THE BOOK--Playing The Percentages In Baseball

Friday, March 14, 2008

Brian Bannister was wrong, we need to get back to our basements, according to Bob Costas

‘’I understand with newspapers struggling and hoping to hold on to, or possibly expand their audiences, I understand why they do what they do,’’ Costas said. ‘But it’s one thing if somebody just sets up a blog from their mother’s basement in Albuquerque and they are who they are, and they’re a pathetic get-a-life loser, but now that pathetic get-a-life loser can piggyback onto someone who actually has some level of professional accountability and they can be comment No. 17 on Dan Le Batard’s column or Bernie Miklasz’ column in St. Louis. That, in most cases, grants a forum to somebody who has no particular insight or responsibility. Most of it is a combination of ignorance or invective.’’

What insights exactly does Bob Costas bring to the table that would get someone like Brian Bannister to be as impressed as he was with blogger Mike Fast?  And, what would he say if he knew that Brian Bannister was comment #9 on Mike’s blog?

Do these guys, your Costases and Gammonses realize that they are insulting a significant part of their audience, an audience that holds some degree of respect for them (though not for long)?  In any case, these message boards are alot like Talk Radio.  Can Costas also insult Mad Dog too?

(Hat tip: Shysterball)