For a while now, I've admired the work of The 2 Michelles , two ladies named Michelle and Michelle who are enthusiastic fans of the Miami Dolphins. They had the idea to attend EVERY Dolphins' road game this year, and posted videos from each game on the Miami Dolphins web-site! Sadly, they picked a year where the Dolphins team has struggled to win games. But the ladies still cheer vigorously for their team, and it's fun to watch.
Anyway, I thought it was great that some bloggers were actually (1) producing quality sports videos and (2) getting those videos posted to an NFL team's site--impressive! I asked these superfans for an interview, and got 30 minutes of video-tastic goodness for my interview questions. I decided to just post a shortened 7 minute version for now, and post the full version at a later date. See below for the video and a guide for what's on the video!
Video Guide
0-1:56 How the 2 Michelles got the idea to go to all the Miami Dolphins’ road games.
1:56-3:32 How do the 2 Michelles stay excited about the Dolphins even while the team is 1-14? Plus their favorite traditions and cheers.
3:33-4:32 Which NFL team’s fans treat visitors the worst? Sadly, my suspicions were confirmed on this one.
4:33-6:38 Do other fans hit on the 2 Michelles? This answer surprised me; let me know what you think in the comment section.
6:39-7:17 Ending
Thanks 2 Michelles!
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Thursday, December 27, 2007
Friday, September 14, 2007
Filling the Gaps: Women Videocasting Sports
A while back, yours truly had the idea of putting together a sports video show of his own. I figured that although my looks and voice were fairly average, this show might be a success because there would not be much competition. However, after looking on Youtube and studying this issue, I realized that sports shows done by men are not viewed by many people. I didn't get that excited about them myself, after scouting the competition. (I respect them, don't get me wrong, just not that excited about their shows). The inevitable comparison occurs to ESPN, FOX Sports, or other TV shows, and none of them can compare. The other issue is, videos made by females appear to be more highly viewed than videos made by males, unless the males are really funny (and I am not consistently funny).
So I started looking around to see what women are doing sports shows on YouTube. I still think that we have yet to see the true winner; a show where a knowledgeable female does a witty two-minute video on the top sports stories of the day. And no, I'm not talking about a "Sports Bimbo" show, ugh; look at Rocketboom (where a woman presents the news) and WallStrip (where a woman does company financial profiles) for examples of how it should work. It just has to be a woman with way above-average verbal skills who doesn't look bad on camera. You can be sure that if I had a sister or close female friend who fit the description, I'd be pushing them to do this ASAP. But I don't. So maybe one of you can be that female videocaster instead and enjoy the fame and success? :-)
There are some females who are fans of a specific team out there, though, and I wanted to give you a quick run-down of them so they can get more views.
#1: Braves Girl 5.
Why do you want to watch her videos? She doesn't do as many Braves videos as she used to, unfortunately, and apparently took some down. But I enjoy the enthusiasm, and she has that "friendly girl next door" vibe down pat. Weak points are that she usually just does videos on the Atlanta Braves, and that it's much more fan-based rather than news-based.
#2: Yankees Chick
Why do you want to watch her videos? I really like Maureen's voice; there's a depth to it, and yet not monotone either. She keeps the videos short, and she has a sense of humor too. The only thing I dislike is that it's just about baseball and that it's all "sit down at home and talk to the camera." It would be fun to mix it up a little bit by, say, taping a show outside, or with Yankees Stadium as a backdrop, or something. But that's a small point; like I said, the voice is great.
#3: The Two Michelles
Why do you want to watch their videos?
* The Two Michelles actually venture OUTSIDE of their house! And interview other people! It's almost like real media! ha. Seriously, much respect; it makes their show way more interesting.
* For the moments where Tall Michelle interviews short guys at sports bars, and they are intimidated, are confused as to how she got in to what they think is "men's world", or think about asking for her number.
* For the moments where Short Michelle changes over from "serious, businesslike Michelle" at the start of the videos to "frothing at the mouth, so excited about the Dolphins" Michelle by the end.
* For the moments where Tall Michelle clearly thinks "Oh, I look stupid, don't I", shrugs her shoulders, and goes through with it anyway. I like it when a person is smart enough to "know better" and doesn't care.
* For the moments where Short Michelle speaks earnestly to the camera, as if it is her closest friend and listens to every word. I like the intensity.
My only complaint is, sometimes the interviews with other fans drag a little bit. The other fans can be kind of boring and long-winded. But I really did like their interview with the fan in full Dolphins regalia (including mask) at the sports bar.
Do you know of any other females doing videocasting? Let me know in the comments.
So I started looking around to see what women are doing sports shows on YouTube. I still think that we have yet to see the true winner; a show where a knowledgeable female does a witty two-minute video on the top sports stories of the day. And no, I'm not talking about a "Sports Bimbo" show, ugh; look at Rocketboom (where a woman presents the news) and WallStrip (where a woman does company financial profiles) for examples of how it should work. It just has to be a woman with way above-average verbal skills who doesn't look bad on camera. You can be sure that if I had a sister or close female friend who fit the description, I'd be pushing them to do this ASAP. But I don't. So maybe one of you can be that female videocaster instead and enjoy the fame and success? :-)
There are some females who are fans of a specific team out there, though, and I wanted to give you a quick run-down of them so they can get more views.
#1: Braves Girl 5.
Why do you want to watch her videos? She doesn't do as many Braves videos as she used to, unfortunately, and apparently took some down. But I enjoy the enthusiasm, and she has that "friendly girl next door" vibe down pat. Weak points are that she usually just does videos on the Atlanta Braves, and that it's much more fan-based rather than news-based.
#2: Yankees Chick
Why do you want to watch her videos? I really like Maureen's voice; there's a depth to it, and yet not monotone either. She keeps the videos short, and she has a sense of humor too. The only thing I dislike is that it's just about baseball and that it's all "sit down at home and talk to the camera." It would be fun to mix it up a little bit by, say, taping a show outside, or with Yankees Stadium as a backdrop, or something. But that's a small point; like I said, the voice is great.
#3: The Two Michelles
Why do you want to watch their videos?
* The Two Michelles actually venture OUTSIDE of their house! And interview other people! It's almost like real media! ha. Seriously, much respect; it makes their show way more interesting.
* For the moments where Tall Michelle interviews short guys at sports bars, and they are intimidated, are confused as to how she got in to what they think is "men's world", or think about asking for her number.
* For the moments where Short Michelle changes over from "serious, businesslike Michelle" at the start of the videos to "frothing at the mouth, so excited about the Dolphins" Michelle by the end.
* For the moments where Tall Michelle clearly thinks "Oh, I look stupid, don't I", shrugs her shoulders, and goes through with it anyway. I like it when a person is smart enough to "know better" and doesn't care.
* For the moments where Short Michelle speaks earnestly to the camera, as if it is her closest friend and listens to every word. I like the intensity.
My only complaint is, sometimes the interviews with other fans drag a little bit. The other fans can be kind of boring and long-winded. But I really did like their interview with the fan in full Dolphins regalia (including mask) at the sports bar.
Do you know of any other females doing videocasting? Let me know in the comments.
Friday, August 10, 2007
Bloggers Going (Semi-Sort of-Kind of) Big-Time
Just to mention a few bloggers moving up in the world:
Will Leitch is occasionally a contributor on Red Eye, the 2AM show on Fox News. I found this out by being up too late one night and being confronted by his smiling face while channel-flipping. Kind of frightening, actually. For the record, he was not wearing a black t-shirt, and did a decent job. The show itself was amusing but rather sensationalistic (wait a minute...that's just like Deadspin! what a coincidence! heh).
A new You-Tube sports show is up, titled Bleacher Bloggers. I am excited about this, because I still think there is a gaping market need for good sports video online. It included another talented video-blogger, Yankees Chick. Listen to her talk about what it's like to be a female blogger at the 3.5 minute mark. I was saddened by her answer. I have this idea that it must be great to be outnumbered 9 to 1 by the opposite gender in your hobby, ha, but I underestimate the cruelty of people. The issue of female sports bloggers being disrespected will be a future post on this blog, now that I'm more aware of it. I'm curious as to how bad things are. I'm also mulling a strategy for fixing some of those problems. If you are by some chance a female sports blogger, comment or talk to me, I may need your help with said solution.
In addition, the 2 Michelles are going on the road this year to EVERY NFL game of the Dolphins. (And don't you know, I will not be in town the week the Dolphins play my team. Commence mutterings of regret under my breath). What's cool is that they will get their video on the Dolphins web-site; go to their site to see the good news.
Finally, I thought Matt Ufford's post on the Seattle Seahawks on Deadspin.com was one of the best-written and sincere blog posts I've ever read. Of course, that meant it was treated rather harshly by the commenters. I haven't minded criticizing Ufford or other writers before when necessary. But when he does a great job, I'm going to say so, and he did.
Will Leitch is occasionally a contributor on Red Eye, the 2AM show on Fox News. I found this out by being up too late one night and being confronted by his smiling face while channel-flipping. Kind of frightening, actually. For the record, he was not wearing a black t-shirt, and did a decent job. The show itself was amusing but rather sensationalistic (wait a minute...that's just like Deadspin! what a coincidence! heh).
A new You-Tube sports show is up, titled Bleacher Bloggers. I am excited about this, because I still think there is a gaping market need for good sports video online. It included another talented video-blogger, Yankees Chick. Listen to her talk about what it's like to be a female blogger at the 3.5 minute mark. I was saddened by her answer. I have this idea that it must be great to be outnumbered 9 to 1 by the opposite gender in your hobby, ha, but I underestimate the cruelty of people. The issue of female sports bloggers being disrespected will be a future post on this blog, now that I'm more aware of it. I'm curious as to how bad things are. I'm also mulling a strategy for fixing some of those problems. If you are by some chance a female sports blogger, comment or talk to me, I may need your help with said solution.
In addition, the 2 Michelles are going on the road this year to EVERY NFL game of the Dolphins. (And don't you know, I will not be in town the week the Dolphins play my team. Commence mutterings of regret under my breath). What's cool is that they will get their video on the Dolphins web-site; go to their site to see the good news.
Finally, I thought Matt Ufford's post on the Seattle Seahawks on Deadspin.com was one of the best-written and sincere blog posts I've ever read. Of course, that meant it was treated rather harshly by the commenters. I haven't minded criticizing Ufford or other writers before when necessary. But when he does a great job, I'm going to say so, and he did.
Thursday, July 26, 2007
Guest Bias: Rec-Specs and The 2 Michelles
A Price Above Bip Roberts has decided to let me write another article as part of their "Most Influential" series. What a terrible mistake to let me talk about my favorite sports possession! Here's the Ode to Rec-Specs.
Also...um...*blush* Read the July 25,2007 entry from The 2 Michelles: http://2michelles.accountsupport.com/index.html. I had banned myself from putting female bloggers on my Random Sports Crush becauseI want to keep them all to myself err, I was worried about someone potentially stalking a female blogger if they were featured in an RSC post. But I may have to change my mind now. The 2 Michelles, even if you may not get an official RSC post quite yet, you both certainly already are an RSC to me for being so gracious in your words about my blog. I'm going to have to get a larger hat to fit my ego! Seriously, please do check out their site, as they are blogging about the NFL, a topic I sometimes under-post about on here. Here's their intro video they recently made to tell people who they are and why they are NFL fans:
Also...um...*blush* Read the July 25,2007 entry from The 2 Michelles: http://2michelles.accountsupport.com/index.html. I had banned myself from putting female bloggers on my Random Sports Crush because
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