Comments on: Site Announcement: Sam Caplan hired by ProElite.com http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2007/10/02/site-announcement-sam-caplan-hired-by-proelitecom/ Your Destination for Insider MMA News and Opinion Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:47:08 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: hbdale309 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2007/10/02/site-announcement-sam-caplan-hired-by-proelitecom/comment-page-1/#comment-3112 hbdale309 Wed, 03 Oct 2007 09:56:47 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2007/10/02/site-announcement-sam-caplan-hired-by-proelitecom/#comment-3112 I knew big things were coming your way when I first started reading your pieces on CBS Sportsline. You have loads of talent and truthfully, you blow the rest of these "MMA journalists" out of the water. Congrats, well deserved. I hope you still have time to interview people for us. Your interviews are the best. I knew big things were coming your way when I first started reading your pieces on CBS Sportsline. You have loads of talent and truthfully, you blow the rest of these “MMA journalists” out of the water.

Congrats, well deserved.

I hope you still have time to interview people for us. Your interviews are the best.

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]]> By: Zack http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2007/10/02/site-announcement-sam-caplan-hired-by-proelitecom/comment-page-1/#comment-3107 Zack Wed, 03 Oct 2007 00:54:25 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2007/10/02/site-announcement-sam-caplan-hired-by-proelitecom/#comment-3107 Awesome for you Sam - "legit" MMA media needs writers like you. I'll miss the content on 5 oz of pain - I echo what someone said earlier: this was my first MMA site of the day. Awesome for you Sam – “legit” MMA media needs writers like you.

I’ll miss the content on 5 oz of pain – I echo what someone said earlier: this was my first MMA site of the day.

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]]> By: Brent http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2007/10/02/site-announcement-sam-caplan-hired-by-proelitecom/comment-page-1/#comment-3103 Brent Tue, 02 Oct 2007 23:24:57 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2007/10/02/site-announcement-sam-caplan-hired-by-proelitecom/#comment-3103 Congratulations Sam! Get some of Brad's guys signed to EliteXC! Seriously, great news for you and your family. Congratulations Sam! Get some of Brad’s guys signed to EliteXC!

Seriously, great news for you and your family.

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]]> By: jaydog http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2007/10/02/site-announcement-sam-caplan-hired-by-proelitecom/comment-page-1/#comment-3102 jaydog Tue, 02 Oct 2007 23:22:09 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2007/10/02/site-announcement-sam-caplan-hired-by-proelitecom/#comment-3102 How ironic, I just got Showtime added to my dish and now my favorite MMA writer is going to be instrumental in the network's up and coming promotion. I'd really like to know more about exactly which aspects of the ProElite will have your finger prints on them. After just peeking at the site for a moment, I am impressed that you posted the very same announcement there as on this site. You are setting the tone as well as a pretty high bar for yourself. I mean, it seems like your job is going to be to build that organization, which is an undeniably partisan role. I have no qualms with that. Self-promotion (and promoter promotion) is the name of the game in MMA, often at the expense of sportsmanship. At any rate, capable critical thinkers are needed at all levels of all of these MMA organizations and I think this is a positive sign of MMA's growth and direction. How ironic, I just got Showtime added to my dish and now my favorite MMA writer is going to be instrumental in the network’s up and coming promotion. I’d really like to know more about exactly which aspects of the ProElite will have your finger prints on them. After just peeking at the site for a moment, I am impressed that you posted the very same announcement there as on this site. You are setting the tone as well as a pretty high bar for yourself. I mean, it seems like your job is going to be to build that organization, which is an undeniably partisan role. I have no qualms with that. Self-promotion (and promoter promotion) is the name of the game in MMA, often at the expense of sportsmanship. At any rate, capable critical thinkers are needed at all levels of all of these MMA organizations and I think this is a positive sign of MMA’s growth and direction.

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]]> By: Greg Urb http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2007/10/02/site-announcement-sam-caplan-hired-by-proelitecom/comment-page-1/#comment-3098 Greg Urb Tue, 02 Oct 2007 22:01:29 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2007/10/02/site-announcement-sam-caplan-hired-by-proelitecom/#comment-3098 Way to Go Sam! That's awesome...they are a up and comer and it's fun to work for a company like that.. Way to Go Sam! That’s awesome…they are a up and comer and it’s fun to work for a company like that..

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]]> By: robnashville http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2007/10/02/site-announcement-sam-caplan-hired-by-proelitecom/comment-page-1/#comment-3092 robnashville Tue, 02 Oct 2007 20:03:01 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2007/10/02/site-announcement-sam-caplan-hired-by-proelitecom/#comment-3092 Congrats, Sam. As long as you call it down the middle and keep your writing multi-dimensional you should be fine. One of my favorite articles you have written for 5oz was the review of the Rua Lawler card. I breathed a sigh of relief and said Hey, someone is actually doing reportage on EXC, not just rummaging through 10k's, !0Q's and other various and sundry financial data. that stuff is fine but some folks have tunnel vision with it. Your report on the card was even handed, giving both praise and scorn where you saw fit. That has been the calling card for your blog here: intelligent, informed opinion and news on the full spectrum of MMA. Stick to those principles and no one should have a problem with your working for ProElite. Congrats, Sam. As long as you call it down the middle and keep your writing multi-dimensional you should be fine. One of my favorite articles you have written for 5oz was the review of the Rua Lawler card. I breathed a sigh of relief and said Hey, someone is actually doing reportage on EXC, not just rummaging through 10k’s, !0Q’s and other various and sundry financial data. that stuff is fine but some folks have tunnel vision with it. Your report on the card was even handed, giving both praise and scorn where you saw fit. That has been the calling card for your blog here: intelligent, informed opinion and news on the full spectrum of MMA. Stick to those principles and no one should have a problem with your working for ProElite.

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]]> By: Big D D http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2007/10/02/site-announcement-sam-caplan-hired-by-proelitecom/comment-page-1/#comment-3091 Big D D Tue, 02 Oct 2007 19:59:41 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2007/10/02/site-announcement-sam-caplan-hired-by-proelitecom/#comment-3091 Congrats Sam. I always come to you for an insightful opinion. Great job on moving on up. Now I will have a reason to bookmark proelite.com, but don't forget the little people (us readers of 5oz) now that you are big time. Congrats Sam. I always come to you for an insightful opinion. Great job on moving on up. Now I will have a reason to bookmark proelite.com, but don’t forget the little people (us readers of 5oz) now that you are big time.

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]]> By: Sam Caplan http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2007/10/02/site-announcement-sam-caplan-hired-by-proelitecom/comment-page-1/#comment-3088 Sam Caplan Tue, 02 Oct 2007 18:02:00 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2007/10/02/site-announcement-sam-caplan-hired-by-proelitecom/#comment-3088 Vess: If you don't feel like I have in the past, feel free to speak up. And if you read my work in the future and don't feel like I am calling it down the middle, by all means, speak up. Vess:

If you don’t feel like I have in the past, feel free to speak up. And if you read my work in the future and don’t feel like I am calling it down the middle, by all means, speak up.

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]]> By: Vess http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2007/10/02/site-announcement-sam-caplan-hired-by-proelitecom/comment-page-1/#comment-3087 Vess Tue, 02 Oct 2007 17:58:38 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2007/10/02/site-announcement-sam-caplan-hired-by-proelitecom/#comment-3087 Sorry for being a bit harsh, Mr.Caplan. I call'em as I see'em, can you say the same? Sorry for being a bit harsh, Mr.Caplan.

I call’em as I see’em, can you say the same?

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]]> By: Sam Caplan http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2007/10/02/site-announcement-sam-caplan-hired-by-proelitecom/comment-page-1/#comment-3086 Sam Caplan Tue, 02 Oct 2007 17:57:43 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2007/10/02/site-announcement-sam-caplan-hired-by-proelitecom/#comment-3086 Linker: We made no such deal. Linker:

We made no such deal.

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