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December 13, 2008
Pulling together: Blackhawks support their G.M.: The story that's been dubbed "Millionaires behaving properly" was written in a small town a few hours north of Toronto. It might have remained nothing more than local lore if not for the efforts of a few persistent e-mailers and fan message boards.
In an era when it seems we can't get enough news about athletes, when every bar brawl, strip-club visit and parking-lot scrape merits a headline, the best story of the NHL season somehow managed to fly below the radar for nearly three weeks.
posted by tommytrump to culture at 12:06 PM - 12 comments
Nicely done fellas. In agreement (maybe sans some of the anger) with Drood's point on the media, too. But that's why many of us choose to seek out the less sensational, back page news that gets posted on SpoFi. The Blackhawks are obviously a classy young team with character beyond their years, but Averys notwithstanding, that is the rule, not the exception for NHL hockey players.
posted by tahoemoj at 01:45 PM on December 13, 2008
I'm always angry. I appear to have a reputation around here, and it must be upheld:)
posted by Drood at 01:51 PM on December 13, 2008
Wouldn't have it any other way; it's how we know it's really you writing.
posted by tahoemoj at 04:08 PM on December 13, 2008
Of course it got no coverage. Nobody dies, nobody is shamed, nobody suffers some grievous injury. Why the fuck would the media care about this?
The media does what it does because it sells newspapers. I'd blame the consumers of the media who have no interest in a good story. The media sources that refuse to pander to the masses end up in obscurity.
It's modern culture that's the problem, not the media who adapt to it.
posted by dfleming at 06:22 PM on December 13, 2008
Did the media adapt to the culture or did the media create the culture?
This is a great story, tt. Thanks.
One moral to the story - "Eat McDonalds, play in the NHL"
posted by BoKnows at 10:18 PM on December 13, 2008
I firmly believe media shapes the culture. Even more so since 9/11.
posted by Drood at 12:46 AM on December 14, 2008
C'mon Drood wash your mouth out with soap.My grandaughter went on this and read your use of the f-word. You forget this is public internet open to all ages.
posted by Doehead at 08:47 AM on December 14, 2008
My grandaughter went on this and read your use of the f-word. You forget this is public internet open to all ages.
You've been a member here for four months; you should know by now this isn't a website where the language is always kid-friendly. I would suggest doing a better job of filtering what your granddaughter is seeing in the future.
posted by dfleming at 11:20 AM on December 14, 2008
Dude... Earmuffs. "Cock, balls". See? Works like a charm.
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 08:02 PM on December 14, 2008
This made an appearance in Peter King's football column this week.
posted by holden at 02:14 PM on December 15, 2008
My grandaughter went on this and read your use of the f-word. You forget this is public internet open to all ages.
Which is entirely your fault. You need to watch those fucking kids a little closer.
posted by The_Black_Hand at 10:28 AM on December 19, 2008
Of course it got no coverage. Nobody dies, nobody is shamed, nobody suffers some grievous injury. Why the fuck would the media care about this?
What with this, and the golfer a while back who turned himself in for using dodgy balls... (FNAR!) This is good stuff!
Fuck the "LIVE IN FEAR! YOU MIGHT DIE! LOOK! THERE'S SOMEONE DYING NOW!" media.