I think the ability to change the stories on the fly has interesting implications for reporting. I suspect it will reduce the amount of fact checking that gets done.
On Mon, Dec 6, 2010 at 11:03 AM, Steve Gendron <[email protected]> wrote: > Yeah, he definitely could have done a better job. But his story was all > over the national sports outlets, for a short time anyway. I find it > interesting that we are talking about his reports about the size of the > contract today, after he had the story wrong yesterday. Short memories I > guess. > > I have not seen The Paper, but I'll check it out on Netflix. > > > ________________________________ > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Tom Salemi > Sent: Monday, December 06, 2010 9:49 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Deal Done > > Steve, there's a scene in one of my all-time favorite movies, The Paper. Two > editors are arguing over what headline best describes a grisly crime in NYC > and the arrest of two teenage suspects. > > One editor wanted "Gotcha;" the other pushed for "They didn't Do it" because > he was confident the arrest was just a publicity move by the police > departmetn but couldn't prove it. When he raised the fact that the two kids > arrested for the crime might actually be innocent, the other editor - his > boss - countered that "We only have to be right today." > > It's an entertaining bit of hyperbole, but it's germane to this. Heyman > might have been right, at that minute. What he didn't do was provide the > necessary analysis that this might just be a bargaining ploy and the deal > could still get done. > > I guess it's slightly embrassing, but I think reporters are cut a lot slack > for missing context because they need to rush to get the story out. And > there's an understanding that any article can be rewritten and republished > the next minute or hour. > > At the of the day (or the hour or the minute) I bet only a relative handful > of people saw this article so all will be forgotten. But he could have done > a better job, in my opinion. > > > > On Mon, Dec 6, 2010 at 8:33 AM, Ray Salemi <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Frankly, this is no better than "Let's talk about it in April." >> Because, I can assure you that A-Gon's agent will change his mind once the >> Sox have put him in the lineup. >> Ray >> >> On Mon, Dec 6, 2010 at 8:03 AM, Steve Gendron <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> >>> It's not a "side deal", it's just the timing of the deal - the start date >>> - that they are setting. That kind of thing is fine, but it just means the >>> "customer", A-Gon in this case, could still change his mind. That makes me >>> a little uneasy - but I'm sure it will be fine. Glad to hear Heyman had it >>> wrong. >>> >>> You reporters out there, don't you think this kind of thing should be >>> embarrassing to Heyman and SI? Doesn't this damage his credibility in the >>> journalistic world? >>> >>> ________________________________ >>> From: [email protected] >>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ray Salemi >>> Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2010 9:18 PM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: Re: Deal Done >>> >>> I can't believe that would be allowed. >>> We, in software sales, can't do anything called a "side-agreement". I'm >>> sure that's not allowed for the Sox. They're deals are much bigger than >>> ours. >>> >>> On Sun, Dec 5, 2010 at 8:52 PM, Steve Ouellette <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> If they sign him to the extension now, his average annual salary is >>>> factored into the luxury tax calculations for this year. If they wait until >>>> after opening day, only his $6 million or so on his current contract goes >>>> on >>>> the books -- so about $17 million less on the luxury tax figures. >>>> >>>> Steve O >>>> >>>> On Sun, Dec 5, 2010 at 8:45 PM, Ray Salemi <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I don't understand this. How does dorking around with the negotiations >>>>> help with the luxury tax? >>>>> >>>>> On Sun, Dec 5, 2010 at 8:43 PM, Tom Salemi <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Yeah, that's kind of iffy. I feel dirty. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Dec 5, 2010 8:41 PM, "Steve Ouellette" <[email protected]> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Or the Sox were just making it LOOK like they really, really couldn't >>>>>> agree on a deal so the commish's office doesn't investigate anything >>>>>> fishy >>>>>> when they wait until after opening day -- which actually does give them a >>>>>> large luxury tax advantage. >>>>>> >>>>>> Steve O >>>>>> >>>>>> On Sun, Dec 5, 2010 at 8:35 PM, Ray Salemi <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> > >>>>>> > Do you think the negotia... >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups "Red Sox Citizens" group. >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>> [email protected]. >>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Author of Robot Haiku : Poems for humans to read until their robots >>>>> decide it's kill time. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>> Groups "Red Sox Citizens" group. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>> [email protected]. >>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "Red Sox Citizens" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> [email protected]. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Author of Robot Haiku : Poems for humans to read until their robots >>> decide it's kill time. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "Red Sox Citizens" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "Red Sox Citizens" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. >> >> >> >> -- >> Author of Robot Haiku : Poems for humans to read until their robots decide >> it's kill time. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Red Sox Citizens" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Red Sox Citizens" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Red Sox Citizens" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. > -- Author of Robot Haiku : Poems for humans to read until their robots decide it's kill time. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Red Sox Citizens" group. 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