No profession is as self-congratulatory as journalism is. Too many of these writers act like they are saving the world with their deathless prose. Many sportswriters are even worse on that front than those on the news beat, especially when it comes to Alex Rodriguez. And even the most talented of the bunch have gotten Aroditis.
Ian O’Connor of ESPN New York, somebody whose work can be great, is on a dopey “compare and contrast” kick when it comes to Rodriguez. So far, he has written columns comparing him to Derek Jeter, CC Sabathia and now Brett Gardner. Who’s next — Cousin Brewski?
Even Jeff Passan of Yahoo!, normally a level-headed writer, called baseball beat writers following A-Rod “first responders.” Hey Jeff, firefighters who run into burning buildings are first responders. Policemen who battle crazed gunmen are first responders. Journalists who chased down A-Rod to get a quote? Not so much.
But I think I have now seen the dumbest thing of the week. The best and the brightest of the New York media are trying their best to see Alex Rodriguez take batting practice. They are hot on the case to let you know exactly how many times he swung the bat. Here they are, coiled and ready for action, burning up shoe leather to bring you the story:
From Twitter: The A-Rod watch gets creative @ESPNNYYankees @Buster_ESPN @MikeVacc #Yankees pic.twitter.com/YBM6wIi7EU
— Brendan Kuty (@BrendanKutyNJ) February 25, 2015
C’mon, guys, all of you have done much better work that this nonsense. Can’t you write on something better? Good grief.
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