Ararana
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This is the only 'big red' I want covering my Avs
It has more to do with his idk.. Insecurity? Like can you not just promote your own stuff without making a back handed comment towards other journalism outlets? It's not the first time he's taken veiled shots at TA.I'm not giving Dater crap for that tweet. He posts that exact tweet ALL the time. Only difference now is it's BHM and that writer is trying to shoehorn it into some racial outrage.
It has more to do with his idk.. Insecurity? Like can you not just promote your own stuff without making a back handed comment towards other journalism outlets? It's not the first time he's taken veiled shots at TA.
I think if they ever really wanna be taken seriously they need to settle down, not get into the petty Twitter wars and just keep pushing out good content.Yeah I definitely agree with the insecure bit, but I think that has more to do with them not being seen as legitimate writers. It wasn't even a year ago when Chambers was chirping them as being bloggers when AJ was trying to get a PHWA vote. Most of Dater's subtweets are directed towards DP anyways.
I don't subscribe to either, but if the Atlantic doesn't put out more than one article every three days, I sort of agree.
That said, one of Dater's problems is that he doesn't make much effort to be professional, and doesn't have an internal filter. He needs to work on both, but at this point, that seems unlikely.
His biggest problem, for me at least, is his complete lack of hockey knowledge. Don't know how you can cover a team for 15 years and not even pick up the slightest bit of understanding of the game.
A bunch of my favourite writers/authors are/were huge a-holes. If what they put out is amazing, I dont care if they're a good person or not. Dater is the perfect storm of appearing to be a bad human being and also putting out absolute crap (mostly).
Sounds an awful lot like the MLS’ marketing strategy.It has more to do with his idk.. Insecurity? Like can you not just promote your own stuff without making a back handed comment towards other journalism outlets? It's not the first time he's taken veiled shots at TA.
I'm not sure what the problem is with The Athletic doing more feature-length stuff that takes more time to produce. The fact that both outlets cover the same teams and yet are pursuing very different stories should be something Dater should love. They're not necessarily direct competitors. I think AJ has even acknowledged as much.
FTR, I think a couple of guys worth following who don't get talked about enough in here are Rick Sadowski and Paul Klee. I get that Rick's stuff is pretty straightforward and what not but I don't think there's been a guy on the Avs beat longer than him in any uninterrupted stretch. Hell, his goddamn paper went under and he stuck with it.
I had a subscription to both and ended up cancelling the BSN one.
When you read Blood Feud and realise he's been exactly the same for 20+ years it's quite sadI had a subscription to both and ended up cancelling the BSN one. TA may not publish articles as frequently as BSN, but I feel like they have more girth to them and a more enjoyable read. BSN articles can be shallow and kind of pandering at times. Clark has been an awesome addition. Sad thing is Dater is a great writer, at least when it's something he can take his time with. His Bloodfeud book is awesome.
And yeah Sadowski is a good one.
Lol yeah, hell of a book though. My favourite sports book I've ever read.When you read Blood Feud and realise he's been exactly the same for 20+ years it's quite sad
^^^ has never read The Game or Fever PitchLol yeah, hell of a book though. My favourite sports book I've ever read.
When you read Blood Feud and realise he's been exactly the same for 20+ years it's quite sad
There has been quite a few times that reading Rick's post has actually given better context to comments, or even simply had more in depth quotes. Rick does not try to shape the narrative in any way or attempt to stir up **** for clicks.
I try to click on everything he produces just out of respect.
There has been quite a few times that reading Rick's post has actually given better context to comments, or even simply had more in depth quotes. Rick does not try to shape the narrative in any way or attempt to stir up **** for clicks.
I try to click on everything he produces just out of respect.
This is the only 'big red' I want covering my Avs
Well Soda can play half blindIan Cole's vision "still a work in progress" upon returning...
So his vision isn't completely back.
... Then why the **** is he playing right now.