Tomase: I screwed up and will offer full explanation in Friday's Herald - Page 5 - New England Patriots Forums

***shmessy*** · 05-14-2008, 07:02 PM

I am looking towards reading what he has to say on Friday.

I am getting the feeling that there will be a major spilling of beans in that piece.

PATRIOT64 · 05-14-2008, 07:11 PM

Just more BS to sell more papers on friday - The Globe must be beating the Heralds as- so they rersort to a little known sports reporter to liven things up to save thier paper which obviously is struggling to keep up.

Any topic which is controversial will sell papers and Tomase obviously wanted a name for himself and a bright future for the Herald's popularity by posting that garbage in February

PatsFaninCalgary · 05-14-2008, 07:14 PM

I live in Calgary, Alberta, but I still follow the Patriots back to my days leaving near Boston in Canada. This story is big in Canada as well and no matter what Tomase says...his reputation will always be tarnished and he will never have the respect of the New England Patriots.

***Tunescribe*** · 05-14-2008, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by NEPatriot

Tomase full explanation on Friday will look something like this "I was not completely wrong about Pats videotaping signal because Walsh meeting with Specter and Goodell confirmed what I wrote in my article even though there was no Ram walkthrough video."

Basically, you will see him telling everybody that he was only 'partially' wrong and does 360 degree spin about Specter so that he can take off some heat.

I will read his explanation this friday to see what I am saying today is 'wrong'. He better mentions his 'source' in this explanation on Friday.

It is easy for him to write a resignation letter because of his incompetent and his desire to screw pats up because other media did it.

Save your drama and BS, Tomase.

There is no rationale he can offer to "explain" his way out of this. He can go one of two routes: he can try to somehow justify what he did journalistically, or he can get all weepy and personal and beg forgiveness. Either way would be pathetic and inadequate.

I was a newspaper reporter for 17 years, the initial part of that as a sportswriter. I now publish a music magazine. I've never seen anything like this, anywhere. Tomase and the Herald committed a professional cardinal sin and are trying to wriggle free. I'm embarrassed for and ashamed of him and his editors.

patsox23 · 05-14-2008, 07:22 PM

A classy post by Tomase. Patriots fans calling for his head deserve to be smacked around far more than he does.

Bella*chick · 05-14-2008, 07:23 PM

Like several others, I am baffled by the wait. Like the way he waited until his facts were checked before running with a false story? That just HAPPENED to be right before the Superbowl.

No sympathy here.

Dr Pain · 05-14-2008, 07:25 PM

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Originally Posted by patsox23

A classy post by Tomase. Patriots fans calling for his head deserve to be smacked around far more than he does.

Like his classy headline up yesterday for an hour where he says the Patriots Spied on the Rams walk through? Funny how that classy story went away after an hour. This one act shows his true colors.

***Number Cruncher*** · 05-14-2008, 07:25 PM

He either outs his source or outs himself.....

There is no "C" option.....

***Leave No Doubt*** · 05-14-2008, 07:38 PM

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Originally Posted by shmessy

I am looking towards reading what he has to say on Friday.

I am getting the feeling that there will be a major spilling of beans in that piece.

I'm definitely going to read it too-or at least read about it- I'm curious to see if he has anything real to say. If he just blahblahs then I'll want those few minutes it took to read it back in my life

***Leave No Doubt*** · 05-14-2008, 07:44 PM

I used to like him-I never in a million years expected this kind of thing from him. Not just this but he's had some irritating pieces for awhile now IIRC. I wonder what happened to make him change so drastically? I used to enjoy reading his opinions, especially when he was paired up with Breer.He's not that kind of writer anymore, apparently.