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Padres consider allowing bloggers in the press box

Alderson: The other thing we’ve been toying around with is allowing people like yourself into the press box. I know there’s a lot of controversy about that among mainstream media and so forth, but our attitude is, the more access, the better. In Paul’s case, it’s a chance for him to express himself on an unflitered basis. He doesn’t get interpreted by [radio host] Philly Billy [Werndl] or [newspaper columnist] Tim Sullivan or somebody else. It’s an unvarnished line of communication.

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1. Guapo Posted: June 18, 2008 at 06:04 PM (#2824711)

God, and I thought Bissinger hated bloggers.

2. Shooty: Applying to be Fearless Leader

Posted: June 18, 2008 at 06:05 PM (#2824712)

DePo has to sit somewhere, I guess.

3. PASTE is not impressed by Albert Pujols (Zeth) Posted: June 18, 2008 at 06:05 PM (#2824713)

4. Shooty: Applying to be Fearless Leader

Posted: June 18, 2008 at 06:07 PM (#2824721)

Yeah, I hope they go ahead and do that, but I'll tell you, if you're going to be a blogger going into the press box, you had better have balls of steel AND be good at endearing yourself to people, because you're going to get some kind of reception there, let me tell you.

No way. I go all Bill Murray in a slob comedy on those uptight ########. Woody the Wabbit! Woody the Wabbit! I would purposefully justify their hatred in 10 seconds. The first thing I would say: Where's the grub?

5. Alex Vila Posted: June 18, 2008 at 06:15 PM (#2824728)

That will get them out of their mother's basements.

6. scareduck Posted: June 18, 2008 at 06:26 PM (#2824746)

DePo has to sit somewhere, I guess.

That's hilarious. Seriously, a press box is a really annoying place to be; I was at one once for a minor league game (Jered Weaver's professional debut), and it's just depressing. You have to swallow your native instincts to cheer or boo or whatever.

7. Justin T contains indigenous nudity Posted: June 18, 2008 at 06:29 PM (#2824754)

If they act like professionals (even if they aren't), then I think the overt rudeness would end quickly. The bloggers would never get in the "club" that the newspaper guys have, but I doubt they'd want to be in it anyway.

Just don't be like the New York Islanders bloggers who would head down to the room after the games to conduct interviews wearing their jerseys.

8. Shooty: Applying to be Fearless Leader

Posted: June 18, 2008 at 06:30 PM (#2824756)

Just don't be like the New York Islanders bloggers who would head down to the room after the games to conduct interviews wearing their jerseys.

I'm picturing Chris Farley-like interviews here...

9. Shredder Posted: June 18, 2008 at 06:40 PM (#2824772)

Good Christ, someone is still employing Bill Werndl? For God's sake, why?!

10. Craig Calcaterra Posted: June 18, 2008 at 06:43 PM (#2824777)

Can you drink beer in a press box anymore? I don't think I could watch a game live and in person without drinking a beer. At home, sure, I do it all the time, but not at a stadium.

11. Bobby Bonilla's Annuity (Matt) Posted: June 18, 2008 at 06:49 PM (#2824787)

Can you drink beer in a press box anymore?

In MLB press boxes, no.

12. Craig Calcaterra Posted: June 18, 2008 at 07:08 PM (#2824828)

In MLB press boxes, no.

In that case, I will continue to be comfortable maintaining my outsider status.

13. Best Regards, Larry Mahnken (Dewey is a slacker) Posted: June 18, 2008 at 07:08 PM (#2824829)

I don't think there would be a negative reaction to blogger in the box. In DC and Baltimore, except when the Yankees or Red Sox are in town, there are plenty of empty seats.

If you're professional, you'll get along with most writers just fine. The vast majority of them are fun guys.

14. SoSH U at work Posted: June 18, 2008 at 07:12 PM (#2824834)

If you're professional, you'll get along with most writers just fine. The vast majority of them are fun guys.

Careful Larry, comments like that may violate BTF's TOS.

15. Hang down your head, Tom Foley Posted: June 18, 2008 at 07:15 PM (#2824841)

I told you gay marriage would lead to this kind of thing.

16. Esoteric Posted: June 18, 2008 at 07:28 PM (#2824858)

Larry knows more about how the professional behave in the press box, but he can't tell you.

17. As foretold by the prophesy (JFSE) Posted: June 18, 2008 at 07:29 PM (#2824860)

Fungis?

18. The Bones McCoy of THT Posted: June 18, 2008 at 07:30 PM (#2824862)

I've never been warmly received in the press box (although it may have more to do with my infrequent visits). However, find the oldest, craggiest, most disheveled guy there and get him talking.

Great stories, great fun and they love talking to the young bucks about the good ol' days--when it's about baseball it's wicked awesome.

Best Regards

John

19. Justin T contains indigenous nudity Posted: June 18, 2008 at 07:33 PM (#2824866)

they love talking to the young bucks about the good ol' days

What do they like talking to you about?

20. Crispix Attacks Posted: June 18, 2008 at 08:17 PM (#2824906)

However, find the oldest, craggiest, most disheveled guy there and get him talking.

I'll look for you, but I don't really want to hear a bunch of stories about Kelly Gruber and Lloyd Moseby.

21. Hang down your head, Tom Foley Posted: June 18, 2008 at 08:20 PM (#2824908)

I'll look for you, but I don't really want to hear a bunch of stories about Kelly Gruber and Lloyd Moseby.

Hell, I do. Tell us another Rance Mulliniks story, grandpa.

22. Stevens Posted: June 18, 2008 at 08:22 PM (#2824910)

HOF votes can't be far now!

23. Gambling Rent Czar Posted: June 18, 2008 at 08:23 PM (#2824911)

Well in the Padres case we are only talking about three or four bloggers, and they are all very professional. So I don't see what this could hurt unless Padre blogs start firing up everywhere over night.

24. The Bones McCoy of THT Posted: June 18, 2008 at 08:25 PM (#2824916)

What do they like talking to you about?

The best lines to use to get young bucks to pull their fingers.

Best Regards

John

25. bads85 Posted: June 18, 2008 at 08:28 PM (#2824918)

you had better have balls of steel AND be good at endearing yourself to people, because you're going to get some kind of reception there, let me tell you.

What are the meany press boys going to do; stab the bloggers with a pencil? For all the MSM huffing and puffing about the geeks from their mamas' basements, sportswriters are also pretty low on the pecking order of cool. Any confrontation between the two groups will be like Trekies squaring off against the D&D lads.

26. Stevens Posted: June 18, 2008 at 08:41 PM (#2824924)

27. jwb Posted: June 18, 2008 at 09:15 PM (#2824961)

Don't Phase me, bro!

28. David Wrightwing obstructionist Posted: June 18, 2008 at 09:28 PM (#2824977)

Plus you can throw dice pretty hard.

Just don't throw my 20-sided, I still use that for SOM.

29. flournoy Posted: June 18, 2008 at 10:03 PM (#2825033)

Why do people use a semicolon and no space after D&D;?

EDIT: ... uh, and I swear I didn't put that semicolon there myself, it was added automatically. Why would that happen?

30. Repoz

Posted: June 18, 2008 at 10:12 PM (#2825046)

HOF votes can't be far now!

Blogger gets creds...hangs around bresspox for a while...writers buy him mucho cocktails...gets HOF vote.

Lederer votes no on Blyleven.

31. jwb Posted: June 18, 2008 at 10:22 PM (#2825056)

It's the & thing. The HTML parser thinks you're giving it a code and adds a seperator ( ; ) after it. D & D should work.

32. flournoy Posted: June 18, 2008 at 10:27 PM (#2825063)

That makes sense.

I thought I just wasn't cool enough to understand D&D.

33. jwb Posted: June 18, 2008 at 10:37 PM (#2825073)

And if you do a View|Source and find the second occurrence of "Monty," you'll see all the fun he had typing that post.

34. White Sox Fan in Japan Posted: June 19, 2008 at 05:20 AM (#2825656)

A discussion on how to correctly punctuate D & D in HTML?

Wow.

35. White Sox Fan in Japan Posted: June 19, 2008 at 05:20 AM (#2825657)

(note - I love it)

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