Comments on: Tomase – Whoops He Did It Again

By: Classless Concepts

Classless Concepts — Fri, 30 May 2008 23:23:41 +0000

The difference between 3 bags and 3 pounds is the difference between a misdemeanor and a felony. So it’s not petty.

By: Classless Concepts

Classless Concepts — Fri, 30 May 2008 23:22:32 +0000

So, so true…

By: EC

EC — Fri, 30 May 2008 18:41:25 +0000

For me, it’s not the mistake, but it’s the going back, changing the post and not acknowledging that there was a correction which is maddening. There’s something very Soviet about changing a story without an acknowledgement that the story has been altered. In fairness to Tomase (to run with the Soviet analogy, one of the Pats-haters useful idiots), he’s not the only one who does it. Pay attention to how many times Peter King gets something wrong or says something in poor taste, goes back and changes it, but never acknowledges the screw-up.

Also, is there a secret society that Belichick-haters belong to that requires them to misspell his last name?

By: NP

NP — Fri, 30 May 2008 14:40:20 +0000

Dan,

It’s like goldy and bronzey, but made of iron.

By: Stephen H.

Stephen H. — Fri, 30 May 2008 14:07:49 +0000

The blog says it was updated at 4:20 p.m. yesterday with information “thanks to a trio of eagle-eyed readers.” When did that disclaimer actually get put on the post?

By: HighWireNickEsasky

HighWireNickEsasky — Fri, 30 May 2008 14:00:18 +0000

either way, that’s a lotta grass

By: Dan

Dan — Fri, 30 May 2008 13:47:35 +0000

YAWN. Put it to bed guys. You are obsessed with the Boston Herald and Tomase. Let it go. This site is one of my favorite to visit for all of the great media links and I usually enjoy Bruce’s commentary, but this has gotten old really fast. Truth be told, you guys are actually the ones helping to push the Belicheck story. I really hope that you still don’t think Tomase played a role in the Pats losing. Or that Matt Walsh contributed to the loss. The players on the field lost the game!!!

Let it go already, you have become obsessed with this and the Belicheck cheating coverage. And again, the only person all of you can truly blame for this mess is BILL BELICHECK. Not the media! If Belicheck never cheats, none of this happens. Period.

By: Mick

Mick — Fri, 30 May 2008 13:40:05 +0000

This is just another example of why sportswriters should not touch news items, or their stuff should go through news editors. Even corrected, Tomase’s post includes no qualification. He writes: “Andrews was pulled over in Lowell on Feb. 5, just two days after the Super Bowl, with three pounds of pot and over $6,800 in cash.” This is still an allegation and a charge, but he states it as fact. If you notice the Globe post, it says “according to a police report.” This is Journalism 101 stuff. It’s a minor point but very telling and proves that these guys need better supervision when trying to report on news.

By: Mike in Southie

Mike in Southie — Fri, 30 May 2008 12:46:56 +0000

Is it possible to have 3 pounds of pot and then not have three pounds of pot?

Pat Purcell better act before people like me realize we don’t miss reading or logging on to bostonherald.com.

Tomase needs to be moved off the Pats beat at a minimum and should leave the paper via a “mutual” decision.

By: Lance

Lance — Fri, 30 May 2008 12:38:21 +0000

Mike, it’s another brick in the huge wall of incompetence JT has built. It IS important if only because of the person who wrote it. Do you or anyone else think JT can be believed if he breaks another story? He’s forced everyone who wants Patriots information to rely solely on Mike Reiss. Reiss is good but competition is better and JT is out of the running – as he’s proving every time he tries.