Comments on: Dewey Defeats Tampa Bay Lightning!

Dewey Defeats Tampa Bay Lightning!

tregoweth — Tue, 08 Jun 2004 12:35:30 -0800

Dewey Defeats Tampa Bay Lightning! Actually, the Lightning won the Stanley Cup, but someone forgot to tell The Tampa Tribune's crack editorial staff.

By: tregoweth

tregoweth — Tue, 08 Jun 2004 12:38:18 -0800

Via my pal sylvar, incidentally; I didn't want him or his employer to get swamped with traffic.

By: xmutex

xmutex — Tue, 08 Jun 2004 12:39:13 -0800

Uh, did you click on the link before you posted it?

By: Johnny Assay

Johnny Assay — Tue, 08 Jun 2004 12:43:53 -0800

It doesn't allow referrers, but if you cut-and-paste the URL into your browser it works fine. Did this actually run in the Tampa Tribune? /me starts dreaming of a better world, where a team from a subtropical climate didn't win an ice hockey championship

By: Johnny Assay

Johnny Assay — Tue, 08 Jun 2004 12:44:31 -0800

(and by "actually run", I mean "make it into print.")

By: urlnotfound

urlnotfound — Tue, 08 Jun 2004 12:51:51 -0800

This link might work better.

By: mathowie

mathowie — Tue, 08 Jun 2004 12:56:07 -0800

I moved the image to my server.

By: fenriq

fenriq — Tue, 08 Jun 2004 13:03:12 -0800

Um, DOH?!? You mean the Tampa Tribune isn't the world beater newspaper that I've always thought it was even though I just heard about it five minutes ago? I'm shocked that a news article with false information got out, its been like fifteen minutes since that's happened.

By: Quartermass

Quartermass — Tue, 08 Jun 2004 14:32:32 -0800

Any Hockey fan will tell you... The Flames won the series in the third period of game 6, with a goal that no one saw. I am heartbroken.

By: tregoweth

tregoweth — Tue, 08 Jun 2004 14:46:02 -0800

Sorry about the broken link, and thanks for posting the fix. Apparently the editorial ran in an early edition, but was later fixed. (An error in a posting about an error. Oh, the Irony...)

By: bobo123

bobo123 — Tue, 08 Jun 2004 16:21:33 -0800

The Flames won the series in the third period of game 6, with a goal that no one saw. Maybe, but before game 7, ABC showed a 3d computer simulation which showed that the puck might not be over the line. Really there wasn't enough information to state conclusively it was a goal.

By: smcniven

smcniven — Tue, 08 Jun 2004 17:31:10 -0800

Maybe, but before game 7, ABC showed a 3d computer simulation which showed that the puck might not be over the line. Really there wasn't enough information to state conclusively it was a goal. Bah, no self respecting Canadian would trust any source other then HNIC (or possibly TSN) for such a declaration ;)

By: Salmonberry

Salmonberry — Tue, 08 Jun 2004 18:03:01 -0800

All hail HNIC. Bunch of interlopers at ABC.

By: Salmonberry

Salmonberry — Tue, 08 Jun 2004 18:05:37 -0800

Tampa bay has what, half of a player from the US? A good number of Canadians on that team, which for me kind of ruined the whole "Canada vs US" vibe they were trying for. Especially given that we still have that to look forward to.

By: batgrlHG

batgrlHG — Tue, 08 Jun 2004 18:50:49 -0800

Tribune Apologizes For Incorrect Editorial Published: Jun 8, 2004 "In advance of the final, we had prepared two editorials, one for either outcome. When we saw that the Lightning had won, we placed the proper editorial on the computerized page, printed it out and eliminated the other version. Still, somehow, the other version appeared on the page. We are checking our systems to ensure we learn from our mistake. It is so important to us to get it right. And today we failed you. We extend our heartfelt apologies." Tribune Publisher Apologizes For Editorial Gaffe From TBO.com, Published: Jun 8, 2004 "Gil Thelen, the publisher and president of The Tampa Tribune, apologized for the newspaper's error..." Smoking Gun has the story as well Via the source for all media newsbytes - Romenesko!

By: arto

arto — Tue, 08 Jun 2004 23:01:59 -0800

*parties like it's 1989* *fails utterly to cringe at being the 100,000th Calgarian to use that joke*

By: DrJohnEvans

DrJohnEvans — Wed, 09 Jun 2004 05:25:30 -0800

There's also a lengthy discussion about the series in general over on SportsFilter.

By: five fresh fish

five fresh fish — Wed, 09 Jun 2004 10:39:57 -0800

I'm pretty sure Canada won the cup, just on the basis of nationalities. Professional sports these days is a complete farce. How can anyone support a team composed entirely of foreigners? They don't represent your town, your state, your country... they're just a bunch of overpaid employees at that point!