Every LDS Deserves Its Own Thread: Phillies-Braves

[G-Fafif]

=metirish post_id=139384 time=1697199421 user_id=72]
What's the kerfuffle around Arcia about?

[metirish]

Haha, thanks

[G-Fafif]

Stephanie Apstein of Sports Illustrated with a good explainer on the topic of on the record clubhouse reporting.

Atlanta players, after being blown out in Game 3, contended that Arcia's taunt had been off the record. Many fans—and even some members of the media—have exhibited a similar misunderstanding of how “the record” works, so it seems like a good time for an explainer of this concept as it relates to the coverage of Major League Baseball. As a reporter, I am the record. When the clubhouse opens to media, as the collective bargaining agreement stipulates that it must before and after each regular-season game, and in the postseason only after games, every interaction I see, hear or take part in is on the record unless I have specifically come to an agreement otherwise with someone beforehand. Players and coaches are welcome to ask after the fact if they can take something they said or did off the record; at that point, the decision is mine. Most players understand this, which is why most players don't whine when we print what they say and do.

https://www.si.com/mlb/2023/10/13/orlando-arcias-comments-about-bryce-harper-were-never-off-the-recordhttps://www.si.com/mlb/2023/10/13/orlando-arcias-comments-about-bryce-harper-were-never-off-the-record

[roger_that]

Are we discussing anywhere d'Arnaud's swinishness in defending his teammate and attacking the media for doing their job? What a tool!

[metirish]

Ok

[A Boy Named Seo]

And Garrett Stubbs' name goes in the book.

[MFS62]

I guess you could say they were chopped down.

Later

[metirish]

[Edgy MD]

https://twitter.com/JomboyMedia/status/1712703194361467198 Ok

It must be nice for the Mets, living rent-free in the Phillies' heads.

[Fman99]

I hope their own fans throw batteries at them.



Can I reiterate how stupid the post LDS champagne bath is? You didn't win anything there. That one baffles me. Have a celebration when you make the playoffs, or win the pennant or the WS. This is the equivalent of an NFL team doing this after each playoff victory. It's brainless.