Just Jack Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 (edited) Quote The sports blog that refused to play ball died Friday at the age of 14. Former Editor-in-Chief Megan Greenwell confirmed its passing on Twitter. Cause of death: Everyone quit in protest. “And with that, it’s over,” Greenwell wrote. “Deadspin no longer employs a single writer or editor. I am gutted but so very proud of this group of people. “Deadspin was a good website.” https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/deadspin-is-no-more-after-mass-staff-exodus-former-eic/ Edited November 2, 2019 by Just Jack 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanC883 Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 very interesting. Site was mostly garbage, IMO. More click-bait and self-righteousness reporters than anything else. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptnCoke11 Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 Good. Garbage website 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike in Horseheads Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 I thought it was a great site that wasn't same old crap. Shame that some big shot got involved. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky Landing Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 I will miss its annual "Why Your Team Sucks." 10 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djp14150 Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 This had some real stories worth reading. Other stuff was crap. it showhow fragile web sites really are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big C Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 1 hour ago, Rocky Landing said: I will miss its annual "Why Your Team Sucks." It was about time to call it on that series, I feel. But it was, for a time, one of the site's crowning achievements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 2 hours ago, Big C said: It was about time to call it on that series, I feel. But it was, for a time, one of the site's crowning achievements. Yeah, it was boring this year, but other years were great 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaMilBill Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 They got very political and very anti-conservative. I had to stop reading it cause their articles turned from mostly sports to mostly liberal talking points 24 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 5 hours ago, djp14150 said: This had some real stories worth reading. Other stuff was crap. it showhow fragile web sites really are. That sounds like the Buffalo News website. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeviF Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 Started out good. Got bad in a hurry around 2015-2016, like a lot of things. Portnoy is gloating on Twitter about it. He offered a former deadspin editor $100k a year to be his butler ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuvian Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 politics ruins everything 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nester Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 Oh no, SJW bloggers got mad and now want to bag groceries instead of write articles no one read. 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaoulDuke79 Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 (edited) Good....when I first heard about Deadpsin I found it different and interesting. But over time, the more I read it the more I could definitely sense an overt one sided political slant. I can't remember exactly which article was the straw that broke the camel's back per se, but at that point over a year or so ago I made a conscious decision to no longer visit the site. Edited November 2, 2019 by RaoulDuke79 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSE Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 (edited) 40 giphy.com Edited November 2, 2019 by HOUSE 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrtonHearsaWho Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 1 hour ago, LeviF91 said: Started out good. Got bad in a hurry around 2015-2016, like a lot of things. Portnoy is gloating on Twitter about it. He offered a former deadspin editor $100k a year to be his butler ? The upper management should be fired directly into the sun specifically for giving Portnoy something to gloat about. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 What? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCBills Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 (edited) 4 hours ago, VaMilBill said: They got very political and very anti-conservative. I had to stop reading it cause their articles turned from mostly sports to mostly liberal talking points Agreed. Im not even a conservative - I’m about as moderate/in the middle as it gets, but I am so sick of the constant bias of self righteous reporters at every turn lately. Deadspin turned into Buzzfeed sports. Edited November 2, 2019 by SCBills 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leh-nerd skin-erd Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 (edited) I was mistakenly under the impression that being “gutted” would hurt more than finding out 14 of your hypstyr journalist co-workers did not show up for work to protest a greedy hedge fund. It sure looked painful in Braveheart, but then again Mel Gibson is a pretty good actor and I don’t have any hedge fund people in my neighborhood. Edited November 2, 2019 by leh-nerd skin-erd 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaBillsFanSince1973 Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 good riddance 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JinxedBill Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 1 hour ago, stuvian said: politics ruins everything Exactly. I’m hoping most other websites that inject self righteous PC babble get the message. Sometime me I just want to read the dang article without being scolded. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GG Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 Any moment for this thread to move to the dark side 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aristocrat Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 yea they got one sided very judgy and alienated a lot of their audience. It's kind of amazing to me that people don't understand why bartool is currently killing it. Instead of trying to understand it they just try to bash it and bring it down only to see them grow. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsDude Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 4 hours ago, VaMilBill said: They got very political and very anti-conservative. I had to stop reading it cause their articles turned from mostly sports to mostly liberal talking points So you do not think Republicans use sports for their anti-liberal and pro-conservative talking points? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Just Joshin' Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 (edited) Maybe the lesson that was learned by ESPN and deadspin will be heeded by others - keeps sports and politics separate. Edited November 2, 2019 by Just Joshin' 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick the Greek Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 8 hours ago, Rocky Landing said: I will miss its annual "Why Your Team Sucks." To me, it got old and stale. maybe with some new writers it can become funny again. 16 minutes ago, aristocrat said: yea they got one sided very judgy and alienated a lot of their audience. It's kind of amazing to me that people don't understand why bartool is currently killing it. Instead of trying to understand it they just try to bash it and bring it down only to see them grow. So why is barstool killing it? I can’t stand it to be honest. It’s like buzzfeed for wanna be jocks and frat boys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 1 minute ago, Nick the Greek said: To me, it got old and stale. maybe with some new writers it can become funny again. Judging from some of the regular crew around here, and HOUSE’s snappy GIFs, I bet TBD-TSW could give a good version of that review. SDS might have to back the language filter off (and ramp up the spellcheck ?). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aristocrat Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 4 minutes ago, Nick the Greek said: To me, it got old and stale. maybe with some new writers it can become funny again. So why is barstool killing it? I can’t stand it to be honest. It’s like buzzfeed for wanna be jocks and frat boys. it's not that at all. but that is how the common person talks about sports and things in general. funny thing is they're pretty liberal but they leave that stuff out most of the time but it does sneak in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uticaclub Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 (edited) Leftspin has been a joke for years. Had to stop reading when every article just was crying about Trump, Barstool and calling everyone that didn’t agree with them racist. Go Bills!!!! Edited November 2, 2019 by uticaclub 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uticaclub Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 (edited) 17 minutes ago, Nick the Greek said: To me, it got old and stale. maybe with some new writers it can become funny again. So why is barstool killing it? I can’t stand it to be honest. It’s like buzzfeed for wanna be jocks and frat boys. Barstool has expanded to a Brand; merchandise, podcasts, diverse content, appearances on Fox Business, celebrity endorsements, etc. while Deadspin only targeted people “triggered” by their own shadow Edited November 2, 2019 by uticaclub 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob's House Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 Like the saying goes: Get woke, go broke. 6 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4_kidd_4 Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 Hates when things get political....turns thread politcal. lolzz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCBills Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 (edited) 50 minutes ago, BillsDude said: So you do not think Republicans use sports for their anti-liberal and pro-conservative talking points? We’re talking about sports journalism based. Where do you see conservative bias in sports journalism, aside from Will Cain and Clay Travis? (Who are both popular because they represent the pushback to liberal bias in sports journalism lately) Barstool probably leans a bit right but Portnoy makes it very clear that he has no political agenda... he just cares about money. They rail on “woke culture”, which is sad that this is considered “conservative”.. it should just be common sense. Edited November 2, 2019 by SCBills 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HardyBoy Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 44 minutes ago, BillsDude said: So you do not think Republicans use sports for their anti-liberal and pro-conservative talking points? All while the nfl was sending the military a bill so they can recruit minors in the disguise of patriotism. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsDude Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 (edited) 27 minutes ago, SCBills said: We’re talking about sports journalism based. Where do you see conservative bias in sports journalism, aside from Will Cain and Clay Travis? (Who are both popular because they represent the pushback to liberal bias in sports journalism lately) Barstool probably leans a bit right but Portnoy makes it very clear that he has no political agenda... he just cares about money. They also rail on “woke culture”, which is sad that this is considered “conservative”.. it should just be common sense. That is an easy question to answer. Anytime sports is used for either party’s agenda, like when sports teams are invited to, or show up to, the White House, when political advertisements on big scoreboards are used during games, when Presidents show up to big games to try to get positive media political attention , and when them or their supporters who put party over country, tweet or vocalize publicly political either negative or positive messages about sports related positions, players and teams, that is with purpose to create political sports journalism stories and messages, helpful to their cause. No wonder why fans are showing signs of getting fed up with political grandstanding using sports to spread their political media messages. The more it happens, the more sports fans will clap back and bite them in their rears as we have free speech after all too, and not just them, and we will show our displeasure in the stands, polls and through protests soon to if need be, not only against those journalists who are spreading distortions and lies, but against those politicians too who have agendas to take advantage of us all during mostly big sports moments or when it is convenient to them, to use sports to get more to side with their base. Edited November 2, 2019 by BillsDude 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 9 hours ago, djp14150 said: This had some real stories worth reading. Other stuff was crap. it showhow fragile web sites really are. It lasted 14 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royale with Cheese Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 20 years from now I’m going to randomly read a “Why your team sucks” to bring back memories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 I feel like Deadspin is primarily responsible for bringing Bills fans' idiotic table slamming ways to the national spotlight. They were definitely the ones who broke the "drinking from girl's butt," story. Did they create "Bills Mafia?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 Deadsite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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