"So if Kofi Annan wants to broker a truce, I'm amenable."

Alan Shipnuck still appears uncertain about what caused his Twitter blocking by Team Pavin. However, he's reaching out in an attempt to smooth things over. Touching, I tell you.

As for the Pavins, I've recently had a little tongue-in-cheek fun pretending to be upset that I'm being blocked on Twitter by both Corey and his wife Lisa. Turns out mock indignation makes good fodder for tweeting. But despite what they think, it's all good. I've always admired Corey, going back to 1995 when I wrote a long feature about him for SI. In the course of reporting that story, we went fishing, hit balls at a driving range and took in an Orlando Magic game. (To give you a sense of how many epochs ago this was, Penny Hardaway was the best player on the floor and hit a shot at the horn to win it for Orlando.) So if Kofi Annan wants to broker a truce, I'm amenable.

Comments

[10014]

Could Captainess be the problem?

[Chuck]

tmts






{too much twitter-stuff}

[E]

Sounds like Shipwreck's editors told him to make it right so he doesn't get frozen out by Pavin and team come Ryder Cup. Ship sees his career flashing before his eyes and he's scared.

[Claude]

Is it just me or is the world of pro golf coming to resemble a teenage girl's pajama party?

[Fo Shiz]

Claude,

I don't know about the world of pro golf, but the world of pro golf journalism is definitely starting to take on the look of the first season of The Facts of Life. The one with Molly Ringwald.

Might as well put Shipnuck in a pair of roller skates and call him "Tootie."

[dbh]

Claude and Fo Shiz, I can't believe your posts!
OMG, you are so blocked!

...actually, I couldn't follow what the original kerfuffle was about, let alone this attempt at rapprochement. I'm sure it's nothing a double cheese pizza couldn't solve.

[Claude]

Thank you for not noticing how I dated myself by saying "pajama party."
They're called "sleepovers," dude.

As far as Shipwreck goes, jeez, anything that pierces the bubble of Ryder Cup pomposity is fine with me.

[Insidey]

Still NO IDEA what the heck this is all about. Why was Shipnuck blocked by the Pavins? (I didn't even realize you could do this on Twitter). What did he write that ruffled their feathers? They will be blocking a few writers if they're this thin-skinned. I don't recall a word he wrote in print that could have offended...was it something he posted on Twitter? If so, what was it, specificially? Stooopid stuf.