Joe isn’t your typical fan blogger. In the real world, the guys who write for Joe have some 35+ years of professional sportswriting experience combined. They’ve won writing and reporting awards from the Associated Press Sports Editors, the Florida Press Club and the Florida Press Association, among others.

So big deal; Joe can write. What’s important is he’s a crazed football fan who lives, breathes and craps football. He also spends time in the Bucs locker room and knows more about the team than most.

JoeBucsFan.com delivers daily copy that will make you laugh, think and throw stuff at your computer. But Joe also breaks news, keeps you informed and provides must-read commentary you won’t find anywhere else. Call it a hybrid blog for the 21st century.

Since its launch in August 2008, JoeBucsFan.com has enjoyed more than 2 million actual visits to the site and millions upon millions of page views. More than 5,000 posts about the Bucs have been published, greater than any other media outlet during that time.

The Tampa Bay Business Journal recently took notice, as JoeBucsFan.com and its family of websites and affiliations are a major force in the sports media.

You’ve heard Joe as a guest on “The Blitz” with Justin Pawlowski on WDAE-AM 620, the Bucs’ flagship radio station, and you’ve heard Joe on many other sports radio shows in the Tampa Bay market, including the top-rated Steve Duemig Show and The Ron and Ian Show.

CBS-TV even sought Joe for reaction to Jon Gruden’s firing. Joe also has been a frequent guest of CBS Sports Radio 1010 AM with J.P. Peterson, host of Happy Hour with J.P.

And Joe has also appeared many times with The Fabulous Sports Babe, heard in the Tampa Bay area on 1040 AM and Ozzie the Sports Junkie heard on WTMY-AM 1280 in Sarasota.

Some of Joe’s stories have been so significant that Joe was interviewed for a news update on “The Howard Stern Show,” available exclusively on Sirius satellite radio. Also, some of Joe’s writings were featured for discussion on the nationally syndicated Jim Rome Show, as well as ESPN’s Rome is Burning. Even the print world has called upon Joe; ESPN The Magazine used Joe as a source for a feature story on Bucs tight end Kellen Winslow.

Stories on JoeBucsFan.com have been picked up by popular national sports sites, including SI.com, TheBigLead.com, ProFootballTalk.com, Deadspin.com, EveryDayShouldBeSaturday.com, SportsByBrooks.com and Fanhouse.com. And Joe is proud of breaking many news stories during the 2008 and 2009 Bucs season.

In 2010, Joe expanded his partnership with ClearChannel Radio and WDAE-AM 620, and will continue to partner with former Buccaneers Steve White and Jeff Carlson, who provide superior X’s and O’s analysis to Joe’s readers. 

On July 5, 2010, JoeRaysFan.com was born. The site joined forces with the immensely popular RaysIndex.com to form the most influential Rays site on the planet.