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Breaking News: Media Beats Off Over Self Importance; Escobar Continues to Kick Ass, Anyway

There is not much worse in the world than when the media starts writhing around in a masturbatory tiff about their self-importance. And that’s what this whole Yunel Escobar not-talking-to-the-media enough non-story is. And yet Bowman is on it. Bradley is on it.

Here’s a thought: shut up, nobody cares!

We cared when Escobar had a rough week in the field making a number of costly mistakes a few weeks ago. But he’s over that shit, coming off winning NL player of the week for wielding some hefty lumber and picking up two (count’em two!) Web Gems tonight. I haven’t noticed anybody booing Escobar for not learning English so the AJC can chat him up. Funny, though, that I haven’t heard anything about any of the media members learning a little Espanol to speak to Escobar (and the myriad other Hispanic players in beisbol today) either.

Yunel Escobar is a fabulous defensive shortstop and has been one of our most productive hitter this year. And yet all the media seems to care about is themselves. Move on, folks.

agree 100%.

This “controversy” is primarily media-generated for the purpose of stirring up the audience (subtle race-baiting too perhaps) to hold audience for the benefit of their advertisers.

There is no genuine content. The “outrage” that you hear on the radio as well as read in the AJC is also likely due to a generational disconnect from folks who are just old. Same kind of people who thought dunking should be against the rules in basketball in the 60s/70s…