Hopefully you’re checking in on the site to get this in time … at 12:30pm PT/2:30pm CT, I will be a guest with Jon Miller on KXNO in Des Moines. Go here to listen to the interview on the show as we talk all things MLB.
Join the LBS March Madness Pool
March 18, 2008 By 4 Comments
Ordinarily I can’t stand March Madness, as you all well know. It’s around this time that I write off around 20 bucks, spread over four or five losing brackets. My picks always suck, and I always finish last. Need I remind you once again why I hate March Madness? Anyway … I have set up the official LBS March Madness Pool on Yahoo! Sports. It’s simple to join: just follow this link to sign up for the league. You’ll need a Yahoo ID to enter your picks. The group ID is 133486, password: bobknightssweater.
And there’s one good thing about joining the LBS Pool over all the other pools: it’s free. Oh yeah, you’re also guaranteed NOT to finish last; that spot is already reserved for me (that picture above is so you know what you’re up against). So sign up to earn ultimate bragging rights!
Al Qaeda’s Tentacles Reach LBS
March 5, 2008 By 3 Comments
For those of you who were trying to access the site anywhere between 8:30am PT Monday morning to about 3:50pm PT Tuesday afternoon, you may have noticed that the site was down. Well, your deepest suspicions have been confirmed: the terrorists attacked LBS. Actually, that’s not true. The truth is Bill Belichick’s video staff caught me … Kobe’s agent got sick of all my Mamba bashing and … Brady Quinn got pissed I was macking on his woman and … OK, the truth is … the gracious Jimmy Traina hooked me up on Hot Clicks over at SI Extra Mustard, which always packs a good punch, and sent over enough traffic to upset my web host. I’m on a shared server like many other sites, and was getting so much traffic I was using up too much of the CPU on the server. Within about a half hour of the link going live, my host suspended my account. And once my account got suspended, I felt like Pacman Jones pleading with Goodell for re-instatement. 32 hours later, I was off the most-wanted list, back in the mix, and left eager to attack a bunch of old stories I didn’t get the chance to hit up. Forgive me for rehashing old topics here.
P.S. I have learned a few things within the past 40 hours or so …
First, lots of people are amused by testicle injuries. I can’t imagine why that is the case.
Next, LBS may have outgrown its shared server training wheels, and it may be time to move up to a virtual dedicated server, or even a dedicated server. It is my hope that the masses of the eagerly awaiting universe will never have to go another hour without access to LBS at their fingertips.
In the meantime, thank you for your patience and understanding, and hopefully this will never happen again. That is all.
LBS Moves to Sporting News Radio
January 13, 2008 By 8 Comments
I’ve been sitting on this exciting piece of news for a few weeks and alas, it is time to share. After five and a half years of service with the fantastic FOX Sports Radio Network, I am moving over to Sporting News Radio. You can catch me midweek (usually Tue-Thur) doing sports flashes from 4pm PT through the late evening and on the weekends from 3pm PT through the late evening. Since you’re all pretty internet savvy, you can just head over to sportingnews.com and click on the “radio: listen live” icon on the top right corner to check me out. If you have Sirius Satellite radio, we’re on Ch. 123, on XM144, and if you’re in the So. Cal area, you can pick me up on 1090 — Double X Sports Radio (when they don’t have local programming running). Otherwise, check out your local Sporting News affiliate to listen.
I’m pleased to be joining the team at Sporting News where no doubt the brand is on the rise. Just this week it was announced that Dan Shanoff would be writing alongside many prominent bloggers for The Sporting Blog. In light of their recent additions, SPORTSbyBROOKS, Darren Rovell of CNBC, and Michael David Smith at FanHouse have all recognized the re-emergence of Sporting News as a player on the sports media scene. I am excited to be a part of the brand name and maybe we can even make that whole “blogger radio” idea become a reality. Before I move on to the next chapter though, some thanks are in order.
I would like to thank all my colleagues and friends at FSR for making my time there so enjoyable. A big thanks goes out to my bosses Andrew Ashwood and Annie Zidarevich for having faith in me and for giving me the opportunity to start my on-air career at the network level. A big chest bump goes out to all the hosts who shouted out the site and helped it gain some respectability and prominence at a national level — Chris Plank, John Fricke, JT the Brick, Tomm Looney, Jim Rome, Denny Hocking, Andrew Siciliano, Ben Maller, Jorge Sedano, Chris Moore, and Bryan Weeber (gotcha!) — you guys are the best. And huge thanks to everyone on the anchoring, producing, and editing staff who read the site — it was your constant feedback that gave me the motivation to keep posting and I hope you continue to read. Here’s to a new chapter …
LBS on Vacation
December 10, 2007 By 6 Comments
That’s right folks, for the first time since the launch of the site back in January, and really, the first time since Winter Break ’02, LB will be taking a little vacation. I am off on a mission to broaden the horizons of LBS and reach out to an international audience. Regularly scheduled posting should resume in a few weeks, but don’t be surprised if you see me drop in a few stories here and there. In the meantime, be sure to check out commenter Alan’s brand new blog — it’s full of tons of great baseball analysis. Additionally, if you’d like some more blog reading to keep you busy, check out a few of the recommended sites on the sidebar. As always, thanks for stopping by and see you in a few …
Getting to Know You
August 13, 2007 By Leave a Comment
Not often that I do something like this, that’s why I’ve included a picture of Jessica Biel to ease your pain. So, if you have a few minutes, I would be much obliged if you could fill out this survey. Probably won’t take more than a couple minutes.
And you know what? I’m such a nice guy, I’m willing to compensate you for your efforts. I have a couple of sweet DVDs to send your way. The first five people to complete the survey and send me an email saying you’ve done so will receive a copy of Baseball’s Most Unbreakable Feats on DVD. It’s pretty tight, and it’s hosted by Roger Clemens. Make sure you include your address in the email as well so I know where to send it. Thanks.
Interview on 1530 Homer in Cincy
June 14, 2007 By Leave a Comment
For anyone around the Cincinnati range, or within like 1,000 miles of the city (1530am has a killer signal), I’ll be a guest this morning with Tim Lewis. You can tune in around 6:30am ET, or you can travel over to their sick website and listen online. Check out Tim’s Big Dog blog while you’re at it.
