Working for a newspaper, this tale stings. Hopefully pointing it out will not swing bad karma the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's way.
The Colorado Rockies took on the Atlanta Braves on Friday in their home opener at Coors Field. In anticipation, the Denver Post published a story about the stadium on the cover of its Life & Culture section, featuring everything from the bag policy to the grass-fed Colorado beef served at a concession stand.
Unfortunately, the paper mistakenly ran a picture of Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia in print, an obvious error that was quickly pointed out on social media ... by many, many people.
"Due to a production error, an image of Citizens Bank Park ran in place of Coors Field on the cover of today's Life & Culture section," the Post wrote on Twitter on Friday morning.
"When we make a production error, it's a big deal. And I am sorry," added Dana Coffield, an editor at the newspaper.
The flub was "obviously a bad look," Post deputy sports editor Matt Stephens told Fox 31.
Making matters worse for Rockies fans Friday, the home team lost to the Atlanta Braves 8-3. Maybe they would have been better off playing in Philadelphia.
81's enough
The oldest usher in the major leagues is calling it a career after 81 years on the job.
The Pittsburgh Pirates announced Friday that 99-year-old Phil Coyne, who has been working home games for the organization since 1936, will not return this season. He turns 100 later this month.
Coyne's only sabbatical from the job was when he served in World War II.
He worked thousands of games for the Pirates through the decades, following along as the franchise moved from Forbes Field to Three Rivers Stadium to PNC Park. Coyne worked in sections 26 and 27 down the third-base line at PNC Park. The team gave him a No. 99 jersey with his name on the back last summer, and the Pittsburgh City Council designated Aug. 29, 2017, as "Phil Coyne Day."
Pirates President Frank Coonelly thanked Coyne for serving fans "with incredible grace and distinction" through the years.
The team plans to throw a party for Coyne and his family and friends April 27 to celebrate Coyne's 100th birthday.
Impressing a hero
Notre Dame guard Arike Ogunbowale will be remembered for years for what she did during the NCAA women's basketball tournament. In the Final Four, she sunk an amazing three-point buzzer-beater against UConn to send Notre Dame to the championship. And then in the championship game against Mississippi State, she did it again to give her team the trophy.
While Ogunbowale was visiting Ellen and being interviewed about her magnificent feats, she was surprised by a special visitor: her hero Kobe Bryant.
After she hit that game-winner against UConn, she said in a postgame interview that she channeled her inner Kobe and his "mamba mentality" when she went to make that shot. Bryant, though he's a big UConn fan, had to give her credit on Twitter.
Ogunbowale was stunned, but Bryant told her she had more work to do.
And Ogunbowale met that challenge. She personally helped seal up Notre Dame's championship victory.
"You gotta understand, that's like a picture-perfect moment," Bryant said on the show. "As a kid, you dream about '5, 4, 3, 2, 1' to win a championship -- and she actually did it."
SPORTS TRIVIA
In what year was the first baseball game played at Coors Field in Denver?
ANSWER
The Rockies played the New York Mets on April 26, 1995.
Sports on 04/08/2018