Danielle tweeted this week would be her last at the DM. Took a job at the Houston Chronicle covering the Rockets and Astros. I guess she was here less than a year?

Wasn’t impressed. We have had some pretty solid beat writers tho

(04-05-2021 09:52 AM)Tigerspartan Wrote:  Wasn’t impressed. We have had some pretty solid beat writers tho

I think she did pretty well under tough circumstances. Calkins just mentioned she never got to actually meet the people she covered. That is really hard to imagine.

I heard she was disappointed with the lack of the alternative lifestyle being offered in the Memphis community.

I liked Danielle's writing style. She used analytics in some articles, which I enjoyed. That being said, she didn't write nearly enough articles for a beat writer IMO.

Jason Munz at CA is pretty good. I would like to see him over at the DM.

Alas, poor Yorrick! I hardy knew you

(04-05-2021 10:06 AM)Hernando Hills Tiger Wrote:  I heard she was disappointed with the lack of the alternative lifestyle being offered in the Memphis community.

What's the alternative to life? Is she like into zombies or something?

(04-05-2021 10:17 AM)umbluegray Wrote:  

(04-05-2021 10:06 AM)Hernando Hills Tiger Wrote:  I heard she was disappointed with the lack of the alternative lifestyle being offered in the Memphis community.

What's the alternative to life? Is she like into zombies or something?

Not being part of that culture I'm not sure what they are calling it these days.

Whoever the replacement is will be a massive upgrade

(04-05-2021 10:06 AM)Hernando Hills Tiger Wrote:  I heard she was disappointed with the lack of the alternative lifestyle being offered in the Memphis community.

This is not accurate. Just drive thru Midtown on a nice spring afternoon.

(04-05-2021 10:35 AM)BandwagonJumper Wrote:  

(04-05-2021 10:06 AM)Hernando Hills Tiger Wrote:  I heard she was disappointed with the lack of the alternative lifestyle being offered in the Memphis community.

This is not accurate. Just drive thru Midtown on a nice spring afternoon.

I can't. I get approached by too many fellers asking me for rolling papers.

(04-05-2021 10:37 AM)Hernando Hills Tiger Wrote:  

(04-05-2021 10:35 AM)BandwagonJumper Wrote:  

(04-05-2021 10:06 AM)Hernando Hills Tiger Wrote:  I heard she was disappointed with the lack of the alternative lifestyle being offered in the Memphis community.

This is not accurate. Just drive thru Midtown on a nice spring afternoon.

I can't. I get approached by too many fellers asking me for rolling papers.

Silly fellers

All you need is a pencil and aluminum foil to make a pipe
In about 30 seconds

WHO?

Kidding...she was a decent writer. I liked the frequency of her articles but there never was much analysis or commentary. Hopefully, next writer will be an upgrade.

Seems we all agree. No major loss here.

Good luck to her in the future.

think she was hired back in August or something like that.

(04-05-2021 10:43 AM)Unionman76 Wrote:  

(04-05-2021 10:37 AM)Hernando Hills Tiger Wrote:  

(04-05-2021 10:35 AM)BandwagonJumper Wrote:  

(04-05-2021 10:06 AM)Hernando Hills Tiger Wrote:  I heard she was disappointed with the lack of the alternative lifestyle being offered in the Memphis community.

This is not accurate. Just drive thru Midtown on a nice spring afternoon.

I can't. I get approached by too many fellers asking me for rolling papers.

Silly fellers

All you need is a pencil and aluminum foil to make a pipe
In about 30 seconds

People still roll and pipe ? huh I see nothing but vape-heads lol. But there's a dispensarie out the back door of my store and thru the alley ....so

(04-05-2021 10:43 AM)Unionman76 Wrote:  

(04-05-2021 10:37 AM)Hernando Hills Tiger Wrote:  

(04-05-2021 10:35 AM)BandwagonJumper Wrote:  

(04-05-2021 10:06 AM)Hernando Hills Tiger Wrote:  I heard she was disappointed with the lack of the alternative lifestyle being offered in the Memphis community.

This is not accurate. Just drive thru Midtown on a nice spring afternoon.

I can't. I get approached by too many fellers asking me for rolling papers.

Silly fellers

All you need is a pencil and aluminum foil to make a pipe
In about 30 seconds

I actually saw one of these devices a Tigers baseball game a few years ago. Very effective.

(04-05-2021 10:05 AM)HornLakeTiger Wrote:  

(04-05-2021 09:52 AM)Tigerspartan Wrote:  Wasn’t impressed. We have had some pretty solid beat writers tho

I think she did pretty well under tough circumstances. Calkins just mentioned she never got to actually meet the people she covered. That is really hard to imagine.

She seemed knowledgeable - especially compared to the other latest newbie, the football guy at the CA.
Gave good radio interviews and what I saw of the writing was okay.
The challenges of bringing in out-of-towners for entry level jobs in a dying field...

(04-05-2021 10:08 AM)TigerTim Wrote:  I liked Danielle's writing style. She used analytics in some articles, which I enjoyed. That being said, she didn't write nearly enough articles for a beat writer IMO.

Jason Munz at CA is pretty good. I would like to see him over at the DM.

I don't read the CA, so I can't speak to that entirely.
But I can say when he does podcasts or radio interviews, he sure seems like someone too eager to agree with the biggest title in the room. He defers to Giannotto so much on their CA podcasts. Makes for bad audio.