Eyeamok wrote:Perhaps the Philly Newspapers don’t care if they get it right.
1) They are not getting any news from the front office. This makes their jobs infinitely harder.
2) So why not put out rumors that you can substantiate, if the trade goes through like you reported it looks great for you and you seem like you know what you are reporting.
3) If the trade does not go through. You can say Hinkie and company had your original trade in place but were forced to take a worse deal because they were beaten out by a better GM.
4) You get the fan base to slowly start turning on management, because they originally had all these great deals lined up and they keep getting beat out of them, or are forced to take lesser value than what they originally wanted.
5) Add to the fact that Hinkie and company are not going to come out and say anything in their defense other than “this is the deal we wanted.” The press can spin it anyway they want until the front office starts giving them stories with substance.
6) As a preemptive strike the press can always come out with a story about how Hinkie and company will always tow the company line and say “this is the deal we wanted.” Which makes the impatient fan, which is a great majority of the fan base, bash the team even more, creating more negative attitude towards the team and just generates a negative snowball effect going forward.
Not giving out any information to the press could eventually turn into a major backlash if the team does not come together the way Hinkie and company hope. It’s a fine line to walk.
The press has nothing to lose by saying Hinkie and company had this deal and that deal that they lost because they are not getting squat now from the front office.
This. Your #4 and #5, is exactly what is happening. They know the average fan will fall for that narrative, every time.
