tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9131289420618991795.post903780033638257760..comments2023-06-17T08:53:42.643-04:00Comments on ShysterBall: Controlling the MediaCraig Calcaterrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00190345915954808542noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9131289420618991795.post-58451203468609134582007-07-20T10:50:00.000-04:002007-07-20T10:50:00.000-04:00They learned this from the Bush administration (cu...They learned this from the Bush administration (current)...only invite people who already like you; if someone slips through and asks a question you don't like, ignore/lie/attack and then kick them out (or at least don't let them come back). Who is more answerable to 'the people' than our elected officials? If they can get away with that kind of stuff, why can't the sports organizations?<BR/><BR/>Please note that I think this is all reprehensible...I'm just theorizing that it is where they learned that they can get away with doing it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9131289420618991795.post-42103092209948495462007-07-17T18:58:00.000-04:002007-07-17T18:58:00.000-04:00I chuckle every time I hear sports teams start cla...I chuckle every time I hear sports teams start clamping down on the media. It has never worked, because there's no bigger group of red-asses than old sports writers, and they end up absolutely KILLING teams in the media that act heavy handed. And no matter what anyone says, it's good for no one when every columnist in town is climbing your ass.<BR/><BR/>On the other hand, if you give them lots of access, tons of chicken fingers and soft-serve ice cream in the media buffets, and let them ride the charter on road trips every so often, you've likely just bought yourself a season of the kind of fawning coverage that would make the average Sports Information Director blush.Dieselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02736353413710315191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9131289420618991795.post-90800612717055335242007-07-17T16:30:00.000-04:002007-07-17T16:30:00.000-04:00If the teams don't own the stadium (as most don't ...If the teams don't own the stadium (as most don't these days), they do (for the most part) pay leasing rights for the use of the facility. That being said, they do have a right to limit access to those that they want.<BR/><BR/>If you rented a house, someone else would own it. But if you're paying every month, you want some right as to who has access.64cardinalshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10548756484514323751noreply@blogger.com