Fair and Balanced
Things are looking bleak for the World Champion White Sox (Jim will have more on that soon, I'm sure). And, true to form, White Sox Fan has become outraged about the "disrespectful" way the media is treating the team.
The proof they offer to support this contention? A cartoon newspaper in Chicago ran some piece of fluff comparing the collapse of this year's White Sox team with another famous Chicago collapse.
That's what they think is "disrespectful?" Maybe they should check out how the Cubs are covered. Somewhere amidst reporters not bothering to get the basic facts of the game correct to reporters exhibiting open contempt for the players (and, if you want to dig not too far back into the archives, everything since Game Five of the 2003 NLCS), you may be able to find something more "disrespectful" than the fluff piece they dug up.
What did they expect, anyway? Did they not realize that the only thing the media loves more than a winner is ripping the losers?
Probably not. For that group of White Sox Fans, any criticism is "disrespectful." Perhaps they should start their own Sox News Channel.
[Ironically enough, Gonzales' story in today's Tribune can be summed up thusly: Jiminy jillikers, it's sure disappointing that the White Sox won't make the playoffs. But it sure was swell that the fellas could hit all those home runs to give the fans one last thrill! Score it an 11 on the Disrespect-ometer...]
The proof they offer to support this contention? A cartoon newspaper in Chicago ran some piece of fluff comparing the collapse of this year's White Sox team with another famous Chicago collapse.
That's what they think is "disrespectful?" Maybe they should check out how the Cubs are covered. Somewhere amidst reporters not bothering to get the basic facts of the game correct to reporters exhibiting open contempt for the players (and, if you want to dig not too far back into the archives, everything since Game Five of the 2003 NLCS), you may be able to find something more "disrespectful" than the fluff piece they dug up.
What did they expect, anyway? Did they not realize that the only thing the media loves more than a winner is ripping the losers?
Probably not. For that group of White Sox Fans, any criticism is "disrespectful." Perhaps they should start their own Sox News Channel.
[Ironically enough, Gonzales' story in today's Tribune can be summed up thusly: Jiminy jillikers, it's sure disappointing that the White Sox won't make the playoffs. But it sure was swell that the fellas could hit all those home runs to give the fans one last thrill! Score it an 11 on the Disrespect-ometer...]
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