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Baseball loses a legend


I know this is a minor league baseball blog, but I thought this recent piece of news deserved a thread. For those of you that don't know, Cincy Reds beat writer Hal McCoy is being forced into retirement at the end of this season. It appears the Dayton Daily News is following the lead of several newspapers across the country and will stop traveling with the Reds to save on money. And McCoy is being forced into retirement, likely with the same thought in mind.

Not only is the game losing a Hall of Fame reporter, but we are all being reminded of the disintegration of the newspaper business. So many people are losing their jobs and I forsee a lot of additional changes in the way everything, including sports, is covered. Pretty soon we'll be lucky to have more than one voice at any sporting event.

Today is a sad day for baseball and is likely just another sad day in a continous cycle that our nation is undergoing.



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Very well said. There’s so many things wrong any more, it’s hard to point to any one thing.

by billybgame on Aug 8, 2009 1:11 AM EDT reply actions  

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