Tom Gage out as Detroit News' Tiger beat writer

Horrible treatment for a guy who probably loves his paper more than anyone around.

 

One of the best advice I got as a writer was: "Don't love your paper because it won't love you back..."

 

Yep, chickenbleep.
This is where veteran writers should leap to Tigers.com or MLB.com or whatever else might be out there and never look back.
Hope Tom Gage sticks it to the News in whatever way best suits him, leaving or staying.

 

... But it will bend you over and fuck you up the ass whenever it gets the chance.

 

With no lube.

 

So Tom Gage and John Lowe won't be writing baseball in Detroit. Sorry, Tigers fans.

 

BUMP!

Tom Gage ‏@Tom_Gage 5h5 hours ago
After 39 years, this is my last day at The Detroit News. Thank you, readers. More to come.

 

Whoa. His choice, I wonder?

 

Careful. I once got ripped on by certain people on here when I implied that CEOs and upper management weren't as special as the people whose day to day work kept the business running.

 

I still like almost everything about newsrooms except middle management.
We're busting hump in the trenches, and they're talking about metrics and performance goals.

 

Wasn't out of work long:

Hall of Fame baseball writer Tom Gage joins FSDetroit.com staff | FOX Sports

 

Wondered if this would happen. Congratulations to Tom on landing on his own two feet.