On the day A.J. Daulerio was named Deadspin editor last week, I asked him about a post he wrote at the Super Bowl a year and a half ago in which he described what he read while looking over Stuart Scott's shoulder as Scott sent a text message.Daulerio said that while he's never heard from Scott about that post, "I heard he was upset, and rightfully so."
However, Scott talked to Dan Steinberg of the D.C. Sports Bog yesterday, and while Scott said he never reads blogs, he also didn't have anything negative to say about them. Steinberg writes:
I told Scott that A.J. Daulerio, his foil from Super Bowls past, had been named Deadspin editor. Scott wasn't immediately familiar with the name. "Whatever," he said, when I explained who he was. "If that's what he wants to do with his life...."I can't say I'm a big Scott fan, but he comes across in Steinberg's interview as though he's a reasonable guy in his approach to blogs, not a ranting lunatic. Scott's no Buzz Bissinger.
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7-03-2008 @ 1:56PM
Scott_gp said...
I think it's time that bloggers stop making themselves and their colleagues a topic of conversation. Good journalists are good journalists, regardless of their medium. It seems needy and desperate that bloggers continue to solicit the approval of various media personalities. By mentioning A.J. Daulerio to Stuart Scott, I think Steinberg is overstating the importance of both men.
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