I even registered just to let the Herald know how I feel about this topic.
Here's what I said:
Congratulations, you have managed to bring down the level of your newspaper, your profession, and your sports column with one sordid sensationalistic article. As long as John Tomase continues to cover the Patriots or any Boston sport for that example, I will choose to boycott reading the Herald. I have fully read his 'apology' article and it does not wash. He attempted to get his 15 minutes of fame without confirming the truth of his writings and the consequences have been devastating to the reputation of the New England Patriots franchise. The sports fans of Boston and the Patriots have a right to be outraged and distrustful of John Tomase from here on out. Mr. Tomase should pay for the consequences of his rash actions and be removed from his current post as sports reporter for the Herald. The Herald made an important first step by issuing a public apology to the Patriots and their fans. But so long as John Tomase remains in his current position, the apology rings empty and insincere. Let me add that I previously found the Boston Globe unreadable because of the vituperous and obvious anti-Patriots agenda of Ron Borges, a man who later and deservedly got removed for plagiarism. Now that Reiss is covering the Patriots, and doing an excellent job with his Reiss' Pieces blog, I think the choice is clear now. Good-bye Herald and hello Globe.
Alright Pats fans, let the Herald know that this guy needs to be canned pronto. If you've got a Herald subscription, cancel it and let them know the reason why. Personally I will never buy/read that rag again until they make some serious changes.
