I think the problem was not whether to report a fact, but whether it was really a fact. The "dirt" you mention was really just rumor and innuendo. Should that go in a newspaper?
On Fri, Oct 14, 2011 at 7:10 AM, Dan DiBiase <[email protected]> wrote: > I don't that Buster would not have mentioned Tito's personal issues. > Between 24-hour news cycles, Twitter, etc., there are too many > people clamoring for too much content, to let anything go unreported. > Unlike the early '60's, when reporters were well aware of JFK's > peccadillo but chose to not report it. > > It's easy to say after the fact 'Oh, I'd never report that' but if Larry L > gives you the dirt, how do you not report that? > > Dan D > Central NJ USA > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Ray Salemi <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Friday, October 14, 2011 7:03 AM > *Subject:* Re: Food for Thought > > How do you mean? > > On Fri, Oct 14, 2011 at 6:36 AM, Dan DiBiase <[email protected]> wrote: > > I don't believe him. Seems to me that's a little holier-than-thou. This > isn't the '60's and JFK's women. > > Dan D > Central NJ USA > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Tom Salemi <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Thursday, October 13, 2011 10:15 PM > *Subject:* Food for Thought > > Just listened to a Buster Olney interview on EEI. He, speaking as a > journalist, raised a good point about the Hohler article. He suggested that > if he were writing the article he might have left out the tidbits about the > pills and the marriage. > > His argument is valid. > > The article offered no evidence that either contributed to Francona's > performance on the field, so how relevant were they? As we've said here, sox > ownership presumably would have intervened if his performance was affected > by prescription drugs or "personal matters" and yet they did nothing. > > So what value does that information have other than to sully Francona's > name? > > Had I been writing the article I would have looked at it the same way. > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Red Sox Citizens" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Red Sox Citizens" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. > > > > > -- > Author of Confessions of a Good > Mother<http://www.amazon.com/Confessions-Good-Mother-ebook/dp/B005LSR57W/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1315785606&sr=8-1>: > The story of an assassin and mom who struggles with life balance issues. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Red Sox Citizens" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Red Sox Citizens" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. > -- Author of Confessions of a Good Mother<http://www.amazon.com/Confessions-Good-Mother-ebook/dp/B005LSR57W/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1315785606&sr=8-1>: The story of an assassin and mom who struggles with life balance issues. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Red Sox Citizens" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en.
