You are reading a $129K blog
by Adam J. Morris on May 29, 2008 3:15 PM CDT
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You're rich, biatch!
The 40 trumps all!!!
by thedirkatron on May 29, 2008 3:17 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
What are you going to do with your $129 k?
It’s like that recent episode of South Park. This blog is worth $129,000 theoretical dollars!
by FuturePants on May 29, 2008 3:18 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Get you some of that internet monies!
My thoughts exactly regarding the SouthPark episode. Adam may have to go on strike to collect though.
W: "Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we."
by hubcityraider on May 30, 2008 10:02 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
man
Mark Cuban can’t win anything!
Greatest Inventions Ever? 1. TiVO, 2. Boobs, 3. Baseball
by willamos2 on May 29, 2008 3:19 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
For Some Reason
LSB being above Halo’s Heaven made me happy.
Danks, Volquez, Galarraga and Young are GONE! GET OVER IT! Endless whining will not bring them back!
by LBBRangerFan on May 29, 2008 3:22 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I had the same thought!
That and bloggingtheboys being above bleedinggreennation.
by GhettoBear04 on May 29, 2008 5:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
better than FJM? really?
also don’t really understand how its higher than athletics nation but whatever. good job
Rare Gnats Sex
by ab03 on May 29, 2008 3:23 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Was I missing something
or was Athletics Nation not even on the board? That site strikes me as being huge, I’m pretty shocked about that.
"that suzuki guy should go back to making cars" - My girlfriend after C.J.'s close in game 2
by tdi1985 on May 29, 2008 3:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Or Lookout Landing?
Very confused…
by GhettoBear04 on May 29, 2008 5:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
give yourself some more credit
it’s actually $129.7 k
"I've learned that before I open my mouth, I should look both ways for midgets." - Denny Crain
by mtex on May 29, 2008 3:23 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Well...
I feel that I contribute approximately 1/129,700th of the content of this blog. So, please invest wisely. On second thought, maybe we’ll just call it even.
by Topgun22 on May 29, 2008 3:25 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
SBNation
is pretty big eh?
http://www.buchanan4pres2008.org/
NIXON: NOW MORE THAN EVER
by gossamer on May 29, 2008 3:28 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Buy! Buy Buy!
Wait. Sell! Sell! Sell!
I check out 1, 2, 5, 7, 15, 53 on a pretty regular basis.
What happened to my old signature?
by WyoRanger on May 29, 2008 3:29 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Confusing
When counting links, they must only count link exchange or permalinks, not those in posts or within content. Otherwise FJM would go sky high on that category alone.
Unsurprising overall, given the rating criteria. But nice rating, Adam.
"He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts... for support rather than illumination." - Andrew Lang (1844-1912)
by Ed Coffin on May 29, 2008 3:29 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
apparently that list is not accurate
for instance, athletics nation is valued at 237K
Rare Gnats Sex
by ab03 on May 29, 2008 3:30 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Another shocking thing, to me at least...
is MLBtraderumors.com being valued that high. I really hate that site, but I guess it gets the traffic.
"that suzuki guy should go back to making cars" - My girlfriend after C.J.'s close in game 2
by tdi1985 on May 29, 2008 3:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
What's to hate about it?
Joe Morgan: (On Jay Bruce) I think he will. He brings energy to the team, and besides that, he is a pretty good hitter.
Ken Tremendous: I like that the #1 reason he will help his team is: "energy," and the distant #2 reason is: "ability to hit baseballs."
by TheBZA on May 29, 2008 3:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
mlbtraderumors
I feel like they’ve posted some pretty erroneous stuff in the past, without much to stand on. I know that’s the point of a site that discusses rumors, but I seem to recall them doing a little more than linking to beat-writers rumors, from time to time.
Another thing, I recall their writers being kind of jackasses… but I never read it consistently, and I haven’t even looked at it in a long time, so I don’t know if its better than my impression of it.
I know there are some other people here that don’t care for it, they might be able to say why too.
"that suzuki guy should go back to making cars" - My girlfriend after C.J.'s close in game 2
by tdi1985 on May 29, 2008 3:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I see what you mean
I’m not so sure about erroneous, seeing that they cite their references. If they are merely speculating they will say so. But you’re right about mostly posting linking beat-writers. However, that’s incredibly helpful for me since I don’t subscribe to ESPN Insider, and I don’t feel the need to search Kansas City articles to see if the Royals are DFAing someone.
I’d at least suggest adding the site to your RSS Feed. I know I have mine on my tool bar so if I’m curious to see if there’s any big news I can merely skip the headlines in about 2 seconds. Of course, July 31st and FA is when the site becomes incredibly useful.
Joe Morgan: (On Jay Bruce) I think he will. He brings energy to the team, and besides that, he is a pretty good hitter.
Ken Tremendous: I like that the #1 reason he will help his team is: "energy," and the distant #2 reason is: "ability to hit baseballs."
by TheBZA on May 29, 2008 3:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's a fine site
Mainly all they do is provide a convenient collection of links to any and all trade rumors out there, with a little light discussion of said rumors.
Nothing wrong with that.
The 40 trumps all!!!
by thedirkatron on May 29, 2008 3:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1
A Lonestar in California - 2.0
"I LOVE to fart" - Bert Blyleven
by lonestarJon on May 29, 2008 6:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Give trade rumors credit
for cleaning up most of their act. The thing is, first impressions tend to last a very, very long time, not just with people but with websites. The traderumors site got off to an awful, awful start. Incorrect data, false rumors, poor emphasis on what might be likely and what might not, not particularly well edited, poorly confirmed attributions if confirmed at all.
Give them credit for correcting most of those faults, and for gaining readership. It was no doubt a steep hill to climb.
"He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts... for support rather than illumination." - Andrew Lang (1844-1912)
by Ed Coffin on May 29, 2008 3:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I forget when I first found the site.
I think it was around the trade deadline in 06. I don’t remember these errors so thanks for clarifying.
Joe Morgan: (On Jay Bruce) I think he will. He brings energy to the team, and besides that, he is a pretty good hitter.
Ken Tremendous: I like that the #1 reason he will help his team is: "energy," and the distant #2 reason is: "ability to hit baseballs."
by TheBZA on May 29, 2008 3:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks for backing me up there Ed
I couldn’t really cite anything specific, but I just remember being left with a bad taste in my mouth from that site. Good for them if it has gotten better.
"that suzuki guy should go back to making cars" - My girlfriend after C.J.'s close in game 2
by tdi1985 on May 29, 2008 3:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
mlbtraderumors
what’s to hate? It’s a rumor site, and you have to go to a site like that with the right expectations.
...and curse Sir Walter Raleigh, he was such a stupid git.
by t ball on May 29, 2008 8:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sort of goes back to what Ed said...
they performed pretty crapily a while ago, but apparently it has gotten better. I just don’t care for it.
"that suzuki guy should go back to making cars" - My girlfriend after C.J.'s close in game 2
by tdi1985 on May 29, 2008 8:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I guess I only started visiting
after they improved. I like it during the offseason when news is slow and I just need a baseball fix.
...and curse Sir Walter Raleigh, he was such a stupid git.
by t ball on May 29, 2008 8:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That last comment wasn't meant as a reply to you....but this one is:
it’s missing a number of sports blogs. Bleed Cubbie Clue isn’t on the list, but that site showed it worth over 220k.
"that suzuki guy should go back to making cars" - My girlfriend after C.J.'s close in game 2
by tdi1985 on May 29, 2008 3:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
USS Mariner is 96th?
But Gaslamp Ball deserves to be on the last of any list…
Adam – This is a serious question: You said the other day that you don’t make any $$ off this site, yet it is pretty highly trafficked and of good quality with ads. Shouldn’t you be able to make some money off of it; or are you basically giving SBNation permission to use your content in exchange for taking care of all the fundamental infrastructure? Is someone else getting rich off of this, or is the internet really just a fun place where no serious money can be made?
I ask because I have a growing interest of how one can make money off of a blogging/daily update style website, and this is a well visited site, all things considered.
by JBImaknee on May 29, 2008 3:39 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I seem to remember
SBNation’s thing being that they share advertisement revenues with authors. But I don’t know if that is still the case.
"that suzuki guy should go back to making cars" - My girlfriend after C.J.'s close in game 2
by tdi1985 on May 29, 2008 3:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
one would hope
that this profit sharing isn’t like baseball. where the least trafficked blog would get the same money as the most visited.
http://www.buchanan4pres2008.org/
NIXON: NOW MORE THAN EVER
by gossamer on May 29, 2008 4:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Memo to Halo's Heaven
LOL.
Sincerely,
LSB
PS- LOL, again.
"Boy, that is a gutless, 6-foot-7, .200-hitting formerly good player. What a joke." -Tom Grieve RE: Richie Sexson
by ghtd36 on May 29, 2008 3:54 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
One more thing...
If you were to sell this site, could you redeem your profit in the form of 1,296,960,000 SchruteBucks?
"Boy, that is a gutless, 6-foot-7, .200-hitting formerly good player. What a joke." -Tom Grieve RE: Richie Sexson
by ghtd36 on May 29, 2008 3:59 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Or Stanley Nickels...
After all, the ratio of Schrute Bucks to Stanley Nickels is about the same as the ratio of Unicorns to Leprechauns.
by Topgun22 on May 29, 2008 4:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm a hundredaire
I ran a blog for Cedar Hill High School Football a for a couple of years (we did the broadcast for them). I jsut checked and even though I haven’t updated the site since they lost to Southlake last year, CHFootball.net is worth $488.!!!
Hell YEAH! I’m going to the SIZZLER!
I guess it was the beatings made me wise. But I'm not about to give thanks, or apologize.
by TheJeezus on May 29, 2008 4:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Didn't go there...
...I actually went to DeSoto (98). But I’m close to the CH program for a number of reasons.
I guess it was the beatings made me wise. But I'm not about to give thanks, or apologize.
by TheJeezus on May 30, 2008 10:07 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
who's this softball pitcher for A&M?
mighty nice.
by Longhorn on May 29, 2008 4:09 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Since I'm
so sure someone would pay 174,000 for a Celtics blog.
"No bear or disco for Juan" - Mr. Santos
by miles on May 29, 2008 4:30 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Just what the rich lawyer needs,
more money! LOL, Adam, congrats on a fine blog.
The bloggerformelyknownasBigBaddBubbaJ
by NYTXFAN on May 29, 2008 4:31 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
He's probably not poor.
He lives in NY, and probably comfortably.
"Boy, that is a gutless, 6-foot-7, .200-hitting formerly good player. What a joke." -Tom Grieve RE: Richie Sexson
by ghtd36 on May 29, 2008 5:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Where is my cut?
I made this blog. Without me, this blog is nothing. I’m King Kong!
by Agreen07 on May 29, 2008 6:21 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Congratulations
You deserve the recognition. Despite being a Rangers fan, I can objectively say that Lone Star Ball is far above other blogs. I’ve occasionally wandered to the blog sites of other teams that mildly interest me and none come close to Lone Star Ball.
From the extensive and timely coverage to the participation on the site, it keeps it on my Favorites and is probably the only site I visit daily.
by Austin Ranger on May 29, 2008 6:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
So...
I guess these are the top power rankings for the SBN baseball blogs?
1. Minor League Ball
2. The Good Phight
3. South Side Sox
4. Beyond the Box Score
5. McCovey Chronicles
6. Royals Review
7. Fish Stripes
8. Camden Chat
9. Lone Star Ball
10. Lets Go Tribe
11. Halos Heaven
12. Gaslamp Ball
A Lonestar in California - 2.0
"I LOVE to fart" - Bert Blyleven
by lonestarJon on May 29, 2008 6:45 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Athletics Nation belongs on there
don’t understand why that’s not on the list. I would put that right up near the top.
...and curse Sir Walter Raleigh, he was such a stupid git.
by t ball on May 29, 2008 8:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
cool
I wonder if you divided the dollar value by the time spent working on/writing this blog what the dollar per hour value would be. Probably not the most reassuring way of looking at it, since I know Adam puts and immense amount of time into LSB.
"You’re the only here who contributes schtick only." - brettgardner
by trza on May 29, 2008 10:11 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
C.R.E.A.M.
Cash rules everything around me, CREAM, get the money, dolla dolla bill ya’ll.
Joe Morgan: (On Jay Bruce) I think he will. He brings energy to the team, and besides that, he is a pretty good hitter.
Ken Tremendous: I like that the #1 reason he will help his team is: "energy," and the distant #2 reason is: "ability to hit baseballs."
by TheBZA on May 30, 2008 8:37 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I imagine
Part of LSB being so high on that list has a lot to do with the CJ Wilson fiasco a couple of months ago and all the traffic and new viewers that created.
Fishing in the rivers of life. All bound for Mu Mu Land.
by Escher on May 30, 2008 9:10 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
$$$$
Congrats…. You site is great and a wealth of information on the mighty rangers. – you deserve to make a little cash from this -
by Ron D on May 30, 2008 1:24 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Congrats, Adam!
You deserve it…and thanks for putting up with my controversial, disagree-with-you, occasionally A-Hole Smack. Respectfully yours,
I don't know Karate...but I know Karazy!
by Clueless on May 30, 2008 9:08 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
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