There is no such thing as bad press

Yep, I'm going with that train of though.

Timo Perez, now aware of Soxtalk.com, moved back to his native Dominican Republic.

From that thread...

 

How prophetic...

Yep, I'm going with that train of though.

You will be hearing from the Attorney's for SI soon...DOH

Timo Perez, now aware of Soxtalk.com, moved back to his native Dominican Republic.

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SoxTalk.com owner Jason Gage murders and eats twenty-seven Jewish babies...

 

:( :( :(

Milk this for all it's worth, J.

"Soxtalk: As Featured In Sports Illustrated"

Has our traffic exploded within the last several hours? This is awesome. You certaintly don't expect your message board to be mentioned within Sports Illustrated.

 

I'm surprised the legions of Yankee and Astro fans don't make their way here.

 

Now we can put on the beginning page, "As featured in Sports Illustrated." LOL.

 

EDIT: Damn you addy. Stealing my jokes.

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sounds like it's time for a new banner.

 

seriously, though, this is really great for this site. you can not buy publicity and attention like this. mention of this site in a widely read periodical is only going to direct tons of traffic this way.

 

i hope the servers are armed and ready.

I am wondering how the hell SI got wind of that thread

78 guests are currently on.

 

 

Unusual number?

http://www.soxtalk.com/forums/index.php?sh...ic=38687&st=147

 

It would be funny if this was all from Soxtalk and one thing led to the next.

http://www.soxtalk.com/forums/index.php?sh...ic=38687&st=147

Good call on my part.

I am wondering how the hell SI got wind of that thread

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My guess would be a Google search and SoxTalk came up but who knows.

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I am wondering how the hell SI got wind of that thread

 

 

About 8 months ago, i sat next to a guy who works for an unnamed chicago sports radio station... he told me that most of the people who worked there were familiar with, and frequently visited, WSI and Soxtalk along with a few other sites (monsters of the webway, etc.)

 

thats pretty much all it takes.

haha this is crazy.

go si.

I am wondering how the hell SI got wind of that thread

 

 

The media lurks here a lot more then most registered members.

It's interesting to note how much influence this site had on the issue. I mean, Soxtalk couldn't have been the only message board in the past to create threads regarding steroid speculation.

 

Anyone want to create new rumor threads concerning Johan Santana's mysterious meeting with steroid distributers?

From that thread:

 

Los: "If everyone can trace this rumor to this site, it better be true, or we're gonna get ripped.'

 

Jackie Hayes: "Disagree. I think most posters have been pretty cautious. And if the national media utters a single word based on such a flimsy source, it won't be the source that looks ridiculous. "

media members are increasingly paying attention to these kinds of boards. i have a friend who's a beat writer for a major daily and he said he checks boards regularly. he doesn't run with everything he sees, but there are things he can at least check out. frankly, if i was a beat writer i think i would not be doing my job if i wasn't checking.

 

that is partly what disappointed me in the article. it was nice to see the soxtalk mention, but a more key point is why is this reaching the "mainstream" press. i wish the article would have explored further how a post on a message board gets into the regular news.

 

to me, it is not news that some outlandish ideas are offered up on a fan web site. it is news that it would be picked up and run with by news outlets throughout the country who are supposed to be held to higher standards of accountability.

media members are increasingly paying attention to these kinds of boards. i have a friend who's a beat writer for a major daily and he said he checks boards regularly. he doesn't run with everything he sees, but there are things he can at least check out. frankly, if i was a beat writer i think i would not be doing my job if i wasn't checking.

 

that is partly what disappointed me in the article. it was nice to see the soxtalk mention, but a more key point is why is this reaching the "mainstream" press. i wish the article would have explored further how a post on a message board gets into the regular news.

 

to me, it is not news that some outlandish ideas are offered up on a fan web site. it is news that it would be picked up and run with by news outlets throughout the country who are supposed to be held to higher standards of accountability.

I'd have loved to see mention of all the stories we've broken before the major press. From our first story (thanks to Steff and another poster) which was the Foulke/Koch deal to all the different times we scooped the world on Brandon McCarthy and other moves.

From that thread...

 

How prophetic...

magic 8 balls dude.

 

Holy crap, this is crazy. Why don't I have my own paragraph?

media members are increasingly paying attention to these kinds of boards. i have a friend who's a beat writer for a major daily and he said he checks boards regularly. he doesn't run with everything he sees, but there are things he can at least check out. frankly, if i was a beat writer i think i would not be doing my job if i wasn't checking.

 

that is partly what disappointed me in the article. it was nice to see the soxtalk mention, but a more key point is why is this reaching the "mainstream" press. i wish the article would have explored further how a post on a message board gets into the regular news.

 

to me, it is not news that some outlandish ideas are offered up on a fan web site. it is news that it would be picked up and run with by news outlets throughout the country who are supposed to be held to higher standards of accountability.

 

 

That isn't drama, and wouldn't sell magazines..

I'd have loved to see mention of all the stories we've broken before the major press.  From our first story (thanks to Steff and another poster) which was the Foulke/Koch deal to all the different times we scooped the world on Brandon McCarthy and other moves.

 

 

Because like I said above, that's not drama.

 

s***.. we also broke the Kenny flipping over the dinner table story.. you see that took THREE years to make the mainstream news outlets!!!! :rolly

magic 8 balls dude.

 

Holy crap, this is crazy.  Why don't I have my own paragraph?

 

I never even posted in that thread. I have no fame.