A Sports Writer Admits He's Wrong A Lot - Richard Justice, You Listening?

This is a GREAT interview with well-respected sports writer Joe Posnanski. Excellent read.

When I e-mailed sportswriter Joe Posnanski to ask him whether I could interview him about being wrong, I got a response right away: "Finally," he wrote, "something I know something about."

That wisecrack doesn't square with Posnanski's reputation; he's better known as one of the country's best and smartest sports journalists. A senior writer at Sports Illustrated and longtime sports columnist for the Kansas City Star, Posnanski has twice been voted Best Sports Columnist in America by the Associated Press Sports Editors and has garnered a passel of other honors and awards. He is also the author of three books—most recently The Machine, about the 1975 Cincinnati Reds.

None of that expertise has interfered with Posnanski's self-described "awe-inspiring track record of being wrong." Perhaps thanks to that record, he is extremely thoughtful—and extremely funny—on the subject of screwing up. His reflections about wrongness touched on Babe Ruth, Tiger Woods, the myth of clutch hitting, the misery of the mistaken umpire, the dilemma of instant replay, and the enduring heartache of the Indians fan. In Posnanski's view, being wrong is an inevitable, illuminating, and sometimes uproarious part of life. (Indeed, on his blog, you can read about three of his own most memorable mistakes, including a hilarious one involving Magic Johnson.)

Read the rest via the link. Didn't want to post the whole thing here. Kinda long.

http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/th...ated-writer-joe-posnanski-on-being-wrong.aspx

 

Oh, and read his 3 biggest screwups on his blog. HILARIOUS!

http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2008/03/20/from-the-notebook-three-screw-ups/