Comments on: Nourishment from an Unlikely Source

By: Gustafsson

Gustafsson — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 21:22:38 +0000

By: HotDog88GT

HotDog88GT — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 04:08:40 +0000

“During last night?¢‚Ç¨‚Ñ¢s evening drive WTEM?¢‚Ç¨‚Ñ¢s Steve Czabin called the Post?¢‚Ç¨‚Ñ¢s Sports section one of the worst in the country.”
Is this the same Steve Czabin who hosts Fox Sports Radio’s “1st Team on Fox” radio show? The same Steve Czabin who lives near DC yet speaks not one word of hockey on his show let alone the Caps? Granted, I listen only from 7-9AM, but the only thing I hear about hockey on his show is that last night’s scores can be found on foxsports.com. Good show, yes, but I only listen to it because the rest of AM and FM in Central NY really, really sux.

By: HotDog88GT

HotDog88GT — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 03:51:16 +0000

Caption under one photo in the slide show of the WP article..
“Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom knocks the ball away from Senator centers Cody Bass.”
Sweet.

By: pucksandbooks

pucksandbooks — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 02:33:24 +0000

Gumpper – I think you’ve honed in on the heart of the matter. On the radio last night the complaining host referenced his travel and his exposure to the sports pages in other large cities. I’ve had this experience myself. The Post of recent history covers the Caps rather superficially and the sport of hockey not at all. What’s most frustrating about this is that with treatments like today’s we see what they’re capable of. It’s still early in a new year, and the Caps are a bit of a hot story, so maybe we should harbor a wee bit of optimism for the future. Now you’ll be thinking I’m blogging from a Union Station bar.

By: Gumpper

Gumpper — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 01:29:16 +0000

Having spent time recently in places like Miami and Raleigh, I’m continually amazed at how poor the Post’s hockey coverage is by comparison. When is the last time the Post has had a hockey story — not a Caps story — but one about the sport. The NY Times does this at least twice a week, and even in non-hockey markets like Miami and Raleigh they are frequent. So, let’s applaud the Post for today’s work, and hope it is a sign of things to come.

By: Dan Steinberg

Dan Steinberg — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 00:58:09 +0000

So would this be an appropriate place for me to comment?
My comment: Yay, we’re all friends today!

By: The Peerless

The Peerless — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 00:04:20 +0000

What Czaban knows about sports journalism would fit in the “notes files” for which he is searching. The depths of his shamelessness have not been reached. His “sports radio” station is (and there isn’t even a second place for this contest) the worst of its kind in the country. Geez, go to any mid-to-large city on the Eastern Seaboard, turn on the radio, and listen to what your heart yearns for — real talk about sports, local and national. What 980 offers up is pretty much the sports nutritional equivalent of a pop tart.