No joking about no cheering in the press box

[Della9250]

Solid "Cheering in the Press Box" Beef Brewing Between Las Vegas Golden Knights and Nashville Writers [UPDATE]

 

[HanSenSE]

Is this the official team account trolling writers covering its opponent? Good gawd.

 

[Della9250]

Yes it was

 

[tapintoamerica]

Does this mean there were actually multiple media outlets traveling from Nashville for a hockey game? If so, great.

 

[Moderator1]

I think the game was in Nashville - it was the Knights' dad's trip, and P.K. Subban took a selfie with his dad (wearing a Knights jersey) and his brother (the Vegas goalie for those of you who don't follow the game).

Adam Vingan is a friend of mine. The guy who does social for Vegas is a friend of mine. Really curious what that original tweet said, did I miss it in the story?

 

[Della9250]

 

[jr/shotglass]

Solid "Cheering in the Press Box" Beef Brewing Between Las Vegas Golden Knights and Nashville Writers [UPDATE]

The fact that the writer of that idiotic post called no cheering in the press box a silly rule is a pretty damn good indication that he's not much of a journalist.

 

[Michael_ Gee]

You don't cheer in the press box because if you do, everyone there will blame you for whatever happens no matter what it is.

 

[Vombatus]

It's ******* distracting inside or close by when you are trying to think, and live mics can pick it up. Crowd noise from the other side of the glass is enough.

 

[OscarMadison]

The odds were good they were cheering. I reckon the Knights people figured it wasn't worth the headache and decided to flush and apologize. It was interesting to see who showed up in the comments.

 

[DanOregon]

When I was in college and before I started writing I got a sweet gig passing out stats and other notes during the '87 World Series in Oakland. McGwire hit a home run to win the only game for the A's and I let out a whoop or something and was hit in the arm by Hal Bodley of USA Today (he was probably grumpy sitting way out beyond the left field foul poll) "No cheering in the press box!" I get it. It was a great moment and a decent story. Would have been better if it was **** Young or Lupica....Even more interesting, I also passed out notes to some folks who became colleagues a few years later.
(Sidenote - I noticed the Washington Post's Tom Boswell seat was in my section as well, seated next to a weekly in Vacaville as far away from home plate as the A's could place him. Probably had something to do with his "Jose Canseco milkshakes" quote.)

 

[playthrough]

I think the game was in Nashville - it was the Knights' dad's trip, and P.K. Subban took a selfie with his dad (wearing a Knights jersey) and his brother (the Vegas goalie for those of you who don't follow the game).

Adam Vingan is a friend of mine. The guy who does social for Vegas is a friend of mine. Really curious what that original tweet said, did I miss it in the story?

Helluva good stat on the Vegas SiriusXM channel the other day -- teams playing on their Dads' trip were something like 23-7 last year. Now that's something to take to the windows.

Solid "Cheering in the Press Box" Beef Brewing Between Las Vegas Golden Knights and Nashville Writers [UPDATE]

"But the real action, as always, was on Twitter."

Please, please make it stop.

 

[Doc Holliday]

It's ******* distracting inside or close by when you are trying to think, and live mics can pick it up. Crowd noise from the other side of the glass is enough.

This. I don't know how many ****ing times I've been in the zone, concentrating on the game, collecting my ideas and planning my piece or writing my piece when some asshole bursts into a thunderous roar because "the boys" just scored. Just once, I'd like to walk across the pressbox and jam my uniball pen in his eye with a copy of the rules for cheering attached to it.

 

[maumann]

Closest I've witnessed an "Anchorman" turf war situation was post-race at Atlanta Motor Speedway one evening.

Normally, NASCAR photogs have their own building or separate area, and I'm guessing they have a good time chatting about stuff while they upload their pics. However, AMS has one big media room that everyone shares.

Just like any sport, once all the driver interviews are complete, it's a frenzy of keyboard pounding for the beat folks. Typically, it's library quiet, but this time apparently someone got a great photo and several guys started a conversation that grew louder and louder. Finally, either Ed Hinton or David Poole (RIP) stood up and shouted across the room, "Will you shut the f--- up!"

Well, that escalated quickly to a "Do you want to take it outside?" shouting match while the rest of us sat dumbfounded. As for me, I was hoping either they'd drop the gloves right then and there -- or literally take it outside and let us work. Finally, someone from NASCAR PR or AMS got on the PA system and eased the tension but it was quite frosty in there.

Mexican and Central American media members have no such qualms about "cheering in the press box." They were jumping up on the media room tables, hugging each other and throwing things in the air in celebration when Juan Montoya won at Mexico City in 2007. I can only imagine what a World Cup win for Brazil or Argentina might be like.