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SBD/Issue 75/Sports Media
Blog Hound: Wallace Interviews Clemens
Published January 8, 2008
Bloggers assess the performance of CBS' Mike Wallace in his interview of MLB free agent P Roger Clemens on "60 Minutes" this past Sunday.
| SawxBlog Posted by: digital-derek |
| “Watching Mike Wallace interview Roger Clemens on 60 Minutes was almost as painful as it was watching Vince Young try to lead the Titans back against the Chargers.” |
| Stealing Signs Posted by: Alex Kreitman |
| “The problem I have with Wallace doing the interview is that he is a New York Yankees fan.” |
| Dirty Laundry Posted by: marcys |
| “Radio pundits pointed to some kind of personal relationship between Mike Wallace and Roger Clemens. … He wasn’t exactly hammering away at Roger, but then, it’s not as if he was trying to get some gangster to admit murder.” |
| WTNH.com Posted by: Erik Dobratz |
| “I was worried the 89 year old Mike Wallace would not be armed with his best fastball (sorry), but I think he asked the right questions and I'm not sure how much harder he could've really pressed the rocket.” |
| Outsports Posted by: Cyd Zeigler Jr. |
| “Mike Wallace did a great job of grilling Clemens, and the Cy Young winner looked like he was sweating bullets.” |
BUILDING THE BUZZ: Sports Media Challenge's Buzz Manager analyzed the online buzz about the interview. Bloggers who felt Wallace asked tough questions to gain true insight were tallied positive, representing 23.53% of relevant posts. Bloggers who felt Wallace took it easy on Clemens were counted negative at 76.47%. No relevant posts were neutral. Click here for more info. Visit www.SportsBusinessDaily.com for more info.
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The topic ranked 8 out of 10 on The Buzz, indicating a high level of interest.
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Positive sentiment came from bloggers who felt Wallace asked the toughest questions he could while still eliciting responses.
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Negative sentiment came from bloggers who felt the personal friendship between Wallace and Clemens hurt the legitimacy of the interview, but that Clemens came out of the interview looking guilty anyway.
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