Fangraphs Live: The Numbers Puppets Take Manhattan
This past Saturday, August 7, I attended the first ever Fangraphs Live event. Or what might have been better referred to as “The Numbers Puppets take Manhattan!” What was this? A three hour mini-dorkapalooza featuring live (and sometimes even lively) discussions of all things baseball, from the state of the New York teams to media [...]
Read more »Are You an Uber Sports Fan? Find Out!
At the Sports Marketing 2.0 VIP Summit, Kyle Laughlin of Yahoo! Sports talked about three types of sports fans:
Casual fans
Everyday fans
Uber fans
Here are the criteria for Uber Fans. Are you one? Spoiler alert: I am.
97% Follow their favorite team every day
94% Own team apparel
56% Have season tickets
96% Watch sports with friends/family
80% Host a party to [...]
The OCD Chick Joins the Fantasy Sports Ventures Network
I’m thrilled to announce that The OCD Chick has joined the Fantasy Sports Ventures network. FSV is a digital sports media and marketing company that is now part owned by USA Today. Their blog network is one of the largest and has many popular independent blogs under its umbrella including The Big Lead, Midwest Sports [...]
Read more »Evan Longoria “Porn”: Safe for Work Photos
Evan Longoria, stud third baseman for the best team in baseball (the Tampa Bay Rays, in case you’re wondering), is a hot topic right now. Not because he’s an MVP candidate and has put up impressive numbers through the first 6 weeks of the 2010 season. Not because Longoria is the namesake [...]
Read more »Meet My Fantasy Baseball Team: The Longorious Basterds
My first fantasy baseball draft of the season is now complete. I like my team. Very much. It has solid offense, good adorableness, solid pitching and decent speed. And it includes several players I’ve coveted for a few years. And now it has a name! Meet the Longorious Basterds. Yeah, I’m pretty pleased with myself [...]
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