Comments on: It’s time to appreciate our Denver newspapers

By: Selanne

Selanne — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 03:21:01 +0000

Not gonna lie, Dater has become a very good writer since he published his book.

By: Mike at MHH

Mike at MHH — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 02:56:12 +0000

Thank you letters sent. I think Dario is just jealous of DD’s once-sided Dater-luv and is hoping he can move up the food chain to managing editors…

By: InYoFace

InYoFace — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:38:00 +0000

I think it is difficult to tell if the Avs are 2nd. When the Rockies went on there run last year, they almost silenced the Broncos! (And by almost I mean, the closest any other team has come to doing that.)

However, the Rockies are returning to earth and worrying people that they will not be able to keep many of their players for next year, and the Nugs pissed of fans due to high payroll but nothing to show for it.

The Avs fanbase meanwhile, though divided over Budaj, seem very loyal. I think the bottom 3 under the Broncos fluctuate with who has the best chance of winning.

By: Bob in Boulder

Bob in Boulder — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 23:16:23 +0000

I firmly believe they are number 2 behind the Broncos in the hearts and minds of the fans …. easily ….. but the print media treats them like they are tied with the Nugs for last. The amount of baseball coverage in the print media is nauseating. And boring, just like the game itself. Take a look at the traffic that AD’s blog gets on the Post compared to the other major team blogs. The rest of them are pretty much dead.

By: David Driscoll-Carignan

David Driscoll-Carignan — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 23:09:42 +0000

I know that the Broncos are the big deal in Denver. Where do the Avs stand among the other “big 3″ sports teams?

By: InYoFace

InYoFace — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 22:22:51 +0000

Nice post Dario.

I read that Puck Daddy article earlier today and was wondering if anybody in the Avs Blogosphere was going to comment on it seeing how good we have it.

By: Bob in Boulder

Bob in Boulder — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 22:15:43 +0000

Not that Detroit winning a cup not getting any play is a bad thing, mind you? Way to go LA Times!

By: bchnsnwgirl

bchnsnwgirl — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 21:10:15 +0000

I’m not sure how much worse the LA Times can get; Detroit winning the Cup got 2 inches of space while the Dodgers losing an early-season game took over half the front of the sports page the same day. Even for a warm-weather market, that’s pathetic.

By: Dario

Dario — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 21:07:35 +0000

Good point Jack. As I mentioned in my letters to both the RMN and DP, Denver had the fourth highest TV ratings in the US with a 3.7 / 7 number for the Winter Classic game between Pittsburgh and Buffalo. There’s a large resource of Avalanche fans in and out of Denver that they should (and do) cater to. Hopefully their advertisers see this as well as ultimately they run that show.

DD, thanks and I will.

By: Inglewood Jack

Inglewood Jack — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:57:42 +0000

Denver is also one of the few markets that sends writers from not only one, but both papers to cover the Stanley Cup Finals on a regular basis. A lot of NHL markets don’t anyone any more.