Interesting insight. I hadn't thought of the ease associated with covering winners.
On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 11:23 AM, Tom Salemi <[email protected]> wrote: > Yeah, he's a different cat. > > I do think the local writers - with a few exceptions - are terrible at > what they do. They've grown accustomed to covering winners and they don't > really know how to handle these stories. They've grown a tad too > comfortable "co-writing" books with players. > > > On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 11:20 AM, Ray Daniel Salemi < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Gammons used to always spend his time talking to GMs. Perhaps the locker >> room view is a little to low level and sweaty. >> >> >> On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 11:18 AM, Tom Salemi <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I'm trying to remember exactly. Basically, that beat writers tend to be >>> dismissive of criticism coming from people who "aren't in the locker room >>> everyday" but fail to report on what's actually happening until someone >>> else breaks the news. >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 11:13 AM, Ray Daniel Salemi < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> You kind of get that from his writing. >>>> >>>> But his writing has been like that for 20 years, so I can't imagine >>>> that it's an age thing. >>>> >>>> What did he challenge? >>>> >>>> >>>> On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 9:53 AM, Tom Salemi <[email protected]>wrote: >>>> >>>>> He goes on Mike Felger's radio show once a week. In a recent visit, >>>>> Felger challenged him on a few things - fairly I might add - and Gammons >>>>> really wasn't up to the task. He couldn't think on his feet at all. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 7:43 AM, Ray Daniel Salemi < >>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> This is classic Gammons, detailed reporting amidst incoherent prose: >>>>>> http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120910&content_id=38195244&vkey=news_bos&c_id=bos >>>>>> >>>>>> Good article. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Author of CONFESSIONS OF A GOOD MOTHER and other mystery short >>>>>> stories. >>>>>> >>>>>> Visit Ray Daniel on Amazon >>>>>> <http://www.amazon.com/Ray-Daniel/e/B005OIX4MO/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_pop_1> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> 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 CONFESSIONS OF A GOOD MOTHER and other mystery short stories. >>>> >>>> Visit Ray Daniel on Amazon >>>> <http://www.amazon.com/Ray-Daniel/e/B005OIX4MO/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_pop_1> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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 CONFESSIONS OF A GOOD MOTHER and other mystery short stories. >> >> Visit Ray Daniel on Amazon >> <http://www.amazon.com/Ray-Daniel/e/B005OIX4MO/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_pop_1> >> >> -- >> 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 CONFESSIONS OF A GOOD MOTHER and other mystery short stories. 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