<![CDATA[Deadspin: Mike Nadel]]> http://cache.deadspin.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/deadspin.com.png <![CDATA[Deadspin: Mike Nadel]]> http://deadspin.com/tag/mike nadel http://deadspin.com/tag/mike nadel <![CDATA[Mike Nadel Keeps His Erin Andrews Takedown Fame Afloat For One More Day]]> Mike Nadel has had an interesting couple of weeks after his feisty Erin Andrews column made the rounds and became the nexus of debate for both female and male sports reporters across the country. That type of traction on a story is something most sports columnists would probably cut off their chubby fingers for on most days. It appears Nadel finally finished reading his email and calmed the angry mob that lurks inside the Sportsjournalists.com forums. (And people think Deadspin is bad. Sheesh.) More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5036086&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[The Erin Andrews Floozy-Dress Mess Gets Dissected From All Angles]]> When the Minneapolis Star Tribune's Michael "Randball" Rand got Erin Andrews to discuss her thoughts on the infamous Mike Nadel column, not only was it a great get for him, but it also showed a testier, more defensive side of EA. "I think my overall reaction is that it's really sad that in 2008 … I have people watching every single move I make," Andrews told Rand. "When there's a big game between the Cubs and Brewers going on, it's sad that that's what their focus is on. … And the last thing I had heard is that when you want to do a story on someone, you contact them." More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5032584&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Mike Nadel Got Your E-mail And Is Actually Quite A Reasonable Fellow]]> Yesterday's column by Mike Nadel caused a major stir in the sports blogatorium and sports media in general when he crucified America's favorite sideline princess, Erin Andrews, for her wardrobe and flirtatious reporting style while she was covering the last game in the Cubs/Brewers series Wednesday night. Even ESPN felt the need to make a statement about the column. Kind of. ESPN's Norby Williamson issued this response through PR:
"Erin is a tremendous reporter. She's a prepared and a hard-working journalist, who is well respected and asks excellent questions. We're proud to have her as an important part of our coverage team. Beyond that, we feel it's unnecessary to even respond to any of the specifics outlined."
Fair enough. Thanks for playing. Nadel took the time to speak to us about his motivation for the piece, the feedback he received, and if he would write it differently after it happened. His e-mail answers are below. More »
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