By David Scott
Boston Sports Media Watch

UPDATE: As I expected, it’s a lot harder to get away from this space than anyone can fathom.

I think both of the week’s posts were relevant and newsworthy. I was honestly a bit surprised at how underplayed the Comcast K.O. of CN8 was and not just because I have friends over there. But the lack of play lends credence to the insignificance of the network in the New England Region. It was strongest (but by no means powerful) in Philly and D.C. and that’s where it will remain in some re-configured alignment.

Anyways, I’d encourage you to keep following the Simmons story and continuing the discourse that has been mostly sensational from both sides of the Simmons fence. [One kind commenter insists that the wife has left me. I only wish I had one in the first place who could have left me. But thanks for the tarot card reading, fella.]

There is also the matter of ex-Pat cheerleader, Caitlin Davis that has been elevated from a TMZ story to one that could potentially wind up on CNN, if not America’s Most Wanted.

So, until broken news needs fixing again, it’s back to the Shanty’s bunker for us. Thanks for your continued patronage. . .

We know we say it regularly and then never follow through, but we really and truly need to get away from this blog for the sake of our “real life” projects. If I’m doing what I’m supposed to be and progressing as I need to, my visits to these parts will be infrequent.

It’s become apparent in the process of writing my first book that I get too distracted by all things under the Scott’s Shots purview. I have no idea how to break that habit but I know a good place to start will be to put this labor of love I like to call a “sports media column” on the shelf. There’s a lot swirling right now at The Shanty and the bottom line is that I have the opportunity to let book-writing be my full-time job for the next half-year and I don’t want the regret of having a non-revenue generating endeavor (Shots) hinder a family feeder (a motivational book with Memphis basketball coach John Calipari titled “Bounce Back”).

I hope you understand and appreciate your support. A couple a months of solitude and we’ll be back at you before the year evaporates.

David Scott writes from a seaside shanty on the shores of Hull, Mass. and can be reached at shotsATbostonsportsmediaDOTcom.

Scott’s first book, with Memphis Coach John Calipari, is scheduled for release in the Fall of 2009.