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Hey everybody i've gotten so not so nice comments from people, do relize i do this for fun so if your trying to get me to do something different with my work i'm not going to, i work at my own pase and i do what i want spelling wise and anyother wise, thank you for understanding and if you dont well too damn bad cuz that just means ur dumber than u want me to feel............... have a nice day :)

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The Short List facts and information about Michael Voyer

Favorite Athletes

Favorite Sports Teams

All Time Sports Moment

Most Memorable Game Attended

Most Unbreakable Sports Record

Ruth or Mays?

Unitas or Montana?

Jordan or Russell?

Gretzky or Orr?

Pele or Maradona?

Federer or Sampras?

Tiger or Nicklaus?

Petty or Earnhardt?

both

Schumacher or Senna?

Pac 10, Big 12, Big 10, SEC, ACC, or Big East?

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  1. by S M
    11 days ago

    Check out my latest article, wrote a tribute to Paul Newman.

  2. by S M
    about 1 month ago

    No problem about the races, I can get that and the poles. Already got stuff for my next Update. Guess start with the driver Updates, and you can always post me if you fine anything on-line that looks interesting.

  3. by S M
    about 1 month ago

    Right now I have a weekly Update has all the new news in it. I write a Race Recaps, started with the poles after Speed won in Bristol, working on a driver profile on Ron Hornaday after the sesons over and going to work on the history of the Series also. Have to research it more, breaking it down whenever they made major changes and tie it into the tracks. Think it will be about three parts maybe more, and the other ones writing about the different tracks in the Series.

    But think if you wrote about how the series is important with so many young guys coming throught the Trucks now. You could do career spanning driver profiles on Mike Skinner, Todd Bodine and Jack Sprague is a good start. All are Champions in the Series and three of it's bigger stars. Sure I'll think of more stuff, plus sure you'll come up with some ideals to. So far it's me, Patti Rodisch started writing, and Mary Jo Buchanan's has written a few articles also. Have a few, I'm waiting to hear from and a few others to post still.

    Also take a look at my Updates on the series, have a bunch of different things in it. See what you think, if anything needs to be changed with it. One thought I had was just doing the driver profiles separate, making it more indepth than just the simple ones in the Update.

  4. by S M
    about 1 month ago

    Mike,

    Just read your latest article, "Thinks That Bump". Your missing parts on it, thought I would let you know so you can go back in and fix it. You did a decent job with it.
    Not sure if you noticed that all the racing is under Autoracing now. Because of it, LJ's been trying getting us helping each other out, since we now compete with F1 for the front page.
    Also let me know if your interested in writing about the Truck Series, starting a Craftsman Truck Series community and looking for a few writers to write about the Series. Even if it's here and there that's fine.
    Let me know.

    Take Care,
    SM

  5. by BabyTate
    2 months ago

    How can you hate Willie Mays?

  6. by Brian
    2 months ago

    i read your article on drivers and wives, go to youtube and look up "Jeff Gordon Sportscentury" and theres a segment in one of the clips where he talks about how his divorce hurt his racing so your right.

  7. by Joel
    2 months ago

    Couldn't tell if you were being serious or not. I read the original, then my revision, then your new revision. I don't see any changes that would have said something completely different. I just tried to clear up/clean up your original.

  8. by Ken
    2 months ago

    Thanks for the kind words. Just drop me a line whenever you post new work and ill look over it if you like.

  9. by Adam
    2 months ago

    Michael, I appreciate you asking for advice. I also appreciate the kind comments about my works. I take my writing on BR seriously. I am making a contribution to something that is much bigger than me, and that will survive without me. I also use the pieces here to support my professional development with the goal of advancing my name and career in sports broadcasting and reporting.

    Bleacher Report is growing exponentially, and the visibility is also rising. Therefore it is important (in my opinion) that everyone take their submissions here seriously enough to say "Will my piece add something to the site, or detract from it?"

    For those who just want to float an opinion, or type a few disorganized words with poor spelling, grammar, or punctuation usage, there are plenty of blogging opportunities to do that for themselves. This site is going place, as are some of the writers on here. I take pride in my history with BR, and my work fills an inch-and-a-half thick 3-ring binder that is my portfolio.

    In short, it's time to decide if you want your work and thus yourself to be taken seriously. Even if you write just for fun, consider that what you write is a reflection upon Bleacher Report, and it is someone else's name attached to yours. On your own page, it's just you.

    An idea is to perhaps take time to read and comment on others' work. You can express your brief opinions in posts, and save bigger ideas for articles of your own.

    That being said, I would suggest you start with reading all of the Bleacher Report tips and tricks on writing. I've been writing for the site for almost two years and just re-read all of them, learning new things and making adjustments in my writing style and thought process.

    Here's the new one about Headlines: http://blog.bleacherreport.com/?p=113/

    Second, you find reasonable topics to discuss, but throwing four or five crudely-written sentences together in a seemingly run-on paragraph isn't an "article". What would you respect more on a bulletin board: a Post-It note, or a full-page something?

    Consider writing your articles in MS Word, then copy and paste into BR. That way you won't lose your work if your net connection fritzes out, and you can save it and come back to it later if needed.

    Take some time to research your topic and build an opinion based on fact and knowledge. Don't just throw something out there for people to respond to.

    Re-read the piece I wrote about the All-Star game. I am NOT a baseball fan, nor have I written about the sport. But I took an issue, expressed an opinion, and backed up my opinion with the events to support my point of view. People are free to disagree, but I like using numbers, facts, and logic to support my positions to the point that "Resistance is futile". :-)

    Using facts, figures, and historical reference to build and support your case builds credibility. That's a good thing. Anyone can have an opinion. The people who can support theirs with something more than ether are respectable; whether you agree with them or not.

    So take your time. Some of my articles have been long... WAY long, based on what I've learned. Then again with this being an opinion site I feel I've gone beyond just opinions with Educational pieces (Racing 101:) and Reporting pieces (Racing Roundup, Conversations with, etc.). I'm not sure if that's a good thing or not, but it does give me a place to ply and improve my abilities. I also hope to expand others' knowledge of thing—particularly auto racing.

    Your piece "Is Retirement for Real?" is a great place to start. That is a very good and timely choice of topic, with Mark Martin, Ricky Rudd, Terry Labonte, and Bill Elliott being people of example.

    There is a LOT of good information you could include...

    The title needs work: NASCAR: What Defines Retirement? or NASCAR: Drivers That Burn Out and Others That Fade Away (a little Highlander reference there, but look at Rusty vs. Martin...)

    Martin being runner-up in points four times in his career, and coming oh-so-close to winning the Daytona 500 in 2007 are reasons he keeps on racing. He IS competitive, and going to Hendrick will up the chance he has of that first Cup. Martin also liked having the part-time schedule to scratch his racing itch, while giving him time with the family. But he also has superior conditioning that allows him to maintain pace even pushing 50.

    Terry Labonte and Bill Elliott both bring Past Champions' Provisionals to a team. Both can help a team get into a race, but Labonte trumps Elliott because he was champion more recently. Both also provide valuable experience and knowledge to help set up a race car and develop a young driver.

    Ricky Rudd was the Ironman of NASCAR, he was also owner of his own team for some time (so was Elliott). Rudd has come back to drive for Tony Stewart when Smoke was out with concussion symptoms. Otherwise he's stayed retired.

    Dale Jarrett ran the first five races of the season to help build a point base for the 44 car. He also had the Past Champions' Provisional to fall back on.

    So put some meat into your pieces. Don't try to crank out three or four 1-paragraph "stories" a day. Pick an angle, form an opinion, make your case, support it with information, and you'll turn a slice of white bread with butter on it into a foot-long Subway Club with the works.

    Finally, make SURE you have permission to use a photo. Don't just copy one in from another web site that has a clear watermark on it. I have added many photos I took into the system, and I have others if you want to send me a message and ask for someone or a car in particular.

    I hope you'll take what I say to heart and work to improve your writing. Just keep in mind that the people who run Bleacher Report have the right to preserve the quality of what they and others have worked hard to build over the past few years. If it's something you want to take seriously and contribute to, then great, if you want to just comment on others' work, fine, and if you feel that doing something else is best, then I wish you luck.

    But as I said, BR is bigger than me, you, and any one person on here. So the guys running the show have standards to uphold for BR to maintain its rapidly expanding name.

    Best regards, Adam Amick

  10. by L.J.
    2 months ago

    Hey! How's it going? Are you settling in here OK?

  11. by Jen
    3 months ago

    Thank you so much!!