OT Mysterious tweets from Taylor Danforth at Rip City Radio

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PtldPlatypus said:
Never called in--just a very prolific tweeter to their show. They love me. Well, Bunker and Danforth did. I'm pretty sure Sheldon hates me because I nicknamed him "Shel-bot", and it stuck.
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Ahhh thats how I recognize. yeah they did love you. :) Pretty cool... except now I know your first name! *Stalker alert*
 
JFizzleRaider said:
Its totally gonna be marang that posted her for a bit.
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They aren't gonna want someone that makes Shel-bot look bad. They'll stick with some paint-drying dude that never says anything.
 
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JFizzleRaider said:
Its totally gonna marang that posted her for a bit.
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Natebishop3 said:
They aren't gonna want someone that makes Shel-bot look bad. They'll stick with some paint-drying dude that never says anything.
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You could tell during the first Marang podcast that Sheldon sat in on that they respected one another right away, because they're both super serious about sports and analytics. Marang's focus is too narrow to work for a daily though, nor do I think he wants radio as a career.
 
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I just didnt like how dude wanted to use us as a stepping stone, and completely abandoned the community and went over at blazers edge to start writing articles on the shitties website ever. Dave deckard sucks
 
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PtldPlatypus said:
You could tell during the first Marang podcast that Sheldon sat in on that they respected one another right away, because they're both super serious about sports and analytics. Marang's focus is too narrow to work for a daily though, nor do I think he wants radio as a career.
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I think the reason why Sheldon/Danforth was doomed to failure is that Danforth/Bunker were actually HUGE fans of the team. Unashamed fans of Portland Trail Blazers basketball. That's not how most journalists approach sports. I personally have a weird, twisted approach to being a Blazer fan. On the one hand, I am still a huge fan of the team, but I have a hard time letting that "try to be unbiased, analyze everything" voice in the back of my head. It has made it harder to just enjoy the team.

With that said, I don't think Sheldon is a fan of the team. He's more a traditional sports journalist who fancies himself a professional. So Danforth is still a rabid fan, and Sheldon looks down on that. I ran into the same problems when I was covering the team. Guys like Quick and Canzano thought less of me because I was obviously a fan of the team, so they didn't think I was a true journalist.
 
Apparently I was right when I said he had a face only a mother could love (which did make the radio show)....
 
JFizzleRaider said:
I just didnt like how dude wanted to use us as a stepping stone, and completely abandoned the community and went over to blazers edge to start writing articles on the shitties website ever. Dave deckard sucks
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What's funny is that he didn't realize how fucking easy it was to sniff him out as a carpetbagger.
 
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JFizzleRaider said:
I just didnt like how dude wanted to use us as a stepping stone, and completely abandoned the community and went over to blazers edge to start writing articles on the shitties website ever. Dave deckard sucks
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We're more of a stumbling block than stepping stone.
 
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BlazerCaravan said:
What's funny is that he didn't realize how fucking easy it was to sniff him out as a carpetbagger.
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I know many people were on him, but I liked Dans posts. Very informative opinion based, but relevant posts I thought. Got a little thick with the numbers making it hard for a dumbass like me to follow, but sure beats the hell out of all my hollow posts.
 
JFizzleRaider said:
I just didnt like how dude wanted to use us as a stepping stone, and completely abandoned the community and brown nosed over at blazers edge to start writing articles on the shitties website ever. Dave deckard sucks
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I'll answer this once- since you're so polite about it. It was never a stepping stone. It was something I enjoyed doing. Taylor and Andy asked me to do the podcast- and I wanted to share it. Weeks later BE came out of nowhere and asked me to write for them. I'm now down in Vegas covering SL for SBNation and BE. I didn't plan it that way in the least bit- nor did I expect that a couple of in-depth write ups on a Blazers forum would turn into something bigger.

I never brown nosed, they came to me. I never used this as a stepping down- it was WHERE I STARTED. Instead of being mean about it, how about- hey that guy did some stuff here that other people liked. It's great to see a fellow Blazers fan do some more work.

You can have your opinion and your beliefs, just know that when they come to me and my circumstances they couldn't be more wrong. Carry on.
 
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Dan Marang said:
I'll answer this once- since you're so polite about it. It was never a stepping stone. It was something I enjoyed doing. Taylor and Andy asked me to do the podcast- and I wanted to share it. Weeks later BE came out of nowhere and asked me to write for them. I'm now down in Vegas covering SL for SBNation and BE. I didn't plan it that way in the least bit- nor did I expect that a couple of in-depth write ups on a Blazers forum would turn into something bigger.

I never brown nosed, they came to me. I never used this as a stepping down- it was WHERE I STARTED. Instead of being mean about it, how about- hey that guy did some stuff here that other people liked. It's great to see a fellow Blazers fan do some more work.

You can have your opinion and your beliefs, just know that when they come to me and my circumstances they couldn't be more wrong. Carry on.
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Nice posts and sorry about the insults, I will delete them.
 
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Dan Marang said:
I'll answer this once- since you're so polite about it. It was never a stepping stone. It was something I enjoyed doing. Taylor and Andy asked me to do the podcast- and I wanted to share it. Weeks later BE came out of nowhere and asked me to write for them. I'm now down in Vegas covering SL for SBNation and BE. I didn't plan it that way in the least bit- nor did I expect that a couple of in-depth write ups on a Blazers forum would turn into something bigger.

I never brown nosed, they came to me. I never used this as a stepping down- it was WHERE I STARTED. Instead of being mean about it, how about- hey that guy did some stuff here that other people liked. It's great to see a fellow Blazers fan do some more work.

You can have your opinion and your beliefs, just know that when they come to me and my circumstances they couldn't be more wrong. Carry on.
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Congrats! I always appreciated your work....for a stat challenged guy like myself..I find it really helpful. They just get pissy because you don't engage in the other threads on the forum I think. Good luck with your project.
 
SlyPokerDog said:
Nice posts and sorry about the insults, I will delete them.
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It's all good, it's nothing personal- leave them up. People are free to say what they want- they're usually wrong lol- but it's a free country. What I started doing here was fun- nothing more. Some people liked what I was doing and asked me to expand it and gave me a platform to do so. Obviously, if they are giving me that platform, I can't do it here as well. If that makes me a carpetbagger, douchebag, etc for doing something I love to do and then being encouraged to do it more by people in a higher position? I'll gladly take it.
 
Dan Marang said:
It's all good, it's nothing personal- leave them up. People are free to say what they want- they're usually wrong lol- but it's a free country. What I started doing here was fun- nothing more. Some people liked what I was doing and asked me to expand it and gave me a platform to do so. Obviously, if they are giving me that platform, I can't do it here as well. If that makes me a carpetbagger, douchebag, etc for doing something I love to do and then being encouraged to do it more by people in a higher position? I'll gladly take it.
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Personal insults allowed against members. You're still part of this community.
 
Dan Marang said:
It's all good, it's nothing personal- leave them up. People are free to say what they want- they're usually wrong lol- but it's a free country. What I started doing here was fun- nothing more. Some people liked what I was doing and asked me to expand it and gave me a platform to do so. Obviously, if they are giving me that platform, I can't do it here as well. If that makes me a carpetbagger, douchebag, etc for doing something I love to do and then being encouraged to do it more by people in a higher position? I'll gladly take it.
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I've never heard you in my life, so good luck in your future endeavors.....or get better.....or you're amazing in your field
 
Dan Marang said:
It's all good, it's nothing personal- leave them up. People are free to say what they want- they're usually wrong lol- but it's a free country. What I started doing here was fun- nothing more. Some people liked what I was doing and asked me to expand it and gave me a platform to do so. Obviously, if they are giving me that platform, I can't do it here as well. If that makes me a carpetbagger, douchebag, etc for doing something I love to do and then being encouraged to do it more by people in a higher position? I'll gladly take it.
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The only person who is a douchebag around here is me, just ask Mediocre Man.
 
It is interesting that Blazers Edge swooped Dan from us, I guess that means they must visit.

Hey BE, if you see this could you undelete my account?
 
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