Sorry Joe Morgan ...
... You seem like a perfectly nice guy, but I've come to view the postings at the blog Fire Joe Morgan as essentiall every day reading during baseball season.
The latest posting "Joe Chats With No One," is a shining example why.
Ken Tremendous, the pen name for one of the site's main contributors, goes through a recent chat session held by Morgan on ESPN.com and reveals how, question after question, Morgan fails miserably at providing a coherent response. By the end of the post, my side hurt from laughing so much. Brutal commentary, but very, very, very funny. Loved the stuff where KT starts to muse about other ways he should spend his life rather than commenting on Morgan's ramblings.
Contrary to the site's name, it's not all about ripping on Morgan - although he is the easiest target. The guys that run FJM are guys who believe that statistical analysis has a place in baseball and don't have much use for writers and/or commentators who extoll the virtues of "gritty" "gutty" guys who bring certain "intangibles" to a team. Thus, numerous baseball writers feel the sharp edge of their critiques.
Thus, I find myself going back to FJM on a daily basis now to get my fix. Maybe I should show more solidarity for my brethren in the media, but c'mon, this site is really, really fun to read!
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I agree i mean Joe Morgan was a good baseball player for the Reds. But i just don't see why he needs to interview players when he can't ever come up with a response and it has been so many years he has been doing this. Oh well i agree i just don't get it.
Posted on April 23, 2007 9:20 PM