Alanna Rizzo blasts 'jackoffs' and 'bloggers' in clubhouses – Awful Announcing

The last couple of days have seen an incredible amount of discussion around the Atlanta Braves’ clubhouse. That comes from a report from Jake Mintz of Fox Sports after the Braves’ win over the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 2 of the National League Divisional Series Monday that Atlanta shortstop Orlando Arcia was mocking Philadelphia first baseman Bryce Harper in the clubhouse, saying “Ha-ha, atta-boy, Harper!” That led to Harper twice staring down Arcia after hitting home runs in the Phillies’ 10-2 Game 3 win Wednesday. And that led to the Atlanta radio broadcast bashing Harper, and to a number of Braves’ players and (mostly) Atlanta-based media members criticizing Mintz for sharing Arcia’s comments. That then led to a number of other media members going off on those takes, saying that clubhouse comments are not off the record (unless specifically agreed to by the player and the reporter). But while the media reaction outside of Atlanta has generally been in support of Mintz and critical of the Braves and the local reporters arguing against this, there have been a few media members from other markets who have chimed in to bash Mintz’s reporting of Arcia’s comments. And one of the most
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