Yeah, he's a different cat. I do think the local writers - with a few exceptions - are terrible at what they do. They've grown accustomed to covering winners and they don't really know how to handle these stories. They've grown a tad too comfortable "co-writing" books with players.
On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 11:20 AM, Ray Daniel Salemi < [email protected]> wrote: > Gammons used to always spend his time talking to GMs. Perhaps the locker > room view is a little to low level and sweaty. > > > On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 11:18 AM, Tom Salemi <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I'm trying to remember exactly. Basically, that beat writers tend to be >> dismissive of criticism coming from people who "aren't in the locker room >> everyday" but fail to report on what's actually happening until someone >> else breaks the news. >> >> >> On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 11:13 AM, Ray Daniel Salemi < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> You kind of get that from his writing. >>> >>> But his writing has been like that for 20 years, so I can't imagine that >>> it's an age thing. >>> >>> What did he challenge? >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 9:53 AM, Tom Salemi <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> He goes on Mike Felger's radio show once a week. In a recent visit, >>>> Felger challenged him on a few things - fairly I might add - and Gammons >>>> really wasn't up to the task. He couldn't think on his feet at all. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 7:43 AM, Ray Daniel Salemi < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> This is classic Gammons, detailed reporting amidst incoherent prose: >>>>> http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120910&content_id=38195244&vkey=news_bos&c_id=bos >>>>> >>>>> Good article. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Author of CONFESSIONS OF A GOOD MOTHER and other mystery short stories. >>>>> >>>>> Visit Ray Daniel on Amazon >>>>> <http://www.amazon.com/Ray-Daniel/e/B005OIX4MO/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_pop_1> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> 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 and other mystery short stories. >>> >>> Visit Ray Daniel on Amazon >>> <http://www.amazon.com/Ray-Daniel/e/B005OIX4MO/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_pop_1> >>> >>> -- >>> 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 and other mystery short stories. > > Visit Ray Daniel on Amazon > <http://www.amazon.com/Ray-Daniel/e/B005OIX4MO/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_pop_1> > > -- > 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.
