Woody Paige Retires From the Denver Post

     So i'm not going to sit here and fellate Woody Paige for 2000 words because for the last few years i've found him to be an obnoxious troll who took the 'You Kids Stay Off my Lawn' type attitude. While he did keep relatively current by being active on twitter and being a regular on Around the Horn, Woody fell victim to the crusty old white sports journalist who refuses to adapt to the modern world, and for that his footprint/influence on the sports world definitely suffered.

Having spent a full paragraph telling you why he sucked, even I have to admit that his resume was UNDENIABLE. 35+ years at the Denver Post covering everything from Elway forcing his way to Denver, to the 2 Stanley Cups for the new Avs, the Me7o and Iverson Nuggets and everything in between. Woody was there for it all and kept his name on the tip of people's tongues as much as Horse Teeth Elway and Patrick WAHHH. He may not have been an upper echelon city tribal sports media personality like Wilbon, Kornheiser, or Bob Ryan but he was definitely that 2nd tier with guys like Cowlishaw, Blackistone, etc. etc. (You know the entire cast of Around the Horn). He gave Denver sports media a much needed shot of relevancy it never had before him. So while i wasn't a huge fan, its a big loss for Denver sports media. However, if you want to keep up with Old man Paige, hes going to be writing a column twice a week for the  Wackjob Religious Zealot Weekly  Colorado Springs Gazette.

PS. His chalkboard sayings behind him on ATH may have been corny as a post-Chipotle shit, but i'll admit it'll always bring me a fresh out the oven piece of nostalgia.