Comments on: A Blogging Error of Postseason Inexperience

By: Gustafsson

Gustafsson — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:15:24 +0000

@Not buying it,
Be careful of what you “hear” from someone who calls or writes into a radio show or podcast. I don’t believe that OFB missed a single regular season game as a press box attendee. That includes ALL games under Hanlon. We still covered Friday’s game with locker room interviews as 75% of OFB are season ticket holders.
“Real” writers? Perhaps you should know that 25% of OFB has degrees in journalism.
As for the press conference to hire Boudreau, we had less than an hour from the notice via email to the start of the press conference. Keep in mind this was Thanksgiving morning when all four of us were already en route to our respective family celebrations. Had we known that this conference was to take place, you can be sure we would have been there. We were there over the summer for the Nicklas Backstrom press conference. We were there when the Caps visited Children’s Hospital (which I may add, there were no other bloggers OR MAIN STREAM MEDIA).
Next time, please be a little more aware of the facts before commenting falsehoods.
And thank you for reading OFB.

By: Not buying it

Not buying it — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 02:26:43 +0000

What about those of us who couldn’t get tickets to the game? We’re suppose to feel bad for some guys who go to the games for free but weren’t put in the prime seats that they are normally given when there aren’t “real” writers to take those seats? Sorry, I think I’ll pass on being a part of that pity party. I think for next season I’ll start a blog so I can get a seat in the press box and hang out in the locker room.
And as someone who listens to the Caps podcast, I thought one of those guys on there mentioned one day that there were NO bloggers at the last two games for Hanlon and NO bloggers at the press conference to hire Boudreau.
I think the bloggers where guy was right about the attention thing.

By: BDL

BDL — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 15:34:45 +0000

Love the days of GM showing up at Caps playoff games, doing the 6pm liveshot pretending he knew something about the team or even hockey. Good luck finding him in the building during the 2nd period.

By: OrderedChaos (Mike Rucki)

OrderedChaos (Mike Rucki) — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:01:30 +0000

@ BDL:
Ha! That’s a terrifying thought — Cryptkeeper George Michael rising up, zombie-like, to the Capitals’ press box to displace an actual hockey writer would be a horrifying sight indeed. When he retired we were very pleased, as I wrote back in March 2007:
http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2007/03/02/skeletor-has-left-the-building/

By: BDL

BDL — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:18:41 +0000

Could be worse…at least George Michael didn’t emerge from retirement and take your seat. Had that happened, i think it’s time to drop the gloves.

By: Craig Stone

Craig Stone — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 17:42:28 +0000

As one of the people shunned to the press room (I’m at the very bottom of the image posted in your entry), I just want to thank you for writing this up. I have nothing against the media relations staff and don’t fault them at all. They’ve been great to me over the past two seasons, and I recognize the need to accommodate the big names, but it’d be nice if the big names at least had the decency to act on those accommodations and show up.

By: Andrea

Andrea — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 03:23:47 +0000

Jeez, talk about taking one for the team! I guess it’s important that guys from Edmonton have to be on hand as they don’t have a team to cover this Spring.
Be flattered. Everyone’s excited about the GR8 One. Myself included. And like Leon, I’m a Rangers fan. Card-carrying. But as a hockey fan? I love Alex! And I’m looking forward to the Lundqvist/Ovechkin showdowns for years to come.
Good luck in your fight and enjoy this sweet sweet spring!

By: Juan-John

Juan-John — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 00:20:27 +0000

Oh, and P&B, no apology necessary. Yours is the first hockey source I check, anyway. Nothing’s going to change that.

By: Juan-John

Juan-John — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 00:17:10 +0000

Mini-kegs of Heineken are $19.99 at the local convenience store near Fort Myer in Arlington. I know ‘cuz I bought one last night.

By: pucksandbooks

pucksandbooks — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 22:21:12 +0000

I hear ya, KLB. Gas ain’t the only thing heinously overpriced these days. Maybe we oughta try those new mini-kegs during the playoffs — more bang for your beer-drinking buck?