
Don't you hate this? A trend comes out, people around the world embrace it, enjoy it, copy it, and make it their own. Then some guy in his fifties gets interviewed about it, goes off the handle, and bashes it like it is the worst thing in the world. I have to agree, it is quite sad. I'm not sure why it happens, but the same demographic always seems to be responsible. We aren't talking the end of the world here. So to Ramachandra Guha, suck it up holmes, cheerleaders are here to stay. To the rest of you ...

Thursday’s Layup Drill
Published 10 days ago by Matt Watson at Detroit Bad Boys
... There will be basketball at the Palace on Saturday; whether it’s Game 7 or Game 1 remains to be seen. If Flip is eventually fired this year, the rumor mill suggests he will have suitors. The Celtics took care of business against the Hawks. I’d have my blogger card stripped from me if I didn’t mention the Costas Now brouhaha in which civility was thrown out the window and Will Leitch was ambushed. Here’s Leitch’s response, as well as reaction from around the blogosphere. Last ...

Sports Blogs V. The Mainstream Media, Raving Lunatics
Published 10 days ago by HG at YOU BEEN BLINDED
... For those that don’t know what’s going on, Bob Costas put together a Town Hall Meeting to discuss the landscape of sports and rise of bloggers and sports talk radio. As you can see Buzz Bissinger had a lot to spew on the topic and Braylon Edwards had nothing to say. DeadSpin’s Will Leitch handled himself well at ground zero, because he easily could’ve done like ...

Baseball Today: Thursday, May 1
Published 10 days ago by Art Martone (amartone@projo.com) at Projo SoxBlog
... -- weigh on in Bob Costa's HBO special about sports media, specifically the part about bloggers and Buzz Bissinger's full frontal attack on Deadspin's Will Leitch, which Leitch chronicles here. Abraham does a great job of explaining the integration of new media by traditional media outlets and why it so angers/frightens many traditionalists. Posnanski -- as usual -- is insightful and elegant as he points out that many of the old writers Bissinger used in his anti-online diatribe would probably be writing blogs today if they'd come of age in this era: "Newspapers are shrinking. ...

The Buzz in the Blogosphere: Two Points to Bear in Mind
Published 10 days ago by T Kyle King <info@dawgsports.com> at Dawg Sports
I know better than to respond to this kind of low-rent mudslinging. Really, I do. I know better than to add my two cents' worth after Will Leitch, Orson Swindle, and MaconDawg, as well as SG Standard, Joel, and HornsFan (you know . . . some of those dastardly blog commenters we hear so much about!), already have said all that needed to be said. I know better than to engage in debate with a grown man who answers to the name "Buzz" but who has not either walked on the moon or defended the galaxy from the threat of the evil ...

Thursday's Starting Five
Published 10 days ago by CJG at What Would Oakley Do?

A Blogger Blogging About Blogs
Published 10 days ago by Andy Goldstein at RotoRob
... employed by a sports talk radio station in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex. 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. Plenty of bloggers have responded. Some thoughtfully. Some hysterically. I can’t really add anything to other than a personal ...

ON BISSINGER AND BLOGGING
Published 10 days ago by eirishis at Thirtyfive Seconds
... Beyond Leitch’s simple but polite defense of blogging on the air, there have been numerous, truly thoughtful posts in response to Bissinger’s attacks on the medium. Leitch penned his own after appearing on the broadcast. Michael Schur of FJM ...

Puck Headlines: This cannot be the end of Brendan Shanahan
Published 10 days ago at Puck Daddy
... • The Forechecker offers a hockey blogger's perspective to the Will Leitch/Buzz Bissinger/"Costas Now" segment that has become the talk of the blogosphere. Hell, we were just happy to see the NHL Closer show up in the montage. [ ...

Buzz Bissinger is Gene Simmons.
Published 10 days ago by pdb at Nice Guys Finish Third
... I’m definitely a proponent of the debate between old and new media - there are things to be gained from both camps, and just like anything else, it’s not a black and white issue.  But Bissinger didn’t come on Costas Now for a debate - he came, soapbox in hand, to decry Everything That Is Wrong With The World Today, and by God, that’s what he did.  Vehemently.  Crudely.  And not at all effectively.  As Leitch himself wrote, what Bissinger did was melt down, very publicly, and to very little effect, on national cable TV.  Unlike Leitch, ...

Published 9 days ago by Aaron at AaronGleeman.com
... have already weighed in on the topic, so check out Bissinger-related takes from Alan Sepinwall of the Newark Star Ledger, Michael David Smith of AOL Fanhouse, Joe Posnanski of the Kansas City Star, Jason McIntyre of The Big Lead, King Kaufman of Salon, and Jon Weisman of Dodger Thoughts. Leitch recovered from the experience to pen a well-done postmortem piece hours after the taping, and Jason Whitlock of ...

TFC Blog Link-Up!
Published 9 days ago at The Footy Blog
... TFC Blog Link-Up! Posted by Joe Ross on May 02, 2008 After the recent Buzz Bissinger v Will Leitch "debate" that's rocked the blogosphere, I've decided to make it perfectly clear that my blog posts about Toronto FC matches are not supposed to be match reports from a journalist, but thoughts on the game from a season ticket holder who's taking it all in from the stands. I'm not in the locker room asking John Carver why he didn't substitute Danny Dichio earlier or talking to players about their feelings after the match. If you're looking for some bloggers with access to the ...

Blogging about Bissinger and about Blogging
Published 8 days ago by TheNaturalMevs at Diamond Hoggers
... Since I began blogging in early 2006 I've seen this fad explode, and I don't think it's going to disappear like Pogs and Magic Cards did. This is where the future is going, and that's what made Bissinger go buck wild on our boy Willy Leitch. Leitch is the face of sports blogging, and like all great leaders he must take the brunt of the criticism. He handled himself with class and dignity in the face of much hostility. If Bissinger would have asked me if I've read Chaucer or W.C. Heinz I'd have probably responded with a resounding 'get fucked, it ...

Talking Points: nuking the notebook May 5, 2008
Published 6 days ago by Joel <info@rockytoptalk.com> at Rocky Top Talk
... 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! Rabble!"). Dawg Sports (inviting Buzz to ...

The Buzz about Buzz
Published 6 days ago by Menelaus <info@bruinsnation.com> at Bruins Nation
... profanity laden meltdown was.  I don't need to note sharply declining newspaper readerships or the employment fears of traditional writers.  There's no need to point out that there are good and bad professional journalists, just as there are good and bad blogs.  I don't even need to chuckle about some folks inability to discern the difference between a comment and a front page blog post.  Those points, and many others, have already been made (among other places, here, ...

It's Not Plagiarism If You Link To It: Finals Edition
Published 5 days ago by Hawkeye State <info@blackheartgoldpants.com> at Black Heart Gold Pants
... of unicorns.  Morbidly obese unicorns. (C)  A BHGP link in the Press-Citizen's message board. (3)  Ryan Perriloux has been excommunicated by Les Miles.  He plans to work as: (A)  Starting quarterback of the AFL's Grand Rapids (Recliners of) Rage. (B)  60 billion dime bag man. (C)  Dominique Douglas' personal banker. (4)  Before there was Buzz Bissinger, Michael Wilbon, or Bill Conlin, there was the Des Moines ...

Bissinger's Blog Bashing: Under the Bottom, and Off Target
Published 3 days ago by Dan Steinberg at D.C. Sports Bog
Bissinger's Blog Bashing: Under the Bottom, and Off Target The night Buzz Bissinger's head exploded , I was busy with the TiVo, attempting to capture the best possible ripped-from-the-TV photographs of DeShawn Stevenson wearing a Mike Vick jersey. ...