The Mark of Immaturity: Sports Editor Says Little League is NOT News.
It’s just not worth much of my time and effort to respond to such immaturity and ignorance of youth sports.
With one broad brush, the sports editor has condemned every parent who is involved in their child’s activity as being insignificant. He personifies why newspapers are perceived as arrogant and uncaring about the community.
He can add all the disclaimers he wants about it being his personal opinion. A mature person knows when to keep their trap shut.
Daniel Pike, Sports Editor of the Daily News:
What I’ve got to say is this: Little League, at any age level, at any stage of competition, should not be considered news. Period.
July 14th, 2008 at 3:41 pm
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July 15th, 2008 at 4:38 pm
Huh… I’d say the mark of immaturity is a colleague talking trash about you on the internet. As someone once wrote, “a mature person knows when to keep their trap shut.” Too bad that person can’t follow his own advice. UNPROFESSIONAL.
July 15th, 2008 at 5:31 pm
Dear Anonymous: At least we have the guts to put our names on our opinions.
I learned a long time ago that when a written letter crossed my desk, the first thing to do is to look to see if it is signed. If it was unsigned it went straight to the trash.
Because the web is more open and anonymous comments are more the norm, I will leave your comment.
But it’s not worth the pixels it takes to display.
August 2nd, 2008 at 10:34 pm
I could not agree more with your opinion that it’s those kind of statements that make newspapers (and those associated with them) appear uncaring and uninvolved. I thought your newspaper was supposed to reflect the community and youth sports is an important part of our community. Now time for my opinion: I think the quality of the sports section has deteriorated since this sports editor has come on board.