Herald Apologizes; Brady Bashes ESPN and Jets; Everyone Else Bashes the Herald’s John Tomase by Scott’s Shots
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Boston Sports Media Watch The Boston Herald has “apologized” for writer John Tomase’s Super Bowl Eve bombshell that a tape of a 2002 St. Louis Rams pre-Super Bowl walkthrough existed. Without naming Tomase directly, the paper, at its website (and surely in the Wednesday print edition), says under the heading, “Sorry, Pats” and alongside a picture of the raised Lombardi Trophy: On Feb. 2, ...
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Patriots Suing Boston Herald? Bad Idea
Published 5/14/2008 by Michael David Smith at FanHouse
... will sue the Herald over its February 2 story claiming the team videotaped the St. Louis Rams' last practice before the 2002 Super Bowl, such a lawsuit would be a bad idea. David Scott of Boston Sports Media Watch explains: ...
Tom Brady respects NY blue team, not NY green team
Published 5/14/2008 by Neil Best at Watchdog
... Here I was, minding my own business, getting ready to link to Scott's Shots for an update on the Boston Herald's belated apology for making ...
Is Being First Really Worth It?
Published 5/14/2008 by Keith at Sports Media Journal
... at Boston Sports Media Watch and David Scott at Scott’s Shots. Both are a must read. The Herald will be facing much more deserved scrutiny in the days and weeks ahead over its apparent shoddy work. What bothers me is that the practice of throwing out innuendo to see if it sticks is becoming more and more prevalent across all sports media platforms. We are all to blame. In the world of the 24/7 news cycle no one wants to be left behind. The pressures are enormous. The money involved more so. There are more journalists (including bloggers) digging for stories for ...
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The Hater Nation found this 5/9/2008 on sports.yahoo.com
One of the most painful things you can do on the Internet is read the comments on John Tomase's blog at the Boston Herald (it used to be anyway, all comments appear to be turned off now). Tomase was the guy who, prior to the Super Bowl, ...C’Mon Tomase It’s Time To Fess Up
SteveM posted 5/13/2008 from soxanddawgs.com
Now that Matt Walsh has met with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and has confirmed that there is no tape of the St. Louis Rams Super Bowl XXXVI walk through you have to wonder what is now going to happen in regards to the Boston Herald and John Tomase who wrote the article about the existence of the tape.Tomase Posts But Not About What We Need To Hear
beisbolct posted 5/14/2008 from soxanddawgs.com
Well John Tomase of the Boston Herald finally ended his silence on the Roger Goodell-Matt Walsh meeting. Well sort of. He has a quick post on his blog about the days activities. It hit roughly around 2:30 p.m. this afternoon or more than hour after Goodell spoke. It was his first comment on this since an early morning post about the meeting happening today. Here is Tomase’s postOf Tony, Bill and Tomase: a strange day for sports journalism
nasonmedia posted 5/15/2008 from smallwhiteball.blogspot.com
First, Tony Kornheiser announces his contract has been bought out...then Deadspin prints some anti-ESPN language from Bill Simmons...then embattled Boston Herald writer John Tomase finally speaks on the Spygate source controversy. What a day.TOMASE EXPLAINS HIS ERROR
FanHouse found this 5/16/2008 on www.profootballtalk.com
Reporter John Tomase of the Boston Herald has posted a lengthy, detailed explanation of the events leading to that fateful February 2 story claiming that the Patriots had taped the Rams’ walk-through practice prior to Super Bowl XXXVI. The ...Shanoff's Wake-Up Call: Week's Big Losers
Dan Shanoff found this 5/16/2008 on www.sportingnews.com
Today's Calls: Spurs vs. Hornets, Celtics and Lakers vs. the Road, Brandon Webb vs. History, Cole Hamels vs. Aaron Laffey, Lance Berkman vs. Ryan Braun, Matt Walsh vs. John Tomase, Big Brown vs. the Field, Charles Barkley vs. Steve Wynn and More! ...And finally, the long-awaited John Tomase apology
The Sporting Blog found this 5/16/2008 on sports.yahoo.com
If you aren't familiar with the name John Tomase, I sort of envy you. That would mean that you aren't terribly caught up in all this Spygate business, at least not caught up enough to know the name of the unfortunate soul at the Boston Herald who ...NFL Friday: ‘Walkthrough Tape’ Explained; Ricky Impresses; Strahan Wants $8 Million
FootballforBreakfast posted 5/16/2008 from footballforbreakfast.com
John Tomase explains his infamous Boston Herald article, Ricky Williams impresses in Miami, Michael Strahan is asking for $8 million and much more local hometown NFL news for Friday, May 16, 2008.Tomase Dissected as We Await Friday’s “Bond of Trust” Explanation
Watchdog found this 5/15/2008 on shots.bostonsportsmedia.com
By David Scott Boston Sports Media Watch While we slowly and skeptically get past the tongue-in-cheek feel of the Boston Herald’s “Sorry, Pats” headline from Wednesday and as we wait for the Friday-promised explanation from ...Spygate Reporter John Tomase Separated At Birth
joshqpublic posted 5/17/2008 from joshqpublic.com
I know I watch far too much TV. I know it’s the coward’s way out to blame my wife for this one. But I’ll be damned if Boston Herald reporter John Tomase, who wrote the explosive and since-retracted report that the Patriots taped the Rams’ final walk-through practice before the 2002 Super Bowl, isn’t a dead ringer for Joshua “Skippy” Gad.In defense of John Tomase*
The Big Lead found this 5/18/2008 on www.sethmnookin.com
If you live in New England, watch C-Span, tune in to ESPN, or regularly peruse the Internets, there’s no way you avoided the culmination of what’s been portentously referred to, alternately, as Spygate and Videogate . (When did every flap ...On Patriots Spygate Story, Does Boston Herald's John Tomase Deserve a Break?
Scott's Shots found this 5/19/2008 on sports.aol.com
Over the last week I've heard from several people who think Boston Herald reporter John Tomase should have been fired -- not just forced to apologize -- for his February 2 story suggesting the New England Patriots had taped the St. Louis' Rams' ...John Tomase Spared Any More Online Ridicule For Now [Media]
FanHouse found this 5/19/2008 on deadspin.com
After last Friday's awkwardly (if not sincere) apologizing to readers of the Boston Herald , Patriot fans, Patriot front office, Bill Belichick, Pat Patriot and anyone else who's ever been remotely affiliated with the team, Rams walkthrough bumbler ...Breaking News: Boston Herald Apologizes
beisbolct posted 5/14/2008 from soxanddawgs.com
The Boston Herald has apologized for an article that was published back on February 2nd, 2008 that stated that Matt Walsh had videotaped the walkthrough of the St. Louis Rams before Super Bowl XXXVI.Herald apologizes
ESPN.com - NFL Nation - Blog found this 5/14/2008 on www.boston.com
The Boston Herald has apologized to the Patriots in its Wednesday editions for its error on the videotaping story involving the team. The apology, a three-paragraph story in the Sports section teased on the front and back pages, said: On Feb. ...Fat, Dumb And Stupid Is No Way To Go Through Life
SteveM posted 5/14/2008 from soxanddawgs.com
So the Boston Herald issues an apology to the Patriots and their fans and they think all is well. Is that all it takes? So what they told us in their apology is that they used an unnamed source that they thought was credible. Apparently from what I get from reading between the lines is that the source of this wasn’t Matt Walsh. I say this because if it were Walsh the Herald either as of ...HERALD APOLOGIZES FOR SUPER BOWL XXXVI STORY
Scott's Shots found this 5/14/2008 on www.profootballtalk.com
In a stunning but not surprising move, the Boston Herald has apologized to the New England Patriots for the February 2 report that the Patriots videotaped the walk-through practice of the St. Louis Rams prior to Super Bowl XXXVI. “While the ...HERALD EDITOR TAKES RESPONSIBILITY FOR SPYGATE SCREW-UP
Goal-Line Stand found this 5/16/2008 on www.profootballtalk.com
One of the biggest questions in the wake of the decision of the Boston Herald to retract (without using the “R” word) its February 2 article accusing the Patriots of videotaping the Rams’ walk-through practice prior to Super Bowl ...Boston Herald apologises to Pats
Cursed To First - Sox and Pats forever. found this 5/16/2008 on mvn.com
The Boston Herald did something I did not expect: they apologised for running the story Feb. 2, the day before the Super Bowl, about the Patriots supposedly taping the Rams walk through practice in 2002. I, for one, never anticipate any media outlet ...Herald issues apology
Scott's Shots found this 5/14/2008 on www.beloblog.com
The Boston Herald has issued an apology for its publication of a Feb. 2 story that stated a member of the New England Patriots video staff had videotaped the St. Louis Rams' walkthrough before Super Bowl XXXVI in 2002. The story cited an anonymous ...
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Posted 5/14/2008 on Sports of Boston
The Boston Herald has officially apologized for its errant report by John Tomase that the Patriots taped the Rams’ walkthrough prior to their first Super Bowl victory. On Feb. 2, 2008, the Boston Herald reported that a member of the New England Patriots’ video staff taped the St. Louis Rams’ walkthrough on the day before Super Bowl XXXVI. While the Boston Herald based its Feb. 2, ...ESPN Is All Over The Boston Herald Today
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When one radio host says something about someone you usually don't pay attention, but when five different employees say something about someone you're going to take notice. Let me introduce to you John Tomase of the Boston Herald and Mike & Mike, Chris Mortensen, Jason Smith (All Night), and of course Shrutebag. The reason behind the ambush is simple. Tomase is the source of the Rams' ...Apparently Pats Fans Aren't Quite Ready to Forgive the Boston Herald's John Tomase
Posted 5/19/2008 on FanHouse
Last Friday, Boston Herald beat writer John Tomase engaged in some metaphorical crow-eating after "reporting" that the Patriots had videotaped the Rams' walkthough prior to Super Bowl XXXVI even though, apparently, they hadn't. To stem the flow of vitriol aimed directly at Tomase, his employers at the Herald have disabled comments on his blog , but Patriots fans are vindictively clever if ...Sorry, My Bad….
Posted 5/16/2008 on NFL GridIron Gab
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Posted 5/16/2008 on Sports Media Journal
Another chapter in the erroneous report that the Patriots videotaped the Rams walkthrough at Super Bowl XXXVI came about today from the Boston Herald beat writer who penned the story, John Tomase. In my post earlier this week I questioned the reality that some reporters rush to judgement on stories in this 24/7 news cycle we [...]The Tomase Statement
Posted 5/16/2008 on SOX & Dawgs
Here is the statement by the Boston Herald’s John Tomase on CameraGate. It runs in it’s entirety here at Sox & Dawgs after the jump. While I commend Tomase for wanting to set the record straight his explanation seems a little weak. As Dave Scott at Scott’s Shots points out he failed to answer some questions that need to be answered. Like the papers policy on one source ...John Tomase's explanation
Posted 5/16/2008 on Reiss' Pieces
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Posted 5/16/2008 on Scott's Shots
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Posted 5/15/2008 on ESPN.com - NFL Nation - Blog
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Posted 5/15/2008 on Projo Pats Blog
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Posted 5/15/2008 on FanHouse
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Posted 5/15/2008 on ProFootballTalk.com
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Posted 5/15/2008 on FanHouse
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Posted 5/15/2008 on The #1 Source for New England Sports Opinions and Propaganda...
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