Battle of the Blogosphere
This week, Behind the Jersey is competing in the Battle of the Blogosphere at The NHL Arena Program. This battle consists of 128 blogs and goes seven rounds. The first round is still going on and BTJ’s bracket has just begun. We are competing against the fabulous Battle of California (BOC), a blog that I started reading on its first day.
I will be the first to admit that my blog is not known for its humor. While I adoringly read funny hockey blogs, I acknowledge that mine will never be like that because frankly I’m just not that funny. BOC is my favorite non-Wings humor blog out there. Despite Anaheim’s defeat over my beloved Wings in the 2006-2007 postseason, Earl Sleek’s take on the Ducks is absolutely hilarious. His cartoons, which can now also be seen at AOL Fanhouse, are the best in the hockey blogosphere. Earl isn’t the only blogger over there. BOC includes RudyKelly who covers the Kings as well as PJ & Mike Chen who talk San Jose hockey. If you haven’t been reading this blog already, please head over there and do so today.
I’m going to steal Earl’s explanation of what to do next:
Anyways, I’ve been stalling long enough — here’s the Battle of the Blogosphere. Be warned, it is a long listing, and I don’t recommend voting for each and every contest. My advice? Scan the list, pick out your favorites, cast a vote (registration is free), and when you’re satisfied, stop. Here’s where you can win, though — if you catch yourself on the trailing side in any poll, it’s probably worth giving the other entrant a read. Of course, I don’t assume that this Battle of the Blogosphere will categorically determine anything (popularity contests rarely do), but that’s not to say it’s a waste of time; it does at least offer a wide glimpse of the variety of fan sites out there. What’s stunning to me, actually, is how many quality blogs aren’t even in the running — this blogosphere experiment grows and improves by the week, it seems.
To vote for BTJ or BOC, please visit this direct link.
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October 20th, 2008 at 6:52 pm
Aw, this isn’t very battle-like if all we’re going to do is promote the opposition.
I meant every kind word I said, though, Christy. I totally miss those Behind the Blog features, and your site is definitely one of the ones that got me on the writing end of a blog.