Often when we are approached on the street, people say to us "Patrick/Tony/Clark, you obviously know a lot/are awesome/need to stop writing the Justice League. Can you tell us, which members of the local media have blogs that we should be reading?"
Today, we answer that question. After the jump, a media blog guide for all of you who want to know the best and the worst. They are rated on a scale of 10-stars (excellent) to 1-star (opposite of excellent).
About: Updated on a fairly consistent basis, and Toby manages to offer fairly interesting opinions about sports that aren't simply regurgitated conventional wisdom. He also manages to add a personal touch now and then. Major demerits for not properly acknowledging The Lost Ogle's domination in the Moral Victories category of his fantasy football league.
About: This blog focuses on downtown OKC and show the most promise of any media blog. The only thing holding it back is the potential for updates to start lagging, which has been a common theme among NewsOK.com blogs. Thusfar, though, Lackmeyer has written every weekday and his posts have been interesting and informative. However, we are a little scared at the alleged Steve Lackmeyer impostor that has been lurking around these parts.
Interesting Post: Just check out this post on how the Gold Dome was saved.
About: Admittedly, the material covered here is not really our cup of tea. But Maggie Carlo has a specific niche she writes about, and manages to come up with new content on a regular basis. Features lots of exclamation points.
About: Awhile back Patrick chided Channel 5 for never updating their blog. They promised to update it more regularly, and they do, but it still reads as if it's just something they hand out to the low man on the totem pole. It doesn't seem that their heart is really in it.
About: Deano gives his thoughts on sports and the sweat-drenched biceps of Rafael Nadal. He tries hard, we'll give him that. His posts are much longer than the other sports guys listed here, and his opinions are sometimes thought-provoking. It's just... really hard to read. There are way too many puns (Fiasco Bowl, Les Mileage) and weirdly/incorrectly put-together phrases (SOONERS DISPROVE OF JIMMY BUFFETT).
About: We like Mr. Monday's sense of humor, and even suggested he get his own blog on NewsOK.com. Eventually, he did, taunting us in the process. He started off strong. And then, Mr. Monday turned into Mr. Noday (thanks, Deano! Puns rule!). The blog hasn't been updated since November. People often think blogging is easy, but it's hard to churn out regular content. That's why our previous endeavors (TheLostMcCain.com, TheLostCavanaugh.com, and JohnnyRoss'sLostSwingingArm.com) all failed.