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Koufax Award Winners

by BooMan
Mon Apr 3rd, 2006 at 03:53:42 PM EST

The Koufax Winners are now posted. We didn't win anything. But Bood Abides brought home some hardware. Tragically, they neglected to mention that The Wizard of Oil was posted here. Congratulations to firedoglake for their award on the Plame coverage. And I am pleased that my vote was decisive in giving Tennessee Guerilla Women a share of Best State/Local Blog. Who says your vote doesn't count.

And congratulations to John Amato for a richly deserved prize for his work at Crooks & Liars. He has been a big supporter of my efforts here.

Congrats to all the other winners too.

The winners list:

Best Blog -- Non Professional
Crooks & Liars

Best Blog -- Professional or Sponsored
Josh Marshall of Talking Points Memo

Best Blog Community
Daily Kos

Most Deserving of Wider Recognition
Echidne of the Snakes

Best New Blog
Glenn Greenwald of Unclaimed Territory

Best Writing
Digby of Hullabaloo

Best Single Issue Blog
Jordan Barab of Confined Space

Best Expert Blog
Pharyngula by P.Z. Myers

Best Group Blog
Shakespeare's Sister

Best Post
Bag News Notes for Katrina Aftermath: And Then I Saw These

Best Series
FireDogLake for Plame coverage

Most Humorous Blog
Jesus' General

Most Humorous Post
Dood Abides for The Wizard of Oil

Best State or Local Blog
Bluegrass Report and Tennessee Guerilla Women

Best Commenter
Georgia10

Koufax Award Winners | 21 comments (21 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: Koufax Award Winners (4.00 / 4)

Hooray for Bood Abides!!!

But totally sucks RubDMC didn't get anything for Best Series. Boo! Hiss!

When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace. - Jimi Hendrix

by Damnit Janet on Mon Apr 3rd, 2006 at 03:56:12 PM EST

Re: Koufax Award Winners (4.00 / 4)

What a crock - obviously we are the best blog community. :) But with 90K members..feh.

by Second Nature (denn1214 at gmail) on Mon Apr 3rd, 2006 at 04:06:01 PM EST

Fellow Koufax Award Losers, Take Heart! (4.00 / 5)

As was forethreatened to me, a shadowy graphical nerd has had the kindness to bestow upon me a Koufax Loser Icon and place it upon my blog, where it is now available for the viewing and downloading pleasure of those who will scroll down and look on the right side, just under the Egee Board icon with the familiar Whispering Tapir.

I know that all my fellow Koufax Losers will wish to display this beautiful and prestigious icon on their blogs for the edification of their readers.

However, I must ask you to remember that only those who did not win a Koufax Award may legitimately and honestly display this fine icon.

If you are, like Bood Abides, a Koufax Award Winner, you are not authorized to sport this exceptional example of modern icnonography, and must content yourself with the congratulations and hearty applause that are your due and your plight.

one man's conspiracy is another man's business plan
Blog updated as needed

by DuctapeFatwa (DuctapeFatwa@yahoo.com) on Mon Apr 3rd, 2006 at 04:12:36 PM EST

Awesome loser icon (4.00 / 4)

It lends a certain air of mediocrity to your otherwise exceptional blog. :)

by Second Nature (denn1214 at gmail) on Mon Apr 3rd, 2006 at 04:17:48 PM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: Fellow Koufax Award Losers, Take Heart! (4.00 / 4)

Wait just a cotton pickin' minute there Ducky, there is a vast array of bloggers like myself who are ineligible for the Koufax Loser award, since they were never even nominated in the first place.

I suppose if I ever updated my own personal blog it might have a chance . . . sort of like the difference between buying and not buying a lottery ticket when it comes to winning the lottery.

I for one welcome our new Twitter overlords. @Omir55

by Omir the Storyteller (omir.the.storyteller -CAT- gmail -DOG- com) on Mon Apr 3rd, 2006 at 04:18:31 PM EST
[ Parent ]

Nomination is NOT required for Koufax Loserhood (4.00 / 2)

In fact, those who were not nominated and therefore never in danger of being expelled from the ranks of Koufax Award Losers might be said to have even more right to adorn their blogs with the icon than those who were snatched back just in time from that slippery slope.

It is very simple. Either you are a Koufax Award Winner, or you are a Koufax Award Loser. Nomination is not, and in my opinion, should not, be held against you.

one man's conspiracy is another man's business plan
Blog updated as needed

by DuctapeFatwa (DuctapeFatwa@yahoo.com) on Mon Apr 3rd, 2006 at 04:23:59 PM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: Nomination NOT required for Koufax Loserhood (4.00 / 3)

Hmmmm . . . maybe there should be a placard one can put on one's website with the picture of Koufax and the headline:

I was never nominated for a

KOUFAX AWARD
(picture goes here)

so I am obviously not a

WINNER

I for one welcome our new Twitter overlords. @Omir55

by Omir the Storyteller (omir.the.storyteller -CAT- gmail -DOG- com) on Mon Apr 3rd, 2006 at 04:30:26 PM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: Nomination NOT required for Koufax Loserhood (4.00 / 3)

Winner of the KouFAUX Award

When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace. - Jimi Hendrix

by Damnit Janet on Mon Apr 3rd, 2006 at 05:06:38 PM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: Nomination NOT required for Koufax Loserhood (4.00 / 3)

Ding ding ding! We have a winner!!

I for one welcome our new Twitter overlords. @Omir55

by Omir the Storyteller (omir.the.storyteller -CAT- gmail -DOG- com) on Mon Apr 3rd, 2006 at 05:14:57 PM EST
[ Parent ]

it would seem to me (none / 0)

that not being nominated is tanatamount to being the biggest loser of all.

i didn't really frame that statement right, but you get the gist of what i'm saying...

by the way i'm definately downloading and using that logo!

by skippybkroo (skippybkroo@aol.com) on Mon Apr 3rd, 2006 at 09:24:15 PM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: Fellow Koufax Award Losers, Take Heart! (4.00 / 2)

Acephalous developed this great little substiture award graphic, and generously invites the finalists to help themselves to it. He assures us that no little leagers (sp?) were permanently injured in the preparation of this graphic.

Congratulations to G10, Dood, an' da dKos communidy. I was also happy to see BagNewsNotes, Digby, and FDL snag theirs.

For the rest of us - wait til next year!

"...psychopaths have little difficulty infiltrating the domains of...politics, law enforcement, (and) government." Dr. Robert Hare

by RubDMC (rubdmc yahoo! snot bomb) on Mon Apr 3rd, 2006 at 09:05:10 PM EST
[ Parent ]

RubDMC (none / 1)

Well in my world... YOU WON AND WILL ALWAYS WIN FOR BEST SERIES! :D

When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace. - Jimi Hendrix

by Damnit Janet on Mon Apr 3rd, 2006 at 09:09:55 PM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: RubDMC (none / 0)

Thanks, DJ.

I like what the Wampum folks said at the start - it's not about winning, it's about being nominated and recognized.

"...psychopaths have little difficulty infiltrating the domains of...politics, law enforcement, (and) government." Dr. Robert Hare

by RubDMC (rubdmc yahoo! snot bomb) on Tue Apr 4th, 2006 at 10:43:33 AM EST
[ Parent ]

except, wait a minute... (none / 0)

shouldn't the graphic read "2005 koufax award"?

i mean, it's been over a year since i lost the 2004 koufax!

by skippybkroo (skippybkroo@aol.com) on Mon Apr 3rd, 2006 at 09:32:14 PM EST
[ Parent ]

Sorry/Glad (4.00 / 4)

I'm sorry to hear Bootrib didn't win anything. On the other hand I am very glad to see The Wizard Of Oil get the award it deserves. Dood Abides is one of the funniest guys in the blogosphere, and if Wizard of Oil hadn't won I would have . . . well, I don't think I would have done anything, except maybe pout. But it would have been a gross injustice.

And yeah, they should have mentioned that it was posted here too.

I for one welcome our new Twitter overlords. @Omir55

by Omir the Storyteller (omir.the.storyteller -CAT- gmail -DOG- com) on Mon Apr 3rd, 2006 at 04:21:25 PM EST

Re: Koufax Award Winners (4.00 / 4)

Ah crap! As someone said though it is hard to really get the "prize" when one blog has 80,000 users to go vote. I also wonder what the real definition of "community" is. I know I have experienced it here at Booman and in person WITH some of the Tribe.

In my heart Booman You are #1!

Better luck next year.

Frodo failed...Bush has got the ring.

by alohaleezy on Mon Apr 3rd, 2006 at 04:36:10 PM EST

Best Blog Community (4.00 / 3)

It all depends on your definition of "Best," doesn't it? Altho, being the biggest does grant the advantage of more voters. I've always preferred quality over quantity myself...

by sjct on Mon Apr 3rd, 2006 at 04:39:07 PM EST

Re: Koufax Award Winners (4.00 / 4)

Obviously, what's missing from those 'lesser' blog communities is pie.

by wilderness wench on Mon Apr 3rd, 2006 at 04:56:01 PM EST

Re: Koufax Award Winners (4.00 / 4)

WE don't need no stinkin' pie!

by Second Nature (denn1214 at gmail) on Mon Apr 3rd, 2006 at 04:57:50 PM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: Koufax Award Winners (4.00 / 2)

Eyeah, eyeah, eyeah, just like old times - in grammar school. I'll wait for something approximating a real poll where everyone votes once. And noted above, where the emphasis is on signal, not noise.

by rba on Mon Apr 3rd, 2006 at 05:31:57 PM EST

Beer and chocolate, all the way around! (none / 0)

PMS Purchase More Shoes

by Militarytracy on Tue Apr 4th, 2006 at 01:06:07 PM EST

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