Citizen-Generated Media (CGM)

Sports Blogging

The March 27, 2006 issue of Sports Illustrated has an article by Chris Ballard entitled “Writing Up a Storm,” which assesses how the Internet and the blogosphere have affected sports coverage.  If you’re a subscriber, you can access the entire article online, but if not, you only get the first few sentences.  The article lists some prominent sports bloggers: Aaron Gleeman, Mark Cuban, Jason Quick, Will Leitch, and SI’s own Luke Winn.   The article also points the way to some less savory sports gossip sites: Hoops Hype, Pro Football Talk, Bad Jocks, Sports Pickle, On the DL, Soxtalk, and Athletics Nation.

Hip Hop Meets March Madness

The lost art of dribbling has been found, according to this video.  It’ll be interesting to see what happens when these kids hit the colleges and the pros.

Enjoy the Sweet Sixteen this weekend.  I hope some number one seeds go down.

Spring Training in Jupiter, FL

Well, I just returned from my trip and unfortunately the battery on the digital camera was dead – sorry, no pics.  You can rest assured I saw two victories for the Redbirds against the Yankees and Braves respectively.  A very nice, long, (yet very quick) weekend.

Happy St. Pat’s… I’m off today

Off for a quick Spring Training Pilgrimage for the Cards v. Yankees – a report to follow with photos on Monday.

Baseball Playoff Pilgrimage to St. Louis

Just because I live in New York does not mean I’ve been brainwashed into the notion that the Designated Hitter rule is good for baseball.

My beloved Cardinals are playing for one of the last times in the NLCS at old Busch Stadium, so I hopped a quick afternoon flight and got downtown in time for Game 2 against those pesky Astros.  Here I am at the game with my good friend - Jim Watry.

                              

I hope to make the Redbirds’ home opener in the new Busch Stadium.