Pittsburgh Sports Media Thread

Postby **NailedPenguin** » Mon Jul 09, 2018 12:55 pm

I'm enjoying it. F Time Williams. Maybe if he hadn't spent 2 solid months telling over that what they see with their own two eyes isnt really there because he knows better, he'd garner a bit more sympathy. Now when things have all but bottomed out and he has no choice, he's trying to play the "See, I criticize the pirates. I can't believe people call me a shill!" Going thru his tweets from April and May is like one giant "This tweet aged well" meme.

And that JanePitt. F her too. I see her on my timeline rarely but when I do I try to get someone to explain to me who the hell she is and I still have no gotten an answer.

Postby **iamjs** » Mon Jul 09, 2018 1:16 pm

Out of that JanePitt thing - Madden did bring the heat with her too. She hasn't been relevant since she was fired from that web magazine years ago. She sucks too.

I thought she quit, or was it one of those things that her position was eliminated? Doesn't matter either way.

I used to follow her and she got really weird after that firing/release/whatever it was.

Postby **slappybrown** » Mon Jul 09, 2018 1:17 pm

SHould I know who this person is? What did she write for?

Postby **Morkle** » Mon Jul 09, 2018 3:35 pm

SHould I know who this person is? What did she write for?

Nah - she's a random writer who thinks she's all things Pittsburgh.

Postby **NailedPenguin** » Mon Jul 09, 2018 3:45 pm

So that Billie Nardozzi whoever, that would write those dumb songs and sing them on the Fan is apparently now a woman.

https://twitter.com/colin_Pittsburgh Dad Jr./status ... 9294543872

Postby **iamjs** » Mon Jul 09, 2018 3:46 pm

SHould I know who this person is? What did she write for?
Nah - she's a random writer who thinks she's all things Pittsburgh.

and don't you dare write anything negative about Peduto while she's checking twitter.

I got a snarky response from her once because of my referencing Peduto as "Billy Bikepath."

Postby **slappybrown** » Mon Jul 09, 2018 3:48 pm

So that Billie Nardozzi whoever, that would write those dumb songs and sing them on the Fan is apparently now a woman.

https://twitter.com/colin_Pittsburgh Dad Jr./status ... 9294543872

NP has not driven down Bigelow Blvd lately, where Mr./Ms. Nardozzi has had his/her very own rotating billboard for about a year now (in drag, of course).

Postby **NailedPenguin** » Mon Jul 09, 2018 3:58 pm

I have not but the back way I take to PNC park off the Greentree exit there is or was a billboard but I wasn't aware it was advertising real life.

Postby **Morkle** » Mon Jul 09, 2018 4:02 pm

So that Billie Nardozzi whoever, that would write those dumb songs and sing them on the Fan is apparently now a woman.

https://twitter.com/colin_Pittsburgh Dad Jr./status ... 9294543872

https://www.pghcitypaper.com/pittsburgh ... id=8594198

Postby **NailedPenguin** » Mon Jul 09, 2018 4:09 pm

I must be out of touch. All news to me.

Postby **Morkle** » Mon Jul 09, 2018 4:29 pm

Honestly was news to me after you said something. Good for him/her, hope he/she's happy.

Postby **MrKennethTKangaroo** » Mon Jul 09, 2018 4:57 pm

So that Billie Nardozzi whoever, that would write those dumb songs and sing them on the Fan is apparently now a woman.

https://twitter.com/colin_Pittsburgh Dad Jr./status ... 9294543872
NP has not driven down Bigelow Blvd lately, where Mr./Ms. Nardozzi has had his/her very own rotating billboard for about a year now (in drag, of course).

also pays for space in the post gazettes announcement segment thingy each week.

Postby **pens9192** » Mon Jul 09, 2018 5:22 pm

https://twitter.com/janepitt/status/101 ... 23104?s=21

Good times
Does this phenomenon exist in other sports markets? Like I'm sure there are tiffs between media personalities, but to this nonstop extent?

Chris Russo and Mike Francesa had a recent feud with Boomer Esiason and Gregg Giannotti at WFAN. Of course Gio had ties to the Pittsburgh Sports Media circus: https://nypost.com/2018/04/02/boomer-es ... e-mad-dog/

Not sure if its still going on, don't really care to check

Postby **pens9192** » Mon Jul 09, 2018 5:27 pm

https://twitter.com/janepitt/status/101 ... 23104?s=21

Good times

She gets really triggered by Wendy Bell...

Speaking of Wendy Bell, she has recently been on mornings with Marty Griffin (talk about two egos..) on KDKA-AM like as a cohost or something. My predictions is she will get her own show or be a fill-in host. Maybe to replace Mike Pintek as afternoon host, dunno. JanePitt will probably be her first caller. Grab the popcorn.

Postby **NailedPenguin** » Mon Jul 09, 2018 5:49 pm

Chris Russo and Francesa. My God. I'd take a power drill to my temple before I'd ever listen to those two have a conversation. Much less a shouting match.

Postby **Nittany Ned** » Mon Jul 09, 2018 8:23 pm

Out of that JanePitt thing - Madden did bring the heat with her too. She hasn't been relevant since she was fired from that web magazine years ago. She sucks too.

What’s wrong with Virginia Montanez? Her and MM usually get along well.

Postby **Morkle** » Mon Jul 09, 2018 9:09 pm

She tries way to hard to have a relevant thought in Pittsburgh. Madden was giving her the business because she's got an opinion about everything.

Postby **shafnutz05** » Mon Jul 09, 2018 9:25 pm

She tries way to hard to have a relevant thought in Pittsburgh. Madden was giving her the business because she's got an opinion about everything.

Who was that other girl that kept injecting herself into the middle of everything during the whole DK saga? I thought she was some amateur blogger or something (and an attractive one at that)

Postby **dodint** » Mon Jul 09, 2018 9:51 pm

I searched this thread for 'white knight' and the post quoted below was right above the only result.

Beth
‏@pghgirl15222
17h17 hours ago
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On a final note, I’ve confirmed that the other source who chose to not be named will at some point, sooner versus later, put their name out and given how credible this person is the doubters will feel stupid, but if you didn’t trust me at first, don’t apologize. It’s useless.
This would work too, interested in knowing that source.

Postby **Nittany Ned** » Mon Jul 09, 2018 10:53 pm

Yep, Beth Mincin.

DK has kinda stagnated, but seems to be doing well enough still regardless.

Postby **Silentom** » Tue Jul 10, 2018 8:00 am

I still found it hilarious that the crazy eyes lady registered here to defend herself.

Postby **MrKennethTKangaroo** » Tue Jul 10, 2018 8:38 am

I still found it hilarious that the crazy eyes lady registered here to defend herself.

after dodint quoted that white knight post, I went back and re-read most of that saga from late January. probably a top 5 moment most entertaining moment in Kenny the kangaroo's internet message board history

Postby **Dickie Dunn** » Tue Jul 10, 2018 9:24 am

Yep, Beth Mincin.

DK has kinda stagnated, but seems to be doing well enough still regardless.

The day the Deadspin article was published DK had 38,951 subscribers with 371 lifetime subscriptions. The lifetime subscription option went away but in the closing days to purchase it I remember seeing the count up over 450. In April his total subscriber count was at 38,451. As of this morning the site lists 38,053 subscriptions. The Deadspin article seemed to cost him a couple hundred subscribers and for the year he's closing in on 900 subscriptions lost, but yea the site seems to be stagnated but still going strong. 38,000 annual subscriptions is over $1.5MM in revenue. As long as he did something semi-responsible with the money fronted via three-year and lifetime subscriptions DK should be in good shape for a while.

Postby **NAN** » Tue Jul 10, 2018 9:30 am

Yep, Beth Mincin.

DK has kinda stagnated, but seems to be doing well enough still regardless.
The day the Deadspin article was published DK had 38,951 subscribers with 371 lifetime subscriptions. The lifetime subscription option went away but in the closing days to purchase it I remember seeing the count up over 450. In April his total subscriber count was at 38,451. As of this morning the site lists 38,053 subscriptions. The Deadspin article seemed to cost him a couple hundred subscribers and for the year he's closing in on 900 subscriptions lost, but yea the site seems to be stagnated but still going strong. 38,000 annual subscriptions is over $1.5MM in revenue. As long as he did something semi-responsible with the money fronted via three-year and lifetime subscriptions DK should be in good shape for a while.

He stated in one of his weekly site stuff they were expecting that drop too because a lot of people signed up for the Pens Stanley Cup championship coverage last June that probably wouldn't renew. He has the sponsorship revenue as well.

Who knows how his site will go, but that deadspin fiasco didn't really do much. I think some of the hit was soften because some of the people claiming the DK stuff came off as batshit crazy too. Just my opinion.

Postby **LITT** » Tue Jul 10, 2018 9:33 am

i imagine the deadspin article had no impact on his readership. he panders to an audience that continues to talk about the pirates and hope for better times and an audience that still absorbs content from ron cook. he could have actual monkeys type articles and his target market would still pay for it hoping for better material eventually