Final 2011 GAHS Baseball Statistics

[jottings]

2011 Final GAHS Baseball Statistics
(23 games)
G-Player Ab R H RBI Avg.
2-Bobby Dunlap 2 1 1 0 1.000
7-Zack Thomas 2 3 1 0 .500
23-Ty Eastman 67 25 29 17 .433
20-Justin Bailey 56 20 23 17 .411
20-Ty Davis 66 14 27 13 .409
23-C. Warnimont 80 28 32 20 .400
23-Jim Clagg 64 13 25 16 .391
23-Ben Saunders 48 11 17 8 .354
21-T. Warnimont 23 13 8 8 .348
20-C. Denbow 56 15 19 6 .339
10-B. Bokovitz 6 1 2 3 .333
23-R. Dennison 64 12 21 15 .328
19-B. Robinson 27 10 7 4 .259
18-Drew Young 45 15 11 10 .244
19-B. Taylor 20 2 2 3 .100
6-J. D. Nelson 5 1 0 0 .000
3-J. Faro 5 1 0 0 .000
7-L. Greenlee 5 1 0 1 .000
23-Totals 640 186 225 147 .352
23-Opponents 601 93 126 66 .210

Pitching records
Games-Player W-L IP Era. H R So-W
8-Taylor 4-0 31.4 4.69 34 23 29-12
8-Bokovitz 3-0 21.1 4.59 26 15 11-12
11-Bailey 6-1 49.1 2.55 33 25 81-34
11-C.Warnomont 2-1 24.2 1.14 16 5 37-13
5-Clagg 2-2 22.1 3.13 10 14 33-11
2-Eastman 0-1 4.2 10.50 6 11 2-8
1-Dunlap 0-0 1.0 0.00 1 0 2-0
1-Dennison 0-0 0.0 0.00 0 0 0-0
23-Totals 17-5 154.2 3.35 126 93 195-90
23-Opponents 5-17 146.0 8.15 225 186 106-86

Other Statistics

Home runs—Bailey, 3; Eastman, 1; C. Warnimont, 1; Clagg, 1; Young, 1. Totals—7. Opponents—1.

Triples—Eastman, 2. Totals—2. Opponents-1. Totals—1.

Doubles—Davis, 5; Warnimont, 5; Young, 4; Bailey, 3; Denbow, 3; Clagg, 3; T. Warnimont, 3; Eastman, 2; Saunders, 2; Bokovitz, 2; Dennison, 2; Robinson, 2. Totals—36. Opponents—20.

Stolen bases—C. Warnimont, 14 of 18; Davis, 11 of 14; T. Warnimont, 10 of 10; Young, 9 of 11; Eastman, 9 of 10; Bailey, 7 of 8; Saunders, 5 of 6; Robinson, 4 of 5; Denbow, 3 of 3; Thomas, 1 of 2; Clagg, 1 of 1; Dennison, 1 of 1; Taylor, 1 of 2; Greenlee, 1 of 1; Nelson, 0 of 1. Totals—77 of 83. Opponents—39-44.

Assists—C. Warnimont, 49; Bailey, 35; Bobinson, 26; Taylor, 22; Saunders, 20; Clagg, 13; Young, 9; T. Warnimont, 9; Bokovitz, 7; Davis, 3; Faro, 2; Eastman, 2; Dennison, 1; Denbow, 1.Totals—199. Opponents—212.

Errors—C. Warnimont, 14; Saunders, 7; Young, 7; T. Warnimont, 6; Taylor, 6; Robinson, 5; Bailey, 3; Clagg, 2; Denbow, 1; Faro, 1. Totals—52. Opponents—61.

Passed balls—Saunders, 32; T. Warnimont, 5; Faro, 4. Totals—41. Opponents 38.

Wild pitches—Bailey, 2; Clagg, 2; Taylor, 2; Eastman, 1. Totals—7. Opponents—4.

Sacrifices—Dennison, 5; Davis, 3; T. Warnimont, 3; Clagg, 2; Saunders, 2; C. Warnimont, 1; Bailey, 1; Young, 1; Taylor, 1. Totals—19. Opponents—7.

Hit by pitch—Eastman, 6; Saunders, 5; T. Warnimont, 5; C. Warnimont, 4; Clagg, 4; Robinson, 2; Young, 2; Davis, 1. Totals—29. Opponents—12.

[jottings]

GAHS 2011 Baseball Season Record

Date
March 28 Gallipolis 9 Eastern 6, H (Dedication game)
March 29 Gallipolis 2 Rock Hill 5, H (First loss on new field)
March 30 Gallipolis-Warren, ppnd, reset May 4
April 1 Gallipolis 10 Logan 1, A
April 2 Gallipolis 6 River Valley 5, H
April 2 Gallipolis 9 River Valley 10, H
April 6 Gallipolis 9 Portsmouth 5, A
April 7 Gallipolis 11 Marietta 5, A
April 8 Gallipolis 4 Meigs 4, 10 innings, darkness, H
April 11 At Chillicothe, ppnd, reset April 21
April 12 At Rock Hill, ppnd
April 13 Gallipolis 14 Jackson 4 ( 5 innings), H
April 14 Gallipolis 15 Symmes Valley 7, H
April 15 Gallipolis 17 Logan 7, (5 innings) H
April 16 At Alexander, (2), ppnd
April 18 Gallipolis 7 Warren Local 4 A
April 20 Gallipolis 5 Marietta, 4 H
April 21 Gallipolis 8 Chillicothe 7 (mu) A
April 22 Southern home, ppnd
April 23 Farmers Bank Wood Bat, 9:30 a.m., ppnd
April 25 Gallipolis 6 Portsmouth, 1, H
April 26 At Vinton County, ppnd
April 27 Gallipolis 13 Chillicothe, 1 H
April 29 Gallipolis 6 Federal Hocking 0 H
April 30 Gallipolis 2 Waverly 3 (8) A
April 30 Gallipolis 11 Ross Southeastern 1 A
May 2 Gallipolis 6 Jackson 8, A
May 3 At Eastern, ppnd, A
May 9 Gallipolis 10 Chillicothe 0 (tourney), H
May 10 Warren Local, home (mu), suspended, reset May 13
May 12 Gallipolis 3 Athens 4 (sectional finals) H
May 13 Gallipolis 3 Warren Local 1 H
Totals Gallipolis 186 Opponents 93
GAHS—Won 17, Lost 5, Tied 1. (Most wins ever)
SEOAL—Won 11, Lost 1. League champions.

[jottings]

2011 SEOAL Baseball Standings
(League Only)
(Final)
Team W L R OR
*-Gallipolis 11 1 109 48
Warren 9 2 96 40
Marietta 6 5 93 67
Portsmouth 5 7 64 64
Jackson 4 7 58 80
Logan 3 9 41 123
Chilly 1 8 36 75
Totals 39 39 497 497
*-League champions
March 30 results:
Warren Local at Gallipolis, ppnd, reset May 4
Jackson at Marietta, ppnd
Chillicothe at Logan, ppnd, reset April 14
April 1 results:
Gallipolis 10 Logan 1
Warren Local 11 Portsmouth 1
Marietta 11 Chillicothe 1
April 4 results:
Logan at Portsmouth, ppnd, reset April 7
Chillicothe at Jackson, ppnd
Marietta at Gallipolis, ppnd, reset April 7
April 6 results:
Gallipolis 9 Portsmouth 5
Warren Local 8 Jackson 5
Marietta 9 Logan 0
April 7 makeup results:
Gallipolis 11 Marietta 5
Portsmouth 11 Logan 3
April 8 results:
Jackson 19 Logan 2
Warren Local 17 Chillicothe 0
Portsmouth at Marietta, ppnd, reset May 9
April 11 results:
Gallipolis at Chillicothe, ppnd, reset April 21
Portsmouth at Jackson, ppnd
Logan at Warren Local, ppnd, reset April 21
April 13 results:
Gallipolis 14 Jackson 4 (5 innings)
Portsmouth 5 Chillicothe 3
Marietta at Warren Local, ppnd, reset April 26
April 14 results:
Marietta 7 Jackson 0 (mu)
Chillicothe 14 Logan 4 (mu)
April 15 results:
Gallipolis 17 Logan 7 (5)
Warren Local 3 Portsmouth 2
Chillicothe 8 Marietta 7, play suspended in 5th due to rain
April 18 results:
Gallipolis 7 Warren Local 4
Logan 6 Chillicothe 3
Jackson 10 Marietta 5
April 19 result:
Chillicothe at Jackson, ppnd, reset May 3
April 20 results:
Gallipolis 5 Marietta 4
Jackson at Chillicothe, ppnd, reset May 6
Portsmouth at Logan, ppnd, reset April 21
April 21 results:
Gallipolis 8 Chillicothe 7 (mu)
Logan at Warren Local (mu) ppnd
Portsmouth 8 Jackson 5 (mu)
April 22 results:
Logan at Jackson, ppnd, reset April 28
Marietta at Portsmouth. ppnd
Chillicothe at Warren Local, ppnd
April 25 results:
Gallipolis 6 Portsmouth 1
Logan at Marietta, ppnd, reset Apr. 29
Warren Local 9 Jackson 2
April 26 results:
Warren Local 13 Marietta 11 (mu)
Portsmouth at Jackson, ppnd, reset April 29

April 27 results:
Gallipolis 5 Chillicothe 1, suspended in 2nd, rain
Warren Local at Logan, ppnd
April 28 results;
Logan 8 Jackson 1 (mu)
Marietta 9 Portsmouth 8 (mu)
Warren 6 Chillicothe 6, suspended after 8 innings
April 29 results:
Portsmouth 11 Jackson 1 (5 innings) (mu)
Marietta 14 Logan 2 (5 innings) (mu)
May 2 results:
Jackson 8 Gallipolis 6
Portsmouth 8 Chillicothe 0
Warren Local 6 Marietta 3
May 3 result:
Chillicothe at Jackson (mu), ppnd, reset May 6
May 4 result:
Warren Local at Gallipolis, (mu), ppnd, reset May 10
May 5 results:
Gallipolis 13 Chillicothe 1 (mu)
Marietta 8 Portsmouth 3
Warren Local 11 Logan 1
May 6 result:
Jackson 3 Chillicothe 2 (mu)
May 7 results:
Warren Local 13 Logan 5 (mu)
Logan 2 Portsmouth 1 (mu)
May 13 results:
Gallipolis 3 Warren Local 1 (mu)
Makeup games not played:
Chillicothe-Warren Local
Jackson-Chillicothe
Marietta-Chillicothe

[jottings]

Local paper hasn't run any Legion scores or other sports of local interest this summer. How'd the Gallipolis Legion do and other area teams playing summer ball?

[bdubya]

Local paper hasn't run any Legion scores or other sports of local interest this summer. How'd the Gallipolis Legion do and other area teams playing summer ball?

Thank you for bringing this to my attention Keyser.

Jottings, the local paper ran absolutely nothing on the legion teams for the second time in three years because zero information (including who the coaches were, schedules, rosters, game results) was made available to us for the second time in three years. You of all people should know that it is awfully hard to talk about something that you don't have to work with.

Secondly, the sports department has been contributing daily news to the Register over the last two months, which has included murders, graduations and a county fair. We have been short a news reporter during that span, so a lot of people have had to make difficult transitions to accomplish what we do in all three counties. We (both of us in sports) also worked in our vacations during the one time of the year that we can take them. And we have been downloading a lot of information for upcoming things, pertaining to both sports seasons and a new transition that will be coming in the near future.

Thirdly, I noticed that you — our Gallipolis SEOPS correspondent — also did not write a single legion game this summer, but only gained interest in it when the season had officially ended. And you pose your little jab under the Gallia Academy baseball thread? Who got in your ear about something you don't have any control over, or did you just miss talking to yourself?

As you have mentioned recently to our new managing editor, we should just cover Gallipolis and Point Pleasant and tell the rest of them to send it in. That has not gone over particularly well with a Southern graduate, but your opinion has been heard. I would imagine eight other communities may not like that suggestion as well.

Members of the media have also been made aware of your recent interferences — and you do know what they are, so don't play dumb — so be advised that you are being watched a little closer than in previous seasons by your former colleagues.

It doesn't have to be this way, you know. Meddling in things that don't concern you anymore is not helping anyone — especially the ones you are trying to benefit the most. I take no pleasure in typing this, for the record, but I shouldn't have to tell you this as a former professional in this business.

[Mighty Mighty Devils]

People like you are why the paper is going under. No one in Gallipolis or Point Pleasant wants to read about Eastern, Meigs, or Southern, it is the Gallipolis Daily Tribune and the Point Pleasant Register. Covering all area teams in Sundays edition is ok but through the week I want to read about the immediate area. There are 2 county schools, South Gallia and River Valley, including Gallia Academy and Point Pleasant, more than enough sports for a evening edition, with all schools having Girls and Boys sports, plus your Jr High kids .I have personally sent things to the paper about sporting events along with a few photos to choose from for a article--- they were never published in fact, I was even told at one time I would have to pay to have photos published lol. Jottings has done more for this county's paper than you will ever know, He has sit out in the hot sun and did the job of a sports writer and you talk to him like that, get off his back.

[Keyser_sozeThrice]

Mighty Mighty Devils.....so you are saying that the Meigs County teams don't matter?

And if you knew the backstory on Jottings, you might understand the situation better.

Then again — depending upon your comprehension of the matter or if you turn those big blue blinders on to the world — you might not.

[bdubya]

MMD,

Jottings fired his own bullet, and he is certainly capable of fighting his own fights — especially the ones he starts. You'd be best to stay out of things that don't concern you, especially when you aren't working with (or giving) all of the facts.

I am well aware of what he means to Gallipolis, and I am not trying to replace him in any way. I have more ground to cover than he ever did, and that is what I do. But him interfering with what I do because he doesn't agree with the company approach crosses a major line ... and prevents Gallia Academy from getting properly covered. That certainly wouldn't have been acceptable in his day, so why would it be now?

Again, he called me out and got his response. If you could interpret what was printed in the order it was listed, you would see that. I am not picking the fight with him, he is picking one with me.

He knows what this is all about. And so does most of the working media. BTW, the media is listening to the guy that has been in the business the last 10 years — not the guy that retired from it 12 years ago. If only parts of my coverage area would do the same.

Oh, almost forgot. How do you forget about a christian school that technically sits as the only high school in the village of Gallipolis?

[bdubya]

No one in Gallipolis or Point Pleasant wants to read about Eastern, Meigs, or Southern, it is the Gallipolis Daily Tribune and the Point Pleasant Register. Covering all area teams in Sundays edition is ok but through the week I want to read about the immediate area.

Since you did a nice job of expressing English before I chopped your quote down, let me give you something to think about now and in the near future.

Currently, 5 of our 10 coverage schools are members of the TVC — with River Valley becoming the sixth in 2014. Over half of our coverage area will be involved in the same league, so all of those schools have an interest in what one another are doing. And the TVC encompasses all three counties.

South Gallia people will follow what is going on at Eastern and Southern, as will Wahama in Mason County. They already do, I learned that last season. It was a benefit for each school, and they all have acknowledged it. River Valley will keep track of Meigs and vice versa for the same reasons.

We will have 6 of the 16 teams, making our media outlet the most responsible for the dealings in the TVC. Excluding OVC, as MMD earlier, would leave five of our six Ohio schools as members of the TVC — plus Wahama.

OVC and Hannan likely remain independents. Gallia Academy is the lone SEOAL team. Point Pleasant may or may not be a Cardinal Conference member by then, pending on them possibly getting bumped up to Class AAA.

Do you begin to understand the demographics, or at least who the majority will be? Not saying that will be our approach, but I sure did enjoy pointing it out just now.

For the record, you know Meigs County — that other thing that MMD forgot about — borders both Washington and Athens counties. Do you realize that because we run all of our schools' sports in all three papers, places like Athens, Marietta, Warren, Ravenswood and maybe even Parkersburg all have access to everybody's info. And Mason County borders up with Huntington, while Jackson, Oak Hill and Proctorville are within the realm of Gallia County.

Every school in our coverage area — GAHS, Point, Meigs, etc. — receives that benefit every night. We get information to a vast area in two states, which I believe is the object of promoting your area and your kids through coverage. It isn't perfect on a county by county sense, but it sure is beneficial for all the schools involved. Especially if it is realized.

[Mighty Mighty Devils]

" But him interfering with what I do because he doesn't agree with the company approach crosses a major line ... and prevents Gallia Academy from getting properly covered." quote...

Is that why the kids at Gallia Academy do not get the recognition they deserve in the local paper? Because you are pi**ed off, are you taking it out on the young people in our community? Shame on you, that doesn't sound very professional! I do not know what happened between you and jottings, nor do I care to know, it is none of my business. But my Mother always taught me to respect my elders, Right or Wrong.

I am truelly sorry, yes I did leave out OVC, a major part of our community.

Mr BW, all we ask in this communtiy is to cover the local students first! Be fair to them. It is a local hometown paper, see what you can do to get it back to that. I know you have a large area to cover, I am sure that someone such as jottings and others do not mind offering a little assistance to provide you with some coverage.

Mrs. MMD

[CLane]

First off, thanks for the stats! I was just talking about the baseball program with my uncle over the weekend. Congrats guys! Awesome job! Great numbers! It's amazing how far the program has gone since the late 90's.

I only read the GDT a few times a year when I'm home visiting the parents (much more online). However, it's easy to notice how much it has changed the last few years. There is A LOT more coverage of the surrounding schools and their athletic programs. This is a good thing, but honestly it can be bad as well.

With computers and spreadsheets, it should be easy to map out the areas that have the highest subscription percentage. You should base the amount of coverage on that. It shouldn't be about showing favoritism or "what's fair", it should be about the MONEY.

It is a business after all...one that today has to compete with the internet and the vast other forms of electronic media. I think those in the newspaper and radio business are vastly underpaid for the talent they provide and hard work they put into it. But, "it is what it is" they say. Advertising profits from hits/space on "mydailytribune.com" are probably going up and the profits of traditional ads in hard print are probably going down...with the bottom line shrinking and shrinking. I get it.

Along that line, I commend you Bdubs for your obvious talent and hard work. With a shortened staff and a huge rural area, it has to be near impossible to please everybody. However, I don't think you are defending yourself in the correct way. To publicly blast (although mildly) a couple of paying customers, especially one as deservedly respected as Jottings, is pretty goofy. It shouldn't matter what kind "behind the scenes" things have been said or done. Stay professional brutha....but keep doing good things and ["blue blinders" on] COVER THE BLUE DEVILS MORE....FRONT PAGE....FULL PAGE.....everyday!

[bdubya]

Ms. MMD,

Gallia Academy is covered across the board, both boys and girls — which is already more than Jottings ever did at the Tribune. If someone interferes in my ability to do that job for GAHS, then that may begin to explain why you are not getting the coverage you desire. That's not me taking it out on them because I am pissed off, that is a representative of your school (and official statistician is a school representative) making a conscience choice of what we will and will not have access to in the media.

So your mother taught you to listen to George W. Bush or Bill Clinton on current national affairs, not the younger and current president — Barrack Obama. See, where I am from, you treat people the way you want to be treated. And again, he called me out.

You did get one thing right. You do have absolutely no idea on what is going here. And if you don't care to know, then stay out of things that do not pertain to you.

At the end of the day, ladies and gentlemen, what I am doing right now is trying to get Gallia Academy prepared for what I need this season to get them covered efficiently.

For the record, CLane, the above people are not paying customers with our company.

Finally, someone's silence on this thread is an absolute admission of guilt. But Blue Blinders probably don't allow you to notice that fact.

[Mighty Mighty Devils]

BW I do believe you are the most obnoxious, arrogant, so called professional I think I have ever seen! As for a paying customer, how would you know where I buy my paper? Oh wait, maybe sales are down that much you just take it for granted we are not paying customers. Maybe your boss would like to know your attitude towards the community! I will not post a reply to this back and forth childish conversation anymore.
Mrs M

[Keyser_sozeThrice]

MMD.....

BW is not "obnoxious", "arrogant" or a "so-called" professional.

You obviously do not know him at all.

He does not have any attitude whatsoever with "the community" as you suggest.

His issue here is with one individual — Jottings. And, that is only because Jottings chose to interfere with the job BW was/is trying to do.

Just because Jottings spent so many years at the Tribune and pandered only to Gallia Academy, and did it a certain way for so many years, doesn't mean we need to write a fifth gospel.

I have respect for Jottings and what he has done in the past, but he is wrong on this one. And I believe he knows it, he just is too proud to admit it.

But, silence speaks volumes.

I believe BW has clearly, and articulately, outlined his thoughts here. Not a thing bad has been said about Gallia Academy or Gallipolis.

In fact, he is trying to help provide the best possible coverage of Gallia Academy and all of the other schools in his area.

NO ONE in the SE Ohio sports media — not even close — has the task that BW has: three counties, three daily papers, nine schools and only two people in the sports department doing all of that.

Personally, I don't know how he does it. I don't, really.

But, he handles all of it very well and does an excellent job. Gallia, Meigs and Mason counties should feel lucky and blessed to have him there.

I am proud to call him a colleague, but more importantly a close friend. We were groomsmen in each other's weddings, so my high regard of him extends outside of just journalism realm.

I 100-percent support bdubya's stance on this situation, and our media colleagues feel the same way.

Good night and God bless,

KS78

[CLane]

I don't think a lot of people read the baseball thread in early August...which is probably a good thing. BW's posts can definitely come across as "arrogant" and a little "obnoxious"....even if it wasn't his intention. Personally, any negative comments towards Jottings irks me. He could have went to your boss saying that you're a hack and they should fire you (which you're not/they shouldn't) and I would still take Jotting's side. I think "SILENCE SPEAKS VOLUMES!"

Local paper hasn't run any Legion scores or other sports of local interest this summer. How'd the Gallipolis Legion do and other area teams playing summer ball?

The best possible response to this statement of fact/question (I thought) or "jab"/question (you know more about the situation than the rest)

Jottings, the local paper ran absolutely nothing on the legion teams for the second time in three years because zero information (including who the coaches were, schedules, rosters, game results) was made available to us for the second time in three years. You of all people should know that it is awfully hard to talk about something that you don't have to work with.

Secondly, the sports department has been contributing daily news to the Register over the last two months, which has included murders, graduations and a county fair. We have been short a news reporter during that span, so a lot of people have had to make difficult transitions to accomplish what we do in all three counties. We (both of us in sports) also worked in our vacations during the one time of the year that we can take them. And we have been downloading a lot of information for upcoming things, pertaining to both sports seasons and a new transition that will be coming in the near future.

...perfectly fine, professional,and more than enough. I don't think you have anything to defend yourself about.

[bdubya]

[quote="CLane"]He could have went to your boss saying that you're a hack and they should fire you (which you're not/they shouldn't) and I would still take Jotting's side.

My boss was informed of this subject before my first post on this thread, and she has been updated daily on the situation. Your quote, BTW, has happened in the past — just not on SEOPS. MMD, a coach at GAHS, has also done the same.

If it is all about professionalism and integrity, let me pose one question to you.

As a retiree, when asked what is going on at that person's former place of employment — which answer is more suitable?

A. They don't know what they are doing. If they want to be successful, they should do things how I did them.

OR

B. I don't work there anymore, so I cannot speak about things that I do not have direct knowledge of. All I can speak for is what I did when I was there.

Gotta run. Have a meeting at GAHS about upcoming fall sports, and things. Still awfully quiet on somebody's end.

[WitnessProtection]

Can't we all just get along???
If you have a gripe with someone or with a local business or other entity, go to the source, don't nit pick on SEOPS, Topix or any other message board, chat site, etc.
JMO

[The General]

WP....I agree completely with you. Keep it between the entities in a more quiet fashion. Dont throw it out here for people to haggle over. Keep it in the boardroom. That is always better,especially where you are from. They always do a good job of keeping their feelings discreet. ...Dont you agree?...But I guess for some people when the time is right there are no rules and no right and no wrong. They have good memories. Its all a matter of when. Not how. Not where. They say what they have to say. This is what happened here...There will be others. And BTW... I HAVE ALWAYS felt that BW was great. Interested,helpful,over-worked,honest,and reliable. Wrote good articles and is a good guy. And has always offered help in any way.

[superblue]

Very interesting reading... I am sure the employees at the paper are hard working and trying to put out a good product... But something is not working.... You can't cover more areas of the region with less people, won't work.... And it is not just the sports reporting that has gone down hill... Unless things change this paper won't be around in another 10 years.... If fans need to find out info on high school sports in this area the best place to go is this forum. Bottom line is if you don't like a product, don't buy it. And that is what myself and many people in Gallia county have decided to do....

[WitnessProtection]

WP....I agree completely with you. Keep it between the entities in a more quiet fashion. Dont throw it out here for people to haggle over. Keep it in the boardroom. That is always better,especially where you are from. They always do a good job of keeping their feelings discreet. ...Dont you agree?...But I guess for some people when the time is right there are no rules and no right and no wrong. They have good memories. Its all a matter of when. Not how. Not where. They say what they have to say. This is what happened here...There will be others. And BTW... I HAVE ALWAYS felt that BW was great. Interested,helpful,over-worked,honest,and reliable. Wrote good articles and is a good guy. And has always offered help in any way.

General,
You're absolutely right. BW is a solid guy. I have known him for several years - both as a friend and colleague in the business.
I have found in my travels -- from Florida to Tennessee to Pennsylvania to Ohio -- the relationship between local folks in small towns and the local paper is almost always love-hate. Diehards who rely on the local paper for everything will always say it was better in the old days. Well, maybe it was, maybe it wasn't. Maybe we all have selective memories.