Will Leitch Responds to Buzz Bissinger's Outburst On Costas Now

Will Leitch of Deadspin was on HBO's Costas Now on Tuesday night to talk about the current state of the sports media landscape -- or so we thought. Instead it mostly turned into the Buzz Bissinger freaks out show.

I'm not one to say that print is dying because I'm a believer that there is something to be said for flipping through a newspaper, drinking a cup of coffee, and reading a well written article. But something I do believe is dying is the notion that blogs are a fad or that people who write on the Internet are instantly labeled as less credible. As if their opinion is less of an opinion. Also, I hate the word blog lately. Ugh.

Anyway, Will wrote a phenomenal response to the crazy episode. Go read it all, but the last line is the best.

The future is obvious to anyone even slightly interested in looking. We just stand aside, as he, as they, watch the light shrink, then fade, then vanish.

Always take the high road... until you can zing them like that!

See also: MDS' take at FanHouse and FireJoeMorgan's take.

>>Of Jimmy Olson, The Spittle, And The Dying Of The Light [Deadspin]

Comments

[johndewar]

Didn't catch this is in real time, but now I'm looking forward to seeing it.

Buzz is a real good writer, but I've heard him be completely irrational on several occasions either on the radio or on TV.

[Chamomiles Davis]

But something I do believe is dying is the notion that blogs are a fad or that people who write on the Internet are instantly labeled as less credible.

I find this notion of yours less than credible.

[Walklett]

Wasn't the Matt Leinart thing picked up by ALL media? I know personally I saw it on ESPN and other news outlets. Reporting on compromising picture of athletes off the field is definitely not a new thing.

It is all really quite sad. These dinosaurs fail to adapt to an evolving media and try to discredit that which they do not understand.

[gootman]

Deadspin didn't make the "audience" the way they are, all they are doing is providing a forum for "like minded" people. That's the beauty of the "internet", no matter how "obscure" or even "sick-and-twisted" your point of view is you can find other people to talk about it. Personally, I still blame "Howard Stern".

(""'s are an inside joke, I'm not an idiot).