BREAKING NEWS: The Final Score sets page-view record; Chicago Norm promoted to full-time; August declared "NASCAR month"
What a July for The Final Score!
Here are some highlights:
--We smashed our page-view record by a large margin. I am not permitted to mention specific numbers; let's just say it went from thisamount to THISAMOUNT. Thanks to all of our loyal readers and commenters.
-- Newsday was sold by the bloodsuckers at Tribune Co. to the nice, smart people at Cablevision for $650,000,000. I am told the price would have been $649,999,999 if The Final Score had not been included.
-- Since some of you think the sale has taken away our objectivity, here's a finger in your eye: The Knicks are still not a good team, the Rangers still don't get enough bang for their bucks, and the Liberty are irrelevant in the greater sports scene. The WaMu theater is nice, though.
-- None of those realities mean the Islanders are not a laughingstock of a franchise. They are. And we're going to keep saying it as long as it continues to be true or they move to Oklahoma City, where Chicago Norm will also move to become the new franchise's Zamboni driver.
-- Anthony participated in the world's worst Live Chat. Three questions. It was very, very funny.
-- Jim played paint ball with Islanders rookies. There was a column and video.
-- Chicago Norm posted about 98% of the items. Most were about celebrities and things that happen in Chicago. Because of this, CN has been promoted to full-time. Just as soon as we can, CN will get a picture and a bio on the top left of this page.
Hey, it's your fault! CN joined and the page views went through the roof.
-- A new feature, NASCAR talk, was initiated. So far, it's pretty much been one of us posting an item that says, "Hey, there's a race this weekend...who do you like?"
But we promise to put up more interesting NASCAR items in August. Remember, NASCAR fans, The Final Score is your place to chat.
And Jim is doing something with NASCAR this weekend that is going to kick off what I have just decided is going to be "NASCAR Month" on The Final Score!!!!!
-- Oh, and we had to permanently ban one commenter for the first time in The Final Score history. This person is free, however, to visit and comment on Newsday's other blogs.
Also in August:
-- We promise more debates, more A-Rod and Madonna news, more photos of deep-dish pizza, more honest Islanders commentary, more encroaching on Neil Best's territory, more wacky minor-league promotions, more links to WNBA brawls.
More more more. How do you like it?
Thanks for the great July.
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Comments (4)
That pretty much sums it up.
GO RIEBER !!
Thanks for the gratuitous shot, Rieber. Just can't help yourself, can you?
Mr. Rieber, you might be right in calling the Islanders a laughingstock, but how you can defend not using that same term for the team at m$g that does not play on ice (or the one that does for that matter) IS a joke. You want to call it objective, fine, but you blow away your own argument by doing so. Neither team at m$g has had any real success, yet they have had the advantage of stable ownership and financial resources. How has Glen Sather worked out? You know the guy that always claimed that if he had the Ranger$ money in Edmonton, he could have won many more cups. As for the Knicks, how are Marbury & Thomas doing? Call the Isles what you will, but don't say you are being "objective" when you clearly are not, and heck, I am not even sure yet that you have been visited by the Dolan's truth squad.
Mr. Rieber: Who the heck are you and why would you even mention the Islanders? Oh... right... because somehow you found out by taking a shot at the team, the loyal fans would find your blog entry and you'd garner even more hits. The term "laughing stock" can also be attributed to those "journalists" who attempt to discuss sports they do not know.