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We’re officially pulling the sheet off another new addition to the PFT stable of writers.
The latest member of the gang is Mike Tunison a/k/a Christmas Ape of Kissing Suzy Kolber and Deadspin and With Leather.
Mike T. will be pitching in from time to time during the weekdays, when yours truly’s day job requires some care and/or feeding. He also has written for SportsByBrooks, and he’ll eventually be joining our friends at the Sporting Blog, an online venture of Sporting News.
Our other writers, if you haven’t been paying attention (or if you’ve been unconscious in a Las Vegas street sans $100,000 watch), are Michael David Smith of AOL’s FanHouse, CFT, and other sites, and Josh Alper of AOL’s FanHouse.
Give Tunison a PFT Planet-style welcome in the comments. (Then again, maybe you shouldn’t. We don’t want the guy to quit before he even starts.)
July 9th, 2008 at 12:53 pm
Hey Mike, this is Becky’s old housemate Jeremy from DC. Congrats on the new gig, with my favorite website!
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July 9th, 2008 at 1:03 pm
please start a feud with jeremy schapp of espn, that little weasel pisses me off.
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July 9th, 2008 at 1:11 pm
so the sporting blog = PFT2?
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July 9th, 2008 at 1:16 pm
Dear Mr. Florio,
I have noticed you have expanded your staff twice recently. I was wondering if you have any more positions open for knowledgable football afficionados? I feel I am qualified, as I have been covering “spring training” for years.
Sincerely,
Don King
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July 9th, 2008 at 1:25 pm
Has the Washington Post fallen so far that KSK, Deadspin, and With Leather get a higher billing on someone’s resume?
Welcome Tunison!
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July 9th, 2008 at 1:36 pm
as long as you only write about brett favre every other article mike, you should fit in just fine here.
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July 9th, 2008 at 1:39 pm
Shouldn’t something actually happen in the football world before adding more writers? Great, another “perspective” on the Favre situation. J/K, I’ve liked all the writers so far, so I trust this guy’ll be good.
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July 9th, 2008 at 1:48 pm
Man, I’ve been reading this site since it was just some dude posting some football articles at random intervals from his basement. Now it’s blossomed to 4 dudes posting football articles at regular intervals from 4 respective basements. Kudos, gentlemen.
In all seriousness, excellent news. My favorite site keeps getting better.
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July 9th, 2008 at 1:52 pm
w00t! KSK taking over Blogfrica!
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July 9th, 2008 at 1:53 pm
welcome aboard Mike….all you need for your new job is the ability to relate some portion of the story to a Seinfeld reference and reinforce it with a youtube link to the clip of that episode.
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July 9th, 2008 at 1:53 pm
Is it divide and conquer on the sports blog’s? His message may be the same but, now could be more “mello yellow”?
Don’t pass up the buck($$) or noterity but, don’t sell your soul to MSM!
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July 9th, 2008 at 2:04 pm
You’re an idiot Tunison and obvious have an “insert team name here” bias!
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July 9th, 2008 at 2:08 pm
Welcome, I look foreword to you helping me waste as much of my day as possible!
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July 9th, 2008 at 2:27 pm
Kissing Suzy Kolber is one of the best blogs out there.
Good hire.
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July 9th, 2008 at 2:40 pm
Welcome Mr. Tunison. Now get after it!
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July 9th, 2008 at 2:42 pm
Welcome Mike T. Just keep it running.
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July 9th, 2008 at 2:52 pm
Ape,
please tell me you’ll be the same ever loving jackass that you’ve always been.The world needs an Ape around to mess with Steely McBeam!
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July 9th, 2008 at 3:17 pm
I have no doubt that as a site devoted to the NFL you’ve been complying with the spirit of the Rooney rule for new hires.
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July 9th, 2008 at 3:24 pm
Added a writer from KSK, does this mean that the sites new tagline will be
“ProFootballTalk, now with 200% more dick jokes”
Oh, and Christmas Ape… I guess this means that the PFT budget isn’t big enough to grab one of the good KSK writers.
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July 9th, 2008 at 3:26 pm
Sounds great, but don’t dilute the site too much, Florio. It’s YOUR writing everyone’s been coming to read over the past few years.
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July 9th, 2008 at 3:27 pm
I guess being dumped by the Washington Post hasn’t been such a bad thing after all, eh? Congrats in your new gig at PFT!
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July 9th, 2008 at 4:41 pm
Welcome “Lord Alfred” Tunison.
Hope Florio lets you carry his jock.
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July 9th, 2008 at 4:53 pm
Mike,
Any chance of hiring a guy that is willing to work weekends? I don’t think I should have to wait 7+ hours for a fresh story. At minimum, pimp Sprint. Beats listening to my wife.
Thanks,
Tim
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July 9th, 2008 at 5:13 pm
Great, now Florio has another excuse to spend time producing more metrosexual PFTV spots. Can’t wait for the Jevon Walker 3 parter!
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July 9th, 2008 at 6:36 pm
Stay classy Patriots*.
Florio, the additional writers you have brought in have all helped and this site hasn’t missed a beat. I expect Tunison to not let anyone down either.
Welcome.
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