Homer’s Blog

Given my age the past year seemed to fly by like a summer afternoon sailing on the Aegean.  I anticipated a litany of partisan behavior from the local press but could never have imagined how much material was presented. 

Some predictable:  Sid Hartman defending new Vikings coach Brad Childress like he was his own son.

Some unexpected: Jim Peterson shilling the Wolves after a bad loss.

Some ill conceived:  Jeff Dubay predicting Rondell White racking up an 80-90 RBI season. 

And others so outrageously perplexing you wonder how certain media members ever got hired:  Mike Max answering “I don’t know, you could probably tell me better than I could tell you.” when asked by Don Shelby if a sports reporter should stay unbiased.

So the question arises: Will the next twelve months simply be a repeat regarding favoritism and partiality in the press toward the home teams?

We have observed media members catching themselves prior to offering up brown nosing thoughts with “I know I’ll be called a homer”.  However, it hasn’t prevented them from revealing their partiality. Thus, if history is any indication of what the future may entail, we believe those who have compromised themselves in the past will continue to boot lick, sell hope, and give the local sports teams the benefit of the doubt. 

As a consequence, Homersota.com may have a finite shelf-life given the repetitiveness and predictability of the media’s behavior.  In the meantime, we will continue to attempt to dig up some outrageous and humorous takes and with your help put a chill on those who shill.  

Thanks to all of you who have provided material via the “Comments” link and positive feedback over the past year.  Also, we want to offer our condolences to the family of Twins broadcaster Herb Carneal.  He was a true professional who let the game come to him and did not feel the need to grandstand to promote his career.

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