Deadspin: Bill Conlin

The BBWAA's Internal Explanation Of Its Initial Statement About Bill Conlin Says A Lot About The BBWAA

Dom Cosentino — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 13:05:00 EST

We told you yesterday how the Baseball Writers' Association of America had to revise its initial statement about the accusations made against Bill Conlin, after the original one affirmed Conlin's "good standing" as a Baseball Writer and forgot to express any sympathy toward the alleged victims or any sense that the stakes might be higher than the reputation of the BBWAA. It turns out that the statement was the work of the man who signed it, secretary/treasurer Jack O'Connell, without input from the organization's directors. More »

Two More Women Allege Bill Conlin Molested Them Years Ago

Jack Dickey — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 11:25:00 EST

There are new stories in today's Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily News regarding long-time Daily News columnist Bill Conlin, and, alongside the claims in Tuesday's Inquirer story, they paint a grim picture, if true. More »

A Conversation With Bill Conlin The Day Before The Inquirer Dropped Its Molestation Story

A.J. Daulerio — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 16:29:18 EST

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The first email arrived at 4:28 p.m. Monday. Subject line: "Hot button issue." More »

The BBWAA Tries Again With A Bill Conlin Statement, This Time Acknowledging That Child Molestation Claims Are Bad

Barry Petchesky — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 13:35:05 EST

When the allegations about Bill Conlin came out yesterday, America quickly turned its eyes to the Baseball Writers Association of America. Because we're dumb, you see, and wanted to hear from the secret club of baseball writers who annually send up smoke signals from Cooperstown. The BBWAA also gives a self-congratulatory award to one of its own each year, and last year's J.G. Taylor Spink Award went to Conlin. More »

A Guide To The Molestation Allegations Against Bill Conlin

Barry Petchesky — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 17:26:30 EST

The Philadelphia Inquirer has published its investigation into claims of child sexual abuse against Hall of Fame Daily News columnist Bill Conlin. We teased it earlier, but the details and the number of people willing to go on the record make Nancy Phillips's story a must-read. Here are the essentials. More »

Legendary Columnist Bill Conlin Resigns Over Forthcoming Philly Inquirer Bombshell [UPDATE]

A.J. Daulerio — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 13:26:56 EST

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The Philadelphia Inquirer's top investigative reporter, Nancy Phillips, has written a story containing what we're told are allegations of child molestation against sportswriter Bill Conlin, a longtime columnist at the rival Daily News. Conlin resigned just moments ago, according to a source at the Daily News. More »

Ryan Howard's RBI Total Does Not Make Him The Greatest Baseball Player In The Universe, Bill Conlin

Barry Petchesky — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 14:05:59 EDT

Bill Conlin wrote something dumb today. In other news, the sun rose in the east. But we're not going to go after Bill Conlin, because it's been done. Instead we're going to try and put in the simplest terms possible why he and anyone else rejecting advanced statistics out of hand are being willfully ignorant. More »

Let’s Welcome Special Guest Bill Conlin As He Helps Me Criticize Bill Conlin

Junior — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 11:45:16 EDT

Junior: Ladies and gentlemen, this is a Fire Joe Morgan first. More »

Presenting The Absolute Worst Hall Of Fame Voter (Update)

Barry Petchesky — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 02:15:00 EST

In all the foofaraw over the HOF elections, one voter stands above the rest in terms of sheer ineptitude and self-promotion. Let's ridicule them! But first, the runners up: More »

This Is Why Conlin Rules

A.J. Daulerio — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 12:15:49 EST

Even if he hates the pamphleteers: "If the printed page dies, there is no denying that the fatal wounds have been self-inflicted. There was an elitist smugness even in the press boxes of the 1960s, when Howard Cosell was just a radio nobody hustling for interviews in clubhouses filled with sports writers who treated him like a wad of gum stuck to the soles of their Florsheims. One of my early idols, Dick Young, railed at TV crews trolling for sound bites on his clubhouse turf. And this was before the Internet had a name or an existence. Now, with bloggers knocking down the walls, 24/7 sports radio and TV networks all around, sports writers still string quotes from day-old press conferences that have been cycled and recycled on radio and TV. Guys and gals, this isn't the '60s anymore." [Philly Daily News] More »

Bill Conlin's Sensitivity Once Again Called Into Question

A.J. Daulerio — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 10:40:09 EDT

Bill Conlin, Philadelphia Daily News columnist, surf enthusiast, and, well, Deadspin contributor, has been suspended from his television stint on Philly Comcast's Daily News Live show (pretty much Philly's version of ESPN) pending further review, after he made some comments on air that some viewers found "insensitive." More »

Baseball Season Preview: Philadelphia Phillies

DAULERIO — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 13:35:46 EDT

For the third consecutive season, we are proud to introduce the Deadspin Baseball Season Previews. Yes, baseball is awfully close now; it's spring training, after all. More »

It's Important That You Know Bill Conlin's Compensation

Leitch — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 17:05:54 EST

We had a lot of fun with crotchety old Bill Conlin on Friday, but we had no idea how serious he was about this email business. Apparently, he's been firing off angry emails to random readers for weeks now. More »

Bill Conlin Probably Just Shouldn't Use Email At All

Leitch — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 15:30:44 EST

At this point, the worst thing a "mainstream" reporter can do is make one of those dumb "I hate bloggers" comments. There's no upside to it; even if they're still an excellent reporter, they come across as crotchety, anachronistic and old. It's not really fair to them — it's not like bloggers are trashed by their colleagues every time they criticize a newspaper guy — but these are the rules we play under. But hey, it happens: Their arrogance sometimes gets the best of them. More »

Why Your Hometown Columnist Sucks: Bill Conlin

Leitch — Tue, 11 Oct 2005 13:10:29 EDT

It's not so much that American newspaper editors want to employ mean-spirited sports columnists such as Bill Conlin; we're pretty sure it's the law. How else would one explain it? Every large paper seems to have its resident sports bastard, and Conlin fills that role at the Philadelphia Daily News, providing a steady dose of grouchy, rambling and often incomprehensible offerings since 1966. Let's go to the vital statistics: More »

Donovan McNabb, White Quarterback

Leitch — Tue, 20 Sep 2005 15:08:21 EDT

We're not Professional Sports Columnists, but we'd have to say, just to keep our noses clean, the last thing we'd mention when discussing Eagles QB Donovan McNabb would be race. We'd mention his hairline, his goatee, even his ridiculous commercials, but race? That's OK, thanks, we'll be over here at the buffet, you guys go ahead. More »