Recent content by MeanGreenATO

I came across something the board might find interesting. In an old textbook about how to be a sports writer, Lou Gefland published a letter from 1940 written by Arthur Daley, the longtime columnist at the New York Times. He was the NYT sports columnist from 1942 to 1974. This letter was written...

Oh, for sure. Even since back then, I thought she was very good. Has excelled there and at ESPN.

Something I just learned: Dave Kaplan is the father of ESPN reporter Emily Kaplan. In fact, Dave is very good friends with Peter King. Emily started working for MMQB when she was 24.

Hate to see a power like the Star-Ledger stop printing. Was an absolute force of a paper.

I tell people all the time the atmosphere/feel for a big fight is infinitely superior to a Super Bowl.

That is an insane obit. Could you imagine if writers were getting into brawls now? RIP.

Was wondering why I was seeing so many AP writers announce retirements. Also, I believe at least one major Hearst property (Houston, specifically) had a round of buyouts.

Based on the way the layoffs were described, I wonder if they pulled the plug on underperforming beats. The sad part is that baseball and hockey coverage doesn't seem profitable enough for anyone to truly staff, which is mind-blowing to think about.

I covered the SEC for a few years and Bob was as good as everyone said he was. Just awesome to be around and talk to and someone who always did the job the right way, as corny as that might sound. I believe he and Jerry Tipton were the longest-tenured writers in the conference. Also, really...

But in an era where ad sales aren't what they used to be, is it really all that beneficial to keep a subscriber if takes an 86% price drop to prevent churn? Like, what other business operates that way?

I know this is heresy on SJ, but we can learn several good business lessons from our friends who run college football message board sites. The ones that are turning a profit would never, in a million years, offer this kind of discounted rate. Would agree that this is a very dire sign for them...

I think that's incredibly excessive. That column merited a shove, IMO

Joel Embiid will not be subscribing to the Philadelphia Inquirer anytime soon. After last night's game, Embiid took exception with a column from Marcus Hayes, who invoked his son and dead little brother when ripping Embiid for his lack of availability for the 76ers. That's when things got...

This is what I thought, too. If you're on an NFL beat, you should be able to ask whatever questions you needed to, regardless of whether someone's children are present or not.

Eagles coach Nick Sirianni, who should have been fired a year ago but remains employed, got heat for his post-game press conference the other day. Why? Because he brought his kids to the presser. Sirianni was about to get grilled for going after his own fans after a *win*. But the presence of...