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The Tribune Believes I'm An Idiot
Written by wrigleyville   
Monday, 01 February 2010
US Editorial World Crisis

An e-mail exchange between a reader and Chicago Tribune sports editor Mike Kellams (the reader being me, of course).

Wrigleyville23:

Do you believe this is OK for one of your beat writers to post on Twitter about a player he has covered and will cover again?

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

If he wasn't talking about Bradley, I apologize. But I'd be curious as to who this was about, if not.

I thought that was a polite inquiry. Here is the response from Mr. Kellams:
(click "read more" for full article)

I believe a lot of things.

I believe Chicago is a big place with tough people – or least I thought we were – and this is pretty tame.

I also believe a guy who can’t keep track of outs, a guy who was sent home by his GM (who was then applauded for his actions by the player’s former teammates), a guy who checked out early on his rent, might well fit the description.

I also believe readers who don’t sign their names yet demand publicly accountability by others might also fit the description.

Not saying. Just saying.

Have a great day, Mr. Ville23. Is that a family name?

Best,

Mike

Comanche Indian, actually.

All in all, I must commend Mr. Kellams (I'm not comfortable calling him Mike just yet at this stage in our relationship) for an artfully written e-mail in very short order.

I do not believe, however, that he answered the question. Milton Bradley very well may be an idiot, but the question was whether he thought it was OK for one of his beat reporters to Tweet in such a manner (never mind my idiocy, as that is self-evident).

So I inquired again:

So, to be clear, you are OK with your beat writers - not columnists - calling players they cover "idiots"?

No response just yet.



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