Sticking to the Script
The Tribune’s Dave van Dyck knows a good script when it’s fed to him. In his piece today about Jamie Moyer returning to Wrigley Field, van Dyck just can’t resist bringing up Greg Maddux:
It’s often said that newspapers are the first draft of history. If that’s true, why do reporters get the most basic facts wrong?
In 1992, Larry Himes offered Maddux the biggest contract ever offered to a pitcher. The Yankees upped the ante, but Maddux opted for Atlanta, and a smaller payday than he could have scored with the other two teams.
I’ve threatened before to open up the Palatial Archives and present what really happened back then. I just might if the media keeps trying to blow wind up my hinder.
Maddux was allowed to leave for more money after the 1992 season.
It’s often said that newspapers are the first draft of history. If that’s true, why do reporters get the most basic facts wrong?
In 1992, Larry Himes offered Maddux the biggest contract ever offered to a pitcher. The Yankees upped the ante, but Maddux opted for Atlanta, and a smaller payday than he could have scored with the other two teams.
I’ve threatened before to open up the Palatial Archives and present what really happened back then. I just might if the media keeps trying to blow wind up my hinder.
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