Comments on: To Jon Heyman: Sir, You Are an Ass

By: Yachtsman

Yachtsman — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 19:01:45 +0000

Ah, yes, Heyman. Yes, he’s an idiot of the first order. His articles are normally some sort of propoganda for NY teams, and he is devoid of any depth in his reporting of baseball, a game that requires both depth and mathematical precision to fully understand.

The fact is that the Orioles crushed the Yankees, who played sloopy defense, and lack team speed. They are an aging club whose best years are behind them, and whose minor league system has nothing in the pipeline at this time. That’s reality, but reality has never been Heyman’s strong suit.

By: neal s

neal s — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 03:55:37 +0000

@PhilR8 – if we’re talking Ferrari wealth then maybe all bets are off. That said, most writers of any sort aren’t getting there. And having made the rounds in Hollywood once or twice, I can tell you that selling a script or two (which I have not done yet, but I’ve been around those who have) definitely won’t get you there. That’s not as glamorous a life as it might seem.

There’s no doubt that in terms of sports writing there is something to be said for just going balls out and stoking the flames, as Heyman seems to like doing. If I tried to adopt that approach it’d come off as disingenuous. Which it would in fact be.

By: PhilR8

PhilR8 — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 03:31:48 +0000

@neal s - Have you seen that commercial that runs in movie theaters now, the Sprint one where it tells you to turn off your cell phone ringer? It starts out with a poor writer selling his first script, and over the course of the next twenty seconds, the producers call him a few times to tell him they are changing it in ridiculous ways. Except the writer is getting a spray-on tan and shopping for ferraris as he gets the calls, and with one look at his Amazon supermodel girlfriend, he happily concedes to have his script torn to pieces. I will say that if it meant being wealthy, I'd probably be an idiot, too. Just sayin.

By: neal s

neal s — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 03:20:48 +0000

@Greg - sounds like a good time to me. Congrats and good luck with it.

By: neal s

neal s — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 03:20:19 +0000

@PhilR8 – Heyman is probably one of those guys who believes in writing as an act of provocation, in “taking a stand” with everything you publish. Problem with doing that is that you end up staking out astoundingly stupid positions.

I guess you could say I shouldn’t talk, given that he makes a hell of a lot more money off his writing than I do. But I’m not sure I’d want to become wealthy if it meant I’d have to also become an idiot.