Recent content by vandelay

I think it's awkward but acceptable. Order in the headline doesn't necessarily imply importance. You could look at it as a punchline, that lets you know the article is more about the second word than the first. For example "Tomlinson breaks tackles, hearts" doesn't mean that tackles is more...

Do you deny that more people care about POS Yankee pitchers than POS Anaheim pitchers? It may not be right but I can understand why they do it. I'm always surprised that people get upset about it, it really doesn't seem different from how ESPN does anything else.

Perhaps he didn't mean it, but that's how it came off, especially when he compared the two at the end. Like living with a green card is a horrendous existence, the very opposite of getting drafted and living your dream. I have a real problem with this whole idea of "revenge". Like Cerda's...

Just finished this ESPN piece by Tom Friend. An interesting story for sure, but I thought he was a little tough on Almonte, like he was trying to rub the kid's failure in his face. Take the last line: "Who'd have predicted it? Seven years later, Matthew Cerda will be the one with the rookie...

Wasn't referring to you, but OK. Should've been more clear. So why is the OP's story good besides it being "different", which the Nadel thing proves is not good enough by itself? Not badgering, I'm genuinely curious to see why people feel that way. Your post hinted at a couple of reasons which...

I assume that all of the people who like this story also like Nadel's Erin Andrews column? Because that was "different" from what the paper usually runs, and also one of the most-read stories. I'm surprised that these two criteria are sufficient for many posters here to consider it worthwhile...

I don't object to the format in principle but I didn't think this one was executed very well. Some in this thread are saying "it gives us a look at what it would be like for us to be in a college football practice." I think the only part that even remotely comes close is the paragraph about his...

Maybe if the next day's game was the first home game after a road trip, and the writer had said visiting hours were 7 to 10 instead of... nope, still doesn't work right.

Haven't watched every minute of the coverage but I think you're being a little unfair. Where did NBC get the idea that people are friendly because they're communist? Because the government rolled out a campaign essentially ordering people to be nice. I'm assuming that's not the real reason, but...

Reading the thread on the new NYT hire was my first introduction to the METPRO program he apparently came from. Are there any others like it? They don't have to be for minorities or even the same format. I just want to feel like I'm doing something more productive than "get your resume on as...

Hey all. Long time lurker, first time poster. Just got done with "What a time it was", the greatest hits of W. C. Heinz, and I have a confession to make. I had to hack my way through it. I won't get into why I didn't like it -- my experience on this site suggests that anything other than...