Some readers of the Zohn are ticked off with me because I made fun of Barry Zito's Twitter gibberish. I'm supposed to leave the guy alone, people tell me.
Why?
When someone writes something and aggressively puts it out there for everyone to see, I, among others, am entitled to ask: What is he saying? Is this a worthwhile use of my time and my brain? Has the writer put a moment's thought into what he's doing? Does this degrade the concepts of writing and thinking?
I asked those questions and I reached the conclusion that, for me, Zito's Twitter is a waste of time, pure filler, superficial -- going on about his suntan or his shoes or wanting to feel like a child.
I think it and I write it just as people comment on my writing all the time. If I can take it I assume Zito can -- otherwise he should surrender his Twitter.
Lowell:
1)You have a BLOG. Don't shovel this crap about not knowing how to twitter. You figured out how to get on and read Zito's messages, you know how to twitter. It's a poorly veiled attempt to be funny.
2) You made it perfectly clear that you "only write sports articles" when Kurt Warner upset you by talking about his god. You call this a sports article?
You should send part of your salary to Barry Zito for reprinting his Twitter posts as your "article". If you don't care what Zito is doing, why did you dedicate an entire column to it? How long did you spend in front of your computer waiting breathlessly for his next post? This is the lowest piece of sports journalism ever printed. Why are newspapers tanking? Because of garbage like this. There are legitimate articles to be written about young athletes, inspiring coaches, small schools and fantastic finishes. Instead you go to the graveyard and dig up a stinker like this. You get to regurgitate the facts that Zito sucks, is a dipstick, and signed a contract that enables him to buy and sell you like a loaf of stale bread.
Lowell you are a twit!
Twitter is the literary equivalent of the pet rock. I think George Carlin called it Brain Droppings….except few people are as interesting as George Carlin, Zito included.
"What is he saying? Is this a worthwhile use of my time and my brain? Has the writer put a moment's thought into what he's doing? Does this degrade the concepts of writing and thinking?"
I was just wondering that myself . . .
I think that some people are missing the point of this blog entry...This was meant to be a sarcastic dig on Barry Zito. I think that most people like Zito as a person, but let's face-it...Mr. Zito is an extremely goofy person. Zito is an easy target for criticism. It would have been a bad post by Lowell, if he just stayed the course, by looking at Zito's stats as a Giant. I thought this was a funny take & let's get real about this year - Barry Zito must produce, or his contract will go down as the biggest farce in sports history.