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Paul Sullivan Sinks To New Low
Written by wrigleyville   
Monday, 01 February 2010
Chicago Cubs at Detroit Tigers.

I'm not 100 percent certain, but it appears Paul Sullivan just called Milton Bradley an "idiot" in a public forum:

One idiot gone, one idiot en route. Former leader of Boston's '04 "Idiots" signs minor league deal with Cubs.

The second "idiot" of course refers to Kevin Millar. The first almost certainly refers to Bradley, who left the Cubs last month for Seattle after a rough year in Chicago that included constant sniping from the Chicago media (most notably from Sullivan).

(click "read more" for full article)

If so, it is a fair question to ask the Tribune sports editor: Is it OK for your beat writers - not columnists, mind you - to call the players they cover "idiots" in public? Does this not remove any semblance of objectivity and ability to cover the games, players and teams fairly?

For Paul Sullivan: Are you calling Milton Bradley an idiot? If not, who did you have in mind? If so, do you believe this is a proper way for a beat reporter to behave in public?



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written by xolager, February 01, 2010
Sully needs to Cowboy Up
Idiot
written by Suburban Kid - it's what I am, it's what I do, February 01, 2010
It may be a low, but I'm not sure if it's new. I seem to remember him referring to Bradley that way before.

Now, he doesn't call him an idiot in the article I saw. Just in the tweet. Perhaps he feels free to be sensationalist and non-objective (and jerky) using that kind of communication, since it isn't in print.

But speaking of idiots, check the bit.ly link in his tweet to see where it leads.....
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written by wv, February 01, 2010
good grief, the man can't even tweet without screwing it up.
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written by Aisle 424, February 01, 2010
Of course, he only calls people idiots in his tweets. He only has 1,814 followers and I bet none of them is Milton Bradley or anyone who has access to Bradley. Bradley might actually read what he said if it got published in the Tribune.
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written by wrigleyville, February 01, 2010
now the sports editor of the trib has called me an idiot (see the next post). it's an epidemic.

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