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KellyDwyer Truly, truly sucks. -
tziller Can't Obama do something about this? This is not change I can believe in. -
chone FJM is not retiring, they've been secretly suspended for making prop bets on the amount of times David Eckstein dives for a ground ball and just barely misses. -
MoonDogLeft I know I may be chastised for this, but I never visited your site. But by all accounts, you were one of the frontrunners in the sports blogosphere.
Congratulations on your accomplishments and best wishes for your future endeavors.
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TheProgram Wow I saw this in the morning and could not believe it....goodbye and you will be sorely missed. Damn!
R.I.P., FJM
Sons of Steve Garvey —
Post #1377: The Relatively Short Goodbye (Fire Joe Morgan)
Well, it seemed inevitable: When you're busy making seven-figure deals with multimedia conglomerates, appearing with your baby son on your father-in-law's national talk show, and selling screenplays to and writing sitcoms for major studios, who has time to blog?
The End of An Era
River Avenue Blues —
You will be missed. Godspeed.
Post from: River Ave. Blues A New York Yankees blog
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The Short Farewell
Royals Review —
The Short Farewell
Fleece it out, boys.
FJM is no more
Lone Star Ball —
FJM is no more
FJM is closing down shop.
The End of An Era -- FJM Signs Off
Boiled Sports —
... Their posting has gotten less and less frequent in the last few months, to the point where they hadn't posted anything in over two weeks. And then, tonight, the sad news that any of us regular readers probably had a sense was coming did finally come. They've called it quits. ...
This Sucks
YFSF —
... Goodbye, FJM.
First Carlin. Then Sho Nuff. Now FJM.
Tirico Suave —
Allow Me To Start The Inevitable Tirico Suave: Now With 42% More Trifling Comments! First Carlin. Then Sho Nuff. Now FJM. Posted by Harvey Bars November 13th, 2008 No Comments Joe Morgan Emmy Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue . Tags: Harvey Bars Shoulda Been You Hat Guy blogs 0 responses so far No comments yet. Leave a Comment Name Mail Website Powered by WP Hashcash Wordpress Hashcash needs javascript to work, but your browser has javascript disabled. Your comment will be placed in moderation! Click ...
6FU: FJM Is Dead (And You’re Next)
Can't Stop The Bleeding —
... “if you work hard enough, and blow off enough social occasions, and stare at the internet enough, and get nerdy enough, and repeatedly ignore entreaties from your friends and loved ones to please God stop blogging about Bill Plaschke and get out of the house it’s a beautiful day!, then you, too, can…have a blog.” So signed off the creators of Fire Joe Morgan yesterday, confirming the end of FJM’s impressive 4 1/2 year run. You can’t really have a burial for a blog, but if you could, it would only make sense for FMJ to be laid to ...
So I Guess This Office Show Is Here to Stay
Defensive Indifference —
... FJM is gone. I think it’s the first blog I ever read religiously and it will be missed, even if it sort of seems like it’s time to go. ...
FireJoeMorgan Shuts Down: End of an Era
Dan Shanoff —
... , only to realize it was a "goodbye" blog-retirement post. While I appreciate their reasons, needless to say they and their work will be missed. ...
Shanoff's Wake-Up Call: Jets, Jerry, Jimmie
The Sporting Blog —
... The Last Word: Thank you, Ken, Dak and Junior. Your work will be missed, but if your legacy is that other bloggers give inane columns the "patented FireJoeMorgan treatment," your effort will live on. ...
Dropping Links: Friday, November 14th
tonyblogs.net - Sports news, humor, videos and prognostications. —
... .219 hitting Swisher to play 1B [NY Daily News]
Cliff Lee destroyed the AL Cy Young voting yesterday [ESPN.com]
LeBron, Cavs knock off 'Melo, Nugs to win sixth straight [SI.com]
BLOGS
With one move, Brian Cashman blocks three people from being Yankees in 2009 [The Final Score]
Knicks Fans Discover Striking Palms Together Makes Uplifting And Appreciative Noise [The Onion]
Fire Joe Morgan is closing up shop [FJM]
The Most Humble Room in Ocho Cinco's House [Tirico Suave]
VIDEO ...
The Dutch Oven: Burning Up Your Crusty Meat
Walkoff Walk —
... Fire Joe Morgan Shuttering Opens Up Gaping Comic Void in Blogosphere: Yes, the day we never hoped would come has jumped up at the very worst possible moment. Fire Joe Morgan, the best-written and funniest media criticism blog in the entire sportsblogosphere, is closing up shop because that Office TV show is too time-consuming. Or something about their families. I don't know. ...
The Terrific Blog Fire Joe Morgan Calls It Quits
The Big Lead —
... End of an Era: Moment of silence for the end of Fire Joe Morgan. Here’s hoping they return at some point - they’re good bloggers, and in our limited e-mail dealings with them, good people. ...
This Is Not Change I Can Believe In
wrigleyville23 —
Barack Obama is elected president and what happens? Kerry Wood is leaving the Cubs and Fire Joe Morgan shuts down. Don't think for a second that all of these things aren't related in some way.
A Sad Day In Blogadelphia
The Fightins —
... never been — they are that good.
It is definitely something you could see coming. Their posting has been scarce at best lately, and they all write hit fucking TV shows and shit. But I guess there was always the faint hope that they’d start knocking out posts as consistently as they once did. Seeing the end in writing is sort of depressing.
Oh well, I think I’ve said too much. I just wanted to put that out there.
Thanks, FJM.
Post #1377: The Relatively Short Goodbye | Fire Joe Morgan
After the ...
From The Branches - Eat It Rest of Canada
Pension Plan Puppets —
... Salming and Horton.
The General crunches some numbers and they look good.
Archimedes has a lot on his mind. You know how it is, once stoners get started they can't stop.
Jared has five wishes. I wonder what he did to the genie to wrangle two more.
In other news, Milan Lucic dummied Mike Komisarek.
Don't worry senators fans! This is how you start rebuilding a stumbling franchise. MUAHAHAHAHAHA!
Fire Joe Morgan is over. So sad :(
Ending You Didn't See Edition - Daily "Linkin' Logs" (11/14/08)
The Bad News Bloggers —
... will be closing its doors...err...stop paying its domain fees (?) as they are now closing shop. Now, while I personally found FJM to be entertaining if not a bit too narcassistic and self-serving, they were hilarious and very good at calling out douchebags in journalism (Bill Plaschke is in nirvana today). So as a fellow blogger, I bid them adieu. Nice work guys. ...
Thanks For The Memories, Fire Joe Morgan
MOUTHPIECE Blog // A Chicago-Addled Sports Blog —
... Last night, sadly, Fire Joe Morgan announced they decided to close their doors. Hey: they have real lives and families. And they all write for “The Office,” which is a show I quite enjoy. So that’s comforting. (Pam’s back!) ...
FAREWELL TO SOME OF THE BEST
With Leather —
... It’s a sad day for sports blog enthusiasts (read: dorks), as the guys at Fire Joe Morgan are bringing the site to an end. Since With Leather tries to avoid going down the rabbit holes of media criticism and reporting which sports bloggers are writers for “The Office,” FJM never got a lot of attention here, but it was a vital read for anyone who likes to see idiots mocked ruthlessly. And I am ALL about that. ...
Well this sucks
Gaslamp Ball —
Well this sucks
Fire Joe Morgan is no more. I blame Alderson.
[PARTY AT PLASCHKE'S] FireJoeMorgan Moves Out Mom's Basement, Closes Doors
Rays Index —
FireJoeMorgan seems to think they can just close up shop and deprive us all of whatever it was they did, which somehow always made us feel better about ourselves. ...
The Morning Constitutional
The Sporting Blog —
Ivanovic Off The Market, Entwined With Tennis Pro | Sports By Brooks
Shocking: Ana's new BF has a euro mullet.
Unveiling the Bong and Coke Photo | Pro Football Talk
I'm sure it's just tobacco in that bong and sugar on the table that injured Eagles rookie cornerback Jack Ikegwuonu is enjoying. (Warning: Link contains drug paraphernalia, as you may have already figured out.)
Post #1377: The Relatively Short Goodbye | Fire Joe Morgan
One of the finest and funniest sports blogs ...
Daily Linkin Logs-The Ending You Didn't See
Walker Sports —
... , Fire Joe Morgan will be closing its doors...err...stop paying its domain fees (?) as they are now closing shop. Now, while I personally found FJM to be entertaining if not a bit too narcassistic and self-serving, they were hilarious and very good at calling out douchebags in journalism (Bill Plaschke is in nirvana today). So as a fellow blogger, I bid them adieu. Nice work guys. ...
Goodbye, FJM
WNYMedia.net » BfloBlog —
I have to admit, reading this latest (and last) FJM post made me “as disappointed as I’d be if I set out to construct a hot fudge sundae and discovered I was out of whipped cream.”
After 21 years, and almost 40 million posts (we’ll have to check those numbers, but it’s something like that), we have decided to bring FJM to an end.
It’s no secret that I’ve been a fan of FJM for a while. I have to admit that before I came across their site, it was easy to not question the legions of baseball ...
'Fire Joe Morgan' blog ending
XM MLB Chat —
Last post for Fire Joe Morgan was 11/13/08, via Baseball Musings.
Links of the Day 11/14/08
The Victoria Times —
Fire Joe Morgan, one of my favorite sites and one of the most influential, is closing up shop. The Fanhouse has a look at what the Twins should and will be doing this offseason. The Twins re-signed John Gordon for the next two years. Good.
And this work week is OVA!
Tremendous Upside Potential —
... Fire Joe Morgan ... He Gone -- Rickhouse's boys (or is it brethren?) call it quits after a rather prolific influence throughout the blogosphere. I'll always respect them for their passion, simplistic layout, and, in general, sticking to their convictions. ...
This Week's Links (11/10-11/14)
Vegas Watch —
RIP, FJM. I recently discovered this site, which breaks down various college sports polls. Dave Jones' ballot is pretty amusing. Free agent rankings: Law, Passan, MLBTR. Dave Cameron is up for a $10,000 scholarship. Go vote for him. Scott Boras: still awesome. KLaw gives us the names of the guys who voted for Volquez for RoY. And Shysterball brings us an "explanation" from the guy who left Lincecum off his Cy ballot.
Lost Time Is Not Found Again: Nov. 14, 2008
MOUTHPIECE Blog // A Chicago-Addled Sports Blog —
Lost Time Is Not Found Again is what the MPS blog crew has been reading today.
+ Your farewell Fire Joe Morgan thread. {Ballhype.}
+ Barry Bonds is hunting deer in Canada, with video goodness. {You Been Blinded.}
+ Is Baron Davis not fitting in so well with the Clips? {Larry Brown Sports.}
+ JMU football. Ranked higher than Notre Dame. Jeff Sagarin, for the win.. {Mister Irrelevant.}
+ Non-sports: Another new Kanye West track. {The Cognizant Freak.} Will Hillary ...
Friday Funday Link Dump
Sports —
Michael Jordan gets schooled by a CEO.
Shaq, Nash and Barnes brawl with Rafer Alston and the Houston Rockets. Aaron Brooks provides commentary.
Sports Insights gives their NFL Picks and NCAA Picks.
Fire Joe Morgan calls it quits. What a bummer; I’m glad they’re leaving their site up though.
Meet Elisabetta Gregoraci. Very nice.
Rasheed “Guaransheed” Wallace gets a new tatoo. Probably in celebration of AI.
Lebron scores 41 points and dunks from the free throw ...
Well This Completely and Totally Ruined My Day
High and Tight. —
A site that started up around the same time this did, and which is run by a bunch of really funny and truly nice guys with whom I've had numerous conversations, is closing its doors. ...
This Article Has No Reason To Exist
Bucstats.com —
... think of a newspaper article that is less relevant or has less of a reason to exist than this one. The only reason I’m bringing it up is because I did the spot on John Lynch and John McCain yesterday and thought it was only fair. And because I don’t want to write the same “How will the Bucs defense stop Adrian Peterson?” article you’ve read a hundred other times elsewhere. So, in the spirit of the now defunct Fire Joe Morgan, let’s go through it line by line. ...
A survivor eulogizes the blog passing of Fire Joe Morgan
Big League Stew —
On Thursday, the fellas at Fire Joe Morgan announced they were returning their scalpels to the surgical tray and calling it a blogging career. The news ...
PM Roundup: Title Shot
The Big Lead —
... A pretty positive Arrested Development movie rumor. (FilmDrunk)
Dude got caught cheating in Second Life, so he’s getting divorced in First Life. (MSNBC)
Two Syracuse football players have opened a hooka bar. (Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician)
A big name expensive player is on the trading block so of course the Yankees are in the discussion. 2nd place or bust! (San Dieog Union Tribune)
Saying goodbye to Fire Joe Morgan - Fire Joe Morgan style. (Rays Index)
The man with ...
Your Friday Megalinks, Part I
Fang's Bites —
... . It's always sad to hear when brothers-in-blogging decide to stop posting and the excellent Fire Joe Morgan blog has done just that. Hopefully, the guys at FJM will reconsider and come back every once in a while. ...
HHR Hugs It Out [11.14.08]
Hugging Harold Reynolds —
... And a very fond farewell to one of our favorite blogs, Fire Joe Morgan says goodbye.
R.I.P..... F.J.M.
Talking Chop —
R.I.P..... F.J.M.
You will be missed.
Fire Joe Morgan Takes a Bow [Sports Blogs]
Deadspin —
... then you, too, can...have a blog. Again, from the bottom of our hearts, thank you. And as Joe Morgan himself might say: "I really haven't seen them play...slidepiece...Dave Concepcion." Love, dak, Junior, and Ken So, please, I know many of you are fans of the site so please feel free to pass along your favorite FJM posts and we'll do a more fitting memorial service on Monday when there will be many more eyes on the page. Post #1377: The Relatively Short Goodbye [Fire Joe Morgan]
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The Dugout: Fire No More Again
FanHouse —
... announced that it is officially coming to an end. For over three years, the blog tirelessly gave the business to mainstream sports journalism as no one else could. Their sonning of guys in suits was hilarious and legendary, but just as impressive was the collection of running gags -- the tangential digressions into the office politics of the fictional Fremulon Insurance, the perpetual fascination with food metaphors and meaningless buzzwords, the detours into outrageous hyperbole. It really was one of the great treasures of the world of sports blogging. Since they're keeping ...
For Those Who Blog We Salute You - 11/15
SOX & Dawgs —
It’s a very sad day as the boys at Fire Joe Morgan have decided to close up shop.
Requiem For FJM [Center Field]
A look at future candidates for the Red Sox Hall of Fame [Red Sox Monster]
Pudge’s Legacy Goes to the Dogs [Fenway West]
For Those Who Want To Smell Like New Jersey [Surviving Grady]
Happy Hollidays [Babes Love Baseball]
Breaking News: David Ortiz Named DH/GM [Wicked Good Sports]
Randy Edsall [Depth of Field Photo]
Mayne ...
"I really haven't seen them play...slidepiece...Dave Concepcion."
SportsFilter —
Saturday, November 15, 2008 "I really haven't seen them play...slidepiece...Dave Concepcion." FJM goes dark. SADFACE. permalink posted by lilnemo at 12:51 PM - 0 comments - add a comment -
The Return of the Evil Empire?
It's Mets For Me: Off-Beat, Tangentially Relevant Mets Ruminations —
... Finally, a great big f*ck the heck? and "RIP" to Fire Joe Morgan, the bloggers that suddenly decided to make better use of their time this week and cease all bloggy operations. They did something every satirically-minded blogger does every day, but they did it better.
In Memoriam: Fire Joe Morgan 2005-2008
Bugs & Cranks —
... We gather here today to mourn the end of a snarky era, as Ken Tremendous, dak, and Junior have decided to call it a blog, and have closed up shop on their peerless mainstream media-evisceration site, Fire Joe Morgan. For over three years, FJM was the number one leader in pointing out much of the laziness, ignorance, stubborness, and self-importance of the majority of mainstream sports writers and commentators in America today. They showed us how trite and incomprehensible Joe Morgan’s color-commentary on ESPN was, they cautioned us to the evils of ...
Some love to the fans: Stampede Blue and SB Nation get some publicity
Stampede Blue —
... So, why am I sounding so sappy and misty eyed this morning? Well, a few reasons. One, I got engaged recently. You'll find it humorous to know that she HATES football, and refers to this time of the year as the "Dead Zone" (meaning she is dead to me and I spent more time with Peyton Manning than her). But, despite her hatred for the great sport, it was she who suggested I start blogging about the Colts. The second reason is Fire Joe Morgan just closed its blog doors. This was a funny, unique blog that could not continue because the guys were just too independent. ...
Just When You Think There’s Nothing Fun to Critique…
Mike Scioscia's tragic illness —
... Hey! We’re not dead. It’s just that there’s only so many free agent rumors one can handle until the real fireworks start going. Just in sort of a post-October, pre-hot stove sort of malaise, as it were. We’re going to finish up the 2008 season reviews this week, and hopefully start talking about filling all of the enormous holes the Dodgers have to get to. But first things first: in fond memory of the dearly departed Fire Joe Morgan, we simply must discuss ...
Linkz of the Week: May Your Hotdogs Fly As High As Your Dreams
BostonsportZ —
... The sports blogosphere suffered one of its biggest casualties this past week as Fire Joe Morgan, one of the funniest, most interesting sports blogs on the web officially went on permanent vacation. FJM was probably the first sports blog I really got into and started reading every day and they're just a great group of bloggers, which I'm sure makes them okay human beings, too. ...
BC Sports Treehouse Fort Headlines For November 16
Sports articles at Blogcritics —
... to the Oakland A's in exchange for closer Huston Street, outfielder Carlos Gonzalez, and a player to be overvalued later. And finally, the Treehouse Fort wishes a fond farewell to pioneer sports blog firejoemorgan.com, who announced they would cease posting articles . FJM was best known for humorously and vigorously criticizing baseball writers and their arguments. Since FJM traditionally never tore up arguments contained in podcasts, we now bring to you, with a calm conscience, the gritty, heady, BC Sports Treehouse Fort. Charlie Doherty's "What Were They Thinking?" Nominees ...
Fire Joe Morgan Tributes Continues To Provide Bloggers With Easy Content
TheScore.com Blog —
In the days since it was announced that the web's premier pseudo-sabermetric baseball journalism metacriticism site would be shutting down, something like twelve thousand different blogs posted some kind of expression of their profound sadness at this event. (Or, at least according to this Ballhype page, it was almost fifty-- but who's counting?) Today, Deadspin got the goods from the FJM crew, in the form of a hilarious "exit interview", as well as a compilation of some of their readers' favourite FJM moments-- all of which, are, naturally, awesome in their own very special way. Like this gem, from a post titled ...
“Wood Will be SORELY Missed?” What a Puntastic Muskbag!
Hire Jim Essian —
... First, I should point out that the pioneers of the internet takedown, the writers at Fire Joe Morgan, are done blogging. Sad news for fans of funny. Kerry Wood will be missed, no doubt. But that’s not going to stop the other Carrie from reminding us one more time that Wood sometimes had issues with his health. Maybe that’s a bit of an understatement akin to “ ...
HustleJunkie: A Tribute to Fire Joe Morgan
Hardwood Paroxysm —
... Driven by a love for baseball and a hatred of insipid sportswriting, FJM pioneered the brazen disrespect for God awful commentary that is now so popular online. But as many of you may have heard, FJM is closing up shop. I don’t take the time to criticize print journalists very often, mostly because I can hardly stand to read them anymore, but the passing of FJM deserves a tribute. Imitation is the highest form of BLAH BLAH BLAH. ...
AaronGleeman.com — ... already, make sure to order a copy of The Hardball Times Baseball Annual, which begins shipping next week and includes articles from Rob Neyer, Joe Posnanski, Will Leitch, John Dewan, Tim Marchman, Tom Tango, Craig Wright, and Don Malcolm, plus THT's awesome staff of regulars. How popular was Fire Joe Morgan before they retired from blogging last week? Michael Schur, Alan Yang, and Dave ...
Blog Kiosk 11/23/2008
Blue Heaven —
... Be sure to give a hearty good bye and fond farewell to a blog that will be sorely missed. Without Fire Joe Morgan the 'tubes will never be the same. ...
Finally!
Keep Your Sox On - Red Sox Baseball Blog About Red Sox Baseball —
... Pittsburgh in the AFC Championship... 17 hours ago Peter Robert Casey 6th Annual Big Apple Basketball H.S. Invitational 18 hours ago Lansdowne 9 KOK & Urindanger Bought Out 5 weeks ago FootballFresh - College Football Blog College Football - Swenson’s Last Second Field Goal Lifts Michigan State Over Wisconsin 1 month ago Sports Club Stats NFL off today, and we have weight. 1 month ago FIRE JOE MORGAN Post #1377: The Relatively Short Goodbye 1 month ago Bruins Nation posts are ...
How Much Do You Love This Picture?
Keep Your Sox On - Red Sox Baseball Blog About Red Sox Baseball —
... 23 hours ago Peter Robert Casey My profile page is launched 2 days ago Pro Basketball Blog What the h… 4 weeks ago Lansdowne 9 KOK & Urindanger Bought Out 2 months ago FootballFresh - College Football Blog College Football - Swenson’s Last Second Field Goal Lifts Michigan State Over Wisconsin 2 months ago Sports Club Stats NFL off today, and we have weight. 3 months ago FIRE JOE MORGAN Post #1377: The Relatively Short Goodbye 3 months ago Bruins Nation posts are ...
Shameless Plug: SCU On Cardboard Corner
Sports Cards Uncensored —
... [image] Welcome 1, Welcome All SCU Presents: The All Day Highlight Reel [image] 2007 Topps Chrome RC Auto Bad Jerseys Vacation Over Wax Breaker Hiatus Topps Traders Bartolo Colon Sports Lizard's Rant Five Really Cool Things You Can Do With the New SportsLizard Sports Card Blog [image] SuperFractor.com presents The Card Podcast Fire Joe Morgan Post #1377: The Relatively Short Goodbye 3 Point Play [image] Honor Veterans!! ...
The Biz Beat: Affiliate Programs by Shawn Hoffman
Baseball Prospectus —
... holds another project for us on which to waste massive amounts of time. For now, we'll leave the site and the archives up as a testament to the fact that if you work hard enough, and blow off enough social occasions, and stare at the internet enough, and get nerdy enough, and repeatedly ignore entreaties from your friends and loved ones to please God stop blogging about Bill Plaschke and get out of the house it's a beautiful day!, then you, too, can... have a blog. Ken Tremendous, Fire Joe Morgan Being a blogger is an interesting existence. You can spend hours each week on ...
