The art of not plagiarizing the already oft-repeated
Former Boston Herald sports columnist Michael Gee comments on the Ron Borges incident, and reveals how he handled the notes-column format:
Even back in my day TV and radio were taking newsy little tidbits from around the league and turning them into mid-week hoo-has. My solution was hardly original. I wrote mini-columns, made calls looking for funny stories, and fooled around with statistics. I attempted to divert more than enlighten. It was my only alternative, since my Globe competitor Will McDonough would lead his notes by calling the Commissioner and asking, “So, Pete, what’s new?”
