Re: Wizards Blog Updates A little bit of info from practice today. http://www.backpost.net/2008/09/kansas-city-wizards-practice-09-25-2008.html An interview that I got with Souter last week but only just released the post today. http://www.backpost.net/2008/09/kevin-souter-and-david-beckham.html
Re: Wizards Blog Updates I loved watching Souter steal the ball from Beckham in his first game. It made reading the blog even better!
Re: Wizards Blog Updates Stats from after last night's game. We hit a dubious mark, when you count shootouts as draws, last night was our 150th league loss.
Re: Wizards Blog Updates Thad's reporting that the Wizards have a new beat writer, Randy Covitz. http://www.backpost.net/2008/09/new-wizards-beat-writer.html From searching the Stars website, he's mainly been doing racing and NFL/Chiefs stories, with a few others thrown in there.
Re: Wizards Blog Updates EXCELLENT! He was the beat writer for the Comets back in the 80's, so he knows soccer. I was wondering if they would consider him. Now if they would only bring back Kevin Wall to help with the TV broadcasts......... (For those too young to remember, Kevin Wall was the radio broadcaster for the Comets. He did an excellent job and should be considered if they are looking for a new color guy/second PBP guy with Wheelock).
Re: Wizards Blog Updates So the Star did the ol' piss on the higher paid incumbant in the job and replace him with someone else willing to do it for less. Didn't realize that beat writing was like Sales floor loyalty. Seriously I know nothing about the new guy and he may turn out to be a better writer, but you have to believe times are tough at the Star and some re-evaluation of talent needed to happen to stay afloat. Looks like this guy just got to pick up some of Luders responsibilites. I wonder what their actual circulation is anymore compared to 10-15 years ago. That durned internet thingy. The game has moved on them and that business model.
Re: Wizards Blog Updates It has, and they've failed to keep up with it, which is why they're struggling now.
Re: Wizards Blog Updates You gotta feel for Luder. Hopefully for us he'll end up somewhere that he can keep writing about the Wizards.
Re: Wizards Blog Updates Well, when David Ficklin and I talked to him after the Toronto game at Dave&Buster's, he was saying that he may have come out on the good end because they were going to just pile the duties of those let go on the ones left behind...
Re: Wizards Blog Updates Sounds like my former employer. The peons end up being overworked and underpaid.
Re: Wizards Blog Updates I am glad you said that. I did not know he had covered soccer before. I do not think it is a case of someone doing it for less money. Ihave no idea who made how much at the Star, but Covitz has been around a while. Like a lot of businesses, they are trying to do the same with less. What they usually end up doing is less with less. Then the customers go elsewhere, then the company does less. Then, well I think we all know how that goes. And yes that business model is outdated, the real question is what business model will work going forward. Can newspapers, local news stations and radio all reduce to the point where they are breaking even? Or will blogs put them all out of business? And if they do, will the people doing the blogs be able to afford to eat?
Re: Wizards Blog Updates http://www.backpost.net/2008/10/kansas-city-wizards-practice-10-03-2008.html Stuff from practice today...
Re: Wizards Blog Updates Marinelli and Onalfo arguing? Marinelli leaving practice early? Yikes. It's amazing how getting just the tiniest bits of between game reporting can help. Thanks Thad.
Re: Wizards Blog Updates No...thank YOU! Seriously, keep up the good work. You are our eyes and ears behind the scenes.
Re: Wizards Blog Updates Ok. Some analysis of the game from Sunday on kansascitysoccerreview. Post called Handsitter FC Player, coaching, team breakdown. A short snippet ...
Re: Wizards Blog Updates Speaking of Sunday, it was Hartman's 300th MLS game. More stats from Sunday, including Jack breaking 10,000 minutes in all competitions for the Wizards.
Re: Wizards Blog Updates Stuff from practice yesterday and a short interview with Coach. http://www.backpost.net/2008/10/practice-observations-news-and-missing.html
Re: Wizards Blog Updates Recent updates... Practice observations 10 15 2008 Weekly interview 10 - Kerry Zavagnin Weekly interview 9 - Tyson Wahl