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    Well Deadspin trashes all things Boston regularly so at least they're the counter there. Another thing I think Simmons deserves credit for, though, is that while he was definitely the proto-basketblogger, I think his passion and his knowledge of the NBA is tough to dispute, and traditionally his basketball writing keeps the sport in perspective and appreciates it for what it is, instead of falling down the rabbit holes of NBA as social criticism and high art that the rest of them do. (I get the feeling that Burnenko knows his :censored:, too, but he's all the way down that rabbit hole.) And it's even more impressive that Simmons did that while also being the Boston guy, too, because his entire come-up happened when no one in Boston gave a :censored: about the Celtics. That's one reason that the Ringer disappoints in just being kinda generic modern NBA blogging mixed with a Celtics fan's facebook feed.
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    I get the sense that Grantland built on the Simmons strengths — or those of his idea/genre, not always him personally — but the ESPN structure kept it restrained. Without that, The Ringer lets that get too self-indulgent and the worst impulses end up driving. agree on the podcasts though. Those have to be subsidizing the operation. It’s wild how Simmons’ instincts in audio/video content are so drifted from his writing M.O.
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    That list is mostly garbage and I enjoy a petty feud, so I have less of a problem with that, even when it does come across as hypocritical. What drives me nuts about Deadspin is their guys who ostensibly write about basketball but are really more masturbatory and off-topic than Simmons at his worst was. And all of the Arbitrary Sarcastic Proper Nouning of things, like yes thank you, I also read David Foster Wallace. What's his name, Albert Burneko? Worst offender, which is sad because sometimes he gets some proper basketball tactics talk in there. Classic example of online media's misguided belief that anyone should post anything without an editor.
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    I think it depends on whether you need news or takes. I get the sense the Athletic wants you to subscribe for the news. But they haven’t cornered the market on news enough yet. i generally like Deadspin but I can’t believe they still have the soccer guy after the Mix Diskerud bicycle kick incident.
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    An obstacle to OTT services is that your average sketchy Reddit stream is still higher quality than the official ones, I thought as NBCSports.com repeatedly froze, glitched and randomly threw to "coverage returning shortly" screens in the middle of NHL playoff action.
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    Oh I had missed the 30 For 30 news. Does it have the whole series? That would make perfect sense -- it's driven me nuts how it's not available on any other streamer or even the previous ESPN on-demand.
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    The supposed value of Woj is crazy to me. He breaks nothing that won't eventually come out anyway, unless it's a rumor that doesn't work out.
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    Well at least the PawSox have moved toward.... light blue...
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    They've got pieces of every era. Which is fine for fashion hats to sell at the merch stand, but not so much on-field.
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    A thought I've always had about minor league alt-mania, but particularly when looking at the very minute differences between elements of the Yard Goats set: how do little minor league clubs sell enough of five marginally-different hats for it to be profitable?
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    Anything but the PawSox just isn't right, even if they're only moving a few miles away. RIP McCoy, home of the 33-inning game.
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    Yeah, a (mostly) traditional Red Sox looking jersey with a light blue hat looks all kinds of strange. Even if it fits the polar aesthetic.
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    Woof. http://www.overthemonster.com/2014/12/5/7342151/pawtucket-red-sox-pawsox-new-logo-uniforms-2014-2015
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    I'm starting to wonder if some of these minor league teams ever wear their normal jerseys.
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    This thread makes me want to outlaw minor-league baseball entirely.
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    The concept of a "What If? Night" reeks of team staffers who desperately need someone to say no to them.
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    If it matters, I'm not sure Vermont ever wore the green hat, as great as it is. I think they only wore the blue hats on the field -- white panel at home, solid on the road, just like the new hats. And both blue hats had the less-good variation of the old logo, which had Champ emerging from a "V" of water that looked like Moses parting the seas. (I think this is me trying to talk myself into the rebrand.)
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    I've never been terribly fond of jerseys that use the logo and the wordmark. Stick a front number below the wordmark or nothing at all.
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    I'm not a fan of white panels normally, but this one seems more forced than most. They've been doing a white-paneled front cap since the Expos days, so I'd imagine that's something of a tradition at this point. I will say that this logo doesn't suit the white panel as much as the previous logos did, though.
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    Oakland A's online shop is still selling the old hats. I proudly rock the green alternate (that I never actually saw them wear on the field but whatever).
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    I think the cap logo is a downgrade (sorry Brandiose) ... a little too cartoony and just doesn't feel like a baseball logo to me. The wordmark is certainly better than the previous one though, and I'm curious to see what the uniforms will look like. Still think they never should've ditched the Vermont Expos though!
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    New Vermont Lake Monsters logo ... no word on hats or uniforms.
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    The Vermont Lake Monsters (short A, Oakland) are unveiling a new logo this weekend. All their existing gear is still full-price so it seems likely to be a new secondary and not a full-blown rebrand. edit: I'm wrong! See below...
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