Murray Chass and "sources"

An interesting read

http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2006/12/08/the-impossible-becomes-real-murray-chass-reaches-new-lows/

 

Guy has a point. What good are guidelines if you don't follow them? And the NYT sure as hell needs some direction.

Beyond that, who cares if people are griping about collusion if no one is willing to say it on the record? If they say it on the record or make a complaint it's a story. If they are just griping, who gives a crap?

 

Of course, you must consider the source.

Besides being a Red Sox houseboy . . .

 

It's not even Boom's birthday.

 

Murray always seems to write with an agenda- his own.

The problem is that real sports fans would know better, but the type of reader the Times attracts will take Murray's work as gospel.

 

But wait a minute, Boom. I thought you said Chass was anti-Yankee and pro-Red Sox. How would that jibe with this column?

Also, if someone would like to compare the credentials, sources, credibility and reputations of Seth Mnookin and Murray Chass, I don't think Seth is exactly held in the same regard.
I think I'll go with Murray.

 

Murray is a columnist who's earned an awful lot of latitude. In this case, he's just reporting some good industry gossip. I see no problem.

 

Just because Seth obviously has an agenda of his own (pro-Sox) doesn't mean he doesn't have a point about the Times ethics policy. Either have one and apply it, or don't, but don't just put it out there for show to pretend like you have higher standards than the rest of the media monster, when you quite obviously do not.

All this industry "gossip", as far as I'm concerned, is only slightly more pointless than 90 percent of political gossip. It's just a chance for people to settle scores and bitch like cowards behind the scenes. "The Red Sox aren't playing nice. WA, WAH!"

Mnookin, in my opinion, is taking the conspiracy angle way too far though. The entire East Coast national baseball media conglomerate has treated the Sox vs. Yankees as if it were Sparta vs. Athens for three quarters of a century now. It might make sense for the Times national baseball columnist to write about Boston roughly once for every two times he writes about the Yankees.

 

I agree with Double D.

 

Larry Lucchino must have stopped talking to Murray and now he hates the Sox also.

 

Or, Murray could be right and Seth could be carrying water.

 

One question ... who the hell is Seth Mnookin?