Adam LaRoche and his son

Are you mocking oop here?

 

Most here were referring to Nightengale when referencing his column.

Alma, while trying to big time me, referred to "Bob" in a way that conveyed a personal relationship with him.

Alma hasn't defended the substance of the column, he's just pushed back against criticism of "Bob".

I'd come to expect more of Alma, but maybe there are biases involved here that OOP can get to the bottom of.

 

Ah, gotcha. Makes more sense now, though it's pretty silly.

 

Better than calling him Florence.

 

Maybe readers of Bob Nightengale do.

But, do readers across the county, who have become interested in the story, know who he is, when his column is referenced in the story they are reading?

 

And that's exactly the problem was this.

It will now be repeated as verified fact by others, all over the country.

Not that I expect radio hosts to do original reporting, but why should anybody continue to report on this story, when "Bob" has already nailed it down?

 

It very well could be factual. Knowing the reporter and his track record make it seem more likely than not that it is. That's all I'm saying.

Also, if you have even a passing interest in baseball and you DON'T know who Bob Nightengale is, you're doing it wrong.

 

Well, for one thing, the guy works at USA Today. First-year journalism students do not write regular columns for national newspapers. So, yeah, they know the difference.

 

I don't think there's any question that someone told Bob Nightengale what he said someone told him, if that's what we're talking about.

 

OK, so at what level do you get to start taking reporting short cuts? College paper? Paid gig? Dailies only? Circulation of 100,000 or more? Let me know.

 

Didn't Sale say that his annoyance stemmed from Williams telling players that coaches were complaining about LaRoche and then telling coaches that players were complaining about LaRoche?

Meanwhile, the only thing we have on the record is that Williams, who I'm pretty certain wouldn't raise this issue without an OK from his boss (who stood a chance to save $13 million), wanted to change the club's agreement with LaRoche.

 

No. They really don't.

This story has been picked up all over. It has wide crossover appeal to non sports fans.

Many will read or hear about it, and Nightengale's column will be referenced. They will have no idea who he is.

And, if you aren't familiar with the author of a piece, you have no way of knowing his level of experience:

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