Over at Ducksnorts, I’ve interviewed Tom Krasovic, who covers the Padres for the San Diego Union-Tribune. Some of it is Padres specific, but we touch on other items as well, including blogging as a medium for reporting sports:
Some newspaper writers use a blog as a launching point for their opinions on a wide variety of topics, including the team they cover. We’ll mostly stick to the Padres and baseball, and keep most of the commentary as fact-driven as possible. The other thing we’re figuring out is, how often should we blog? Blogging takes away from our reporting. It’s possible to …read more

We have a quick lunch break before afternoon sessions, but I overdid it at the buffet this morning, so I’ll post instead. We’ll have the full recap on Monday, but here’s a little of what’s transpired so far:

Arrived in Vegas Wednesday evening. Nice, easy 5-hour drive.
Dinner and drinks with fellow b5ers. I’ll name drop when I get home. For now, I’ll just say it was cool to meet in person folks I’ve been working with for more than a year. Also, I’m a sucker for sushi and beer.
Three sports track sessions on Thursday. Good discussion on the differences …read more