As further evidence of Ettkin's fact checking ...

[twballgame9]

This was the response that I received. The addressee speaks for itself, although in his defense, he rushed to correct himself moments after hitting the send button. I suspect he is getting a lot of email today.

 

>Hi Dave,

>

>Thanks for sharing your perspective.

>

>It was a humor column, pointing out there are a lot of UAlbany students

>behind their team who until last Saturday weren't terribly cognizant they

>had a team, and pleased though they may be it will take some time before

>they're knowledgeable about their team.

>

>Throughout the past week many, many stories and two of my columns (Sunday's

>and Monday's, which I urge you to read if you haven't) have reported on the

>feel-good. I'd say we're running about 15 doses of feel-good to one tap on

>the funny bone (whether it hit the mark is subjective, of course).

>

>The intent of this column wasn't to spoil the fun.

>

>It was to laugh at ourselves and have fun.

>

>Don't like my writing style, to each his own. Don't appreciate my humor, you

>wouldn't be the first. But for goodness' sake, a sense of proportion please.

>

>Best,

>Brian

 

I beg to differ that his tone was humorous; if it was, in this Dane's opinion, he misses the mark by a longshot. The tome that did come through loud and clear was "enough with the ridiculous Albany hype, see, they don't know what they are talking about." I think that is a joke.

[UAlbany09]

This was the response that I received.  The addressee speaks for itself, although in his defense, he rushed to correct himself moments after hitting the send button.  I suspect he is getting a lot of email today.

 

>Hi Dave,

>

>Thanks for sharing your perspective.

>

>It was a humor column, pointing out there are a lot of UAlbany students

>behind their team who until last Saturday weren't terribly cognizant they

>had a team, and pleased though they may be it will take some time before

>they're knowledgeable about their team.

>

>Throughout the past week many, many stories and two of my columns (Sunday's

>and Monday's, which I urge you to read if you haven't) have reported on the

>feel-good. I'd say we're running about 15 doses of feel-good to one tap on

>the funny bone (whether it hit the mark is subjective, of course).

>

>The intent of this column wasn't to spoil the fun.

>

>It was to laugh at ourselves and have fun.

>

>Don't like my writing style, to each his own. Don't appreciate my humor, you

>wouldn't be the first. But for goodness' sake, a sense of proportion please.

>

>Best,

>Brian

 

I beg to differ that his tone was humorous; if it was, in this Dane's opinion, he misses the mark by a longshot.  The tome that did come through loud and clear was "enough with the ridiculous Albany hype, see, they don't know what they are talking about."  I think that is a joke.

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