The Globe Brass Finally Jumps The Shark

[Wax Frog]

.....actually he called me at home 10 years ago and, while arguing with me, swore his head off while I fed a bottle to my infant daughter.

 

[captain insano]

Does anyone still doubt the Globe's anti-Kraft agenda?


http://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/...ortsmanship/AvEL8geMfj7KMS03nDP4KI/story.html

perfect example of why i dont read the globe. there are many. thats just one. pure garbage.

 

[terabthia2]

Lmao that's quite the judgment off of a couple sentences. I don't have a grim view of the world, at least in my opinion. I was just raised to be a loser, and had to drastically change my state of mind to make myself a winner. You can be about peace and unity while still understanding this world is dog eat dog. Maybe your life experiences are just different than mine.

OK, well that's good. Thanks for clarifying. That's pretty much what I was trying to say anyway...your penultimate sentence, that is.

 

[AzorianPats]

They feel that Brady's frustration on the sideline near the end of the game was less than chivalrous.

First two sentences:

"The New England Patriots are great football players but it would be hard to assert that they are great sports. At least not without what Winston Churchill once called “some risk of terminological inexactitude.”

....and it devolves deeper into delirium from there. It really is incredible stuff.

Between this and Shaughnessy's "high chair" reference to Kraft 4 times per week for the last 6 weeks, the Boston Globe is embarrassingly exposing itself as a High School Catty Girl Clique.

In sports terms, one would say they are losing their poise and professionalism over the hatred right now. I've told folks here for years that this is something that runs very deep over there on Morrissey Boulevard. It is a cultural and economic war between the two businesses.

Right.....

So Brady yelling a cuss word during the heat of the game, and BB not being sweet and nice to the media is unprofessional, meanwhile the Globe, which as celebrated for years the whole Pedro Martinez throwing a 70 year old manager of the Yankees on to the floor, countless of fat slobs that are supposed to be athletes not running out ground balls, and you just had over a year ago David Ortiz proclaiming to a "full crowd" at Fenway, before a game "This is our ****in city!" but that quote is to be celebrated, because its the "heat of the moment", and what the city was feeling at that time.... GTFO!!!

 

[AzorianPats]

I love the Brady outbursts Sunday....Why? Cuz its real emotion, and how every fan, that gives a damn was feeling at that time. Give me players that give a sh!t!!!

And BB pressers after games, win or loss is entertaining!

 

[rochrist]

Right.....

So Brady yelling a cuss word during the heat of the game, and BB not being sweet and nice to the media is unprofessional, meanwhile the Globe, which as celebrated for years the whole Pedro Martinez throwing a 70 year old manager of the Yankees on to the floor, countless of fat slobs that are supposed to be athletes not running out ground balls, and you just had over a year ago David Ortiz proclaiming to a "full crowd" at Fenway, before a game "This is our ****in city!" but that quote is to be celebrated, because its the "heat of the moment", and what the city was feeling at that time.... GTFO!!!

You ought to be fair to Pedro. Zimmer charged him, and Pedro didn't exactly hurl to the ground so much as try to get out of way and Zim just kept going on to the ground. Perhaps you're mixing that incident up with the one where Manny Ramirez went after 64 year old Jack McCormick the traveling secretary, shoving him to the clubhouse floor. Also, what's with the Ortiz bashing? You'd have to be kind of prissy not to mention utterly tone deaf to find fault with that.

 

[lurker1965]

"Finally" Newspapers vs. web etc. They stopped being relevant sometime in the '80s the the www dealt a death blow.

 

[BradyManny]

Did the Globe react negatively when Ortiz proclaimed "this is our F***ING city"? I'm going to doubt it. I'm also going to doubt that they had a problem with him reprising it throughout the season and into playoffs.

This article is stupid. It's CBS' responsibility to avoid airing profanity, not Tom Brady's responsibility to avoid using it. It's an NFL sideline, there's going to be F-Bombs. If CBS wanted to, they could've just cut. But they didn't, because it's compelling television.

 

[Huckleberry1]

I heard them play a clip of Shaugnessy trying to defend himself to Callahate and he was saying how the afternoon show is just fanboys who have no interactions with real players etc......

I wonder when the last time Belichick sat down with Shaugnessy, or anyone else for that matter, thee afternoon show has Belichick and Wilfork on every week, as well as others. Shaugnessy is an arrogant douchebag who contributes literally nothing to any discussion.

 

[AzorianPats]

I heard them play a clip of Shaugnessy trying to defend himself to Call a hate and he was saying how the afternoon show is just fanboys who have no interactions with real players etc......

I wonder when the last time Belichick sat down with Shaugnessy, or anyone else for that matter, thee afternoon show has Belichick and Wilfork on every week, as well as others. Shaugnessy is an arrogant douchebag who contributes literally nothing to any discussion.

Afternoon show as in Felger and Mazz? Or WEEI?

 

[Huckleberry1]

Afternoon show as in Felger and Mazz? Or WEEI?

Dale and Holley. Holley is one of the few media members I respect and listen to and I think Shaugnessy trying to talk down about him is ridiculous.

 

[AzorianPats]

Dale and Holley. Holley is one of the few media members I respect and listen to and I think Shaugnessy trying to talk down about him is ridiculous.

What's going on there?

I don't really listen to EEI, or read the globe, but I do know Shaughnessy got a fued going on with Gerry Thornton. They been going at it back and forth all week right?

 

[Kontradiction]

The Globe has put on a master class in trolling here. Say something ridiculous and watch as one guy gets upset and hotlinks it to a message board where, literally, thousands of other people (posters and lurkers alike) will click on the link and generate traffic and ad revenue for them. The Globe wins. And no, I didn't click the link because the summary tells me that it's a troll article.

 

[rochrist]

Dale and Holley. Holley is one of the few media members I respect and listen to and I think Shaugnessy trying to talk down about him is ridiculous.

Holley also has a connection to BB due to his writing Patriot Reign.

 

[Sfpat]

I haven't clicked on the Globe since they put the Sunday NFL column behind the pay wall. It used to be the best column going but now......, who knows?

 

[shmessy]

almost

The Globe has put on a master class in trolling here. Say something ridiculous and watch as one guy gets upset and hotlinks it to a message board where, literally, thousands of other people (posters and lurkers alike) will click on the link and generate traffic and ad revenue for them. The Globe wins. And no, I didn't click the link because the summary tells me that it's a troll article.

It wasn't an article. It was an unsigned management editorial by a desperate corporate entity.

If you knew anything about the newspaper industry in 2014, you wouldn't be so nervous about the Globe "winning". It's like worrying about giving Blockbuster movie stores free advertising. It's dead, Jim. Some of us like dancing on the grave.

If it is resorting to it's editorial committee to fight the culture war against the Krafts, then the war ended a while ago. I understand you're in Florida, but ask anyone in the Northeast. The Globe is done. It was bought two years ago for less money than its real estate is worth. Less money than the Patriots extended Hernandez and Gronkoswki for 2 years ago. THAT is what the Boston Globe is worth today.

Kyle Freaking Arrington's 4 year contract is almost a quarter of the entire Boston Globe was sold for two years ago. Arrington's the better value.

So don't worry, Kontra. Click away all you want. Ain't nothing gonna revive that corpse.

 

[Joker]

I used to post on the message board at the Globe...like 10 or 12 years ago.I think my older brother still does. He likes to argue about the Sox with the John Henry butt pimples there...from what HE tells me. No interest in anything the Globe has to offer. Looking forward to pics of racoon face Shankanancy though. Law of averages he runs into someone's fist before his time is done.

 

[1960Pats]

almost

It wasn't an article. It was an unsigned management editorial by a desperate corporate entity.

If you knew anything about the newspaper industry in 2014, you wouldn't be so nervous about the Globe "winning". It's like worrying about giving Blockbuster movie stores free advertising. It's dead, Jim. Some of us like dancing on the grave.

If it is resorting to it's editorial committee to fight the culture war against the Krafts, then the war ended a while ago. I understand you're in Florida, but ask anyone in the Northeast. The Globe is done. It was bought two years ago for less money than its real estate is worth. Less money than the Patriots extended Hernandez and Gronkoswki for 2 years ago. THAT is what the Boston Globe is worth today.

Kyle Freaking Arrington's 4 year contract is worth almost a quarter of the entire Boston Globe.

So don't worry, Kontra. Click away all you want. Ain't nothing gonna revive that corpse.

Every once in a while my wife will ask me to pick up a Sunday Globe. I try to talk her out of it, but I don't win that argument too often. Okay, I never win it. I look forward to the day that I can tell her that they don't print them anymore.

As far as Brady swearing, there's a huge difference between being fired up on the sideline during the heat of battle in an NFL game and talking stupid into a microphone with millions of people listening.

The Wrong Way - This is our f*****g city, Moses does eat shlt, Hey Kobe, how does my ass taste?
The Right Way - Bingo! We've got Bingo! We win again baby!

People think it's perfectly fine for athletes to say vulgar things to millions of people of all ages, but those same things can't be printed here (rightfully so). That's the funniest part.

 

[Kontradiction]

almost
It wasn't an article. It was an unsigned management editorial by a desperate corporate entity.
If you knew anything about the newspaper industry in 2014, you wouldn't be so nervous about the Globe "winning". It's like worrying about giving Blockbuster movie stores free advertising. It's dead, Jim. Some of us like dancing on the grave.
If it is resorting to it's editorial committee to fight the culture war against the Krafts, then the war ended a while ago. I understand you're in Florida, but ask anyone in the Northeast. The Globe is done. It was bought two years ago for less money than its real estate is worth. Less money than the Patriots extended Hernandez and Gronkoswki for 2 years ago. THAT is what the Boston Globe is worth today.
Kyle Freaking Arrington's 4 year contract is almost a quarter of the entire Boston Globe was sold for two years ago. Arrington's the better value.
So don't worry, Kontra. Click away all you want. Ain't nothing gonna revive that corpse.

It would seem to me, then, based on your explanation, that the only reason they're still alive is because of articles/editorials like these and the countless clicks that go along with them when someone gets trolled and duped into sharing it. So dance away on that corpse. You're still generating them ad revenue, as are the thousands of others that, no doubt, have clicked on it as well because of this thread. But to each their own, I guess.

Oh, and I have a B.A. in communications that I turned around and abandoned when I got a good taste of the industry. I think it's safe to assume that I know a little bit about the industry in 2014.

 

[shmessy]

It would seem to me, then, based on your explanation, that the only reason they're still alive is because of articles/editorials like these and the countless clicks that go along with them when someone gets trolled and duped into sharing it. So dance away on that corpse. You're still generating them ad revenue, as are the thousands of others that, no doubt, have clicked on it as well because of this thread. But to each their own, I guess.

Oh, and I have a B.A. in communications that I turned around and abandoned when I got a good taste of the industry. I think it's safe to assume that I know a little bit about the industry in 2014.

Thank you for making my point.

I'm sorry you had to abandon your B.A. in Communications when you "got a good taste of the industry."

In the meantime, I'm in the Finance business so 'it's safe to assume I know a little bit about' reading the tea leaves about where the Boston Globe is heading (aside from the recently announced buyout offers to senior staff and the sale of the Morrissey Boulevard headquarters).

Once again, "It's Dead, Jim".

If my, and others' here, clicks keep it open for a few more years (or, more to the point, keep its online existence open for a few more years), no problem. They are sinking in an ever increasingly vast and more competitive online world, where they do not have the advantages of the past (local footprint, truck delivery, top-line printing presses, etc.).

That is a reality that helps someone like this website and Ian (who does this as a hobby, is not focused on making any profits from it, doesn't have a board to please or shareholders to grovel to) thrive. There are more and more like THAT. Just watch Jerry Thornton of Barstool eating Shaughnessy's lunch the past two weeks - - who the hell is Jerry Thornton and how did he get there??? Look at "our own" Chris Price for that matter. Shaughnessy already has raging envy for Bill Simmons.

Kontra, these are all stars on the RISE - - and they all came from the blogosphere. The newspapers are all losing to it. If you really took anything from the Communications studying you would see this clearly.

Media 101 would make clear the difference between a columnist's column and a newspaper's unsigned (meaning management position statement) editorial. This strange and whiny editorial about Tom Brady's etiquette (in a completely serious tone) IS remarkable and another milepost on the road to this newspaper's death rattle.

Once again, your concern is akin to worrying about whether Blockbuster will come after you for your late movie rentals from 2002. The internet killed Blockbuster and it is sawing the Boston Globe in half every couple of years.

If you want to defend the Boston Globe in this, that is your right and you could make a good case for that. But to claim that our clicks from this discussion may revive the corpse is, frankly, not realistic.