David Freese had the most clutch hit in World Series history, hitting a walk off home run in the 11th inning of Game 6 to send the 2011 World Series to a winner-take-all Game 7.
One is fact, one is opinion. They both talk about the same event, but one brings with it straight facts, while the other brings straight facts laced with irrelevant opinions. David Freese's home run is important. What Buster Olney thinks about David Freese's home run is meaningless. What David Freese did will forever remain in the annals of baseball lore. The video blog of what Aaron Boone thinks about it will float away into the outer atmosphere of the internet, never to be seen or heard from again.
Facts are more important because it is impossible for them to be biased. They ARE what happened, what was said, who said it, how it was said, and when it happened. Facts convict people in a court of law. Facts drive the price of gas. Facts are written in record books. Facts are what journalists report on and need in order to produce a story. Opinions are absolutely meaningless and are irrelevant in terms of journalism
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