LA Times Visually Slags Angels
by Rev Halofan on Apr 29, 2011 12:03 AM PDT
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PrintSo kind of you to cover our team...
If the Lakers go on a two-season dry spell and USC goes on triple-public probation, the LA Times probably won't have a Sports section once the last whiskey-soaked horseplayer gets an iPad or croaks and, well these days, that is alright.
So why pretend to be "current" with "old" video? Why bother covering the Angels anymore at all? Were it not for Frank McCourt getting the regular (and deserved) suckerpunches, the Dodgers deepthroating in the Spring Street Dishrag would be a nonstop slobberfest. There is not even a perfunctory image of Torii Hunter smiling for the camera. Pretend market share is a pathetic way to assert your dominion over a team that exists in the consciousness of its fans completely without you.
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Times tried to put me into collections for seven dollars
On a three month trial. Worst experience I’ve had with a so called business.
What do you need a fancy suit for, Charlie, you ain't got no job to wear it to.
I hate the LA Times bias toward the Dodgers
The Angels did have a blog on there but not many people posted on it so they got rid of it. The Dodgers blog gets a lot of posts. But if the Times wasn’t so biased toward the Dodgers then I’m sure more Angel fans would read it. It’s pretty sickening for Weaver not to get much credit in that pathetic sports section. Even the Ducks got poor coverage during their Stanley Cup run. Yet the Kings are still without a cup.
by Scott Christopher Worden on Apr 29, 2011 12:53 AM PDT reply actions
I like their coverage
I think Mike D and Kevin Baxter do a good job covering the team and they are decent writers. Although I don’t subscribe to their paper edition, LA Times dot com is a good read. Sometimes a man just wants to read some Angels news without having to deal with a Blog, so there is an audience.
Rev Halo, you should like the LA Times, it’s very liberal.
This is going to be my team, and we're going to rise together.
-Clipper Darrell
Huh?
i thought liberal meant giving a shit about people who are fucked.
LA TIMES only cares about rimjobbing Tom Cruise.
Yes.
"To Halowood - Avoid the Clap." - Jimmy Dugan
by Angelsfan015 on Apr 29, 2011 1:48 AM PDT up reply actions
You're telling me
As a UCLA Bruins fan, I’ve been feeling the snub from the Trojan Times ever since the day I stepped on campus. I don’t bother reading their trash articles for UCLA and Angel news.
Chris Foster and TJ Simers can kiss my ass.
Plaschke rocks though.
His articles are intelligent, he stays on topic and always has a well developed point that is made and supported, agree or disagree with him.
"To Halowood - Avoid the Clap." - Jimmy Dugan
by Angelsfan015 on Apr 29, 2011 1:51 AM PDT up reply actions
For me, Plaschke is one reason to read the LAT sports section daily.
About the Angels or not, he is one hell of a sorts writer and blows the sports writers from the local paper (The Press-Telegram) out of the water. Sports journalism outside of scandal and dirt sheet reporting in Print media is still alive – it just takes some finding to reach and is practiced by precious few writers these days than in the past.
The LAT print edition overall is not a bad paper. Yeah, all media outlets have their axes that they grind, but on the whole, I very much enjoy getting the paper every morning and reading it if nothing else other than I am attempting to keep up with the news and the LAT sometimes has news that would take me more time to find on the web. I read news and get info from the web, too, don’t get me wrong.
For an overview of what is happening in the world that can be reported, the Times is not the worst options available, in my opinion. Also, I like the feel of the physical media in my hands. I Dunno what it is about sitting down to read something and turning the pages. I feel the same way about books, E-Books have yet to pique my interest as I like the feel of the pages and the smell of the paper, ink and glue that holds it all together. In addition to the tactile sensation of holding the paper, You can read it anywhere and you are not tied to an indoor space or reliant on the battery lasting long enough on your device of choice to be able to get thru the entirety of what you are reading. Something about that idea of anytime, anywhere (given sufficient light and a dry space) reading is comforting thing. I can’t fully explain it, but it is.
"To Halowood - Avoid the Clap." - Jimmy Dugan
Of Course
Plaschke is the biggest joke of all time as a writer.
I too enjoy reading a real, physical paper. Plus, I can’t exactly carry our home computer around with me.
Are you saying there is media bias.
When I'm not at the stadium, I'd rather be watching my Halos back in Costa Rica!
I still read the print edition everyday
I love it…maybe I’m a dinosaur, but as mentioned above, I really enjoy reading newspapers & books (and getting away from the computer)
So I am not alone in this world, huh?
Good to know.
"To Halowood - Avoid the Clap." - Jimmy Dugan
by Angelsfan015 on Apr 29, 2011 10:00 AM PDT up reply actions
I agree too, at least on the books
I could see myself getting an e-reader sometime in the somewhat distant future, but I like actually having the book in my hand and on my shelf (or in a pile in my room at least). When it comes to news, I generally prefer the Web. These days, a newspaper is often “old news” by the time it reaches your door.
Scioscialist Party of America - Redistributing your defense since 2000.
by Commander_Nate on Apr 29, 2011 10:38 AM PDT up reply actions
Yep. I'm a dead-tree kind of guy myself.
Angels baseball. We do what we must, because we can -- HaloDutch
The Times has been going downhill ever since Irwin "Fletch" Fletcher quit.
Whatever, dude.
by Mayheminthehood on Apr 29, 2011 9:49 AM PDT reply actions 2 recs
Anyone recall Harley Tinkham
That is how far I go back with it. Morphe so much since than that it is a different thing
by Rev Halofan on Apr 29, 2011 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions
I used to read the OC Register for Mark Steyn's column.
No I just read it online. I haven’t bought a paper in years.
Official prediction: The Angels will win the AL west this season.
by RexTookMyStash on Apr 29, 2011 10:46 AM PDT reply actions
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Official prediction: The Angels will win the AL west this season.
by RexTookMyStash on Apr 29, 2011 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions
What else is new with the lack of Halo coverage?
On the same day WTY pitched a gem, and went 6-0, I was watching Fox 11 news, and the lead baseball story wasn’t Dream Weave’s dominant performance, it was the doyer loss. In Florida. The loss that was caused by an error. We can’t even get our due respect from print and TV media here in SoCal. Small wonder we get so little love from national outlets like ESPN and FOX Sports.
YOU DON'T KNOW THE POWER OF THE DARKSIDE.....
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