What sports journalist do you go out of your way to read?

[Tripp McNeely]

Obviously, being a member of this great message board, I'm a huge sports fan. I love watching, reading and listening to it. Seeing that this is a board dedicated to Sports Journalists, I wanted to throw this question out to everyone: What sports writer (or writers) do you go out of your way to read? Also, what are your favorite sports sections? I know a lot of the answers will be based on what region you're from, and that's fine. I'm just interested in your opinions.
Also, if there's already a thread devoted to this topic, I do apologize.

 

[In Cold Blood]

Joe Posnanski, John Canzano, Bill Plaschke, Paul Daugherty, Bob Lipper.

 

[bostonbred]

Fellow Boston fanboi The Sports Guy Bill Simmons!

;D

 

[Smasher_Sloan]

BYH.

 

[Fenian_Bastard]

Pickle Juice.

 

[Sxysprtswrtr]

Pickle Juice.

I do believe I'd enjoy reading about her and Parcells hobnobbing it with Huizenga.
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Sadly, I always went out of my way to read Mitch Albom for many years, prior to the The Great Big Lie column.
Now? It's Joe Posnanski, Sam Smith, and Gary Smith ... among others.

 

[Football_Bat]

Bubbler when he's on fire.

 

[WaylonJennings]

Pickle Juice.

I do believe I'd enjoy reading about her and Parcells hobnobbing it with Huizenga.
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Sadly, I always went out of my way to read Mitch Albom for many years, prior to the The Great Big Lie column.
Now? It's Joe Posnanski, Sam Smith, and Gary Smith ... among others.

I love Sam Smith's NBA notes columns. I know a lot of it are silly trade conjectures, but he does it with a certain amount of verve and self-deprecation that I like. And when you read him, you feel like you understand what's going on in the league today. And he's really prolific, too.

Not a great stylist or anything, but conversational and engaging. You can tell he loves the sport.

 

[Del_B_Vista]

Pat Forde.

 

[forever_town]

Mike Wise. Used to be Shirley Povich before he died.

 

[HC]

Stephen Brunt and Damien Cox.

 

[slappy4428]

Reusse, Rosenberg, Telander, Bubbler and Idaho...

 

[Chi City 81]

Joe Posnanski, Rick Telander, David Haugh, Wright Thompson, Chris Jones and Charlie Pierce.

 

[Trey Beamon]

Joe Posnanski, Bill Plaschke, Buster Olney and Jay Mariotti (honestly).

 

[Duane Postum]

Olney, Mariotti (masochist), Peter King, Eric Wilbur (irritating but I read it), Bob Ryan (God bless him).

 

[Second Thoughts]

Pat Forde, Sally Quinn, John Feinstein, Bob Ryan.

 

[imjustagirl2]

Joe Posnanski, Chuck Culpepper.

 

[mustangj17]

Simmons and Caple.

And during football season: Forde, Schlabach and anyone else who writes about college football.

 

[BYH]

BYH.

No, no. Not the sports journalists you go out of your way to avoid.

 

[Fenian_Bastard]

BYH.

No, no. Not the sports journalists you go out of your way to avoid.

I've passed you on the street many times.