Comments on: Do any pro athletes blog?

Question: Do any pro athletes blog?

greedo — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 18:11:44 -0800

Are there any professional athletes that maintain a blog during the sports season?

I am looking for NFL, NHL, MLB or NBA athlete blogs specifically and not the training diaries of olympic athlete, boxers or golfers. Any tips?

By: chrisamiller

chrisamiller — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 18:17:17 -0800

John Rodriguez of the St. Louis Cardinals was blogging, at least during the playoffs.

Sadly, it's part of the MLB publicity factory and isn't very interesting. There aren't many Mark Cubans out there.

By: jourman2

jourman2 — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 18:28:11 -0800

Nate Robinson blogs over here. It can be randomly interesting at times.

By: The Michael The

The Michael The — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 18:28:48 -0800

Not quite a blog, but Curt Shilling of the Red Sox frequently posts to the Sons of Sam Horn message board.

By: Ufez Jones

Ufez Jones — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 18:33:08 -0800

Not an athlete, but former goalie and current local Dallas Stars commentator Daryl Reaugh keeps a (lighthearted) blog officially on the Stars Website.

NBA.com has three blogs that are sparsely-to-never updated by Gilbert Arenas, Chris Kaman, and Jerry Stackhouse.

By: katemonster

katemonster — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 18:39:14 -0800

Pat Neshek of the Minnesota Twins has a very interesting blog, and seems like a genuinely nice guy.

By: notswedish

notswedish — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 18:52:22 -0800

Any answer to this question would be incomplete without a link to Paul Shirley's blogs. Shirley briefly wrote two blogs during his time as a benchwarmer for the Phoenix Suns in 2005, one chronicling the playoffs (see link) and another concerning an earlier roadtrip (can be linked to from the playoff blog). They are among the most witty and insightful pieces of writing by an athlete that I've encountered. Shirley also wrote an extended blog for espn.com, which again showed off his sparkling wit, and revealed a more sensitive, introspective side. Unfortunately, as is the case for so much of espn's quality material lately, you need to be a member to access it.

Though Shirley is not currently blogging, if you're looking for fine sports blogs from the athlete's perspective, you could do worse than to read his stuff.

By: mathowie

mathowie — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 19:21:08 -0800

The quarterback dude from the steelers that had that motorcycle accident had a blog during the last season (his name escapes me). It was on typepad.

By: andifsohow

andifsohow — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 19:48:59 -0800

Mathowie is talking about Ben Roethlisberger. I'm just here to second the Paul Shirley links. I believe he's writing a book as well.

By: LobsterMitten

LobsterMitten — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 19:59:54 -0800

Jody Gerut kept one about 3 years ago.

By: wuzandfuzz

wuzandfuzz — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 21:06:04 -0800

heh. gilbert arenas complains that he dont get free ps3's and wii's DESPITE NOT ASKING on his blog. wouldnt recommend the blog though.

By: rob511

rob511 — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 22:13:57 -0800

Russian tennis pro Dmitri Tursunov wrote a popular blog for the players' union* during a tournament last spring in Estoril, Portugal. He's pretty droll, especially since English isn't his first language.
*Other ATP pros' blogs here.

By: SisterHavana

SisterHavana — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 00:00:22 -0800

Ben Gordon of the Chicago Bulls has a blog on bulls.com, and he occasionally blogs on his Myspace page as well.

Ricky Williams' website no longer exists, but you can find some of his old journal entries via archive.org.

Quite a few NFL players have journals here, although most only update sporadically.

By: the cuban

the cuban — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 01:49:26 -0800

Evan Tanner, the UFC fighter has a fascinating blog.

By: salmacis

salmacis — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 05:46:34 -0800

Moritz Volz of Fulham.

By: nimsey lou

nimsey lou — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 06:36:54 -0800

Baseball player C.J. Nitkowski
Former MLB pitcher, broadcaster and manager Larry Dierker has a blog and now a website

By: schustafa

schustafa — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 09:31:30 -0800

NNY Mets 3B David Wright has a blog.