Comments on: Mort Tackles a Tough Chat Question

By: cursedcleveland.com

cursedcleveland.com — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 20:37:07 +0000

Never understood the whole penis envy over who breaks stories. Nobody is breaking anything.. 90% of the time, it’s a GM who picks up the phone and calls a “safe” reporter to run with the story. Then 10 minutes later, a press release is written.

Big deal.

By: The Sports Hernia

The Sports Hernia — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 17:07:43 +0000

He looks sexually confused
/sports hernia

Awesome, love that you remember that.

By: rabidwolverine

rabidwolverine — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 16:13:42 +0000

I dont know if he answered the question either…and can someone over at ESPN help Mort wade through these questions so there aren’t spelling/grammatical errors and typos and so they make sense. Is having a “chat” an excuse for poor grammar and incomprehensible drivel?

By: jaywashere

jaywashere — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 16:10:41 +0000

TBL, you guys should start to “confirm” stories and treat it like an exclusive just like ESPN… would be somewhat comical.

By: August West

August West — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:30:00 +0000

miz: true, but I’ll be damned if his tweaky nature doesn’t result in lighting fast injury reports sometimes, and a meth-addict from Pulaski is at least as reliable as Florio from PFT.

By: RomanWarHelmet

RomanWarHelmet — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:24:45 +0000

Holy Fuck Irish…well done..I know you hate them but +JS

By: mizerle06

mizerle06 — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:14:37 +0000

@August – do you know Pulaski Joe? dude’s got major meth-mouth.

/middle Tennessee joke

By: I Pulled a Groin

I Pulled a Groin — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:12:15 +0000

TBL, still waiting for you to answer my question.

By: TheBigLead

TheBigLead — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:05:52 +0000

matt jones will be the best WR in the NFL.

i wish there was video of this

By: August West

August West — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:01:06 +0000

I understand that, but the questioner was asking about their habit of coming in 30 minutes after a story is broken by Jay Glazer, for example, with a headline that says “ESPN’s Chris Mortensen confirms reports that Bret Favre thinks Peter King uses too much teeth”.

I think that’s unethical, but if the story comes from ‘Pulaski Joe’s blog’ then confirmation from an entity like ESPN feels a little more legitimate.