Coming Clean

I don’t know what I expected to find in today’s Tribune sports’ section.  With both the Cubs and White Sox off, there could have been a multipage spring profile of the Monsters.  But it was just one small Bears’ story—working on depth in the defensive backfield—to go with a bombshell admission from a columnist:  Losing affects coverage at his place of employment.  Except for the Bears, of course.

 

Here’s what he said.  “The Sox already are seeing the effects of the constant losing, including a reduction in coverage by the Tribune.”  Now, why would he write that, you ask?  My guess is two reasons.  First, he’s probably making a public gesture in response to all the emails and phone calls he’s gotten on the subject, and, second, he’s going public as a way to inform his editors he’s tired of all the emails and calls.

 

Here’s the good part—this is all on the Sox.  Never mind that he Tribune has heaped coverage on the Cubs and Bears regardless their records, “the truth is people generally are more interested in reading about or watching reports on teams that have a shot at contending.”

One other point of interest is Eloy “Jimenez has to be as good as advertised for this franchise to get to where it needs to be.  It’s Eloy or bust.”  Because winning is everything, except at Soldier Field most years.