Add another to the list: Tim Sullivan in San Diego

HanSenSE · Jun 3, 2012

LongTimeListener said:

That San Diego Reader article has a very interesting and bizarre comment on it. Looks like it's signed by someone named Don Bauder, who, if the string is true, has some connection to the paper as well.

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WAS IT A HOAX? OR NOT? UT staff members today (June 2) got a purported message from John Lynch, chief executive officer. Said the alleged note, "Writers will be required to write an essay about why a new Chargers Stadium would invigorate the community and improve America's Finest City. We will select seven winners from the submissions and print one each day for a week on the front page of the newspaper." And authors would read them on the UT's new TV show.

Then, staffers apparently got a message from Jeff Light, editor. It said, "This message was not sent by John [Lynch]. It is not the kind of thing we would ever do at the U-T. I.T. is trying to track the source now. Please let everyone know that this is just a mean prank intended to embarrass the company."

Of course, whether or not the letter was a hoax, the company is doing quite a job embarrassing itself. Best, Don Bauder
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That's not even a good pitch for a sixth-grade essay contest ... or is it what passes for good writing in San Diego nowadays?

mpcincal · Jun 3, 2012

LongTimeListener said:

That San Diego Reader article has a very interesting and bizarre comment on it. Looks like it's signed by someone named Don Bauder, who, if the string is true, has some connection to the paper as well.

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WAS IT A HOAX? OR NOT? UT staff members today (June 2) got a purported message from John Lynch, chief executive officer. Said the alleged note, "Writers will be required to write an essay about why a new Chargers Stadium would invigorate the community and improve America's Finest City. We will select seven winners from the submissions and print one each day for a week on the front page of the newspaper." And authors would read them on the UT's new TV show.

Then, staffers apparently got a message from Jeff Light, editor. It said, "This message was not sent by John [Lynch]. It is not the kind of thing we would ever do at the U-T. I.T. is trying to track the source now. Please let everyone know that this is just a mean prank intended to embarrass the company."

Of course, whether or not the letter was a hoax, the company is doing quite a job embarrassing itself. Best, Don Bauder
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Never met him, but I definitely remember his name from when I worked at the U-T in the 90s. I think he was either on news side or the business section.

Mizzougrad96 · Jun 3, 2012

I had a different reaction to the thread title... I thought he was headed to ESPN...

Always liked Tim. Always enjoyed his work...

Gold · Jun 3, 2012

I'm pretty sure Don Bauder was with the business section. I reemember one article he did which was very good.

Tim Sullivan · Jun 5, 2012

For your consideration:

http://shermanreport.com/sullivan-tells-his-side-san-diego-u-t-ceo-viewed-him-as-obstructionist/

black dude with pompano · Jun 5, 2012

Best wishes, Tim. Hope things work out for you.

Mizzougrad96 · Jun 5, 2012

Wow, here I thought the paper was just being cheap...

Scary stuff...

Here's hoping Bozich's departure in Louisville proves to be perfect timing for Tim. It seems to be a no-brainer for me, except for the part of moving from paradise to Louisville.

HanSenSE · Jun 5, 2012

Dear San Diego: Be afraid. Be very afraid.

Michael_ Gee · Jun 5, 2012

Knowing this story, why would I, a hypothetical San Diego resident, read, let alone pay to read, the U-T? I KNOW its pages are filled with, to be blunt, lies instead of facts.

Dave Kindred · Jun 5, 2012

I've known Tim since his time in Cincinnati. Always solid, better every year.
My column at the National Sports Journalism Center site....

http://sportsjournalism.org/sports-media-news/known-for-exceptional-columns-sullivans-opinions-sealed-his-san-diego-fate/

shockey · Jun 5, 2012

Rumpleforeskin said:

Mark2010 said:

Being listed immediately under the thread on Craig Stanke, I feared Sullivan, too, had passed away.
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That would be an awful RIP thread title. 'Add another to the list...'
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true dat, but as a soon-to-be 55-year-old i feared the same thing. so truly relieved it was 'only' another talented vet told to hit the road. we all know how much this sucks; i got to know tim a bit when he was in cincy. 20 years ago we could shrug it off, confident a talented guy would have little problem landing on his feet. now? oy!

Inky_Wretch · Jun 5, 2012

How any columnist who has done his homework can be in favor of public money going to a stadium project baffles me. There has yet to be any independent research that shows a stadium provides any ROI on taxpayer money.

So, fuckabuncha homers in San Diego for firing a guy doing his job.

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