Mike'd Down
My take on Wilnergate- Wilner has been kind to me when I've talked to him and a big supporter of this blog. That being said, he does have a tendency to take on a wise know it all dad tone with his callers, so I get that some people don't like it and why people might think he's been asking for it. But, honestly, he is much more patient than I would probably be in his position. If you don't like how he runs his show, don't listen. I often don't, but that's both Wilner and I exercising our choices.
In any case, how he treats his readers or his callers has nothing to do with this particular situation. There were tough loses this week in an important series. Cito should be asked tough questions. Think of the Yankees. Hate them all you want, but I believe the Yankees to be the tightest run ship in all of baseball. If the Yankees had led in 25 of 27 innings in an important series and some questionable bullpen moves had been made, Joe Girardi would have to answer some tough questions. Of elite ball clubs, things are demanded of them. Wilner might have been heavy handed in his dealings with Gaston and perhaps foolishly vented about it on his blog. But I was under the impression that that was what a blog was for. More immediate, more impassioned than just reporting.
George W. Bush used to limit press conferences and tough questions in his press scrums. To the point that the press, paranoid about access to the President, would stick to softball questions and ass kissing when serious shit was demanding to be questioned. Jon Stewart used to have a field day with this.
In any case, how he treats his readers or his callers has nothing to do with this particular situation. There were tough loses this week in an important series. Cito should be asked tough questions. Think of the Yankees. Hate them all you want, but I believe the Yankees to be the tightest run ship in all of baseball. If the Yankees had led in 25 of 27 innings in an important series and some questionable bullpen moves had been made, Joe Girardi would have to answer some tough questions. Of elite ball clubs, things are demanded of them. Wilner might have been heavy handed in his dealings with Gaston and perhaps foolishly vented about it on his blog. But I was under the impression that that was what a blog was for. More immediate, more impassioned than just reporting.
George W. Bush used to limit press conferences and tough questions in his press scrums. To the point that the press, paranoid about access to the President, would stick to softball questions and ass kissing when serious shit was demanding to be questioned. Jon Stewart used to have a field day with this.
Now I'm not comparing weapons of mass destruction to blowing 9th inning leads, but there is something to this. Cito was pissed and he doesn't like being questioned and sees it as a form of disrespect. He has always come off as a very proud man. Cito might have complained and the Fan 590, worried about access to the guy, especially if down the line this team becomes something even more interesting to cover, so they nip this in the bud and slap Wilner's wrist the placate Gaston. I think suspension in this case is bullshit.