Philadelphia Media Wars Have Gotten Increasingly Hostile: Jeff McLane and Les Bowen Threw Fists and Asante Samuel Chimed In

All, Media Gossip/Musings, NFL Jason McIntyre September 28th. 2011, 4:26pm

Ding! Ding!

Remember that “Mike Vick likely to play” story from Tuesday? It was penned by Jeff McLane of the Inquirer. A writer at the Daily News, Les Bowen, tried to mock McLane on twitter, claiming his story was poppycock. McLane exploded at him for being an “old hack and not “breaking a story in years.” [I can't get into all the minutiae; but Crossing Broad, which has been flooding the zone with coverage of this story, has everything, in case the best tweets were deleted.]

Today at practice, Bowen reportedly took a swing at McLane, and it cause such a ruckus that Asante Samuel was joking about it – loudly – in the locker room.

All that’s missing here is the Rocky music. [Samuel video via Crossing Broad]

Previously: The Eagles Asked CSN Philly to Keep a Writer Away from the Team, and CSN Philly Obliged

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40 Responses to “Philadelphia Media Wars Have Gotten Increasingly Hostile: Jeff McLane and Les Bowen Threw Fists and Asante Samuel Chimed In”

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sportsdork Says:
September 28th, 2011 at 4:29 PM
Oh man.
/applauding Asante
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sportsdork Says:
September 28th, 2011 at 4:31 PM
Following both McLane and Bowen on Twitter for a long time, I don’t think Bowen meant that initial comment about Vick starting as a personal jab at McLane.
It’s also not the first time McLane has had a temper tantrum on Twitter. At all.
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sportsdork Says:
September 28th, 2011 at 4:31 PM
Could be wrong about the first part, though.
4
Shatner, who blames the media for everything Says:
September 28th, 2011 at 4:31 PM
Oohhhhh Media Bitch Fights.
“MY stories get more pageviews!”
“Oh yea, well MY stories provoke more thoughts AND – AND – are more whimsical!”
5
spencer096 Says:
September 28th, 2011 at 4:32 PM
that’s funny stuff.
6
Shatner, who blames the media for everything Says:
September 28th, 2011 at 4:34 PM
Was that Les saying “What is he doing?”?
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Gerard Portmanteau Says:
September 28th, 2011 at 4:34 PM
Sounds even better than the Tracy Ringolsby/Mike Klis donnybrook in the Rockies’ press box a few years back.
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Broccoli Beef Says:
September 28th, 2011 at 4:37 PM
OT
If anyone wants in a hockey league with someTBL’ers there are still spots open..
League ID#: 5037
League Name: TBL League
/OT
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geoffreyvs is doing the Tomahawk Chop Says:
September 28th, 2011 at 4:38 PM
Stuart Holden is out for six months after doctors found further damage in the knee he had previously hurt. Dammit all.
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ATL_Badger Says:
September 28th, 2011 at 4:39 PM
donnybrook
love using that word in a sentence. gets the ladies hot.
/no it doesn’t
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MP Says:
September 28th, 2011 at 4:41 PM
Stuart Holden is out for six months after doctors found further damage in the knee he had previously hurt. Dammit all.
Terrible news for the US, and even worse for bottom-of-the-table Bolton.
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Broccoli Beef Says:
September 28th, 2011 at 4:41 PM
Stuart Holden is out for six months after doctors found further damage in the knee he had previously hurt. Dammit all.
Terrible news for him, and the ninja turtles.
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ms621 Says:
September 28th, 2011 at 4:41 PM
+1 to Asante.
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Billy Buckner Says:
September 28th, 2011 at 4:43 PM
This is glorious. All of it.
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johndewar Says:
September 28th, 2011 at 4:45 PM
I like McLane, but he has seemingly VERY thin skin.
Bowen has a long reputation in Philly of being pretty low key and fair (he was the Flyers beat writer for a long time before getting the Eagles beat).
Lighten up, Jeff.
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johndewar Says:
September 28th, 2011 at 4:46 PM
Following both McLane and Bowen on Twitter for a long time, I don’t think Bowen meant that initial comment about Vick starting as a personal jab at McLane.
That’s not Bowen’s style to do that. At all.
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traderjack21 Says:
September 28th, 2011 at 4:46 PM
Asante is the NFL’s Ryan Kesler?
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Wally's World Says:
September 28th, 2011 at 4:47 PM
Stuart Holden is out for six months after doctors found further damage in the knee he had previously hurt.
F. Stuart is the new John O’Brien. F.
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geoffreyvs is doing the Tomahawk Chop Says:
September 28th, 2011 at 4:47 PM
Stuart is the new John O’Brien.
I’m thinking the same thing and it makes me ill.
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captain_spalding Says:
September 28th, 2011 at 4:51 PM
Who’s the annoying Philly radio host who looks like the Most InterestingMan in the World guy? Howard something>
Beat the shit out of him.
21
Ty_Webb 1.0 Says:
September 28th, 2011 at 4:53 PM
PILLOW FIGHT !!!
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traderjack21 Says:
September 28th, 2011 at 4:54 PM
Who’s the annoying Philly radio host who looks like the Most InterestingMan in the World guy? Howard something>
Howard Eskin
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ms621 Says:
September 28th, 2011 at 4:54 PM
Any actual footage of the fight? I’d love to see how middle aged men who spend most of their time behind a computer fight.
/probably about as well as 28 year olds who also spend most of their day behind a computer.
//hangs head
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traderjack21 Says:
September 28th, 2011 at 4:54 PM
/passes ms621 a beer
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MP Says:
September 28th, 2011 at 4:54 PM
F. Stuart is the new John O’Brien. F.
Truth.
/vomits
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spencer096 Says:
September 28th, 2011 at 4:55 PM
Any actual footage of the fight? I’d love to see how middle aged men who spend most of their time behind a computer fight.
i bet they were both winded.
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ms621 Says:
September 28th, 2011 at 4:56 PM
/passes ms621 a beer
Much obliged.
/chugs
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Gerard Portmanteau Says:
September 28th, 2011 at 4:56 PM
And Bob Sanders has been placed on IR.
Somewhere, a certain ex-commenter sheds a single, meaningful tear.
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Billy Buckner Says:
September 28th, 2011 at 4:58 PM
Eskin came to my high school in South Jersey to hand out our All-Sports award our senior year to one of my classmates, in our school’s courtyard, like 15 of us stood in the hallway and booed Eskin, he stormed out, refused to come back to HMHS ever again, and called us all classless. Needless to say, it made our day.
Eskin is a troll.
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TexansFan Says:
September 28th, 2011 at 4:59 PM
And Bob Sanders has been placed on IR
hilarious
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ms621 Says:
September 28th, 2011 at 5:00 PM
Somewhere, a certain ex-commenter sheds a single, meaningful tear.
When did he become an ex-commenter?
32
wilhelmreems Says:
September 28th, 2011 at 5:04 PM
And Bob Sanders has been placed on IR
the real start of the football season is when Bob Sanders has his first injury.
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sportsgal116 Says:
September 28th, 2011 at 5:04 PM
Bob Sanders and Mike Brown are kindred spirits.
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Gerard Portmanteau Says:
September 28th, 2011 at 5:07 PM
When did he become an ex-commenter?
Oh, he might not be, I just don’t see him around here much these days.
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jb49ers Says:
September 28th, 2011 at 5:07 PM
And Bob Sanders has been placed on IR
hilarious
Played against the Chargers on Madden 12 and he got injured during the first quarter.
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arkbadger Says:
September 28th, 2011 at 5:11 PM
Played against the Chargers on Madden 12 and he got injured during the first quarter.
that’s some realistic shit.
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ATL_Badger Says:
September 28th, 2011 at 5:15 PM
h, he might not be, I just don’t see him around here much these days.
Speaking of… has there been a month-long clearance sale at the KC Banana Republic? Where’s jck49erfan been?
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FredSanford Says:
September 28th, 2011 at 5:17 PM
Anyone in the Philly area follow Marcus Hayes?
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Nada Says:
September 28th, 2011 at 5:19 PM
Would they be trading punches if it was the status of White Mike Vick that was in question?
/ Blondtroversy’d
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phillymantis915 Says:
September 28th, 2011 at 5:43 PM
Who’s the annoying Philly radio host who looks like the Most InterestingMan in the World guy? Howard something>
Eskin is a fucktard. He can go jump off the highest bridge. Asshole.
Where’s jck49erfan been?
Hopefully we don’t have to pour one out for him