11.27.2007

Letter to Leonard Shapiro

Sent today at 15:54PM
mailto:badgerlen@hotmail.com


Mr. Shapiro -

I recently came across an article you wrote about the late Sean Taylor. You accused him of "disrespecting Hall of Fame coach Joe Gibbs by not showing up for mandatory offseason workouts and never calling to explain why..." in your piece. As a graduate of the University of Miami, Mr. Taylor attended offseason workouts in Miami along with a number of former UM players, including Ray Lewis and Jeremy Shockey. Coach Gibbs did state at the time that he wondered why Mr. Taylor hadn't contacted him, but later stated that he understood the reason and was OK with it.

Also, I find it interesting that, as a reader of The Washington Post both in print and online, I've never read an opinion column that you wrote before today. Highly dubious of you to call Michael Wilbon a "colleague" no?

Along with being a dubious contributor to the publication (you don't even have a Washington Post email address, evidently), your Post online pictures allows one to discern that you are also fat and bald, as well.

Regretfully,

Dr. Chewbakka
New York, NY