By Steve Rhodes
Alternate universe seeps into this one.
Posted by The Beachwood Reporter on Friday, October 23, 2015
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FS1 just put this graphic up over the highlights of the Blue Jays and Royals. The Mets and Cubs? Really? pic.twitter.com/VjnEMlgxP2
— dan needles (@dneedles12) October 24, 2015
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The Beachwood Radio Sports Hour #74: The Cubs’ Confusing Conclusion
Our post-mortem on the team and the sports punditry’s narrative.
Plus: It’s now 2016 or bust – the honeymoon is finally over.
And: Back to the Future Was An Awful Movie And Huey Lewis Sucks; Jeremiah Ratliff’s Bye-Bye Week; When It Comes To Aggrieved White Sox Fans, Cubs Fans Should Feel Fine About Gloating; Duncan Keith’s Sudden Surgery; and Derrick & Joakim.
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The Week In Chicago Rock
Featuring: Sweet Spirit, Flesh Panthers, The Mad Doctors, Tricot, Masked Intruder, Meg Myers, IAMX, The Ex w/Ken Vandermark, Tav Falco’s Panther Burns feat. Mike Watt, Machine Gun Kelly, New Year’s Day, For Today, Eyes Set To Kill, Idlewild, and The Darkness.
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The Sound Opinions Weekend Listening Report: “With the spooky season creeping in, Jim and Greg are beginning to feel a little diabolical. In honor of Halloween, they share their favorite Songs About the Devil. Then, a more angelic sound from singer/songwriter and harpist Joanna Newsom.”
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BeachBook
Posted by The Beachwood Reporter on Saturday, October 24, 2015
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Corporate sabermetrics.
Posted by The Beachwood Reporter on Friday, October 23, 2015
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JFC
Posted by The Beachwood Reporter on Friday, October 23, 2015
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TweetWood
Why is the media so consistently bad? The industry refuses to address its longstanding quality issue. If news organizations were, say, auto companies, they’d have recalled their entire fleets by now – with the exception of a single car here and there – and gone out of business.
If you think this @ABC tweet is bad, wait until you read the story https://t.co/cC4bQqgGrt #HurricanePatricia pic.twitter.com/KTG5APQnQs
— Zoe Galland (@zoegalland) October 24, 2015
You’d be astonished if you fact-checked a news organization’s daily output. Close to 100% of the work would have at least one factual error. Framing issues are rampant. Most assumptions are false, yet built into so-called objectivity. Reporters and their bosses by and large ignore inaccuracies, falsehoods and institutional bias when pointed out; they just don’t care. Biggest hypocrites on the planet.
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This is how you do it: “An ESPN spokesperson vigorously and persistently declined to comment.” From Deadspin.
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) October 24, 2015
I always want to know the nature of someone’s refusal to comment. In detail.
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Geez, at least Obama cited the Bible … https://t.co/CFY5Rj5RRE
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) October 24, 2015
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“FBI: Man robs fourth bank in five tries” | He’s like the Daniel Murphy of bank robbers.
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) October 24, 2015
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Goodness no! They would gently steer him toward soccer or lacrosse. https://t.co/qq43xH0eJN
— Joanie Lum FOX 32 (@JoanieLum) October 23, 2015
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The Beachwood Tip Line: Baby tip line.
Posted on October 24, 2015