Mark Cuban uses his blog to rant about a Leonard Shapiro blog entry.

[hockeybeat]

Cuban was greatly displeased that Shapiro ripped CBS for airing MMA in prime time on the Washington Post's website, so the Mavs owner used his blog to craft juvenile insults.


Shapiro's entry: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/18/AR2008031801221.html

Cuban's response: http://www.blogmaverick.com/2008/03/18/this-guy-proves-anyone-with-a-keyboard-can-be-stupid/

I can see both sides of the argument. I'm not sure that the American public is ready for MMA on broadcast television. The Ultimate Fighter does well with the male 18-to-34 age group, but that's on Spike. That show draws a decent number, but is it because of the soap opera/reality show storyline or are the viewers truly impressed with the fighters' skill and strategy or both?

 

[TheSportsPredictor]

The entire premise of Shapiro's column is "I don't like MMA because ... I don't like it!" Weak. The column says absolutely nothing. The guy Googled MMA and channel-surfed past it on cable?

Moronic column.

 

[Bruce_Shoebottom]

Ignorant rants like Shapiro's used to be the norm. Thankfully, they've become few and far between.

 

[Tom Petty]

cuban proves that anyone with a keyboard can be an idiot blogger!!

i hope cuban realizes there's as many opinions as assholes out there. he's just another asshole.

 

[Pete Incaviglia]

cuban proves that anyone with a keyboard can be an idiot blogger!!

i hope cuban realizes there's as many opinions as assholes out there. he's just another asshole.

As evidenced by a typo early in his post:

The he shows his sexist side with " Oh yes, women will also fight it out on CBS, yet another revolting development."

He follows that up with "66mm" as reference to, I assume, 66 million and not 66 millimeters.

Right after that, he can't properly contract the words 'that' and 'is' and runs with "thats."

Stick to owning the Mavs.

 

[jps]

cuban proves that anyone with a keyboard can be an idiot blogger!!

i hope cuban realizes there's as many opinions as assholes out there. he's just another asshole.

As evidenced by a typo early in his post:

The he shows his sexist side with " Oh yes, women will also fight it out on CBS, yet another revolting development."

He follows that up with "66mm" as reference to, I assume, 66 million and not 66 millimeters.

Right after that, he can't properly contract the words 'that' and 'is' and runs with "thats."

Stick to owning the Mavs.

I may be wrong, but I've had typos like that before. I oughta quit writing, I suppose.

Oh, and mm = million in financial shorthand, I believe.


Edit: To clarify ... if you want to pile on the guy because you don't like him, fine. But find something worth the time it took to rant, at least. Geesh.

 

[Pete Incaviglia]

cuban proves that anyone with a keyboard can be an idiot blogger!!

i hope cuban realizes there's as many opinions as assholes out there. he's just another asshole.

As evidenced by a typo early in his post:

The he shows his sexist side with " Oh yes, women will also fight it out on CBS, yet another revolting development."

He follows that up with "66mm" as reference to, I assume, 66 million and not 66 millimeters.

Right after that, he can't properly contract the words 'that' and 'is' and runs with "thats."

Stick to owning the Mavs.

I may be wrong, but I've had typos like that before. I oughta quit writing, I suppose.

Oh, and mm = million in financial shorthand, I believe.


Edit: To clarify ... if you want to pile on the guy because you don't like him, fine. But find something worth the time it took to rant, at least. Geesh.

So you're telling me as a paid, professional journalist you have three typos of that nature in one blog post/story? I make them, too. But, I don't make three in the first six paragraphs (and one more in the final paragraph).

That's not something I'd exactly admit to, sound proud of, or do often.

My point is — or points are — that he whines about journalists, then tries to be a journalist;hates bloggers, but is a blogger; bans bloggers and then blogs about bloggers. It's endless with this hypocrite.

He acts holier than thou, but is nothing but a whining, juvenile owner.

 

[Fenian_Bastard]

You know what?
It's time for Mark Cuban to become just another rich fool I don't care about.

 

[Pete Incaviglia]

You know what?
It's time for Mark Cuban to become just another rich fool I don't care about.

I have to agree, he's outlived his "quirkiness" and his "outlandish-owner-goes-crazy-on-the-sideline act."

Now he's just become a total douchebag.

 

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'Leanord'??

 

[shockey]

won't read anything on this. i know all i need to know by knowing len.

i challenge anyone to name a finer gentleman in this biz. the other guy in this duel? um, not so much.

 

[Pete Incaviglia]

'Leanord'??

I didn't even notice that! Unreal.

 

[jps]

cuban proves that anyone with a keyboard can be an idiot blogger!!

i hope cuban realizes there's as many opinions as assholes out there. he's just another asshole.

As evidenced by a typo early in his post:

The he shows his sexist side with " Oh yes, women will also fight it out on CBS, yet another revolting development."

He follows that up with "66mm" as reference to, I assume, 66 million and not 66 millimeters.

Right after that, he can't properly contract the words 'that' and 'is' and runs with "thats."

Stick to owning the Mavs.

I may be wrong, but I've had typos like that before. I oughta quit writing, I suppose.

Oh, and mm = million in financial shorthand, I believe.


Edit: To clarify ... if you want to pile on the guy because you don't like him, fine. But find something worth the time it took to rant, at least. Geesh.

So you're telling me as a paid, professional journalist you have three typos of that nature in one blog post/story? I make them, too. But, I don't make three in the first six paragraphs (and one more in the final paragraph).

That's not something I'd exactly admit to, sound proud of, or do often.

My point is — or points are — that he whines about journalists, then tries to be a journalist;hates bloggers, but is a blogger; bans bloggers and then blogs about bloggers. It's endless with this hypocrite.

He acts holier than thou, but is nothing but a whining, juvenile owner.

I see your point(s) ... and wasn't really trying to defend the guy entirely ... just seems that there are several out there that folks find any reason to jump all over and start telling the world just how badly said person sucks. Guess I'm just of the mind that I don't care all that much, so don't see making a huge deal over it all.

(Yeah, the errors do add up ... one isn't so bad but do see that there are multiple mistakes there -- my guess is that he just doesn't go back and read what he wrote. Not that this excuses anything ... but just a guess.)

 

[Bruce_Shoebottom]

won't read anything on this. i know all i need to know by knowing len.

i challenge anyone to name a finer gentleman in this biz. the other guy in this duel? um, not so much.

One can be a fine gentleman and still have their head crammed up their rectum about any particular issue, such as Shapiro with MMA.

 

[SF_Express]

won't read anything on this. i know all i need to know by knowing len.

i challenge anyone to name a finer gentleman in this biz. the other guy in this duel? um, not so much.

Shockey, Len's great, and a fellow Badger to boot.

He's a little behind the times in terms of where MMA has gotten to in the past few years. As somebody who has to deal with it more and more, I have to grudgingly say that.

 

[shockey]

won't read anything on this. i know all i need to know by knowing len.

i challenge anyone to name a finer gentleman in this biz. the other guy in this duel? um, not so much.

One can be a fine gentleman and still have their head crammed up their rectum about any particular issue, such as Shapiro with MMA.

again, not saying whether len's take on the issue is right ot wrong. simply that he's allowed to have his take without a raving lunatic like cuban going ape**** on a blog over it.

 

[SF_Express]

again, not saying whether len's take on the issue is right ot wrong. simply that he's allowed to have his take without a raving lunatic like cuban going ape**** on a blog over it.

Well, the point, though, I think, is that they're BOTH allowed. Right?

 

[shockey]

again, not saying whether len's take on the issue is right ot wrong. simply that he's allowed to have his take without a raving lunatic like cuban going ape**** on a blog over it.

Well, the point, though, I think, is that they're BOTH allowed. Right?

absolutely. i'll only defend one of 'em, is all i'm saying.

 

[Tom Petty]

again, not saying whether len's take on the issue is right ot wrong. simply that he's allowed to have his take without a raving lunatic like cuban going ape**** on a blog over it.

Well, the point, though, I think, is that they're BOTH allowed. Right?

the funny thing is, though, one of them gets paid to have an opinion on the issue and the other is a ****ing blogger!! excuse me if, at the end of the day, i respect the guy who makes his house payments because of his sports knowledge and rip the rich prick who happens to own an nba team.

any asshole can start a blog. doesn't mean i give two ****s about what he has to say.

 

[shockey]

again, not saying whether len's take on the issue is right ot wrong. simply that he's allowed to have his take without a raving lunatic like cuban going ape**** on a blog over it.

Well, the point, though, I think, is that they're BOTH allowed. Right?

the funny thing is, though, one of them gets paid to have an opinion on the issue and the other is a ****ing blogger!! excuse me if, at the end of the day, i respect the guy who makes his house payments because of his sports knowledge and rip the rich prick who happens to own an nba team.

any asshole can start a blog. doesn't mean i give two ****s about what he has to say.

well put, tp. well put. 8) :D 8)