Still no love for Raymond

Sportswriters still get their panties in a bunch over the "Raymond wasn't a REAL sportswriter" thing? I thought they got over that years ago. Guess not.

http://espn.go.com/blog/playbook/fandom/post/_/id/4937/baseball-writers-still-dont-love-raymond

 

They never really showed Oscar Madison working as a sports writer either.

 

This thread needs a laugh track.

 

And Dick York wasn't a real advertising exec, Howard Hesseman wasn't a real high school teacher, David Duchovny wasn't a real FBI agent......

 

It's funny, the only reason we know that most portrayals of journalists on TV and in movies are bogus, is because journalists feel it is important enough to let everyone know about it.
And yet, if you ask many journalists why they got into the business, they'll say "All the Presidents Men," maybe "Lou Grant" or some romcom starring Katherine Heigl or Kate Hudson.

 

Perry White inspired me to get into the business.

 

That's not true. I remember a couple of episodes of Oscar working in the press box at a baseball game and the racetrack.

 

I know of no sportswriters who are married to archconservative harpies either, so there is that.

 

Everybody Loves Raymond only showed life for Ray Barone when he was on furlough.

 

Even Ray's own dad didn't read his stuff, which was evident in the episode where Ray told his dad who was injured, with the dad using that info when making bets.

 

I recall there were a few office scenes and definitely press box scenerio.

 

He had a satellite TV package added so he could cover games from home.

Sounds exactly like a certain NYC columnist.