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ESPN catching heat for their reporting on the passing of former CP Bobby Jenks
Posted on 7/6/25 at 12:22 pm
Posted on 7/6/25 at 12:22 pm
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If tweet fails to load, click here. Several former players having issues with the statement "on the roster of the World Series winning Chicago White Sox" when he pitched 40 quality innings for the club and pitched 5 innings with two saves (four total for that postseason) against the Astros.
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Posted on 7/6/25 at 12:34 pm to Skenes
Knowing a bit about how these things are done (witness my posting handle), on the weekend this was probably posted by an intern who tried to get cute with language instead of simply and clearly stating “he was on the White Sox’s World Series championship team.”
This post was edited on 7/6/25 at 12:37 pm
Posted on 7/6/25 at 12:37 pm to Skenes
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Posted on 7/6/25 at 12:44 pm to InkStainedWretch
Interns aren't supposed to get cute. Someone will have a chat with him.
Posted on 7/6/25 at 12:49 pm to FightinTigersDammit
When I was an editor and oversaw writers I would constantly tell them don’t use 10 words when 5 will do. But so many people in the news business are frustrated Faukners.
Posted on 7/6/25 at 12:53 pm to InkStainedWretch
When I was an intern, I was used mainly as an extra cameraman, except one occasion when I had to interview a basketball coach. I had no opportunities to get cute.
Posted on 7/6/25 at 12:59 pm to Skenes
I don’t see the problem with what ESPN said at all.
Was he on the roster? Yes
Did they win the World Series? Yes
It was just an announcement
Was he on the roster? Yes
Did they win the World Series? Yes
It was just an announcement
Posted on 7/6/25 at 1:12 pm to Skenes
It is worded a bit weird. I think they probably should’ve wrote it like “a two-time All-Star pitcher for the Chicago White Sox and member of the franchise’s 2005 World Series Championship team…” That would’ve been more concise, still factual and not made it come across like he was an unimportant inning-eater in blowouts in 2005.
That said, I don’t think it was intentionally disrespectful or anything like that and think it’s a bit of an overreaction to give ESPN “heat” for it.
That said, I don’t think it was intentionally disrespectful or anything like that and think it’s a bit of an overreaction to give ESPN “heat” for it.
This post was edited on 7/6/25 at 1:17 pm
Posted on 7/6/25 at 1:17 pm to Buckeye06
"Cardale Jones who was on the 2014 Ohio State championship team passed away"
If that was posted about Jones who was important to the Championship people would be upset. It neglects all of the accomplishments of the player and what they meant to the team.
If that was posted about Jones who was important to the Championship people would be upset. It neglects all of the accomplishments of the player and what they meant to the team.
Posted on 7/6/25 at 1:21 pm to InkStainedWretch
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When I was an editor
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Faukners.
Oopsie.
Posted on 7/6/25 at 1:22 pm to InkStainedWretch
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on the weekend this was probably posted by an intern
An intern who used chat gpt or some other AI to do his/her job.
Posted on 7/6/25 at 1:23 pm to Skenes
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"Cardale Jones who was on the 2014 Ohio State championship team passed away"
If that was posted about Jones who was important to the Championship people would be upset. It neglects all of the accomplishments of the player and what they meant to the team.
Why are we killing Cardale Jones?
Posted on 7/6/25 at 1:31 pm to Buckeye06
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I don’t see the problem with what ESPN said at all.
Was he on the roster? Yes
Did they win the World Series? Yes
It was just an announcement
He pitched the last out, dumb arse. Give the man his due.
Posted on 7/6/25 at 1:33 pm to Skenes
I remember Adam Sheffner getting heat when he tweeted out that Dewayne Haskins died. He mentioned something about him under investigation for something.
Posted on 7/6/25 at 1:40 pm to Skenes
I mean I don’t think so really. It wasn’t a tell all it’s a 150 character tweet. Could it have been better sure but it’s not like what they said was terrible
Posted on 7/6/25 at 1:44 pm to Buckeye06
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I don’t see the problem with what ESPN said at all.
When discussing a player, if you say he was on the roster, there is a clear implication that he did not contribute anything significant to the team.
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It was just an announcement
It's a death announcement.
Why are you being obtuse here?
Posted on 7/6/25 at 3:03 pm to InkStainedWretch
quote:That's so old school. The inverted pyramid has been flipped upside down...unfortunately.
When I was an editor and oversaw writers I would constantly tell them don’t use 10 words when 5 will do.
Posted on 7/6/25 at 3:25 pm to Skenes
Oxzie Guillen called in the big guy to close out game 1 of the World Series. I was such a big Astros fan back then. Really stunk how all four of those games could have gone either way.
Posted on 7/6/25 at 4:42 pm to InkStainedWretch
Brevity is the soul of wit
Posted on 7/6/25 at 9:52 pm to Skenes
Dumb arse kids that had no idea that were 3 years old when he closed out the World Series wrote that headline
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