Q&A: How good are the sports writers in Boston?

by Steve Rhodes

Question by invincible: How good are the sports writers in Boston?

"Houston closer Brad Lidge, as well as relievers Brad Qualls and Dan Wheeler, are three names the Red Sox have asked about, according to a baseball source. Right fielder Wily Mo Pena is one player the Sox have said is available. The Astros, who Tuesday hired ex-Sox pitching coach Dave Wallace to serve in the same role in Houston, are intrigued by Pena but it would take more than that to land Lidge"

-Boston Herald

First of all, the Astros have no players by the name of "Brad" Qualls. Get the names right if you are going to write about it. Also, and this goes out to all sports writers, don't make things up. The Astros deny talking with the Red Sox, which may or may not be true, but unless you know it to be fact, don't write it. All writers, not only sprots wirters, should make sure what they write is true.
Sports Fan 123
You basically restated what I said. I know his name is Chad Qualls. That's what is so bad about the article, they don't get the player's name right.




Best answer:

Answer by Sports Fan 123
First of all, you could have read the Boston Herald wrong. On the Astros website I saw a player named Chad Qualls. But it could have just been a typo. Also, this does not just happen in Boston where sports writers say something about trades or free-agents that didn't happen. But most general managers would not go out and say that they did talk to the Red Sox, they consider that confidential. This is a RUMOR. And it really could have happened. But either way, it's nice to know what could happen to your team, so rumors aren't always terrible. The Astros denied it, but the odds are that they probably did talk to the Sox.

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