Of Tony, Bill and Tomase: a strange day for sports journalism

Simmons hates ESPN

Posted 5/15/2008 on Down with Goldy

Bill Simmons and ESPN have apparently not been getting along lately, leading to a major drop in Sports Guy articles. As much as I think the guy can be quite an idiot at times, and his homerism makes Dawger look balanced, he's pretty entertaining most of the time, so this is bad news. Plus, he was pretty easy to make fun of. Here is the link from deadspin. Whole post here: We're not the only ...

Bill Simmons Takes Shots At ESPN, Creates His Own Blog

Posted 5/15/2008 on FanIQ Blog

I'm sure more than a few of you out there read Bill Simmons, and you may have noticed that until yesterday he hadn't been writing much for ESPN over the past two weeks. The reason for that appears to be because he's not happy with the way ESPN puts shackles on him. Here's what he said yesterday in response to an email query from Deadspin : I still love writing my column and only ...

Deadspin Jinxes Cubs

Posted 5/15/2008 on wrigleyville23

The Cardinal-controlled Deadspin takes notice of the Cubs and concludes "it's starting to look like the Cubs can do this thing. Win a World Series, that is." Ha! Good one! Deadspin is always hilarious. Jinxing bastards. One other thing on Deadspin: Bill Simmons is not happy with ESPN and he has his own blogspot blog now .

Bill Simmons Is Unhappy With ESPN and Posting on His Own Blog

Posted 5/15/2008 on FanHouse

When asked why he is writing less frequently, ESPN.com columnist Bill Simmons gave a surprisingly blunt statement to Deadspin about his relationship with his employer: Yes, I still work for ESPN. No, I'm not writing for ESPN.com as much - my choice, not theirs. That's just the way it will be from now on, unfortunately. I'd have more to say, but I'd end up being profane and I don't want to ...

Big names.

Posted 5/15/2008 on Sports Media Watch

Tony Kornheiser: After years of being far more well known for his ESPN work than for his writing, the Monday Night Football analyst and Pardon the Interruption co-host has accepted a buyout from the Washington Post. Kornheiser had worked at the Post for nearly to 30 years.Bill Simmons: The Page 2 personality is apparently at odds with his ESPN bosses, telling Deadspin that he is "not writing for

The Internets: Bill Simmons has had it up to here

Posted 5/14/2008 on Randball

Deadspin scores big with an e-mail exchange with ESPN.com’s Bill Simmons, in which it is clear the Sports Guy is not happy with the state of affairs over at the WWL. Without rehashing Simmons’ entire career arc, we will say we did notice he hadn’t been quite as active lately. From Deadspin, Simmons’ words: I still love writing my column and only re-signed last year ...

Simmons And ESPN Not Currently Seeing Eye To Eye

Posted 5/14/2008 on Awful Announcing

Interesting item over at Deadspin today about a dialogue that they had with Bill Simmons recently. It seems that Simmons is writing less these days and it's not because he's taking a vacation or burnt out like Jason Whitlock. No it's because he and the "Leader" are in a bit of a standstill. Yes, I still work for ESPN. No, I'm not writing for ESPN.com as much — my choice, not theirs. That's ...