SB Nation And Yahoo! Sports Announce Partnership
by Al Yellon on Feb 25, 2009 8:24 AM CST
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PrintSharp-eyed BCB reader Beaushek noticed this last night and posted this FanShot, but I wanted to take this space this morning to officially announce that SBN and Yahoo! Sports have partnered to put posts from SBN blogs on team pages at Yahoo.
You can see it this morning at Yahoo's Cubs page -- there is a box with BCB front-page posts prominently featured right below Yahoo's own news headlines.
As you can imagine, this is a big deal for BCB and SBN. For one thing, it likely means a lot of Yahoo readers are going to find their way here. I welcome them and ask those of you who have been around a while to help the newcomers feel at home, especially since we begin spring training baseball games this afternoon (I'll have a game thread up as usual a couple of hours before game time -- not sure whether we'll need the usual complement of overflows today, but if needed, they'll be there). For those of you coming from Yahoo to BCB for the first time, I encourage you to read yesterday's post about posting and commenting, which will give you a good overview of how this site works.
For more details on the SBN/Yahoo partnership, see this post on SBN's own blog, "Blog Huddle", from our CEO, Jim Bankoff. Here's an excerpt:
If you are new to one of our communities, we welcome you. On our websites, you’ll find unique perspectives, insightful analysis and passion for sports topics that are unrivaled. We encourage you to read through posts and get acclimated to the tone, norms and quirks of the site you are visiting.
When you are ready, feel free to join the conversation or start one up. Whether you create a new profile or use your Yahoo or OpenID credentials to register, one username and password will give you access to all our communities. Each SB Nation site offers the same mechanisms for participating in the action via comments, FanPosts (a blog entry of your very own) or FanShots (a quick micro-post of a thought, link or photo.) Before you post though, please remember, you are entering an established and ongoing community. Your voice and opinions are encouraged (that’s what being a fan is all about after all), but as in any productive conversation, they should be presented in a manner that is courteous, civil and respectful of the culture that you are entering.
If you are an old-timer here, we encourage you to welcome and assist the newcomers. It can sometimes be challenging to join a new environment, so a helping hand is usually appreciated. Cut the rookies some slack and spread the word about what they have been missing all of this time. This is your chance to welcome new folks in a manner that is consistent with the type of place in which you want to participate. You have the power to shape the type of community you want.
Echoing Jim's sentiments, I welcome everyone here, whether new from Yahoo!, or continuing as a longtime reader. As Jim says, be courteous, civil and respectful of others, and we'll all enjoy what we again hope will be a great season for the Cubs. Let's play ball!
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I think Yahoo came after Prodigy
Piniella: "This is a tougher job than I thought it would be, I'm going to be honest with you."
Prodigy came after CompuServe
"Who's Bob Brenly? The guy that used to be the manager for Arizona?" ~ Alfonso Guilleard Soriano
Al, from the beginnings of the old NEWSGROUP
to all your sites and now YAHOO….
all I can say is “What a Long Strange Trip it’s been.”
Piniella: "This is a tougher job than I thought it would be, I'm going to be honest with you."
by Ivy Walls on Feb 25, 2009 8:34 AM CST reply actions 1 recs
Now there's a picture I never thought I'd see posted here.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
I thought it said a thousand words
Little cubbies dancing in the green field
A very happy pot-bellied bearded [bleacher] bum in blue pants dancing with the Cubbies….
oh what a bliss….what immagination…what a fantasy…..
anyway….nice trip Al!
Piniella: "This is a tougher job than I thought it would be, I'm going to be honest with you."
actually if you could figure out how to put his face when ONEDEC hit the HR and Al gave the HR sign as he danced in the aisle
Piniella: "This is a tougher job than I thought it would be, I'm going to be honest with you."
last year Ronnie Hit the big HR over your head onto Waveland
You were caught on camera as the ball sailed over your head giving the umps the HR hand motion sign and then now IIRC doing a small dance….
Piniella: "This is a tougher job than I thought it would be, I'm going to be honest with you."
Oh yes, I remember now.
There was no dance, but I did give the HR sign.
Glad there’s no photographic evidence of that.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
Or me celebrating it, either.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
Congrats!
"I like coconuts, you can break them open and they smell like ladies lying in the sun" Widespread Panic
I noticed this
after seeing other SBN sites announce it. I saw the BCB link under the Yahoo sport blog link, I didn’t even go to the Cubs page of all things. I think this is a great thing for SBN and all its affiliated sites, as long as the newcomers understand and abide by our stringent rules here…
Time is an illusion--lunch time doubly so.
Newbie Question
Where do I get the spring training games… mlb.com?
"Truth does not do as much good in the world as the semblance of truth does evil," - Duc de La Rochefoucauld, Maxims, 64.
p.s. Hooray for the partnership!!!
"Truth does not do as much good in the world as the semblance of truth does evil," - Duc de La Rochefoucauld, Maxims, 64.
What do you mean?
Audio? Boxscore? Game thread?
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
I should have cruised over to MLB.com before asking
just signed up for MLB TV. I’m going to need it now that as of next month I’ll be the third Alaskan Cub fan on BCB :-D
"Truth does not do as much good in the world as the semblance of truth does evil," - Duc de La Rochefoucauld, Maxims, 64.
You're moving to Alaska?
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
I am indeed
I decided Chicago winters weren’t cold enough and didn’t have enough snow
"Truth does not do as much good in the world as the semblance of truth does evil," - Duc de La Rochefoucauld, Maxims, 64.
Wow, you are a brave soul. Good luck!
"You've got to earn winning your division. We won more games than anybody in the National League last year, and we're going to have a target on our back, so we've got to be ready.'' - Lou Piniella, 2/17/09
What part of Alaska
I lived up there for 3 years and change thanks to the Air Force. I was at Eielson AFB, about 8 miles outside of North Pole—yes that North Pole—and I loved every second of it. I want to go back in the worst way. You’ll no doubt love it. Have fun up there, I’m jealous.
Time is an illusion--lunch time doubly so.
That's exactly where I'm going to be
Headed to Fairbanks. Any further north and I’d be in the Arctic Circle.
"Truth does not do as much good in the world as the semblance of truth does evil," - Duc de La Rochefoucauld, Maxims, 64.
Fairbanks, huh?
Brrr. It feels cold just thinking about that.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
Now I am jealous
At least you won’t have to drive 6 hours any more just to go to WalMart. A Wal Mart and Home Depot had just opened up as we were getting ready to leave. I absolutely loved it up there—except for tourist season and mosquito season. Don’t let anyone tell you the cold will get you. It does get cold up there, but its so dry its hard to notice until it gets colder than 20. Also, it can get rather hot in the summer up there-it hits the 80s on a regular basis in the summer. Plenty of sun in the summer, not so much in the winter. And they have the BEST tradition in sports—the Midnight Sun baseball game. They have an amature team in town called the Goldpanners and every summer solstice, they start playing baseball at approximately 10 or 11 at night. They have never turned the lights on for that game, even though it usually ends about 2 in the morning. Here’s a link for it:
http://www.goldpanners.com/MidnightSunGame/index.html
Time is an illusion--lunch time doubly so.
Can't wait!
It was 60 below when I interviewed for the job. It wasn’t as bad as I thought it was going to be, so that’s a start.
"Truth does not do as much good in the world as the semblance of truth does evil," - Duc de La Rochefoucauld, Maxims, 64.
60 below "wasn't as bad as you thought"?
Brrr. It feels cold just TYPING “60 below”.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
Congrats Em!!!
I have been wondering if you were still thinking of moving to Alaska. Now I know. Good luck!
Thanks guys
I’m very excited. It’ll be quite the change of pace from downtown Chicago.
"Truth does not do as much good in the world as the semblance of truth does evil," - Duc de La Rochefoucauld, Maxims, 64.
What city in Alaska
are you moving to? I’ve been to Ketchikan, Juneau and Sitka.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~Earl Wilson
by tucsoncubsfan on Feb 25, 2009 10:20 AM CST up reply actions
If you come to Fairbanks
I’ll treat you to a beer.
"Truth does not do as much good in the world as the semblance of truth does evil," - Duc de La Rochefoucauld, Maxims, 64.
Wow -- that will indeed be a change
Good luck!
Is it job related, or is the job to follow?
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Feb 25, 2009 10:21 AM CST up reply actions
It's a fabulous new job
given that I’m urban to the core it will be a great new adventure.
"Truth does not do as much good in the world as the semblance of truth does evil," - Duc de La Rochefoucauld, Maxims, 64.
Good for you -- that's cool.
Be sure to update your “profile” on the what BCB’ers do page…..
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Feb 25, 2009 1:15 PM CST up reply actions
I don't think I've posted there
do you have a link?
"Truth does not do as much good in the world as the semblance of truth does evil," - Duc de La Rochefoucauld, Maxims, 64.
Have you ever watched
Northern Exposure? Not exactly true with the exception that there will be a bit of culture shock. Never say snowmobile unless you want to get laughed at. Just sayin…
Time is an illusion--lunch time doubly so.
yeah I heard about the snow machine bit :-)
"Truth does not do as much good in the world as the semblance of truth does evil," - Duc de La Rochefoucauld, Maxims, 64.
Sheesh, Em!
Can you get any further away from me? Of course, that was probably the point ;)
The day we lose our will to fight - Is the day we lose our Freedom.
by sanantonecub on Feb 25, 2009 10:33 AM CST up reply actions
but we'll always have BCB
she says in her best Ingrid Bergman imitation.
"Truth does not do as much good in the world as the semblance of truth does evil," - Duc de La Rochefoucauld, Maxims, 64.
Yes
you can sign up for mlb radio. In the past, getting every game for every team in the regular season was around $15. I’d say a little more than half of the spring training games were broadcast by either WGN or the other team’s announcers.
You cannot stream WGN from their webpage during the cubs games like you can at other times.
You can also sign up for mlb.tv, it is more expensive, and I don’t know how many spring training games are carried.
Thanks TC
too bad I scheduled a hair appt. for 3 pm CT today… what was I thinking? sigh.
"Truth does not do as much good in the world as the semblance of truth does evil," - Duc de La Rochefoucauld, Maxims, 64.
You could always cancel that appointment.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
I'm seriously considering it
"Truth does not do as much good in the world as the semblance of truth does evil," - Duc de La Rochefoucauld, Maxims, 64.
I think it's a necessity.
Cancellation, that is.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
Cancelled
It’s so great to schedule around Cubs games again
"Truth does not do as much good in the world as the semblance of truth does evil," - Duc de La Rochefoucauld, Maxims, 64.
Just wait till you're in Alaska and they start at 9:20 am.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
You can get MLB Audio...
… if you sign up for the Cubs Club for $20 — there are other Cubs Club benefits and it’s only $5 more than just audio by itself. (No, I’m not shilling, and the Cubs didn’t ask me to do this. Just think it’s a pretty good deal.)
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
Oh great
My typo laden posts and Maddux obsession revealed to a larger audience.
"I daydream just like everybody else, I just do it with my body facing the field, so everybody thinks I'm paying attention."- Greg Maddux
25 Most Valuable Blogs
I wonder if this partnership will help SB Nation move up the ranks. Saw this yesterday and thought it was interesting.
http://247wallst.com/2009/02/23/the-twenty-five-most-valuable-blogs/
Parade, meet rain
but at the bottom of that article is a link to an article “Why Yahoo Doesn’t Matter”
I’m not the one to comment on either, it just struck me as funny
I noticed that too
but it’s interesting to read about the different things that go into running a successful blog.
As a long time Yahoo! user (what can I say, it's where I started my first e-mail account)...
…I applaud this partnership. I honestly like Yahoo! baseball coverage for the most part – especially their depth charts (which seem to be fairly regularly updated) and the layout of their player stats pages.
"You've got to earn winning your division. We won more games than anybody in the National League last year, and we're going to have a target on our back, so we've got to be ready.'' - Lou Piniella, 2/17/09
Agreed on the stats, in particular.
Yahoo has the easiest to navigate boxscores and the load times on their pages are far faster than, say, ESPN’s.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
Load time
I was a little annoyed when Yahoo upgraded their site from the very bare bones sports site that it was a few years ago. Still, though, its quick and lacks a lot of garbage that others have.
Load Time
TWSS…That one’s for you newbies. Welcome!
"I got a PBS mind in an MTV world"...Jimmy Buffett
by The Ryno and I Know on Feb 25, 2009 11:10 AM CST up reply actions
Mid season form I see...great job!
Just because I don't care doesn't mean I don't understand. - Homer J Simpson
Solid sports writing from Yahoo!, too
From Gordon Edes to Jeff Passan, there’s good baseball writing on the site.
I love to play baseball. I'm a baseball player. I've always been a baseball player. I'm still a baseball player. That's who I am. - Ryne Sandberg
by Bill Potter on Feb 25, 2009 10:02 AM CST up reply actions
Very good to hear.
Welcome to anyone checking in for the first time!
by Tangled Up In Blue on Feb 25, 2009 9:48 AM CST reply actions
I'd also like to invite...
… everyone new (and also, for existing readers, everyone who hasn’t done this yet), to check off your location on the current front-page poll. I’m very interested to see where everyone’s from.
Data is anonymous so please answer truthfully.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
Looks like I'm the only ex-pat-in-europe
That’s checked into the poll so far.
The day we lose our will to fight - Is the day we lose our Freedom.
by sanantonecub on Feb 25, 2009 10:36 AM CST up reply actions
Asia
Since I was unceremoniously removed from my job last fall, I wasn’t in Shanghai to check that option.
I miss Shanghai, even though I was only there about 40% of the time. Especially with Emelie moving 1/2 way there!
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Feb 25, 2009 10:39 AM CST up reply actions
More peeps yay!
The game threads are about to be flooded this season!
Opening Day 2009 can't come soon enough!
it's better than that
what was it Cards or Brewers blog where there was one guy posting to himself all night long…
"Truth does not do as much good in the world as the semblance of truth does evil," - Duc de La Rochefoucauld, Maxims, 64.
Too...many...jokes....
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Feb 25, 2009 10:23 AM CST up reply actions
Don't new users have to sit in time-out for 48 hours?
If so, Saturday’s game against the White Sox will be the first real test.
"I owe [Dunston] a lot. Nobody would know how good I was at digging balls out of the dirt if it wasn't for him..." -Mark Grace
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
eh, Spring Training games won't get that many
but Opening Day I could see 5 overflows..
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