The 2009 ‘Best Post’ Blogging Retrospective

Mike — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 14:44:06 +0000

Remember when the Beatles said Everybody had a hard year, Everybody had a good time…and them some other stuff about wet dreams, etc.? You were probably too young. God knows I was, but I have heard that song, and I think that lyric pretty well sums up those of us who grinded it out on the blogging circuit in 2009. Guess we’ll have to wait until 2010 to quit our day jobs, comrades (kudos to those who actually did quit their day jobs).

To close out 2009, I asked a few of my fellow members of the sports and pop culture blogging intelligentsia to send me their best post from 2009. I’m proud to say that I at least retweeted most of these when they first went live, and had a chance to go back and re-read. This list revisits Barry Bonds, Brett Favre, cartoon characters who juiced, and the seemingly insurmountable number of Harry Potter-lookalikes in the sporting world.

Kind of makes the Huffington Post Year in Review look like remedial English, amirite?

I didn’t pick a best post myself, but my favorite post – or should I say community organizing effort – by another blogger came from Yardbarker’s Alana G back in late November, who through her site campaigned MTV Jams to air a Tiger Woods video playlist. I never did follow up, and ask if they played my submission (Usher – Confessions, Part II), did I?

Check out the rest of the links below. I hope this leaves you feeling good, looking towards the future.

Big League Stew (Jan. 16, 2009) With your help, we can bring Barry Bonds back to baseball

Gunaxin (Jan. 21, 2009 ) 2010 Winter Olympics Ice Hockey Preview

Major League Jerk (April 3, 2009) The WonderPets Teach Joe Flacco How to Avoid Double Coverage.

P.S.A.M.P (April 10, 2009) Everyone’s Getting Playoff Beards For The Penguins

Bugs & Cranks (April 27, 2009) The Wizard Of Copping A Feel: Ozzie Smith & Alyssa Milano’s Boob

Pippen Ain’t Easy (April 28, 2009) KG: Got the Ring, Still No Class

Sports Rubbish (June 14, 2009) Harry Potter Look-A-Likes In The Sports World

Midwest Sports Fans (June 14, 2009) What I Learned During the Most Bizarre Week of My Life

Paneech.com (June 19, 2009) Top Ten Cartoon Characters That Juiced

My Sports Rumors (June 23, 2009) Transformers – Revenge of the MLB Fallen

Yep Yep (June 25, 2009) Before They Were Music Stars

Zoner Sports (June 30, 2009) “The Real All-Time Home Run List”

Babes Love Baseball (July 16, 2009) Voodoo Sabermetrics: Milton Bradley

Joe Sports Fan (July 20, 2009) The United States has a National Slow-Pitch Adult Softball Team.

Global Sports Fraternity (August 5, 2009) Mets Trap

Hugging Harold Reynolds (Sep. 17, 2009) D.C BUREAU EXCLUSIVE Special Investigative Report: Mark Grace = Life Coach

Fansided (October 1, 2009) A Beer For Every NFL Team

The Viking Age (Oct. 2, 2009) Smack Talk Friday: Burning [Brett Favre’s] Jersey? Really?

Epic Carnival (Oct. 8, 2009) The 25 best Sports Illustrated swimsuit videos of all-time

7th Inning Stache (Dec. 1, 2009) Barry Bonds MLB HOF Mustache

NESW Sports (Dec. 8, 2009) Luc Longley Craves Attention, Shrimp

Guyism (Dec. 2009) Couple making porn to pay for their wedding

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If I missed you, leave a link to your best post from 2009 in the comments. Happy New Year folks!

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