July 2011
4 posts
7/19 Dave Dameshek (Pittsburgh Pirates)
1430 best ballparks: Fenway, Wrigley, Dodgers. newbies: San Fran, Pittsburgh, Seattle
2230 underrated american cities: Milwaukee and Pittsburgh
27 NFL strike: “in any other sport (mlb, nba, nhl) when they go on strike or they get locked out, the fan reaction is usually threatening never to come back, sickened at millionaires bickering over money. you never hear that with football (nfl)....
7/11 Seth Meyers (ESPY's, White House, etc)
2430 SM: “when people say ‘oh i hate commercials,’ it’s like saying ‘my least favorite part of the grocery store is the checkout’”
(hulu, grantland, tv, monetizing on a product that starts out as free or must rely on advertising to survive, and the consumer’s entitled attitude to entertainment)
7/5 Mike Lombardi (NFL Future)
6 an NFL expansion team in Europe is possible (and the only major american sport able to do so because they only play one game a week. also, the nba has done a good job globalizing.. the nfl, as hot as it is, could get even bigger). the likeliest country would be Germany.. culture most receptive to american football. maybe London. maybe Vienna.
6/24 Henry Abbott (NBA Draft)
8 pickup hoops tip: run to the free throw line! easy to grab rebounds
28 HA: “not to beat a dead horse, but the Hornets do not have ‘the guy’ who takes the shot, and they’re the best [crunch time] offense ever.. ..it’s not close. they just kill.”