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>Thanks for chiming in, Rick. > >More seriously, I've seen and observed much worse >regarding Starr than what I posted. I was staying on >the topic of the Steelers beat. He got his early >retirement, so I'm sure he is happy. That is all he >has really wanted for a long time now. > >It's not a guess. I know his last-minute arrivals were >a point of discussion in the press box when he covered >the Steelers, and certainly not a sign of respect. > >If you think Starr would have even been considered for >a high-profile beat by the time he was moved from the >VND to the Trib, you have no idea what you are talking >about. > >>No, I claimed that Rick Starr would easily have done a >>better job than DiPaola, Bendel and/or Brown, and I'm >>guessing Prisuta/K.Smith would've been talked out of >>the single-sourced Russ Grimm front-page masterpiece >>had Starr been on the job and given the respect he >>deserved. >> >>BTW, what the hell does Ron Musselman and the P-G have >>to do this with? Are you what they call a "Trib >>Kiddie"? Please, tell me which genius at the Trib you >>would've had on the most important beat? >> >>As for Fed Up's stabs in the dark about what went on >>in the press box, be certain that Starr was there for >>every kickoff. No, he didn't show up early to gossip >>with the other bullshitters, but he showed up and did >>his job professionally. Go back to the Valley News >>Dispatch, Fed Up. Your guesses are just a bit outside, >>even if it does sound like you were in the mix.

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