In what should be a surprise to no one, there are strong reactions popping up across the blogosphere this morning regarding Deadspin’s decision to post various rumors about ESPN employees that it has received over the years.
In case you’re just now becoming aware of this story, the posts by Deadspin editor AJ Daulerio, written in the immediate wake of the breaking story of Steve Phillips’ affair and subsequent leave of absence, detailed explicit rumors of sexual depravity and quid pro quo at the World Wide Leader.
I am using this space to provide my own judgments and opinions right now, as I have a pending interview request with AJ for later this morning and would like to speak with him first (so stay tuned for that).
But others have made their feelings known, with some in the sports blogging community decidedly not in Deadspin’s favor on this one.
Quick Note on Podcasts
A quick note on our podcasting schedule this week: it’s a little f’d up.
Because of some new equipment we got in recently (which will make the audio sound much better) we are not going to be able to record the Fantasy Flash or 4th and Short for posting today and tomorrow, as we usually do.
I am hoping to get both of them up before I leave for Cleveland on Friday, but I’d say the chances of it happening are 50/50.
Next week we’ll have all the technical issues worked out and be back on our regular schedule.
Thanks for your patience. Hopefully you will accept the following video as our official goodwill gesture to make up for the reduced podcast schedule and not be too upset with us:
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