We kicked things off with an interview (yes, our first one) with Chris Lucas and Don Povia from HHR Media Group about the upcoming "Blogs with Balls" conference in NYC on June 13th. The event will feature prominent sports bloggers from across the country and highlight keynote panels around the ideas and technologies of the industry.
Make no mistake about it, the interview was completely self-serving, as our very own Matt Sebek has been invited to partake in the reindeer games, along with frequent guest of the JoeSportsFan Show, Dan Levy. Together, they will be discussing the emerging influence of podcasting and complementary social media tools. How meta.
Nevertheless, give the interview a listen. Chris and Don address some of the common misconceptions about the event and bloggers in general.
The following "Wiffle Ball" segment proved to be one of the more interesting exchanges in our 16 episode "history". After technical snafus last week, we were finally able to be joined by Tim Ryan (The Sports Hernia) and Ethan Jaynes (NESWSports.com)...in addition to our very own Patrick Imig.
There must have been too much enthusiasm and anticipation across digital channels, because we didn't finish the segment with all 5 competitors. We leave it at that and let you discover what happened for yourself.
Topics include: sports movies, championship games, sports psychiatrists and which WWE wrestler you would most like to see playing a "legitimate" sport.
Definitely kidding, never seen any of those movies. Too busy re-enacting scenes from Naked Gun.
Sebek, June 5, 2009 02:06 PM
You must be kidding. D3 is atrocious. We've been over this before. In D2, Charlie Conway was on the freaking United States National Team. In D3, the story line was Conway playing on team college's JV team and they had some grandiose game against the varsity team. Come on.
TheSportsHernia, June 5, 2009 01:06 PM
Actually, I take it all back, "D3: The Mighty Ducks" was sensational.
Sebek, June 4, 2009 11:06 PM
ty - appreciate the consistent support. I'm familiar with the "cap" system and certainly meant it to be a joke when I said "half cap".
tyduffy, June 4, 2009 09:06 PM
Just to be pedantic. There's no such thing as "half a cap" you either entered the field of play or you didn't. Other than that great work as usual guys.
In May of 1984, frustrated by several failed attempts to correctly pronounce their starter's name, the Phillies made an executive decision that from that moment forward, Porfirio Altamirano would be known as "Bob Jenkins" for convenience.