Silver And Black Pride Announcement: Kaiser and LiveAdam Join the Front Page

by saint on Jun 16, 2009 3:14 PM PDT Comment 18 comments

Over three Oakland Raider Seasons, that were extremely tough to bear, I was the only front page writer for S&BP.

From Art Shell to "The Liar" I have been struggling to keep myself from breaking many things around the house, including my computer.

This off-seaon I decided that I needed more people to share some of the pain with me so I began by adding Raiderway and Marquez67 to the fold as SBN started to gain traction. As SBN's capicity and state of the art Blogging capabilities have grown so has this site.

Now, I would like to welcome LiveAdam and Kaiser to the front page. I am sure you will all agree that their passion for the Raiders is unrivaled and that they each bring a unique voice to Silver and Black Pride.

We have many things to look forward to this season and one of the best will be the combi-Nation of "Raider Nation" voiced on this site.

Cheers,

Saint

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This is a great move and I look forward to reading what they write. Congratulations, guys.

The Ultimate Opportunist

by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 16, 2009 3:57 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Congrats Dudes

I hope I can post on the front page too someday but, i need to start posting better and more often.

Amazing, Jamarcus Russell hands off to McFadden who pitches it back to Russell who finds Darrius Heyward Bey in the Middle of the Field wide open 30, 20,10,5 Touchdown Raiders! Amazing. This telecast is Brought to you by Cable.

by nishal26 on Jun 16, 2009 4:23 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

That's the beauty:

I started by writing a regular piece on AthleticsNation’s Diary Section and then was offered stewardship of this Blog Four seasons ago. Writing has been an incredible outlet for me and this Network has made it possible.

But when they start scheming us the way these guys did, and we weren't particularly ready for it, anything can happen."

by saint on Jun 16, 2009 4:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

don't worry man

I don’t write all that much really, but I comment a LOT. Every now and then I write my thoughts on something but that’s about it. The only exceptions are the new Weekly Raider series, and my Raiders Breakdown series every offseason before training camp and after preseason.

Randy Blythe, Singer of Lamb of God- "Words can be broken, so can bones....." Omerta by Lamb of God

by KA1Z3R on Jun 16, 2009 4:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

That is really what it is all about:

Finding your “Series”. I started by writing a piece called “Station to Station” where I’d break down my thoughts on the Athletics Organization, from the Top on Down to Rookie Ball.

I would write for an hour a day and it was one of the most read pieces on AN.

But when they start scheming us the way these guys did, and we weren't particularly ready for it, anything can happen."

by saint on Jun 16, 2009 5:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I read your series a lot

never really commented though cause I’m not a big baseball fan =P

Randy Blythe, Singer of Lamb of God- "Words can be broken, so can bones....." Omerta by Lamb of God

by KA1Z3R on Jun 16, 2009 5:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I always look forward to new articles

on this site. One of the drawbacks on this site is that sometimes 3 or 4 days go by and nothing new is reported except DLD. Granted at this time of the year it is difficult to find something new to write about, but always enjoyable, or should I say usually enjoyable to see something new.
I think most of us are pretty pleased with how things are shaping up for this team, the Raiders seem to be doing things the right way, and god knows it has been a tough 5 or is it 6 years, please don’t tell me it has been 7 years.

by Laoren on Jun 16, 2009 7:35 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I don't know if you'll see the same thing here...

But one thing that is working for AN (and I am fully aware of the changes/negative feedback there) is that each front page writer is assigned a day (or two) in which to write. At the same time, we are still allowed to be spontaneous; if something strikes us, we can write about it, so long as we make the scheduled writer aware.

With the season in full swing, there is no shortage of news there, although handling two games a week is challenging sometimes. Here we have only 16 games to cover, so the challenge shifts to filling in that dead space. Even more so during the off-season, which you allude to.

I am fairly confident that having more writers with keys to the front page, you should see some fresher material on a more consistent basis.

I'm here to talk about the past.

by 67MARQUEZ on Jun 17, 2009 12:16 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Fresher material

I agree with your stated points, however, I’m of the belief that it’s better to have some short-term “dead space”, rather than just filler for the sake of filling. After all, we don’t need this place to become The Bleacher Report.

Fortunately, the Raiders are always a fascinating subject, so with the exception of a few “lull” periods in a given year, there will always be something to write about.

Your team is your child...You love it no matter what.

by TheRaiderWay on Jun 17, 2009 5:04 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I agree with that, TRW

Well said.

And yeah, there’s always something going on with our Raiders. I guess we’re lucky that way.

I'm here to talk about the past.

by 67MARQUEZ on Jun 17, 2009 6:31 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I Think

Kaiz really deserves it. Good choice. Liveadam is very knowledgeable also and knows what he is doing. Good choices Saint.

J-Mac got arm, D-Mac is unique, DHB got the hands, and he can move his feet.
Niners got Hill, he is really cheap, now they got Crabtree, hey don't fall asleep.

by Rayder K on Jun 16, 2009 11:25 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs