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Posted 5/20/2008 on ShysterBall

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal beat writer Tom Haudricourt caught up with Doug Melvin to ask him about the team's attitude, Ryan Braun's comments, and that rumor floated by Badger Blogger that Ned Yost was about to be fired. In response to that last bit -- the Yost rumor -- Melvin said this: Melvin was aware that a blogger had posted a supposed news scoop late Sunday night claiming he had a source ...

In the News (5/19)

Posted 5/20/2008 on Right Field Bleachers

- The big news of the day is probably that the "news" that was rumored to be happening never went down... Yost is still the manager of the Milwaukee Brewers. Melvin says there is no truth to the rumor that Yost would be fired : "I have too much respect for newspapers and news stations for them to respond to a blog for their news. When they do so, they lose their credibility. I refuse to ...

Game 47 Open Thread: May 19, 2008

Posted 5/20/2008 on Viva El Birdos: Front Page Posts

Wellemeyer Ledezma 4-1, 3.27 0-0, 2.63 blog leads the news, claims the brewers' yost to be fired and replaced by ted simmons. milwaukee daily paper picks up the story . stay tuned . . . .

Are The Brewers Going To Fire Ned Yost Today? One Fiesty Little Blog Says Yes [Behold, The Power Of Blogs]

Posted 5/19/2008 on Deadspin

A small political site called Badger Blogger reported late Sunday that Ned Yost is likely to be fired by the Brewers this afternoon. Badger Blogger says it's unconfirmed, but they have it from a source "close to the team." A blog called Badger Blogger has sources? Cool. The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel doesn't think so, however. JS beat writer Tom Haudricourt followed up on Badger Blogger's ...

Brewers Beat Reporter On Blog: ‘Whatever That Is’

Posted 5/19/2008 on SPORTSbyBROOKS

There go those nutty bloggers again, having the gall to think that they can actually make main media beat reporters work for a living. Last night the Wisconsin blog BADGER BLOGGER reported that Brewers manager Ned Yost could be fired as early as today . Longtime MILWAUKEE JOURNAL-SENTINEL writer Tom Haudricourt , who is known in the sports print media biz for being a touch cantankerous, ...

Wild Internet Rumor: Ned Yost to Be Fired

Posted 5/19/2008 on Walkoff Walk

As per a rumor by "Badger Blogger" posted on Tom Haudricourt's Brewers Blog , Milwaukee Brewers manager Ned Yost will be fired today. Haudricourt does not necessarily believe the rumor or even link to the blog in question but provides the following quotes:    The blog said it could not "independently confirm" the information but said sources close to the Brewers' organization ...