Blogdome: Hey, Who Likes Voting?

• We're wary of any blog awards that involve voting, but we find these considerably more trustworthy than those "Weblog Awards" from a few weeks ago: The Red Reporter's 2005 Sports Blog Awards. Vote like the wind, if you're into that type of thing. [ The Red Reporter] • It might be time to accept that Alex Smith just isn't very good. [ NFL Spam] • Matt Bonner once won a slam dunk contest. We wouldn't make that up, and in case you thought we did, there's video. [ J.E. Skeets] • Maria Sharapova, the NYC transit strike and you. [ The Airing Of Grievances] • When Colorado buys iPods for its players, jeez, everybody wins. Well, except Colorado. [ The Wizard Of Odds] • You know, depriving Jets fans of alcohol, when you really think about it, is just doggone mean. [ The Hater Nation] • A graphical representation of every first inning of the Cubs' upcoming season. [ Baseball Think Factory