Had it been reported that Steinbrenner has dementia?

Oops.

I'm going to now punish myself by listening to the etudes of Frank Liszt.

 

Here's the Lidz story, from Portfolio. Decide for yourself:


http://www.portfolio.com/culture-lifestyle/culture-inc/sports/2007/08/02/Baseball-and-Steinbrenner

 

Pathetic is only word to discribe actions for Lidz to get this story. Take advantage of not just one but two old men both in failing health.

What's the point? It's just not a need to know story.

 

There's not a whole lot there that hasn't been rumored and whispered about in NY for about 2 years...except Lidz now gives us his description of the failing Steinbrenner.

I think there is a major ethical question, however, about how Lidz went about this. He admits he was repeatedly turned down for interview requests, so he used Steinbrenner's old frined -- also in failing health -- to get to Steinbrenner.
The fact the he "identified himself as a writer working on a story right away," doesn't wash with me. All Steinbrenner, in an obviously lessened physical and mental state, thought was his old friend McEwen was there to see him, he knew nothing of a a writer working on a story until the guy alerady was in his house.
McEwen and Lidz blindsided him and that is a serious ethical breach, in my opinion.

 

So in your world of journalism it's perfectly fine to take advantage of 2 old men in failing health to get a story that most can surmise anyway with no real need to know the detail.

 

Great to see ya, spnited.

 

Surmising ain't the same as being there. He didn't take advantage of McEwen. He knew exactly what he was doing.

 

Ace great to hear from ya.

 

Just don't subject yourself to Lisztomania. One of the worst ideas for a movie ever.

 

McEwen said "I don't care" if George doesn't like it.

 

Well, I'd wondered for a while if George was perhaps being hidden from public view.

 

Murray Chass has hinted at this, for a number of years . . . so even for the broad (NYT-reading) public, it comes as zero surprise.

Some career Yankee apologists will take exception, but so what?