Tag Archives: Sports

We Live in a Real Time

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Nonstop, fast action world.

Of colors; of music; of speed.

I have always believed that hockey was a sport that captured the zeitgeist of young people and as such would be a growth sport and young people would love coming to games and playing the game. It is like a video game come to life. It is global and so much fun to participate. Basketball is like this as well. Lots of points scored with super athletes; up close and personal; programmed for speed and athleticism; and you can’t take your eyes off the play.

Here is a Wall Street Journal article on demography, sports and youth. Enjoy.

Shot Across the Bow

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Wow.

Provocative. Read this one. It is a complicated subject indeed. Analytic and emotional all at the same time.

I empathize greatly with what Mark is saying. We as sports teams are our own media companies now as you know. I blog and I am on Twitter and Facebook. I read and respond to all of my email. I am accessible. I care deeply. We all do in our franchises. In a way, we compete with the bloggers and media that cover our teams now.

There. I said it. We hire journalists on our staff. We want sponsors. We want readers. We want to feed the monster. Mr. /Ms. Blogger. We are in your business. You are in ours. We live in this odd state of “coopetition” with the media that covers us. We must get that out and understand what that means. We don’t get rights fees from these folks. They take our content and brands and access to players and staff that we pay and then try to make a business or a reputation out it for themselves. Good deal, right? Only Comcast pays us fees.

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Boooo

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Here is a good story about booing your local sports team.

My take: You paid for your tickets with money and with time.

You are free to cheer and boo and be passionate in any way you deem fit.

You just need to behave in a civil manner and be considerate of your fellow fans in the arena.

I understand the urge to boo. I understand the compulsion to stand and cheer and celebrate.

I am hopeful our teams make you cheer way more than boo over a lifetime of service.

This is a fun read. Thank you.

Let The Bloggers In

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There are more than 150 million daily active bloggers around the world.

Blogging makes people happy. It is a big part of their self-expression.

I blog every single day.

Tens of thousands of people hear what is on my mind via my blog.

Bloggers deserve our respect and our gratitude.

They work hard. They generate pixels. Pixels generate interest and higher rankings on Google and other search engines. Higher rankings generate more click though. More click through means more relevance with today’s citizens. And it is good business, too!

Bloggers tell more stories. Bloggers reach every nook and cranny of fan interest. Bloggers are passionate and talented. They care about your franchise.

As long as they abide by published and official guidelines I will always support the blogosphere as well as the mainstream media.

As an aside, if there are 150 million plus bloggers today, ISN’T IT TIME WE RECOGNIZE THEM as MAINSTREAM MEDIA?! Can’t get more mainstream than 150 million people.

Bloggers covering sports teams is like oxygen - get used to it!

Bloggers always welcome here. Thank you. Read this blog story.