tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post363638734870439421..comments2024-03-15T23:25:52.517-07:00Comments on the joy of sox: Youkilis Is Sick Of The Mediaallanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-37542611794021045132009-08-28T01:15:43.986-07:002009-08-28T01:15:43.986-07:00I think Youk's complaints have some merit. Lo...I think Youk's complaints have some merit. Look at how the writers handled the Jim Rice vs Derek Jeter issue: They couldn't WAIT to run to the NY clubhouse to get Jeets' reaction. Talk about fabricating a story out of whole cloth. And to anyone in Boston, has Dan Shaughnessy EVER been anything but a seer with endless tales of woe and doom? Honestly, I've been a hardcore fan for most of my life (I'm 43 and I got hooked in '75, watching Fred Lynn tag a 3-run homer against the Reds) and I understand our collective pessimism, it's an integral part of the communal psyche. At least we're happy some of the time...Shaughnessy is NEVER happy. If the Red Sox bring the guy THAT much misery, why doesn't he turn in his media credentials and engage in some Leo Buscaglia hug-therapy? Fer Pete's sake...give it a rest Dan, you whiny pessimistic mope.Dean Gosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05227710479588860809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-6710982069386444122009-08-26T14:19:44.253-07:002009-08-26T14:19:44.253-07:00Maybe this is closed-minded of me, but whenever I ...<i>Maybe this is closed-minded of me, but whenever I see or hear someone claiming that "player x has no heart" I immediately write off everything else they have to say. It just strikes me as the height of arrogance to claim that you know what goes on inside another person's brain, or what degree of pain another person is feeling.</i><br /><br />Excellent comment.laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-17378738934963735052009-08-26T14:13:45.077-07:002009-08-26T14:13:45.077-07:00just the comments on boston.com are full of extrem...<i>just the comments on boston.com are full of extreme, irrational and often hateful opinions.</i><br /><br />Papa Sime, I don't doubt your observations of the Boston sports milieu, I'm sure you're right on target.<br /><br />However, the comments section of every major media site is full of extreme, irrational and often hateful opinions. <br /><br />In Canada, where discourse tends to be more moderate than the US, it's the same way. The comments section are dominated by viscious, extreme, irrational vitriol. Always best ignored, although sometimes that is difficult to do.laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-75628892276491336072009-08-26T14:11:12.247-07:002009-08-26T14:11:12.247-07:00I'm willing to accept that there's an anti...<i>I'm willing to accept that there's an anti-Milton Bradley conspiracy out there.</i><br /><br />I'm pretty sure there is.laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-80387156348071235472009-08-26T12:08:21.291-07:002009-08-26T12:08:21.291-07:00I agree with SoSHer Razor Shines:
"Maybe thi...I agree with <a href="http://sonsofsamhorn.net/index.php?s=&showtopic=48862&view=findpost&p=2531893" rel="nofollow">SoSHer Razor Shines</a>:<br /><br />"Maybe this is closed-minded of me, but whenever I see or hear someone claiming that "player x has no heart" I immediately write off everything else they have to say. It just strikes me as the height of arrogance to claim that you know what goes on inside another person's brain, or what degree of pain another person is feeling.<br />Usually, J.D. Drew is a great litmus test to separate rational fans from the braying jackasses. But, Kevin Youkilis is just as good here. He has been, without a doubt, the best player on this team over the past 2 years. If you find yourself focusing on his equipment throwing, bitching about strike calls, or the one time in his professional career that he charged the mound, it's time to reassess your priorities. Maybe this whole "Red Sox fan" thing isn't for you."<br /><br />****allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-22874515755962511722009-08-26T11:20:39.492-07:002009-08-26T11:20:39.492-07:00living in boston - it really can be suffocating. i...living in boston - it really can be suffocating. i dont listen to weei much but it is really absurd how crazy some people get about everything. just the comments on boston.com are full of extreme, irrational and often hateful opinions.<br /><br />i also think the red sox get a ton of coverage on espn/sportscenter - and they are one of the guiltiest parties when it comes to sensationalizing sports, creating controversies, and leading the public opinion's towards being outraged.papa simehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09232956725670309779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-45412534738417725232009-08-26T09:48:08.273-07:002009-08-26T09:48:08.273-07:00Gotta share a troll moment!
Our mostly recently b...Gotta share a troll moment!<br /><br />Our mostly recently banned Yankee fan thinks it's <b>pathetic</b> how, after our win last night, a few of us switched over to watch the ninth inning of the Rangers/Yankees game and posted about it.<br /><br /><i>That's</i> pathetic, but a Yankees fan visiting a Red Sox blog and typing out a comment (a comment he knows will be tossed in the trash) about how silly Red Sox fans are for paying attention to another team -- well, that's perfectly normal. Hoooo-kay.allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-49684694040948005222009-08-26T09:46:18.519-07:002009-08-26T09:46:18.519-07:00Also: I always kind of liked Milton Bradley, until...Also: I always kind of liked Milton Bradley, until I read that his favorite book was the Fountainhead, Then I read <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/blog/big_league_stew/post/Answer-Man-Milton-Bradley-talks-labels-torn-AC?urn=mlb,95797" rel="nofollow">this</a> interview.<br /><br />Q: Who introduced you to Ayn Rand's "The Fountainhead"?<br /><br />MB: I never read that. Somebody wrote that it was my favorite book. I never even read it [laughs].<br /><br />Which is really strange. Why would someone make that up, except to make him look like a bad guy? I'm willing to accept that there's an anti-Milton Bradley conspiracy out there.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14670045693768623299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-16128813633914617312009-08-26T09:42:05.520-07:002009-08-26T09:42:05.520-07:00SoSHer JohnnyTheBone:
I heard John Dennis mention ...SoSHer JohnnyTheBone:<br />I heard John Dennis mention on the crossover that Youk was under the impression the article would be about him switching back and forth from first base to third base. He's surprised the article came out the way it did, apparently.<br /><br />My reply:<br />Yook's been here how long? And he doesn't know CHB's m.o. by now?<br />Any Red Sox player who has been here more than two days should know to either ignore CHB or answer his questions with a "Yes" or "No" or "I'm late for an appointment, sorry, gotta run".allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-2713313966917031152009-08-26T09:39:41.108-07:002009-08-26T09:39:41.108-07:00James: You should have agreed to fight him.
His r...James: You should have agreed to fight him.<br /><br />His replies to any emails are all very consistent -- always smug insulting. Though I have sent him a couple of emails, but he has never replied.allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-18094292141408240852009-08-26T09:33:38.572-07:002009-08-26T09:33:38.572-07:00I don't really care one way or the other if Yo...I don't really care one way or the other if Youk said this, as long as he keeps mashing.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14670045693768623299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-16516360514011621922009-08-26T09:32:33.391-07:002009-08-26T09:32:33.391-07:00Speaking of cool story, remember me telling you ab...Speaking of cool story, remember me telling you about one of my dad's coworker's sons buying Pedroia and "someone else" a beer in Washington?<br /><br />The "someone else" was Beckett.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14809080115678512743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-6717457527536289742009-08-26T09:24:46.809-07:002009-08-26T09:24:46.809-07:00he accused me of (I swear to god) living in my mom...<i>he accused me of (I swear to god) living in my mom's basement and never having been to a baseball game</i><br /><br />Leave it to CHB to resort to cliches and personal attacks! <br /><br />Cool story.laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-63124112663771287652009-08-26T09:20:45.139-07:002009-08-26T09:20:45.139-07:00I hope Youk did say these things! He's already...I hope Youk did say these things! He's already one of my favorite players and I agree with everything he says here. <br /><br />So many sportswriters are just utter clueless sensationalistic assholes and play to the lowest common denominator of fairweather fan. It's absolutely true.Iridescencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08013729213264992061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-29880241754098252232009-08-26T08:59:30.468-07:002009-08-26T08:59:30.468-07:00Shaugnessy challenged me to a fight once. I sent ...Shaugnessy challenged me to a fight once. I sent him an angry email about one of his columns, he accused me of (I swear to god) living in my mom's basement and never having been to a baseball game, and that I wouldn't say any of what I said to him in my email to his face, or he'd sock me.<br /><br />This was when I was working at Fenway and hadn't missed a game in about two years; and I told him as much. I also indicated that I didn't have any desire to fight him, but told me where I could be located and what I looked like. <br /><br />He was pretty gracious and reasonable then, he sort of apologized, and said that when he found some time he'd drop by and we could chat. He never came by, which is fine with me.<br /><br />It was really strange.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14670045693768623299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-60655390241824380832009-08-26T08:08:54.486-07:002009-08-26T08:08:54.486-07:00Can we please stop legitimizing Shaugnessy? Stop l...<i>Can we please stop legitimizing Shaugnessy? Stop linking, stop commenting on, stop reading his articles.</i><br /><br />I rarely link to anything with his by-line. I wish I could be 100% on this, but I cannot.<br /><br />I did not quote any of CHB's words in this post. I never read his usual columns, so they will never be discussed or noted here. (I saw these quotes in SoSH's media forum.) <br /><br />However, if Youkilis said these things, then they are worth noting and discussing, regardless of which mediot brought them to our attention.allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-22634871633335911662009-08-26T07:51:58.257-07:002009-08-26T07:51:58.257-07:00Trouble is, Tom, he's already legitimized by b...Trouble is, Tom, he's already legitimized by being such a visible prescence in the mainstream sports media. Debunking his (and other mainstream media) nonsense is an important part of what blogging can do.<br /><br />(I don't read him either - but I don't read any mainstream sports media.)laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-40556729808720730232009-08-26T07:48:56.603-07:002009-08-26T07:48:56.603-07:00Can we please stop legitimizing Shaugnessy? Stop l...Can we please stop legitimizing Shaugnessy? Stop linking, stop commenting on, stop <i>reading</i> his articles. <br /><br />Please?Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13642959051981803805noreply@blogger.com