#SportsPRChat Transcript – Feb. 11, 2010

6:42 am plandsem: @UOsportsdude FYI, #SportsPRChat is tomorrow at 9 am! (I might have said 10 yesterday…I was wrong.)
6:45 am AllenHallPR: RT @plandsem: @UOsportsdude FYI, #SportsPRChat is tomorrow at 9 am! (I might have said 10 yesterday…I was wrong.)
6:49 am UOsportsdude: 9 am?!?!?!!??!!? RT @plandsem FYI, #SportsPRChat is tomorrow at 9 am! (I might have said 10 yesterday…I was wrong.)
4:06 pm stearnscd: @mikeschaffer is there a #sportsprchat today?
4:11 pm mikeschaffer: #SportsPRChat TODAY Noon EST! Big topics to discuss, including Olympics, Super Bowl ads and MORE!
4:12 pm stephmajercik: Can’t wait! RT @mikeschaffer #SportsPRChat TODAY Noon EST! Big topics to discuss, including Olympics, Super Bowl ads and MORE!
4:18 pm SportsandaLatte: RT @mikeschaffer: #SportsPRChat TODAY Noon EST! Big topics to discuss, including Olympics, Super Bowl ads and MORE!
4:43 pm mikeschaffer: Added to #SportsPRChat – SI swimsuit issue! (But not in the way you think)
4:49 pm mikeschaffer: Starting Line-Up for #SportsPRChat in 15 mins – Super Bowl ads, Best Olympics, Danica in NASCAR, SI Swimsuit Cover – and more!
5:00 pm mikeschaffer: Welcome to a snowed-in edition of #SportsPRChat brought to you by @bwfpr (and the deadly icicles over our front door!) Q1 in 1 min! Say hi:)
5:03 pm mikeschaffer: Q1 – Super Bowl Ads – Who won and who lost? #SportsPRChat
5:04 pm plandsem: Hello to #SportsPRChat from Oregon where it is a balmy 49 degrees.
5:04 pm tshepard: Q1- I always love the E*Trade ads, but I thought Dove’s ad was great was a great start to changing perceptions of their brand #SportsPRChat
5:04 pm eglomb: hello! joining in for the first time #sportsPRchat
5:05 pm justplayindumb: @mikeschaffer I dont think any of the companies advertising in SB won, they spent millions on ads when peeps already know them #SportsPRChat
5:05 pm tshepard: My further thoughts on Dove & E*Trade are on my blog http://bit.ly/v8v4J #SportsPRChat
5:05 pm mikeschaffer: @tshepard I agree – Dove did a great job – almost bought their soap the next day. Almost. #SportsPRChat
5:05 pm kmskala: Q1 – I think Doritos, Kia were winners. Think Coke was loser. Personal fave – E-Trade #sportsPRchat
5:06 pm stephmajercik: Q1 Like @tshepard I also love the E*Trade babies! So cute and they always make me laugh #sportsprchat
5:06 pm mikeschaffer: Q1 – What about Google? Universally praised spot, but was it necessary? #SportsPRChat
5:06 pm jonlustig: Q1 I’d say Google. To a lesser extent Dodge, since that ad got a lot of play. And Tim Tebow. #SportsPRChat
5:06 pm tshepard: @mikeschaffer Give it some time… you’ll be buying Dove soon enough. They do such a good job using REAL people and situations #SportsPRChat
5:07 pm stephmajercik: Q1 Also liked the 1 Doritos commercial “Keep your hands off my mama, keep your hand off my Doritos.” #sportsprchat
5:07 pm justplayindumb: @mikeschaffer Not going to lie their message was short, hear warming, unique and to the point! Best ad of SB was Google! #SportsPRChat
5:07 pm forrestkoba: @mikeschaffer I really liked the Google ad myself, but people had mixed reactions. #SportsPRChat
5:07 pm sherylgudelsky: @mikeschaffer ya, a lot of people at my gathering did as “did google really NEED a commercial?” #sportsprchat
5:07 pm mikeschaffer: RT @stephmajercik: Q1 Also liked the 1 Doritos commercial “Keep your hands off my mama, keep your hand off my Doritos.” #sportsprchat
5:07 pm tshepard: Q1- Google was definitely a brand winner, but I didn’t love it & don’t think they even needed a Super Bowl ad. #SportsPRChat
5:08 pm stearnscd: @tshepard i though the e-trade ads have gone downhill MAJORILY. didn’t even crack a smile. time for new idea. #sportsprchat
5:08 pm mikeschaffer: @Sean_Flynn I’m tired of GoDaddy’s tired campaign, as well. #SportsPRChat
5:08 pm tomokeefe1: Q1: Re: Google- ad was good, but don’t people already use Google for exactly that purpose? #SportsPRChat
5:08 pm eglomb: Q1: other than those 2 ads, nothing really stood out for me #SportsPRchat
5:08 pm stephmajercik: Q1 re:Google. I wasn’t very impressed by the Google ad. Its was okay, but I don’t think necessary #sportsprchat
5:08 pm jhalitsky: @mikeschaffer Google ad was necessary. They did have a big announcement this week & had ppl buzzing. #sportsprchat #sportsprchat
5:08 pm mikeschaffer: Q1 – Do you associate horses with beer? Where did that ever start? #SportsPRChat
5:08 pm safeworld4women: RT @mikeschaffer: @Sean_Flynn I’m tired of GoDaddy’s tired campaign, as well. #SportsPRChat
5:09 pm stearnscd: Love the #PepsiRefresh project RT @ Sean_Flynn: Q1 – Win: Pepsi (no ad, spent of social media) #sportsprchat
5:09 pm mikeschaffer: @tomokeefe1 @sherylgudelsky Perhaps they wanted to nip Bing in the bud? #SportsPRChat
5:09 pm stephmajercik: Agree w/ @tomokeefe1. They weren’t advertising anything new. #sportsprchat
5:09 pm forrestkoba: @tomokeefe1 It could be due to Bing’s TV commercial presence…perhaps Google thought they needed to make a move. #SportsPRChat
5:09 pm tshepard: @stearnscd I don’t like the new baby as much, but for some reason those ads still get to me. #SportsPRChat
5:09 pm Sean_Flynn: I agree. Does Google really need an ad? RT @tshepard: Q1- don’t think they even needed a Super Bowl ad. #SportsPRChat #wasteddollars
5:10 pm mikeschaffer: After the fact – reaction to Tebow ad? #SportsPRChat
5:10 pm justplayindumb: I don’t think the purpose of the Google ad was to show something new! It was to remind people what their all about #SportsPRChat
5:10 pm tomokeefe1: @mikeschaffer @forrestkoba Good point, but why not say that Google does even more than Bing? #SportsPRChat
5:10 pm tshepard: @mikeschaffer Good point on Bing, but the money could have been better used elsewhere. Although they sure have ppl talking #SportsPRChat
5:11 pm plandsem: Q1 The Tebow ad was great; I’m biased b/c I loved him before, but I don’t think it did much to offend people. #SportsPRChat
5:11 pm jonlustig: Q1 The Google ad seemed strange at the time, their reason for doing it was a lot more obvious after Tuesday. #SportsPRChat
5:11 pm tshepard: Too much hype for Tebow. The ad wasn’t as harsh as I thought it would be #SportsPRChat
5:11 pm sherylgudelsky: Q1 Kinda over ads with talking babies. freaks me out to be honest. #sportsprchat
5:11 pm justplayindumb: @mikeschaffer Tebow ad was the most over hyped ad I have ever seen & it wasn’t worth the wait at all! #SportsPRChat
5:13 pm tomokeefe1: lol RT @mikeschaffer: I expected much more from the Tebow spot. Felt like an e-harmony ad #SportsPRChat
5:13 pm ithakid: For a second there, I thought that was going to be a spoof of the Tebow ad and the woman was gonna bust out a Miller Lite #SportsPRChat
5:13 pm mikeschaffer: @Sean_Flynn Exactly – be who you are, don’t hide it and let public decide for themselves #SportsPRChat
5:14 pm mikeschaffer: @ithakid Right! Only way I knew what I was watching was that I met his mom! #sportsprchat
5:14 pm MVNUSID: @mikeschaffer The Tebow ad was tame compared to hype, but it did pay off for Focus on the Family with hits on their website #SportsPRChat
5:15 pm jhalitsky: Tebow ad was tame vs. expecs. Should teach us that networks may actually know how to review & clear ads for air. #sportsprchat
5:15 pm mikeschaffer: RT @MVNUSID: @mikeschaffer The Tebow ad was tame compared to hype, but it did pay off for Focus on the Family with hits on their website #SportsPRChat
5:15 pm katiebailey: Hi, SportsPRchatters, sorry I’m late. I also expected way more from Tebow ad. Wasn’t it supposed to be controversial? So tame. #sportsPRchat
5:15 pm ryanknapp: Hey everyone, just jumping in/lurking today. I’m Ryan and if it’s soccer I probably do it, if not in 5 years I’m sure I will. #sportsprchat
5:15 pm jliebman: @Sean_Flynn I thought the advertisement splits the audience in too many ways… #SportsPRChat
5:16 pm mikeschaffer: Q2 – Is there a more contrived pointless media event that gets more attention than SI Swimsuit Issue Cover release? #SportsPRChat
5:16 pm tshepard: @forrestkoba Its not about the $ (though i’m sure it was dirt cheap to make) It just couldve been used better elsewhere #SportsPRChat
5:16 pm aubreycichelli: @mikeschaffer An especially awkward e-harmony ad given that it was Tebow and his MOM. I’m all for close families, but… #SportsPRChat
5:17 pm ryanknapp: Q2: Any heavyweight boxing press conference. #sportsprchat
5:17 pm jhalitsky: SI Swimsuit – like many long-standing traditions, it thrived when there were less options. U can get skin anywhere now. #sportsprchat
5:17 pm SportsandaLatte: Hi #sportsPRchat folks, can’t check in today, but I look forward to the trancript!
5:18 pm katiebailey: Q2 – Prob not, but honorable mention: when an athlete unveils a fragrance. Who wants to smell like a sweaty athlete anyway? #sportsPRchat
5:18 pm GoKTGo: @mikeschaffer hey! my friend landed the front cover of SI this year, so I was excited to see it all over the media #SportsPRChat
5:18 pm stearnscd: Q2 – I know ppl enjoy it, but WAY overcovered with events, unveilings, @darrenrovell1 special, etc #sportsprchat
5:18 pm justplayindumb: Q2: For one cover a year SI tries to get their inner Playboy on by releasing the Swim Suit Issue! #SportsPRChat
5:18 pm tshepard: Q2- I think SI takes the cake for that one. Especially for women. #SportsPRChat
5:18 pm mikeschaffer: HAHAHA! RT @UnfilteredMMA @mikeschaffer When Dennis Rodman married himself? #SportsPRChat
5:19 pm kmskala: Q2 – No, the SI Swimsuit Issue is actually a pretty big accomplishment (despite what ppl might think). Seriously. #sportsPRchat
5:19 pm UOsportsdude: Hi guys, sorry I’m late. Q1 I really liked the Audi commercial. Very cute on a very serious topic #sportsprchat
5:19 pm mikeschaffer: @GoKTGo Not knocking BD or the models at all! Just saying the news gets more attention than it warrants #SportsPRChat
5:19 pm stephmajercik: RT @tshepard: Q2- I think SI takes the cake for that one. Especially for women. #sportsprchat
5:19 pm mikeschaffer: RT @katiebailey: Q2 – Prob not, but honorable mention: when an athlete unveils a fragrance. Who wants to smell like a sweaty athlete anyway? #sportsPRchat
5:20 pm Sean_Flynn: Yes, Valentines Day. RT @mikeschaffer: Q2 – pointless media event that gets more attention than SI Swimsuit Issue #SportsPRChat
5:20 pm mikeschaffer: @kmskala Maybe I’m just getting old, but it isn’t what it used to be. Big deal, yes, but unveiling the cover? #SportsPRChat
5:21 pm ryanknapp: @GoKTGo Friend, wha? You’re holding out on us! #sportsprchat
5:21 pm UOsportsdude: Q2 – it’s ironic, of all the sports mags, SI is the traditional old school one. You would think it would be the ESPN swimsuit #sportsprchat
5:21 pm rob_e_smith: Hi I’m Rob. Q2 I think Andy Roddick must be a little jealous his wife made the cover #SportsPRChat
5:21 pm eglomb: Q2: I would think it would be a huge accomplishment to even be in the SI swimsuit edition #SportsPRchat
5:22 pm plandsem: @mikeschaffer BD is married to Andy Roddick, so now she’s more visible in the sports world than just the swimsuit issue. #SportsPRChat
5:22 pm stearnscd: Q2 – the swimsuit issue has become a cultural phenomenon in our society partially thanks to the media coverage #sportsprchat
5:22 pm mikeschaffer: Let me reiterate – NOT taking away from models’ accomplishments! But SI blows it up bigger than it is. It’s a compliment! #SportsPRChat
5:22 pm SuperDu: You’re a friend of Brooklyn? Now ppl who wanna meet her know who to tweet! RT @GoKTGo my friend landed the front cover of SI #SportsPRChat
5:22 pm mikeschaffer: Q3 coming in 2 mins #SportsPRChat
5:23 pm jonlustig: Q2 I’m more offended that the thing is connected to SI period. I’m fine with the 7 minutes on Letterman. #SportsPRChat
5:24 pm SuperDu: Q2. SI wouldn’t spend the money on the promotions if it didn’t sell more mags. It’s all pretty calculated. #SportsPRChat
5:24 pm kmskala: @MichaelWMann @mikeschaffer General pop thinks we’re drooling over attractive women, but there is meaning 2 landing cover, IMO #sportsPRChat
5:25 pm ThatGuyHugs: SI creates great buzz about issue…great marketing, great product = amazing sales (I believe it makes 15% of total SI sales) #sportsprchat
5:25 pm mikeschaffer: RT @EZBaratz @mikeschaffer SI Swim is Time’s biggest/best selling issue every year. I’d say it’s relevant. #SportsPRChat
5:25 pm ithakid: Q3a: What should @mikeschaffer name his fantasy baseball team in my fantasy league, which he still needs to sign up for? #SportsPRChat
5:26 pm mikeschaffer: Q3 – Keeping with male/female dynamic – Danica’s NASCAR debut…Big deal or what’s the hype? #SportsPRChat
5:26 pm Sean_Flynn: If ur client had an ad in the mag u would appreciate the spectacle RT @mikeschaffer: Big deal, but unveiling the cover? #SportsPRChat
5:27 pm forrestkoba: @mikeschaffer Danica is well-overhyped. She was an average racer in the IndyCar Series, but she is marketed well. #SportsPRChat
5:27 pm mikeschaffer: @ithakid I’ll name my team from the group – e-mail me suggestions michaelgschaffer at gmail.com #SportsPRChat
5:27 pm SuperDu: Nah, most are drooling. RT @kmskala ppl thinks we’e drooling over attractive women, but there is meaning 2 landing cover #sportsPRChat
5:27 pm mikeschaffer: @kmskala I agree with you. I’m amazed at how SI has turned it into a major annual event! #SportsPRChat
5:27 pm UOsportsdude: Q3 – Danica Patrick is more overhyped than the SI swim cover #sportsprchat
5:28 pm jliebman: Q3 – A female breaking into a sport dominated by men – big deal. NASCAR – big in SE USA. In OR – most couldn’t name 3 drivers #SportsPRChat
5:28 pm ThatGuyHugs: @Anita_Lobo It is by far their best selling issue each year…also helps that it has longer shelf life #sportsprchat
5:28 pm stephmajercik: Q3 I don’t think its a huge deal. She’s not the first woman to race in NASCAR #sportsprchat
5:29 pm forrestkoba: @mikeschaffer A female in NASCAR has everyone buzzing. She’s signed with a good race team so she’s well-positioned to succeed. #SportsPRChat
5:29 pm tshepard: Q3- Could care less, but I don’t follow NASCAR. Could be good for women in the sport #SportsPRChat
5:29 pm Sean_Flynn: RT @mikeschaffer: Q3 Big Deal-Women should be mad for her dropping the ball. She could have been a GREAT role model. #SportsPRChat #godaddy
5:29 pm ThatGuyHugs: Q3 I’m actually interested in seeing the father/daughter combo racing… #sportsprchat
5:29 pm stearnscd: Q3 Danica + NASCAR is made to be a big deal only because she’s a pretty girl with talent in a male dominated sport #sportsprchat
5:29 pm sherylgudelsky: i guess being the token woman makes the danica buzz unavoidable #sportsprchat
5:30 pm mikeschaffer: RT @stephmajercik: Q3 I don’t think its a huge deal. She’s not the first woman to race in NASCAR #sportsprchat
5:30 pm justplayindumb: Q3: Danica is NASCAR, could be the potential long term face of a sport that badly needs a spokesperson who peeps recognize #SportsPRChat
5:30 pm forrestkoba: @mikeschaffer Dale Earnhardt Jr. is an average talent, but is retained due to his fanbase. Danica could follow the same route. #SportsPRChat
5:31 pm mikeschaffer: Hunsicker @mikeschaffer Q3 – Big mistake to start her at Daytona NW race. Won’t be at all like ARCA or her open-wheel races. #SportsPRChat
5:31 pm ThatGuyHugs: Danica is marketed well but she needs to win otherwise she’ll just be next Anna K. #sportsprchat
5:31 pm SuperDu: Q3 Danica better than just ave. Finished 6th in 1st stock car race ever. AND, yes, marketers capitalize on her sex appeal. #SportsPRChat
5:31 pm jonlustig: Q3 Big deal. More people paying attention to the sport in the northeast. #SportsPRChat
5:31 pm mikeschaffer: RT @Hunsicker til she can prove herself as a viable stock car driver, it’s just hype. She had 1 win in IRL; #SportsPRChat
5:31 pm UOsportsdude: Q3 – Unless Danica wins, the hype will fade quickly like it did for Michelle Wie. #sportsprchat
5:32 pm mikeschaffer: RT @ThatGuyHugs: Danica is marketed well but she needs to win otherwise she’ll just be next Anna K. #sportsprchat
5:32 pm eglomb: Q3: I think that no one is really going to care about Danica till she wins something. #SportsPRChat
5:32 pm forrestkoba: @mikeschaffer I disagree. She’s well-prepared for Nationwide and could be a borderline Sprint Cup racer immediately. #SportsPRChat
5:32 pm mikeschaffer: Q4 Coming in 2 mins #SportsPRChat
5:33 pm tshepard: RT @detnewsMSU: RT @detnews: Report: U. of Texas, Big Ten have ‘preliminary exchanges’ about expansion http://bit.ly/cKatHN #SportsPRChat
5:33 pm stephmajercik: RT @UOsportsdude: Q3 – Unless Danica wins, the hype will fade quickly like it did for Michelle Wie. #sportsprchat
5:33 pm SuperDu: She is 1st woman to win an IndyCar race! RT @ThatGuyHugs Danica is marketed well but needs to win otherwise just next Anna K. #sportsprchat
5:34 pm jliebman: Q3 – It also gives @ESPN a story to run for two straight weeks now that the Super Bowl is over. #SportsPRChat
5:34 pm jonlustig: Q3 She’s being backed by the best team in the sport, we’ll see if she can hold her own there. #SportsPRChat
5:34 pm stearnscd: Gotta run to a meeting. Enjoy the rest of #sportsprchat everyone. Thanks again @mikeschaffer!
5:34 pm mikeschaffer: Q4 – Better Olympics – Winter or Summer – and why? #SportsPRChat
5:34 pm Worob: Q3 Or the next Andy Roddick RT @ThatGuyHugs Danica is marketed well but needs to win otherwise just next Anna K. #sportsprchat
5:34 pm ThatGuyHugs: @SuperDu I know but I meant at the NASCAR level…but then again, Dale Jr. is as popular if not more than J. Johnson… #sportsprchat
5:34 pm SuperDu: She has won an IndyCar race. RT @eglomb Q3: I think that no one is really going to care about Danica till she wins something. #SportsPRChat
5:35 pm jeffespo: @mikeschaffer Winter – one word Hockey #sportsprchat
5:35 pm katiebailey: @tshepard Wow, I’d heard they might consider Mizzou, which I think is a better choice geographically, but hadn’t heard abt Tex #sportsPRchat
5:35 pm stephmajercik: Q4 Summer. There are way more sports I want to watch in the summer olympics than the winter #sportsprchat
5:35 pm Worob: Q4 Summer. Too much going on in the winter – NHL, NBA, Spring Training, Daytona 500 #sportsprchat
5:35 pm james_bravo: RT @UOsportsdude: Q3 – Unless Danica wins, the hype will fade quickly like it did for Michelle Wie. #sportsprchat
5:36 pm Sean_Flynn: Summer–Bigger, more international. RT @mikeschaffer: Q4 – Better Olympics – Winter or Summer – and why? #SportsPRChat
5:36 pm mikeschaffer: @stearnscd adios, bud…thanks for stopping by! #sportsprchat
5:36 pm tshepard: Q4- I don’t think many will agree with this one but I love the Winter Olympics. I’m also a figure skater and huge hockey fan! #SportsPRChat
5:36 pm jhalitsky: Q4-Summer Olympics has more appeal in USA. Less promo from NBC, most noise is about how NBC will lose $. #sportsprchat
5:36 pm jonlustig: Q3 Most drivers in any series never win a race. She’s certainly capable of succeeding in NASCAR. #SportsPRChat
5:36 pm UOsportsdude: Q4 – Summer, without a doubt. All nations can participate, not just ones with snow. More TV dollars and more competition #sportsprchat
5:36 pm plandsem: Q4 Summer! People have more free time and the sports are more glamorous. #SportsPRChat
5:36 pm mikeschaffer: @Worob I’m no Roddick fan, but the guy has been Top 10 material for a decade. Just not top 3 material #sportsprchat
5:37 pm stephmajercik: Q4 Plus I usually have more time in the summer to watch #sportsprchat
5:37 pm katiebailey: Q4 – Summer. I’m a huge fan of Olympic swimming and played several “summer” sports growing up. Familiar w more of athletes too #sportsPRchat
5:37 pm justplayindumb: Q4: Winter Olympics because of the hockey! #SportsPRChat
5:37 pm sherylgudelsky: Q4: definitely more followers of summer games, but can not beat the hockey in the winter game #sportsprchat
5:38 pm jhalitsky: Q4 Winter’10 timing should have been separated from SB, NBA ASG, Daytona #sportsprchat
5:38 pm Worob: Q4 From a marketing standpoint, both have difficulties. Too many sports choices 24/7 for either to really do well #sportsprchat
5:38 pm plandsem: Q4 And by glamorous, I mean more interesting to the avg. American viewer. I think people identify more w/ summer Oly. stars. #SportsPRChat
5:38 pm jliebman: Q4 – Summer. It unites the world w/a wide array of sports. Little representation from warm countries (except in Cool Runnings) #SportsPRChat
5:38 pm jonlustig: Q4 The fact that their playing hockey in an NHL rink this time kills it for me. The Summer games are better. #SportsPRChat
5:38 pm eglomb: Q4: Summer bc there are more sports I like & after all the snow in DC this past week, I’m sick of winter #SportsPRChat
5:38 pm mikeschaffer: Q4 – Don’t know what the big storylines will be for winter. Summer has more action..and less glitter! #SportsPRChat
5:39 pm ithakid: Q4 Summer Olympics way better than Winter. IOC should make Baseball a Winter Olymic sport, play it indoors, invite MLB players #SportsPRChat
5:39 pm stephmajercik: @Worob But there is really never a good time of year where there aren’t other sports to watch/choose from #sportsprchat
5:39 pm SuperDu: Q4: From Canada, so I love Winter. Not better, but different than Summ games. U.S. likes Summ better bec they win more there. #sportsprchat
5:39 pm mikeschaffer: Agree 100% RT @eglomb Q4: Summer bc there are more sports I like & after all the snow in DC this past week, I’m sick of winter #SportsPRChat
5:39 pm backseatgaffer: Q3 Danica has talent, but also been w/top-flight teams. Would like to see results with a start-up team or as driver/owner.#SportsPRChat
5:40 pm plandsem: Q4 @mikeschaffer And the athletes’ faces are not constantly covered by helmets. #SportsPRChat
5:40 pm UOsportsdude: Q4 – The Winter games this year need fake snow. Have the Summer games ever needed fake sun? #sportsprchat
5:40 pm mikeschaffer: RT @jliebman: Q4 – Summer. It unites the world w/a wide array of sports. Little representation from warm countries (except in Cool Runnings) #SportsPRChat
5:40 pm jhalitsky: @eglomb Maybe all this snow will drive ratings bec ppl are stuck at home! #sportsprchat
5:40 pm Worob: @stephmajercik Just saying that the Olympics aren’t what they used to be b/c of all of the choices we have today #sportsprchat
5:40 pm jonlustig: Q4 Too many judged sports at the winter games. Summer has them too, but less prominent. #SportsPRChat
5:41 pm mikeschaffer: Yep, Tweet of the Day goes to @jliebman for citing “Cool Runnings” in a #SportsPRChat answer! FEEL THE RHYTHYM! FEEL THE RIDE!
5:41 pm justplayindumb: RT @jliebman: Q4 – Summer. It unites the world w/a wide array of sports. Little representation from warm countries (except in Cool Runnings) #SportsPRChat
5:41 pm katiebailey: Amen! RT @eglomb Q4 Summer bc there are more sports I like & after all the snow in DC this past week, I’m sick of winter #sportsPRchat
5:41 pm Sean_Flynn: How about it being almost 50 degree in Vanco. Q4 – Don’t know what the big storylines will be for winter. #SportsPRChat
5:41 pm mikeschaffer: Q5 – Donating Q5 to #HAPPO. Please read this and share: http://is.gd/8aDaz #SportsPRChat
5:42 pm Worob: Q4 Apologies for the promo, but actually had a blog post about the winter olympics marketing efforts – http://bit.ly/8VxL2P #sportsprchat
5:42 pm stephmajercik: @Worob I see your point. And I also feel, esp. in winter, that Olympic sports are more obscure #sportsprchat
5:43 pm IFSTPresident: @mikeschaffer Q4 – I say winter, but only if they add snowball throwing! http://snowballthrowing.com/ #SportsPRChat #snowballthrowersunite
5:43 pm eglomb: @jhalitsky I disagree that ratings from the DC area would go up, after 6 days of being inside people will be avoiding tv’s #SportsPRChat
5:43 pm mikeschaffer: RT @EZBaratz I want to say Summer, but Winter has curling. You cannot beat a game that’s referred to as “chess on ice.” #SportsPRChat
5:43 pm SuperDu: WORLD shdn’t schedule thr sports around U.S. sched. RT @jhalitsky timing shld have been separated from SB, NBA ASG, Daytona #sportsprchat
5:43 pm Sean_Flynn: Sad the NY Times did a Jamaican bob sled team article and only had this picture http://bit.ly/aXYsAi @jliebman #SportsPRChat
5:44 pm mikeschaffer: Q6 – What pro sport has best trading deadline (combination of buzz and impact)? #SportsPRChat
5:44 pm mikeschaffer: RT @ErichHeber @mikeschaffer Actually it is Feel the Rhythm, Feel the rhyme… #SportsPRChat
5:45 pm sherylgudelsky: harder in winter for people to watch sports they arn’t familiar with,snowballl throwing would help this I agree@mikeschaffer #sportsprchat
5:45 pm mikeschaffer: RT @SuperDu: WORLD shdn’t schedule thr sports around U.S. sched. RT @jhalitsky timing shld have been separated from SB, NBA ASG, Daytona #sportsprchat
5:45 pm rob_e_smith: @Sean_Fylnn Q4 Dang its 50 degrees in Vanco. They are going to be skiing on grass #SportsPRChat
5:45 pm forrestkoba: @mikeschaffer The best trade deadline is easily the MLB. If it counts, trades during the NFL Draft are also very interesting. #SportsPRChat
5:45 pm Worob: Q6 @mikeschaffer Not even close. baseball. Hot stove is talked about all year #sportsprchat
5:46 pm stephmajercik: Q6 Also have to say baseball. Constantly hearing about trades #sportsprchat
5:46 pm Anita_Lobo: @mikeschaffer: Q4 – summer Olympics allows more participation – more feasible for athletes & spectators #sportsPRchat
5:46 pm ThatGuyHugs: @mikeschaffer Q6 Baseball – little competition for media attention, same date each year, easy to understand #sportsprchat
5:46 pm mikeschaffer: @Worob I was thinking that, but percentage wise, can an NBA trade have more impact on a team? #SportsPRChat
5:46 pm SuperDu: Just skating at Wintrs. No more prominent than gymnastics at Summers. RT @jonlustig Too many judged sports at winter games. #SportsPRChat
5:46 pm tshepard: Agrred. MLB hands down. RT @stephmajercik: Q6 Also have to say baseball. Constantly hearing about trades #sportsprchat
5:46 pm jonlustig: Q6 It’s still baseball. Other sports have salary caps, makes it harder to do deals for big impact players. #SportsPRChat
5:46 pm JasMollica: @mikeschaffer: Q6 – Joining late all… NHL Trade Deadline. Hands down. #SportsPRChat
5:46 pm jhalitsky: Q6 Baseball gets ton of trade deadline buzz 4 actual moves & lamenting teams dumping players. BUY or SELL talk starts early #sportsprchat
5:47 pm ithakid: Q4 Also, why can’t big-ticket indoor sports like gymnastics be both Summer AND Winter sport? I’d watch Winter Games Gymnastics #SportsPRChat
5:47 pm sherylgudelsky: agreed. baseball. RT @stephmajercik: Q6 Also have to say baseball. Constantly hearing about trades #sportsprchat
5:47 pm forrestkoba: @mikeschaffer NBA trades are of a much higher impact because the roster sizes are much smaller. Big swings in projected wins. #SportsPRChat
5:47 pm Worob: @mikeschaffer tough call. think it depends on the team. As a former MLB reporter, I’m bias #sportsprchat
5:47 pm UC_SID: Q6 @mikeschaffer baseball has the best trading deadline. BAR NONE. NBA & NFL are nonexistent it seems #SportsPRChat
5:47 pm mikeschaffer: @JasMollica I think MLB gets most buzz, but NBA and NHL trades have more impacts #SportsPRChat
5:48 pm MVNUSID: @mikeschaffer Q6 I think the @MLB trading deadline is the best one and tends to have the biggest impact #SportsPRChat
5:48 pm forrestkoba: @JasMollica The NHL trade deadline only really impacts the teams who break rosters down or make major acquisitions. #SportsPRChat
5:48 pm katiebailey: Q6 – I’d say MLB gets the most trade chatter. NBA gets a fair amt as well, but it seems to be discussed less intensely. #sportsPRchat
5:49 pm Sean_Flynn: Agreed. Now P Gammons at MLB network RT @Worob: Q6 @mikeschaffer Not even close. baseball. Hot stove is talked about all year #sportsprchat
5:49 pm SuperDu: Basketball is winter sport! RT @ithakid Q4 why can’t big-ticket indoor sports like gymnastics be both Smmr AND Wntr sport? #SportsPRChat
5:49 pm jonlustig: @SuperDu Skating is more prominent than gymnastics. Also judged, aerial skiing, snowboarding, others. #SportsPRChat
5:49 pm Worob: Time for lunch. Good chat all. Hope you all checkout my PR at Sunrise blog – http://bit.ly/dys22u #sportsprchat
5:50 pm JasMollica: Q6 To me the baseball trade deadine is the appetizer to the waiver deadline. #SportsPRChat
5:50 pm justplayindumb: @mikeschaffer For MLB trades you have to wait essentially years before you know whether it was worth it, unless high profile #SportsPRChat
5:50 pm UC_SID: Q4 – Summer games are better. To be honest, I almost forget about Winter game #SportsPRChat
5:50 pm Sean_Flynn: Disagree. CC and the Brewers. Cliff Lee and the Phills as examples. RT @forrestkoba: NBA trades are of a much higher impact #SportsPRChat
5:50 pm mikeschaffer: Q7 (last one) coming up in 2 mins! #SportsPRchat
5:51 pm RobertCInnis: Speed skating and curling are the things to watch. #sportsprchat http://myloc.me/3IHzC
5:51 pm SuperDu: @jonlustig I think Fig. Sktg and Gymnastics are equivs at their games. Also, diving, trampoline (good god) etc. @ Smmrs #SportsPRchat
5:52 pm forrestkoba: @justplayindumb If the trade results in a MLB Championship, then no matter what players were involved, the trade was worth it. #SportsPRChat
5:52 pm mikeschaffer: Q7 – Call it now – who wins the Super Bowl next year? #SportsPRChat
5:52 pm BradBisbing: RT @JasMollica: Q6 To me the baseball trade deadine is the appetizer to the waiver deadline. #SportsPRChat
5:53 pm UC_SID: .@Sean_Flynn @forrestkoba MLB deadline has MUCH great impact. when was the last time a NBA deadline trade made a difference? #SportsPRChat
5:53 pm eglomb: after going to a curling open house in CT once, I’d say it’s a sport that’s more interesting to do than watch #SportsPRChat
5:53 pm jonlustig: @SuperDu True. Just feels like more of the sports we’re told we should care about are judged ones in the winter. #SportsPRChat
5:53 pm forrestkoba: @mikeschaffer I’m going to go out on a limb and say Green Bay, if they can shore up their offensive line in the offseason. #SportsPRChat
5:53 pm jhalitsky: Q7 – J-E-T-S Jets Jets Jets #sportsprchat
5:53 pm stephmajercik: Q7 Cleveland Browns! Haha fat chance, but would be absolutely amazing #sportsprchat
5:53 pm SuperDu: Q7 If they can keep rosters stable, next year SB could be a rematch! #SportsPRchat
5:53 pm colinokeefe: @mikeschaffer Packers. Rodgers makes leap to top 3 QB while defense gets its act together. #SportsPRChat
5:54 pm Helpaprproout: Thanks Mike! And hello #SportsPRChat friends RT @mikeschaffer: Q5 – Donating Q5 to #HAPPO. Please read this and share: http://is.gd/8aDaz
5:54 pm UC_SID: Q7-right now, easy money for me would be the Saints to win SB next year #SportsPRChat
5:54 pm katiebailey: Q7 – I’ll pick something different… Steelers to win #SB45! Gotta make playoffs first though. #sportsPRchat
5:54 pm GoKTGo: @mikeschaffer Q7 My Carolina Panthers, hahah! #sportsprchat
5:54 pm stearnscd: That was a short meeting. Q6 – European soccer summer transfer window is the best trade deadline with HUGE $ and buzz #sportsprchat
5:55 pm eglomb: Rthat would be awesome! T @stephmajercik: Q7 Cleveland Browns! Haha fat chance, but would be absolutely amazing #sportsprchat
5:55 pm MVNUSID: @mikeschaffer Q7 I think we’ll have our first back-to-back rematch SB next year w/Colts over Saints 31-28. #SportsPRChat
5:55 pm UC_SID: Q7- however, Packers on getting better and should challenge. I’ve lost all faith in Colts right now to win the SB again #SportsPRChat
5:55 pm forrestkoba: @colinokeefe Glad someone else believes in the #Packers! (I’m a #Steelers fan being unbiased). lol #SportsPRChat
5:55 pm Sean_Flynn: I would love to see the Jets. Fun team and coach. RT @mikeschaffer: Q7 – Call it now – who wins the Super Bowl next year? #SportsPRChat
5:55 pm jonlustig: Q7 Eagles, if McNabb stays. #SportsPRChat
5:55 pm stephmajercik: @eglomb Yes! We can dream can’t we? #sportsprchat
5:56 pm rob_e_smith: Q7 My first choice will be the Patriots. Then the Cowboys. #SportsPRChat
5:56 pm mikeschaffer: I make this call with my heart, not with my head, but GO RAVENS! (caveat – if Ed Reed comes back, ONLY) #SportsPRChat
5:56 pm SuperDu: @jonlustig I think that’s because NBC doesn’t provide hi-profile coverage of sports that US isn’t favored in. #SportsPRchat
5:56 pm eglomb: Q7: I’d like to see the Ravens #SportsPRChat
5:56 pm jhalitsky: @SuperDu Good point. USOC not in good favor w/ IOC. But w/ revs generated by US, you’d think they’d have a say in timing. #sportsprchat
5:56 pm mikeschaffer: AXP112 I’m going to go a bit “out there” and say the Tennessee Titans. Chris Johnson is quickly taking over the NFL run game. #SportsPRChat
5:57 pm UC_SID: Q7- The Vikings due to Favre factor. Jets improved after he left, so Vikes could/should too LOL #SportsPRChat
5:57 pm rob_e_smith: @colinokeefe I like the Packers. They can make some noise next year. #SportsPRChat
5:57 pm eglomb: @stephmajercik I’m always a fan of the underdogs #SportsPRChat
5:57 pm mikeschaffer: Thank you for another amazing #SportsPRChat! We covered a TON of ground again today! Transcript coming soon!
5:57 pm UC_SID: @mikeschaffer I like the Ravens. Offense needs to improve, & defense needs to stay together #SportsPRChat
5:58 pm jonlustig: @SuperDu Nah, Canadian broadcasters mostly highlight the same ones. #SportsPRChat
5:58 pm stephmajercik: RT @mikeschaffer: Thank you for another amazing #SportsPRChat! We covered a TON of ground again today! Transcript coming soon!
5:59 pm UC_SID: @mikeschaffer TY for having the #SportsPRChat … really glad I found it!!!
6:00 pm eglomb: thanks too! RT @mikeschaffer: Thank you for another amazing #SportsPRChat! We covered a TON of ground again today! Transcript coming soon!
6:00 pm plandsem: Learned so much from #SportsPRChat again this week! Thanks for moderating, @MikeSchaffer.
6:02 pm katiebailey: @mikeschaffer Thanks, Mike! Another great chat. Looking forward to the transcript. And good luck with all the snow! #sportsPRchat
6:02 pm jhalitsky: @mikeschaffer Thanks for running a solid chat! #sportsprchat
6:04 pm SuperDu: @jonlustig I’ll bet CBC covers more sports where they’re own athletes aren’t favored than NBC. #SportsPRChat
6:07 pm jonlustig: @SuperDu That’s a common slam on NBC that’s really not deserved. Every country’s broadcaster mostly does that. #SportsPRChat