April 03, 2008
Chass Out of a Job?
It looks like The New York Times is trying to save money by buying out Murray Chass. No wonder he's so upset with bloggers. This news is a big downer for Fire Joe Morgan.
To be honest, I'm already mourning the loss of hundreds of future statphobic-fish-in-a-barrel posts. If this news is true, FJM has lost a goldmine.
I am not one to hold a grudge, however. Murray Chass is welcome to write for Baseball Musings, and I'm willing to pay him $10,000 a year. I'll edit his pieces to make sure they reflect statistical reality, but with the contacts he's developed over the year, he'd add a new dimension to the content here. Murray, you have a home whenever you want it!
Posted by David Pinto at
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On PTI yesterday Tony Kornheiser mentioned he was being bought out by the Washington Post. Big names (big contracts) are falling.
Chass' value on the sports page was a source for labor/management issues in baseball and baseball economics, not the world of second derivative stats.
His bias was certainly towards the union's position, but since so many reporters are stooges for MLB his opinions on these points were necessary.