Goodbye Brian Schmitz (retiring)

NEM · Post #1 » by **NEM** » Mon Jan 23, 2017 4:30 pm

Read on Twitter

OrlandO · Post #2 » by **OrlandO** » Mon Jan 23, 2017 4:34 pm

"Geez, don't they ever fire anybody around here?" ~ Skiles

amkyka1956 · Post #3 » by **amkyka1956** » Mon Jan 23, 2017 5:03 pm

This should go on the positivity thread!

EAS Law · Post #4 » by **EAS Law** » Mon Jan 23, 2017 5:05 pm

What ever will we do without Brian Schmitz's disparaging articles and sarcastic praise?

OrlandoDream · Post #5 » by **OrlandoDream** » Mon Jan 23, 2017 5:10 pm

House cleaning is starting early.

NEM · Post #6 » by **NEM** » Mon Jan 23, 2017 5:17 pm

OrlandoDream wrote:House cleaning is starting early.

I wish they would hire Denton but it'll end up being that Robbins just does everything magic.

Skin · Post #7 » by **Skin** » Mon Jan 23, 2017 5:20 pm

Drain the swamp

Max Power · Post #8 » by **Max Power** » Mon Jan 23, 2017 5:39 pm

Now if they could get rid of Bianchi. The asinine articles he writes are a lot worse than Schmitz

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NEM · Post #9 » by **NEM** » Mon Jan 23, 2017 5:42 pm

Max Power wrote:Now if they could get rid of Bianchi. The asinine articles he writes are a lot worse than Schmitz

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Bianchi is funny to listen to at least lol

npiper17 · Post #10 » by **npiper17** » Mon Jan 23, 2017 6:53 pm

NEM wrote:
Max Power wrote:Now if they could get rid of Bianchi. The asinine articles he writes are a lot worse than Schmitz

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Bianchi is funny to listen to at least lol

Funny to listen 'at' don't you mean? (As in, this guy is an idiot).

Honestly whenever someone retires, I try to find something nice to say about them. Unfortunately Schmitz has been mailing it in for years - crap articles with little to no insight, all the while calling himself 'Magic Insider.'

The man couldn't break a sweat nevermind break news. So, sorry Brian, I think local Magic coverage will be better off without you.

Optimus_Steel · Post #11 » by **Optimus_Steel** » Mon Jan 23, 2017 7:04 pm

Talk about collecting paychecks...

Post #12 » by **Def Swami** » Mon Jan 23, 2017 7:12 pm

Hope there's a good, modern replacement.

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Furinkazan · Post #13 » by **Furinkazan** » Mon Jan 23, 2017 7:33 pm

Dunno why but I portray this parting like this

Post #14 » by **Howard Mass** » Mon Jan 23, 2017 8:34 pm

Brian Schmitz has had such a long career. He was actually roommates with my high school teacher way back in the day.

No matter if you agreed with him or not, he covered this team when we did not have many sources of media and did a great job of it.

Everyone should thank him for all of the years of articles.

j-ragg · Post #15 » by **j-ragg** » Mon Jan 23, 2017 8:47 pm

Why should everyone thank him? He wasn't volunteering, he was paid to cover the team and often slandered the team any chance he got.

Sure looks great to players when their own media talks negatively about their team.

Skin · Post #16 » by **Skin** » Mon Jan 23, 2017 8:50 pm

*In Bart Simpson's voice*

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DiplomaticMagic · Post #17 » by **DiplomaticMagic** » Mon Jan 23, 2017 9:03 pm

Good riddance. He wont be missed.

Bianchi next please.

zuppafly · Post #18 » by **zuppafly** » Mon Jan 23, 2017 9:30 pm

Now he can enjoy retirement and spend quality years of grumping against the Magic on the sidelines, just not on a newspaper.
Good deal for everyone!

purpleswordfish · Post #19 » by **purpleswordfish** » Mon Jan 23, 2017 9:35 pm

I've read his articles as long as I've known how to read. Even as a young child, I couldn't stand his clear bias and I always felt he didn't really care for the Magic much, if at all. I hope he enjoys his retirement, though.

Post #20 » by **MagicMadness** » Mon Jan 23, 2017 10:02 pm

purpleswordfish wrote:I've read his articles as long as I've known how to read. Even as a young child,I couldn't stand his clear bias and I always felt he didn't really care for the Magic much, if at all. I hope he enjoys his retirement, though.

I agree. 25+ years of covering the Magic is a big deal, but he often came across as a guy paid to cover an assignment, rather than someone passionate about the subject matter. If you were an actual fan of the team, it made him less interesting to read.

At least he wasn't Bianchi, or Jemele Hill - I'll give him that. All in all, he was solid, IMO.