Barry Bonds vs. Bill Conlin…

John Brattain posted 11/23/2007 from tonycastillocausedmyfacialtic.blogspot.com [flag]

What struck me about it was the sheer hypocrisy. How often have we read rip jobs by writers about Barry Bonds as well as other media-unfriendly players? The biggest complaint about such ballplayers is their arrogance and how they treat the media as unworthy of their time or like the end of a canine’s digestive process on their shoes. [link]

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Bill Conlin - sigh
Published 11/24/2007 by Bill Ferris at BaseBlogging
... for responding to the email. But that’s where it ends. Ignorance and idiocy trumps participation in this case. So Conlin longs for the return of Hitler to take care of those pesky bloggers?! And he wasn’t it those pamphleteers that contributed to the series of events that allowed for Conlin the freedom to say stupid things and a free press. And he rights for a Philadelphia paper? The irony is excruciating. For more see John Brattain’s response: The Progenitor of Severe Gluteal Discomfort: Barry Bonds vs. Bill Conlin… UPDATE: ...

The Hardball Times:The Pujols Awards: Week 21
Published 5/31/2008 by John Brattain at The Hardball Times
... the stereotype perfectly: "I don't want to be accused of being a blogger in terms of rumors." We’ve been over this many times before I’ve addressed the whole blogger vs. media several times on my own blog: A Buzz not worth catching... Blogged down... What about Bob? Attack of the killer dust bunnies... Educated gas... Conlin and on and on... Bill Conlin is not an anti-Semite... An addendum... (Goose-stepping to the oldies) Barry Bonds vs. Bill Conlin On bloggers and the blogosphere... (I’m an opinionated and ...

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crashburnalley posted 11/23/2007 from crashburnalley.com

So, this is twice now that a journalist from the Philadelphia Daily News has been both tactless and unable to present a legitimate factual case for anything they’ve posited. I truly hope that Conlin isn’t a microcosm of American sports media — ignorant and close-minded. As for Wright over Rollins, the facts make it plain to see.

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McLovin posted 11/23/2007 from sports.espn.go.com

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McLovin posted 11/23/2007 from msn.foxsports.com

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Bill Conlin Probably Just Shouldn't Use Email At All [Bill Conlin]

The700Level.com - Philly Sports & Minutiae found this 11/23/2007 on deadspin.com

At this point, the worst thing a "mainstream" reporter can do is make one of those dumb "I hate bloggers" comments. There's no upside to it; even if they're still an excellent reporter, they come across as crotchety, anachronistic and old. It's not ...

An actual Blue Jays post!…

John Brattain posted 11/23/2007 from tonycastillocausedmyfacialtic.blogspot.com

We see that not only was Ordonez on base more often but he reached there via contact rather than the walk. With men on, a walk isn’t as good as a hit since a base on balls only moves up any base runners 90’. A hit can move runners a lot further and unless the bases are loaded a walk will not plate a run. Also noteworthy is Maggs struck out over 40 fewer times than A-Rod. Factor in that Ordonez ...

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