Mariners cutting out Tacoma News Tribune

I don't know if someone's already posted this, but Griffey's agent said the writer posted the blog and tried to retract it but the paper would not let him.

 

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=5187219

I have no idea if this is true, but I do know that there was a gap immediately after the story was published when the link was broken. At the time they said a glitch in the blog software.

 

Thank you.

Goalmouth is full of it. The Sonics moved because Howard Shultz (I don't give a shit if I spelled that motherfucker's name wrong) is a money-grubbing douchebag.

 

Response from Tacoma:

http://blog.thenewstribune.com/mariners/2010/05/13/griffey-goldberg-and-a-story-that-wont-die/

 

Those of you saying that goalmouth is full of hooey should read this:

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/199378_keyarena12.html?searchpagefrom=2&searchdiff=237

I know the attendance significantly dropped in the Sonics' final season, but I think that was a political move on the fans' part.

Being married to a Washington native and having attended college up there, I have some insight. Most fans are conditioned to losing seasons. The Mariners have had some glory seasons, and the Seahawks reached the Super Bowl once. And yes, the Sonics won an NBA title. But the pro teams up there are like supernovas. Burn brightly for a minute, then go dormant. You have to find other things to enjoy because you're not winning every year. As a Lakers fan, that's a strange feeling to me, lol.

It doesn't mean Seattle still doesn't love sports, however. People up there rabidly follow colleges and preps. Recently, the city has turned out some young NBA talent (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1166094/index.htm). Also, Seattleites like sports that most of the country might not be into, such as soccer or hockey. I went to a Seattle Thunderbirds hockey game once, and they drew a surprisingly large crowd. Second-rate? No. Unusual? I'd say yes, but I don't think it's a bad thing.

 

The Sonics were also 20-62 in their final season in Seattle, which might have also contributed to low attendance. Seattle is like pretty much anywhere else -- when the teams win, the fans show up.

 

Well said. Seems like a nonstory to me.

 

Perhaps, but should we let the team's decide what is news and what is not? Is there a chance they might be fibbing a bit?

And, sure, you shouldn't print everything your see or hear in a clubhouse, but your first obligation is to your readers, not the team.

Many times, turning a deaf ear is just the easiest thing to do. Not necessarily the right thing to do.

 

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/05/16/1188272/griffeys-story-about-lack-of-production.html

Publisher chimes in that the story wasn't meant to be about Junior sleeping. It was about Junior's lack of interest and production, and the sleeping thing was just one anecdote supporting that fact.

To those who have said "Why make a big deal out of a guy sleeping?" it wasn't LaRue who did that. It was the people who read the story.

 

So you're saying the other writers are expected to circle the wagons in a situation like this?