Dog bites man.

[wickedwritah]

Is this really news? A Boston Globe reporter decided to go undercover in New York, wearing Sox attire, and writes about how people reacted toward him.

I haven't seen today's paper yet, so I don't know if this is an online-only story or if it made it into the print version, too.

http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2007/10/30/sneers_loathing_greet_a_boston_fan_in_nyc/

 

[silentbob]

Of course it's not news.

Do you really think sports sections should only print news?

It's entertaining.

What's the problem?

 

[Mayfly]

Man, not a Michael Vick justice story?

 

[John]

I so hate all the (insert team name here) Nation bull**** that I stopped reading after about six words.

 

[spnited]

What a waste of space.
This clown probably met/encountered/passed by thousands and thousands of people in NYC and a dozen or so railed at him for his Red Sox attire... yup, that's a great story.

 

[wickedwritah]

Of course it's not news.

Do you really think sports sections should only print news?

It's entertaining.

What's the problem?

I'm not entertained by it.

What did this foof expect? To be cheered as if he were W in the days following 9/11?

 

[wickedwritah]

What a waste of space.
This clown probably met/encountered/passed by thousands and thousands of people in NYC and a dozen or so railed at him for his Red Sox attire... yup, that's a great story.

Just grabbed the paper ... this was on Page 1.

Page 1!

I've worn a Sox jersey in Manhattan to bars and gotten some good-natured ball-busting, but nothing more. Really don't get the point of this piece.

 

[Chi City 81]

I've worn a Sox jersey in Manhattan to bars and gotten some good-natured ball-busting, but nothing more. Really don't get the point of this piece.

They decided to emulate the Herald for a day?

 

[silentbob]

So then don't read it.

You would think in this age of circulation decline and general newspaper irrelevancy, a sports writer of all things would be more open to trying different things to capture readers' attention.

If the story didn't hit its mark, who cares? It's one day. At least they're trying. If I'm reading the Globe that day, that story would catch my attention more than a story about the typical Sox nation celebration.

 

[wickedwritah]

I've worn a Sox jersey in Manhattan to bars and gotten some good-natured ball-busting, but nothing more. Really don't get the point of this piece.

They decided to emulate the Herald for a day?

Please, the Herald is smarter than publishing this drek.

 

[wickedwritah]

So then don't read it.

You would think in this age of circulation decline and general newspaper irrelevancy, a sports writer of all things would be more open to trying different things to capture readers' attention.

If the story didn't hit its mark, who cares? It's one day. At least they're trying. If I'm reading the Globe that day, that story would catch my attention more than a story about the typical Sox nation celebration.

It's not a sports story. It was placed on Page 1, packaged with the celebration story.

I am up for trying new things, but you need a news hook that's stronger than this.

 

[silentbob]

news hook -- most overrated, over-used, outdated phrase in journalism today.

just tell a good story.

 

[wickedwritah]

news hook -- most overrated, over-used, outdated phrase in journalism today.

just tell a good story.

And this was not a good story.

Just my opinion.

 

[Pilot]

Wouldn't it make a hell of a lot more sense if the Yanks and the Sox were head to head in a key series or something? I sort of like the idea for a NY-Boston ALCS story, or if it's a series right at the start of the season or at the very end with a tight pennant race.

But Boston winning the WS has nothing to do with New York ... or at least you hope it wouldn't. From a professional stand point you'd hope it wouldn't. This makes it seem the citizens of Boston, from their newspaper on down, are more concerned with what New York thinks about their winning of the series than just enjoying it.

It's silly, immature and shows poor news judgment.

 

[buckweaver]

You would think in this age of circulation decline and general newspaper irrelevancy, a sports writer of all things would be more open to trying different things to capture readers' attention.

Fresh idea, in 1887: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nellie_Bly#Asylum_expos.C3.A9

Not a fresh idea, in 2007: http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2007/10/30/sneers_loathing_greet_a_boston_fan_in_nyc/

 

[wickedwritah]

But Boston winning the WS has nothing to do with New York ... or at least you hope it wouldn't. From a professional stand point you'd hope it wouldn't. This makes it seem the citizens of Boston, from their newspaper on down, are more concerned with what New York thinks about their winning of the series than just enjoying it.

It's silly, immature and shows poor news judgment.

WFW.

 

[Frank_Ridgeway]

Why not just wear a "Viva Fidel" t-shirt in Miami or a "Cop Killer" t-shirt at state trooper convention? You'd get even more interesting reactions.

Was interesting when they interviewed Queen Latifah at Indians-Yanks at Cleveland and idiot asks her if she's such a Yankees fan, why isn't she wearing a Yankees hat like LeBron James did the night before. She just said you don't disrespect someone in their own house.

 

[fishwrapper]

Truth is, if he goes to the game, writes a 15" sidebar, it runs on X6, no one talks about it, no one reads it, there isn't a thread about it, and we don't declare we're/they're better than that.

 

[spnited]

Truth is, if he goes to the game, writes a 15" sidebar, it runs on X6, no one talks about it, no one reads it, there isn't a thread about it, and we don't declare we're/they're better than that.

So that makes this crap a good story?

 

[Frank_Ridgeway]

Do you really think sports sections should only print news?

I think there should be at least some utilitarian purpose, yes.

Paper that gave me my first full-time job had a reporter dress like a bum and panhandle for money and write about it. It was mostly for the amusement of our readers, but it did give them some insight into how it is for these people.

Thing is, by now this kind of thing is so unoriginal, who is entertained? My niece, who gets lots of attention from guys, recently (for the school paper) dressed like a slob and didn't wash her hair for two days and rubbed dirt on her face and went to a mall and approached guys to ask if she could use their cellphone. And then she tried it dressed and groomed as usual. And noticed very little difference. (I could have told her that. Guys think filthy, sloppy girls are easy.) So, you know, if it's a good enough story idea for a 16-year-old, maybe the Boston Globe ought to think about how original and entertaining this really is.