RedSoxFan9 Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 good job capitalism Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewhyteboar Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 This sucks. They had a great collection of writers and commentators. Another successful publication fucked over by blood-sucking capitalists who provide no value to society whatsoever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost_MH Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 This really sucks. I hope they all find a home elsewhere, together, but I doubt that'll ever happen. So, which is the next property of theirs to bite it? My guess is Jezebel followed by Gizmodo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewhyteboar Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 I hope Roth and Magary will find a place to keep doing their podcast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CayceG Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 I am devastated by this. I hope the writers reconvene at some place to continue the great things Deadspin provided. Otherwise, it was a joy to experience the Deadspin era. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewhyteboar Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 Portnoy is overjoyed. Fuck that guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewhyteboar Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 First the AVClub was devastated, now Deadspin. I spent a lot of time on those sites reading some incredible writers. It's sad what happened, and even sadder when you consider that this didn't have to happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CayceG Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 1 minute ago, Jose said: Portnoy is overjoyed. Fuck that guy. Seriously. He's probably thinking he'll get more clicks now that people like me don't have a sports site anymore. Well, joke's on him because most of Deadspin probably won't ever go to Barstool willingly. Also, this is relevant: http://www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2019/10/can-quality-journalism-exist-in-an-age-of-extremist-capitalism Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewhyteboar Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 Barstool is a cesspool. Their readers are a the venn diagram overlap of date rapists and the "are you triggered??" extremely-online bro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewhyteboar Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 This is good: You have to think and care about sports to read Deadspin, but if you do, it teaches you how to think and care about them (and more) more deeply than most websites get you to think and care about any of its subjects. It is, for now, the only sports publication I read every day: Its competitors repeat the official narratives a little too gladly (ESPN), diminished quietly under draconian owners (Sports Illustrated), or were killed ignobly (Grantland). If it beggars your belief that a group of highly paid idiots can detonate an original, profitable, well-read publication out of ego and callousness, well: It’s happening here, and could happen again, even if there isn’t another site like Deadspin to ruin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewhyteboar Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 And there goes Drew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSoxFan9 Posted October 31, 2019 Author Share Posted October 31, 2019 https://www.thedailybeast.com/farmers-insurance-pulls-million-dollar-ad-campaign-with-go-media-after-editorial-staff-raises-hell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSoxFan9 Posted October 31, 2019 Author Share Posted October 31, 2019 I hope all of the clowns who celebrated the death of gawker are happy now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSoxFan9 Posted October 31, 2019 Author Share Posted October 31, 2019 theyre not even trying with these lies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CayceG Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 This is effectively the only real goodbye the site will host: https://deadspin.com/that-andy-dalton-feeling-1839490056 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost_MH Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 Did they really try to label a story about the NFL as not being a sports story? https://deadspin.com/you-re-goddamn-right-it-s-layering-season-1839301743 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CayceG Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 1 minute ago, Ghost_MH said: Did they really try to label a story about the NFL as not being a sports story? https://deadspin.com/you-re-goddamn-right-it-s-layering-season-1839301743 Yes. Jamboroo is hereby determined to be NOT ABOUT SPORTS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost_MH Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 11 minutes ago, CayceG said: Yes. Jamboroo is hereby determined to be NOT ABOUT SPORTS. How long until G/O drops the view counter off each page when they realize people don't need their secret metrics to see what page views really look like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal-El814 Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 Meritocracy is a fucking lie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost_MH Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 We've also got Drew Magary's goodbye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSoxFan9 Posted November 1, 2019 Author Share Posted November 1, 2019 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RedSoxFan9 Posted November 1, 2019 Author Share Posted November 1, 2019 https://lajskhclsahkchkad.kinja.com/jim-spanfeller-is-a-herb-1839451222 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbsolutSurgen Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CayceG Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 https://deadspin.com/was-deadspin-a-good-sports-blog-a-very-short-debate-1839529586 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CayceG Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 Absolutely horrid. https://deadspin.com/transactions-nov-1-1839535889 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost_MH Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 So, like, real talk here. What the fuck comes next? Deadspin was just about the only site, other than these boards, that I actually visited multiple times a day. They also had the best commenters on the Internet. It was the only place on the world wide web, where it wasn't just ok to read the comments, but you were missing out if you didn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricofoley Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 On 10/31/2019 at 1:21 PM, CayceG said: Yes. Jamboroo is hereby determined to be NOT ABOUT SPORTS. It's sports with a little bit of general pop culture and commentary mixed in, which is a microcosm of the entire site, and literally the appeal of the entire site. Fuck these private equity goons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewhyteboar Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 1 hour ago, Ghost_MH said: So, like, real talk here. What the fuck comes next? Deadspin was just about the only site, other than these boards, that I actually visited multiple times a day. They also had the best commenters on the Internet. It was the only place on the world wide web, where it wasn't just ok to read the comments, but you were missing out if you didn't. I'm in the same boat. It sucks man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 Maybe they'll pull a giantbomb and put up their own site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CayceG Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 10 hours ago, Ghost_MH said: So, like, real talk here. What the fuck comes next? Deadspin was just about the only site, other than these boards, that I actually visited multiple times a day. They also had the best commenters on the Internet. It was the only place on the world wide web, where it wasn't just ok to read the comments, but you were missing out if you didn't. I don't know. I'm on twitter and I follow some of the writers, but not all of them. But to me, I am just taking the passing of Deadspin like I took The Toast ending. Accepting it, remembering the good posts, and trying to move on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CayceG Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 Look who I found at the grocery store Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost_MH Posted November 3, 2019 Share Posted November 3, 2019 On 11/2/2019 at 9:17 AM, CayceG said: I don't know. I'm on twitter and I follow some of the writers, but not all of them. But to me, I am just taking the passing of Deadspin like I took The Toast ending. Accepting it, remembering the good posts, and trying to move on. My biggest problem right now is that I actually don't know where to get my sports news from now. After so many years of Deadspin, I can't just jump on board any outlet that toes the company line or willingly drags a player because that's what the front office wants. I really don't want to do the $10/mo for The Athletic, but is that really what my choices come down to here? Let's call it ignorance on my part. Who are the good, player-friendly news outlets these days? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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