psychoPat

In post #1, smyoung wrote:
This "story" began last night when a member of the Boston media got a phone call with this "tip" that Tedy was gravely ill/near death. The story was not aired last night, but said media member e-mailed others with the alleged news, and last night Tedy was at home when he started getting dozens of calls from people asking him if he was sick.

wRONg Bogus?
Or his disciple, Felger?

dhamz

Butch Stearns.

Sports radio in Providence linked the story to Fox 25 in Boston.

patchick

Sounds like he accidentally set off a tidal wave by emailing other media contacts to see what they'd heard. Can't put that kind of genie back in the bottle. (Definitely not malevolent, though, just foolish.)

psychoPat

fgssand

How does a vicious rumor start and spread like this one did??

I understand the old friend of a friend he said she said...but is it not the responsibility of every single person in the media to be certain such BS does not get out?? If this does flow back to Stearns, how could he possibly allow his private email to be exposed?

AM I missing something here?? Why do we even need Tom Curran or Felger on FSNE to take even a moment to confirm the absurdity of such foolishness??

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theONLYJerseypatsfan

Why would anyone do that.........the man's got a wife and kids for christ sake

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dhamz

Apparently it was worse than emails.

Per Felger yesterday:

Felger: I got, and we’re not going to name names here Kevin, this started last night, there is some lunatic out there, there is some maniac, who has started a rumor that one very high profile pro athlete here in Boston has collapsed, perhaps died. This rumor first came to light last night, I talked to the agent and the agent said, “I just got off the phone with him.” OK that was last night. Um, also, and I’m going to try not to name names, a reporter called some teammates of this player, and asked “Did you hear about so-and-so potentially collapsing or dying?” The next thing you know, the public relations guy for this team, called this reporter back, and said “I just spoke to the player in question, and he asked me to ask you to stop calling his teammates and asking if he’s dead.”

http://www.bostonsportsmedia.com/

Halifax_Pats_Fan

This is total and utter bull**** and trash...I am unfamiliar with what laws exist re: the media in the U.S. but this clown has got to pay...hit him hard in the pocket book and flush his credibility down the toilet...

JoeSixPat

Tedy had gone off to visit a friend in East L.A. named Jésus - it's that simple.

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bakes781

I'm just glad to know that it's not true. But if it was Butch he's been rewarded as the fill-in host for Callahan on WEEI this morning.

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