Auf Wiedersehen: Sam Smith Leaves the Trib
Media Gossip/Musings March 17th. 2008, 12:14pm
Even though he’s anti-blogger, we’ve always enjoyed the work of Chicago Tribune scribe Sam Smith, and that’s why we were a bit upset this weekend when a reader passed along a link that said Smith is taking a buyout at the paper (talk about burying the lede!). Smith’s always been one of our first newspaper reads on the NBA, and he’s such a reservoir of basketball knowledge, one wonders if he’ll take his act to an online outlet or just hang up the typewriter. From his wiki: the man hates sandals, and we couldn’t agree more.
17 Responses to “Auf Wiedersehen: Sam Smith Leaves the Trib”
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March 17th, 2008 at 12:19 pm
What about flip flops?
I hate it when people wearing socks with sandals, almost as annoying as people with popped collars.
March 17th, 2008 at 12:19 pm
Mark Cuban is not displeased.
March 17th, 2008 at 12:29 pm
I HATED sandals until my wife bought a pair for me last year. Now I love them.
I do agree with the “no socks” rule.
March 17th, 2008 at 12:31 pm
There are few universals in life, but ‘popped collars’ = ‘douchebag’ is one of them.
March 17th, 2008 at 12:31 pm
Sandals are different than Flip-flops right?
March 17th, 2008 at 12:32 pm
This girl wore a shirt to my birthday party, it had a guy with a popped collar on it and it said “Either something is wrong with your collar or you are a douchebag”
Best. Shirt. Ever.
March 17th, 2008 at 12:34 pm
He wrote Jordan Rules, and thats the only reason I know his name.
March 17th, 2008 at 12:35 pm
Ben…”popped collars = douchebag” is definitely a formula I agree with but on LI a new phenomenon hit last year…popped collar + male Capri pants + flip flops = major league douchebag….these gentleman also have spiked hair filled with gel…
March 17th, 2008 at 12:41 pm
Roman i totally agree with your definition of “douchebag” but you forgot to add the belly piercing on any guy as well. My sister is married to this douche who has his belly button pierced and i cant stand the fucking guy. i think that is the most assinying(SP?) thing any male can do
if you got one on here and your offended, oh well
March 17th, 2008 at 12:42 pm
there’s no such thing as ‘male capri pants.’ its just a dude wearing chick’s clothing.
then again, ive worn jeans and a gray t-shirt (that i have 5 copies of) for the last 4 years of my life, so chances are good i know very little about whats fashionable.
March 17th, 2008 at 12:50 pm
Whoa whoa whoa… CAPRI PANTS? On a straight guy? Now you’ve gone too far.
March 17th, 2008 at 12:58 pm
@RWH – that sounds like a lot of the asshats on HCWD.
March 17th, 2008 at 12:59 pm
Whoa whoa whoa….. a BELLY BUTTON PIERCING on a straight guy? Now you’ve gone too far.
Fixed
March 17th, 2008 at 12:59 pm
Male capri pants is like saying a male bra or a male tampon. It does not exist and should never be put together in the same sentence.
Of course, Sergio Garcia would disagree.
March 17th, 2008 at 2:07 pm
Love Sam Smith and read TCB in non-Bears season only for him. Disappointed.
March 17th, 2008 at 2:29 pm
Rafael Nadal wears capri pants — draw your own conclusions.
I like Sam Smith and hope he keeps writing somewhere else. The Trib has so few good columnists (Downey and Morrissey are awful) that this is a serious loss.
March 17th, 2008 at 2:33 pm
Should have been you, Mike Downey…