Comments for MATTHEW CERRONE

Comment on Is Sports Media too negative? by Regina

Regina — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 15:59:31 +0000

I do feel there is a lot of attention after a game, especially a ‘high profile’ one on the losing team. Whether it is the team, sitting in their dugout with long faces, or the fans holding their heads in frustration. What I also tend to see are players from the winning team paying compliments to the opponent on what they felt their opponents did well. Maybe not all teams do this; I see it with the teams I follow. A winning pitcher often complements the strong bats or clean defense of their opponents in spite of their loss. Maybe it has to do with the sentiment of the fans. Maybe fans are too raw to hear about or see their team after a defeat, so those images tend to linger.
Regardless, I like your question. I will definitely pay closer attention to the nature of post-game coverage from both angles, and that is a good thing. Thanks Matt.
P.S. I love the ‘Connect’ interface. Puts a face to the name and the two minute video makes it easy to get your point across.

Comment on Is Sports Media too negative? by al

al — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 15:42:30 +0000

really Matt? a load music bed on the right channel and your faint voice on the left channel? post a transcript, this is unlistenable.

Comment on Is Sports Media too negative? by Gail Sideman

Gail Sideman — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 15:06:01 +0000

While the question is a valid one, I don’t know that it requires more than the question itself. (Most people who ask this question do so upon hearing or reading a reporter criticize their team; in most cases, coverage was warranted based on a team or athlete’s performance.)

If a media outlet is fortunate enough to have the manpower, there are reporters assigned to each angle and that’s just said outlet acting responsibly. In other cases, a game was so bad, that the negative headline is the story and yes, it attracts eyes.

Media is in the business of generating eyeballs to its product. Whether you like it or not, people rubberneck when they see a trainwreck. Don’t expect it to stop anytime soon.

Comment on Is Sports Media too negative? by Joe

Joe — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 00:29:19 +0000

Matt, most fans follow their team, win or lose… not sure most fans would want to hear from the team that just beat them – almost like salt in the wound. besides look at Mets in 06, we all know that wainwrights curve was nasty, but we don’t care. Wainwright went on to win a cy young after that but Mets fans still blame beltran because we follow the Mets. When you win the joy quickly fades and the focus quickly turns to how to win tomorrow. a loss hurts and stays around longer – much more focus on why you lost as opposed to why you won… I think it’s because if you solve the last loss maybe you will win tomorrow but there isn’t as much to learn from a win.

Comment on Bloggers vs. Mainstream Reporters by wv23

wv23 — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:55:53 +0000

Thanks for the link.

As far as not reacting emotionally to the mainstream media, I prefer to think we’re reacting with bemused disappointment to the Tribune reporters who cover the Cubs.

While other sites call him names daily, we instead point out his flaws in logic and fairness. We are a site that largely focuses on the coverage of the Cubs, and to do so (fairly) is a valid exercise.

We’ve never pretended to be a site that covers games, statistics or anything else.

That doesn’t make your point incorrect; it just doesn’t speak to what we have done at WV23.