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DOL vs Miko Grimes: When Tweetin' It Real Goes Wrong.
by Duff_Man on Aug 2, 2011 2:41 PM EDT
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Anyone read the online AJC Sports section this morning? If you did, you may have come across this article. In it, DOL hypothesizes that Brent Grimes may be thumbing his nose at $2.61 million...yadda, yadda, yadda. He also took a small (what I consider) shot at Grimes' Pro Bowl visit last year. Maybe I am wrong, but go and read it for yourselves because we have bigger fish to fry here.
Apparently Brent wasn't really happy about the tone of the article and went to everyone's favorite soapbox: Twitter. Here is what he had to say:
"@AJCFalcons stop trying to paint me in a negative light... I can't practice until the 4th, you don't know what I have going on right now"
@AJCFalcons like I said you dont know wht i have going on. Just dont try & make me out as not appreciating wht the Falcons have offered me
Innocent enough in my book. Beat writer gets under a player's skin a little, player gets miffed, speaks his piece, and that's that. He pretty much went to "Shark Week" and baby poop commercial posts after that. Brent gets over it, moves on and DOL lives to fight another day....UNTIL...
Remember the time when suckas and hatas blatantly forgot about Dre? Well DOL could never have expected what was about to happen. DOL made a critical error...he forgot about MIKO.
For those not in the know, Miko is Brent Grimes' wife/manager. And anyone familiar with her Tweets knows that there ain't no future in your frontin' and there CERTAINLY ain't no shame in her game. The Twitter fury that was unleashed by Miko was like watching a Chuck E Cheese girl fight give birth to a 2 Live Crew album. Cover your ears if you feel the need, because this just went from "mild beef" to "INCREDIBLE ROUND-HOUSE FACE PUNCH OF AWESOME".
Initially, Miko had expressed mild displeasure with the article:
@iHeartMiko: I cant WAIT to get in the house & on my computer! Im about to light a fuckin match under Bedwetter's ASS! U fucked ...
@iHeartMiko: I let hella shit slide in the past but u fucked up this time! U dont know SHIT but ur raggedy ass mouth is always open!
DOL...U fucked. And as Brent's manager (!), Miko wanted to make sure that DOL knew their finances are under control and Brent is happy with a 1st round tender (an unusual leverage ploy):
@iHeartMiko: Ayo bitchass @ajcfalcons u better listen up and listen good u fucking idiot! My husband is NOT holding out! If he were ID REPORT IT, not u!
@iHeartMiko: my husband is VERY appreciative of a 1st rd tender! As his wife, I want him to get a contract extension but he just wants 2 play
At this time, she felt that DOL needed to know that she remembers last year:
@iHeartMiko: @ajcfalcons i let u slide last yr when u tried to said Smitty blamed him for bad D b/c i thought u were retarted & didnt know any better.
And then IT GOT REAL:
@iHeartMiko: @ajcfalcons All the people that did sign their 1 year deal or whatever they got are bored or jacking off like YOU DO every night u LOSER!
@iHeartMiko: @ajcfalcons I cant wait for him to report to camp because Im gonna find your stupid ass and tell u exactly what i think of you TO YOUR FACE!
Then it got laughably ironic:
@iHeartMiko: @ajcfalcons how the fuck did you get your job anyway? you're illiterate! you have a speech impediment! your UGLY! and your DUMB as hell! SMH
@iHeartMiko @Ajcfalcons they need to give me YOUR DAMN JOB! Id be better at it and I wouldnt report LIES or shit I had no clue about, unlike YOU!
Then it got manic:
@iHeartMiko: #AnywayDoe... How is everybody doing today? :)
@iHeartMiko: @Shantigo Lol yes, me and @LilBGrimes20 are doing well thanks for asking! :)
This was the eye of the storm. Everything was steady on the waters until DOL decided to respond. Bad move.
@AJCFalcons: is standing TALL in the pocket! Ignoring the foolishness.
Oh god...
@iHeartMiko: then ignore yourself u fucking IDIOT! report the TRUTH u bitch! RT @AJCFalcons is standing TALL in the pocket! Ignoring the foolishness.
@iHeart Miko: Funny thing is...i REALLY let this bitch @ajcfalcons slide so many times last year. Not this year! Im on your ASS u BITCHASS MF'er!!
@iHeartMiko: and @ajcfalcons knows EXACTLY who i am too and u better run fat boy! And dont try speaking to my son anymore! He dont fuck with u either!
@iHeartMiko: @ATLFalCANsChick yeah with his hand in his pocket jackin that little ass dick!
And Finally, THIS happened:
@iHeartMiko: I just called in to @2livestews and me and hubby are about to be on LIVE and put all this BULLSHIT to REST! Suck It Easy @ajcfalcons
Yes. She and Brent actually went on the Two Live Stews and lost very little steam in giving the unlistenable duo a curse-free recap of the day's Twitter events and just continuing to blast poor DOL. In keeping with the theme, Brent was toned down and level headed. Miko was, well Miko.
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That was unbelievable
And judging by Jeff Schultz’s latest Tweet, it isn’t dead yet.
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It got much worse yesterday ...
when D-Led enlisted the help of Jeff Schultz, 790 The Zone and other Atlanta media. Now Schultz apparently refuses to let it go.
Clearly, this is a textbook example of media members wanted to have the last word.
I am so
incredibly happy I got to read the entire thread…I am not a twitter person, but this is just grand entertainment :)
Good post!
Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Don't teach a man to fish, and you feed yourself. He's a grown man. Fishing's not that hard.
And DOL comes back
With this. Jeff Schultz is now squarely in the middle.
In the interest of not becoming embroiled in this in any way, I’m not going to give an opinion.
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No kidding...
Duff’s recap was a work of art!
If it weren’t for the language, I’d say put this on the main page.
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you should make an “edited” version for the front page … just replace all the curse words with [bleep] or [explicitive]…… I wonder if it would still be readable?
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That gives me an idea.
If I have time tonight, i’ll see what I can do.
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Awesome Recap...
I second the motion that this was even better with your narrative, Duff.
Oh, and DOL is the worst.
"It's called Thanksgiving for a reason. If I can give and people thank me for it, that's kind of the thing that makes me feel great inside." - Dunta
funny stuff...
If you saw her picture you wouldn’t have thought this would happen.
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At one point, someone asked "How can this be fixed?"
At this point, nothing can be done. It’s out there. Repercussions will follow.
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Someone on the AJC just made a good point...
D Led better be careful. These guys on D are tight. If D Led starts making enemies, he is risking his access to more than just Grimes. Personally, I’d love it. Maybe AJC would have to hire a more competent writer. I vote Dave!
"It's called Thanksgiving for a reason. If I can give and people thank me for it, that's kind of the thing that makes me feel great inside." - Dunta
by TomQ on Aug 2, 2011 3:50 PM EDT reply actions 3 recs
and they should fully fund his relocation while they are at it
Atlanta wants you, Dave
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by MentallyMIA on Aug 2, 2011 4:29 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
It's gotta buy me dinner first
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by Dave Choate on Aug 2, 2011 4:52 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I'll buy you dinner...
Get your ass down here :)
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That didn't work out too well for Snelling...
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This
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by Caleb Rutherford on Aug 2, 2011 6:21 PM EDT up reply actions
WOW
Seems like a bit of an overreaction to some speculative journalism. The guy is just doing his job. If you don’t like it, don’t read it.
Hope there isn’t any backlash over this.
He is a disgrace to a beat writer!
I hope he is gone! No depth and substance in what he writes.
It's all about Process...
by Vishnu_falcon on Aug 2, 2011 8:13 PM EDT up reply actions
No disrespect to you...
But I disagree with the whole “if you don’t like it, don’t read it” line of thinking. It’s the major newspaper in our state, which guarantees pretty good access to the Falcons players and staff. D. Led wastes that access with his lame reporting. So, I could either not read it at all, or I could read it, be disappointed, and complain loudly and hope that he’s ultimately replaced by someone who will do a better job. Sorry if that makes me sound like a jerk, but I just know that the AJC could do better, and D. Led is just in the way of that happening.
"It's called Thanksgiving for a reason. If I can give and people thank me for it, that's kind of the thing that makes me feel great inside." - Dunta
That's fine, no harm done
I really don’t read his articles that much anyway, so I don’t have a good grasp of his work. But regardless of his talent as a writer, it was pretty classless to attack him like that, and use that language. There is a better way, and it reflects on Grimes negatively whether we like it or not.
From my standpoint, it didn’t seem offensive enough to get the reaction it did. It wasn’t a positive piece by any means, and it did paint the picture that Grimes may be holding out for a good contract. But in the last few days I’ve seen media report much more aggressively and harshly towards players who may be or are holding out.
I don’t want to cast a bad picture on Grimes because of this, because I like the guy. You can’t not have respect for him. An undrafted kid from a small school who gets selected to a pro bowl. But the reaction comes off as very defensive, and makes me wonder what is rally going on.
by Whyte Bler 000 on Aug 2, 2011 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Good points...
I hesitate to judge Miko for that. It was definitely harsh, and she would probably agree in hindsight. The fact is, the article made it seem like Grimes was being greedy, and there really wasn’t any evidence to support that claim. Implying that someone is greedy could rightfully be considered a personal attack. If someone attacked my wife’s character, I only hope I would have the balls that Miko had to call them out and let ‘em have it. Of course, I probably wouldn’t do it via Twitter, but I think I’d let them know in no uncertain terms what I thought of them.
I’ll admit, I was quick to side with her on this one based on my already well established disdain for Ledbetter.
"It's called Thanksgiving for a reason. If I can give and people thank me for it, that's kind of the thing that makes me feel great inside." - Dunta
Well said, Tom
There was NO EVIDENCE – no sources, no quotes, no anything – other than D-Led’s own assumptions and speculations. That is what many people had a problem with. He claims he was just stating the facts and doing his job; well, let’s see some sources for some of those statements.
Again, D-Led is the same one who reported before training camp, again without quotes or sources from anyone, that Grimes had signed a contract.
No problems, I may have come off as defending him more than I intended
I have no respect or expectations from MOST media anyway, so things like this do not surprise me.
I think it would be best for all sides to just stop, and forget this ever happened.
by Whyte Bler 000 on Aug 3, 2011 5:52 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I think you are right!
I doubt either side will forget it, but they should probably let it go, at least publicly.
"It's called Thanksgiving for a reason. If I can give and people thank me for it, that's kind of the thing that makes me feel great inside." - Dunta
Classless to attack?
I assume you saw D-Led’s tweet about “standing TALL in the pocket”? Clearly that was a shot at Brent Grimes’ height. Later D-Led tweeted about Jamaal Anderson signing with another team and threw in, “He was always respectful to the media.”
D-Led has done his share of attacking. So has Jeff Schultz, who referred to Mrs. Grimes as a “nutjob” in one of his tweets.
He wasn't "just doing his job"
His speculation was not based on sources or quotes from anyone.
Let’s not forget this is the same guy who incorrectly reported, again without quotes or sources, that Brent Grimes had signed prior to camp starting.
This is the same guy who was tweeting at training camp about looking for Kim Zolciak.
Let's look at it this way...
Falcons have resigned basically all of their core players (except Snelling and Grimes). We know Snelling is flying around the country looking for a starting role. That’s not news. These guys get paid to come up with “stories” to draw in readers. Since we haven’t heard anything about Grimes, he could be considered the hot target.
From a logical standpoint, Grimes was participating in Ryan’s minicamp, so he was around and not injured. He has not signed his tender, or obviously he would be on the sidelines with the other free agents. Now we have to look at why he didn’t sign his tender. It’s pretty reasonable to assume that he wants a long term contract and some financial and job security. It’s not a bad thing.
Was his article the best, no. Could he have called Grimes and tried to get his side, hindsight is 20/20, so yes. What happened afterwards when the shit hit the fan is what strikes me as odd. There were a million better ways that all parties could have handled this situation.
Grimes could have called him to set the story straight, could have tweeted DOL to call him for the real story, could have just ignored him, etc. His wife could have done the same. But instead we got a defensive reaction from Grimes, and a shit storm from his wife. And now both sides battling it out.
The reaction that took place, makes me think that DOL actually hit the nail on the head, and they did not want to let the story get out, for worry that he may be viewed negatively by the fans and his teamates. Look at the attention Desean Jackson is getting, I wouldn’t want that either.
So yeah, I think DOL is right, but it’s not the whole story. Obviously there is nothing wrong with wanting some financial security, because any day it could be your last in this league. I think both sides need to chill out and move on. Maybe DOL should setup an interview with Grimes and actually get his side of the story, as a way to make up for it. And Grimes should accept because what his wife did was wrong.
And this comes from my view on the media. I don’t have high expectations because they are getting paid to write stories that will bring in readers, so something controversial or something that could flare up emotions is actually good to them.
Wow that was long…
by Whyte Bler 000 on Aug 3, 2011 6:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Interesting perspective.
Although Miko did tweet that Brent will report tomorrow.
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Good to hear
we can finally put an end to this.
by Whyte Bler 000 on Aug 3, 2011 11:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Wow
Poor D.Led. He should just issue a retraction/apology now.
On the internet, controversy = traffic = ad revenue.
So, this whole ordeal is likely beneficial for the AJC. I’m just concerned about what TD & Blank’s reactions might be…
I found this hilarious
because I love nothing more than public meltdowns and I wondered about D’Led’s bringing this up after Grimes had already stated that he would be in camp on Thursday and D’led had already reported that.
A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones that need the advice.
Didn't expect this
It definitely got out of hand fast. I think both sides are at blame. I think titling an article “Brent Grimes turning his nose up at $2.61 million?” is kind of asking for it. And although Miko went a little overboard, it’s ok because she isn’t a professional writer. DOL is.
Suck it easy, #AJCFalcons. Hilarious!
I wish my wife could defend me like that.
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by JoshChildressAfroIsCure4Cancer on Aug 2, 2011 6:19 PM EDT reply actions
I think I know what I want to say
but I’ll pull a Dave. I’m keeping quiet.
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by Caleb Rutherford on Aug 2, 2011 6:21 PM EDT reply actions
If I may
DOL is not quallified for his position and he F’d with the wrong B.
Rule #1: Double tap.
by Ball Hawk on Aug 2, 2011 6:56 PM EDT via mobile reply actions 2 recs
Wow...
This is hilarious. DOL probably should be quiet, but so too Miko. I know it’d be tough to have someone talk about your relative in a negative manner. I think that DOL should have tried to contact Grime-y to get the real story, rather than speculate. No chance of that happening now I guess…
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This isn't the first time, Grayson
D-Led reported prior to camp that Brent Grimes had signed a new contract. That report had no quotes or sources. As we all know, that was also incorrect.
Yea True
Apparently he also said the Falcons had no shot of keeping Clabo and that he was gone. Guess he missed that one too.
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Wow.
Great job, Duff! Hilarious stuff.
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The entire problem was D-Led "hypothesizing"
Brent Grimes is not at camp; that’s a fact. Grimes has not signed; that’s a fact. Grimes can’t practice until August 4; that’s also a fact.
Everything else was simply speculation and “hypothesizing” on D-Led’s parts with no quotes, sources or anything. I personally believe the post portrayed Grimes in a negative light. D-Led did all this speculating after Grimes has repeatedly stated publicly that he will be at camp on August 4.
Then D-Led refused to let it go, continuing his own shots at Brent and his wife on Twitter through the night. He tweeted congratulations to Jamaal Anderson on signing, adding in “he was always respectful to the media.”
Let’s not forget D-Led was also the one who reported – on ajc.com and Twitter – prior to camp that Grimes had signed a new contract when, truth be told, he had not.
The fact that Jeff Schultz has continued to stir the pot this morning is bad too.
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Come on DOL
Pick up a phone before you start throwin people under a bus.
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Sparkplug?
Blasting cap more like it.
A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones that need the advice.
And this is why there's fact-checking
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