There's no new news in regards to stories previously covered here and while there are some things that can be discussed (like the appraoching MLB deadline, Barry Bonds appraoching Hank Aaron's record, etc.) I intend to cover these topics once they occur, which should be within the next week. So, I thought about highlighting sports papers from around the country to highlight what makes a great sports paper: The ability to connect with the fans and present things from a fan's perspective. This series isn't meant to be like an advertisment, just a reading recommendation.
Living in the Los Angeles area, there are multiple newspaper outlets to get sports news. Unfortunately, the Los Angeles Times, the chief paper, has columns that play the same smart-aleck, glass-is-half-empty perspective, even for the hometwon teams like the Dodgers and Lakers. So I started to look for other outlets that presented sports in a better way. The Arizona Republic (www.azcentral.com) has outstanding online sports content. Each of the local team beat reporters has a daily blog and the hometown teams are covered as they should be: From a fan's perspective. The Republic gets the idea that the town rallies around its team rooting for it to win. That perspective is very hard to find in Los Angeles papers.
You should send the link to your post to the sports editor of the AZR. I'm sure he or she would be quite happy to get it.
ReplyDeleteNice post.