Archive for the ‘Media Blitz’ Category

Should aluminum bats be banned?

By motle • Mar 2nd, 2008 • Category: Media Blitz

         Safety in high school, or little league, or college, or anywhere kids play baseball, is a top concern for all of us. But banning aluminum bats won’t reduce the risk of injuries from batted balls, because the speed of the ball leaving today’s aluminum bats is comparable to the speed of a ball off [...]



Sports Bloggers unite!

By motle • Feb 29th, 2008 • Category: Featured, Media Blitz

At any time of the day, from anywhere in the world, sports fans and more than a few self-professed fanatics are fueling a growing firestorm of electronic rants and raves that is burning up the structure of sports information as it once existed in the mainstream media.

 
 
 

 

 

Where once Sports Illustrated might have seemed provocative with [...]



Don’t change the channel!

By motle • Feb 28th, 2008 • Category: Media Blitz, NCAA

ESPN, which I have blasted several times, for their baseball coverage, has pulled of a humdinger in the hiring of former coach Bob Knight I will definately take the time to hear his expertise.
Remember his qualifications?

The winningest coach in Division I men’s college basketball with 902 victories, Knight captured three [...]



“Roger, this is George W…”

By motle • Feb 14th, 2008 • Category: Major League Baseball, Media Blitz

“Don’t sweat it Roger. My dad loves to see you pitch at the Minute Maid and ask me to kindly do him a favor. So, Roger, say whatever you want on the stand to those nasty Congressmen. They are vile and vindictive. Whatever you say won’t matter. You will be pardoned.”
During the hearing, Clemens [...]



R-E-S-P-E-C-T

By motle • Jan 13th, 2008 • Category: Media Blitz, Miscellaneous

The National Hockey League has garnered its highest attendance figures in the league’s history.
“houston, we have a problem” — “the worldwide leader in sports” pretty much keeps it off their airwaves. NHL arenas averaged 17,075 fans per game in January of 2007, representing a 92 percent capacity rate. If you walk into any [...]