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Some Spring Training Lids
Some Spring Training Lids
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I wonder why these hats are trickling out instead of a “spring training series” release?
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Another day, another Cubs bad press story.
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The reason for Virk's firing
Yesterday, Andrew Marchand of the New York Post broke the story that Adnan Virk of ESPN had been fired over suspected leaking of confidential information. Today, Marchand followed up by confirming that the leak of information in question was related to an Awful Announcing story on Baseball Tonight and Sunday Night Baseball, written by Ben Koo.
ESPN had a conference call about “Sunday Night Baseball” that the network believes Virk revealed to Awful Announcing. Sources said the “premeditated nature” of the outreach alarmed ESPN.
When the conference call took place, Virk was not on the whole time, and the specific information about the future schedule for baseball was actually not discussed.
Virk followed up right after the call with Phil Orlins, the senior coordinating producer, asking specific questions about the direction of baseball at ESPN in regards to its scheduling. The questions matched what appeared later that day in the Awful Announcing article.
Virk, according to sources, told Awful Announcing reporter Ben Koo about the information shortly after.
“I cannot comment on the sourcing of any particular story we’ve done,” Koo said.
Marchand also said Adnan Virk is “pursuing legal action” against ESPN in light of the firing, and is receiving no severance. He reportedly had a four-year deal worth seven figures.
This feels like Virk is being made an example, and it feels like an overreaction from ESPN based on the nature of the story. All companies, even ESPN, hate internal leaks, even if they also profit from them with many of their employees obtaining nuggets from the leagues and teams they cover through “team sources.” The companies themselves leak information all the time, for a variety of reasons. Everyone doesn’t leak to everyone, but there’s a good chance everyone at ESPN is leaking to someone. That could be for a variety of reasons, from disgruntled employee behavior to helping maintain positive relationships in the media and providing scoops, to any number of other motivations. Marchand’s reports, ironically, are coming from leaks somewhere within ESPN about the actions against Virk. There’s also a pretty good chance that those making the decisions in this case are throwing stones from glass houses.Member of the Official OS Bills Backers Club
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Good point.
ESPN firing someone for leaking info is a story leaked by someone in ESPN.
Can't make this stuff up.
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I think ESPN must have fired Virk because he wanted to talk about baseball...that seems to be a no-no at that network."People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring." - Rogers HornsbyComment
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I just read that article by Ben Koo. Shame on you, ESPN! How dare Adnan Virk "leak" something that is already known, such as Baseball Tonight not being on every day. A very tame article and nothing struck me as being sensitive information. I'd be super pissed if I were Adnan Virk.
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This organization is becoming tough to root for
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In tangential baseball news I just realized (thanks Bob Ryan!) that Tom Brady is not only the most successful Expos draftee ever but he's the LAST athlete playing who has direct ties to that organization.Member of the Official OS Bills Backers Club
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Lots of great people within the organization still. Not going to let a couple of bad eggs ruin what the Cubs have meant, and will continue to mean to me. Is this disconcerting, yes. Am I going to catch hell from every Brewer Fan I interact with today in the office, yes. But, the Cubs will always be my favorite sports team, and I will chose to focus on all the good, and good people that wear the blue pinstripes.
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All Spring Training Caps.
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