Joe Po (KC Star) ... wow.

[Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!!]

If I ever meet Joe Po. in a bar I want to shake his hand, buy him a drink and kick him in the nuts.
Damn he's good. His blog entry.
I. Am. Humbled. ... ... ... Again.

http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2008/09/25/sportswriting-and-life/

 

[imjustagirl]

JoePo's blog is the best thing going nowadays.

 

[TheSportsPredictor]

Nice column.

Maybe KC sports should hire a few assholes.

 

[Guy_Incognito]

Why can't SI put him on the back page?

 

[HandsomeHarley]

JoePo is the best thing going nowadays.

Fixed.

 

[imjustagirl]

Um...OK?

 

[Baron Scicluna]

Loved the top comment about how he manages to kick ass so much.

 

[henryhenry]

he's a bit touchy-feely.

 

[Bullwinkle]

In other words, I don’t know what to expect. Gut says Red Sox. Mind says Rays. Heart says I shouldn’t have had that Mexican food. And eyes say its bedtime. God, I love baseball.

http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2008/10/16/unbelivable/

 

[Beaker]

Why can't SI put him on the back page?

That would be a great idea.

 

[broadway joe]

Poz is very, very good, but some of the comments on his blog (Joe, you make the world a better place./ Joe, how do you kick ass so consistently?/ Joe, your humanity sets you apart) are so worshipful they almost seem like a put-on. The guy's talented, but calm down, people.

 

[lantaur]

Poz is very, very good, but some of the comments on his blog (Joe, you make the world a better place./ Joe, how do you kick ass so consistently?/ Joe, your humanity sets you apart) are so worshipful they almost seem like a put-on. The guy's talented, but calm down, people.

Everyone sidles up to a "winner" regardless of profession.

 

[Joe Williams]

Why can't SI put him on the back page?

That would be a great idea.

As part of the rotation, maybe (plus, he still has his day job in KC, right?). But I like the variety, freed from a half-effort Reilly. Ballard, Price, Roberts and Taylor all have had good pieces back there, IMHO. I'd like to see McCallum write for back there too, more variety from him.

 

[shotglass]

Poz is very, very good, but some of the comments on his blog (Joe, you make the world a better place./ Joe, how do you kick ass so consistently?/ Joe, your humanity sets you apart) are so worshipful they almost seem like a put-on. The guy's talented, but calm down, people.

Actually, I read those comments and thought something else.

I thought about how refreshing it was for a journalist to be so completely revered, rather than reviled, for what he wrote.

And how he deserved it.

 

[Walter_Sobchak]

Poz is very, very good, but some of the comments on his blog (Joe, you make the world a better place./ Joe, how do you kick ass so consistently?/ Joe, your humanity sets you apart) are so worshipful they almost seem like a put-on. The guy's talented, but calm down, people.

Actually, I read those comments and thought something else.

I thought about how refreshing it was for a journalist to be so completely revered, rather than reviled, for what he wrote.

And how he deserved it.

WFFW, shotty. I love Poz's writing because he connects with the common fan, with why we love sports, while also connecting with the humanity of the athletes involved, all while being insightful and ****ing hilarious.

 

[cranberry]

Why can't SI put him on the back page?

Because he's still got something left to offer?