I find myself interested this week in how blogs/twitter/facebook/etc fit into baseball these days. Â I’m with Cerrone that the last thing I need in the next day’s newspaper is a 10 hour old boxscore and recap. Â I can get that on my phone in two seconds. Â Original reporting, angles and community are what interest me.
The Indians have created a blogger “press” area. Â Waiting for Next Year and Sports Business Daily each have an excellent article about it:
“We’re looking to get aggressive in this area and connect with our community however we can, and this is something we’re testing,” said Indians Dir of Communications & Creative Services Curtis Danburg. “Our target audience right now is pretty negative [on the club], and we need to do everything we can to engage them. We need to be very active in this space, and part of that conversation that is happening.”
So let’s think about that. Â Say some random Tuesday night in June. Â You know, I know, and the Mets know who the Top 10-15 blogs are. Â Invite us out (yes I included myself, I’m having a good year) and set us up in center field with some WiFi, have Jerry spend 5 minutes with us at 5:30, have Omar come by, let Dave Howard come by and bust my chops “so you’re the wiseguy” (I don’t know how Dave talks, that’s just how I picture it). Â Why not? Â I’ll happily pay for admission just to have a power source and wifi.
I don’t want free tickets, I don’t want a free hot dog, I have money, this isn’t what this is about. Â It’s about community, discussion, and exchange of ideas. Â Could be neat.
The Dodgers had a Blogger Night in 2008 (and perhaps more) and according to Dodgerfan credentialed bloggers in 2009.
Read more about the Indians blogger area: Waiting for Next Year and Sports Business Journal
