As you have probably noticed, I haven't posted for some time here at Real Fake Sports. Unfortunately, unless I want it to affect my real job and/or my family life, I just don't have the time to write consistently anymore. Sure, I could churn out some crap whenever I had a free half hour, but that doesn't make any sense. I'd like it if the site could keep going with other writers, so we'll see where that goes.

I'd like to thank the guys at Bloguin—Dave, Derek & Ben—for inviting me to join the network. You guys were great whenever I had a site question or issue, and you have worked hard to ensure that we have a professional look. I'm sure that will continue. There are tons of great sites in the "Bloguin family" and I was glad to be a small part of it, even taking home the Funniest Blog of 2010 in the Second Annual Bloguin Awards.

Thanks to Jayson Stark at ESPN (Yes, THE Jayson Stark) for giving me several shout outs over the past couple baseball seasons in his weekly Rumblings & Grumblings column as the Headliner of the Week. And he was a great sport when I broke the "news" that one time he had to Google the answer to his own trivia question.

Also, a thank you to Zaki at the Philadelphia sports satire site Philly Gameday for allowing me to contribute a few times, but especially for being a good sounding board when we'd bounce ideas back and forth. Thanks also to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , a comedy writer and stand-up comedian who gave me a number of great headline ideas for the site, and giving me feedback on my ideas.

Thanks to everyone that read the site and enjoyed my writing. I really appreciate it. Writing satire is not nearly as easy as the Onion makes it look, but when people like something you've done, it (Sorry, I promised myself I wouldn't get emotional)...it....it really feels good. (Wiping away the tears)

Maybe I can still do a post here or there, possibly for Real Fake Sports or for other sites, but I just can't do it full-time, so growing an audience would be just too difficult.

Thanks again everyone, and (whatever should go here when writing a "my blogging days might be over" post)

Andy
Real Fake Sports
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