Jimbo accomplishes a lofty task and gets representatives from each of the 9 FoxSportsWest teams to participate in the project. Thanks to all who spent the time to help me accomplish this goal. BLOG ON! Here are some of my favorite quotes from your West Coast Bloggers“Sometimes I post under Matt Lienart is my baby daddy!” Gridiron Goddess
“I was going to name my kid after the King who scores next. My wife said, what if Yorislav Hosev scores next?” Hipcheck, Kings
“I bleed blue and gold. I haven’t missed a UCLA home game in 40 years…except for that funeral.” Dave, BeatSC
“My wife wanted to name our son Jack. I asked if I could have the middle name. She said, o.k. so I gave him the middle name Robinson. Jack Robinson Timm, after the one and only Dodger Great Jackie Robinson.” Robert Timm, Dodgers
“Jimbo, your hair looks great tonight.” The Lakers Nation
“Sorry I’m a little late. I thought you were from USC and was going to kidnap me.” Dave, Beat SC
“It’s the people I meet in real life who are more incredulous, or who assume that I’m just a big David Beckham fan who would prefer he play shirtless. Apart from the friends I’ve made and the laughs I’ve shared, I LOVE that I get to sit in my nightshirt with no make-up, hair everywhere, and a diet coke next to me on the windowsill. “- Jen LA Galaxy
“Commit to what you write and make sure you're having fun. There are a lot of mean-spirited people out there who use the internet's anonymity capabilities to say the nastiest things without fear of accountability.” Connie Kim- LA Kings
“There's no way I could do this if I wasn't doing it exactly how I want to. There are lots of things people tell me to do to increase page views, or to improve the content, or whatever, and they're probably right. But I also know that this blog only exists if I'm writing it, and that I'm much more likely to write it on my terms. So when someone else gives me advice, I take a look at it and do it if it makes sense to me and it fits with what I'm doing - otherwise, I ignore it. The best way for the blog to be successful is if it has a life of it's own, and I can't give it that life on anyone else's terms. So my advice to other bloggers is be yourself. I found out that I really enjoyed staying home with my kids, so my wife and I decided that she could be the breadwinner and I would be Mr. Mom. As the kids got older, I found myself with more and more time on my hands, which is one of the reasons I was able to start Clips Nation.”- Steve Perrin LA Clippers
“At first, people would laugh or think it's a joke to have a blog. I think now people realize that there are some really good blogs out there with great information.
” Roberto Vin Scully is My Homeboy
“The common misconception and stereotype that people have about bloggers is that are friendless nerds who write "in their underwear in the mother's basement". That's unfair; my mom doesn't have a basement, and I write in my underwear in the comfort of my own apartment, thank you.” Mike- Mike Scioscia’s Tragic Illness
“Yes and yes! For both theraputic and venting reasons. Any Therapist will tell you, never keep emotions bottled up and whats better that releasing them on a worldwide platform? My previous hobby was staying at home to watch Laker games (until I met my wife) and off season I would unwind a play sports based video games (Basketball games). Now that I think about it, everything I do is basketball related. Now, as a 32 year old male, I feel blogging is much more fun and a little more productive than trying to beat the top score of a video game.” Eric Garcia- Laker Liker
“I'm an information architect for a software development company here in Manila. I like to play basketball and play the guitar. it's my perspective not as a local fan, but as a big fan living 7,000 miles away from Los Angeles. I guess that's a testament to the Lakers' international appeal and I feel I provide the fan's perspective on that.” Regnard- Phillipene Native
“Chick Hearn has always been a great inspiration of mine, and I've always missed his play-by-play of Lakers games. So, I decided to channel my inner Chick (along with watching a lot of YouTube clips) and take Chick's famous "Words Eye View" into Web 2.0 by doing a play-by-play Twittercast. It was also a way for people from around the world, from the Philippines and South Africa to the UK, Hong Kong, and Australia, to tune in to our Twittercasts. My main goal for the
site is to bring the community together much like how Chick
Hearn did it when he was doing the games.” Gary Lakers Nation
“But writing is one of the few things I think I do well, so I almost feel personally obligated to flex that muscle as often as possible.” Adam- Ducks
“I live for this sport. I warn people, don't ask a question if you don't want the whole answer.” Ducks and Pucks
“I would say it’s a release. If the team is doing great, I love telling everyone why. If they stink, I can vent about that. I would love to do an interview... but I live in Binghamton, NY! So I guess that makes it a little hard to do it.” Aaron- LA Dodgers
“I’m a nerd living in my Mother’s basement.” Angels Win
“Jim, we just recently (today) posted our Top 10 Moments of FAIL for Angels fans http://angelswinblog.blogspot.com/2010/02/top-10-moments-of-fail-for-angels-fans.html.” Angels Win
“Cuz I write to be heard. Er... read. So I dunno if that makes me useless to you, or if it makes me an intriguing case-study on the frustrating life of being a Clipper blogger (which is clearly worlds different than the excitement of being a Laker blogger). Honestly, when I'd tell people I was a Clipper blogger, often people either weren't sure if the Clippers were a real NBA team or if they did know the Clips, they'd go, "Really? I didn't know anyone actually liked the Clippers." Alex- Ex Clipper blogg
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