Embarrassing SI spelling error of the week

I don't get SI anymore - haven't for a long time - and I agree that spelling mistakes will slip through any publication. But last month I had a chance to read one while waiting for my car to get fixed. There was some baseball story on the Pirates and in the story it mentioned the Brewers' big game against them - April 27 or something like that. Either way it was in April. Then with the story there was a photo from that game - and the cutline had something like the Brewers scored 20 runs against the Pirates in May. That's not a mistake which just slips past; that's some sloppy cutline writing/fact checking.

EDIT: Had a minute to check on that date - April 22.

 

All good points. Folks here who make a federal case out of one of the big boys making a mistake simply tells me they have higher expectations for other people's work than for their own. That bugs the snot out of me.

Sort of like the reporters and editors I hear complain about how much they get paid vs. XYZ publication. Any time I hear that, I ask them one question as sincerely as I can: So, how much more do I need to pay you before I get YOUR best effort?

 

Off the top of my head, I'd probably put peak effort in at 33% more than I make now.

 

Clutch: I think you can still question why people in better jobs make mistakes and/or more money while still giving your best effort in your current job.

 

A big reason for that is that I figure that if they're at a big-time publication, they must be there for some reason, and I would think part of that, would be ability.

Effort isn't the only factor in doing a job. For instance, when I go to a minor league baseball game, I expect a higher caliber play than I would do at a high school game. And if I go to a major league game, even though the difference may be small, I expect the caliber of play to be higher than a minor league game.