It’s tricky to make these sorts of posts. On one hand, I would like to make you aware that this little website has been nominated for an award… a 2006 Weblog Award in the category of Best Sports Blog, specifically. But on the other hand, I don’t want it to seem like I’m begging for votes, even though, deep down, that is probably the exactly reason for this post.
I don’t expect to win, and truthfully, don’t deserve to. I haven’t put the time in on this site that I have in the past, which is something we’ve never really discussed, and I do appreciate your understanding with that. But, you know… if I have a choice between posting something here, and posting something somewhere else and getting paid for it … well, the lifesize, anatomically-correct, bronze Barbaro statue I’m building in my front yard isn’t going to pay for itself. I wish there was time to do both things as well as I’d like to do them. I don’t feel good about it. My apologies.
But, anyway… the link is here, if you’d like to go vote. Thanks.
lopey
Obviously Deadspin will win as the readership is GINORMOUS over there, but i put my vote in for this site. If only you could find a way to RSS your stuff from the Fanhouse over here, there would be much more content.
December 9, 2006 at 1:56 am
Austin
Totally agree about the RSS comment. I actually would settle for a feed for the entire NBA Fanhouse. I’m loving the FH but just wish there was a way I didn’t have to click over there every 15 minutes trying to waste my day away.
December 9, 2006 at 3:20 am
Mike
I say (and will vote for it as much as possible) vote for Kissing Suzy Kolber (which has a 30 vote lead currently). Deadspin is good, but KSK is better.
December 9, 2006 at 5:21 am
Hankenstein
Another vote for MJD. Agree with lopey – if the Fanhouse stuff had a feed it would be nice.
Any more podcasts in the future?
December 9, 2006 at 10:42 am
Unsilent Majority
MJD, regardless of the vote or your recent output over here you are still the king.
although Mike is pretty fucking great.
December 9, 2006 at 3:35 pm
lopey
KSK is okay, other than Big Daddy Drew the writing is just average.
December 9, 2006 at 3:44 pm
tony
Fantastic misspelling for “Blue Grey Sky” on the ballot. They get to be this year’s “He Is Man Pundit” of the blog awards.
As for the RSS feed for stuff at your “other daddy’s” place… would Feedburner work?
December 9, 2006 at 4:03 pm
Mike
Thanks, UM. You just got another vote. Your lead over Deadspin is currently 19 votes.
December 9, 2006 at 8:13 pm
lopey
I think MIKE needs to have a look back at that site…I don’t think Deadspin picked up over 450 votes in the past 3 hours.
December 10, 2006 at 1:58 am
Babs
You got my vote, mjd.
Your “Joey Porter’s Pit Bull” Letter from Pets post was one of the funniest things I’ve ever read online, sports-related or not.
Cheers and good luck
December 10, 2006 at 2:51 am
unc_samurai
MJD, you’re the weekend editor of Deadspin, right? So 2/7 of their votes should come with an asterisk. An asterisk in the shape of a Huge Johnson.
December 10, 2006 at 9:26 am
Spectacular Sam
I did vote for Deadspin, but if they win you should get 2/7 of the trophy. Your weekend work there is tremendous.
December 10, 2006 at 12:11 pm
Big Daddy
You get my vote – anytime! If all you did was the Smorgasbord you would deserve to win.
December 10, 2006 at 3:54 pm
KWehme09
Why isn’t that ESPN-Page 2 website on the ballot?
December 10, 2006 at 10:10 pm
RyanBeingManny
You only have to apologise when we stop checking all you have to say. Really, I can’t pay you anything.
Though even as a Skins fan, I’m thinking the Saints are trendy enough to win it all.
December 11, 2006 at 1:58 am
The Bird
You got my vote, MJD. Sure the posts are down and I haven’t really migrated over to the fanhouse, but your Lorenzo Neal fumblerooskie dialogue is more than enough to make you the best. Thanks man.
December 11, 2006 at 11:36 am
Joey Porter's Pit Bulls
Gotta second what Babs said about the “conversation” between Joey Porter’s pit bulls. Not only was that one of the funniest things we’ve read, ever, it was the inspiration for my own lame blog, which admittedly does not even begin to hold a candle to The Mighty MJD.
Keep up the great work, MJD … we’re addicted.
December 11, 2006 at 4:09 pm
I
WHERE’S DANKS?!?!
December 11, 2006 at 6:27 pm
insomniac
I recently clicked through to Amazon via this site and ordered a few items just as my way of saying “thanks for keeping the smorgasboard alive.”
Well, that and I also really wanted a new camera.
December 12, 2006 at 4:26 am
the mighty mjd
That is thoughtful… and very much appreciated. *chest pound*
December 12, 2006 at 4:55 am
Matt Moore
I second the “if all you did was smorgasbord” comments. Hell, if all I’d ever read of yours was the Good Lo/Bad Lo pieces I’d still think your were great.
December 12, 2006 at 10:30 am