Fire Joe Morgan is no more
by Teej on Nov 13, 2008 6:57 PM PST
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Mose Schrute and the rest of the gang at Fire Joe Morgan are calling it quits.
After 21 years, and almost 40 million posts (we'll have to check those numbers, but it's something like that), we have decided to bring FJM to an end.
Although we have not lost our borderline-sociopathic joy for meticulously criticizing bad sports journalism, the realities of our professional and personal lives make FJM a time/work luxury we can no longer afford.
I have to say that FJM was instrumental in my getting interested in sabermetrics, and it was amazing how funny a few people could be while writing essentially the same post every single time some sportswriter wrote something asinine.
Awesome work, guys.
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I was wondering why they hadn't updated in a while
by Fogel on Nov 13, 2008 6:59 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
After Ken Tremendous had a kid, that was pretty much the end of it.
He was responsible for a huge chunk of the writing over the last year or two.
by Teej on Nov 13, 2008 7:04 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Inevitable, not really unexpected, but still quite sad.
J.K.L.
by acblue on Nov 13, 2008 7:05 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
I think the most unexpected part is them taking the whole site down.
I thought they would’ve found replacement writers before hanging it up.
by Wilder. on Nov 13, 2008 10:47 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
That's not surprising
They’d been running out of content lately
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by I'm NOT Corco on Nov 13, 2008 7:05 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
It's funny,
their final post (not including the farewell post) was about the possibility of Joe Morgan being fired.
by Teej on Nov 13, 2008 7:05 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
It had a good run
They managed to shift a lot of focus onto how much Joe Morgan, and the national sports media in general, sucks. For that I’m thankful.
by katal on Nov 13, 2008 7:05 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Absolutely.
You have to wonder how much longer it could go on. But they managed to keep it pretty fresh considering the subject matter was painfully repetitive.
by Teej on Nov 13, 2008 7:06 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Since we're on the theme
I know some had grown past it, but Baseball Mogul Online is also ceasing as of 12-1-08.
by Gomez on Nov 13, 2008 9:17 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
I love how
the less effort I put into managing the Phillies, the better they often ended up doing.
I still have teams there. It’ll suck to lose it. I’m glad they stopped charging a few months ago.
by Gomez on Nov 13, 2008 10:01 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I got a new team that is on the cusp of greatness
I have a pitcher with 1500 k’s at age 23. GOD FUCKING DAMNIT I HATE 2008.
by Robert on Nov 13, 2008 10:04 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Somebody could always
start a Fire Joe Buck website? Or even better, Kill Tim McCarver. Just a thought.
The good thing about having sex with pregnant chicks is that they cant get pregnant.
by RED29 on Nov 13, 2008 9:26 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
There's a website called Shut Up Tim McCarver.
I thought about starting one to encourage the removal of Buck Martinez’s voicebox, but he doesn’t work enough to really warrant such an effort.
by Teej on Nov 13, 2008 9:28 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Fuck the heck?!
"It's like déjà vu all over again." -yogi berra
by Cheezombie on Nov 13, 2008 10:04 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
I think this expression is under-utilized
I previously posted as "Man From Nantucket"
by mem on Nov 14, 2008 8:39 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
This is almost as bad as the day when LL shuts down
12-21-2012
by Robert on Nov 13, 2008 10:14 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
*12-23-2012
Get your Doctor Woo Woo shit right.
J.K.L.
by acblue on Nov 14, 2008 1:39 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
A BBC sci-fi series that I love dearly.
I really enjoy campy science fiction.
by BrianL on Nov 14, 2008 9:57 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah it kinda seemed like it was about to happen
First The Dugout sells out, now this? Now where to get snarky baseball commentary?
by Nick S on Nov 13, 2008 10:37 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
*Clap, Clap*
Well played, old bean. Well played.
by aestivalis on Nov 14, 2008 10:09 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Not consistent enough
They needed to be more consistent in their posting. Though I haven’t actually watched them. Maybe they should have hired Gary Sheffield? He’s consistent and does it the right way.
I’ll miss those guys. It was a great snarky site.
by urchman on Nov 14, 2008 8:46 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Absolutely agree
Ken Tremendous needs to concetrate more on his writing skills. Perhaps he should hire Dave Concepcion as a guest writer. Concepcion is a very gritty and consistent writer.
Every day I hear about Seattle sports' failures. Every night I fall asleep to the sound of my own tears.
by Benne on Nov 14, 2008 7:25 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
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