Seattle Sportsnet

After reading this post from Geoff Baker of The Seattle Times earlier today, I felt compelled to weigh in on the matter of blogging versus what we consider real journalism.

The newspaper industry is one that is close to my heart. I’ve worked in it, and so have members of my family for a long time. A lot of my upbringing is thanks to the newspaper industry.

That said, newspapers have done nothing to help themselves over the years in warding off the internet era and maintaining relevance.

While it is easy for someone on either side of the spectrum (the blogging side, or real journalism side) to criticize the other side, the fact is that if newspapers want to survive they will need to embrace blogging and realize that this is how society gets its information these days. All the pressure is on the newspaper business, while bloggers will continue to pop up everywhere on a daily basis.

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By now, we’re all familiar with Bud Light’s Real Men of Genius ad campaign. A half-sung, half-spoken lyrical tribute to those men who shape our outlook on the sports world.

But what about those real men of genius who were overlooked, and largely forgotten about when Bud Light went to the drawing board?

Well here at Seattle Sportsnet, we’ve done our best to memorialize 11 rejects of the Real Men of Genius campaign that didn’t get their proper due the first time around. On to the list.

11. Mr. Rec League Softball Player in Baseball Pants Guy

Refusing to put your high school playing days behind you, you stubbornly wear your polyester baseball pants to every rec league softball game, Mr. Rec League Softball Player in Baseball Pants Guy.

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