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  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,598
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    The Juggler wrote:
    gumbel was more or less wondering, since all of deadspin are basically young guys, if their views on what they do will change when they get older and have kids and stuff...

    yeah bissenger even said he considered writing for them before opting for the daily beast. his interview was kind of weird though. he said he had no problems with them paying for stories...but had a big issue with people not knowing if they are on the record or not (if i remember correctly).

    bissenger also has a good article on businessinsider.com, of all places, today talking about why the nba is losing popularity.

    Thats interesting. yeah, I would imagine it would change a bit but aj does not really seem to be the kind of guy to reflect on thing.

    That is strange, I think the whole paying for stories thing is so blown up. I think they have only paid for 2 stories ever. The on-off the record thing is interesting. I am pretty sure AJ says, unless you specifically say it is off the record, its fair game but I am not positive. I know it has come up from time to time. I didn't know what about Bissinger possibly writing for them, that would have been hilarious.

    I will have check that out.

    Are you familiar with Brian Hickey from this area? He did some writing for a few places locally. He was a hit and run victim a few years back and almost died. Well, he is now writing for Deadspin. He's great too. You should check it out.

    Edit: Here is a link to an article about his hit and run

    http://citypaper.net/articles/2008/12/04/the-accident

    weren't the 2 stories they paid for 2 of the biggest stories they broke though?....aj said something about how he follows the rules "most of the time" regarding off and on record. kramer asked how he can expect people to trust him....and he didn't really have a solid answer. something like "why wouldn't they trust me?" i dunno. he's good at drawing people to the site like jp said. but just doesn't seem like a dude i would enjoy haning out with. real shady

    brian hickey? kinda remember the name. not sure. i'll check that out.
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  • Jearlpam0925
    Jearlpam0925 Deep South Philly Posts: 17,538
    I know Brian Hickey mostly from Philebrity. And, yeah, was surprised to see him turn up on Deadspin. He writes a lot for them now, doesn't he? I wonder if he got that gig by knowing AJ. I find him to be a very less humorous young version of Andy Rooney.
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,029
    The Juggler wrote:
    weren't the 2 stories they paid for 2 of the biggest stories they broke though?....aj said something about how he follows the rules "most of the time" regarding off and on record. kramer asked how he can expect people to trust him....and he didn't really have a solid answer. something like "why wouldn't they trust me?" i dunno. he's good at drawing people to the site like jp said. but just doesn't seem like a dude i would enjoy haning out with. real shady

    brian hickey? kinda remember the name. not sure. i'll check that out.

    Yeah, Brett Favre was one possibly and I think they also paid for the baseball documents. I will have to check it out, want to see what he said. I remember when he was dealing with Sterger he specifically stated which is policies were regarding being on the record or not. I actually think he seems like a pretty cool dude, likes to talk sports, get fucked up and listen to pearl jam, nothing wrong with that. Just not a huge fan of the direction he has taken the site

    Definitely do. Its good stuff.
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,029
    Jearlpam0925 wrote:
    I know Brian Hickey mostly from Philebrity. And, yeah, was surprised to see him turn up on Deadspin. He writes a lot for them now, doesn't he? I wonder if he got that gig by knowing AJ. I find him to be a very less humorous young version of Andy Rooney.

    I didn't know he wrote for Philberity. Yeah, I didnt make the connection for a minute. He wrote about his hit and run a long time ago on deadspin then popped back up a year or so later. Now he is a regular. I actually kind of like the cast of writers they have now, just not the shit AJ posts most of the time. I am sure he got it through knowing AJ, no doubt about it. Haha, thats a pretty good comparsion. He does do a good job at deadspin.
  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,598
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    The Juggler wrote:
    weren't the 2 stories they paid for 2 of the biggest stories they broke though?....aj said something about how he follows the rules "most of the time" regarding off and on record. kramer asked how he can expect people to trust him....and he didn't really have a solid answer. something like "why wouldn't they trust me?" i dunno. he's good at drawing people to the site like jp said. but just doesn't seem like a dude i would enjoy haning out with. real shady

    brian hickey? kinda remember the name. not sure. i'll check that out.

    Yeah, Brett Favre was one possibly and I think they also paid for the baseball documents. I will have to check it out, want to see what he said. I remember when he was dealing with Sterger he specifically stated which is policies were regarding being on the record or not. I actually think he seems like a pretty cool dude, likes to talk sports, get fucked up and listen to pearl jam, nothing wrong with that. Just not a huge fan of the direction he has taken the site

    Definitely do. Its good stuff.

    jenn sterger....well, i guess we're due for another playboy spread. god bless america! :thumbup: :thumbup:
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  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,029
    The Juggler wrote:
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    The Juggler wrote:
    weren't the 2 stories they paid for 2 of the biggest stories they broke though?....aj said something about how he follows the rules "most of the time" regarding off and on record. kramer asked how he can expect people to trust him....and he didn't really have a solid answer. something like "why wouldn't they trust me?" i dunno. he's good at drawing people to the site like jp said. but just doesn't seem like a dude i would enjoy haning out with. real shady

    brian hickey? kinda remember the name. not sure. i'll check that out.

    Yeah, Brett Favre was one possibly and I think they also paid for the baseball documents. I will have to check it out, want to see what he said. I remember when he was dealing with Sterger he specifically stated which is policies were regarding being on the record or not. I actually think he seems like a pretty cool dude, likes to talk sports, get fucked up and listen to pearl jam, nothing wrong with that. Just not a huge fan of the direction he has taken the site

    Definitely do. Its good stuff.

    jenn sterger....well, i guess we're due for another playboy spread. god bless america! :thumbup: :thumbup:

    Yeah, shes smoking but I think they could have done better with that playboy spread.
  • booomm11
    booomm11 Posts: 865
    Yo cliff, i had a question for ya in the World Cup thread... U went to Barca???
    being so KiND.. tO LEt me RiDe!!!
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,029
    booomm11 wrote:
    Yo cliff, i had a question for ya in the World Cup thread... U went to Barca???

    Ahh, shit, saw that but forgot to respond. Fuck dude, I didn't make it to a game. Our trip schedule got switched up and I was in Madrid while Barca was at home and was in Barcelona when Madrid was at home, so I couldn't make it to a game. Was piggybacking off my girlfriends work schedule so there wasn't any room to do it differently. Saw the stadium and walked around but didn't get to a game. Was extremely disappointed.

    Where did you mention you are going?
  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,598
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    The Juggler wrote:
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    Yeah, Brett Favre was one possibly and I think they also paid for the baseball documents. I will have to check it out, want to see what he said. I remember when he was dealing with Sterger he specifically stated which is policies were regarding being on the record or not. I actually think he seems like a pretty cool dude, likes to talk sports, get fucked up and listen to pearl jam, nothing wrong with that. Just not a huge fan of the direction he has taken the site

    Definitely do. Its good stuff.

    jenn sterger....well, i guess we're due for another playboy spread. god bless america! :thumbup: :thumbup:

    Yeah, shes smoking but I think they could have done better with that playboy spread.

    agreed. she looks best in all those random pics of her back in the fsu days. shame she got rid of the fake boobs though :x
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  • Jearlpam0925
    Jearlpam0925 Deep South Philly Posts: 17,538
    The Juggler wrote:
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    The Juggler wrote:

    jenn sterger....well, i guess we're due for another playboy spread. god bless america! :thumbup: :thumbup:

    Yeah, shes smoking but I think they could have done better with that playboy spread.

    agreed. she looks best in all those random pics of her back in the fsu days. shame she got rid of the fake boobs though :x

    WHAT?! I don't get why women do this. Look, if you're going to be a whore, just be a fucking whore and let's end it.
  • Johnny Abruzzo
    Johnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 12,382
    The Juggler wrote:
    bissenger also has a good article on businessinsider.com, of all places, today talking about why the nba is losing popularity.

    This is not a good article. It's reflecting his own racism. I love my Temple Owls, and they have just one white American player who gets even a little bit of PT. I'm fully aware that they all work their asses off.

    The NBA's declining popularity couldn't possibley have anything to do with boring games? Or the same teams winning every year? No, it has to be racist white people, of course. :roll:
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  • booomm11
    booomm11 Posts: 865
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    booomm11 wrote:
    Yo cliff, i had a question for ya in the World Cup thread... U went to Barca???

    Ahh, shit, saw that but forgot to respond. Fuck dude, I didn't make it to a game. Our trip schedule got switched up and I was in Madrid while Barca was at home and was in Barcelona when Madrid was at home, so I couldn't make it to a game. Was piggybacking off my girlfriends work schedule so there wasn't any room to do it differently. Saw the stadium and walked around but didn't get to a game. Was extremely disappointed.

    Where did you mention you are going?

    Damn man, thats a tragedy! Well, maybe next time...

    i'm going to England for a few matches. First stop Anfield, then maybe Theatre of Dreams
    being so KiND.. tO LEt me RiDe!!!
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,029
    booomm11 wrote:
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    booomm11 wrote:
    Yo cliff, i had a question for ya in the World Cup thread... U went to Barca???

    Ahh, shit, saw that but forgot to respond. Fuck dude, I didn't make it to a game. Our trip schedule got switched up and I was in Madrid while Barca was at home and was in Barcelona when Madrid was at home, so I couldn't make it to a game. Was piggybacking off my girlfriends work schedule so there wasn't any room to do it differently. Saw the stadium and walked around but didn't get to a game. Was extremely disappointed.

    Where did you mention you are going?

    Damn man, thats a tragedy! Well, maybe next time...

    i'm going to England for a few matches. First stop Anfield, then maybe Theatre of Dreams


    Yeah, trip was great, just disappointed that didn't work out. Definitely next time, there will definitely be more opportunities.

    Thats awesome, dude. I would definitely try to make it to Old Trafford too. Have heard nothing but great things. Enjoy and definitely post about, definitely interested to hear.
  • pjhawks
    pjhawks Posts: 12,926
    Johnny Abruzzo wrote:
    The Juggler wrote:
    bissenger also has a good article on businessinsider.com, of all places, today talking about why the nba is losing popularity.

    This is not a good article. It's reflecting his own racism. I love my Temple Owls, and they have just one white American player who gets even a little bit of PT. I'm fully aware that they all work their asses off.

    The NBA's declining popularity couldn't possibley have anything to do with boring games? Or the same teams winning every year? No, it has to be racist white people, of course. :roll:

    agree the NBA game sucks and i love basketball and i can't watch it even for a minute. it's terrible and boring. even the playoffs suck.
  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,598
    i'm like going back to the red batting practice jersey. there was no need for those blue ones the last few years. good move.
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  • pjhawks
    pjhawks Posts: 12,926
    The Juggler wrote:
    i'm like going back to the red batting practice jersey. there was no need for those blue ones the last few years. good move.

    was that english at the beginning of your comment above? are you going to run out an buy one for yourself like a jersey? :D:D:D
  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,598
    pjhawks wrote:
    The Juggler wrote:
    i'm like going back to the red batting practice jersey. there was no need for those blue ones the last few years. good move.

    was that english at the beginning of your comment above? are you going to run out an buy one for yourself like a jersey? :D:D:D


    ha! yeesh. "i'm like going back to the red batting practic....yada" wtf was that? sounds like i suffered through a stroke typing that out. i was typing fast cuz my manager crept up behind me.

    i'm just not a fan of dark blue entering the phils color scheme. it always looks foreign to me.
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  • Johnny Abruzzo
    Johnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 12,382
    The Juggler wrote:
    pjhawks wrote:
    The Juggler wrote:
    i'm like going back to the red batting practice jersey. there was no need for those blue ones the last few years. good move.

    was that english at the beginning of your comment above? are you going to run out an buy one for yourself like a jersey? :D:D:D


    ha! yeesh. "i'm like going back to the red batting practic....yada" wtf was that? sounds like i suffered through a stroke typing that out. i was typing fast cuz my manager crept up behind me.

    i'm just not a fan of dark blue entering the phils color scheme. it always looks foreign to me.

    Nice. 90% of the bozos on this board get their panties in a bunch for having their horrible spelling/grammar corrected. I'm sure I fuck up all the time and I have no problem with being called out on it.
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  • Jearlpam0925
    Jearlpam0925 Deep South Philly Posts: 17,538
    I LOVE this...

    6a00d83451af4b69e2014e5f53392b970c-400wi
  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,598
    Jearlpam0925 wrote:
    I LOVE this...

    6a00d83451af4b69e2014e5f53392b970c-400wi

    haha...that is awesome

    Fat Joe and the Terror Squad :mrgreen:
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