04 July 2009

Addendum to Previous Piece

Read the previous post before looking here. Then...

I wrote an abridged version of the previous post's critique in the comment section of the Post and Courier website. This is the response I got from the writer:

Spell his name correctly, then criticize.

(His name is spelled Francoeur.)

I think this perfectly illustrates the level of responsibility being taken by mainstream sports media for understanding the changes in baseball. This particular reporter wrote a long piece based on a false premise, and the reason is that he doesn't understand changes in the sport that began 30 years ago. Now, rather than commit himself to updating his reporting skills, he got defensive.

It's really pathetic.
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