tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9131289420618991795.post8447842824304166461..comments2023-06-17T08:53:42.643-04:00Comments on ShysterBall: Lugo's BlowupCraig Calcaterrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00190345915954808542noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9131289420618991795.post-49393663920623478162008-05-11T09:47:00.000-04:002008-05-11T09:47:00.000-04:00Boston media aside, such questions are simply lazy...Boston media aside, such questions are simply lazy journalism. Maybe journalists have never been particularly insightful or clever, but what is the point of continually asking questions that you already know have no answer?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9131289420618991795.post-31255394854101624492008-05-09T10:11:00.000-04:002008-05-09T10:11:00.000-04:00Anon, you're absolutely right. The Boston media, ...Anon, you're absolutely right. The Boston media, which I am very familiar with, believes it has the right to proddle and poke any athlete it wants information from. It expects tremendous respect for its "work", but the Boston media provides little respect in return. When its tactics or motives are questioned, it responds with the tired line about "This is Boston...blah, blah, blah...what do you expect?...you knew coming here it was a tough media town...blah, blah, blah..." which is no explanation at all. Generally it is the columnists who try to out-do eachother with ridiculous lines of questioning. Most of the beat guys are not as interested in beating up the players they cover. "Look at me, I'm a tough Boston columnist and I'm not afraid to attack one of the team's lesser players...but don't worry, I'll also continue to give Ortiz a free pass. Youk, too...that guy's a grinder." The funniest thing is many of these columnists believe they reflect the collective voice of the fans...self-serving, arrogant a-holes. Bob Ryan is great, the rest are suspect.tadthebadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12850610376839190688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9131289420618991795.post-28700617945170541402008-05-09T09:48:00.000-04:002008-05-09T09:48:00.000-04:00Given the reputation of the Boston media, does tha...Given the reputation of the Boston media, does that make it okay? Is there no way that Buckley and Shank can come up with something that doesn't quite wreak of loud mouth drunk at the bar? Knowing that Lugo wasn't a Gold Glover going in, what did they expect? The Boston madia gets a pass for being what they are, but he doesn't?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com