pats1

This was talked about at the beginning of PFW in Progress today.

Here's the full quote from the press conference today:

Greenberg: "Bill, last week you were asked if Bruschi had a broken wrist. You said that "I'm sure his wrist is sore, I'm sure that a lot of his body parts are sore." And this morning's paper, in the Boston Globe, you confirmed that he had a broken wrist, that he was going to miss the preseason. Um...is this a new policy that you just let different people know on occasion about who's hurt? I thought your policy was to not talk about injuries."

BB, after pause: "Um...well, in this particular case, the information was new information, and I was asked a question so I answered it. Truthfully."

Greenberg: "Right. And uh..."

BB: "As I did a week before."

Greenberg: "Right. And wouldn't think you'd wait for this press conference today to avail everyone of the same information?"

BB: "Look, I don't know -"

Greenberg, interrupting: "Is there a phone number so that I can call you up and ask you?" [background laughter]

BB: "Everybody else has got it."

Greenberg: "I'd like it too so I can call you occasionally if there's something that important, like a player injury."

BB, playing along: "Stacey [James], do you have a phone, cell phone, a number here at the stadium, something that they can call? I'm sure we can get you that information, we gotta have a cell phone number for Stacey somewhere."

Greenberg: "Well, I talked to Stacey at 9 o'clock last night. I was interested if I could have your phone number so I could get the information a little better. I'm missing out on it."

BB: "You can get it through Stacey like everyone else does."

jimmyjames

I don't really get this. Hasn't everyone known he had a broken wrist for at least a week? What am I missing?

CrazyDave

Yeah, that's smart. Screw with BB, that'll get you right to the top of the information list.

"you catch more flies with honey, than you do with vinegar" - my mom.

Brownfan80

Are we brothers?? My mom said that too!






Freaky.

CrazyDave

Right on, my brutha from anotha mutha!

MoLewisrocks

Everyone speculated he had one based on Tomase's scoop in the Herald. The team was waiting for further tests to determine if in fact that was the case. This particular injury can be hard to diagnose.

What Greenberg's shorts are in a bunch about is BB chose to give a scoop on the confirmation of the injury to Reiss. Perhaps he did that because Mike is the most thoughtful and careful and balanced of the reporters on the Pat's beat - not one of the many self important attention whores shilling an opinion for any media outlet who wants to toss them a few extra bucks to appear as a purported expert on what this team should or shouldn't be doing - and because he is in line to become the new Globe beat reporter when Jerome returns to TX.

Life is so unfair - wahhhhhhhhhhhh. That's all your missing.

Murphys95

A lot of the media is getting their panties in a twist because the Globe got the scoop on the story. It's a dead issue for most of us fans - but I expect the papers to continue to try to make something of it.

DefenseRules

Poor Greenberg...my heart bleeds for him. I could care less if he feels slighted. He's just pissed because he didn't get the info first.
It's not like this is anything new either. It was all over the Boston Herald last week.

CrazyDave

I guess a lot of the media needs to work a little harder on establishing sources and doing the legwork the job entails.
They get paid for that, right?

DefenseRules

EXACTLY!!