July 2008
18 posts
charity component or no, this makes me sad
Angry emails of the week
Note the plural. The first comes from the same guy as last week, who I kinda love, and the other is from some gal/fella who totally has a winning way with a zinger.
“SUBJECT: Writer feedbacks: Larry Dobrow
FROM: XXX
E-MAIL: XXX
FEEDBACK: The Yankees 4th? You are a stooge. They’re 3rd in their division you cretin!The Mets 9th? Didn’t they beat your overrated Yankees 4 of 6?...
“Now I’ve gone around it’s far...
new rule
I am officially outlawing use of the phrase “it is what it is” in conversations in which I’m involved, except for those rare situations where something truly and completely is what it is alleged to be. For instance, if a person is holding an egg and somebody asks him, “Say, is that an egg?,” that person is permitted to respond, “Yes. It is what it is.”
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Angry email of the week
I wrote the Power Rankings this week. Much to my surprise, readers correctly gleaned from them that I am biased against every team, especially theirs. As for the guy below, he’s my favorite regular correspondent by a wide margin. I think he has a little crush on me.
“SUBJECT: Writer feedbacks: Larry Dobrow
FROM: XXX
E-MAIL: XXX
FEEDBACK: Dude, you are not funny. You never were and...
Jackass. →
For about 14 years now, I’ve been irritating...
Angry email of the week, archives edition
Nobody’s too upset with me this week, so here’s a golden classic from the days before this site.
“SUBJECT: Writer feedbacks: Larry Dobrow
FROM: XXX
E-MAIL: XXX
FEEDBACK: I realize you are a Joe schmoe who actually gets paid to write garbage, but if I were to walk up to you on the street, I would point my gun at your face and pull the trigger. And then you would still be a Joe...
C'mon now. →
Listen, awards are meaningless, unless they’re given to me and involve some kind of honorarium or dinner meat. But only a single Emmy nod for The Wire?
well, this sucks. →
I interviewed Bobby in January for a story on the legacy of the “old” Yankee Stadium. Ordinarily, I end my serious journalisticismish calls with some half-sincere aside along the lines of “say, thanks for carving out a few minutes for me here.” With Bobby, I broke character and thanked him for the way he carried himself as a Yankee over the years, and told him how much...
Angry email of the week
“ “SUBJECT: Writer feedbacks: Larry Dobrow
FROM: XXX
E-MAIL: XXX
FEEDBACK: Tell your editors that myself lifelong Yankee fan and and my buddy lifelong Red Sox fan would love to cover a Red SoxYankees series for them and it would be a bonified grand slam.
I am apparently alone in having no major problems... →
Yankee press releases getting much more...
“Powerful lip fur” - just awesome.
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«The American Mustache Institute officially offered their support for Giambi’s All-Star candidacy today.
“It doesn’t take a mathematician to figure out that Jason Giambi’s hitting prowess plus a fashionable mustache, equals a bona fide All-Star,” said Aaron Perlut, Executive Director of The American Mustache Institute. “Giambi’s...
Angry email of the week
This one gets bonus points for arriving via Facebook with a time stamp of 5:53 a.m. Saturday night/Sunday morning.
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XXX sent you a message. —————————— Subject: Critique Hello, I’ve been reading some of your things online, and I just wanted to let you know that I think you are a bit of a hack. Your articles are dry and...