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Bill Conlin Probably Just Shouldn't Use Email At All [Bill Conlin]
Bill Conlin Probably Just Shouldn't Use Email At All [Bill Conlin]
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 really fair to them -- it's not like bloggers are trashed by their colleagues every time they criticize a newspaper guy -- but these are the rules ...
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The Bill Conlin Trashing Bloggers Garbage
The700Level.com - Philly Sports & Minutiae — In case you've missed it, Bill Conlin trashes bloggers.  Read here to catch up. Perhaps the most amazing line of an email from Bill Conlin: The only positive thing I can think of about Hitler's time on earth-I'm sure he would have eliminated all bloggers. Wow.  As a Deadspin commenter notes, "I'm not even sure what that means exactly, but I'm pretty sure its beyond ignorant and very offensive." >>Bill Conlin just probably shouldn't use email at all [Deadspin] ...

Bill Conlin won't be invited to the party
100% Injury Rate — ... As you probably know by now, Philadelphia Daily News sports columnist Bill Conlin went off on bloggers quite recently. Crashburn Alley sent him some relatively benign emails, and Conlin ...

BILL CONLIN NEEDS PROFESSIONAL HELP
Kranepool Society :: A New York Mets Blog — ... by the message, Conlin told me to “go fuck myself”. I laughed then I got pissed off and I wrote him back and called him a fat fuck. He returned with a missive that he was going to kick my ass.  I wrote back and said I’d roll his fat ass down Roosevelt Ave. This went on for a couple more e mails until I decided this is even too childish for me and I not only never e mailed him again I haven’t read and of his column since. I bring this up because on Deadspin I saw where a Phillies blogger wrote him to make his case that Jimmy Rollins did not ...

Philadelphia Sportswriter Invokes Hitler
Bleed Cubbie Blue — ... He may not, but I do. As a Jewish person, I am deeply offended by that reference; but I don't think you have to be Jewish to be offended. A quick google doesn't reveal Conlin's age, but he's been a sportswriter since the mid-1960's, which would make him at least 65 years old, not only old enough to know better, but old enough to understand exactly what Hitler meant to world history. This email exchange also hit Deadspin yesterday, and by posting it here I intend to help it get to a wider audience. ...

This Week's Links (11/26-11/30)
Vegas Watch — First of all, the Mets are about to trade Lastings Milledge for Brian Schneider and Ryan Church (or, if you prefer, Ryan Schneider)? How is this a good idea? I think it might be time to hang it up, Bill Conlin. Although the Thome/Conlin combo is quite something. This is pretty cool: pitch f/x cards for everyone in the majors. Is it really too much to ask to not irresponsibly speculate and jump to conclusions about the cause of Sean Taylor's death? "College is for losers- in football, and in life". Sure is, ...

Stephen A. Smith Warmly Welcomed to Blogosphere: Our Early Top 10 Comments Ranking
The Legend of Cecilio Guante — ... has endured similar torment. Those examples should've been ample warning. Don't make blanket statements about bloggers and expect to walk away unscathed. Oh yea, and another tip, don't do that particularly if you intend to someday blog yourself. ...

It's Not Plagiarism If You Link To It: Finals Edition
Black Heart Gold Pants — ... (C)  A BHGP link in the Press-Citizen's message board. (3)  Ryan Perriloux has been excommunicated by Les Miles.  He plans to work as: (A)  Starting quarterback of the AFL's Grand Rapids (Recliners of) Rage. (B)  60 billion dime bag man. (C)  Dominique Douglas' personal banker. (4)  Before there was Buzz Bissinger, Michael Wilbon, or Bill Conlin, there was the Des Moines Register's Nancy Clark.  When these four ...

It's Not Plagiarism If You Link To It: Finals Edition
Black Heart Gold Pants — ...  A BHGP link in the Press-Citizen's message board. (3)  Ryan Perriloux has been excommunicated by Les Miles.  He plans to work as: (A)  Starting quarterback of the AFL's Grand Rapids (Recliners of) Rage. (B)  60 billion dime bag man. (C)  Dominique Douglas' personal banker. (4)  Before there was Buzz Bissinger, Michael Wilbon, or Bill Conlin, there was the Des Moines Register's Nancy Clark.  When these four aren't ...

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crashburnalley.com 11/23/2007 — 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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