"Two longtime staples of the sporting palaver industry, Dave Newhouse, most notably of the Oakland Tribune, and Carl Steward of the Bay Area News Group (everything in the East Bay that isn't Oakland, essentially) both passed within a few days of each other. They were regulars on people's porches and laptops and in press boxes across the various area codes for many years, as well as admired colleagues and worthwhile companions."
"Now Ostler has been at this dodge for most of his adult life, which, given that he just passed his double natural birthday is more than half a century. He has been much lauded in that time, winning the California Sportswriter of the Year award 13 times, or once every four years, give or take; being only 13 behind him in that category, we can only assume this is a good thing, provided there was also cash involved."
"In other words, none of his admirers get it. At all. In short, the guy started out with game, has had game the whole time along, and has game now. And we completely get his decision to call it a day."
The San Francisco Bay Area sports journalism community recently experienced significant losses with the deaths of Dave Newhouse from the Oakland Tribune and Carl Steward of the Bay Area News Group within days of each other. Both were respected figures in local sports coverage for many years. Additionally, longtime Los Angeles Times and San Francisco Chronicle columnist Scott Ostler announced his retirement, an announcement that colleagues and readers are reportedly greeting with misunderstanding. Ostler has maintained a distinguished career spanning more than fifty years, winning the California Sportswriter of the Year award thirteen times. Despite his accomplishments and continued quality work, his decision to retire is being met with what the author suggests is inappropriate sentiment from those who admire him.
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