Want to complain ???

[Vertigo_17]

Pulled this list from the CBS MB

Lee Shappell, Arizona Republic
lee.shappell@arizonarepublic.com
The Arizona Republic
200 E. Van Buren Street
Phoenix, AZ 85004
(602) 444-8000
(800) 331-9303 outside the Phoenix metro area

Furman Bisher, The Atlanta Journal
fbisher@ajc.com
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
P.O. Box 4689
Atlanta, GA 30302
404-526-5151 or 1-800-846-6672

Mike Preston , The Baltimore Sun
mike.preston@baltsun.com
The Baltimore Sun
501 N. Calvert Street
P.0. Box 1377
Baltimore, Maryland 21278
Sports: 410-332-6200
Toll free number: 800-829-8000

Mark Gaughan , Buffalo News
mgaughan@buffnews.com
Buffalo News
1 News Plaza
PO Box 100
Buffalo, NY 14240
716-849-3434 or (800) 777-8640

Charles Chandler , Charlotte Observer
cchandle@charlotteobserver.com
The Charlotte Observer
600 S. Tryon St.
Charlotte NC 28202
Phone: 704-358-5000 ext 5123

Don Pierson , Chicago Tribune ***
dpierson@tribune.com
Chicago Tribune, 435 N. Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60611, or sending via fax to 312-222-2598
OR 1-800-TRIBUNE

Chick Ludwig , Dayton Daily News
cludwig@DaytonDailyNews.com
Dayton Daily News, P.O. Box 1287
Dayton, OH 45401-1287
937.225.2253
Sports Fax(937) 225 -7352

Tony Grossi , Cleveland Plain Dealer
tgrossi@plaind.com
700 West Saint Clair Ave. Suite 414
Cleveland, OH 44113.
1.800.362.0727 ext4670

Rick Gosselin , Dallas Morning News
rgosselin@dallasnews.com
Dallas Morning News
PO Box 655237
Dallas, TX 75265-5237
214.977.8222 ext 8033

Woodrow Paige , Denver Post
wpaige@denverpost.com
The Denver Post
1560 Broadway
Denver, Colorado 80202-1577
(800) 336-7678 ext 1938

Jerry Green , The Detroit News ***
sports@detnews.com
Note: Put Attn: Jerry Green in the subject field
The Detroit News
615 W. Lafayette
Detroit, MI 48226
313-222-2260; Fax: 222-6019

Cliff Christl , Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
cchristl@journalsentinel.com
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
P.O. Box 661, Milwaukee, WI 53201
(414) 224-2000/ fax 2049

John McClain , Houston Chronicle ***
john.mcclain@chron.com
Houston Chronicle
801 Texas Ave.
Houston, Texas
77002
713-220-7171

Mike Chappell , Indianapolis Star
mike.chappell@indystar.com
The Indianapolis Star
P.O. Box 145
Indianapolis, IN 46206

Sam Kouvaris , WJXT-TV
skouvari@wjxt.com
WJXT
4 Broadcast Pl.
Jacksonville, FL 32247
904-399-4000 main
sports 904-393-9831/fax 9822

Bob Gretz , KCFX Overland Park, KS
bgretz@susqkc.com
101 The Fox
5800 Foxridge Drive, 6th Floor
Mission, KS 66202
Office: 913.514.3000

Edwin Pope , Miami Herald ***
epope@herald.com
Miami Herald
One Herald Plaza
Miami, FL 33132
305-350-2111 or 1-800-HERALD5 (1-800-437-2535)

Sid Hartman , The Minneapolis Star-Tribune
sports@startribune.com
Star Tribune
425 Portland Ave.
Minneapolis MN 55488
612-673-4452

Ron Borges , Boston Globe
borges@globe.com
P.O. Box 2378
135 Morrissey Boulevard
Boston, MA 02107-2378
(617) 929-2000

Pete Finney , Times-Picayune
pfinney@timespicayune.com
Times-Picayune, 3800 Howard Avenue,
New Orleans, LA 70125
Toll Free - 1-800-925-0000

Vinny DiTrani , Bergen Record
sports@northjersey.com
Note: Put ATTN: Vinny DiTrani in the Subject Field
The Bergen Record
150 River St.
Hackensack, NJ 07601
Phone: 201-646-4700
Fax: 201-646-4428

Paul Zimmerman , Sports Illustrated
SPORTS ILLUSTRATED QUESTIONS:
Phone: (212) 522-1212
SI.com QUESTIONS:
Phone: (404) 827-4500
General Information
SI.com Email: cnnsi@cnnsi.com
SI.com Publicity and Media Relations : (212) 522-8473

Frank Cooney , The Sports Xchange
Gridder32@aol.com
415.269-32332 (only one who answer's his own phone)
prefers email

Paul Domowitch , Philadelphia Daily News
domowip@phillynews.com
Philadelphia Daily News
P.O. Box 7788
Philadelphia, PA 19101
215-854-2000

Ed Bouchette , Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
ebouchette@post-gazette.com
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
34 Blvd. of the Allies
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Customer Service: 1-800-228-NEWS (6397)
Main Switchboard: (412) 263-1100

Bernie Miklasz , St. Louis Post-Dispatch
bmiklasz@post-dispatch.com
Main Phone Number: (314) 340-8000 800-365-0820
Sports 314.340-8192 / fax 3070
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
900 North Tucker Blvd.
St. Louis, Mo. 63101

Jerry Magee , San Diego Union Tribune [ ***
jerry.magee@uniontrib.com
San Diego Union-Tribune
P.O. Box 120191
San Diego, 92112-0191 CA
(619) 299-3131 or (800) 244-6397

Ira Miller , San Francisco Chronicle ***
imiller@sfchronicle.com
San Francisco Chronicle
901 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
Tel: 415-777-1111.

John Clayton , ESPN/ESPN Magazine
Requires snail mail
C/O ESPN Magazine
19 E. 34th Street
New York, NY 10016

Tom McEwen , Tampa Tribune
tmcewen@tampabay.rr.com
Tampa Tribune
P.O. Box 191
Tampa, FL 33601
(813) 259-7600 / Fax

Jeff Legwold , The Tennessean
jlegwold@tennessean.com
The Tennessean
1100 Broadway
Nashville, Tenn. 37203
(615) 259-8300
Toll-free outside Tennessee: 1-800-351-1752

Len Shapiro , Washington Post ***
webnews@washingtonpost.com
C/O The Washington Post
1150 15th Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20071

Adam Schefter , The Denver Post
aschefter@denverpost.com
The Denver Post
1560 Broadway
Denver, Colorado 80202-1577
Toll-free: (800) 336-7678
All departments: (303) 820-1010

Jarrett Bell , USA Today
jbell@usatoday.com
USA TODAY / USATODAY.com
7950 Jones Branch Drive
McLean, VA 22108-0605
800-872-0001 703-854-3400

Dave Goldberg , Associated Press ***
dgoldberg@ap.org
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
International Headquarters
50 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, N.Y. 10020
MAIN NUMBER
212-621-1500

Peter King , Sports Illustrated
SPORTS ILLUSTRATED QUESTIONS:
Phone: (212) 522-1212
SI.com QUESTIONS:
Phone: (404) 827-4500
General Information
SI.com Email: cnnsi@cnnsi.com
SI.com Publicity and Media Relations : (212) 522-8473

Bob Oates , Los Angeles Times
sports@latimes.com
Put ATTN: Bob Oates in the Subject field.
Sports Department
Los Angeles Times
202 W. 1st St.
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 237-5000/ Fax 7876

Len Pasquarelli , ESPN.com
C/O ESPN.com
ESPN Plaza
Bristol, CT 06010
(860) 766-2000

Mike Wilbon , Washington Post
webnews@washingtonpost.com
C/O The Washington Post
1150 15th Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20071

[ReturnToGlory]

GREAT IDEA. We should individually e-mail them, get their excuse and then post them on this board, ridicule them and show the world how flawed the system really is and kick these suckers off the committee.

[jterrell]

Originally Posted by ReturnToGlory

GREAT IDEA. We should individually e-mail them, get their excuse and then post them on this board, ridicule them and show the world how flawed the system really is and kick these suckers off the committee.

We need to set up an email list and forward them all our complaints EVERY day for a year til Irvin goes in next year.

How pathetic that they didnt get the 80%.

[wxcpo]

Too bad we don't know how each voted. They should have the ball show their votes.

[Yeagermeister]

Where is IC when we need him?

[Reed]

Im giong to email woody paige beacuse he said on his show that he wasnt giong to vote for irvin, so I have a few words for him.

[dbair1967]

I saw the list and was gonna post it...

but everyone should send these slobs an email and complain, and ask for explanations for why Irvin, Hayes, Pearson, Wright, Harris etc etc arnt in there...I bet none of them has the balls to reply

David

[SultanOfSix]

Like I said in a previous thread, why are these clowns voting for athletes to make the Hall of Fame? They should have former football people voting not these fools.

[Reed]

I tore woody a new one, i made fun of him, as well as espn in general. I doubt he responds because the attacks on him are pretty bad, but again he might because they are so bad.

[Hostile]

Originally Posted by Yeagermeister

Where is IC when we need him?

On the USS Carl Vinson off San Diego. If I know him there will be a letter.

[Hostile]

I will post any responses I get.

Gentlemen:

Last year I wrote to the NFL Hall of Fame voters over what I felt was an obvious anti-Cowboys bias. Several of you responded and I sincerely appreciated it, even though some of the answers I got were rather rude, despite the fact that I was polite in my letter of concern.

One of the responses was rather terse and abrupt. "There's only 1 Denver Bronco, John Elway this year. What bias? Enough said."

I have no idea what that has to do with voting in worthy players. I have struggled for the past year to think of worthy Broncos players whose cause I could champion. You see, I do think other team's players are getting screwed. For example, Harry Carson and Art Monk. Them not being in the Hall of Fame is foolish. You should all be ashamed.

Let me tell you something even more foolish though. One of the people on this list replied to me in what I consider to be a totally reprehensible manner about one of those 2 players. He basically said that Harry Carson is his litmus test for who is Hall of Fame worthy. If he did not think a player was better than Carson he would vote no until Carson was elected. I sent his e-mail to the Hall of Fame. His Don Quixote stance is insulting. Not only that, it is 100% wrong. No one should behave like that and keep his voting privileges. Voting for the Hall of Fame should not be about your personal agendas. It should be about honoring the sacrifice of the players up for induction.

Without a doubt the most reprehensible response last year was not sent to me but to a dear friend of mine. One of you on this esteemed list actually invited him to come to his home town and fight. By the way, the person this invitation was issued to is a decorated officer in the United States Navy on board an aircraft carrier. I find this voters actions to be beyond insulting. This "invitation" was also sent to the Hall of Fame.

I can't help but wonder about the responses I'll get this year. One response that won't wash is the "what bias" one. From 6 to 4 inductees 2 years in a row and 3 of the final rejected candidates are former Cowboys. You've got to be kidding me.

Speaking of kidding me, is the Hall of Fame a QB only club? I respect Steve Young, and think he earned the Hall Of Fame but as a 1st ballot inductee when Michael Irvin is not? No way, no shape, no how. 3 Super Bowl rings trumps 1 every day of the week.

Gentlemen, Michael Irvin was the spark plug of the last NFL dynasty. Those of you who voted "no" should hang your heads in shame for not realizing his value to that squad. If you voted "no" your knowledge of football and players who matter is nill.

Please spare me the "character issues" nonsense. Where was this pious stance when Lawrence Taylor was up for election? You are members of the media and are not aware of the drug rumors that surrounded Marino in college and for part of his pro career? If your stance is "character" and you did not vote "no" for those 2 players as well, then you are simply biased against the Cowboys. No ifs and or buts about it.

I still can't fathom how the team that is one of the most successful franchises in sports History is so hated that its best players are disrespected at every turn. Deacon Jones himself lauded Rayfield Wright as the only player he ever feared facing and you voted him out last year. Then today you voted in 2 guys whom no one has ever heard of?

Congratulations, legions of fans will go past those plaques and remember them fondly. I do not mean to disrespect those two inductees in any way, but you gentlemen obviously did intend to disrespect Rayfield Wright and Bob Hayes. It is beyond obvious. People like me and my fellow fans can still remember how they impacted our lives and love of the game. That is what the Hall of Fame is supposed to be about.

I shouldn't let it shock me any more after it took Mel Renfro 19 years to be honored despite 10 All Pro seasons in 14 years, but I admit, it still shocks me. I often wonder if you gentlemen are completely unaware of NFL History.
For your information, the Dallas Cowboys played in 5 Super Bowls in the 1970's and had many players who were among the best ever to play the game. That includes some of the men you have disrespected for years. You would think that only the Steelers had good players in that era. I have nothing against them or their players. My complaints have nothing whatsoever to do with players getting in. This is about your bias. Plain and simple. It is galling.

I hope some of you will respond. I hope more of you will look inward and end your vendettas. This snub was insulting. Like I said, I should be used to it by now, but I am not. Every year it stings a little more.

Respectfully,

[TheHustler]

Great email Hos. can't wait to read some replies.

[Hostile]

Originally Posted by TheHustler

Great email Hos. can't wait to read some replies.

Thank you. 4 failure notices so far. The list is either outdated or their e-mail servers are little bitty.

[ROMOSAPIEN9]

Hostile.

Respectfully,

I think that letters like that do more harm than good.

Although your letter is well written, and sincere. If there truly is a Cowboys bias, then these people are currently getting a good laugh at yours, and all the other letters of discontent.

I believe that the letter writing campaign should begin right now for next years selection process. Pepper them with 3 things...

Kindness

Respect

Factual logic



These guys in the selection commitee feel a sense of power. In that they can exclude whomever they want, for whatever reason they want. But if we as fans treat them with the respect that they feel that they deserve, they will be more inclined to side with our views.



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[Hostile]

Originally Posted by DANTHEMAN

Hostile.

Respectfully,

I think that letters like that do more harm than good.

Although your letter is well written, and sincere. If there truly is a Cowboys bias, then these people are currently getting a good laugh at yours, and all the other letters of discontent.

I believe that the letter writing campaign should begin right now for next years selection process. Pepper them with 3 things...

Kindness

Respect

Factual logic



These guys in the selection commitee feel a sense of power. In that they can exclude whomever they want, for whatever reason they want. But if we as fans treat them with the respect that they feel that they deserve, they will be more inclined to side with our views.



Tagline applies

I could care less if they laugh. A silent voice is never heard. If others want to sit on their hands or just gripe without doing anything else that is their business.