Elling to Sportsline full-time

[Moderator1]

He had been doing some freelance:

Steve Elling has just been hired as the full-time golf writer for CBS SportsLine.com

 

[accguy]

This is a good move for both parties involved.

I'm happy for Steve because while he can be a prick at times (and I actually like him), I think he deserved to be treated better than he was by the Orlando management.

And it's good for Sportsline because Steve is a really good writer and reporter.

 

[Mizzougrad96]

Outstanding hire...

 

[Simon_Cowbell]

Outstanding hire...

Jets over Colts, that one.

 

[hondo]

Outstanding hire...

Think some humility might be in order from him, now that he's been rescued?

 

[tapintoamerica]

I have never known anybody who can take a mundane topic and make it entertaining quick like Steve Elling. Day-to-day beat maintenance stuff, which most of us simply get done with as a necessary evil, can shine when done by Elling. I'm very pleased for him. They have made a terrific hire.

 

[Left_Coast]

Excellent hire.
And, again, he didn't hide the situation from his immediate supervisor. He was hosed in Orlando.

 

[mediaguy]

Elling's good people. Better people than Sportsline, frankly. Glad to see him back writing.

 

[Simon_Cowbell]

Roy Munson milk mustache, anyone?

 

[henryhenry]

Albom fabricates, and doesn?t lose his job.
Farrell plagiarizes, and gets his job back.
Freeman lies on his resume, and gets another chance.
Elling ignores a clear conflict of interest, does freelance work for someone he?s covering, and gets hired elsewhere, anyway.

Pathetic.

right. off with their heads!
one mistake - death penalty.
we don't mess with absurdities like redemption, compassion and forgiveness. we're not human, after all. one mistake is one too many.
off with their heads!
unemployment and homelessness is too good for them.

 

[Birdscribe]

A brilliant, well-reasoned hire and another reason to log onto CBS Sportsline.

Can Steve be difficult? Absolutely.

Does he suffer fools? Not at all.

Is he an effective reporter, talented writer and individual who will make his outlet better because of his work? Unquestionably.

 

[Mizzougrad96]

Albom fabricates, and doesn’t lose his job.
Farrell plagiarizes, and gets his job back.
Freeman lies on his resume, and gets another chance.
Elling ignores a clear conflict of interest, does freelance work for someone he’s covering, and gets hired elsewhere, anyway.

Pathetic.

I'll say it again... Outstanding hire...

 

[Ira_Schoffel]

Good for Elling. But is SportsLine really going to have a full-time golf writer?

Can't imagine that's a wise investment of resources. Unless it's some sort of combo deal with CBS or something.

 

[Sam Mills 51]

Good for Elling. But is SportsLine really going to have a full-time golf writer?

Can't imagine that's a wise investment of resources. Unless it's some sort of combo deal with CBS or something.

Considering how much coverage CBS does of the PGA Tour, it makes perfect for SportsLine to have a full-time golf writer.

 

[write then drink]

I'm with A through H on this one

these people shouldn't be in our industry

 

[hondo]

A brilliant, well-reasoned hire and another reason to log onto CBS Sportsline.

Can Steve be difficult? Absolutely.

Does he suffer fools? Not at all.

Is he an effective reporter, talented writer and individual who will make his outlet better because of his work? Unquestionably.

The problem with Steve is that the fools he won't suffer are, in many cases, people who merely have different opinions. Between him and Prisco, they now have two guys who are totally convinced they've never been wrong about anything, whether it's Phil hitting driver instead of 3-wood or who the Bucs should have taken with their fifth-round pick.

 

[Birdscribe]

A brilliant, well-reasoned hire and another reason to log onto CBS Sportsline.

Can Steve be difficult? Absolutely.

Does he suffer fools? Not at all.

Is he an effective reporter, talented writer and individual who will make his outlet better because of his work? Unquestionably.

The problem with Steve is that the fools he won't suffer are, in many cases, people who merely have different opinions. Between him and Prisco, they now have two guys who are totally convinced they've never been wrong about anything, whether it's Phil hitting driver instead of 3-wood or who the Bucs should have taken with their fifth-round pick.

Point taken. There's some truth to this I can't debate.

But if you talk to Steve and point out something that's wrong in an intelligent, pragmatic manner, he'll come around. Trust me, I've done it and it wasn't easy... especially from someone he called "PR Boy."

 

[Piotr Rasputin]

Albom fabricates, and doesn't lose his job.
Farrell plagiarizes, and gets his job back.
Freeman lies on his resume, and gets another chance.
Elling ignores a clear conflict of interest, does freelance work for someone he’s covering, and gets hired elsewhere, anyway.

As journalists, we gleefully rip on athletes and coaches who have done wrong when they receive their "second chances." We question "The integrity of the GAME!!!!" when someone who has broken a cardinal rule like taking performance enhancers is allowed to continue playing the game. We lament these second chances that some athletes get because, as I first remember reading from Jim Murray, "There are two sets of rules: one for most of us, and one for those who can throw or hit the curveball."

I'm not sure what the difference is between athletes' situations and those mentioned above by abcdefgh.