I have only been a contributing member of Bleacher Report for about ten days, and I must say, I really love this site. I've always enjoyed writing and discussing sports, and this site has combined the two so well that I have become a Bleacher Report junkie.
I originally saw an advertisement for Bleacher Report on Facebook. Soon after, I started noticing that some of my friends on Facebook were posting links to articles they had written. Indeed, it piqued my curiosity, but not enough for me to check it out.
I must admit, at first I thought this site was just another collection of sports blogs. Not that I have anything against people who write blogs, but for the most part they aren't my cup of tea.
I shouldn't say that. I like to read blogs that are written with a great deal of thought, research and passion. Many blogs have that. Many blogs do not. There are blogs that are written extremely well, and there are blogs that are nothing more than vulgar rants by people who feel that the more irresponsible they are with they're words, the better the fan they are. Unfortunately, I have read many more blogs that are closer to the latter than the former.
Once, I noticed that my close friend, Jason Burke, a brilliant writer and former aspiring journalist, was contributing articles on here, I figured I would give it a look.
I was pleasantly surprised.
Bleacher Report was not just another collection of blogs. It was real articles. It was fresh opinions. It was thoughtful and thought-provoking. Its authors were knowledgeable. It was writing that was so good—you would think it was scribed by professional journalists.
Best of all, it wasn't just mindless, vulgar sports blogging.
I immediately signed up and began writing. I am proud to be part of such a great community of sports fans.
Unfortunately, I feel many people, especially professional journalists, may paint the writers of Bleacher Report with the same broad brush that they paint the bloggers with.
I recently read an article on here by Ron Johnson, titled, "HOW ESPN DOES IT'S BEST TO DESTROY ATHLETES, WRITERS AND BLEACHER REPORT". The article is absolutely great, and if you haven't read it you should. In it, Johnson describes how the writers of Bleacher Report don't get the respect they deserve and even points to former Chicago Sun Times writer Jay Mariotti calling people like us "half-assed sports writers". Johnson's article has inspired me to weigh in on this subject.
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