Bill Conlin update

I have the same thought. When I saw the title thread, I thought "he finally had the big one."

 

Uh ... he is a thin-skinned blowhard.

 

Well, then he made his point. I apologize.

 

He is INDEED a thin-skinned blowhard. And a better writer than Will Leitch will ever be.

 

that's the only thing thin about him

has become irrelevant in philly

 

From deadspin:
sharply reduced travel and a mandate to write mostly commentary.

Yep...nothing at all like a blogger there Bill.

 

Not sure I can generalize about the blowhard part, but I have found a surprising and disappointing number of big-time sportswriters to be thin-skinned. Doesn't reflect well on the business when guys like Conlin, Lupica, Albom and a dozen others you probably can think of scream bloody murder or overreact at the first hint of criticism or questioning. Considering all that they dole out.

 

Conlin pulled a huge thorn out of my paw in 1992 at the Albertville Olympics, when I was going it alone, sleeping on floors, etc.

Tossed me the keys to his huge corner suite when he decided to leave a weekend early, said "have fun."

Gets a lifetime pass from me.

I'd still like to grow up to be him, for that matter.

 

Agreed.

 

Here's an interview with the blogger that Conlin got into it with over e-mail...

http://www.phillymag.com/blogs/philly/2007/11/27/the-end-days-of-bill-conlins-online-crap-storm-interview-with-bill-baer/

Interesting little part here:

 

Me, too. Just without the shortness of breath or the exquisite fat guy voice.

 

At what point did Conlin have knowledge that the exchange was being published online?

BB: I’m not sure, to be honest. I never said to him, “Your e-mails are on my blog.” Personally, I thought he should assume that they should be publicized, but as I found out, it’s about an even split when it comes to people expecting their e-mails to be publicized. Perhaps I should have explicitly stated that I was publicizing them, but I also gave him the opportunity to clarify his statements in later e-mails.


Gee, do you think?