Weekends are kind of quiet here at RJG during the offseason. There is far less activity than during the weekdays. So I thought I'd just rant for a little bit since none of you are all that likely to read this.
Bob Raissman of the Daily News, who has the strange task of being a member of the media who covers the media's coverage of New York sporting events, wrote a recent article about how the media's treatment of A-Rod during the steroid scandal put the fan's on A-Rod's side (you know, because the media were such dicks about it).
This post isn't really about the article as much as it is about the following line:
Yeah, things can change quickly in one year.
Now, while RJG is hardly known for their commitment to grammar, I can't help but point out how flawed this sentence is. If the point is that things can change quickly, there is no reason to mention a fixed period of time, particularly one as long as a year. If the point is that things can change a lot during the course of a year, then a different adverb should have been used, like drastically, or dramatically.
This is hardly Raismann's fault. His copy editor really should have picked this up. But as it stands, this sentence makes no sense, and places the integrity of the entire print media industry under suspicion at a time when they are struggling. For shame, Daily News. For shame!
I said good day, sir!