tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24009374.post8227305094510475570..comments2024-03-09T08:46:07.595-05:00Comments on The Mighty Quinn Media Machine: When Bullpen Arsonists StrikeBklynSoxFanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17512844600688808055noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24009374.post-88330239901943329912007-10-15T22:58:00.000-04:002007-10-15T22:58:00.000-04:00aren't you glad that1. even though i was there i w...aren't you glad that<BR/><BR/>1. even though i was there i wasn't THAT kind of a fan<BR/>2. i wasn't there for the 11th?MAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01885175645572857558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24009374.post-54060667438547385572007-10-15T17:41:00.000-04:002007-10-15T17:41:00.000-04:00In baseball inexplicable things sometimes happen. ...In baseball inexplicable things sometimes happen. What in the world happened to Chuck Knoblauch when he joined the Yankees? How come Kenny Rogers was a bust for the Yanks, but a Tiger with the Tigers?<BR/><BR/>Gagne is a similar mystery. He was fine - until he came to the Sox. Because the Sox gave up something substantial for him, and because he has stunk out the place in his time with them, they are both in a situation where the free agent Gagne may be with them still next year! WHereas, had he been able to shine, he might be out the door.<BR/><BR/>The Sox can take their chances with him - next year. For the rest of the playoffs/series, he's probably used up his last chance. But I give Tito major props for setting the example and not kicking the guy when he's down. Pedroia, too, went out of his way to be a booster. Class acts. For now, though, putting Gagne back out there is NOT doing him a favor. His head is wired to fail right now. Whether that can be put right is a question for another time.Jeff Fariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311004609431680032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24009374.post-55278165692859427922007-10-15T15:52:00.000-04:002007-10-15T15:52:00.000-04:00Good post, Rob...No, there was no physical violenc...Good post, Rob...<BR/><BR/>No, there was no physical violence, as the Ortiz-signed bat and cricket bat were not needed.BklynSoxFanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17512844600688808055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24009374.post-28203483827086568632007-10-15T12:50:00.000-04:002007-10-15T12:50:00.000-04:00The Yankee goons were in there by chance, not to s...The Yankee goons were in there by chance, not to start trouble or be pains in the arses. My guess is they're part of the usual weekend B&T riffraff that infest the place every weekend all year. During the regular season and the off-season it's no problem, as the Sox crowd doesn't show up in such great numbers on the weekends.<BR/><BR/>But like a Catholic church on Easter, everyone who's evah been ta the nawth end suddenly becomes devout, and there's a culture clash between two groups, each of whom thinks they're on their home turf.<BR/><BR/>You won't have this problem during the week, only on Fri & Sat nights.<BR/><BR/>Did Chris hit anyone with an Ortiz-signed bat? I'd have liked to see that.The Angry Techhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09799679591328523909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24009374.post-89008436897820347182007-10-14T22:01:00.000-04:002007-10-14T22:01:00.000-04:00Fortunately, the times I've been there the crowds ...Fortunately, the times I've been there the crowds have been mostly well-behaved. I can only hope we won't see any more dustups in the near future.BklynSoxFanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17512844600688808055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24009374.post-56183054598773270452007-10-14T12:00:00.000-04:002007-10-14T12:00:00.000-04:00That's too bad about Thom's. Unfortunately it's t...That's too bad about Thom's. Unfortunately it's the reason I am avoiding it for the playoffs so far. I've seen too much of that behavior there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com