Please, don't try to equate this to what actual journalists do. That's as twisted as Spector comparing the tapes Goodell destroyed to the CIA destroying tapes...
Woodward and Bernstein had their source provide them substantial proof that was in his posession that backed at least some of his claims before they ran with any of them. Tomase has a guy who says he also heard something happened that John though was proof enough to run with this story on the heels of ESPN running the Walsh story which they only ran because of what Spector unleashed. Nobody has ever seen a tape, and now even Walsh says he never said he has one in Sunday's NYT.
Tomase is done in this town as a sports writer unless they want to add someone to the Bruins beat. He burned his bridges with the Sox ages ago which is how the Pats got stuck with his lard ass on their beat. Hope Mike can get him in at ESPN.
I'm surprised Patsox hasn't shown up to defend John. His conduct is indefensible. You'd expect this crap from a tabloid like the NYPost or internet media like ESPN or PFT, but then again that is what the Herald is now to this market. Sensationalized ad filled fishwrap. Instead of trying to retain some market share on the cheap, it should have folded altogether a couple of years ago.
