Comments on: The Internets: Bill Simmons has had it up to here http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/randball/2008/05/14/the-internets-bill-simmons-has-had-it-up-to-here/ Exploring the soft underbelly of sports Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:05:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: bpar http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/randball/2008/05/14/the-internets-bill-simmons-has-had-it-up-to-here/#comment-42136 bpar Thu, 15 May 2008 15:21:46 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/randball/2008/05/14/the-internets-bill-simmons-has-had-it-up-to-here/#comment-42136 I happily have Russell Martin on my fantasy team...would take him over Joe Mauer in fantasy any day. I happily have Russell Martin on my fantasy team…would take him over Joe Mauer in fantasy any day.

]]> By: Michael http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/randball/2008/05/14/the-internets-bill-simmons-has-had-it-up-to-here/#comment-42130 Michael Wed, 14 May 2008 23:16:47 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/randball/2008/05/14/the-internets-bill-simmons-has-had-it-up-to-here/#comment-42130 First thanks for the shout out on the Mauer versus Martin piece, I also go with Mauer but for baseball reasons. Though the Twins Joe Mauer side burns night was hilarious. I have to comment on the Bill Simmons piece. Great for Deadspin to get it btw, but here is a guy who has actually developed a huge and I mean huge following writing only an internet column. He is probably one of the best known sports writers in America, if he has a beef at ESPN they better solve it, and fast! First thanks for the shout out on the Mauer versus Martin piece, I also go with Mauer but for baseball reasons. Though the Twins Joe Mauer side burns night was hilarious.

I have to comment on the Bill Simmons piece. Great for Deadspin to get it btw, but here is a guy who has actually developed a huge and I mean huge following writing only an internet column. He is probably one of the best known sports writers in America, if he has a beef at ESPN they better solve it, and fast!

]]> By: Jon http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/randball/2008/05/14/the-internets-bill-simmons-has-had-it-up-to-here/#comment-42128 Jon Wed, 14 May 2008 21:27:27 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/randball/2008/05/14/the-internets-bill-simmons-has-had-it-up-to-here/#comment-42128 The SbB story was also in the Newspaper of the Twin Cities this morning. Take that, internet media! Also: is a certain Redactular Strib blogger about to become the <a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&ct=us/0-0&fp=482b6079ce99b5bd&ei=8VgrSKCWGqOg-wGJwozvAg&url=http%3A//www.minnpost.com/davidbrauer/2008/05/14/1857/strib_loses_top_vikings_reporter_to_espn&cid=0&usg=AFrqEzcSRYRYMJlfHXhsJsI0VX41QPqlnw" rel="nofollow">new Vikings beat writer</a>? The SbB story was also in the Newspaper of the Twin Cities this morning. Take that, internet media!

Also: is a certain Redactular Strib blogger about to become the new Vikings beat writer?

]]> By: ramon http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/randball/2008/05/14/the-internets-bill-simmons-has-had-it-up-to-here/#comment-42127 ramon Wed, 14 May 2008 21:15:39 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/randball/2008/05/14/the-internets-bill-simmons-has-had-it-up-to-here/#comment-42127 My scrollin' ain't rollin' like it used to... thanks Stu. I'm interested in the Duffy angle because he was always supposed to be one of the "good ones" in the sports agent world. Not as good as Tom Cruise of course. My scrollin’ ain’t rollin’ like it used to… thanks Stu. I’m interested in the Duffy angle because he was always supposed to be one of the “good ones” in the sports agent world.

Not as good as Tom Cruise of course.

]]> By: Sean http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/randball/2008/05/14/the-internets-bill-simmons-has-had-it-up-to-here/#comment-42126 Sean Wed, 14 May 2008 21:13:04 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/randball/2008/05/14/the-internets-bill-simmons-has-had-it-up-to-here/#comment-42126 Bush has got it all wrong. He needs to keep golfing to show the terrorists that he won't let them change his way of life. Even better, he should challenge Kim Jong-il to a match. Let's see Kim replicate his 11 hole-in-one effort when face-to-face with the leader of the free world! Bush has got it all wrong. He needs to keep golfing to show the terrorists that he won’t let them change his way of life. Even better, he should challenge Kim Jong-il to a match. Let’s see Kim replicate his 11 hole-in-one effort when face-to-face with the leader of the free world!

]]> By: Stu http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/randball/2008/05/14/the-internets-bill-simmons-has-had-it-up-to-here/#comment-42125 Stu Wed, 14 May 2008 21:10:08 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/randball/2008/05/14/the-internets-bill-simmons-has-had-it-up-to-here/#comment-42125 Ramon: scroll down a bit, you'll find what you're looking for, with bonus NPR/Hip-Hop jokes. But yeah, that Bill Duffy angle is interesting... Ramon: scroll down a bit, you’ll find what you’re looking for, with bonus NPR/Hip-Hop jokes.

But yeah, that Bill Duffy angle is interesting…

]]> By: ramon http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/randball/2008/05/14/the-internets-bill-simmons-has-had-it-up-to-here/#comment-42124 ramon Wed, 14 May 2008 21:05:03 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/randball/2008/05/14/the-internets-bill-simmons-has-had-it-up-to-here/#comment-42124 Nothing about the O.J. Mayo scandal? Seeing that McLovin's old roommate Bill Duffy is at the center of it? Nothing about the O.J. Mayo scandal? Seeing that McLovin’s old roommate Bill Duffy is at the center of it?

]]> By: Stu http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/randball/2008/05/14/the-internets-bill-simmons-has-had-it-up-to-here/#comment-42122 Stu Wed, 14 May 2008 20:59:16 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/randball/2008/05/14/the-internets-bill-simmons-has-had-it-up-to-here/#comment-42122 <i>Check out this gem from SportsbyBrooks, which finds our nation’s president giving up golf because, you know, there’s a war going on.</i> That's...not going to help <a href="http://www.pollingreport.com/BushJob.htm" rel="nofollow">the approval ratings</a>. (/punditry) Check out this gem from SportsbyBrooks, which finds our nation’s president giving up golf because, you know, there’s a war going on.

That’s…not going to help the approval ratings.

(/punditry)

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