A journalism guy who just doesn't get it

Any sports fan that hasn't heard of Deadspin certainly has to know about the site by now. That's because the previous Editor in Chief of the site, Will Lietch appeared on Costas Now with Buzz Bissinger, one of the more famous sports writers of all time.

Bissinger repeated something that you'll hear from journalists often when they complain about blogging. They think it's profane, irresponsible and cowardly. As Bissinger started cussing Lietch out, Costas read some of the more inappropriate comments from the site and even referred to the name of one of the posters, "Balls Deep."

Leonard Shapiro from the Washington Post wrote about the showdown between Bissinger and Lietch, who also isn't shy about insulting blogs either.

Bissinger's concerns should be all of our concerns. Do we want our sports-infatuated kids to grow up reading Deadspin and Kissing Suzy Kolber (don't ask), or would we prefer them to peruse the internet or their local library to read the wonderful work of Red Smith, Shirley Povich, Jim Murray, Dan Jenkins and yes, most definitely Buzz Bissinger?

Like any other publication, Deadspin isn't perfect and it can have biting humor that can be offensive. But they too, have their own standards to fulfill as they will lose credibility with readers if they don't maintain a higher level of writing.