Have we really reached the point where it's OK to leak an athlete's medical chart?

This reminds me of Dan Rather and the National Guard Dubya story before the election in 2004.

The medical records look like they are from some archaic computer.

It would be an interesting twist if Schefter were set up with false info, and JPP reports to camp wagging his index finger. Oh man, I would love that. Fuck ESPN.

 

Apparently, the Giants found out when everyone else did: when Schefter tweeted it.

 

For some reason, I'm imagining Bill Simmons doing a Jim Ross impression.

"GOOD GOD Almighty! It's Jason Pierre-Paul's finger!!!"

 

1. There's no way that Adam Schefter or ESPN paid somebody for JPP's medical records. No fucking way.
2. The ethical debate is fine, but please drop the idea that the story is just as good without the records. It's not. People don't believe anonymous reporting any more. Too many swings and misses. The document adds layers of credibility to the story.
3. I was listening to Mike & Mike this morning. Someone needs to lock Adam Schefter in a room and not let him out until he learns what "ironically" means, and how to use it properly.

 

I'm in favor of locking Mike, Mike AND Adam in a room, and beating them with a stick.

 

I don't think people understand how exciting people find it to be involved in a big story, even anonymously.

I am surprised journalists don't get this.

Passing along something like this to a big time reporter is thrilling to people.

 

I'd be thrilled if I sold a $16,000 espresso machine, but you were pretty nonchalant about it.

 

C'mon, that post dripped with Fanian humblebrag.

 

No. I was pretty pumped.

Can you believe the inlet valve to the steam boiler leaked when I went to install it! That was kind of embarrassing, but I was able to replace it.

The best part was that there wasn't a ton of back and forth necessary to make the sale. There old machine was 16-years-old. It had had a bunch of expensive repair in the last few years, and I had been encouraging them to purchase a new one for a while now.

The building management company that owns the machine -- it's in a corporate cafeteria -- has a new boss. When I explained -- over the phone -- that their current problem wasn't wort repairing, she just gave the go ahead to buy a new one.

The only hassle was waiting for them to decide if they wanted it shipped overnight, and then hanging around here for it to be delivered.

But, it made a good week into a very good week.

 

Good for you, YF.

 

Jeff Novitzky agrees.

 

Seriously.

People get their hands on something important, and they want to do something with it. Even if no one knows it was them, they still get a thrill when the story goes public.