What's up? There is a small flow of negative stories (shows up late, didn't take migraine medicine, etc.). Reporters often have their story handed to them by an agent, or other interested party with a fax machine. Who's interesed in bad-mouthing francis? Is someone trying to drive down value, before a contract?
Mark Cuban If anyone caught him on Costas' HBO show last night, one of the things he said was that sports columnists are basically lazy, and will write whatever he feeds them, WITH HIS SPIN ON IT.