To follow on from Bobby's question:
Stan Hochman is a long time Philadelphia sports writer. While I realize that may have a negative connotation in and of itself, Hochman is one of the few objective writers left in the area. Hochman is a throwback to a day when the sportswriters were the experts and the reading public were slave to their observations.
I believe what Hochman is pointing out is the subjectiveness of his fellow press. Sherry Ross hints in her comments that if Brodeur were less of a goalie then it would be news worth printing. Certainly when Theo Fleury's off-ice escapades affected his play it was worth reporting.
I don't enjoy reading about what athletes do outside of the playing arena. But I don't believe it should be up to the press to censor what I have to read either. If the story is there they have an obligation to report it, not decide what is reported and what isn't. I then have the option to bypass, ignore or show interest in the article.
Oddly enough, it is this type of article I typically ignore. Nonetheless, the press has an obligation to report the facts as they are presented.
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