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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
The Athletic still has writers that do actual spadework, as opposed to the guys that work for the local newspapers that can't afford to risk alienating the front office and losing their access.
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I agree. Its not a Cardinals thing, its just a human nature thing. A reporter cant maintain access to the local team and write objectivity, your going to hold back to maintain access. What good is a beat reporter is they cant access the beat? The team doesn't want negative articles written. They will tolerate one every once in a while but if you go after the teams decisions regularly, your going to lose access.
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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
Saxon's piece on Hicks/Norris and the quotes he got from Matheny are very likely what ultimately finished Mike Matheny.
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I also think it was the national publicity that pushed them to act. The Fowler and then the Hicks/Norris stories went national. Embarrassed the Cardinals. Billionaires don't like to be embarrassed nationally.