sportswriter

One time, a teenage girl, writing for her high school newspaper, was roughly shunted aside by the sportswriter pack before a Cincinnati Reds game.

Twenty-three years of a smug, smarmy host, and a bunch of sportswriters desperate for sound bites and attention.

The idea that anybody would want to watch four full-of-it sportswriters from four different parts of the country spout their opinions in a chase for points was outlandish from the start.

Through 48 years of covering high school baseball in Southern California, watching so many prolific pitchers develop into legendary pro players has been one of the funnest parts of being a prep sportswriter.

The chip-in plays a prominent role in “Together We Roared,” a recently released autobiography by Williams and sportswriter Evin Priest about the caddie’s glorious run carrying the bag for Woods.