Industry Opinion on Anthony Rendon & Arte Moreno

[Taylor]

10 hours ago, Chuckster70 said:

100%

You should have Sam Blum on the podcast.

[Jeff Fletcher]

Re: Rendon not talking

My policy is anyone has a right to not talk to me. I will note in the story that the person wouldn’t talk, and that’s it. 
 

The manner in which he didn’t talk (whether he’s nice about or a jerk about it) is not relevant to the readers so I don’t make it public. 

[Taylor]

8 minutes ago, Jeff Fletcher said:

Re: Rendon not talking

My policy is anyone has a right to not talk to me. I will note in the story that the person wouldn’t talk, and that’s it. 
 

The manner in which he didn’t talk (whether he’s nice about or a jerk about it) is not relevant to the readers so I don’t make it public. 

This is fine, but is that the only correct way to be a journalist? 

[Jeff Fletcher]

4 minutes ago, Taylor said:

This is fine, but is that the only correct way to be a journalist? 

As I said, it is “my policy.”

[Stradling]

16 minutes ago, Jeff Fletcher said:

Re: Rendon not talking

My policy is anyone has a right to not talk to me. I will note in the story that the person wouldn’t talk, and that’s it. 
 

The manner in which he didn’t talk (whether he’s nice about or a jerk about it) is not relevant to the readers so I don’t make it public. 

Thank you for being an adult. 

[Taylor]

5 minutes ago, Stradling said:

Thank you for being an adult. 

Maybe you should send Sam Blum home so he can think about the consequences of the behavior you deem childish.

[Stradling]

18 minutes ago, Taylor said:

Maybe you should send Sam Blum home so he can think about the consequences of the behavior you deem childish.

Yea he would absolutely be fired. 

[Taylor]

5 minutes ago, Stradling said:

Yea he would absolutely be fired. 

Because of some mean tweets?

[jsnpritchett]

This is gonna be a productive conversation. 

[Inside Pitch]

9 minutes ago, Taylor said:

Because of some mean tweets?

Are you still talking about the guy that writes articles about a player saying mean "no comments"????

[Erstad Grit]

Blum can be a hack and Rendon can be a douce. Both can be true. 

[Inside Pitch]

8 minutes ago, jsnpritchett said:

This is gonna be a productive conversation. 

I thought my response to Taylor was clever.

[cals]

1 hour ago, Jeff Fletcher said:

Re: Rendon not talking

My policy is anyone has a right to not talk to me. I will note in the story that the person wouldn’t talk, and that’s it. 
 

The manner in which he didn’t talk (whether he’s nice about or a jerk about it) is not relevant to the readers so I don’t make it public. 

Do you think the players react to your questions differently than they do Blum?

[Jeff Fletcher]

23 minutes ago, cals said:

Do you think the players react to your questions differently than they do Blum?

Sometimes. 

[Kotchman]

1 hour ago, Taylor said:

This is fine, but is that the only correct way to be a journalist? 

No, but I’m sure it helps to earn the trust and respect of the players. Calling a player an asshole in public isn’t going to improve your standing with the team. Blum is a young low talent writer that hasn’t learned to play the game. Average adults (like me) can achieve some success in the workplace by picking their battles. As you progress wars can be won.

I deal with General officers regularly. Many are pompous assholes and not overly bright. As a professional you must have thick skin, learn their personalities, and decision making processes to achieve results. Pouting or talking shit about them publicly is a sure fire way to fail. At the end of the day, I have to understand where I am in the food chain. 

 

[Kotchman]

1 hour ago, Taylor said:

Because of some mean tweets?

Go on Twitter and insult your boss. I’m sure that  will make you money 

[BTH]

2 hours ago, Jeff Fletcher said:

The manner in which he didn’t talk (whether he’s nice about or a jerk about it) is not relevant to the readers so I don’t make it public. 

In general, it probably isn’t relevant.

Like when Rendon sarcastically says something like “I’m not here,” I don’t think it’s relevant.

But the way Blum skirted around whatever Rendon said the last time makes it seem like it was worse than usual. If it’s so bad even Blum doesn’t want to repeat it, I think it is relevant.

[Halo in Chicago]

20 hours ago, Inside Pitch said:

Someone do some necromancer BS and resurrect Jim Murray.

 

Man, Jim Murray’s columns were great. 

[Jeff Fletcher]

5 hours ago, BTH said:

In general, it probably isn’t relevant.

Like when Rendon sarcastically says something like “I’m not here,” I don’t think it’s relevant.

But the way Blum skirted around whatever Rendon said the last time makes it seem like it was worse than usual. If it’s so bad even Blum doesn’t want to repeat it, I think it is relevant.

I was there for the exchange. (In fact, I was the one going back and forth with Rendon while everyone else watched.) It was the same as his normal routine. It just went on for a little longer because I sort of cornered him, as opposed to the normal scene when he just says something as he’s walking away. 

[Chico]

Nothing to get excited about. Rendon/Moreno are just playing their parts in the inevitable end of sports. 

https://nypost.com/2023/08/24/sports-keep-barreling-toward-its-inevitable-end/

[DMVol]

45 minutes ago, Jeff Fletcher said:

I was there for the exchange. (In fact, I was the one going back and forth with Rendon while everyone else watched.) It was the same as his normal routine. It just went on for a little longer because I sort of cornered him, as opposed to the normal scene when he just says something as he’s walking away. 

@Jeff Fletcher: Without going in to great detail, when Rendon is healthy and playing (which isn’t often), is he easier to work with? Does the surliness seem to coincide with injuries?

[Taylor]

7 hours ago, Kotchman said:

Go on Twitter and insult your boss. I’m sure that  will make you money 

Sam Blum insults The Atlantic on Twitter?

[T.G.]

3 minutes ago, Taylor said:

Sam Blum insults The Atlantic on Twitter?

No, the Pacific.

[Taylor]

Just now, T.G. said:

No, the Pacific.

[Inside Pitch]

31 minutes ago, Taylor said:

Sam Blum insults The Atlantic on Twitter?

His stuff is better suited for The Atlantic than it is The Athletic.