Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!!
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I'm not a fan of bloggers, so I don't think much of the interview.
http://www.sportsmediaguide.com/20071102-AlYellon.asp
Some of his points
Q. Do you want a press credential?
A. I've never felt compelled to have one. This is a source of disagreement among SB Nation bloggers - some want it - some don't. I never felt like I wanted to be up in the pressbox, or in the clubhouse. I'm not a reporter - I'm a fan. That's not my job. I haven't done interviews with baseball people - though I wouldn't mind sitting down with Jim Hendry or Piniella. I've never been one to actively seek a credential. In some ways not having one gives me more independence.
Q. Are credentialed media constrained by credentials?
A. In some ways. It's the nature of their job - they can't go off on tangents. And they have space limitations.
Q. Is credentialed media less candid with its audience?
A. I can't speak for them. It feels that way, but do I have specific instances of that - no. But it feels that way for me. Also, they are subject to being edited. I don't have that restriction.
Q. Does being paid change the perspective of traditional media?
A. It might. I go because I want to. The writers go because it's their job. Some have great passion for sports, which is why they go into it in the first place. I know Bruce Miles, the Cubs beat writer for the Daily Herald - he grew up a Cubs fan like any of us. So for him it's both. Would he be at the ballpark if not for his job - I think probably not every day. I don't know if that applies to everybody who is a sportswriter - for some I think it's just their job.
Q. Should mainstream media be fans?
A. I would like to think the mainstream beat writer for a team should be a fan of team or at least of the sport - if not why do the job?
http://www.sportsmediaguide.com/20071102-AlYellon.asp
Some of his points
Q. Do you want a press credential?
A. I've never felt compelled to have one. This is a source of disagreement among SB Nation bloggers - some want it - some don't. I never felt like I wanted to be up in the pressbox, or in the clubhouse. I'm not a reporter - I'm a fan. That's not my job. I haven't done interviews with baseball people - though I wouldn't mind sitting down with Jim Hendry or Piniella. I've never been one to actively seek a credential. In some ways not having one gives me more independence.
Q. Are credentialed media constrained by credentials?
A. In some ways. It's the nature of their job - they can't go off on tangents. And they have space limitations.
Q. Is credentialed media less candid with its audience?
A. I can't speak for them. It feels that way, but do I have specific instances of that - no. But it feels that way for me. Also, they are subject to being edited. I don't have that restriction.
Q. Does being paid change the perspective of traditional media?
A. It might. I go because I want to. The writers go because it's their job. Some have great passion for sports, which is why they go into it in the first place. I know Bruce Miles, the Cubs beat writer for the Daily Herald - he grew up a Cubs fan like any of us. So for him it's both. Would he be at the ballpark if not for his job - I think probably not every day. I don't know if that applies to everybody who is a sportswriter - for some I think it's just their job.
Q. Should mainstream media be fans?
A. I would like to think the mainstream beat writer for a team should be a fan of team or at least of the sport - if not why do the job?
