puckthemedia.wordpress.com - 28 days ago
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So here we go for our first try at this. Please, PLEASE, send us in questions for this every week so we can pick things up on what I hope will be a regular feature. Contact me at SMLepore@comcast.net or DM me or hit me up on Twitter.
Here’s our first question. It’s quite a ...
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Every year an underrated prospect has a coming-out-party
at the Arizona Fall League. This year it’s Grant Desme...
. Let’s examine whether this kid is the real fantasy deal. Desme suffered a host of injuries (hammy, wrist, shoulder, etc.) over his first two years in the minors. The ...
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Is Grant Desme's (OF, Oakland Athletics) Arizona Fall ...
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A Tuesday Link Party
Fang's Bites —
... 14 will be made on Sunday? Diane Pucin of the Los Angeles Times writes that of all NBA analysts for ESPN to lose, Bill Walton was not the one. Ryan Leong of Examiner.com goes behind the scenes of Comcast SportsNet Bay Area's 49ers postgame show. William Houston of Truth & Rumours writes that CBC's Battle of the Blades is such a ratings success that it's seriously considering a second season. At Puck the Media, Steve Lepore answers readers' questions. Chris Byrne of the Eye on Sports Media says self-promoter Jenn ...
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Sports Media Journal —
... for CBS’ Jim Nantz… Steve Lapore at Puck the Media has his latest mailbag … The National Sports Journalism Center at the University of Indiana has announced that ...
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