BLOGS VS. THE SPORTS GUY

Published: September 18, 2007, 9:34 am

Tags: jacob, blogs, the sports guy, deadspin, espn

by Jacob, Vegas WatchFor years, the Sports Guy has been a very polarizing figure among the blogging world. More recently, however, it seems that there has been less mention of TSG, other than his occasional cat fights. And even then, the attention has been focused on anything but his writing.To find out if anyone in the blogging world is even bothering to read Simmons anymore, I asked a series of questions to some writers here at EC, as well as blogger/media critic extraordinaire Awful Announcing.Compared to two years ago, how often do you read TSG?Slightly less: 50%, A lot less: 38%, The same: 12%How much of an effect have sports blogs had on this? How much has been a progression of your own personal tastes?Blogs; Huge: 50%, Slight: 38%, None: 12%Personal tastes; Huge factor: 63%, Slight factor: 37%Do you think the quality of TSG columns has declined over this period?Yes, slightly: 65%, Yes, significantly: 21%, No: 14%Jack Cobra: "He's a 'homer' writing a MSM blog...that he can't

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