2005 Sports Blog Awards

by JD Arney on Dec 13, 2005 9:18 AM EST in News

I read this this morning and was struck by the fact that Sports Bloggers don't really have awards. There's a sports blog category at the Weblog Awards and I think that Baseball Primer has a baseball blog award (last time I checked anyway), but that's about it as far as I know. Sports blogs are one of the strongest niches in the blogosphere and have received a great deal of publicity and notice from the mainstream media. Sports bloggers deserve some respect and gratification for the work they do, and that's what I hope this will accomplish.

So this is how this is going to work. This comment thread will serve as the nominations process. Feel free to nominate as many blogs as you like. Try to note which category the blog belongs to when you're nominating, just to make things a little easier. Here are the categories:

Best General Sports Blog
Best MLB Blog
Best NFL Blog
Best NBA Blog
Best NHL Blog
Best College Sports Blog
Best NCAA Football Blog
Best NCAA Basketball Blog
Best Humor Blog
Best Newcomer (blog must have started in 2005)

Blogs can win multiple awards, so if there's a baseball blog that you feel should be nominated for both "Best MLB Blog" and "Best Humor Blog" then that's fine.

If you have suggestions for other categories then please share! I'll certainly add on to this list if the idea is a good one. Conversely, if any of the above fail to receive many nominations then I may cut the category.

Nominations will run through December 19th. Voting will run from December 20th through January 1st, and I hope to announce winners on January 2nd. We'll have some sort of graphic that winners and runners up will be able to display on their blogs. If you would like to donate a prize for any of the category winners then please email me! Anything would be great, no matter how big or small. I'm going to get the ball rolling by offering a one year subscription to Baseball Prospectus to the winner of the "Best MLB Blog" category.

Nominations start now!

Edited to add that self-nominations are fine, and also that comment registration has been turned off for the duration of the nomination process, so that visitors from other sites can vote without having to register.

Second Update: Added "Best Newcomer" as a category. Thanks to Dan Zarrella for the suggestion.

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Nominations

Best NFL blog: http://patspulpit.blogspot.com
Best general sports: http://www.deadspin.com
Best Humor Blog: http://gaslampball.com

I don't really want to vote for a baseball one. I feel dirty choosing one over another.

by Marc Normandin @ Red Reporter on Dec 13, 2005 11:26 AM EST reply actions

Nominations

Best College Sports Blog: http://www.trojanwire.com
Best Football Blog: http://www.endzoner.com
Best General Sports Blog: http://www.deadspin.com
Best MLB Blog: http://6-4-2.blogspot.com/

by maxpower2005 on Dec 13, 2005 12:02 PM EST reply actions

TrojanWire

Best College Sports Blog: http://www.trojanwire.com

by sidvicious on Dec 13, 2005 12:09 PM EST reply actions

How about best logo

http://bluebirdbanter.com/

I feel like I can reach out and touch that friggin' bird.

by Marc Normandin @ Red Reporter on Dec 13, 2005 2:16 PM EST reply actions

nomination

Humor: http://www.baseballtonight.blogspot.com/

by Red Menace on Dec 13, 2005 6:09 PM EST reply actions

My pick

Best MLB Blog: http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com

A site that has everything for everyone, all you have to do is ask!

by sparkles on Dec 13, 2005 10:11 PM EST reply actions

name

So whats-his-name at fuckyourcouch has noticed the attention Reds Reporter has given him. This begs the question: what do we call these awards? The Larkins? The Roses? The Schottzies? The Vandermeers?

by Red Menace on Dec 14, 2005 2:44 AM EST reply actions

How about...

Junior's Hamstring?

by Alxfritz on Dec 14, 2005 3:01 AM EST up reply actions

Hardball Times

Best MLB Blog - http://www.hardballtimes.com

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Reds Cutting Edge

by Blade on Dec 14, 2005 6:41 AM EST reply actions

aren't they an online magazine?

by Marc Normandin @ Red Reporter on Dec 14, 2005 12:55 PM EST up reply actions

Nominations

· Best General Sports Blog SportsFrog http://sportsfrog.com/

· Best NFL Blog TheMightyMJD http://www.themightymjd.com/

· Best Humor Blog TheMightyMJD http://www.themightymjd.com/

· Best Newcomer NBX Sports Action Blog http://nbx.com/

I AM IRONMAN

by Justacio on Dec 14, 2005 10:51 AM EST reply actions

GRAB YOUR BROOMS!

by Marc Normandin @ Red Reporter on Dec 14, 2005 12:56 PM EST reply actions

Aaaaaaaand 100!

I hereby nominate this for the longest thread award. Also, I nominate Anonymous Hero for the "most well read" award. Do you really read that many, honestly?

"When the end of the world comes, I want to be in Cincinnati because it's always twenty years behind the times."-Mark Twain

by sukr on Dec 15, 2005 1:48 PM EST reply actions