Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
November 02, 2006
Beat Writer Speaks

Sports Media Guide speaks with former Yankees beat writer Sam Borden. Borden provides a glimpse into the hectic life he led covering the Yankees.

Q. Do you have ulcers?

A. I don't think so. I haven't lost any hair. I haven't lost my girlfriend either which is a big deal. People always ask me how we've stayed together. You have to have somebody extremely understanding - and my girlfriend is. I'm away 220 nights a year and there are a lot of phone calls during dinner. There are abrupt exits to work on a story. The job can take a toll on your personal life. It may seem like a dream job to guys from Westchester, but guys also like having beers with their buddies and Friday night dinners with their girlfriends.


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Nice interview, and I'll miss his reporting here.

He spoke so well of George King maybe I'll give him another chance - I always had the impression King was just "throwing things against the wall" when writing about rumors.

Posted by: Basura at November 2, 2006 11:27 AM

I'm very happy Sam Borden is leaving, for whatever reason. He was a major problem and should never have been a Yankee beat writer to begin with.

Posted by: susan mullen at November 2, 2006 02:07 PM

In what way was Sam Borden a major problem?

Posted by: Basura at November 2, 2006 02:30 PM

He had the ESPN approach, which was not helpful. His columns were picked up across the country and no doubt formed opinions of others who didn't know any better. I'd be happy to be more specific, but would prefer to do it via email, which is suedotsue@aol.com.

Posted by: susan mullen at November 2, 2006 03:46 PM

Susan, why not air your grievances here? You picked a fairly public forum to attack him as a "major problem" but you won't tell us why. So let's hear it.

Posted by: Benjamin Kabak at November 2, 2006 03:59 PM

Because Susan knows that sounding authoritative in calling someone "a major problem" is one thing, and actually making the case in a public forum so that other members of that forum agree with you is quite another.

Best analogy: negative ads during election season.

Posted by: Mark at November 2, 2006 04:16 PM

Borden is a reporter, not a columnist. He offered his opinions on his blog (and on the radio) but I didn't notice any "agenda" to his reporting.

Posted by: Basura at November 2, 2006 05:41 PM

If she's not willing to back up that claim, then, in my opinion, she shouldn't put it out there in the first place. Many more people that you would think read this blog and the comment sections.

Posted by: Benjamin Kabak at November 2, 2006 10:19 PM

Sam didn't take the hagiographic YES approach in discussing the Yankees, which may have rubbed some the wrong way. I enjoyed reading him because I thought he gave an honest view of the Yankees. I don't think Borden was any different than George King or Joel Sherman in the Post in his reporting on the Yankees - too bad he's leaving. I'd rather read him than somebody like Bill Madden.

Posted by: pete at November 4, 2006 03:39 PM
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