It's not what you are, it's what they say you are.

(NY Times' William C. Rhoden):

• "Recognizing the news media’s power to define and project images,

(Ozzie) Guillén has a rule that his players accommodate reporters. “Talk to the media, they’re part of the game,” he said during a telephone interview Friday. “The better you treat them, the better you’re going to come out.

• You’re not going to win a battle against the media.

They will find a way to break you down, especially in big cities.”"

• From Mr. Rhoden's NY Times column, "Measuring Success by Double-Sided Yardstick," 6/1/08

Since "the media" are unelected and unaccountable, I've never considered them part of the game. Anyone who chooses to hang out in someone's dressing room has problems with propriety to begin with in my opinion. (sm)

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