Pittsburgh Trib debacle

Kevin Gorman of the Trib is on a local Sunday night round-table sports show now. They asked him what happened with the Grimm story and he claimed the Steelers changed their minds and did a 180 in one day and offered the job to Tomlin.

So basically the Trib is throwing the Steelers under the bus on this.

 

I don't think the Rooneys have a history of changing their minds.

 

It'll be interesting to see how the paper addresses it tomorrow.

By the way, here's a blog (gasp) that summarizes the events pretty well: http://thepojodojo.blogspot.com/2007/01/steeler-saga-continues-chris-mortenson.html

 

As far as who's head rolls, it really depends. The reporter is definitely in hot water, unless he can prove that the team really changed its mind. Editor's have a bit more cushion. They can always just blame it on the reporter, even though he was probably whipping the reporter for a story. Editors seem to get away with that more often than not.

 

I'm not buying Gorman's company line.

For some more insight, check this one out:

http://www.voy.com/158430/

 

Interestingly enough, after Gorman gave the explanation, the host asked him, "So that's what happened?"

Gorman, "That's what I was told."

Not word-for-word. But I'm paraphrasing.

 

Bet my car against yours that nothing happens within that department.

 

I'd be surprised too if something happened. The publisher doesn't give a fuck about sports.

 

If I know Dick Scaife and the Pgh Trib, I'm sure this will all be blamed on Bill Clinton.

Seriously, I would bet a testicle that nothing happens. I'm with BYM.

 

I wouldn't be surprised if nothing happened - hell, I've seen similar situations on a smaller scale play out in that nothing happens to the reporter. However, I'd go into hiding for a few days had it been my byline on that kind of story.

 

i wouldn't. then you're a weasel.

you show up at the next event in town, penguins game, pitt hoops - i don't care what it is - and take it like a man

 

You could argue that things are now even at the Pittsburgh newspapers, considering how Chuck Finder and the P-G mishandled the Rich Rodriguez to Alabama story. To Finder's credit however, half of the people covering that story had Rich going to Bama.