Farewell to Jennifer Langosch

[Kipper]

The new guy is Tom Singer https://twitter.com/#!/Tom_Singer He is from the 'Burgh, but has written all over the place; I used to read him when he wrote for the L.A. Herald-Examiner.

Here's his latest blog post: http://tomsinger.mlblogs.com/2012/01...-to-potpourri/

...and his first one concerning the switch between him and Jen: http://tomsinger.mlblogs.com/2012/01...lo-pittsburgh/

According to Jen, the switch will be on Jan. 21st. I will miss her, as she always did a credible job on the Bucs' beat. I think youse guys are gonna like Singer, though.

Good links. He's certainly old but with age like his he comes from that school of journalism/writing that you don't see anymore, certainly not from anyone who started writing in the past 20 years or so. He seemed to have more "writer" in him whi9ch should be interesting or is interesting because a "beat" reporter often times is more fo a reporter and re-capper not so much an overly opinionated columnist.

It will probably take Singer a little time to build his contacts and good ol' boy bona fides with the people who count in Burgh ball, so I hope we are gentle through spring training and beyond. I also liked Jennifer. She was, for me, in that small group of go to guys just behind DK - and Kipper, of course.

People go to me for the same reasons they go to a toilet

[Steelreign]

Amigo -

Singer's pretty much an "old-timer," one who's been around the block more than a coupla times. He's originally from the 'Burgh (check out the blog posts I linked up above...), too - there's that...

I think everyone's gonna be pretty happy with his coverage - if the stuff I used to read in the L.A. Her-Ex is any indication - he's fair, and also not afraid to call "bull****" when he sees it, but as the beat writer for MLB, there isn't going to be a lot of negative stuff, just as with Jen.

Cool, But does he look as good as Jennifer?

[cocktailsfor2]

Cool, But does he look as good as Jennifer?

Hahaha!

I guess that all depends, doesn't it?

[Steelreign]

Hahaha!

I guess that all depends, doesn't it?

yes it does. for me it's a resounding NO

[exNCite]

Hahaha!

I guess that all depends, doesn't it?

Where's Les when you need him?

[cocktailsfor2]

Where's Les when you need him?

HAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!