twins/mlb
Jim Souhan analyzes the local sports scene and advises you to never take his betting advice. He likes old guitars and old music, never eats press box hot dogs, and can be heard on 1500ESPN at 2:05 p.m. weekdays, and Sundays from 10 a.m.-noon.
Find him on Twitter
Rob Lowe? Reminds me of a story...
Posted by: Jim Souhan under Vikings, NFC, NFL post-season Updated: January 18, 2012 - 5:29 PM
If it turns out that Rob Lowe's ``report'' that Peyton Manning will retire is erroneous, we're all going to have a big laugh at his expense. In fact, thanks to Twitter, about 18 million people have already started.
Personally, I never downgrade information because of the perceived legitimacy of the source. Jose Canseco was the best whistle-blower on the steroid era and then there was the time I was working in Dallas...
It was my first full season on a pro beat. I was covering the Dallas Cowboys for the Dallas Morning News. I was at the Cowboys' facility one day when a rumor broke that the Cowboys would trade Herschel Walker, their only big-name player, to the Minnesota Vikings for a bunch of draft picks and players.
Everyone scoffed. Johnson issued a non-denial denial when we asked him about it. We blew it off.
The source was a small-town radio guy in Florida. How could he know what was going on with the Cowboys?
Well, it turned out that the small-town radio guy was friends with someone close to Johnson. Johnson had told the friend, who told the radio guy, and there you had it: The biggest scoop in sports, broken not by a beat writer or NFL insider, but by someone who had the right relationship to gain access to the information.
Also, as several media people have pointed out today, the first person Colts owner Jim Irsay followed on Twitter was Rob Lowe.
I"m not saying Lowe is right. I'm saying that you never know who's going to break a story.
-Upcoming: I'll be on 1500espn at 2:05 p.m. every weekday, and we'll have a full Sunday Morning Sports Talk, 10-noon on Sunday.
Please follow me on Twitter at @Souhanstrib..
ADVERTISEMENT
more twins blogs
-
Twins Insider
Twins: Joe Benson claimed off waivers by Texas
P.J. Walters makes his season debut today with the task of halting the Twins'...
-
A Fan's View
Section 219: Watching the Twins (and their fans) melt down
The losing streak has brought out the worst from top to bottom in the...
-
TwinsCentric
TwinsCentric: Examining Arcia's recent struggles
Where's Oswaldo? (Hint: Not in the Twins lineup.)
Post By Category
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
inside the StarTribune
-
425 Portland Av. S.
Minneapolis, MN 55488
(612) 673-4000
- Company
- Subscriber Services
- Website
- Buy Ads
- Store
- Connect with Us
© 2013 StarTribune. All rights reserved.
StarTribune.com is powered by Limelight Networks
Newspaper Subscriptions
eEdition
RSS
Newsletters