Seattlestatman Comes Forward - New England Patriots Forums

***shmessy*** · 03-08-2007, 07:40 AM

Here he is.

From CHFF today:

http://www.coldhardfootballfacts.com...363&Category=1

***shmessy*** · 03-08-2007, 07:47 AM

And Sandritter's own account of it all:

http://www.smtsports.com/borges.html

The last sentence of his personal account:

........"All I have to say is if anyone learns anything from this its do not get on the
bad side of the Boston sports fans because the second they get something on you they will
go to all costs to make sure you pay for it, and in this case Borges apparently has."

PatsChick87 · 03-08-2007, 08:15 AM

Refreshing to read about a young student doing the right thing. I'm sick to death of the boston media apologists trying to soften the blow for Borges. Plagiarism, especially in the written form, is pretty black and white to me. I've read many newpapers "NFL notes" articles and guess what, most of them DON'T have a bye line to them. They just say "notes" and you know it comes from several sources!
Enjoyed the Seattle Blog. Since Borges is on IR, I say we campaign to bring this writer in for a try-out. NewEngland deserves better sports coverage! By the way, CHFF has now topped my favorites list.

NYCPatsFan · 03-08-2007, 08:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shmessy

And Sandritter's own account of it all:

http://www.smtsports.com/borges.html

The last sentence of his personal account:

........"All I have to say is if anyone learns anything from this its do not get on the
bad side of the Boston sports fans because the second they get something on you they will
go to all costs to make sure you pay for it, and in this case Borges apparently has."

Wow. Great work by him but I am not happy with his final comment on the fans; makes it look like if the fans never reacted this strongly, Borges would have continued without any problem.

Wish we really had those powers because we could have long ago made Borges become more objective and shed his personal agenda. Wonder why none of the sports experts want to talk about that.

Instead of focusing on the writers getting on the 'bad side of the fans', he must have a chat with some of the players who played any sport in the Boston area and get their opinion whether some of the Boston sports writers made those players 'pay for it'.

Thanks for tracking and posting this!

***DaBruinz*** · 03-08-2007, 08:42 AM

I want to know who sent the guy ANGRY emails. Whomever it is should be throttled. Borges is a scum bag and he obliterated any journalistic integrity he had with his plagarism

homerpatsfan · 03-08-2007, 08:45 AM

good post , thanks

borg · 03-08-2007, 08:57 AM

Borges' duplicitous treatment towards BB/Pats has brought about his downfall. From CHFF...

"He had never heard of Borges until that morning. A message board he liked had made a big deal Sunday about Borges’ strange takes on New England's Adalius Thomas signing – a glowing piece about Thomas on MSNBC.com Friday, then a negative story in the Boston Globe two days later, after the Patriots had inked the linebacker to a contract.

“If it weren’t for (the chatter about those conflicting stories), I probably never would have noticed anything,” said Sandritter, who goes by the name "Seattlestatman" on football message boards.

But the name registered with him – Borges, OK, this is the guy Patriots fans hate, the guy they say has it out for Belichick and the Patriots. The message boards are crawling with venom toward this guy. "

Brady to Brown · 03-08-2007, 08:58 AM

I post over at the Globe once in a while. The day the Borges story was breaking I gave my 2 cents worth on wrong borges. Today I tried to post something about the Hatchet job they are doing on Brady based on a rumor out of a Brazilian rumor mag. I could not log in, looks like they don't like what I have to say

ClevTrev · 03-08-2007, 09:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shmessy

The last sentence of his personal account:

........"All I have to say is if anyone learns anything from this its do not get on the
bad side of the Boston sports fans because the second they get something on you they will
go to all costs to make sure you pay for it, and in this case Borges apparently has."

To Mr. Sandritter:
Let me advise you, lad, that as long as the reporting is based on fact and does not editorialize expressions of personal bias and other agendas, Boston sports fans are extremely fair and will embrace those who accurately report on the teams we follow. Once you cross the line, however, Boston fans "will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers."

It's quite simple, really . . .

Patriot Missile · 03-08-2007, 09:19 AM

I know I'd buy him a beer if I saw him at a pub.