I know it's Bleacher Report, but...

[CCaple]

Libel is still libel, is it not?

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/228510-the-103-who-tested-positive-for-steroids-in-2003

 

[Living visalia thru you]

Well, the "reporter" who produced that list is a ****ing moron, if nothing else. That's the same debunked list that was on rotoworld (I think that was the name of the site) a couple months ago.

 

[YGBFKM]

Well, the "reporter" who produced that list is a ****ing moron, if nothing else. That's the same debunked list that was on rotoworld (I think that was the name of the site) a couple months ago.

I would take Lvty's word on being a ****ing moron.

 

[Living visalia thru you]

Well, the "reporter" who produced that list is a ****ing moron, if nothing else. That's the same debunked list that was on rotoworld (I think that was the name of the site) a couple months ago.

I would take Lvty's word on being a ****ing moron.

Oh, you are so sweet I could just lick the back of your neck.

 

[RayKinsella]

But its got a question mark in the headline, so that means I dunno what I'm talking about. It's just a guess.

/saidtheguywhowroteit

The comments below it are even more distrubing.

 

[TheMethod]

It'd be pretty hard for a player to win a libel case in this situation. Most, if not all, of the guys on the list could be considered public figures, which means they'd have to prove actual malice -- that Bleacher Report knew the list was wrong and maliciously published it anyway.

Besides, they might have to prove they didn't use steroids, which might be even more difficult.

(Sorry for the lecture, but I thought it was worth mentioning).

 

[CCaple]

Valid points. Maybe it's less libelous than it is just wildly inappropriate to speculate like that.

 

[sportsguydave]

Another example of why Bleacher Report is not and will never be confused with professional, responsible journalism.

 

[RickStain]

Another example of why Bleacher Report is not and will never be confused with professional, responsible journalism.

Except by the people writing for it.

 

[sportsguydave]

Another example of why Bleacher Report is not and will never be confused with professional, responsible journalism.

Except by the people writing for it.

Agreed. I don't know about you ... but any resume I see with a Bleacher Report gig on it goes right into the round file.

 

[Stitch]

Another example of why Bleacher Report is not and will never be confused with professional, responsible journalism.

Except by the people writing for it.

Tell that to Andy.

 

[CCaple]

Hey, he's got the whole Marital Arts thing figured out, at least.

 

[Bullwinkle]

Steroids don't help.
Just ask the Cubs.

All have spent at least one season with the Cubs since '99.

Kerry Wood
Mark Prior
Matt Clement
Carlos Zambrano
Alfonso Soriano
Derrek Lee
Sammy Sosa
Nomar Garciaparra
Jerry Hairston
Milton Bradley
Cliff Floyd
Jeromy Burnitz
Moises Alou
Corey Patterson
Antonio Alfonseca
Juan Cruz
Aramis Ramirez
Benito Santiago

 

[nate41]

Another example of why Bleacher Report is not and will never be confused with professional, responsible journalism.

Except by the people writing for it.

Agreed. I don't know about you ... but any resume I see with a Bleacher Report gig on it goes right into the round file.

So I should delete that off my resume? I was an "editor" for a little over a month last summer. I stopped due to lack of pay and, you know, the desire to write/edit for a real media outlet.

 

[RickStain]

Another example of why Bleacher Report is not and will never be confused with professional, responsible journalism.

Except by the people writing for it.

Agreed. I don't know about you ... but any resume I see with a Bleacher Report gig on it goes right into the round file.

So I should delete that off my resume? I was an "editor" for a little over a month last summer. I stopped due to lack of pay and, you know, the desire to write/edit for a real media outlet.

I don't know if I'd go that far. I just hope that you have some other stuff too.

 

[buckweaver]

I would delete it, yeah. It's not relevant professional experience, and I say that mostly because it's such an amateurish site. (Which is about the nicest thing I can say about it.)

Hey, if you want to write for the site, fine. Got nothing against the people who do. But it's not resume-worthy. Not for anyone serious about working in sports media.

For me, I admit seeing that site on a resume would be somewhat of a red flag. Better to leave it off.

 

[nate41]

Another example of why Bleacher Report is not and will never be confused with professional, responsible journalism.

Except by the people writing for it.

Agreed. I don't know about you ... but any resume I see with a Bleacher Report gig on it goes right into the round file.

So I should delete that off my resume? I was an "editor" for a little over a month last summer. I stopped due to lack of pay and, you know, the desire to write/edit for a real media outlet.

I don't know if I'd go that far. I just hope that you have some other stuff too.

I do. I'd say BR is a tiny footnote in the list of my experiences, which is why after reading this I was toying with deleting it.

 

[Stitch]

Bleacher Report has been the home of so many great posters of SportsJournalists.com. Remember Minnesota4Ever?

http://bleacherreport.com/users/124216-leslie-monteiro

 

[SF_Express]

Seriously: If somebody's resume goes into the waste basket simply because Bleacher Report is listed on their resume, you're going to eliminate some talented people -- and that's going to be more and more the case in the future, not less.

They have a lot of hacks -- they also have some pretty talented young people who are using BR as a place to get published and try things, particularly given the lack of opportunities in this job market.

This is another one of those "rules" that you should think twice about.