Sports Writer fired

[Appling]

An item in today's paper reports that a sportswriter to the Tampa Tribune was fired for "manipulating the balloting" for a high school sports award. Rozel A. Lee was among 19 journalists and coaches who ranked eight top local HS candidates.

Rozel admits that she intentionally gave her lowest ranking to a leading candidate, to make it more likely that the player she favored would win the award.

Isn't it a comfort to know that such shananigans could never happen in MLB awards voting?

[bluezebra]

An item in today's paper reports that a sportswriter to the Tampa Tribune was fired for "manipulating the balloting" for a high school sports award. Rozel A. Lee was among 19 journalists and coaches who ranked eight top local HS candidates.

Rozel admits that she intentionally gave her lowest ranking to a leading candidate, to make it more likely that the player she favored would win the award.

Isn't it a comfort to know that such shananigans could never happen in MLB awards voting?

Ah, the unbiased press.

Bob

[KCGHOST]

Humans do what humans do.

[Biggtone23]

I read that article too, and thought the same thing. It's funny how the newsreporters have become the newsmakers both literally and figureatively.