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The Difference Between Bloggers and "Legitimate" Sports Writers?
The Difference Between Bloggers and "Legitimate" Sports Writers?
A while back I read a post on our friends Drunk Jays Fans’ blog in regards to bloggers being fans and nothing more. Basically the gist of it is bloggers are hacks because we do not have the same access to the team that writers have. Con't....
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