Comments on: ESPN’s Jayson Stark Keeps it Real on Rick Ankiel… 75% Anyway http://www.cosellout.com/2007/09/08/espns-jayson-stark-keeps-it-real-on-rick-ankiel-75-anyway/ Sports Media Bias Exposed Fri, 16 Jul 2010 17:23:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3708 By: MODI http://www.cosellout.com/2007/09/08/espns-jayson-stark-keeps-it-real-on-rick-ankiel-75-anyway/comment-page-1/#comment-374 MODI Tue, 11 Sep 2007 14:50:47 +0000 http://www.cosellout.com/?p=114#comment-374 Dee Haytch, Are you speaking about the same Daily News that had the "King of Shame" on the front cover and "Death of a Record" on the back cover when Bonds hit #756: http://stopmikelupica.com/2007/08/the_starting_five_are_on_fire.php Is it the same Daily news that Mike Lupica has ripping satan, er I mean Barry Bonds with every other article? You are probably right that they sat on the timing, but given Daily News history, Ankiel got off light. And considering the last five years the way Bonds has been covered by ALL sports media. Ankiel and all the benefit of the doubt he has received is almost mindboggling. Daily news is actually the EXCEPTION in its negative coverage which to its credit at least strives for SOME consistency (they also broke the McGwire Operation Equine story). Make no mistake, across the sports media board Ankiel has been treated just like a molehill. Bonds wasn't caught, Bonds never failed a test; and he has not even received an INDICTMENT after a thorough three year federal investigation (whose allegations came at a time with no MLB steroid testing policy). Sounds very familiar to me. But a book whose narrative is based off of the words of a jilted ex-lover whose posing in Playboy next month, and that book becomes the baseball bible. The entire HGH-steroids discussion went from Mountain-to-molehill a loooooooooooooooooooooooong time ago. I could only accept super-sized benefit of the doubt on Ankiel if Bonds was previously extended that very same leeway. Your position on Bonds isn't stated, but the jury verdict on the media is already in. Dee Haytch,

Are you speaking about the same Daily News that had the “King of Shame” on the front cover and “Death of a Record” on the back cover when Bonds hit #756: http://stopmikelupica.com/2007/08/the_starting_five_are_on_fire.php Is it the same Daily news that Mike Lupica has ripping satan, er I mean Barry Bonds with every other article?

You are probably right that they sat on the timing, but given Daily News history, Ankiel got off light. And considering the last five years the way Bonds has been covered by ALL sports media. Ankiel and all the benefit of the doubt he has received is almost mindboggling. Daily news is actually the EXCEPTION in its negative coverage which to its credit at least strives for SOME consistency (they also broke the McGwire Operation Equine story). Make no mistake, across the sports media board Ankiel has been treated just like a molehill.

Bonds wasn’t caught, Bonds never failed a test; and he has not even received an INDICTMENT after a thorough three year federal investigation (whose allegations came at a time with no MLB steroid testing policy). Sounds very familiar to me. But a book whose narrative is based off of the words of a jilted ex-lover whose posing in Playboy next month, and that book becomes the baseball bible. The entire HGH-steroids discussion went from Mountain-to-molehill a loooooooooooooooooooooooong time ago.

I could only accept super-sized benefit of the doubt on Ankiel if Bonds was previously extended that very same leeway. Your position on Bonds isn’t stated, but the jury verdict on the media is already in.

]]> By: Dee Haytch http://www.cosellout.com/2007/09/08/espns-jayson-stark-keeps-it-real-on-rick-ankiel-75-anyway/comment-page-1/#comment-373 Dee Haytch Tue, 11 Sep 2007 07:06:43 +0000 http://www.cosellout.com/?p=114#comment-373 I thought this was the ultimate in sensationalist journalism when the Daily News here put it on the front page the night after Ankiel hit 2 hrs and had 7 rib eyes leading the Cards into a possible first place challenge. It seems like they had the story and sat on it for the right moment. The timing of releasing the story was VERY coincidental and it seemed to be timed to ruin what is, aside from Dave Wright's late MVP run, my only baseball feel-good story of the year. He wasn't caught, he didn't fail a test, he was prescribed something (which wasn't a banned illegal steroid) by his doctor legitimately while rehabbing from Tommy John surgery and if it was a one-year supply, it would have run out before his comeback as a hitter began. I have no love for the Cards, especially after last October but I can look past my vitriol for Yadier F'n Molina to say that I don't believe Ankiel should have to bear the taint from this in and of itself. Should he fail a test NOW, then all bets are off, but a legit 'scrip rehabbing Tommy John 3 years ago which has no bearing on current circumstances? Molehills, meet mountains. I thought this was the ultimate in sensationalist journalism when the Daily News here put it on the front page the night after Ankiel hit 2 hrs and had 7 rib eyes leading the Cards into a possible first place challenge. It seems like they had the story and sat on it for the right moment. The timing of releasing the story was VERY coincidental and it seemed to be timed to ruin what is, aside from Dave Wright’s late MVP run, my only baseball feel-good story of the year.

He wasn’t caught, he didn’t fail a test, he was prescribed something (which wasn’t a banned illegal steroid) by his doctor legitimately while rehabbing from Tommy John surgery and if it was a one-year supply, it would have run out before his comeback as a hitter began.

I have no love for the Cards, especially after last October but I can look past my vitriol for Yadier F’n Molina to say that I don’t believe Ankiel should have to bear the taint from this in and of itself. Should he fail a test NOW, then all bets are off, but a legit ‘scrip rehabbing Tommy John 3 years ago which has no bearing on current circumstances? Molehills, meet mountains.

]]> By: Miranda http://www.cosellout.com/2007/09/08/espns-jayson-stark-keeps-it-real-on-rick-ankiel-75-anyway/comment-page-1/#comment-354 Miranda Sat, 08 Sep 2007 18:52:39 +0000 http://www.cosellout.com/?p=114#comment-354 I've been watching ESPN News off and on all day....am I just missing the segments on this whole controversy? I expect that out of the 10 times I've switched back over to channel 121, that I would have tuned in on something at least once...a statement, commentary, something, anything. I’ve been watching ESPN News off and on all day….am I just missing the segments on this whole controversy? I expect that out of the 10 times I’ve switched back over to channel 121, that I would have tuned in on something at least once…a statement, commentary, something, anything.

]]> By: stopmikelupica http://www.cosellout.com/2007/09/08/espns-jayson-stark-keeps-it-real-on-rick-ankiel-75-anyway/comment-page-1/#comment-352 stopmikelupica Sat, 08 Sep 2007 14:38:51 +0000 http://www.cosellout.com/?p=114#comment-352 Jayson Stark's article is probably the best we'll get from a mainstream sportswriter, unfortunately. Still, I'm grateful for him writing this and at least being that voice that says "you all need to stop with the excuses, and recognize the hypocrisy here". Every person that chimes in with that is a step in the right direction, even if it's not as big a step as we would all like.... Jayson Stark’s article is probably the best we’ll get from a mainstream sportswriter, unfortunately. Still, I’m grateful for him writing this and at least being that voice that says “you all need to stop with the excuses, and recognize the hypocrisy here”. Every person that chimes in with that is a step in the right direction, even if it’s not as big a step as we would all like….

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