"To act crazy is really not crazy."
Crazy people don’t think they are crazy. That honor is still reserved for Bettman on both counts.
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Congratulations, Mr. Judd
It's been a very busy week for me since returning from Indianapolis, and the 94th running of the Indianapolis 500. I will spare the gory details, but it's nice to have a few minutes to sit down and bang this out. Let's get right to it, shall we?
The word I would use to describe this year's Indianapolis 500 would be, sweaty. I have been going out there for a decade and a half, and I can't say I remember a week that was as hot, and muggy as this year's edition. Every day was like walking throug...
2010-06-06Memorial Day Mayhem
It's the Wednesday before Memorial Day, and that can only mean one thing. That's right, the Hammer and I will be winging our way to Indianapolis for the Greatest Spectacle in Sports in about 8 hours. Hammer has been going so long, I think mechanics were still riding with drivers his rookie year. I am post CART/IRL fallout. Anyway, point being, it's a long tradition, and I am excited to see Hoodie, eat a giant steak or two, watch for Indiana High School Lacrosse (Go St. Joe's!) and relax until th...
2010-05-26Goonblog Bringing the Noise
As I sit here in the office, in what feels like 95% humidity regarding the storm clouds threatening rain and looking at the Scarlet Tanager in my back yard, I can only think of one thing. Hockey. Granted that can be said of pretty much everything I do, but today as I sit and enjoy my day off, I have hockey and metaphors on the brain.
The lack of physical play from the Flyers on Saturday kind of surprised me, and much like the threatening clouds outside, I think there will be a storm inside t...
2010-05-03Back Home Again, From Indiana
Congratulations to the winner of the 93rd Indianapolis 500, not the IRS, but Helio Castroneves! This year's race featured a one beer race day by The Hammer, the greatest pooping in the infield at the 500 story EVER, one of the wildest crashes I have ever seen, and much more silliness that make Memorial Day in Indianapolis so special every year. I am already looking forward to the 94th running next year. Thanks again Steve. You made a grave error in judgment inviting Hammer in 1988, but if you ke...
2009-05-27Over, and Out!
I am over it. I really am. In truth, I was over it before Scott Walker's shot even hit the back of the net. Am I happy the Bruins are out, squandering their best chance in years to win a Stanley Cup? Not at all, but I'm not over here smashing stuff or anything. Everyone I have encountered has been coming up and saying, Man, I thought you'd still be in bed, or some variation thereof. They are quite surprised when I say it's just a hockey game.
I really mean it too. Three things would have cha...
2009-05-20
You so crazy!
After launching our series of sites in February, we have already climbed to the 16,000 most viewed website in the world regardless of its topic…in a mere 8 months! We also host Internet radio broadcasts for baseball, football and hockey and we have just recently premiered our first publication http://www.fantasyfootball.com THE MAGAZINE which is currently on sale at nationwide book distributors (we have also just received the go-ahead for a baseball magazine that will hit the newsstands in FEB 2006, and we hope to debut out hockey magazine next year as well).
Here is what we are currently looking for:
1- We are looking to have a writer to cover every team. All that this would entail is a single monthly review of the team based on a template that we are currently setting up. 2- 3 pages in length, dealing with quick hitting analysis of: goalies, forwards, defense, special teams, Who’s Hot and Who’s not. (Maybe one or two paragraphs per section, in a form that will be sent to the writers). Ideally we would then be able to run a team story every day in addition to our other analysis. This is the easiest way to become involved and will take the least amount of time. 2000 word max. The teams that are currently available include: DALLAS, LA, ANAHEIM, TAMPBA BAY
2- We are looking for two featured writers. One will be an Injury Report that will be our lead story every Sunday. This will obviously detail the weeks injury happenings for our readers. The second featured writer we are looking for is an Atlantic Division reporter to review, every other week, all the teams in the Atlantic. This story will also be around 2000 words.
3- There is always a need for freelance writers who can contribute every once in a while with something that the fantasy community will find of value.
I will be forthright with you and let you know that at present we are not able to compensate our writers financially. However, we anticipate this situation changing in the future, and we most assuredly will not forget those who helps us to reach the heights we intend to reach. As compensation we would be able to offer you full access to the Fantasy Planet series of websites as well as allowing you to reach a whole new group of prospective readers (we have over 67,000 active members as last count). There will also be multiple chances to be involved with many aspects of covering hockey from writing, to possible radio spots, to possible inclusion next year in our fantasy hockey guide if that goes through.
As you can see we at http://www.fantasyhockey.com are very excited about the prospects of future growth for our endeavor. I hope you will take us up on this offer to be part of our family.
Please do not hesitate to contact me with any an all questions you might have.
Sincerely,
Ray Flowers
Managing Editor, Hockey, for Fantasy Planet L.P.
SIHR member since 2004
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