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There is a lot of debate in media circles over the use, and over-use, of unnamed sources—when it’s appropriate to grant anonymity, how it affects a story’s credibility, and how best to weigh access with accountability. This, from the Boston Globe’s account of Rob Gronkowski’s party cruise, justifies the entire practice:
“Am I having a good time? Oh my God, yes! Although I kind of don’t remember last night. I might have blacked out,” said a Framingham woman who identified herself as “There’s absolutely no way I’m telling you my name.”
The Gronk cruise is back in Miami this morning after a weekend in the Bahamas, so expect to see a flood of reporters’ accounts from the boat. Judging from Twitter this weekend, I think half the people there were reporters. Judicious use of expense accounts, honestly. But it’s a very big boat, and the Globe story reveals that more than two thirds of people on board had no idea it was a Gronk cruise until they showed up:
There were also plenty of cruisers who had no idea that good-time Gronkowski was among them. The Norwegian Pearl holds more than 2,300 passengers, but only 700 of them were part of Gronk’s cruise. The rest thought they were on the boat for an ordinary vacation to the Bahamas.
Non-Gronk fans interviewed said they were unfazed by the shenanigans; in fact, some of them enjoyed the additional color.
Visiting from Atlanta, Sue Fritz was on board with her husband and mother-in-law and admitted she wasn’t too interested in sports. “I’ve been telling my husband, ‘John, take a picture!’ ” Fritz said Friday afternoon. “Hey, the more drunk people there are to laugh at, the better for me.”
(In our work chat room, Drew is truthering the idea that this was indeed a Gronk cruise if he didn’t have the whole ship. “Kid Rock’s boat was ALL Kid Rock.”)
Anyway, please enjoy some sights and sounds of the Gronk cruise.
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He's white and he does well on the field so the NFL won't care. He's also lucky he's big, quick and can catch, but all that partying catches up fast and he'll burn out and end his career soon but I don't think he cares. If he was a gymrat he might be the GOAT of all receivers but he isn't planning for the long term.
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Seriously, I thought it read GROINK cruise.
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Seriously, I thought it read GROINK cruise.
LOL.
Me too.
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Seriously, I thought it read GROINK cruise.
Ha, yeah. I half way expected to open this thread, and find he was on a prison barge, or got arrested and tossed in the brig on a cruise ship or something.
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He's white and he does well on the field so the NFL won't care. He's also lucky he's big, quick and can catch, but all that partying catches up fast and he'll burn out and end his career soon but I don't think he cares. If he was a gymrat he might be the GOAT of all receivers but he isn't planning for the long term.
He already is an All-time great.
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Seriously, I thought it read GROINK cruise.
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he's always down at fort myers beach. his mom lives up the street near judge judy.
seems like a good guy. FOX 4 always sends the hottest reporter to interview him on the beach. He always throws around a football and hits on the chick. Happens annually lol. Saw him once at the lani kai, he was getting mobbed by everyone.
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He already is an All-time great.
They say that because he's playing but if he stopped tomorrow they'd forget about him. The man that was on the way. He's physically gifted for sure but take it from me how that partying catches up to you fast and hard.
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Groink Cruise:
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Groink Cruise:
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LOL!
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He hasnt murdered anyone or beat up women, so NFL can feck off...
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Groink Cruise:
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Groink Cruise:
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He'd add a little diversity to that situation. :)
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Groink Cruise:
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I read about the cruise. Sounded fun as hell.
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I read about the cruise. Sounded fun as hell.
Doesn't look too fun
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I read about the cruise. Sounded fun as hell.
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Gronk is a great player. But I predict some sort of trouble in his future. Probably some chick claiming she was raped or something. Never ends well for attention whores.
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He'd add a little diversity to that situation. :)
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Probably racist judges is the true explanation to that pic
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They say that because he's playing but if he stopped tomorrow they'd forget about him. The man that was on the way. He's physically gifted for sure but take it from me how that partying catches up to you fast and hard.
I think his legacy would actually grow if he retired tomorrow. Gronkowski has, quite frankly, changed the way coaches use TE's in their offensive schemes. You have to admit that you can't name a tight-end, with maybe Winslow being the exception, that does much of anything better than Gronk. I agree with you 100% with the partying, but at this point it seems like it should have already caught up to him. He's not exactly a fresh on the scene guy anymore and is closing in on 30 years old.
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Apparently Gronk told a couple he would pay $10 grand if they banged in each other in the crowd. Really dude? This guy is a prison cell waiting to happen. He'll be cuffed with the Arm Don Groink within 5 years...
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/rob-gronkowski-offers-couple-10k-bang-cruise-ship-article-1.2539223
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Groink Cruise:
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He's white and he does well on the field so the NFL won't care. He's also lucky he's big, quick and can catch, but all that partying catches up fast and he'll burn out and end his career soon but I don't think he cares. If he was a gymrat he might be the GOAT of all receivers but he isn't planning for the long term.
He parties in the off-season, who cares. By all accounts he's focused on his craft during the season. It's the accumulated injuries that'll end his career early, nothing else.
A healthy Gronk in his prime is far and away the best TE to ever play, no player heretofore has managed to excel at both blocking and receiving the way he has. But it's incredibly unlikely that he'd be able to match the incredible longevity of Gonzalez or even Gates, and neither of them were half the blocker Gronk is
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I mean look at him destroy Terrell Suggs with a chip block
And thats a 260lb former DPOY
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Seriously, I thought it read GROINK cruise.
Same here - thong mind control is a lethal force.
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Same here - thong mind control is a lethal force.
The Groink cruise is him and the other orange jumpsuit fellas cruising down the highway, picking up the trash. Then they cruise on back to prison in a green school bus.
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he's a beast. parties a lot in Ft myers beach. hits on EVERYONE. Test levels may be a little assisted. Hits on reporters while on the air.
can't blame him lol