Comments on: Why Twitter rocks for sports coverage http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/07/19/why-twitter-rocks-for-sports-coverage/ Baseball. Baseball. And then a bit more baseball. Mon, 31 Aug 2015 15:52:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: nategearhart http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/07/19/why-twitter-rocks-for-sports-coverage/comment-page-1/#comment-165441 Tue, 19 Jul 2011 17:06:31 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=72345#comment-165441 Followed.
@nategearhart
Twitter brings Royals fans together.

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By: sportsdrenched http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/07/19/why-twitter-rocks-for-sports-coverage/comment-page-1/#comment-165438 Tue, 19 Jul 2011 17:02:48 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=72345#comment-165438 Oh good, the “You talk to people on the internet so you must not have any freinds or a life” Argument.

Or, I assume most people are like me. I would prefer to get together with my freinds and watch games. That would be awesome….except that rarely happens. I have family and community obligations, and my freinds have family and community obligations. My wife nor children care about a regular season baseball game. I have got an hour of free time while I watch baseball? What’s wrong with dialing up Twitter to see what the baseball (or sports) universe is talking about?

I was slow to get on the Twitter bandwagon but I’m glad I did. It’s because I have freinds, life, hobbies, and interests that I am on Twitter, not the because I lack them.

and shameless plug. I’m @outsideinKS19

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By: APBA Guy http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/07/19/why-twitter-rocks-for-sports-coverage/comment-page-1/#comment-165412 Tue, 19 Jul 2011 16:30:56 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=72345#comment-165412 I can see the value for professionals-it gets a message out and generates brand awareness, plus, they might intercept a thread they can use in their revenue generating endeavors. And for the average guy, following a certain number people can be fun and informative.

Too many people cross a line on it, when you see people at social situations with their phone out, scrolling down, ignoring or barely aware of the real people around them. Part of it is “look at me”, and part of it is “I have to do this or my inbox will be swamped”.

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By: nategearhart http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/07/19/why-twitter-rocks-for-sports-coverage/comment-page-1/#comment-165411 Tue, 19 Jul 2011 16:30:49 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=72345#comment-165411 So all the Twitter haters are chiming in. It’s funny to me that they choose to laugh at Twitter-ers “lack of life and friends, and crashing the sportswriters’ party” in the comment section of a sportswriter’s blog.

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By: ricofoy http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/07/19/why-twitter-rocks-for-sports-coverage/comment-page-1/#comment-165397 Tue, 19 Jul 2011 16:09:56 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=72345#comment-165397 Because you have no one else. It beats talking to yourself, right?

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By: yankeesgameday http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/07/19/why-twitter-rocks-for-sports-coverage/comment-page-1/#comment-165393 Tue, 19 Jul 2011 16:02:07 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=72345#comment-165393 Half of the Twitter population falls into that category and the other half are bloggers, sports writers and advertisers looking for click throughs. And don’t forget, the vast majority of sports writers you might follow are really just trying to impress each other and you’re just eavesdropping on their conversations.

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By: jeffhink http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/07/19/why-twitter-rocks-for-sports-coverage/comment-page-1/#comment-165390 Tue, 19 Jul 2011 15:56:57 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=72345#comment-165390 I’d rather go through the game with them than you.

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By: Mr. Jason "El Bravo" Heyward http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/07/19/why-twitter-rocks-for-sports-coverage/comment-page-1/#comment-165377 Tue, 19 Jul 2011 15:37:32 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=72345#comment-165377 I never avoid twatting. Wait, what are you talking about? Oh, that’s how you got that rash.

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By: ricofoy http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/07/19/why-twitter-rocks-for-sports-coverage/comment-page-1/#comment-165375 Tue, 19 Jul 2011 15:35:34 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=72345#comment-165375 Tweet this. I guess Twitter is fun if you’re all by your lonesome watching a game and all your “friends” consist of strangers chiming in with their own inane opinions and unwitty comments of what you’re already seeing with your own two eyes.

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By: yankeesfanlen http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/07/19/why-twitter-rocks-for-sports-coverage/comment-page-1/#comment-165374 Tue, 19 Jul 2011 15:24:25 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=72345#comment-165374 Twitter is fun. Kind of like a laugh track during games, but in a good way.

Actually, if you use it analytically most beat writers and bloggers are there all at once and you get some good interpretations of the plays. Then there are a few civilians that add levity.

My favorite is “FakeJohnSterling”.
“The Hebrew home in Riverdale is like a college campus……those old folks like their weed”

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By: Chris Fiorentino's Rash http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/07/19/why-twitter-rocks-for-sports-coverage/comment-page-1/#comment-165372 Tue, 19 Jul 2011 15:18:28 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=72345#comment-165372 For those of you that just refuse to go with the herd or you might even have Ornithophobia, I recommend RSS feeds as an alternative.

I personally like rss, for the most part I can avoid the “twatting” and stick to written words that people think about before publishing. (for the most part)

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