The 11th Frame: Changes for PBA Tour's 2012-13 season don't alter tough bottom line for players

http://11thframe.com/page/blog_id_5192

Riggs,
Why have professional bowlers not organized internally to speak out about and address issues that effect their profession?  They stand to loose the most. They need to lobby to protect thei own interest. The PBA and USBC have interst that in many ways conflict with the professional bowers' interest.

I think that is the point that the poster is trying to make. 

Its not really fair, Mr. Riggs, that you can come on here, not name any names, basically say what you want to say with no real proof to back it up, and then jump down the throat of people when they voice their opinion doing essentially the same thing when you blog.  Bad form, sir, bad form indeed.   What did you do but just repeat what some unknown source told you and then you expect us to treat it as the gospel.  Bloggers really are the pits.

Its not really fair, Mr. Riggs, that you can come on here, not name any names, basically say what you want to say with no real proof to back it up, and then jump down the throat of people when they voice their opinion doing essentially the same thing when you blog.  Bad form, sir, bad form indeed.   What did you do but just repeat what some unknown source told you and then you expect us to treat it as the gospel.  Bloggers really are the pits.

It is NOT essentially the same thing to come on a message board and spout HEARSAY with zero sourcing and no identifying information on anything you reference. Especially when you hide beyond an anonymous screen name and I openly identify myself.

I have been a working journalist since 1980 and have that background to stand on for credibility in what I write. People can judge me based on that track record. You don't even identify yourself. I cited my source who I spoke to directly (not second hand) and identified the person in enough detail for people to digest what that person said.

In addition, there is no generalized, negative accusation directed at the character and actions of a group of people (or even any one person) in what this bowler said.

He was merely providing his informed view of the PBA, which BTW is widely shared by many.

There is NOTHING similar about what you did on this message board and what I did in my blog.

Again, you have provided nothing more than baseless, second hand hearsay that is absolute garbage that attacks the character and reputation of every PBA touring pro.

Even if my blog was totally in error -- which it is not -- it would not change the horrid nature of your postings.

My apologies for erring in confusing you and kidlost! My bad!

More important, I can not make anything up and print it. At least not if I want to keep the employer I've had for decades. You see I am a "real" journalist - an editor and reporter for Capital Newspapers (the Wisconsin State Journal and The Capital Times of Madison, WI). Our main website is Madison.com. Anyone could complain to my bosses about my blog, questioning the veracity of what I publish and I would be obligated to prove to them (my bosses) that what I report is true ... in this case that I have a message exchange with a young PBA Tour star, which I do - it is saved in my Facebook account. (No one can see it and know who it is but my bosses because I promised to protect the identity of the bowler for obvious reasons.)

My blog was for the first few years on our newspaper website Madison.com, and while it's now on its own site I still am bound by the rules of traditional journalism and ultimately must answer to my bosses as to my journalistic practices.

If you wish to question my blog in this case I will furnish you contact info for my bosses. Believe me I have 32 years in this business that I would not throw away for any story.

Also FYI when I do do interviews I always transcribe them with a recorder ... unless there is some reason for it not to be possible. Always have, always will. Want to get it RIGHT!!!!

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Adding this morning this link so you can see that when I do make an error I correct it and note that I made the correction.

http://11thframe.com/page/blog_id_5204

Point is, you have an opinion.  You write your opinion in a blog.  Posters on here have opinions.  They post them on here instead of a blog.  Don't go off on somebody just because they say something that doesn't agree with your unnamed source.  Does anybody doubt what Kidlost said.  Probably not, its evident to everybody that PBA members do not go out and actively promote the PBA Tour.  Do they hold clinics?  Yep, when they get paid.  Do they do charity events?  Yep, but the fact that they are a PBA member gets forgotten very quickly.  Sorry you didn't care for the message in some posts but that doesn't make the message any less valid.  Now you run along and go blog away.

ROTFLMAO!

This is not about me. This is about an anonymous Internet troll who made completely unattributed accusations based on hearsay with zero evidence against PBA touring pros who bust their tails trying to scratch out a living.

And then another anonmyous Internet troll like yourself defends the guy and attacks me.

You want full of myself? I'm a United States Bowling Congress Hall of Famer who has won more than a dozen awards for my reporting/writing in 30-plus years as a working journalist. I put my name and reputation behind everything I publish and I post on message boards with full disclosure as to who I am.

Why don't you tell us who you are?

As I figured, like all anonymous Internet trolls = too afraid to identify yourself and stand behind your statements. Typical.