A look ahead at the next few days
With all the events of this week I thought it would be beneficial to make everyone aware of what you can expect over the next several days. Below I've laid out my initial expectations. Keep in mind though that things may play out differently depending on the circumstances. If things change wildly then I'll try and drop a note about it on here.
Despite being tied up with various things at times I will attempt to update the site as much as possible (as I generally do even when away attending ...
Pastapadre celebrates 1st anniversary
Today marks the one year anniversary of the site. It began as a side project and after about two months become my main sports gaming focus. It has been pretty remarkable to me the growth that has occurred in such a short period of time and the increased influence that has come with it for the community. I thought I'd leave a few statistics about the first year for your enjoyment!
802 articles
9,593 comments
884,000 visits
2,702,000 page views
In just the last month 176,000 visits and ...
Full interview on NFL exclusivity with Peter Moore

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Posted February 12th, 2008 at 8:00 pm
Here is the full recording of my interview today with EA Sports President Peter Moore on the topic of the NFL exclusivity extension. Check out my earlier post for a preview of what you can expect to hear discussed.
The interview goes on for 22 minutes. Given the short amount of time available I basically just bounced from question to question to try and get as much in as possible.
Click this link to download the audio file from rapidshare. Scroll down and click "free". It'll make you w...
Exclusive interview with Peter Moore this afternoon

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pastapadre
Posted February 12th, 2008 at 7:00 am
EA has granted an opportunity for an exclusive interview with Peter Moore to discuss the breaking news that the exclusive license with the NFL has been extended. This will take place early this afternoon so a brief recap will be available soon after with a more detailed transcription of the interview sometime in the evening hours.
If you have any suggestions for questions to be asked or concerns to be addressed feel free to post them in the comments or email them to me directly. Please ke...
Recap of conference call with EA Sports President Peter Moore

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pastapadre
Posted October 10th, 2007 at 2:33 pm
Earlier today I was able to take part in an hour long conference call with Peter Moore of EA Sports. This was a unique opportunity to have direct communication and responses to questions with the president of the company on a wide variety of topics.
The overall theme of the call could be summed up with the importance that EA places on the community. Just having this take place is a sign of that, but it was reiterated throughout. Moore discussed how he takes it very seriously and likes bei...
Conference call with Peter Moore
Update: Click here to read the summary of the call.
I have been invited to sit in on a conference call with new EA Sports president Peter Moore. I am expecting a wide array of topics to be discussed and will attempt to get in a couple questions of my own.
Look for a recap of the call with a full summary and my thoughts on everything tomorrow evening (Wednesday October 10th)....
Pastapadre.com on vacation

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pastapadre
Posted September 16th, 2007 at 10:39 pm
The site will return to its usual consistent updates on Wednesday September 19th. Until then there may be some occasional quick postings at random times over the coming days. Thanks for visiting!...