Pitarresi: A little more civility needed

A while back I wrote a little bit about the lack of civility on the part of sports fans.

 

On talk shows. In blogs. In conversation.

 

Lot of good that did.

 

I had a call on my message function today. The guy was upset by something we did or didn’t do. Actually, we did it the day before he was looking for it. He just didn’t see it.

 

Okay. If we are guilty, I don’t mind the criticism. But the language he used in denouncing us was beyond the pale. I tried calling him back, but he’d called from work and already was gone.

 

Two things:

 

If you’re upset with me or the sports department or the newspaper, okay, but if you are going to leave messages with extreme language, be man enough to leave your name, too. I’ve already got your number.

 

And, can we all just tone it down a little?