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Programming Note
hardballtimes.com - 24 days ago
Programming Note
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When I started writing ShysterBall in the spring of 2007, the idea was to give me a place to be where I could escape the stress and unpleasantness of my legal career, if only for the briefest of moments. As time went on, it began to consume more and more of my waking hours and, in all honesty, ...
Could Comcast/NBC rival ESPN?
usatoday.com - 21 days ago
Could Comcast/NBC rival ESPN?
— usatoday.com — Comcast, the USA's largest cable TV operator, made a surprise (and unsuccessful) takeover bid for ESPN parent... Disney in 2004 in hopes of creating the world's biggest media company. If it can get NBCU, the General Electric division that includes NBC ... (more) Could Comcast/NBC rival ESPN?

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Comcast must make the right calls on sports in any NBC deal
sportsbusinessjournal.com - 25 days ago
Comcast must make the right calls on sports in any NBC deal
— sportsbusinessjournal.com — It’s looking more likely that Comcast will be successful in its attempt to take control of NBC... , judging by a series of meetings the two sides have had over the past few weeks. Toward the end of October, the top executives from NBC and Comcast — ... (more) Comcast must make the right calls on sports in any NBC deal

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Notre Dame Games Could Go To Versus If Comcast Buys NBC
sportingnews.com - 24 days ago
Notre Dame Games Could Go To Versus If Comcast Buys NBC
— sportingnews.com — It was 1991 when NBC first acquired the exclusive rights to broadcast Notre Dame games on network... TV, which made a lot of sense considering the Irish were actually a program of some consequence in the world of college football at the time. Not so much ... (more) Notre Dame Games Could Go To Versus If Comcast Buys NBC

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It's About The Money - A New York Yankees Blog:  Shysterball gets the call

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Shysterball gets the call
It's About The Money - A New York Yankees Blog — There are few things that make me happier than watching good things happen to good people.  This tops my list today: When I started writing ShysterBall in the spring of 2007, the idea was to give myself a place to be where I could escape the stress and unpleasantness of my legal career, if only for the briefest of moments. As time went on, it began to consume more and more of my waking hours and, in all honesty, interfering pretty significantly with that legal career. No, I never dropped the ball on a case, but it has been a struggle. I mean really, how is someone ...

THT: Calcaterra: Programming Note
BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog — THT: Calcaterra: Programming Note Big news on the ShysterBall front! All hail Voltaire! When I started writing ShysterBall in the spring of 2007, the idea was to give myself a place to be where I could escape the stress and unpleasantness of my legal career, if only for the briefest of moments. As time went on, it began to consume more and more of my waking hours and, in all honesty, interfering pretty significantly with that legal career. No, I never dropped the ball on a case, but it has been a struggle. I mean really, how is someone supposed to prepare for an oral argument ...

The Last Off Night Before The Offseason
Fack Youk — ... First and foremost, huge congrats to a good friend of the blog, Craig Calcaterra. After graduating from Blogspot to The Hardball Times and from there to NBC Sports, the Shyster is quitting his day job and moving to NBC Sports full-time. Like many others, I found Shysterball through Rob Neyer and have been enjoy his work for a long time. A while back, I used him as an example of the kind of blogger we would benefit by paying a small monthly fee to, in order free him from the legal world and make his content even better. Fortunately ...

Late Day Journal- November 3, 2009
Sports Media Journal — ... … Craig Calcaterra at the Hardball Time s tells readers of his new professional venture. .. Nancy Barnes at the Minneapolis Star Tribune looks at the ...

Off-day nonsense
Whiteyball — ... (sorry for the Heyman link) and that Craig Calcaterra is going to drop the gavel and blog baseball full time, there just wasn’t a lot going on. ...

Wednesday Wangdoodles
ESPN Feed: neyer rob — ... (and I suggest clicking through some of the links therein). The takeaway, though? CHONE is looking real fine ... * Sometimes you have a rough week. It's not anything that your friends or your family have done, nor anything that the Phillies or the Yankees have done. But sometimes events conspire to make you wonder what exactly you're doing here. And then, a lightning bolt: a wonderful bit of news like this , and suddenly the world starts to make sense again.

Other Good Reading
Wezen Ball - A Baseball Blog — ... Most of you who read Wezen-Ball here probably already saw this, but, in case you haven't, I just wanted to point out that our good friend ShysterBall - Craig Calcaterra - announced yesterday that he will be quitting his day job in the lawyer biz and becoming a full-time baseball writer/blogger over at NBC Sports. To that I say: many, many congratulations, Craig! Well deserved! You're blog is my absolute favorite to read on a daily basis and I'm excited to hear that you've been able to make this blogging thing work so well for you that you're about to take on your dream job. ...

Winning It All On An Anniversary
No, You're a Towel — ... in congratulating Shysterball's Craig Calcaterra on all his success and his latest decision. Quitting his day job to become a blogger makes him a hero amongst the rest of us who long to do just that. This blog started as a hobby at the beginning of the year, but I have found great love in doing it. Hopefully Craig can inspire me to follow his path. ...

AaronGleeman.com — ... . In fact, he's such a great fit that Craig has decided to quit being a lawyer to become a full-time blogger. I've been giving him tips on how to live for weeks without showering and obviously he'll be moving into his parents' basement. ...

This Week's Links (11/9-11/13)
Vegas Watch — Congratulations to Craig Calcaterra, who's going to be blogging full-time now. A cool new site that shows how much future value each team has in Survivor. Those who signed up for the ESPN Full Court package will be seeing a lot of Craig Brackins. Ken Pomeroy doesn't understand Alabama's national championship odds. ...

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