tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9131289420618991795.post7507232826086138543..comments2023-06-17T08:53:42.643-04:00Comments on ShysterBall: Writing Out LoudCraig Calcaterrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00190345915954808542noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9131289420618991795.post-31246105209454262072008-10-21T01:22:00.000-04:002008-10-21T01:22:00.000-04:00One must wonder how such a ridiculous show like Ma...One must wonder how such a ridiculous show like Magnum PI ever get onto TV, then became a hit? <BR/><BR/>Or, where my former girlfriend found the Box Set of DVD's for my Christmas present 2 years ago? What store stocks that on their shelves? <BR/><BR/>Mystery man ShysterCraig would probably know if anyone would know.Ted Spradlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01127479212213625175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9131289420618991795.post-49671198195065409972008-10-17T22:50:00.000-04:002008-10-17T22:50:00.000-04:00He makes Sal Fasano look like he has alopecia.He makes Sal Fasano look like he has alopecia.Craig Calcaterrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00190345915954808542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9131289420618991795.post-39673972265118470622008-10-17T22:49:00.000-04:002008-10-17T22:49:00.000-04:00But does he have one of the world's greatest moust...But does he have one of the world's greatest moustaches?Levi Stahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11094919454842047688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9131289420618991795.post-85037680658595171122008-10-17T22:38:00.000-04:002008-10-17T22:38:00.000-04:00It's more like that than you know, for I too have ...It's more like that than you know, for I too have had a Vietnam Vet using my Ferrari and staying in my guest house in recent years. He wears a Tigers hat, though, so I'm OK with it.Craig Calcaterrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00190345915954808542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9131289420618991795.post-45510491196390573282008-10-17T22:34:00.000-04:002008-10-17T22:34:00.000-04:00Craig, If you're really Andrew Sullivan, then this...Craig, <BR/><BR/>If you're really Andrew Sullivan, then this is really big news. It's like when Higgins finally spilled the beans to Thomas Magnum on the final episode of Magnum P.I. that he was actually Robin Masters. <BR/><BR/>The double life finally came to an end.Ted Spradlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01127479212213625175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9131289420618991795.post-18372600972806988052008-10-16T22:03:00.000-04:002008-10-16T22:03:00.000-04:00I have a confession to make, SB: I am actually An...I have a confession to make, SB: I am actually Andrew Sullivan. The fact that I'm straight, married, don't think Madonna is the best thing ever, and am more or less liberal is just a big smoke screen.Craig Calcaterrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00190345915954808542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9131289420618991795.post-23271582710271221652008-10-16T20:37:00.000-04:002008-10-16T20:37:00.000-04:00It's funny, about four years ago somebody asked Ne...It's funny, about four years ago somebody asked Neyer in a chat what non-baseball blogs he read and he said Sullivan. I skipped over there and haven't missed a day of the Daily Dish since. <BR/><BR/>A few years later somebody asked Neyer in a chat what baseball blogs he read and he said Shysterball. I skipped over there and haven't missed a day since.Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936344122485080656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9131289420618991795.post-25650354526551549332008-10-16T20:18:00.000-04:002008-10-16T20:18:00.000-04:00I think you and Sullivan are correct. It isn't li...I think you and Sullivan are correct. It isn't like newspaper writing. I never really " got it ", my stuff was ersatz reporting and not what blogging is - the conversation, the revealing of oneself. Craig, you have it, whatever the blogger sensibility is. <BR/><BR/>And don't forget, I don't like this navel gazing blogger stuff!Eric Tomshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00632341548970196518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9131289420618991795.post-36102127193446812002008-10-16T19:32:00.000-04:002008-10-16T19:32:00.000-04:00Glad it hasn't turned you off, Crowhop.But really,...Glad it hasn't turned you off, Crowhop.<BR/><BR/>But really, that's the thing I take away from any good blog I read: A voice. A presence. A sensibility. Something that tells me on some level that I am getting a person's thoughts and opionion as opposed to some official word from an entity.<BR/><BR/>This is true even on the blogs big media sites. Neyer has a voice. Olney has a voice. Posnanski, whether he's writing for SI, the KC Star, or his own blog has a voice. Deadspin used to have a voice when it was basically just Leitch, but now that has morphed into a "Deadspin voice" that all of the writers basically adhere to, which it makes it less personal.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I appreciate the kind words from all of you, and I'm glad everyone still comes around to "hear" me, as it were.Craig Calcaterrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00190345915954808542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9131289420618991795.post-53312241917528767732008-10-16T19:22:00.000-04:002008-10-16T19:22:00.000-04:00It's funny, when I read your blog, which I have do...It's funny, when I read your blog, which I have done pretty much since the start of this baseball season, I hear your 'voice'. It's the same as reading any book, I guess, but it very conversational and relational. Much more than a standard text. I don't read any other blogs regularly, so I can't really compare, but the mix of baseball and life have me hooked in.Crowhophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03245126991414409210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9131289420618991795.post-27080142551520603432008-10-16T16:51:00.000-04:002008-10-16T16:51:00.000-04:00Your experience with blogging, and your approach, ...Your experience with blogging, and your approach, sounds similar to mine. When I started my book blog three years ago, I was worried about the pressure of posting regularly; I've been pleasantly surprised to find that there's always <I>something</I> I come across that seems interesting enough to share. I've yet to find myself writing to fulfill an obligation rather then explore an interest, and that's a great feeling. <BR/><BR/>The casualness and mutability of the form really is freeing if a blogger will let it be, and you have. The freshness that your approach ensures shine through in everything you write. Keep up the great work.Levi Stahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11094919454842047688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9131289420618991795.post-22880905550223825542008-10-16T15:24:00.000-04:002008-10-16T15:24:00.000-04:00I do like it, and Shysterball's one of the main re...I do like it, and Shysterball's one of the main reasons why I have my own blog, too. And to your credit, CC, you make it look a heckuvalot easier than it really is. No matter how much I enjoy the writing, there are days when you just can't, don't want to, are fed up with things, etc... but you do it anyways.<BR/><BR/>I much prefer the conversational nature of it than the hyper-editing of actual <I>writing</I>, ya know.<BR/><BR/>And yes, it is therapeutic.Jason @ IIATMShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11675184282951841175noreply@blogger.com