For awhile, I used to read Boston Sports Media Watch every day. Usually because it plugged up the daily links vacuum that was left by Bill Simmons when he jumped to ESPN. But also because I thought Bruce Allen did a pretty good job in his sports media commenting.
I don't really read it too much any more because of a number of reasons: I've grown really bored about the Boston sports media, I think that Allen was "lathering, rinsing and repeating" the same messages over and over and over again. And most of all, now that the majority of teams around here are pretty good (or were pretty good) and I have other things on my mind, I just don't care what these guys have to say.
BUT, I was just in the Felger and Mazz thread and someone wrote that Mazz is pissed that the Pats are 12-2 instead of 13-1. And that got me thinking of a recent post by Allen that I think is spot on: Avoiding Toxic Sports Media.
Personally, aside from the Globe Sunday section, I've pretty much avoided all of it in the last five months and I'm actually starting to get back into watching the games and forming my own opinions. They may might not be as nuanced and subtle as "The Pats should be 13-1, this is fucking bullshit!" but you know, I suppose that's the tradeoff for not being totally immersed in a subject anymore.
Anyway, I think that there are a few exceptions, but Allen's list is pretty good. What do you think about this? Have you guys gone cold turkey or do you think that there are other writers/blatherers that should be avoided?
I don't really read it too much any more because of a number of reasons: I've grown really bored about the Boston sports media, I think that Allen was "lathering, rinsing and repeating" the same messages over and over and over again. And most of all, now that the majority of teams around here are pretty good (or were pretty good) and I have other things on my mind, I just don't care what these guys have to say.
BUT, I was just in the Felger and Mazz thread and someone wrote that Mazz is pissed that the Pats are 12-2 instead of 13-1. And that got me thinking of a recent post by Allen that I think is spot on: Avoiding Toxic Sports Media.
Personally, aside from the Globe Sunday section, I've pretty much avoided all of it in the last five months and I'm actually starting to get back into watching the games and forming my own opinions. They may might not be as nuanced and subtle as "The Pats should be 13-1, this is fucking bullshit!" but you know, I suppose that's the tradeoff for not being totally immersed in a subject anymore.
Anyway, I think that there are a few exceptions, but Allen's list is pretty good. What do you think about this? Have you guys gone cold turkey or do you think that there are other writers/blatherers that should be avoided?