Sports staff walks at Globe-Democrat ...

Got a strange message last night in thru the Squirrel's email, purportedly from Globe sports editor Rob Rains:

Important announcement: The sports staff at Globe-Democrat.com has resigned, effective July 21, to pursue other opportunities.  We appreciate everyone’s patronage and support. We hope to be able to make an announcement soon about our future plans and continue to provide outstanding coverage of the St. Louis sports scene.

The message included an email addy that was kicked back more than once from Gmail.  And several calls to Globe HBMIC Dan Rosinato have gone unreturned.

Now, SBNation is reporting that it's a fact.

I'd heard for a while that there was something brewing, but I had no idea it was this serious.  Chances are excellent that the sports folks will show up enmasse at another website.

UPDATE:  Spoke with Rob Rains early this evening.  The staff is exploring options.  He promises to keep us posted.