Why do sportswriters resent blogs?

I notice some writers actually hater bloggers writing blogs. Star-Tribune columnist Patrick Reusse dedicated his Sunday column about how he hates blogs. I know Steve Aschburner and Jim Souhan of the same paper have also said that they resent bloggers. My question is why. I don't think there is anything wrong with bloggers. If fans want to blog about their team and give their analysis, let them to do so. I don't see anything wrong with that. I rarely read blogs much, but I am not going to deride them. I think fans can get their source from blogs and the newspapers. I think both are useful.

 

Who here believes this will end well?

 

Oops sorry I brought it up then.

This was just on my mind since Reusse wrote a column about it. My guess was that he was taking a dig at Aaron Gleeman, who has risen to fame by working for RotoWorld and NBCSports.com. I know there are many Twins fans that write blogs on their team. Some are great read like Aaron's, SethSpeaks.net, and Stick and Ball Guy while others like BatGirl are worthless.

I don't have a problem with journalists or bloggers whatsoever. I think they both do a good job at what they do. They are very useful as long as the content is good. I just think it's counterproductive for Patrick Reusse or writers to take shot at bloggers. There is no need for that.

http://www.startribune.com/508/story/1022298.html

 

It will end very badly.

 

The guy who started this thread is example 1-A of why I don't like bloggers.

WAHHHH!!! COVER THE TWINS MORE IN BERGEN!!!

Keep playing journalist, Brandon. It's cute.

 

Thanks.

I agree with what you said, journalist.

I rarely read blogs unless it's very interesting like the three blogs I just mentioned. I read blogs mainly just to get their take on the game that I watch on TV. I like to make sure they share the same opinion I have.

 

We really need a Wonderlic here.

 

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Just read through his posts and am starting to wonder if this is a joke. Minnesota4Ever posts a horrific story in a thread asking for help, then proceeds to rip multiple major writers and a major sports section.
Now he wants to know why the big, mean sportswriters hate bloggers.
I'm thinking he is a blogger not a journalist as M4E projected earlier, is this correct?

 

"We don't take kindly to bloggers 'round these parts."

"Now, Whitey ... they ain't hurtin' nothin'..."

 

Complete BLOGGER. Brandon Walsh is a fraud of the highest order.

 

Reading his blog makes me dislike bloggers even more.