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Fire Joe Morgan

Discussion in 'Journalism topics only' started by Alma, Feb 14, 2008.

  1. Ben_Hecht

    Ben_Hecht Active Member

    Schur's a genuine talent. To downgrade the site because of his participation is counterproductive. It wouldn't be nearly what it is, without him.
     
  2. zebracoy

    zebracoy Guest

    Agree wholeheartedly. There are blogs, then there are BLOGS! And by revealing that this one is somewhat credible makes it more bearable.
     
  3. PCLoadLetter

    PCLoadLetter Well-Known Member

    This makes the assumption that baseball and comedy are in some way similar. They are not.

    Baseball, more than any other team sport, is a game of individual performances. In reality there is very little teamwork involved. That's why stats are so important in baseball compared to other sports. Either a guy gets a hit or he doesn't. Basketball, football, hockey, soccer, and virtually every other team sport require people to work together to succeed. When does that happen in baseball? You could argue for a groundout requiring teamwork between a shortstop and first baseman, but that's really not the case -- it's almost purely an individual effort by the shortstop to make the play and the throw.

    "Intangibles" in baseball are practically meaningless, and usually credited to a guy with lousy stats that people have decided they like.

    A TV situation comedy is, at its core, about the ensemble interacting. "Seinfeld" is about as successful a sitcom as there has ever been, and that's all "Seinfeld" ever was - the ensemble interacting.

    If anyone would like to explain how comedy, particularly TV situation comedy, is even remotely analogous to baseball, I'd love to hear it.
     
  4. Alma

    Alma Well-Known Member

    Not saying, necessarily, they're comparable. Just interesting that somebody who's in an industry that depends so much on intangibles would dismiss them entirely. Not just on the field, but off it. Best I can tell, FJM doesn't think character or teamwork matters at all under any circumstance. You simply wonder how somebody would arrive at that conclusion, and whether, considering the guy is a comedy writer, some of it is a put on.

    And, again, a professional comedy writer invites, to me, a little more justifiable criticism than a fan would.
     
  5. Flying Headbutt

    Flying Headbutt Moderator Staff Member

    If they're not comparable situations, then why is it interesting? In baseball, you can be the biggest "rah rah" guy on the bench, but you're pretty worthless if you can't execute a hit-and-run or you ground out to second with two on and two out. There isn't a comparable scenario in acting.
     
  6. Boom_70

    Boom_70 Well-Known Member

    Alma I think that you are over thinking it. The site is dam funny either way.
     
  7. hockeybeat

    hockeybeat Guest

    See Joe McEwing. He was beloved by many Mets fans because he was the ultimate team guy, despite not being able to hit Mary Kate Olsen's weight. If there was a Joe McEwing in acting, he'd be out on his butt, looking for real work.
     
  8. Boom_70

    Boom_70 Well-Known Member

     
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