November 29, 20169 yr So I know of a few people like to follow for intellectual insight, but wanted to start a topic to see what others enjoy reading. Not restricted to any topic, just curious what everyone is into.
November 29, 20169 yr 538FangraphsThe Dish (Keith Law's site)...books, music, cooking, games, baseball chats.... That's about all I have left, since Grantland and firejoemorgan went away.... I also used to be active on ENWorld and footballs future, but I play D&D less and less, and footballs future Viking's site is just too serious now...I still go to both, but less and less.
November 29, 20169 yr I also miss Grantland. The No Smerfs facebook page is usually hopping though.... (Full circle!)
November 29, 20169 yr Do youtube compilations of people falling down count as websites?I like the elaborate 'candid camera' type ones where they scare people.
November 29, 20169 yr Deadspin and its' sister/brother sites, 538, AVClub, Stumbleupon, CNNAlso miss Grantland. The Ringer is not even close to the same quality of material they had before.
November 29, 20169 yr I find it hard to believe the Grantland replacement is still running, frankly....
November 29, 20169 yr I don't read it regularly, but The Onion is something I do read from time to time.
November 29, 20169 yr I find it hard to believe the Grantland replacement is still running, frankly....As am I. There's got to be quite a few of us who used to be daily Grantland visitors and didn't follow them to The Ringer. Gave them a shot when they got started, but they don't seem to write about any subject particularly well.
November 29, 20169 yr I find it hard to believe the Grantland replacement is still running, frankly.... I still frequent it from time to time, but I think it's going to die just like Simmons' show did. There is just something missing.
November 30, 20169 yr I still frequent it from time to time, but I think it's going to die just like Simmons' show did. There is just something missing.Yeah, it's losing money big time. Simmons needs to go back to his 30 for 30 days, bring on other talented folks to create compelling documentaries etc Simmons is a good podcaster at this stage, not much else IMO Edited November 30, 20169 yr by DaveW
November 30, 20169 yr Yeah, it's losing money big time.Simmons needs to go back to his 30 for 30 days, bring on other talented folks to create compelling documentaries etcSimmons is a good podcaster at this stage, not much else IMONot to turn this into a Bill Simmons bashing thread, but I couldn't agree more with you. He looked mostly uncomfortable on TV and lacked any sort of charm... And he's too far gone from his writing days. Loved his columns back when he was on Page 2 of ESPN.com, now he writes a mailed in column once every 6 months.
December 1, 20169 yr There is only one can't miss, cutting edge, sharp as a tack webpage I follow: @Statfreak101https://twitter.com/statfreak101?lang=en 50,000 tweets of pure gold..... Nice to know he's still got it. Edited December 1, 20169 yr by joethastud
December 1, 20169 yr There is only one can't miss, cutting edge, sharp as a tack webpage I follow: @Statfreak101https://twitter.com/statfreak101?lang=en 50,000 tweets of pure gold..... Nice to know he's still got it.Joe!!!!!!!!! For The Win!!!!!
December 1, 20169 yr There is only one can't miss, cutting edge, sharp as a tack webpage I follow: @Statfreak101https://twitter.com/statfreak101?lang=en 50,000 tweets of pure gold..... Nice to know he's still got it. Well done sir.
December 1, 20169 yr There is only one can't miss, cutting edge, sharp as a tack webpage I follow: @Statfreak101https://twitter.com/statfreak101?lang=en 50,000 tweets of pure gold..... Nice to know he's still got it.Oh my.
December 1, 20169 yr There's only like 5 of us that get the bit, but I had a good laugh when I came across his twitter handle. I'm getting f'n old. Byto like 2006ish???
December 2, 20169 yr Don't fall into the rabbit hole that is: http://www.atlasobscura.com/ It's one of my favorite sites. Just amazing.
December 2, 20169 yr Oh my. I have no idea what this tweet is about, but I love it. https://twitter.com/StatFreak101/status/802618771676332032
December 2, 20169 yr Now that Joe broke it wide open, this could become a 'Best of StatFreak' thread.
December 2, 20169 yr I like a best of thread idea, but even reading a page worth of those tweets makes me shudder. So, I'll let Dave do the leg-work to get it done.
December 2, 20169 yr I have no idea what this tweet is about, but I love it. https://twitter.com/StatFreak101/status/802618771676332032 I could explain it, but it may be even better left not explained...
December 2, 20169 yr I like a best of thread idea, but even reading a page worth of those tweets makes me shudder. So, I'll let Dave do the leg-work to get it done.I'm sure Dave has many of his tweets to porn stars and studios archived locally for quick reference.
December 2, 20169 yr I'm sure Dave has many of his tweets to porn stars and studios archived locally for quick reference./barf
December 2, 20169 yr According to that last tweet he liquidated the statfreak one on one baseball academy and opened up a less family friendly one on one academy....
December 2, 20169 yr Since we were bashing Simmons before, it's only fair to point out something good too. And his recent article on The Ringer, "Simmons vs. Gladwell: The Future of Football" is one of the best articles I've read from him in a long time.
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