TJ Simers on changes in Los Angeles Times sports section going into effect Monday

[Slacker]

How long has Simers hated Plaschke?
Did they ever brawl? Did they scream at each other in press boxes?

 

[Alma]

So, I would like see/hear what they've found actually does earn conversions, if anything does, or if it's been, seriously, all downhill, no matter what is offered. Even nice, easy puff pieces lose their power after a while.

I imagine they think in sports it's gonna be the feature stories and the columnists.

 

[Alma]

Any decent points TJ makes (and there are a few) and amusing arrows fired the way of management (and there are a lot) are dwarfed by the inexplicable meanness to Sarah Valenzuela. The Plaschke digs aren't nice either, but I'm sure Bill has heard worse. But there's no reason to drag a young writer on her first major beat. It'd probably be interesting (at least to us) if TJ wanted to write generally about young writers being thrown into the deep end of beats (though that's been going on since the dawn of time). It'd even be fine if he wanted to gently scold, in a general sense, about the emphasis on Twitter and how maybe there's a way to provide more context about the game there, especially in an era when the newspaper can't or won't do it. But what's the point of dragging the beat writer? It's cruel and mean-spirited. But that's the TJ way.

Agreed. She's OK. Room to grow.

 

[Octave]

Simers was the recipient of a Jim McMahon snot rocket in 1989, the quarterback's lone season with the Chargers.

MEDIA RIPS MCMAHON FOR `SNOTTY' BEHAVIOR

 

[BTExpress]

 

[Azrael]

Someone needs to take grandpa's keyboard away.

I'm not much younger than Simers, but sweet christ, shut up.

Retire. *



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[Regan MacNeil]

I'm guessing TJ has so entwined his persona with being a raging ashhole that he can't retire. Then who would he rage at? He'd be dead within 6 months (in his mind).

 

[Sam Mills 51]

And his first sentence is inaccurate. I unfortunately know a much-bigger award chaser than Bill Plaschke.

I've known more than one. Equal parts pandering and pathetic. Much more hung up on awards than actually doing good work, making the section better and being pertinent to the publication's readers.

 

[HanSenSE]

He's not wrong about the Times being beat here.

 

[SixToe]

Simply abysmal for the Times to be beaten on that story.

 

[MileHigh]

Especially after doing a deep dive on Sunday.

Where does the USC athletic director search stand? Vetted candidates and more

 

[BYH 2: Electric Boogaloo]

I thought everyone from ESPN had just been fired.

Now that was a good line.