Jerod Morris
Encyclopedia
Jerod Morris is a 2004 graduate of Indiana University
and the Founder and Managing Editor of the Midwest Sports Fans
blog
.
about Raúl Ibáñez
entitled "The Curious Case of Raúl Ibáñez: Steroid Speculation Perhaps Unfair, But Great Start in 2009 Raising Eyebrows." The article was quickly picked up by John Gonzalez of the Philadelphia Inquirer and Ibanez responded, "You can have my urine, my hair, my blood, my stool - anything you can test."
Following the editorial rebuttals, ESPN
's "Outside the Lines" picked up the story and showcased Morris, John Gonzalez and Ken Rosenthal
. Although Morris's article was not intended to be accusatory of Ibanez, the debate on the invisible lines for bloggers and mainstream media
remains.
Indiana University
Indiana University is a multi-campus public university system in the state of Indiana, United States. Indiana University has a combined student body of more than 100,000 students, including approximately 42,000 students enrolled at the Indiana University Bloomington campus and approximately 37,000...
and the Founder and Managing Editor of the Midwest Sports Fans
Midwest Sports Fans
Midwest Sports Fans is a weblog, which was launched by Jerod Morris in August 2008. The site primarily focuses on professional and college teams and athletes relevant to the Midwest....
blog
Blog
A blog is a type of website or part of a website supposed to be updated with new content from time to time. Blogs are usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in...
.
Controversy
In June 2009 Morris made national news when he posted a blogBlog
A blog is a type of website or part of a website supposed to be updated with new content from time to time. Blogs are usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in...
about Raúl Ibáñez
Raúl Ibáñez
Raúl Javier Ibáñez is an American Major League Baseball outfielder.Over his career, Ibáñez, who did not make 500 plate appearances until the age of thirty, has batted .280 with 377 doubles, 252 home runs and 1054 runs batted in over sixteen Major League seasons...
entitled "The Curious Case of Raúl Ibáñez: Steroid Speculation Perhaps Unfair, But Great Start in 2009 Raising Eyebrows." The article was quickly picked up by John Gonzalez of the Philadelphia Inquirer and Ibanez responded, "You can have my urine, my hair, my blood, my stool - anything you can test."
Following the editorial rebuttals, ESPN
ESPN
Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
's "Outside the Lines" picked up the story and showcased Morris, John Gonzalez and Ken Rosenthal
Ken Rosenthal
Kenneth H. Rosenthal is an American sportswriter and reporter.Rosenthal has served as lead field reporter for Major League Baseball on Fox since 2005...
. Although Morris's article was not intended to be accusatory of Ibanez, the debate on the invisible lines for bloggers and mainstream media
Mainstream media
Mainstream media are those media disseminated via the largest distribution channels, which therefore represent what the majority of media consumers are likely to encounter...
remains.