Mike Lupica Reportedly Out in New York Daily News Cuts [UPDATE]

[Jet Nut]

One of the legendary sports writers in his day.  Another nail in the coffin of print media

[batman10023]

as has Jeff Bezos   Well only one 

and Buffett was a big investor in that company I think also. 

I think buffet bought the newspapers cheap to milk them for money. 

[Dcat]

Bezos bought the Washington Post.  The old Washington Post saw the writing on the wall and bailed out of the Washington Post, Newsweek, and any other print media it had.  It changed its name to Graham Holdings and retained most of its other businesses, including Kaplan, Inc., far more profitable than obsolete newspapers and magazines.

[Gen X Jet]

The weasel will probably resurface at MSNBC

[peekskill68]

All these "columnist" guys like Lupica, Myers, Bondy, Bill Madden, etc who offer their opinions are largely living off their reputations.  Cheaper guys like Mehta, Vacchiano, Martino, Feinsand, etc. who actually cover teams and do real work getting scoops and interviews are those likely who will remain...

[drdetroit]

I sure wouldn't mind if Gary Myers is swept away also

yes please make him go away

[JETSfaninNE]

I'm guessing Mehta somehow squirmed his way out of this wave of layoffs?

[shawn306]

At one time Lupica was must read....

Now though he has become a Boston loving, Tennis worshipping douche.

Go work for the Boston Globe jackoff

[jack48]

Do not read sports writers who cannot keep politics out of their colums.  When I want a haircut I go to a barber, not a sportswriter

[Bruce Harper]

All these "columnist" guys like Lupica, Myers, Bondy, Bill Madden, etc who offer their opinions are largely living off their reputations.  Cheaper guys like Mehta, Vacchiano, Martino, Feinsand, etc. who actually cover teams and do real work getting scoops and interviews are those likely who will remain...

Mehta has never gotten a scoop.

[peekskill68]

Mehta has never gotten a scoop.

You can kill me for saying it but his coverage this year hasn't been bad at all...

[KSJets]

Hopefully Manish and Gary Myers join him out the door

[Bruce Harper]

You can kill me for saying it but his coverage this year hasn't been bad at all...

He has been much more even-handed.  I just mean that he isn't the guy who breaks stories, a la Schefter.

[Dunnie]

Lupica is a legend.  Sad to see him go.

I agree ... but his trajectory is basically the same as Al Pacinos. Started strong with extreme talent, dominated his medium, became too self important, failed to see the imperfections in his game , became of parody and shell of his former self.

[David Harris]

 

 

 

 

I agree ... but his trajectory is basically the same as Al Pacinos. Started strong with extreme talent, dominated his medium, became too self important, failed to see the imperfections in his game , became of parody and shell of his former self.

 

 

woah- mind blown....

serpico, probably his most earnest work methinks...yeah everything 90's on was so ego driven...it fit the role in a devils advocate, small consolation. 

Oscar Isaac is the next Pacino- fire away. 

[Flushing Roots]

No need to worry about Lupica.

He will be fine.

Old news by now.

Time to move on.

[drdetroit]

I liked Lupica on Sports Reporters and back in the day him and Dick Schaap had great chemistry but his show on ESPN radio sucked way too schticky.

Edited September 21, 2015 by drdetroit