The Ringer is Live

[HappyCurmudgeon]

And with that the new ESPN-free Bill Simmons has launched again.

The site has an Obama piece, something on Game of Thrones, obligatory Durant free agency story, the rebuilding of the Phillies, something on music and a few other things.

 

[Jake_Taylor]

Maybe not coincidently, Mark Titus' contract with ESPN ended yesterday and his Twitter feed was pretty funny.

 

[Mr. Sunshine]

Not giving you clicks if you can't come up with a better name.

 

[Webster]

Maybe not coincidently, Mark Titus' contract with ESPN ended yesterday and his Twitter feed was pretty funny.

I don't think that his departure (or his arrival at the Ringer, if it happens) will shake ESPN to the core.

 

[CD Boogie]

Normally I would give a ****, but following Simmons' twitter feed of late has made me realize I don't give a damn about anything he's interested in anymore. I watched his periscope briefly the night of the NBA draft, and it was him sitting in a living room with a bunch of 20-somethings trying to crack jokes about reality shows I could not care less about. I know he's a brand and all, and he made a great move to HBO, but launch of the Ringer rates at about a 2 on a scale of 10 for attracting my interest, whereas Grantland was about a 9.

 

[typefitter]

More work for more writers. Good.

 

[Old Time Hockey]

Apparently, all the money Simmons is getting only left about 57 cents for design.

 

[Mr. Sunshine]

Apparently, all the money Simmons is getting only left about 57 cents for design.

Damnit, now I have to look.

 

[Old Time Hockey]

Damnit, now I have to look.

Dammit, I wish I had been that good at drawing people to my own content.

 

[Jake_Taylor]

I don't think that his departure (or his arrival at the Ringer, if it happens) will shake ESPN to the core.

Yeah, nobody suggested such a thing. He just had some funny cracks about getting paid not to write for seven months.

 

[Webster]

Yeah, nobody suggested such a thing. He just had some funny cracks about getting paid not to write for seven months.

He certainly doesn't have much a future as a comedy writer . Good for him for squeezing 7 more months of getting paid.

 

[Webster]

As an employment lawyer, I think that Simmons constantly talking and writing about how he wants his website to be filled with young writers and voices is an age discrimination suit waiting to happen.

 

[JackReacher]

More work for more writers. Good.

A lot more for a lot more. Impressive workforce he's got there, in quality and quantity. I think they're still hiring for a few spots, too.

 

[justgladtobehere]

The design is ****ty. Looks like that site you go to when you click on 'paid content' links at the bottom of news websites. It is like the site is designed just for mobile devices. Odd considering I thought Grantland looked really good, both on computers and on mobile.

 

[Double Down]

The design is ****ty. Looks like that site you go to when you click on 'paid content' links at the bottom of news websites. It is like the site is designed just for mobile devices. Odd considering I thought Grantland looked really good, both on computers and on mobile.

Odd that a website designed by a company staffed with people who have tons of experience, creativity and money would look better than one designed by a self-described outlaws of sports journalism?

 

[JackReacher]

It's still miles better than the ****show that is SI.com.

 

[DanOregon]

I thought the story about "The Challenge" had some great lines. Can't believe that thing is still going.

 

[Mystery Meat II]

Obviously if the site goes out of business, the headline is Dead Ringer, right?

 

[typefitter]

It's still miles better than the ****show that is SI.com.

I always thought my laptop was the problem, but then I got a new one, and it still bogs down when I even think of clicking on SI. All sorts of weird tabs and pop-ups. I read Deitsch most weeks and I sometimes have to click on it three or four different times to get to the bottom of his column, there's so much technocrud in the pipes.

 

[Mauve_Avenger]

Disclaimer: I never have gotten into the show and I understand a ton of people watch it. But still, does anyone else think it is excessive to have an entire tab of the site devoted to Game of Thrones when the others are Sports, Pop Culture, Tech, etc?