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MLB Pitcher Joe Kennedy Dead

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Mayfly, Nov 23, 2007.

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  1. Mayfly

    Mayfly Active Member

    http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3124303

    I didn't find this anywhere on the main S & N page. This is really a shame.
     
    Mayfly, Nov 23, 2007
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  2. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    Damn. When I first moved to Denver nearly four years ago, Joe and his wife were living in the same complex I was in, near Coors Field. I met him a couple of times and ran into his wife Jami a lot when we were walking our dogs. Both extremely nice. Damn.
     
    MileHigh, Nov 23, 2007
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  3. mike311gd

    mike311gd Active Member

    Wow.
     
    mike311gd, Nov 23, 2007
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  4. Chi City 81

    Chi City 81 Guest

    "Major-league pitcher Joe Kennedy has died, ESPN's Jerry Crasnick has learned." ::)

    Can't even resist a name-drop when someone dies? Seriously?
     
    Chi City 81, Nov 23, 2007
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  5. Angola!

    Angola! Guest

    This is crazy. They said he passed out, took him to the hospital and he died.
     
    Angola!, Nov 23, 2007
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  6. friend of a friend

    friend of a friend Guest

    Stay classy, WWL
     
    friend of a friend, Nov 23, 2007
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  7. Mizzougrad96

    Mizzougrad96 Active Member

    I thought the exact same thing... But if you know ESPN and you know Crasnick, you shouldn't be surprised...

    Because we all want the scoop when someone dies... Shameless...
     
    Mizzougrad96, Nov 23, 2007
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  8. Trouser_Buddah

    Trouser_Buddah Active Member

    "ESPN's Lucy Mercer has learned that FDR has a terrific headache..." [/WWIIL]
     
    Trouser_Buddah, Nov 23, 2007
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  9. Jerry Crasnick

    Jerry Crasnick New Member

    You know, I understand that gratuitous ESPN-bashing is a form of sport on this board. And I honestly don't feel it's worth responding to people who are as malicious and mean-spirited as a lot of the writers who post here. But when people start taking anonymous shots at me and suggesting that I used Joe Kennedy's death for the purpose of self-aggrandizement, you might want to at least get your facts straight.

    Here's the link to my ESPN.com story today on Joe Kennedy's death. The attribution here is no different than what appears on AP or Foxsports or any other news outlet that did original reporting on this story.

    http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3124303

    I don't know how this was phrased on television. Are the people here so cynical and small-minded to think that I'd call in to Bristol and make sure I get credit for this?

    And whoever "Mizzougrad'' is, feel free to climb out from under your veil of anonymity (or whatever rock you live under) and give me a call. My name is in the commissioner's book, so you know where to find me.
     
    Jerry Crasnick, Nov 23, 2007
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  10. Chi City 81

    Chi City 81 Guest

    I don't recall blaming you in my post, Jerry. But what I posted was a pretty accurate paraphrase of what was on the ticker.
     
    Chi City 81, Nov 23, 2007
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  11. wickedwritah

    wickedwritah Guest

    Should I start getting popcorn ready now, or wait a while?
     
    wickedwritah, Nov 23, 2007
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  12. Mizzougrad96

    Mizzougrad96 Active Member

    Jerry Crasnick is one of the best baseball writers out there...

    License to Deal is one of the most criminally underrated baseball books of the last decade...

    But I stand by what I said about Crasnick...
     
    Mizzougrad96, Nov 23, 2007
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