David Whitley is back

[hondo]

... replacing Pat Dooley as the Gainesville Sun columnist. I think David is a bit below his skill set here but good to see him in print again.

Sun columnist David Whitley: Promise to keep you informed, entertained

 

[playthrough]

Always enjoyed Whitley in Orlando. Did Dooley retire on his own, i.e., not forced?

 

[Editude]

Pat had been pondering for a while -- he's of a certain age -- so took the jump (with Robbie Andrieu) when Gannett offered a whole bunch of
buyouts a few months back.

 

[bdangelo]

David's stuff has always been great. Wrote some memorable columns way back when in Tampa.

 

[maumann]

Back to Hogtown! All the best, David.

 

[Regan MacNeil]

May his jorts supply be plentiful.

 

[hondo]

During a slow summer period, Whitley heard, believe it or not, a bunch of Brits in Bunnell, FL (in a DMZ of sorts ... not Daytona, not Jacksonville, not Orlando, sort of close to all three) who cleared some land and were racing riding lawn mowers on the weekends.

GENTLEMEN, START YOUR LAWN MOWERS

You're welcome.

 

[Sports Barf]

Who are either of these guys

 

[Regan MacNeil]

Who are either of these guys

He doesn't work for The Athletic. You wouldn't know him.

 

[hondo]

Who are either of these guys

You're either 23 years old or an idiot who knows nothing of the great writers among us. There is no third possibility.

 

[Sports Barf]

You're either 23 years old or an idiot who knows nothing of the great writers among us. There is no third possibility.

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