Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Harmonic Hack Convergence
The Mets are in trouble. Willie Randolph meets with the press in his office. The beat writers compare notes:
NYP:
NYT:
Sounds to me like a reporter made a crack about the beeping, there was some laughter, and everyone took a mental note to use it later.
NYP:
Five hours later, in a quiet office where the only sound was the beep-beep-beep of a computer that sounded eerily (and appropriately) like a ventilator in an ICU, Randolph tried to maintain his optimism.
NYT:
But in a cramped, crowded manager’s office, where a persistent beep from a computer made it feel and sound like a hospital room, an upbeat Randolph preached optimism.
Sounds to me like a reporter made a crack about the beeping, there was some laughter, and everyone took a mental note to use it later.