Comments on: Snowden: Worrying About Dollars makes no Sense

By: john

john — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 23:58:03 +0000

Here, I’ll save you of having to conjure up your sophomoric thoughts into an analogy that makes absolutely no sense.

If you watched Jerry Jones played football with penguins in the night on thursdays in cold weather outside of a convenience store on day light savings time that doesn’t make you a better fan.

By: john

john — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 23:49:38 +0000

Did you really just follow up “You have the worst analogies I’ve ever heard in my life,” with another horrible analogy?

Dude knowing the financial aspects of something doesn’t make you an MMA purist or elitist, but people can care about what ever aspects of things they want. I don’t get why you care so much about something someone cares about? If you told me you liked MMA bouts that feature alot of wrestling I definitely woudn’t agree but I wouldn’t argue with you forever over the fact your interested in something. I bet your going to make like a radioshack analogy now or maybe like a dog racing one.

By: D.Capitated

D.Capitated — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 14:38:28 +0000

Also the Yankees aren’t close to folding as an organization, so there is no reason to care about that.

There’s no reason to care about it period! If the Yankees are sold, big whoop. If Affliction goes under, well, Barnett and Fedor have to go fight in Japan! What a tragedy!

By: D.Capitated

D.Capitated — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 14:37:32 +0000

You have the worst analogies I’ve ever heard in my life.

You want to tell me what’s wrong with it? Does knowing who Universal Music signs and for how long make the appreciation of the music they release somehow better? Because it doesn’t.

By: john

john — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 18:54:01 +0000

Also the Yankees aren’t close to folding as an organization, so there is no reason to care about that. Affliction on the other hand is not guaranteed to even be able to put on another show.

By: john

john — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 18:51:14 +0000

“To put it another way: Lots of people watch Entertainment Tonight and read TMZ. Not many people read Variety. Reading Variety doesn’t make you a better fan, either.”

You have the worst analogies I’ve ever heard in my life.

By: themindone

themindone — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 02:56:58 +0000

I was there.. it was pretty packed.. , in la which is a pretty big market it was relatively well publisiced, there were “street team” type poster around the city and there was a write up after the fight in the la times.. if strike force can do well in san jose, affliction can and will compete in the la market with donald trump and golden boy as partners.. you would think.. ( not to mention m-1 and fedor , m-1 had a big presence in the arena.. nearly on par with afflicition )
Fedor should be on the cover of sports illustrated.
if jeff monson can get an article in espn magazine fedor should get some damn press he’s undefeated.. heavyweight beating five former ufc champs.. that makes affliction legit as long as they can find 10 top or hopefully top five guys to fight him

By: D.Capitated

D.Capitated — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 15:56:51 +0000

I don’t get your point, you talked crap to that guy for caring about the financial aspect of MMA and then you tell him not to care just to bring up a financial baseball analogy.

Well, its completely factual that the Yankees haven’t made money, however, the vast, vast majority of people who watch baseball and whom follow the Yankees don’t care. If ESPN ran articles about that and NFL’s overnight ratings, their influence in the American sporting media would decline drastically overnight.

To put it another way: Lots of people watch Entertainment Tonight and read TMZ. Not many people read Variety. Reading Variety doesn’t make you a better fan, either.

By: pantera

pantera — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 17:30:08 +0000

“If you’re more interested in venture capitalism than fighting, awesome. Just don’t expect everyone to agree with it.”

“Go search ESPN.com. See how many articles there are about the Yankees losing money (which they have for a couple seasons in a row) instead of who they’re signing.”

Sounds like you’re pretty interested in venture capitalism yourself.

By: pantera

pantera — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 17:28:51 +0000

I don’t get your point, you talked crap to that guy for caring about the financial aspect of MMA and then you tell him not to care just to bring up a financial baseball analogy.

By: D.Capitated

D.Capitated — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 14:39:48 +0000

Hah your argument makes no sense D capitated

Go search ESPN.com. See how many articles there are about the Yankees losing money (which they have for a couple seasons in a row) instead of who they’re signing.

By: Nick

Nick — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 13:40:37 +0000

While there may be others looking to put on big fights, when they watch everybody trying going out of business, it will make them pretty gunshy.

By: jake

jake — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 06:10:43 +0000

Hah your argument makes no sense D capitated

By: D.Capitated

D.Capitated — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 02:35:43 +0000

How does anything in MMA affect me?

It doesn’t apart from entertain you. To that end, you’ve not answered the question. If you’re more interested in venture capitalism than fighting, awesome. Just don’t expect everyone to agree with it.

By: Jonathan Snowden

Jonathan Snowden — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 22:47:37 +0000

I don’t have a problem with you disagreeing with my article. I welcome the discussion. I have a problem with you suggesting I am hiding behind a fake screen name to prop up my articles. I post under my own name to make my points and don’t appreciate anyone suggesting otherwise. That isn’t double speak. It is as plain as possible.

By: portland mma

portland mma — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 22:22:49 +0000

I hope your aren’t too hurt over the fact that I put an O in Jonathan. I really hope I didn’t impugn your integrity.

By: portland mma

portland mma — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 22:20:01 +0000

In my opinion that was a bad article. This spot where I am currently writing is for my opinion or comments correct? If it wasn’t for people like me, who comment and or read the posts I doubt you’d have a site, whether I am being critical or not.

“You can disagree with me, but impugning my integrity is unnecessary and insulting.”

I suggest a change in profession if you write something in a forum that someone doesn’t agree with and you feel like they’ve impugned your integrity in an unnecessary and insulting fashion. Also while we are on the topic, not a fan of the pretentious “lawyer-esque” double speak.

By: Jonathan Snowden

Jonathan Snowden — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 21:56:44 +0000

He might be “Jonathon Swowden” but he isn’t the author of the post! You can disagree with me, but impugning my integrity is unnecessary and insulting.

I agree that fans are interested in the business of sports. But when the discussion is all about the PPV buys, and almost no one is talking about the actual fight between two great fighters, I see an issue. I’d rather enjoy a great fight and let the people with financial considerations in the success of the promotion worry about the red and black ink.

By: portland mma

portland mma — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 21:23:10 +0000

How does anything in MMA affect me? How does Georges St. Pierre fighting BJ Penn personally affect me? How does any one of the front page stories that Five ounces of pain has on it right now affect me? It doesn’t, I like MMA I like all facets of it. I like reading about the competition in leagues, I like reading who got fight of the night bonuses, I like making fun of Atencio and Beard for their follies. Comments an MMA forum is the epitome of “HOW DOES THIS AFFECT YOU? If you don’t understand that I don’t know why you’d write on here. Also let me go out on a limb and guess D.Capitated is Jonathon Swowden the author of the post.

By: D.Capitated

D.Capitated — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 20:54:28 +0000

“portland mma”, how does Matt Lindland’s paycheck affect you? If Affliction are inept promoters, they’re gonna go out of business no matter what! Why not let a guy like Lindland make a buttload of cash?