(CSTB’s own Mr. Ed, who really had the last word on this subject a long time ago)
It is apparently a very, very poor reflection on CBS Sportsline’s ever opinionated Greg Doyel, that he recently stumbled across the Barbaro Message Board hosted by the University of Pennsylvania School Of Veterinary Medicine.
Doyel, has of course done so, after the matter has been beaten to death by Deadspin since, well, the dawn of time.
Sneers Deasdsub A.J. Daulerio, “Next week, Doyel uncovers that whole Carolina Panthers cheerleader sex-in-the-bathroom thing.”
Hoo ha. Considering that Deadspin’s single biggest contribution to investigative journalism was incorrectly naming and shaming Albert Pujols’ personal trainer, maybe Will’s weekday understudy oughta take it easy on Doyel. Indeed, the Sportsline scribe is awfully late chasing this particular (horse) ambulance. But how many items have appeared in Deadspin, days, weeks, if not months after they were circulated by blogs or news organizations?
(KORRECTION KORNER : An earlier version of this post credited the Doyel bashing to the hands of Will Leitch. This was an inexcusable error on my part, and I apologize for getting it wronger than wrong.)
Sneers Will Leitch, “Next week, Doyel uncovers that whole Carolina Panthers cheerleader sex-in-the-bathroom thing.â€
Actually, Letich didn’t write that – it was a guest editor, filling in today. I’m sure a correction from you will be forthcoming.
Indeed, sir, you are correct. My apologies to Mr. Leitch, who was in no way responsible for this act of pot-calling-the-kettle Shirley Temple Black
>>Sneers Deasdsub A.J. Daulerio, “Next week, Doyel uncovers that whole Carolina Panthers cheerleader sex-in-the-bathroom thing.â€
Wrong again, Skippy. It wasn’t Daulerio — it was associate editor Rick Chandler who wrote the sportsline post. Kind of obvious, since he signed it.
here’s the post in question :
where did Chandler sign it?
five items earlier that morning, Deadspin’s first post of the day read,
one William F. Leitch, esq., will apparently be joining as soon as he can shuffle his stubby Midwestern feet across the tarmac and find himself an internet connection. For now, email me with your tips — [email protected] — and we’ll continue to keep this little home fire burning to help him find his way.
Which would leave someone to conclude —- unless there was something else to indicate, like say, Chandler signing his name —- that A.J. Daulerio was filling in for Leitch that day.
Later Thursday, upon Leitch’s return from holiday, he credits four persons for doing the heavy lifting when he was out of town . None of ’em are named Rick Chander.
I’ve already apologized for the initial error. If Chandler is the author of the Doyel post, certainly I’d issue another correction. But some effort was made that morning to lead the public to believe A.J. Daulerio was on the job. If that wasn’t the case, perhaps Deadspin oughta revise how the posts are credited. It might seem like a very small point, but if Gregg Doyel has to put his name on something and suffer the slings and arrows of those who think he’s unoriginal, it seems only fair.