FJM and AN need our votes

by dboysick on Dec 20, 2007 3:57 PM PST Comment 20 comments

They have it linked over at www.firejoemorgan.com, but www.bustedcoverage.com has a 64-team tourney for best sports blog.

One round has FJM against a pretty popular site. Athleticsnation is heads up with Basketball Jones, and is in the lead. Here's their description:

"Visitors should read MoneyBall before visiting. You’ll be expected how to find undiscovered talent in the NY Penn League. Your typical team-specific site."

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would have helped to have a link to the vote

by Zonis on Dec 20, 2007 4:30 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

No.

Having an actual link to the vote page would simply deter us from sharpening our psychic power over the interwebs.

"It is almost impossible to exaggerate the complete unimportance of almost everything."

by Poppy on Dec 20, 2007 5:23 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

good lord man

I realized I didn't put a link on right after I posted it. My bad ya'll. I just hate being the first to comment on my own post.

Do with me what you will....

Fire Macha Yesterday!

by dboysick on Dec 20, 2007 7:00 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

you can edit your diary, ya know

and put a link there.

by Zonis on Dec 20, 2007 7:33 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Not that I'm really into popularity contests...

but I found AN's ranking to be surprisingly bad. A #15 seed with a couple of SN blogs ahead of it including GSOM (a great site yes, but not better than this) and Sactown Royalty? It also made no mention of one of the best and most entertaining features here: its interviews.

A couple of other good sites that are in the tourney are FJM, MLB Trade Rumors, Minor League Ball, GSOM, and Deadspin.

"Loyal? I'm the most loyal player money can buy." - Don Sutton

by vignette17 on Dec 20, 2007 5:03 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

But apparently MiLB lost already

So it may be hard to vote for them. Here's the link:

http://www.bustedcoverage.com//?page...

I guess we also have to beat Answers 3-5 as well.

"Loyal? I'm the most loyal player money can buy." - Don Sutton

by vignette17 on Dec 20, 2007 5:11 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I guess a good way to build traffic to your site

is to set up a series of polls like this and spread the word that people need to come and vote.

Does the site that's hosting the polls ever have any content that's worth reading? Just curious.

by Soaker on Dec 20, 2007 5:10 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

+1

Never heard of bustedcoverage.com before, didn't see anything worthwhile when I went there, so why would I care about their poll?

Beane went on to liken the Winter Meetings to pet hamsters who eat their young.

by Englishmajor on Dec 21, 2007 10:05 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I get tired of all of the internet voting stuff.

It just isn't that big of a deal to me.

by IM4Oakgal on Dec 20, 2007 7:13 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

it's a very big deal

one day internet voting will decide the fate of the world

A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05

by xbhaskarx on Dec 20, 2007 8:38 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Will Internet Voting Decide the Fate of the World

[ ] Yes
[ ] No

by Zonis on Dec 20, 2007 8:47 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Where's option 3:

All of the above?

RagingHarden: Yeah if you get 20 starts out of me I'll be shocked. Like, I'll wreck my drawers.

by walk off bunt on Dec 21, 2007 2:07 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Where's option 4:

Pie!

Beane went on to liken the Winter Meetings to pet hamsters who eat their young.

by Englishmajor on Dec 21, 2007 10:00 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Eh

I think he's overrated.

"BTW, this is ridiculous..." -- devo

by oblique on Dec 21, 2007 10:07 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

The "yes" button...

is too close to the "Pat Buchanan" button.

"It is almost impossible to exaggerate the complete unimportance of almost everything."

by Poppy on Dec 21, 2007 6:25 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

That's what she said

just the right balance of dishonesty and likable qualities @('.')@

by monkeyball on Dec 21, 2007 3:23 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

In that case you better hope

that the site that is conducting this vote isn't conducting the vote that will decide the fate of the world: Bots.

ZIPS: Milledge: 466 HR, 485 2B, 2282 hits, 278-379-524

by rfloh on Dec 20, 2007 10:11 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Well, maybe I can predict the future, just call

me Nosrtadumbass,

Yep, usually gives us something to do until Billy (0 / 0)
makes his annual December trade, then we get kicked out of the blog voting for cheating, then spring training, then buancasting, then the regular season, like clockwork.
by theblackpearl on Wed Oct 31, 2007 at 04:31:40 PM PDT
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And in there somewhere we will be on the verge of (0 / 0)
signing someone.
by theblackpearl on Wed Oct 31, 2007 at 04:32:17 PM PDT
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by theblackpearl on Dec 21, 2007 9:37 AM PST reply actions 0 recs