Mike Harrington vs. Jr Sabres girl

[Doohicksie]

Is it time to unfollow him? Is there anything he is right about?

 

I don't follow any Buffalo sports media, I just read the articles recommended on this forum if they sound interesting.

[That Aud Smell]

Maybe we could turn this into a media thread?

 

This may explain why there's a ton of leaky info and improper info out there...

 

2000 in America: 65,900 reporters, 128,600 PR people

2015 in America: 46,500 reporters, 208,000 PR people

(per @BLS_gov data)

This is a well worn career track, too: Jodi Johnston, Mike DeGeorge, George Richert - to name a few.

[Hoss]

This is a well worn career track, too: Jodi Johnston, Mike DeGeorge, George Richert - to name a few.

Joanna Pasceri, Pamm Lent. Panepinto and Ortt's PR... The list goes on forever. It shows you where the money is.

[...]

Not just money, but quality of life, too. Media hours stink.

[That Aud Smell]

Not just money, but quality of life, too. Media hours stink.

Fair point. Don't those morning show people go on air now at ~4:00 a.m.?! Used to be 5:00, and that was bad enough (would require a 3:45 alarm, I reckon).

[Hoss]

Not just money, but quality of life, too. Media hours stink.

Yyyyyyuuuuuuupppppp

[SwampD]

Not just money, but quality of life, too. Media hours stink.

What do you mean? I used to love working holidays (including Christmas), weekends, early mornings (3am) and late nights (3am).

[Stoner]

Steady Eddie Kilgore!

[That Aud Smell]

On 3/4/2016 at 11:38 AM, DaveSnuggerud said:

Is it just me or is Mike Harrington one of the most negative media types ever? Someone on here once called him an "insufferable prick." I'm trying to stay positive with the state of this team and the rebuild but then I read a tweet from MH and it seems like the sky is falling. Is it time to unfollow him? Is there anything he is right about?

This issue is by now conclusively resolved. In the event there were any doubt on the topic:

 

[That Aud Smell]

P.S. I thought this was from Saturday's game. The replies indicate that this is an older clip, as the Sabres staffer who joins in with a "shoo shoo" gesture is no longer with the team.

[SHAAAUGHT!!!]

4 minutes ago, That Aud Smell said:

This issue is by now conclusively resolved. In the event there were any doubt on the topic:

 

I just saw this too.  He shut her down and then shooed her away like a barn animal.  I’m curious to see how he defends it but looks like he turned off his social media accounts…

Edited March 6, 2023 by SHAAAUGHT!!!
Fat fingers typing on phone

[Taro T]

Just now, That Aud Smell said:

P.S. I thought this was from Saturday's game. The replies indicate that this is an older clip, as the Sabres staffer who joins in with a "shoo shoo" gesture is no longer with the team.

Pretty sure that video is the one Timmah Graham was talking about indicating that Harrington has a history of not playing nicely with the kids showing the world that anyone can do his job.

[inkman]

I still blame the Sabres more than butthole Harrington.  He is a moron but the Sabres needed to do a better job guiding the kids not just letting them run free in the locker room.  

[Taro T]

4 minutes ago, inkman said:

I still blame the Sabres more than butthole Harrington.  He is a moron but the Sabres needed to do a better job guiding the kids not just letting them run free in the locker room.  

That video wasn't in the locker room, it was in the corridor between the dressing room and the bench.  

And, while YMMV, it didn't seem the girl was running free.

[That Aud Smell]

I should have known.

The video surfaced because Tim Graham was taking more shots at Harrington.

So, the video is online because of another guy who's a bit of a prickly pear.

Maybe there’s more to the story …?

https://twitter.com/cbandura/status/1632779418354450436?s=20

Edited March 6, 2023 by That Aud Smell

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[GoPuckYourself]

On 3/4/2016 at 11:38 AM, DaveSnuggerud said:

Is it just me or is Mike Harrington one of the most negative media types ever? Someone on here once called him an "insufferable prick." I'm trying to stay positive with the state of this team and the rebuild but then I read a tweet from MH and it seems like the sky is falling. Is it time to unfollow him? Is there anything he is right about?

I've cut ties with not only negative people on social media outlets but in my personal life as well and I'll tell ya I feel so much better for it, clearer mind, always more upbeat and positive. I did this years ago... I only go on Twitter for sports updates, I haven't read or seen the news in like 5 years, I don't do facebook and try to hangout with and be around positive people/good energy people and it's done wonders for my health and just overall peace of mind. 

[Night Train]

There's little to no reporting anymore. It's mostly Op/Ed's.  Mini lectures and sermons. 

Anything to get more eyes these days. 

He basically saw a team that did nothing for 10+ years recently. That will harden even the most positive, I suppose. 

 

[Stoner]

Monster!

No doubt the cancel police are out in full force. He shooed a child away from an adult workplace. As did the Sabres dude.

Off with his head. He should no longer earn a living! He should have to resort to Instacart for grocery deliveries henceforth.

[pi2000]

Wrong place wrong time.    I blame whoever was mentoring her that day.    

If I was trying to do my job and some little girl kept getting in the way I'd shoo her away too 🙂

Members of the media are trained to be aggressive and curt when attempting to get stories, fighting for position around players etc... it's part of their job, no time to be polite.    

[That Aud Smell]

2 minutes ago, pi2000 said:

I blame whoever was mentoring her that day.    

I tend to agree that the guy seen kneeling at the start of the clip should have been in front of her to clear the way, grease the skids, get the all-clear. Sending her into the scrum wasn't a good idea.

[That Aud Smell]

13 minutes ago, PASabreFan said:

He shooed a child away from an adult workplace. As did the Sabres dude.

It was an adult workplace that, for that day, had been expressly opened to participation on the part of kids.

It's an interesting wrinkle that the Sabres' staffer (seen shooing) tweeted to the effect that he might have been shooing her away in order to protect her. From what? The interview's content and/or tone? From Harrington? He wasn't clear.

[Indabuff]

What an *****.  

[Stoner]

8 minutes ago, That Aud Smell said:

It was an adult workplace that, for that day, had been expressly opened to participation on the part of kids.

It's an interesting wrinkle that the Sabres' staffer (seen shooing) tweeted to the effect that he might have been shooing her away in order to protect her. From what? The interview's content and/or tone? From Harrington? He wasn't clear.

I think that tweet was clearly CYA. I believe the junior staffer encouraged participation when he shouldn't have. I don't see how logistically it was going to work. The little girl was like 3'8.