ANDY, DON'T TALK TO THEM.They think you owe them a living--the 'BOSS SCRIBES'

To Andy Pettitte:

• These people are parasites and are not your boss. Your only mistake is giving them any thought whatsoever. (The "BOSS BASEBALL SCRIBES" as one of their most off-base members refers to them). Do not worry about them. You owe them nothing. They're an anachronism and just using you to make a name for themselves.

From an AP Report tonight:

• "Pettitte said in the affidavit that he asked Clemens in 2005 what he would do if asked by the media about HGH, given his admission years earlier."
• WHO CARES. NO ONE IN CLEVELAND CARES, AS TERRY PLUTO HAS SAID. IT'S A MEDIA CREATION TO BEGIN WITH WHICH COULD BE EASILY STOPPED BY A FEW WORDS.

And from one of the "boss baseball scribes" at the NY Times (Jack Curry)(borrowing the term used by NY Daily News' Bob Raissman), more hysteria:

• "Long before Andy Pettitte fields his first questions from reporters this week about his turbulent off-season,..."

ANDY ALREADY ADDRESSED THE MEDIA AND YOU IGNORED HIM. WHO SAYS HE'LL FIELD QUESTIONS FROM YOU? ANY CONTROVERSY ABOUT ANDY PETTITTE IS MEDIA CREATED TO BEGIN WITH.

• The hubris of the baseball media regarding the Yankees--not necessarily anyone else but the Yankees--knows no bounds. Jack Curry's words are representative:

(Jack Curry, NY Times):"Just because Jeter said it would be a dead issue does not mean it will be."

• CURRY, SAYS WHO? YOU'RE NOT THE BOSS, YOU DON'T DEFINE THE DAILY DISCOURSE. WHAT YOU MEAN IS YOU'D LIKE ATTENTION FOR YOURSELF. (sm)

Reference, "Torre had also built a reservoir of goodwill with the boss baseball scribes." NY Daily News column by Bob Raissman, 2/8/08.

• P.S. The current crop of baseball media have chosen a bad way to make a living. That's the bottom line. Our culture has changed to the point where they should not be allowed in any baseball clubhouse. Let them submit questions in other ways, but keep them away from the players. Who's reporting on the reporters and all the guys on sportstalk radio? Are they taking drug and alcohol tests? They have questions to answer themselves.(sm)

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