The Beatnik

From The Rogue's Baseball Index

The Beatnik is that particular brand of baseball reporter who despite the high-speed nature of Internet sports coverage, always seems to get the scoop, massaging personal connections and old-fashioned nose-to-the-grindstone reporting to come up with the story before everyone else. The Beatniks have a certain aura about them, that they'll always know the score before anyone else. As much buzz as the bloggers stir up, it's still The Beatnik who gets the story that the bloggers can sling around the web.

Prominent Beatniks include:

• Peter Gammons
• Buster Olney
• Ken Rosenthal