Dear dimwit on the phone

That particular indoor league is one of the most well-run in the country. It's regionally-based, so travel costs aren't high. The teams are fairly equal, although it's taken one team all season to become that way. I enjoy watching the games, though. Most of them have been competitive for the last few weeks.

I've been a fan of indoor football for going on 13 years now. I was 14 when I attended my first game and haven't stopped going since.

 

I remember these were paid things at Gannett. In the old days, it was you had to fill out the form from the actual paper ( no copies) so the push by sales people was to push one-day subscriptions....ie, last year Hardees won this with 1,000 votes....don't you think your burger joint needs to buy 1,000 copies of the paper to fill out forms?

Now, it is based on buying ad space...ie...if you buy $5,000 worth of ads, Hardees is the best burger joint in town.

 

Dear mom of swimmer of the year: I'm here to interview your kid, not you! Let him answer one every now and then!

Signed, someone in search of a diplomatic solution to that situation.

 

Definitely make the mom sweat it out then. End the interview with a couple of questions about the alleged forged scholarship papers floating around and the PED rumors.

 

I agree. He does media relations for the team, the league, broadcasts the team's games on U-Stream and likely drives the bus on road trips. I don't envy all the work he has to do.

EDIT: Hey! Just noticed this post moved me into the Jr. Member Category. I no longer feel like such a Newbie.

 

And I think he still has to work part time at a restaurant, or at least did for a while.

 

That's my mistake! I usually start with Obamacare, then move on to Middle East policy and gay marriage.

 

You stop the interview, look directly at the mom and tell her you need the golden boy swimmer to answer the questions. If she persists, you end the interview. Call up a coach or something and have him talk about the kid. All that fails, slice it to a brief and be done with it.

 

Worked on a preview for the local semi-pro team yesterday...talked with the team owner, who kept telling me how great the coaching staff was that he had brought it.

Me: "Great, I'll want to talk with him as well...can I get his number?"
Owner: "Uh...uh, well, our GM handles most interviews."
Me: "Well, I'd like to talk with the coach to get a better feel for the team and such, can I get his number or have you forward mine along."

He goes on with some other tangent, and I bring it back a third time. Left with an empty promise (obvious at the time) that he'd text me the coaches number.

Needless to say, this preview story was sliced to a two paragraph brief, and no, I won't be wasting my Sunday covering your home opener.

 

This can mean only one thing: The coach is a sex offender from a few counties over.

 

You're gonna say that to someone in their own home?

I certainly would not be that rude.

I would just keep directing the questions to the kid.

 

Oh, gosh!! Where do you get that sort of logic?