January 2010

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BwB/HHR Media Recognized for Sports Blogger Community Building

BwB/HHR Media Recognized for Sports Blogger Community Building

Christopher Byrne, one of the foremost watchdogs on sports journalism at Eye on Sports Media bestowed this beautiful etrophy upon us today along with a very flattering write-up on his site. When I started blogging as part of the IBM Lotus Software community back in late 2002, I was immediately part of a group of people [...]

Blogs With Balls Radio, Episode 18

Blogs With Balls Radio, Episode 18

This week’s Blogs With Balls Show on the JoeSportsFan Radio Network is now available. Download Episode 18 here, or subscribe via iTunes. Today we celebrate the godliness of New Orleans Saint Tracey Porter. And are reminiscent of Calvin Pace’s early words of praise to us for Rex Ryan. HHR @ NFL Draft Classic – Calvin Pace and the Defensive Mastermind from [...]

Steve Nash Gets Down to Business in Fast Company

Steve Nash Gets Down to Business in Fast Company

Steve Nash graces the cover of this month’s issue of Fast Company magazine. The accompanying story focuses on Nash transforming his public image from a reluctant sports superstar who once shunned public light and endorsement oportunities to one who now embraces the spotlight and the subsequent philanthropic benefit he can garner from it. His willingness to transform [...]

Jim Bouton on Baseball and the Transformation of Sports Media

Jim Bouton on Baseball and the Transformation of Sports Media

I’ve long been a fan of former MLB pitcher Jim Bouton’s book Ball Four. The Blue Workhorse’s Shotgun Spratling caught up with Bouton for a candid telephone conversation on “the transformation and evolution of media since his playing days” (and also a little baseball talk). “The media coverage now in sports is more distant than it [...]

Blogs With Balls Radio, Episode 17

Blogs With Balls Radio, Episode 17

This week’s Blogs With Balls Show on the JoeSportsFan Radio Network is now available. Download Episode 17 Here. This week we focus on sports fans and are joined by not one, but two very special guests. First, we talk with Hollywood royalty – actor Scott Caan, son of James and admittedly most known for his roll as Tweeder in Varsity [...]

Blogs With Balls Radio, Episode 16

Blogs With Balls Radio, Episode 16

This week’s Blogs With Balls Show on the JoeSportsFan Radio Network is now available. Download Episode 16 Here. Without further ado, we finally tip our hand and offer a few details on the location and time for Blogs With Balls 3.0.  Listen to the podcast to find out where and when, and sign up for more information [...]

Torii Talks Tech

Our good friend Shotgun Spratling from the Blue Work Horse passed along this video he took at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas this past weekend, where he sat down with Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim centerfielder Torii Hunter and “discussed his favorite electronics whether he is at home, on the road, or [...]

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