If you're not one who peruses other sports blogs (and deem yourself a JoeSportsFan loyalist), you probably haven't seen both of the following videos.  Mr. Sebek alluded to and linked to the video of Deadspin editor Will Leitch's appearance on Costas Now two nights ago, a night in which the world witnessed the indignant wrath of author Buzz Bissinger.  That video has since been pulled from Youtube due to "terms of violation use".  I guess that's code for Buzz and Bob don't want the Internet mutants to see their suckitude. 

That not withstanding, Leitch appeared last night in a follow-up on The Best Damn Sports Show Period.  Now, far be it for us to dish out applause to the show which we've mocked time and again around these parts, but it was a much more fair and informative discussion.  Check out Leitch's last thoughts on the subject as well as the video right here.

On the whole, people such as myself and the rest of the JSF crew don't really care or get too wound up when the "old guard" spews its hatred on our type.  Sure it makes for a good post or a quote in the Media Circus, but in general, it's not a big issue to us.   However, the Bissinger episode was a) an awakening to how some mainstreamers really feel and b) absolutely terrifying.  Our only logical guess is that this attitude from the Bissingers and Murray Chass' of the world is generated by fear. 

In my humble opinion, Bob Costas is worse than Bissinger.  Costas knew exactly what Buzz would unleash on Leitch and still played the sly role of "objective moderator", even though he's made his strong comments on the blogosphere previously known.  He set up the ambush and turned his set into the lion's den.  Safe to say, this guy has lost a lot of respect for the smarmy, verbose little man.  If I see Mr. Costas down at Busch Stadium for a Cards game in the future, I'll be sure to let him know as much. 

And yeah, Buzz needs to add some eye spectacles - oh right, he has those already - and fly a kite during a severe thunderstorm because he could very well be the reincarnated version of a drugged, extreme Ben Franklin.