Stampede Blue: Two Part Interview With Peter King

Brad Wells of Stampede Blue has been a critic of Sports Illustrated’s Peter King in the past few years.

On Thursday, he went right to the source and sat down for a beer with King to discuss blogging, how he responds to personal insults and his view of Brett Favre. Here’s a snippet from their discussion:

PK: But, it’s also a little bit of a phony life. You know? When si.com first came in, first it was cnnsi.com in 1997, and when that came in, I mean, that was really a little bit more up my alley because I’m not Gary Smith or Rick Riley. I can’t write like that, and I’ve never been able to do that. So, I’m more of a newspaper guy. And so, you know, I just, I think this fits me a little better. I think this world fits me a little bit better because the emphasis in Monday Morning Quarterback is on what I call “quality volume.”

BBS: It almost reads like a blog.

PK: Yeah, that’s what it is.

BBS: It almost reads like a blog.

PK: Dick Ebersol calls it a blog.

It’s fascinating stuff and an unfiltered look into King’s view of the sports world and blogging.

Here’s part one. And here is part two.