After nearly three years in the making, ESPN has finally launched “The Undefeated,” a sports and culture website geared toward African-Americans (www.theundefeated.com).  It’s been only a few days, but the early returns, for me at least, are extremely positive.  I thoroughly enjoy the site – everything from the look, the content and especially, the voices.  I encourage you to check it out, if you haven’t done so already. That said, I have a beef with a piece written by J.A. Adande on the issue of quote-fixing – whether journalists should be in the business of cleaning up quotes from athletes.  The basis of the story is the flap between Houston Astros centerfielder Carlos Gomez and Houston Chronicle columnist Brian T. Smith.  In a recent article, in which Smith was critical of Gomez’s poor play, Gomez was quoted as saying: “For the last year and this year, I not really do much for this team. The fans be angry. They be disappointed.” Gomez and others criticized Smith, with Gomez stating that he believes the columnist intentionally tried to ridicule him.  The paper has since issued an apology to Gomez.  Adande believes no apology was necessary. Said Adande: “Since when should journalists […]