Rod Marinelli Calls Out Rob Parker

by Sean Yuille on Dec 22, 2008 5:50 PM EST in News Comment 12 comments

Rod Marinelli discussed Rob Parker today and had nothing but bad things to say about him. Marinelli's comments are below, and they prove that he obviously doesn't have any respect for Parker, which contradicts Parker's column in the Detroit News.

“I just think, anytime you attack my daughter, I got a problem with that — in a room of stink, and as a man, and it was premeditated,” Marinelli said. “I think there’s something wrong with that, yeah.”

Marinelli said Parker had crossed the line “big time.”

Parker’s column in today’s editions of the News also offered an apology to Marinelli. Marinelli said he had not read the column, had not spoken with Parker, did not wish to speak with Parker and did not accept an apology.

First things first, props to Marinelli for going after Parker and not accepting his apology. Many times in a controversy the person at fault will put their tail between their legs and offer an apology that is almost always accepted. For a change, though, Marinelli isn't having any of it and seems like he couldn't care less about what Parker has to say now.

Also, I find the fact that Marinelli hasn't talked with Parker since the question to be very interesting. Let's go back to what Parker said in his column today.

In fact, after the news conference, I approached Marinelli at the podium. He tapped me on the side of my leg and said he'll see me (at today's presser).

Once a liar, always a liar. Just like in the past, it has basically been proven that Parker is absolutely full of it. Like I speculated earlier today, Marinelli doesn't respect Rob Parker. In fact, it seems that he now despises him. Again, I never thought that Parker could come out of this looking worse than he did last night, but he definitely does right now. Instead of writing a column that was all about himself and how Marinelli supposedly likes him so much, Parker should have manned up and admitted he made a mistake and left it at that.

I really hope the Lions revoke Parker's press credential, because even I am not allowed access to the team. If I was, you can bet I would never say something that dumb, and I'm not even a journalist. Regardless, at the end of the day this all comes back to the fact that the Detroit News is still employing this joke of a columnist. They need to man up and fire him; otherwise, Parker will continue to make a fool out of himself and the paper.

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Ha! Got this out

while I was writing my post. I’ll delete it.

Good for Marinelli. I agree with you as well, Sean. Revoke his credentials permanently.

"It's probably similar to being in New York City and having a cab driver behind you and you're driving too slow. It's not the most pleasant thing."

Barry Sanders, on what defensive backs who played against him compared him to.

by Jettero2112 on Dec 22, 2008 5:57 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Seriously

I love how the Lions deny me because I write a blog. What does Parker do? He writes a column each week about how a coach should be fired and comes to the pressers and asks dumb questions. He has less credibility than my dog for crying out loud.

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by Sean Yuille on Dec 22, 2008 5:59 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I don't understand why teams

won’t give press credentials to bloggers. There are a lot of them (especially on SBNation) who do a much better job than the ‘main-stream’ media. I believe it will eventually happen as newspaper circulation continues to drop and more and more people get their news online.

I’d rather my dog had press credentials than Parker. He’s a total jerk and not someone who I can ever read again because of his complete disregard for the truth and also his complete lack of class.

"It's probably similar to being in New York City and having a cab driver behind you and you're driving too slow. It's not the most pleasant thing."

Barry Sanders, on what defensive backs who played against him compared him to.

by Jettero2112 on Dec 22, 2008 6:08 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Parker is a moron. He has spent the entire year trying to get a rise out of Marinelli in every presser, just so he can have something interesting to write about in his column. Granted, he’s not the only one who has been trying, but he has consistently badgered Marinelli with pointed questions, and finally he went to far.

Why would the Lions deny you a press pass? They suck, and you are one of the few people (even online) who bothers to write about this sorry team. You would think they would be a little more accomodating than that. But I guess that’s the way this team is.

Plus, you probably have a much bigger readership than Parker. Seriously, I don’t know a single person who reads the Detroit News. And in March, basically every Detroit writer will only be online. So will the Lions revoke all their passes then too?

by The Prodigy on Dec 22, 2008 6:18 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Most NFL teams deny bloggers because they are just that: bloggers

It is quite ridiculous considering people like Parker are allowed access, even though he does no real work and is a total jackass.

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by Sean Yuille on Dec 22, 2008 6:54 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

You have tons more credibility than Rob Parker

I live in Dallas, but I lost any respect for Rob Parker that I may have had to begin with. Last summer when Barry Bonds was trying to pass Hank Aaron’s home run record, Hank Aaron had said the he wasn’t going to attend Barry’s games as he was attempting to break his record. Rob “A$$ Clown” Parker was on First Take with Skip Bayless he had the audacity to state Hank Aaron was a coward for not showing up to Barry’s games. Hank Aaron a coward? A man that dealt with death threats and severe racism as he was attempting to break the most hallowed record in sports(according to the media)? I wasn’t really a fan of Rob’s work before that comment, but after that comment, I held him in the same regard that I hold someone like Skip Bayless(who I can’t stand). Then week after week he ask stupid question after stupid question and to top it off he brings in Coach Marinelli’s family? My question is who is the coward now? He wouldn’t ask Rod a question like that in the parking lot. As as said in comment title section, you have more credibility than Rob Parker. That guy is a jerk and I hope someone checks his you know what soon.

"....It is more about them than it is about the team. Cannot play with them. Cannot win with them. Cannot coach with them. Can’t do it. I want winners!" - Mike Singletary

by DennardC on Dec 22, 2008 6:49 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Agree

He has lied, said things like Aaron being a coward, said the racist thing about Kevin Love and Tyler Hansbrough not succeeding in the NBA because they are white, and now the Rod Marinelli thing. How many chances does this guy get?

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by Sean Yuille on Dec 22, 2008 6:55 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I just got a response from my e-mail to the Detroit News

Jeff,

Thanks for taking the time to share your concerns about Rob Parker’s question to Coach Rod Marinelli at the Lions postgame press conference Sunday.

I agree that the question was inappropriate and falls short of meeting the professional standands The Detroit News expects of its journalists.

Rob says the question was not meant as a personal slight but was an attempt to bring humor to an otherwise downbeat news conference. His attempt failed.

Rob apologized for his actions in Monday’s newspaper.

I assure you that the editors of The News are taking this situation seriously and are dealing with it in an appropriate manner.

Ruben Luna
Sports Editor
The Detroit News
(313) 223-4642
ruben.luna@detnews.com

By dealing with it, I assume he means sweeping it under the carpet. Parker’s poor and insincere apology wasn’t accepted by Marinelli and the national press is eating him alive for the comment. They are proving my point, classless entity, just like Parker.

"It's probably similar to being in New York City and having a cab driver behind you and you're driving too slow. It's not the most pleasant thing."

Barry Sanders, on what defensive backs who played against him compared him to.

by Jettero2112 on Dec 22, 2008 7:31 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Haha

I got the exact same response. Wow.

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by Sean Yuille on Dec 22, 2008 7:41 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Here's the response I sent.

I was pretty pissed and probably should have waited a bit before I responded.

By saying you are “dealing with it in an appropriate manner” I must assume that you mean sweeping it under the rug. Mr. Marinelli did not accept Rod Parker’s apology and from what I can tell, half the items in Parker’s apology column were fabricated and never happened. Just like his total lack of class in comments about Hank Aaron, Tyler Hansbrough and Kevin Love (among others), Parker once again wields his incompetent journalistic abilities by making more useless comments to one of the classiest guys in the NFL. Step up and do what’s right for a change. This guy has no business as a reporter for the Detroit News or anyone else. The national media is ripping him apart and agrees with your readers. The guy doesn’t deserve, yet again, another chance. At the very least, his press credentials for the Lions should be revoked.

Sincerely,

Jeff XXXXXXXX

"It's probably similar to being in New York City and having a cab driver behind you and you're driving too slow. It's not the most pleasant thing."

Barry Sanders, on what defensive backs who played against him compared him to.

by Jettero2112 on Dec 22, 2008 7:49 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Nicely done

Although I’m sure all you’ll get is a response that has been sent to everyone else.

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by Sean Yuille on Dec 22, 2008 9:01 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

You were wrong about one thing Sean

By keeping this site up and running, you are a journalist, every bit as credible as the guys who do it for a living, and even more credible than some cough*Parker*cough.

by ReichardZ on Dec 23, 2008 11:10 AM EST reply actions 0 recs