tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post111652136326200091..comments2024-03-15T23:25:52.517-07:00Comments on the joy of sox: G40: Athletics 13, Red Sox 6allanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-1116607471079729482005-05-20T09:44:00.000-07:002005-05-20T09:44:00.000-07:00I wasn't implying that he didn't pitch well that d...I wasn't implying that he didn't pitch well that day. (And I was a Yankees fan at the time - as I was for nearly 30 years - so I wasn't just being anti-Yankee.) <BR/><BR/>I do remember Wells making quite a public stink about the Cleveland fans, on post-game interviews, pre-game before his next start, etc.<BR/><BR/>He's a big crybaby with a bad back (which maybe wouldn't be so bad if he dropped 30 or 50 lbs). It's hard to respect an athlete who takes such little care of himself. <BR/><BR/>He's been washed up for several seasons. He hasn't stayed healthy in years, so I don't know why he would now.laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-1116606025886876112005-05-20T09:20:00.000-07:002005-05-20T09:20:00.000-07:00Wells is a selfish baby with a rubber arm. IF he s...Wells is a selfish baby with a rubber arm. IF he stays healthy he will win big games for you, if not he can be a cancer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-1116600943534862462005-05-20T07:55:00.000-07:002005-05-20T07:55:00.000-07:00All I said is he was upset, and had the right to b...All I said is he was upset, and had the right to be. It was almost 7 years ago, so maybe my memory's wrong, but I certainly don't remember him "whining" and "crying to the media" as you say. Instead he said, "There was a lot of negative stuff out there...people talking about your mom. I don't appreciate stuff like that." I'm pretty sure that was all he said (okay, later he called Cleveland fans "idiots", but that's a statement of fact, not an opinion).<BR/><BR/>As for L-girl's saying he was unable "to handle fans yelling 'yo mama' insults at him": sorry, <I>he won the game</I>. 7.1IP, 3ER, 11K, 1BB. <BR/><BR/>You are all blowing this way out of proportion: he made a couple offhanded comments after a very well-pitched game, and you call him out for whining to the media. <BR/><BR/>Look, as I said in my initial post, I don't like the guy either. I can't even believe I'm spending time <I>defending</I> him. And I totally agree that his whole "biker" persona is just an act, swallowed whole by the sports media. But you can't just embellish old stories to prove your point.Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16528300608952663063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-1116597487465960692005-05-20T06:58:00.000-07:002005-05-20T06:58:00.000-07:00"I seriously hope you don't think he was being a b..."I seriously hope you don't think he was being a baby for being upset at that."<BR/><BR/>I think he was being a <I>huge</I> baby to be upset at that! Fans are ragging on him and he whines to the media, this big tough-guy rebel. <BR/><BR/>If Wells can't handle fans yelling "yo mama" insults at him, his skin is a tad thin for professional sports.laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-1116533119240827112005-05-19T13:05:00.000-07:002005-05-19T13:05:00.000-07:00I'm right there with you. Don't want us to make ...I'm right there with you. Don't want us to make fun of your mom? There's an easy way to fix that: Don't be such a douchebag and we won't have any reason to question her abilities, Dave.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-1116528350605929652005-05-19T11:45:00.000-07:002005-05-19T11:45:00.000-07:00Running out and making this quick:Yes, he was bein...Running out and making this quick:<BR/><BR/>Yes, he was being a baby. That's what I meant. He can be upset, but don't go crying to the media about how mean those big bad Cleveland fans were.<BR/><BR/>Did he think they'd wanna discuss politcs with him in the bullpen? It's the playoffs, of course they're gonna try to get under his skin.<BR/><BR/>Wells portrays himself -- and gets portrayed -- as a big tough guy who likes his music loud and his beer cold. And his mother hung out with bikers (Hell's Angels?).<BR/><BR/>At the time (1997?) I said that if his mother was still alive and heard how thin-skinned her son was acting, she'd have slapped him silly.allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-1116522042789111382005-05-19T10:00:00.000-07:002005-05-19T10:00:00.000-07:00Okay, I generally agree with you on Wells, but you...Okay, I generally agree with you on Wells, but your "making fun of his mommy" comment is just unfair. Try "making jokes about his late mother, who had passed away the previous year". There's a difference there. I seriously hope you don't think he was being a baby for being upset at that.Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16528300608952663063noreply@blogger.com