Ken Rosenthal joined ESPN’s Outside The Lines earlier this week in response to Jerod Morris’ blog post that linked Raul Ibanez’s name to the word ”steroids”. Rosenthal’s main point during his OTL appearance as I understood it was that what Morris did was unfair, irresponsible, and wouldn’t have been allowed by the strict rules he follows by being part of the mainstream media. Some of his quotes:
“When you get specific, when you start naming names, that’s where I have a problem…[Jerod] fails to understand the power of the written word. Ten years ago, there is not a chance that any newspaper or any magazine would have printed such a thing.”
Jerod fails to understand the power of the written word? Wow, tough words for the young blogger, huh? Rosenthal continues:
“I understand that blogs are different than, necessarily, main stream media…we all get that. It doesn’t mean you just abandon your standards.”
Blogs are different than the MSM? No kidding. I suppose Ken Rosenthal didn’t read Rick Telander’s piece in the Chicago Sun-Times from May 15th where Telander linked Cubs infielder Ryan Theriot to steroids. Telander’s first two paragraphs: “Sorry, Ryan Theriot, you’re a suspect. Forget Manny Ramirez and Roger Clemens and Barry Bonds and Jason Giambi and Mark McGwire and all the other hulking, accused performance-enhancing drug users. You, sir, all 5-11, 175 pounds of you, are doing devious things.”
I suppose Ken Rosenthal also didn’t read Murray Chass’ piece from March 4th (a MSM’er writing a blog? What the hell?) where he offered such “evidence” that Mike Piazza used steroids by citing his back acne. It was solid reporting to say the least.
Better yet, it appears that Ken Rosenthal failed to read HIS OWN ARTICLE from May 14th where he admits to having not voted for Mark McGwire for the HOF. Said Ken: “Mark McGwire, the first test case of the Steroid Era, failed to receive more than 23.6 percent of the required 75 percent of the vote in his first three years on the ballot. Maybe McGwire will never approach that figure; I do not vote for him, believing his candidacy is based on power and that his power was artificial to some unknown degree.” Wait, what exactly did he mean when he said “power artificial to some unknown degree”? I presume he was referring to steroids, so isn’t that ”naming names”? Oh I get it, we’re only allowed to name names that everyone already suspects. They’re fair game. Raul Ibanez is not.
Ken Rosenthal would like to believe that there’s a difference between what Jerod Morris wrote and what one of his main-stream colleagues would write. I’m sorry to say it, but there isn’t one. The fact is, Morris is no less qualified to offer his opinion on the subject than Rosenthal. The only difference in my eyes is that Morris was writing from the perspective of a regular fan like you or me rather than an inside MSM’er with “access”. Of course that didn’t stop Ken from getting up on his high horse and condemning us all.
Come on down from there, Ken. We’re all one big, happy family now.
Roman! Go check the stable. Someone stole Air of Superiority!
Great post. I knew Happy had this in him when I hired him.
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This story will be dead by Monday right?
What story?
It was dead yesterday. Today I’m bringing it back, like the phrase “no duh”.
this is like msm trying be the police of blogs when the good blogs are actually the police of msm. “hey we can say this stuff but you cant, because we have press passes!”
So Im in my car talking to my girlfriend and I get this massive boner. Then I get back to work. I had to walk across the parking lot with a boner poking out of my jeans. How embarrassing.
These MSM guys remind me of the New Found Glory song, “Uncle Fucker”.
Should have gotten a grilled cheese
i just got back from a restaurant here in town and when i went to to bathroom to wash my hands before i ate there was a shitty pair of tighty whities in the trash can.
/1 upping tampa.
//i was laughing so hard when i got back to the table i could barely drink my beer.
Ark- Thats funny. What the fuck are you doing looking in the garbage you fucking bum.
they were right on top. that was the funny part. whoever did it didn’t even try to hide it. that is fucking pride.
Isn’t that the Arkansas state credo?
zing!!!! roman FTW.
Brilliant!