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A Fan’s Notes: Unsolicited Praise for Sportswriter Jon Bois

39 points by nkurz 7y ago

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bretthopper 7y ago
Jon Bois is a genius in my opinion as well so I'm glad someone wrote this. There aren't many links to his videos in this article, but here's one of my favourites: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4AhABManTw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4AhABManTw. It's about the 1904 Olympic marathon in St. Louis. edit: He's also a great follow on Twitter at https://twitter.com/jon_bois https://twitter.com/jon_bois.
- khrbrt 7y ago
  I'm still in awe for his two part documentary on athletes named "Bob". https://youtu.be/lvh6NLqKRfs https://youtu.be/lvh6NLqKRfs
JackFr 7y ago
I don't understand the title. I expected it was a reference to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Fan%27s_Notes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Fan%27s_Notes, and either the blog author doesn't know about the book, or I'm too thick to see the connection. Honestly I suppose it could be either.
beeftime 7y ago
Bois is undoubtedly one of (if not the) best sportswriter alive today. Not only is he wildly funny and profoundly sincere, but he's able to elevate the subject matter above the bookkeeping and political insider drama his peers only ever seem to write about Do yourself a favor and put some time aside to watch Chart Party: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUXSZMIiUfFSe4gpc8PLDECqViWi-2we3 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUXSZMIiUfFSe4gpc8PLD... and Pretty Good: https://www.sbnation.com/pretty-good https://www.sbnation.com/pretty-good absolutely phenomenal work. I don't know of anyone else doing anything even approaching this.
sharkweek 7y ago
His Eulogy for RadioShack might be my favorite essay of the 2010s, no hyperbole. https://www.sbnation.com/2014/11/26/7281129/radioshack-eulogy-stories https://www.sbnation.com/2014/11/26/7281129/radioshack-eulog... I enjoy his chart parties and other sports deep dives, but really love his cultural commentary the most.
tylerapplebaum 7y ago
SBNation couldn't exist in its current form without Jon Bois. Even if you're not into sports, watch some of his videos - you'll be hooked.
mattbreeden 7y ago
Link to the article mentioned 17776, a piece I very much enjoyed: https://www.sbnation.com/a/17776-football https://www.sbnation.com/a/17776-football
- gregknicholson 7y ago
  I read this a while ago; it's some of the most inventive, imaginitive science fiction I've ever come across.

39 points by nkurz 7y ago

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Jon Bois is a genius in my opinion as well so I'm glad someone wrote this. There aren't many links to his videos in this article, but here's one of my favourites: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4AhABManTw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4AhABManTw. It's about the 1904 Olympic marathon in St. Louis. edit: He's also a great follow on Twitter at https://twitter.com/jon_bois https://twitter.com/jon_bois.

khrbrt 7y ago
I'm still in awe for his two part documentary on athletes named "Bob". https://youtu.be/lvh6NLqKRfs https://youtu.be/lvh6NLqKRfs

JackFr 7y ago

I don't understand the title. I expected it was a reference to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Fan%27s_Notes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Fan%27s_Notes, and either the blog author doesn't know about the book, or I'm too thick to see the connection. Honestly I suppose it could be either.

beeftime 7y ago

Bois is undoubtedly one of (if not the) best sportswriter alive today. Not only is he wildly funny and profoundly sincere, but he's able to elevate the subject matter above the bookkeeping and political insider drama his peers only ever seem to write about Do yourself a favor and put some time aside to watch Chart Party: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUXSZMIiUfFSe4gpc8PLDECqViWi-2we3 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUXSZMIiUfFSe4gpc8PLD... and Pretty Good: https://www.sbnation.com/pretty-good https://www.sbnation.com/pretty-good absolutely phenomenal work. I don't know of anyone else doing anything even approaching this.

sharkweek 7y ago

His Eulogy for RadioShack might be my favorite essay of the 2010s, no hyperbole. https://www.sbnation.com/2014/11/26/7281129/radioshack-eulogy-stories https://www.sbnation.com/2014/11/26/7281129/radioshack-eulog... I enjoy his chart parties and other sports deep dives, but really love his cultural commentary the most.

tylerapplebaum 7y ago

SBNation couldn't exist in its current form without Jon Bois. Even if you're not into sports, watch some of his videos - you'll be hooked.

mattbreeden 7y ago

Link to the article mentioned 17776, a piece I very much enjoyed: https://www.sbnation.com/a/17776-football https://www.sbnation.com/a/17776-football

gregknicholson 7y ago
I read this a while ago; it's some of the most inventive, imaginitive science fiction I've ever come across.