Here is the link to the first blog I'm going to give deep, profound insight on.
Awful Announcers has been a blog since sometime in 2006. I found it by searching on blogsearch.google.com in hopes of finding a neat sports blog. This isn't quite what I'd planned on finding, but it's definitely intersting.
This site is, as quoted from the sidebar, "a sanctuary for those frustrated or fed up with awful announcers..." and it seems to focus on the commentators for sporting events, and the author's opinion of them. For the most part it is quite derogatory, but entertaining in the way it's written. I think that the blog does a good job of fulfilling its stated purpose.
I would have to say this blog is a combination of all three types specified by Blood. It contains plenty of the author's opinion, some short entries but quite a few longer, more focused pieces (a la notebook), and links to everything under the sun concerning sportcasters (from videos to articles to bios of the people he is dissing). I guess, though, if I had to categorize this into only one category, it would be a filter (but of course that is a very loose categorization).
As far as trying to choose a genre, I would put this somewhere between a sports blog, pundit blog, and hobby blog. The author is using this blog for self-expression and is building a reputation by giving his comments on the various sportscasters and the events they cover. The blog focuses completely on sports and sportcasting, which explains the "sports blog" and even the "hobby blog" categories. The author could also be viewed as an expert on the topic he is blogging about, since he gives a wealth of information and strong opinion. Even if he doesn't know what he's talking about, the tone of the blog makes the readers (or at least me) think he does.
This blog is definitely not a blog just for the writer. He is searching for, and from the comments I read, he is finding that audience. He's also using the blog for himself, but that is basically as a way to draw the audience. Even with the obvious, intentional slant, this blog would appeal to a wide audience since so many of us have seen a bumbled sportscast and we love to make fun of people, and read about people making fun of people. The writer keeps a humorous voice throughout his posts, mainly because he's writing to entertain, with less emphasis on information. He lets his videos and links provide the information; he provides his feedback.
As far as style, this is pretty clean-cut and easy to read, and for the most part images and videos are placed to catch the eye without distracting the reading in the middle of an idea, like I've seen on many blogs. The template is your basic black-text-on-white-background, and it's written in standard font. There are no startling color contrasts so it's easy on the eyes to stay at the page for large periods of time.
On the sidebar, it took me quite awhile to find the blogger's "other fun stuff" section, which is basically just a way of finding one's topics of interest quickly in all the posts by searching for keywords, or labels. His blogroll is extensive and features many sports fans.
Okay, on to blog #2...
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