Eric Wilbur wrote one of the most wretched columns in recent memory today, straight from the Larry Lucchino ex-player hatchet job category. Some jewels:
Nope, not really fair. It's been documented to utter exhaustion here that Ellsbury has missed significant time over the years due to contact injuries, and otherwise has been reasonably durable for a CF and base-stealer. But it gets worse:
What's the "ahem"? A subtle hint that Ellsbury was juiced? Because anything of the sort, without reliably-sourced information, is so far below the standards of journalism ethics that Wilbur should be fired on the spot. Even if he's just a blogger.
All of this raises the question, do I get anything from reading the Globe anymore? I'm of that age group which grew up thinking of the Globe Sports as the holy grail of sports coverage, so even though I understand the modern world reasonably well, it's a little hard to let go completely. But if someone out there can name something the Globe does that you can't find anywhere else, I am all ears.
On, and the cherry on this shit sundae has to be Cafardo's latest mailbag, which I really, really don't know why I would ever read.
Wow. That's gold. Surely there's a resort in the Catskills that could use him for its Sunday afternoon slot.
Perhaps it’s not fair to make judgments based on a mid-March spring training game, but we’ve seen this all before when it pertains to one Jacoby Ellsbury. Shockingly, the former Red Sox dreamboat center fielder won’t be in the lineup Monday when Boston gets its first look at the Yankees, sidelined with tightness in his right calf. According to reports, he was slated to start and bat leadoff during the matinee in Tampa. Fla.
Nope, not really fair. It's been documented to utter exhaustion here that Ellsbury has missed significant time over the years due to contact injuries, and otherwise has been reasonably durable for a CF and base-stealer. But it gets worse:
There’s no denying Ellsbury can be a dynamic player when he’s healthy, or at the very least, when he and agent Scott Boras deem he’s fit to play. Since Day One on the Red Sox’ roster, questions swirled when Ellsbury would jump ship for the biggest deal, a matter which came to fruition over the winter when the Yankees were swindled into thinking that either Ellsbury’s (ahem) breakout season in 2011 was the norm, or that he might not miss more than 30-35 games in a season with the various tweaks, pulls, and bruises that plagued his time in Boston. He played in 134 games last season, the most since his (ahem) MVP-worthy season of 2011.
What's the "ahem"? A subtle hint that Ellsbury was juiced? Because anything of the sort, without reliably-sourced information, is so far below the standards of journalism ethics that Wilbur should be fired on the spot. Even if he's just a blogger.
All of this raises the question, do I get anything from reading the Globe anymore? I'm of that age group which grew up thinking of the Globe Sports as the holy grail of sports coverage, so even though I understand the modern world reasonably well, it's a little hard to let go completely. But if someone out there can name something the Globe does that you can't find anywhere else, I am all ears.
On, and the cherry on this shit sundae has to be Cafardo's latest mailbag, which I really, really don't know why I would ever read.
Not a question, just a comment. I just love it when you can work the word "MOOT" into a sentence!
Fran G., Middleboro
That's a moot point.
Wow. That's gold. Surely there's a resort in the Catskills that could use him for its Sunday afternoon slot.