From left to right, it’s New York Mets’ David Wright, American Idol winner David Cook and American Idol’s Carly Smithson.
The Idols got to join in batting practice with the New York Mets who enjoyed a victory today thanks to a David Wright home run.
They defeated the Padres 5-3.
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Disaster strikes!
The main story is featuring “House.” Yes, it’s a popular show and I watch it. But, it’s one of those show that has a very narrow group of fans. And, I had to read the line twice to get what the editors were talking about.
Pasetsky’s Cover Critique
Globe offers its readers a strong cover this week featuring Ted Kennedy.
People are still shocked by his diagnosis and with the big cancer initiative in the news, this cover is very timely.
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After watching the finale last night, I have to admit that I wasn’t surprised by the results.
There’s been a ton of reports that suggested that American Idol producers wanted David Cook to win the show.
And it’s not hard to see why. He’s extremely talented and marketable. He also appears to be a genuinely nice guy.
American Idol needs a big star to keep the show going. Current winners haven’t been as marketable or that successful compared to early winners like Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood.
If you watched the critiques after each one of David Cook’s performances, they were definitely a bit harsh on Cook. If you’ve watched Idol historically, you know that the American public often favors the contestant that the judges bash. Did the judges critique Cook more harshly because they thought that that would help him? I definitely think that was part of the plan.
What do you think?
P.S. David Archuleta is as talented as David Cook - but he’s not as mature professionally as Cook. But in the end, I predict Archuleta will have a much bigger career.
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After what seems like an eternity, we have the two finalists for the 2008 American Idol competition.
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