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PlayerPulse.com Provides a New Sports Perspective

Sat, 16 May 2009 20:15:17 -0500

Jarett Sims, digital entrepreneur and son of Emmy Award winning television and radio voice Dave Sims, currently the voice of the Seattle Mariners, has officially announced the inauguration of PlayerPulse.com. The website is designed to bring many of today’s influential personalities from the world of sports including athletes, journalists and sportscasters to one place to express their views and opinions on various topics.

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Two of the first athletes who are to be featured on the site are baseball stars Ken Griffey Jr. and Torii Hunter. The site officially launched last week and one of their first items was to take a look back at the NFL draft while also taking a look forward to the draft in the NBA.

According to Jarett Sims, “With the way the economy has impacted journalism, there is a need to find a home for some of the most respected names in sports to voice their opinions on some of the topics of the day, and we believe PlayerPulse.com will be that place.”

Sims further stated, “We have seen so many top journalists hamstrung because of economics, and we intend to restore or expand their platform and to spread their word digitally. We have identified a number of insightful athletes who are looking for a place to tell their stories to the fans, and their insight will give fans a much deeper view inside sport. It will be a unique and wide-ranging marketplace of opinion and analysis which we think sports fans and our business partners will enjoy.”

Some of the big named sports figures who have made commitments to regularly contribute to the site include New York Mets pitcher J.J. Putz, former Washington Wizards coach Eddie Jordan, ex NBA’er Nick Van Exel, CBS’ Len Elmore, WFAN’s Ed Coleman, ESPN’s Jay Bilas and Fox’s Curt Menefee, Charles Davis and Brian Baldinger. In addition to athletes, the site will also feature some well known journalists who will be able to tell stories that they don’t usually get the chance to in the traditional media. Some of the names that are on the list of already committed journalists include New York Times‘ Liz Robbins, former Seattle Press Intelligencer columnist John Hickey, former Tampa Tribune writer Carter Geddis, and former Orange County Register writers Art Thompson and Robert Kuwada among others.

The site will also recreate a New York radio show that ran from 1989 until 1993 called Coleman and the Soul Man featuring FAN’s Coleman and Sims. The site will add regular podcasts with takes on a wide array of sports topics.

The wife of Dave Sims, Abby Corsun Simms, a New York City sports physical therapist, will also have a regular blog on the site with takes on rehabilitation and fitness.

Jarett Sims is a 25 year-old digital entrepreneur and writer who is looking to launch two different internet ventures this year, the first of which is PlayerPulse.com.

Sims has always had a passion for writing and is currently attempting to get a sports/crime novel published.

The other website that Sims hopes to get out to the public this year is Chilltopia.com which will be an educational site for children.

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And the Mock Draft Winner Is...

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 08:30:34 -0500

It's a tie! NFL Network's Mike Mayock and ESPN's Todd McShay both got 9 picks right (out of 32) in the first round. Just goes to show how no matter how much of an "expert" you may be, nobody knows what's really going to happen on draft day. Here's how the scores break down.

Mike Mayock, NFL Network - 9

Todd McShay, ESPN - 9

Draft Tek - 8

DraftNation - 7

Mel Kiper, ESPN.com - 7

Pro Football Weekly - 7

Pro Football Talk - 7

Don Banks, Sports Illustrated - 7

Clark Judge, Sportsline - 7

Rob Rang, NFL Draft Scout - 7

NFL Draft Blitz - 6

Chad Reuter, NFL Draft Scout - 6

Rick Gosselin, Dallas Morning News - 6

Pete Prisco, Sportsline - 6

Charles Davis, NFL.com - 5

Steve Wyche, NFL.com - 5

KFFL - 5

DraftDaddy - 5

Football's Future - 4

Pat Kirwan, NFL.com - 4

Chris Steuber, Scout.com - 3

Wes Bunting, National Football Post - 3

Jamie Dukes, NFL.com - 3

Michael Lombardi, National Football Post - 2

*It should be noted that Mayock correctly placed QB Josh Freeman in the #17 slot; however, Tampa Bay traded up with the Browns to draft Freeman there, where Mayock projected the Jets to take him. DN did not count this towards Mayock's total number correct.

Sprint To Stream NFL Draft to TV-Enabled Phones

Tue, 14 Apr 2009 08:34:10 -0500

Sprint (NYSE:S) today announced that for the fourth consecutive year NFL fans can watch NFL Network’s broadcast of the NFL Draft live on April 25-26 on their Sprint TV-enabled phones and receive other exclusive wireless NFL Draft content exclusively from Sprint via NFL Mobile Live. In addition to the live NFL Network TV coverage, fans can follow the NFL Draft in a multitude of ways with content available on NFL Mobile Live delivered by Sprint’s Now Network. Highlights include: Draft Tracker, ...

How Hard Was It To Watch The Florida - Oklahoma Game on Fox Last Night?

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 18:38:42 -0500

Athens, GA (Jan 9, 2009) - Prior to the kick-off of the 2008 SEC Championship Game this past December, I had an engaging conversation with a TV Sportscaster from Atlanta. The topic? Diversity in college coaching and in the broadcast booth. He asked if I felt that Charles Davis should be in the ...

Another Set Of BCS Games, Another Set Of Bad Reviews For FOX

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 18:29:03 -0500

I seriously hate piling on in cases like this, and the video from last night almost stands on its own, buuuuuut FOX is getting absolutely destroyed this morning and I just have to talk about it. Most networks fail on just one thing when broadcasting Football. It's either the announcers not knowing what's going on, the camera crew can't keep up, or the production truck is behind. It's rare that a broadcast achieves even two out of those three, but that's where FOX's BC...

Translating Thom Brennaman And Charles Davis

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 03:03:33 -0500

You wanna know the kind of nasty things that Thom Brennaman and Charles Davis would do to Tim Tebow? The very things a perverted middle-aged white man would dream of doing to those Far East children that Tebow circumcises. And if that

Band Shots Down During The BCS Title Game, Announcer Idiocy Up

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:16:00 -0500

This is so bad, I really don't even have words to describe it. During the second quarter, Oklahoma got a first down and goal at the 10 yard line. Well Thom Brennaman got confused at some point and began calling 2nd down as 3rd down, which in turn led to 3rd down down being called as 4th. The worst part though is he and booth partner, Charles Davis, both began yelling for Oklahoma to go for it on 4th down (actually 3rd) that neither was even ready for the Sooners actually going for it on t...

BCS National Championship Game: Open Thread And Running Quotes

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:40:28 -0500

Game: The BCS National Championship Game Teams: Florida Gators (12-1) vs. Oklahoma Sooners (12-1) Location: Miami, Florida, Dolphin Stadium Start Time: 8PM EST (FOX) Network and Announcers: Thom Brennaman, Charles Davis Favorite: Florida (-6), O/U 70 AA's Pick: Flordia 27 - Oklahoma 20 Okay folks, this is it! It's for all the marbles and the fun gets underway around 8 o'clock. I used the term "running quotes" above because this isn't going to be a specific live-blog ...

Your Week Fourteen Pammy Winners And New Standings

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:09:41 -0500

Alright folks, it's the last weekend and Gary Danielson has made his move! On the heels of his combination, sixth and fifth place quote, last year's winner has narrowed the gap and is hovering in third place behind Pammy and Dr. Lou. It's going to come to the end, and I don't think we could ask for anything more. Here are you winners and new standings.... Your Week Fourteen Pammy Nominees 10. "We've got a good ol' fashioned frog choker in Tallahassee." - Br...

Your Week Eleven Pammy Nominees

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:46:59 -0500

Every Monday you will have anywhere from ten to twenty quotes to pick from and your votes will decide our weekly winner and ultimately the grand champion. I'll have the winners and new standings up tomorrow and be sure to cast your vote at the bottom. A lot of good ones from this past Saturday so let's get right to them..... The Pam Ward Chronicles: Week Eleven 1. "Here comes the wild-tiger." - Verne Lundquist on LSU lining up in the wildcat formation 2. "He is like a...

Your Week Five Pammy Nominees

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 15:11:38 -0500

Every Monday you will have anywhere from ten to twenty quotes to pick from and your votes will decide our weekly winner and ultimately the grand champion. I'll have the winners and new standings up tomorrow and be sure to cast your vote at the bottom. It's going to be a tough decision for you voters this week. Here are the thirteen quotes to choose from in no particular order.... The Pam Ward Chronicles: Week Five 1. "You gotta love the offensive game plan so far here by Califor...

Your Pammy Winners And New Standings After Week Three

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 15:52:45 -0500

Thanks to everyone who took the time to vote for the nominees from this past weekend. There were over a thousand votes this time and I appreciate that you are all taking to this new voting system so well. I also wanted to add that the Hammond call was an unintentional omission on my part and should have been on the list. I'm just sliding it in where I think it should go and that's the #2 spot this week. That was just too big of a live flub to not have it on the list and one of these ...

Your Week Three Pammy Nominees

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:47:08 -0500

Every Monday you will have anywhere from ten to twenty quotes to pick from and your votes will decide our weekly winner and ultimately the grand champion. I'll have the winners and new standings up tomorrow and be sure to cast your vote at the bottom. I also took into the advisement the comments that were saying we were straying away from the truly terrible comments and adding in too many that were actually funny and/or good. Hopefully that will fix itself, but I've tried a more stre...

BDSSP Correspondant To Join Be An NFL on FOX Sideline Reporter Next Season

Mon, 19 May 2008 16:05:32 -0500

Charissa Thompson is one of the huge winners in the Best Damn Sports Show Period shakeup, and she'll be on the sidelines along with Chris Meyers and Pam Oliver. Thompson spent last year on as a sideliner for the Big Ten Network's number one team with Thom Brennan and Charles Davis and most recently is the lone reporter for BDSSP. From USA Today.... Correspondent Charissa Thompson has been the winner from the latest on-air talent shake-up at Fox Sports Net's Best Damn Sports Show P...

Rivers ready for D-Day

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 09:13:33 -0500

USC LB Keith Rivers is ready for Draft Day. Definitely check out his blog this weekend. In the meantime, here's a photo of Keith and Rey Maualuga putting the hurt on Mike Hart, Michigan's undersized running back. Yesterday I asked Charles Davis about Maualuga, who is returning to USC for his senior season. I think the words Davis used to describe Rey were "tatted-up, stone-cold killer." Or something to that effect. Mauluga would have been a first-round pick this year. Pete Carroll told Davis that Rey could be every bit as good as Keith. That's high praise. - Dewey