tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282149616119015865.post3382874991467825771..comments2023-10-31T07:43:44.636-04:00Comments on Barry Melrose Rocks: This Week In: "Oh $%#$, We Messed Up"Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02072031544460278914noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282149616119015865.post-8704536162324967422007-10-10T13:19:00.000-04:002007-10-10T13:19:00.000-04:00Nike had problems in large part because their gear...Nike had problems in large part because their gear was not very good. It looked flashy, but it fit, felt and performed badly - along with being overpriced.titan saturnaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14643313408871273675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282149616119015865.post-82960209848209327612007-10-10T11:20:00.000-04:002007-10-10T11:20:00.000-04:00Traditional media won't ever be replaced. I read ...Traditional media won't ever be replaced. I read blogs because they are delivering the same info, but with more of an edge and an unsupervised opinion.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17610967558169192461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282149616119015865.post-42112362965495559572007-10-10T09:10:00.000-04:002007-10-10T09:10:00.000-04:00Scott- I agree with you to a degree. The Isles cou...Scott- I agree with you to a degree. The Isles courted fans with blogs so no surprise they had on jerseys. This is not necessarily a bad thing.<BR/><BR/>However, I think its safe to say most hockey fans today get their news from online sources and hockey blogs. Sure there are pro-team sites where you can go an bullshit about your team but there is a burgeoning blogger base that seem to be outside the scope of newspapers but not fans (see, Mirtle, Eric on non-Caps issues, even the Globe & Mail's blog along with TSN's). The Internet is a significant part of hockey's future so it will be interesting to see how it develops. Clearly with blogs replacing newspaper and tv coverage, we want them to be treated well by the clubs which the Isles Box may not serve in the long run. This is in the infancy stages but certainly there should be some distinctions made between professional bloggers and fans with blogs in the clubs eyes.Petehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17759059813818382920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282149616119015865.post-67682013573909870632007-10-09T22:43:00.000-04:002007-10-09T22:43:00.000-04:00Ok, Kev, first off, you will learn that I am often...Ok, Kev, first off, you will learn that I am often right, and that sooner or later you will come over from the dark side and become a Rangers fan ...<BR/><BR/>But on a serious note, with the blogger situation - Eric does bring up something interesting: are bloggers journalists? He handled himself with the Caps entirely professionally and they returned the respect he showed them. But he gets in a huff about the Blog Box. He shouldn't; the Isles aren't looking for professional writers, they want hardcore fans that will share their passion with other people and get them to want to come to games. <BR/><BR/>Unfortunately, the Blog Boxers and Eric and us for that matter are all seen in the same light by many people - bloggers are bloggers: normal people who write about what they care about in their free time, each with an opinion. I make no illusions that I am a professional, object newspaper writer. I am just a diehard Rangers fan who likes to write and take pictures. I address serious matters, often present both sides of the argument and then let my fandom show in my opinion. <BR/><BR/>Eric and his blog is taken seriously by the Caps, which is who he covers. So what does it matter that other people are getting a negative impression because of the BBers doing controlled interviews while wearing their jerseys? So who is right? Who should be allowed more access? Both teams get what they want - the Caps coverage and the Isles passion. The league itself has yet to decide one way or another on the matter and until then, there is no reason to get frustrated.Scotty Hockeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18440672878311338910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282149616119015865.post-73921719024372443902007-10-09T18:57:00.000-04:002007-10-09T18:57:00.000-04:00"At least they have all that PEklund/HockeyBuzz c..."At least they have all that <B> P</B>Eklund/HockeyBuzz credibility to fall back on.."<BR/><BR/>/made to deliver slight chuckles<BR/><BR/>But yeah...I think you summed it all up nicely, Kevin. I would have used the phrase "Bloody FUCK" a few times, but "Oh $%#$, we messed up" is a nice phrase to useLoser Domihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00020394639544695074noreply@blogger.com