Yesterday I wrote that the Boston Herald's John Tomase's apology didn't resonate with Patriots fans, and even though the paper has disabled comments for Tomase's online columns, readers are using any comments sections as an opportunity to rip the poor guy.
I half-jokingly suggested Tomase might be less likely to have a mental breakdown if he switched beats, and Hashmarks' Matt Mosley makes a good case for the change:
If I'm the Herald, I would instruct Tomase to take a month off to clear his head. The man has suddenly become a household name for all the wrong reasons. Asking him to continue covering the team in this current environment borders on cruelty. I'm sure Tomase thinks that he can restore his reputation by doing a solid job on the beat, but that's not going to happen. Patriots fans know that their Super Bowl titles will always be tainted from a national perspective, and they need someone to blame for that -- other than Bill Belichick.It's that last sentence that will be the most problematic for Tomase going forward. I mean, look what the region did to Bill Buckner, and they actually liked the guy before Game 6 in '86. On the upside, hopefully the Patriots will win a few more Super Bowls, and in 22 years or so, maybe the team will have Tomase take part in the ceremonial coin toss.
Or, as Mosley suggests, the Herald can take Tomase off the Pats beat and let everybody get on with their lives.
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5-21-2008 @ 7:29AM
Sam said...
NFL should ban Belicheat. They just want it(Spygate) to go away and move on. It has already tarnished the NFL and made the Pats recent success a joke.
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5-27-2008 @ 5:02PM
Brookline said...
"...look what the region did to Bill Buckner."
You must mean the press. The fans knew it was poor relief pitching and poor managing. The fans never blamed him, the tragedy loving press did. The "mainstream" press is viewed suspiciously in Boston and rallying around Tomas$hole doesn't help the situation or their credibility.
Tomase is just a poor witless tool of the publisher who valued notoriety over substance and he'll pay that price (along with the other press) as long as he's around. If you read his writing it's just not very good and he'll never get a chance grow while he's in this area. I
f the Herald puts him on another beat do you think the other sports team might know his methods? It's naive to think he can continue in New England and really needs a fresh start in another area - if he wants a career in writing.
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