Tiger337 Posted May 21, 2022 Posted May 21, 2022 1 minute ago, gehringer_2 said: It's pretty bad when the 'retired' freelancer nutball is still doing a better job than the regulars. Henning is an old school writer who sometimes makes controversial opinions to get people to read and discuss. I think the problem is that with social media, we don't need columnists anymore because any fool can make oddball opinions publicly now. When you hear Henning talk about the Hall of Fame, something that he takes more seriously than a lot of voters, you can see that he knows a lot about the game. As a an avid fan of baseball history, I have always liked that about him. Quote
gehringer_2 Posted May 21, 2022 Posted May 21, 2022 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Tiger337 said: Henning is an old school writer who sometimes makes controversial opinions to get people to read and discuss. I think the problem is that with social media, we don't need columnists anymore because any fool can make oddball opinions publicly now. When you hear Henning talk about the Hall of Fame, something that he takes more seriously than a lot of voters, you can see that he knows a lot about the game. As a an avid fan of baseball history, I have always liked that about him. no arg with any of this. I was aiming more at the fact that despite Henning being off the wall a lot of the time, he is still out there actually - you know - reporting stuff he goes and finds out - like finding Kreidler and Perez on the back lots instead of just listening to press box announcements and recapping post game press conferences that are already on the net. Edited May 21, 2022 by gehringer_2 Quote
Tiger337 Posted May 21, 2022 Posted May 21, 2022 3 minutes ago, gehringer_2 said: no arg with any of this. I was aiming more at the fact that despite Henning being off the wall a lot of the time, he is still out there actually - you know - reporting stuff he goes and finds out - like finding Kreidler and Perez on the back lots instead of just listening to press box announcements and recapping post game press conferences that are already on the net. Yes, he does report before others do sometimes especially with regards to the minor leagues. It is just sometimes difficult to distinguish between his factual reporting and opinion. Quote
mtutiger Posted May 21, 2022 Posted May 21, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, gehringer_2 said: no arg with any of this. I was aiming more at the fact that despite Henning being off the wall a lot of the time, he is still out there actually - you know - reporting stuff he goes and finds out - like finding Kreidler and Perez on the back lots instead of just listening to press box announcements and recapping post game press conferences that are already on the net. Tying into the complaint about McCoskey writing a story telling little to nothing, the headline of the story (ie. "another Tiger starter down") just seemed deliberately provocative and could be interpreted to guarantee he would miss time when that wasn't (and still isn't) clear. Either way, when it comes to these injuries, particularly on one like Skubal's, it's better to just wait for official word before aimlessly speculating as to the severity. Edited May 21, 2022 by mtutiger Quote
casimir Posted May 21, 2022 Posted May 21, 2022 1 hour ago, Tiger337 said: I think the problem is that with social media, we don't need columnists anymore because any fool can make oddball opinions publicly now. Javier Baez = Neifi Perez as an example. 1 Quote
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