I don't have good fashion sense but the Seahawks' third jersey is horrible.
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Monday, September 21, 2009
Tom Tomorrow
I don't feel like posting every This Modern World cartoon to Facebook, but I like this entry.
http://www.salon.com/comics/tomo/2009/09/22/tomo/index.html?source=rss
Monday, September 14, 2009
Looks Like Another Tough Year For Patriots-Haters
After a brief year to celebrate the Patriots' defeat in the Super Bowl and missing out on the 18-0 season, it looks like the Patriots are up to their old tricks -- secretly dominating the game but losing, only to have the opponent make seemingly a minor miscue (running back a normal kick off with the hands team on the field) lead to a turnover and a touchdown (fumble). I don't think I can handle too many more of these. Good thing I'm working during the Patriots / Jets game.
Saturday, September 12, 2009
What are you reading?
This is an interesting article about what people are reading on the NY subway. The NY Times took a poll with about 8000 respondents and here are the results.
Is it a bad sign for Newsday that more people said they read the Washington Post than Newsday (a local Long Island paper)?
Is it a bad sign for Newsday that more people said they read the Washington Post than Newsday (a local Long Island paper)?
I'm Not Watching the US Open
But after reading Richard Sandomir's article in the NY Times, I wish I had been...
Sandomir points out a number of silly questions and interviews by Shriver, including the moment above, but also interviews with Michael Phelps and Alec Baldwin.
Sandomir points out a number of silly questions and interviews by Shriver, including the moment above, but also interviews with Michael Phelps and Alec Baldwin.
The NFL Blackout Policy is Obsolete
The NFL recently announced that blacked out games would be available the next day online for a few days for fans to watch.
In my opinion, the NFL blackout policy is a relic from when it was first initiated.
If you're not familiar with it, the blackout policy is a rule that states if a game is not sold out, it will not be available live on television for that local market. I suppose when this rule was initiated in 1973, fans chose not to pay for the games and would prefer to sit comfortably and watch them at home. Or somehow the NFL was afraid that empty seats on television would be embarrassing.
The way that television and sports are today, this is a pretty obsolete and ridiculous rule, in my opinion. Do fans really consider the decision of whether to go to the game or just watch it on television? I think that fans who really want to go to the game will go, regardless of its availability on television. Those who don't like to attend sporting events or can't afford the cost, just won't go. If it's not on television that isn't going to change the minds of those people who can't or choose not to afford it.
To me, the policy is implying that there is no difference between watching the game live and watching it in person besides the price and that people who watch at home are somehow freeloading. Going to a game in person requires not just the financial investment but also a big time commitment of getting to the stadium and waiting through all the traffic. On the flip side, there are benefits of being at the game as well, such as being part of the crowd, being able to see the whole field, tailgating and socializing.
Now with DirecTV, if a game is blacked out, a fan is probably more likely to go to their local bar that has a satellite dish than to the game anyways. Maybe they should black out unsold games on DirecTV so that people will move back to their local metropolitan areas and go to the game instead.
So would you go to more NFL games if your team was blacked out? I think you'd probably just stop being a fan. After all, the best advertisement for the local team is the actual games themselves! I expect that in the near future this policy will be reversed.
In my opinion, the NFL blackout policy is a relic from when it was first initiated.
If you're not familiar with it, the blackout policy is a rule that states if a game is not sold out, it will not be available live on television for that local market. I suppose when this rule was initiated in 1973, fans chose not to pay for the games and would prefer to sit comfortably and watch them at home. Or somehow the NFL was afraid that empty seats on television would be embarrassing.
The way that television and sports are today, this is a pretty obsolete and ridiculous rule, in my opinion. Do fans really consider the decision of whether to go to the game or just watch it on television? I think that fans who really want to go to the game will go, regardless of its availability on television. Those who don't like to attend sporting events or can't afford the cost, just won't go. If it's not on television that isn't going to change the minds of those people who can't or choose not to afford it.
To me, the policy is implying that there is no difference between watching the game live and watching it in person besides the price and that people who watch at home are somehow freeloading. Going to a game in person requires not just the financial investment but also a big time commitment of getting to the stadium and waiting through all the traffic. On the flip side, there are benefits of being at the game as well, such as being part of the crowd, being able to see the whole field, tailgating and socializing.
Now with DirecTV, if a game is blacked out, a fan is probably more likely to go to their local bar that has a satellite dish than to the game anyways. Maybe they should black out unsold games on DirecTV so that people will move back to their local metropolitan areas and go to the game instead.
So would you go to more NFL games if your team was blacked out? I think you'd probably just stop being a fan. After all, the best advertisement for the local team is the actual games themselves! I expect that in the near future this policy will be reversed.
Wednesday, September 02, 2009
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
