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Yahoo! column

Discussion in 'Journalism topics only' started by Angola!, Jul 7, 2006.

  1. Angola!

    Angola! Guest

    Just saw this on Yahoo!'s front page. A very fascinating and sad read:

    http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=Amh8NsbDEZomKa2nhc26Y205nYcB?slug=jp-wilson070706&prov=yhoo&type=lgns
     
    Angola!, Jul 7, 2006
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  2. MU_was_not_so_hard

    MU_was_not_so_hard Active Member

    Hell of a story.
     
    MU_was_not_so_hard, Jul 7, 2006
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  3. leo1

    leo1 Active Member

    good story. sad.
     
    leo1, Jul 7, 2006
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  4. tonysoprano

    tonysoprano Member

    Yeah, this is a long one. Great read so far. I'll finish the rest over breakfast tomorrow.
     
    tonysoprano, Jul 8, 2006
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  5. MU_was_not_so_hard

    MU_was_not_so_hard Active Member

    Covered a baseball game last night where about 20 MLB scouts were in the stands. All I could think about was this story.
     
    MU_was_not_so_hard, Jul 8, 2006
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  6. BYH

    BYH Active Member

    That was outstanding. Passan is a fuckin stud.

    His Brien Taylor story was also mind-blowingly good.
     
    BYH, Jul 8, 2006
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  7. buckweaver

    buckweaver Active Member

    Start going back thru the archive and read his stuff from earlier this season. It's almost always top-notch, from Opening Day on. I never read him in K.C. But Passan is a must-read for me now.
     
    buckweaver, Jul 9, 2006
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  8. Columbo

    Columbo Active Member

    Good piece.

    One thing that always worries me about pieces like that....

    Stuff possibly being made up by the people you are interviewing to make the deceased larger than life.

    I guess that's just my own bugaboo.
     
    Columbo, Jul 9, 2006
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  9. Evil Bastard (aka Chris_L)

    Evil Bastard (aka Chris_L) Active Member

    Excellent piece. Passan is new to me but I'll be sure to look for his byline from now on.
     
    Evil Bastard (aka Chris_L), Jul 9, 2006
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