Posnanski is not objective. Anything but.

Stomach stapled.

Yeah, after some thought on it, I stand corrected.

I was going to say if anyone listens to many markets outside of KC, you would realize how bad we have it. Outside of a very select few, our print and radio personalities aren't very good. With that said, we have had some good ones through the years in both print and radio... we just normally didn't realize it until they were gone.

Hearne: The sound of my sphincter exhausting gas.

When he does lay the hammer down, though, it's generally a sure sign that someone, anyone, needs to be fired.

I was wondering whatever happened to him and why he hasn't written an article since the KU ticket scandal.

I don't find that true with Los Angeles sports writers that cover the Lakers, Kings, Dodgers and Angels.

I think that most New Yorkers are happy with the beat writers that cover the Jets, Mets, Yankees, etc.

The KC sports writers DO and have for the most part, SUCK. Going back to the 70's even, the local media was awful. Teicher is complete and utter crap and Kent Babb commonly makes mistakes on Twitter and even in The Star.

Ivan Carter was the best KC beat person I can remember and he left for DC.

I'm betting they don't hate him there.

7/29/2010
STORY UPDATE:
KC STAR ANNOUNCES LAWTON RESIGNATION
We have been informed by a source at the Kansas City Star that the newspaper has officially announced the resignation of Holly Lawton as Sports Editor.
She denied her resignation had anything to do with a perceived conflict with Jason Whitlock.
"Nope, not at all," she told Bottom Line.


Read here: http://www.bottomlinecom.com/kcnews/...kvslawton.html



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08-02-2010
LAWTON RESPONDS TO WHITLOCK ISSUES
Outgoing Kansas City Star Sports Editor Holly Lawton has responded to Bottom Line Communications regarding stories about the editing of Star sports columnist Jason Whitlock's columns and any perceived animosity between the two of them that may have led to her sudden resignation:


"No offense intended, but I haven't been reading the local blog coverage of my eventual departure from The Star, and as I now understand it, Bottom Line contains references to Jason's columns requiring a heavy hand of editing or being completely written or rewritten by others.

"As all of Jason’s editors, past and present, can attest: Jason’s column is his alone. Everyone gets edited occasionally, but what you see in the paper is his writing, his ideas and his voice. He has become one of America’s best columnists on his own merits. No other staff "insiders" could speak to this.
"Finally, the conversation about any perceived personal battle between Jason and me is also utterly ridiculous.


This email may be posted. Thanks.


Holly Lawton

http://www.bottomlinecom.com/kcnews/...nresponds.html

i heard jason shitcrock ran off to a cornholing festival with buck and two donkey fans

Quality posting goin on ITT

billay, you're bleating about tweeting?

He failed his fitness test...

KC Confidential has good writers, some of them have worked for the Star before the layoffs started getting handed out. Brian McTavish is a good friend of mine, and is a hell of a good entertainment writer.

I don't know if Greg Hall is making up his claim that he ghost wrote for Fatlock, but it wouldn't surprise me.

I think Fatlock's wanted to be Stephen A. Smith, although he claims Mike Royko is his model.

He'll end up in a bigger market, which is fine. The Star is better off hiring a younger, hungrier writer. We've had some good ones over the years, time to make a change, bring in some new guys.

When I say "hungrier" I don't mean food. I mean to work and make a name for himself.