KC Star columnist DB's himself

[Inky_Wretch]

Lee Judge published an almost identical column to one he wrote in May 2015.

http://deadspin.com/kansas-city-star-baseball-writer-publishes-same-column-1758768601

 

[Steak Snabler]

Rick Reilly wonders what the big deal is ...

 

[TheSportsPredictor]

Rusty Kuntz will display in the board. Rusty Cunts will not.

Oh, I guess it will.

 

[BDC99]

WTF? Do they not have any editors who read this POS the first time around and might have figured that out?

 

[HejiraHenry]

I wrote a National Signing Day column a couple of years ago, and later discovered I had written one with a similar theme - but different approach - maybe three years before. I'd forgotten the first one, I guess, but I'd also evolved my thinking some on the topic. It happens.

 

[BDC99]

That doesn't appear to be what happened here. It's the same anecdotes.

 

[HejiraHenry]

You're right, I didn't finish my thought there. | My phone rang.

 

[Donny in his element]

Some context: Judge is actually the editorial cartoonist. For the past few seasons he's written this "inside the lines" baseball column, which I typically enjoy, but the writing is first person, unrefined and homerish. That's the point, of course... the perspective of the type of fan who still fills out the scorecard.

 

[BB Bobcat]

If this guy filed this story as a new column, how serious of an offense do we think this is?

Slap on the wrist? Suspension? Just eye rolling?

My first reaction is this is pretty bad. Fraudulent.

 

[DanOregon]

As bad a repeated story is, I swear to God some papers are re-running freaking photo galleries of "best movies" "old photos of local town" "people who died"

 

[MileHigh]

It takes a lot to get to firing. It's certainly suspension-worthy.

 

[Double Down]

"Guys, guys, I'm really sorry about this. I didn't mean to reuse this column. I hope my contrition is apparent. Now, moving on, let me tell you why Bryce Harper deserves to be choked...."

 

[BurnsWhenIPee]

Not firing worthy, IMO, but a sitdown should be in order.

Surprised the Star didn't just pull the whole thing from their site. Their explanation rings a little hollow, that they just republished it with updated stats.

First, why is it so important to update stats and republish that pretty blah column on baseball and RBIs in the middle of February? Second, they didn't republish the column. He rewrote it, with most of the same points and anecdotes and they published it.
Finally, it wasn't a good column in the first place, whether it's a fanboi-type effort or not.

I'd guess this will end the column-writing days of this editorial cartoonist. No columns and no press pass (which will probably hurt him most of all).

 

[exmediahack]

I'm not terribly upset about it because Judge isn't Mellinger or Gregorian.

I'll read just about anything that has to do with the Royals and I find Judge's columns interesting as I may pick up a tidbit here or there. Yet I don't go to any of his work expecting very much, either.

Perhaps I would be more ticked off if I was a paying customer who gets the print edition of the Star at my front doorstep each day. With this, I say "meh" and move on.