Emotion in Sports

Sports fans constantly look to connect emotionally.  The most common form of emotional ties is shown in the communal way fans watch games.  But even more than the benefits of belonging to a sports community, fans appreciate when sports embody something larger and are more than ‘just a game’.  Examples of this appear consistently from the American resilience post 9/11 to the determination of a once-injured athlete. 

National Access

As Alex French and Howie Kahn write in their oral history of The National Sports Dailyfor Grantland, “The paper is emblematic of the parts of culture and media that were not yet ready to converge.  Typewriters and satellites.”  That was in the early 1990’s.  Now, a decade into the 21^st century, that is no longer true, and readers regularly consume sports through technology more advanced than typewriters and satellites.  And while sports fans have measureless access to sports journalism now, the lack of access to The National was what ultimately ruined the paper.

What to do with game stories

            Game stories, a long practiced custom in the sports world, have lost significance as generations and technologies age and grow.  There is no reason for a sports fan to read about a specific game altering play when he or she can go on their computer and watch the same play.  Highlight packages are more exciting than droning recaps and also use the same sensory system we use when we are watching the actual games.

Oh Danny Boy...

I’m baaaaaaaaaaaack (for a short post, but back is back). In my long awaited return to the blogosphere and Love Boat Sports I am here to breakdown all the crazy happenings in Big Brother 14 including why I think Dan’s move was overrated and why Shane has put himself in the best position to win the game.