tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post115558616914029404..comments2024-03-28T04:28:17.379-07:00Comments on the joy of sox: What's New With Slappy McBluelips?allanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-1155752451250296892006-08-16T11:20:00.000-07:002006-08-16T11:20:00.000-07:00He wears a protective blue lip gloss:By pulling of...He wears a protective blue lip gloss:<BR/><BR/>By pulling off the ball slap on Bronson Arroyo, theb ridicule began, in earnest;<BR/><BR/>He did this in Yankee Stadium, because he believed in his mind, that he had protection there, through their raucous, often-unruly fan base.Michael Leggetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07987710950659331609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-1155597309198550492006-08-14T16:15:00.000-07:002006-08-14T16:15:00.000-07:00During the 2004 season and playoffs, his lips alwa...During the 2004 season and playoffs, his lips always looked blue. <BR/><BR/>Various lipstick jokes were made at SoSH, but once the ALCS was over, then the "Mc" nickname took over.allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-1155595640967720592006-08-14T15:47:00.000-07:002006-08-14T15:47:00.000-07:00Oh sorry, I misunderstood your question. His lips ...Oh sorry, I misunderstood your question. His lips sometimes look very purple-y. I don't know why, but they do sometimes look kind of blue-ish. As far as I know, there's no other implication.laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-1155595459072578112006-08-14T15:44:00.000-07:002006-08-14T15:44:00.000-07:00Right, but what's blue about his lips? What's the ...Right, but what's blue about his lips? What's the implication there?Zenslingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06040836002694584468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-1155594313482395092006-08-14T15:25:00.000-07:002006-08-14T15:25:00.000-07:00Where did this "Bluelips" nickname come from, anyo...<I>Where did this "Bluelips" nickname come from, anyone? I find it kind of disturbing. </I><BR/><BR/>After The Slap, someone (a blogger, I guess - Redsock might know) called A-Rod "Slappy McBluelips". It was when everyone was being called Something McSomething. Our man Redsock couldn't get over it. <BR/><BR/>And to think I used to love him. (Alex, I mean, not Redsock.) Back in his Seattle days. Talented, gorgeous, and he seemed so sweet and humble. Now he just seems like a huge jerk. <BR/><BR/>I never cared how much money he made - I used to defend him all the time about The Contract. I'm all for athletes making as much money as they can. <BR/><BR/>I can understand Yankee fans disliking him. He doesn't even seem like he's part of the team - more like an entity to himself, a solo act.laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-1155592318628907212006-08-14T14:51:00.000-07:002006-08-14T14:51:00.000-07:00The Slap: I agree it was instinctual in that it wa...The Slap: I agree it was instinctual in that it was unplanned, but there's a reason why it's not done. It's wrong. It's illegal. I mean, how many infielders have you seen deliberately trip baserunners? Was it any less outrageous of a thing to do?<BR/><BR/>And that moment feeds into what a lot of people dislike about the image he projects. Hardworking, determined in a bland and annoying single-minded way. The ambition, the can't-lose attitude that drove him to become a great athlete seems to be the same thing that made him reach out and slap that ball out.<BR/><BR/>He's disliked the same way Tom Cruise is disliked, I think. The guy's very good at what he does, doesn't seem to have any humility, is overconfident to the point of being just...a prick.<BR/><BR/>Now, a lot of baseball stars have these traits, but -- I don't know, to me he just seems to personify them. And the money's a huge reason why he's disliked around the league and booed in Yankee Stadium. People, in some weird way, want their money's worth. There's prestige in making more than anyone else, but it also makes you stick out a bit.<BR/><BR/>Can't say it's right, and I have no idea how he would have worked out a Red Sox, but -- sure, I dislike him. He might be a good person in real life, who knows? But the slap's a concrete reason in my mind.<BR/><BR/>Where did this "Bluelips" nickname come from, anyone? I find it kind of disturbing.Zenslingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06040836002694584468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-1155589007920633082006-08-14T13:56:00.000-07:002006-08-14T13:56:00.000-07:00i don't really get the whole arod thing, from any ...i don't really get the whole arod thing, from any angle.<BR/><BR/>i don't get why sox fans hate him. i mean, yeah, he's a yankee, but the vitriol directed at him goes above and beyond any other yankee. it's not his fault he didn't come here in that trade. and as for the slap play, it was nothing more than an instinctive reaction by a player who knew he was about to make an out in a key situation.<BR/><BR/>i also don't get the bile coming his way from the ny fans and writers. the guy has put up pretty much exactly the numbers you would expect of him in his time in ny.<BR/><BR/>is it because he's paid so much? so are the rest of the yankees. i mean, seriously, is a guy who makes $12M/year supposed to be seen as a working class hero next to a guy who makes $25M?<BR/><BR/>do they think his job is to single-handedly carry the yankees to a world series win? anyone who thinks that knows next to nothing about baseball.<BR/><BR/>i just don't get it. i'm almost starting to feel bad for the guy.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16463392372184352163noreply@blogger.com