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In May 2004 while traveling with the White Sox on a road trip to [[Toronto]], Cowley made disparaging remarks about the city of Toronto in a radio interview, calling it “nothing but a city in a third-world country.” <!-- bad link: [http://www.canoe.ca/Slam040509/col_elliott-sun.html] --><ref>http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/637097231.html?dids=637097231:637097231&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=May+12%2C+2004&author=&pub=The+Spectator&desc=Blue+Jays+battle+injuries+on+the+mound+and+journalist%27s+O+Canada+boycott&pqatl=google</ref> Subsequently during the series in Toronto, Cowley refused to stand for the [[Canadian national anthem]] prior to a game. [[Toronto Blue Jays]] president [[Paul Godfrey]] described Cowley as having “bad manners” and had letters of complaint sent to both Cowley and his publisher over the incident. <!-- bad link: [http://www.canoe.ca/Slam040511/mlb_tor3-sun.html]--> |
In May 2004 while traveling with the White Sox on a road trip to [[Toronto]], Cowley made disparaging remarks about the city of Toronto in a radio interview, calling it “nothing but a city in a third-world country.” <!-- bad link: [http://www.canoe.ca/Slam040509/col_elliott-sun.html] --><ref>http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/637097231.html?dids=637097231:637097231&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=May+12%2C+2004&author=&pub=The+Spectator&desc=Blue+Jays+battle+injuries+on+the+mound+and+journalist%27s+O+Canada+boycott&pqatl=google</ref> Subsequently during the series in Toronto, Cowley refused to stand for the [[Canadian national anthem]] prior to a game. [[Toronto Blue Jays]] president [[Paul Godfrey]] described Cowley as having “bad manners” and had letters of complaint sent to both Cowley and his publisher over the incident. <!-- bad link: [http://www.canoe.ca/Slam040511/mlb_tor3-sun.html]--> |
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Revision as of 21:57, 16 April 2010
Joe Cowley is a Chicago White Sox beat writer for the Chicago Sun-Times. Cowley, a graduate of Kent State University, served the same role for the Sun-Times' sister publication, the Tinley Park, Illinois Daily Southtown, for several years before being hired by the downtown paper before the 2006 season.
Cowley was one of the regular beat writers covering the White Sox during their 2005 World Series championship.
Cowley staged a successful battle against cancer in the winter of 2004-05.
He should not be confused with former White Sox pitcher Joe Cowley, who threw a no-hitter in 1986.
Controversies
In April 2010 on the White Sox road trip to Toronto he was arrested on Church St. for preforming felatio on a number of members of the biker community. In May 2004 while traveling with the White Sox on a road trip to Toronto, Cowley made disparaging remarks about the city of Toronto in a radio interview, calling it “nothing but a city in a third-world country.” [1] Subsequently during the series in Toronto, Cowley refused to stand for the Canadian national anthem prior to a game. Toronto Blue Jays president Paul Godfrey described Cowley as having “bad manners” and had letters of complaint sent to both Cowley and his publisher over the incident.
Cowley gained notoriety nationally when he admitted on Tuesday Nov. 21, 2006 on the Mike and the Mad Dog show, which is heard on WFAN New York, to be the only writer to vote Derek Jeter in sixth place on the American League MVP ballot. However, if Cowley had placed Jeter first on the ballot, Justin Morneau still would have won.
That was the second such incident for Cowley; after omitting Blue Jays players Carlos Delgado and Vernon Wells, two top-ten overall finishers, from his 2003 AL MVP ballot, the Chicago chapter suspended him from voting the next year. They accused Cowley of not voting seriously, saying he "embarrassed" the Chicago chapter of the BBWAA. [1]
In November of 2009, a Chicago White Sox fan blog posted a report that their sources had said the White Sox were having preliminarily discussions to acquire Adrian Gonzalez from the San Diego Padres in a three-way deal.[2] Cowley called the blogger a "trekkie turned blogger" who wrote from his basement.[3] Cowley occasionally mocks SoxNet.net on Twitter and on the radio from time to time.[4] Cowley's initial mocking prompted a response from the SoxNet.net blog calling his attacks "unprofessional, offensive, and completely inappropriate".[5] Cowley replied, but SoxNet.net opted not post his reply, calling Cowley's initial attack "mature" compared to his response[6].
External links
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- ^ http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/637097231.html?dids=637097231:637097231&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=May+12%2C+2004&author=&pub=The+Spectator&desc=Blue+Jays+battle+injuries+on+the+mound+and+journalist%27s+O+Canada+boycott&pqatl=google
- ^ http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/soxnet/2009/11/report-sox-pads-angels-talking-three-way-deal-involving-konerko-gonzalez-and-prospects.html
- ^ http://twitter.com/cst_sox/status/5797014574
- ^ http://twitter.com/cst_sox/status/9834657199
- ^ http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/soxnet/2009/11/soxnet-responds-to-cowleys-attacks.html
- ^ http://www.soxtalk.com/forums/index.php?s=&showtopic=75263&view=findpost&p=2044566