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Not sure how I feel about the abundance of booing tonight at the Stadium. I understand the need to boo Red Sox but boo them once...I don't know. Something about all this makes NY look bad and classless. Maybe I'm alone on this but at times it's embarrassing. You're supposed to be a fan of the American League here tonight. Don't get me wrong, die hard Yankee fan am I but this is too much.
dabomb2045
07-15-08, 10:11 PM
IIRC...Yankees players were booed at Fenway in 1999. And they also were booed somewhat at pretty much every ASG I've watched.
ngruz25
07-15-08, 10:12 PM
Why was Francona booed? The guy's been a class act, and went out of his way to cater to Yankees fans this weekend. The other stuff I just found kind of amusing, but Francona I thought was really low.
Booing is a sign of insecurity. Yankee fans wouldn't bother booing Red Sox if they were actually proud of the way their team has performed this season.
dabomb2045
07-15-08, 10:13 PM
Btw Drew was cheered when he homered
dabomb2045
07-15-08, 10:13 PM
Booing is a sign of insecurity. Yankee fans wouldn't bother booing Red Sox if they were actually proud of the way their team has performed this season.
Do you honestly believe Sox fans wouldnt be booing Yankees players if this game was in Fenway?
wang+cano=future
07-15-08, 10:15 PM
Boo'ing will always be a part of the game unfortunately.
Do you honestly believe Sox fans wouldnt be booing Yankees players if this game was in Fenway?
We were the bane of their existence for 86 years. Their whole team personality revolves around being scrappy, lovable tough-luck underdogs.
dabomb2045
07-15-08, 10:17 PM
We were the bane of their existence for 86 years. Their whole team personality revolves around being scrappy, lovable tough-luck underdogs.
Btw Drew wasnt booed. Its cuz he's actually a classy guy who just plays the game (at least it seems). Youkilis act of acting like a tough guy is annoying, Manny is Manny and Papelbon opens himself up to this with his comments. Do you expect him to not get booed when he makes comments about Yanks fans throwing batteries?
Btw Drew wasnt booed. Its cuz he's actually a classy guy who just plays the game (at least it seems). Youkilis act of acting like a tough guy is annoying, Manny is Manny and Papelbon opens himself up to this with his comments. Do you expect him to not get booed when he makes comments about Yanks fans throwing batteries?
The fans went overboard, it reflected poorly on the fanbase.
nhyankeefan
07-15-08, 10:19 PM
Why was Francona booed? The guy's been a class act, and went out of his way to cater to Yankees fans this weekend. The other stuff I just found kind of amusing, but Francona I thought was really low.
Yeah, Francona never should have been booed, he's treated the All Star Yanks very well this year. And IIRC, he did the same in 2005.
I fully expected and agreed with the booing of Papelbon in light of everything he has said and the fact that he makes such a spectacle of himself on the mound but not Francona, didn't expect that.
I'm a Sox fan, and I'll admit that Yankees would get booed at Fenway in an All-Star game, too. But that Papelbon booing was way over the top, in my opinion. Especially considering that Papelbon very specifically said Rivera should close the game, called him "Godfather," etc. I don't know what else he could have done to go out of his way to be respectful.
I did enjoy the "OVERRATED" chant as he got a swinging strike 3 though. :D
b_joseph
07-15-08, 10:40 PM
Booing is a sign of insecurity. Yankee fans wouldn't bother booing Red Sox if they were actually proud of the way their team has performed this season.HAHA..If we were 10 games up, we would still be booing.
Booing is a sign of insecurity. Yankee fans wouldn't bother booing Red Sox if they were actually proud of the way their team has performed this season.
Hey look everyone its Qbomb with a penis!
After the amount of trolling some of the Red Sox fans have done on this board during All Star Week, I can't muster up any sympathy
Brijd10
07-16-08, 12:17 AM
If you pay the money (especially for these tickets to an exhibition game) you are allowed to do whatever you want, within the rules obviously.
YanksFan1992
07-16-08, 12:29 AM
Booing is a sign of insecurity. Yankee fans wouldn't bother booing Red Sox if they were actually proud of the way their team has performed this season.
I couldn't disagree more.
Michigan fans will always boo Ohio State players no matter how their respective teams are doing, Rangers fans will always hate Celtic, and the Red Sox and Yankees fans will always hate each other no matter how each team is doing, like it or not.
NYYDragoon
07-16-08, 12:40 AM
Pap's series of comments and the aftermath earned him the reception he got. I saw no problem with the booing.
wang+cano=future
07-16-08, 12:50 AM
It kind of pisses me off that everyone is boo'ing JD w/ the MVP...He does deserve it after everything tonight........
Pap's series of comments and the aftermath earned him the reception he got. I saw no problem with the booing.
I just don't see what comments he made that deserve his reception. He wanted to close the game; all closers would want to. He made it clear that he thought Rivera was the one who should actually do it.
J.D. Drew was just booed as he received the MVP as well.
Casey at the Bat
07-16-08, 01:04 AM
I just don't see what comments he made that deserve his reception. He wanted to close the game; all closers would want to. He made it clear that he thought Rivera was the one who should actually do it.
J.D. Drew was just booed as he received the MVP as well.
Maybe they were saying "DREEEEEWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!"
I just don't see what comments he made that deserve his reception. He wanted to close the game; all closers would want to. He made it clear that he thought Rivera was the one who should actually do it.
J.D. Drew was just booed as he received the MVP as well.He looked all torn up about it.
C'mon, this is the Red Sox in Yankee Stadium. Get over it.
I'm actually more pissed at Fox for harping on Uggla's night at the plate and in the field. Give it a rest people! Like viewers don't know he's having a very bad day or something... sheesh!
TheoShmeo
07-16-08, 05:49 AM
It doesn't bother this Sox fan one bit.
I can't think of a rival fan base that would pass up the opportunity to let their rivals hear it, and whether Paps' comments were twisted by the media or not, the reception he got was predictable. (If they were made, threats to his wife are another story.)
And the stuff about booing the Sox is a sign of insecurity is ridiculous. I've been going to Sox-Yankees games at the Stadium regularly since 1994 or so, and the Sox have been booed lustily the whole time.
The Q Bomb
07-16-08, 06:29 AM
Not sure how I feel about the abundance of booing tonight at the Stadium. I understand the need to boo Red Sox but boo them once...I don't know. Something about all this makes NY look bad and classless. Maybe I'm alone on this but at times it's embarrassing. You're supposed to be a fan of the American League here tonight. Don't get me wrong, die hard Yankee fan am I but this is too much. Oh, I don't feel that way at all. I would have been very disappointed if the Red Sox players weren't roundly booed - what else would you have Yankee fans do? Also, I'm glad Papbelbon received the loudest boos - he likes to run his mouth and seems to court controversy - at least with The Yankees so good for him. It wasn't mean spirited booing - it was all in good, competitive fun, booing. I had no problem with it at all.
Reggie Smith
07-16-08, 07:37 AM
I just noted in the Red Sox Thread that I didn't have a problem with the booing...and I'm pretty sure the players didn't, either. It happens in all sports when rivals or common opposition get announced or whatever.
Most Red Sox players from what I saw just smirked. They had to know it was coming. As for Papelbon, he made his bed. He has to lie in it. He will either grow from it, or it will ruin him.
Workhorse
07-16-08, 07:39 AM
It doesn't bother this Sox fan one bit.
I can't think of a rival fan base that would pass up the opportunity to let their rivals hear it, and whether Paps' comments were twisted by the media or not, the reception he got was predictable. (If they were made, threats to his wife are another story.)
And the stuff about booing the Sox is a sign of insecurity is ridiculous. I've been going to Sox-Yankees games at the Stadium regularly since 1994 or so, and the Sox have been booed lustily the whole time.
Agreed.
I think most of the booing directed at the Red Sox is part of the rivalry and no big deal at all. In fact, if Yankees fans didn't boo the Red Sox players I'd feel kind of disappointed.
4bronxbombers
07-16-08, 07:42 AM
I just noted in the Red Sox Thread that I didn't have a problem with the booing...and I'm pretty sure the players didn't, either. It happens in all sports when rivals or common opposition get announced or whatever.
Most Red Sox players from what I saw just smirked. They had to know it was coming. As for Papelbon, he made his bed. He has to lie in it. He will either grow from it, or it will ruin him.
It bothered Papelbon. There's a whole article about it in the Courant. If anyone is interested I can post it.
YankeePride1967
07-16-08, 07:43 AM
It bothered Papelbon. There's a whole article about it in the Courant. If anyone is interested I can post it.
If Papelbon hates being booed, maybe next time he'll think before speaking.
4bronxbombers
07-16-08, 07:47 AM
If Papelbon hates being booed, maybe next time he'll think before speaking.
Agree however, I seriously doubt he learned any kind of lesson.
Reggie Smith
07-16-08, 07:49 AM
Yes, Papelbon aside. I noticed Youks & Pedroia with a slight smirk. Manny ran out there with his typical blank stare.
NYYDragoon
07-16-08, 07:58 AM
I think most of the booing directed at the Red Sox is part of the rivalry and no big deal at all. In fact, if Yankees fans didn't boo the Red Sox players I'd feel kind of disappointed.Thank you, and exactly.
It bothered Papelbon. There's a whole article about it in the Courant.Again, boo hoo. Maybe he should stop being a famous person then if he doesn't want a public reaction from his missteps.
Workhorse
07-16-08, 08:03 AM
Francona cracks me up.
All of the Sox were booed. "I learned two things," manager Terry Francona said of the parade. "They want Rivera to pitch, and I [stink]."
:lol:
pleasepassthesoup
07-16-08, 08:08 AM
Papelbon said he was angry because he and his pregnant wife, who is due on New Year's Eve with their first child, were booed and heckled as they rode in the All-Star Red Carpet Parade down Sixth Avenue in Manhattan.
"I felt like I needed to be in a bullet-proof car," Papelbon said.
"My wife told me she didn't feel safe," he said. "My wife just didn't feel comfortable, man, and she's pregnant with a [expletive] little baby ... It kind of [ticks] you off when your family gets involved, when you've got a [expletive] wife who's pregnant and doesn't feel safe riding in a red-carpet event.
From this, it doesn't sound like she was threatened. It more sounds like the crowd was yelling and, most likely, using quite a bit of foul language and it probably made her uncomfortable. I'm sure there are plenty of people that wouldn't "feel safe" if a giant crowd is booing and yelling things as you drive by. She was with her husband, so I have no doubt that the crowd's venom was directed at him.
4bronxbombers
07-16-08, 08:21 AM
Yes, Papelbon aside. I noticed Youks & Pedroia with a slight smirk. Manny ran out there with his typical blank stare.
With his hair flying all over the place. :lol:
Meecham4ever
07-16-08, 08:23 AM
It bothered Papelbon. There's a whole article about it in the Courant. If anyone is interested I can post it.
Please do if you get the chance....
when he was out there pitching, he looked oblivious to it, striking out two, etc...I figured he may have been on Valium or channeling Manny or something...he did a good job of hiding his anger.
4bronxbombers
07-16-08, 08:29 AM
Here's the article: Papelbon Angry Over Parade Boos
http://www.courant.com/sports/baseball/hc-papelbon0716.artjul16,0,6973551.story
b-ball-lunachick
07-16-08, 08:29 AM
I'm a Sox fan, and I'll admit that Yankees would get booed at Fenway in an All-Star game, too. But that Papelbon booing was way over the top, in my opinion. Especially considering that Papelbon very specifically said Rivera should close the game, called him "Godfather," etc. I don't know what else he could have done to go out of his way to be respectful.
I did enjoy the "OVERRATED" chant as he got a swinging strike 3 though. :D
so after this quote the day before the game, you were surprised:
"I'm really going to miss those guys down in the bullpen throwing AA batteries at me," ... "I'm really going to miss the people yelling at me. They'll probably just move right across the street"
I'm not surprised and you reap what you sow..
Meecham4ever
07-16-08, 08:34 AM
Here's the article: Papelbon Angry Over Parade Boos
http://www.courant.com/sports/baseball/hc-papelbon0716.artjul16,0,6973551.story
Thanks...
b-ball-lunachick
07-16-08, 08:36 AM
Here's the article: Papelbon Angry Over Parade Boos
http://www.courant.com/sports/baseball/hc-papelbon0716.artjul16,0,6973551.story
oh he was definitely pissed..even tried to get K-Rod to bite but no deal:
Papelbon insisted, "I said that I was pulling for Rivera to close the game." But then, pointing to Angels closer Francisco Rodriguez, who was sitting quietly in the locker next to his, Papelbon added: "I mean, I want to close the game, you think this dude here doesn't want to close the game?"
Rodriguez looked up and blinked but said nothing.
Mo didn't bite either:
Four lockers away, Rivera was sitting inside his corner locker. If he could hear Papelbon raising his voice, he didn't let on.
A little later, Red Sox hitting coach Dave Magadan came by and put a hand on each of .Papelbon's shoulders and quietly talked to him for awhile, suggesting he cool down
Papelbon nodded. Magadan left. "It just pisses me off," .Papelbon muttered again.
http://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball/yankees/allstar/ny-sppaps0716,0,3075947.story
great now booing is considered classless???? When did we become such a sissy fan base that we can't boo red sox players in YANKEE STADIUM.
CyYoung4Vazquez
07-16-08, 08:49 AM
Here's the article: Papelbon Angry Over Parade Boos
http://www.courant.com/sports/baseball/hc-papelbon0716.artjul16,0,6973551.story
I really didn't hear anything inappropriate. A few people Boo'd and I started a "Brett Gardner" chant. All in good fun. Does anyone really think his wife was threatened? Please.
4bronxbombers
07-16-08, 08:50 AM
I really didn't hear anything inappropriate. A few people Boo'd and I started a "Brett Gardner" chant. All in good fun. Does anyone really think his wife was threatened? Please.
I'm sure Papelbon is calling the boos threatening. What a horses ass.
Derek2HOF
07-16-08, 08:52 AM
Booooooo!!!!! Look it is all in good fun. Sox players get booed in the Stadium and Yanks get booed in Fenway. That is how it has been, is, and always will be. Francona actually had a grin on his face as he was being introduced. He knows the game. Most Yankee fans actually have respect for the man because he is a solid manager and good person.
NYYfan24
07-16-08, 09:00 AM
"My wife told me she didn't feel safe," he said. "My wife just didn't feel comfortable, man, and she's pregnant with a [expletive] little baby ... It kind of [ticks] you off when your family gets involved, when you've got a [expletive] wife who's pregnant and doesn't feel safe riding in a red-carpet event.
I would think his wife should get away from him for calling the baby and his wife an expletive! Geez! Talk about classless! :eek:
Any Sox player or fan who didn't expect (or was insulted by) that last night really needs a reality check. The boos are a badge of honor in the Bronx as far as I'm concerned. :D Smacks of "relevance" unlike ever before.
Reggie Smith
07-16-08, 09:21 AM
Any Sox player or fan who didn't expect (or was insulted by) that last night really needs a reality check. The boos are a badge of honor in the Bronx as far as I'm concerned. :D Smacks of "relevance" unlike ever before.
True. Ever hear Mario Mendoza get booed (except from his home team)?
Sports Goddess
07-16-08, 09:49 AM
From this, it doesn't sound like she was threatened. It more sounds like the crowd was yelling and, most likely, using quite a bit of foul language and it probably made her uncomfortable. I'm sure there are plenty of people that wouldn't "feel safe" if a giant crowd is booing and yelling things as you drive by. She was with her husband, so I have no doubt that the crowd's venom was directed at him.
Oh please - I was at the parade and yes, I booed the living daylights out of Papelbon (and Francona too). There was no threat anywhere. There were police everywhere and It was actually a very nice crowd of people and half of the people along the parade route didn't even know what the parade was for! I had people on both sides of me who didn't have a clue what was even going on. He opened his big mouth and now he feels threatened? How about if you just don't say anything stupid next time!!!! I have had enough of the this guy already. His blonde wife sat next to him in the truck and she did not look scared at all. Maybe she should have married someone who could keep his damn mouth shut!
4bronxbombers
07-16-08, 09:51 AM
Oh please - I was at the parade and yes, I booed the living daylights out of Papelbon (and Francona too). There was no threat anywhere. There were police everywhere and It was actually a very nice crowd of people and half of the people along the parade route didn't even know what the parade was for! I had people on both sides of me who didn't have a clue what was even going on. He opened his big mouth and now he feels threatened? How about if you just don't say anything stupid next time!!!! I have had enough of the this guy already. His blonde wife sat next to him in the truck and she did not look scared at all. Maybe she should have married someone who could keep his damn mouth shut!
:clap:
TheoShmeo
07-16-08, 09:53 AM
Oh please - I was at the parade and yes, I booed the living daylights out of Papelbon (and Francona too). There was no threat anywhere.
Booing Sox players and coaches in NY is to be expected. When that stops happening, it could only mean that one or both teams is out of contention and has been for a long time. And even then, the booing will likely continue. No problem there, and Yankee players would get booed just the same at Fenway and a parade in Boston.
But unless you were along the whole parade route yesterday, you don't exactly know whether threats were made or not.
YankeePride1967
07-16-08, 09:55 AM
Booing Sox players and coaches in NY is to be expected. When that stops happening, it could only mean that one or both teams is out of contention and has been for a long time. And even then, the booing will likely continue. No problem there, and Yankee players would get booed just the same at Fenway and a parade in Boston.
But unless you were along the whole parade route yesterday, you don't exactly know whether threats were made or not.
I generally agree with this, but given Papelbon's comments the past few days, I don't give him the benefit of the doubt of not speaking in hyperbole.
Booing Sox players and coaches in NY is to be expected. When that stops happening, it could only mean that one or both teams is out of contention and has been for a long time. And even then, the booing will likely continue. No problem there, and Yankee players would get booed just the same at Fenway and a parade in Boston.
But unless you were along the whole parade route yesterday, you don't exactly know whether threats were made or not.Oh, here we go with you.
b-ball-lunachick
07-16-08, 09:55 AM
Oh please - I was at the parade and yes, I booed the living daylights out of Papelbon (and Francona too). There was no threat anywhere. There were police everywhere and It was actually a very nice crowd of people and half of the people along the parade route didn't even know what the parade was for! I had people on both sides of me who didn't have a clue what was even going on. He opened his big mouth and now he feels threatened? How about if you just don't say anything stupid next time!!!! I have had enough of the this guy already. His blonde wife sat next to him in the truck and she did not look scared at all. Maybe she should have married someone who could keep his damn mouth shut!
I agre with everything you said but I think his wife has dark hair...unless she dyed it? :dunno:
If either one of them really felt threatened, they would have been removed...he's just feeling like a jerk and trying to get sympathy...
I don't think he'll learn one lesson out of this..he's such an egomaniac that he fails to see that he caused this sh#tstorm and is blaming everyone but himself. If he had just said "i shouldn't have said that - I'm sorry" it would have blown over in a day...
he will never live down the battery comment either...never.
teknetic
07-16-08, 09:57 AM
Booing is a sign of insecurity. Yankee fans wouldn't bother booing Red Sox if they were actually proud of the way their team has performed this season.
The more I read your posts the more I begin to wonder.. (I won't get there as its against CS) but Sam said it best.
TheoShmeo
07-16-08, 09:58 AM
I generally agree with this, but given Papelbon's comments the past few days, I don't give him the benefit of the doubt of not speaking in hyperbole.
I'm not saying that you should give him the benefit of the doubt. He was a loose cannon these last few days, and I'm not sure I give him the benefit of the doubt, either.
I am saying that someone who saw a portion of the parade can't possibly know what was said along the whole route and the fact that he or she heard no threats at one point along the way doesn't answer the question.
Sixty one
07-16-08, 09:59 AM
Why was Francona booed? The guy's been a class act, and went out of his way to cater to Yankees fans this weekend. The other stuff I just found kind of amusing, but Francona I thought was really low.
I totally agree with this and also couldn't understand why they persisted in booing Paplebon after he came into the game. I would think that Mo, and Jeter probably didn't like this. I also know that Paplebon was totally wrong with what he said but this shouldn't have been a reason for the constant booing. I guess I'm too old to appreciate the need for so many of these younger fans to act so classless and obnoxious. I just wanted to cheer the AL and hoped they win and also hoped that the Yankees were going to be the ones to be the heros.
Sports Goddess
07-16-08, 09:59 AM
I agre with everything you said but I think his wife has dark hair...unless she dyed it? :dunno:
If either one of them really felt threatened, they would have been removed...he's just feeling like a jerk and trying to get sympathy...
I don't think he'll learn one lesson out of this..he's such an egomaniac that he fails to see that he caused this sh#tstorm and is blaming everyone but himself. If he had just said "i shouldn't have said that - I'm sorry" it would have blown over in a day...
he will never live down the battery comment either...never.
My bad - most of the wives had blonde hair so I generalized...still....it was not a rowdy parade crowd at all. It was very mellow and calm....except for me with my big mouth!!!
I totally agree with this and also couldn't understand why they persisted in booing Paplebon after he came into the game. I would think that Mo, and Jeter probably didn't like this. I also know that Paplebon was totally wrong with what he said but this shouldn't have been a reason for the constant booing. I guess I'm too old to appreciate the need for so many of these younger fans to act so classless and obnoxious. I just wanted to cheer the AL and hoped they win and also hoped that the Yankees were going to be the ones to be the heros.
my god we were booing Red Sox players in YANKEE STADIUM, I can't believe people can't grasp the concept of this...why is it obnoxious and classless to boo?
Sports Goddess
07-16-08, 10:02 AM
I'm not saying that you should give him the benefit of the doubt. He was a loose cannon these last few days, and I'm not sure I give him the benefit of the doubt, either.
I am saying that someone who saw a portion of the parade can't possibly know what was said along the whole route and the fact that he or she heard no threats at one point along the way doesn't answer the question.
Of course I can't know what happened along the entire parade route - but what I'm trying to say is that it wasn't like a crazy World Series Parade...they quietly went by in the back of Chevy trucks. Some of the players and Hall of Famers interacted with the crowd but it wasn't an ugly kind of scene. Wade Boggs was hysterical. His truck stopped right in front of us and when someone said something to him he simply held up his hand with his Yankees World Series Ring. A good time was had by all apparently except for Papelbon. I wonder why...really....
West Texas
07-16-08, 10:18 AM
My bad - most of the wives had blonde hair so I generalized...still....it was not a rowdy parade crowd at all. It was very mellow and calm....except for me with my big mouth!!!
:lol: :lol:
he will never live down the battery comment either...never.
It's probably true, though. There have been other battery-throwing incidents at the Stadium. If Rivera got pelted with AAs at Fenway I wouldn't call him a crybaby for mentioning it.
Meecham4ever
07-16-08, 10:25 AM
Just listening to WEEI, and Michael Holley was on saying that he covered the 1999 All-Star Game at Fenway for the Boston Globe, and "No Yankee players were booed". :jaw-drop:
So...we all stand corrected.
BillBuckner
07-16-08, 10:26 AM
IIRC...Yankees players were booed at Fenway in 1999. And they also were booed somewhat at pretty much every ASG I've watched.
Exactly. But I wouldn't mention that to anyone though, it might get in the way of their perfect, undeniable opinion of us being total a$$holes, which is something no one wants.
Just listening to WEEI, and Michael Holley was on saying that he covered the 1999 All-Star Game at Fenway for the Boston Globe, and "No Yankee players were booed". :jaw-drop:
So...we all stand corrected.
I most have mis-remembered them getting booed.
b-ball-lunachick
07-16-08, 10:29 AM
It's probably true, though. There have been other battery-throwing incidents at the Stadium. If Rivera got pelted with AAs at Fenway I wouldn't call him a crybaby for mentioning it.
there have been incidents in the past at Fenway and Yankee Stadium unfortunately..however, not lately. I have never heard Papelbon once say he was hit with a battery at YS..the way this guy lets every single thought he has come right out of his mouth, and with the internet and intense media coverage these days, there has not been a case that I've heard or read on either side since Papelbon has been there. And it would have gotten coverage..
He said it for shock value, and to take a shot at YS fans this week...
b-ball-lunachick
07-16-08, 10:30 AM
Just listening to WEEI, and Michael Holley was on saying that he covered the 1999 All-Star Game at Fenway for the Boston Globe, and "No Yankee players were booed". :jaw-drop:
So...we all stand corrected.
:lol: I heard a ton of boos in between the "Nomar's better" chants.
yankeebot
07-16-08, 10:34 AM
It's probably true, though. There have been other battery-throwing incidents at the Stadium. If Rivera got pelted with AAs at Fenway I wouldn't call him a crybaby for mentioning it. Yes. There have been in the past. As it is now, though, I doubt it. There is an incredibly strong police presence along the walkway above the pens at all times. Anyone throwing anything is going to get tossed immediately. In addition, the LF bleachers? Boring. From what I've seen, most of the "trouble" in the bleachers is confined to RF. If someone can throw a battery from there and hit Papelbon when he's warming in the pen, we should probably sign him.
BillBuckner
07-16-08, 10:39 AM
If Papelbon hates being booed, maybe next time he'll think before speaking.
Seriously. Yankees have always gotten the same treatment from New England fans for as long as I can remember for no good reason. This guy is an arrogant tool who constantly runs his mouth when he shouldn't. If someone like Hideki Okajima made those comments on Monday, it would probably have just been brushed aside. Papelbon though has a very recent history of being a jerk. I feel bad if vile things were said to him in front of his wife, something that I would never do or condone. But he brought it all upon himself and needs to ditch the self righteous "victim" BS because if I played for the Yankees I would feel the exact same way about bringing my wife to Boston for obvious reasons we've all heard about or experienced as FANS for no apparent reason other than the team you play for or even just support.
Sports Goddess
07-16-08, 10:40 AM
I most have mis-remembered them getting booed.
Awesome!!!!! I don't know what All Star Game Holley was at but the one that actually happened had a lot of booing of Yankee players.
yankeeman61
07-16-08, 10:44 AM
Any Sox player or fan who didn't expect (or was insulted by) that last night really needs a reality check. The boos are a badge of honor in the Bronx as far as I'm concerned. :D Smacks of "relevance" unlike ever before.
Reggie said it best. "They don't boo nobodies".
Today's society really needs to grow thicker skin.
4bronxbombers
07-16-08, 10:46 AM
Just listening to WEEI, and Michael Holley was on saying that he covered the 1999 All-Star Game at Fenway for the Boston Globe, and "No Yankee players were booed". :jaw-drop:
So...we all stand corrected.
What a douchebag.
4bronxbombers
07-16-08, 10:46 AM
Yes. There have been in the past. As it is now, though, I doubt it. There is an incredibly strong police presence along the walkway above the pens at all times. Anyone throwing anything is going to get tossed immediately. In addition, the LF bleachers? Boring. From what I've seen, most of the "trouble" in the bleachers is confined to RF. If someone can throw a battery from there and hit Papelbon when he's warming in the pen, we should probably sign him.
:lol:
xstrike
07-16-08, 11:10 AM
Reggie said it best. "They don't boo nobodies".
Today's society really needs to grow thicker skin.
Well said! The biggest stars have always been boo'ed. Today's society of everything being some sort of stress disorder and all proper PC world should learn from some of the old timers. That said, some fans did go overboard and I blame the Post for instigating the whole Papelbon thing.
Sports Goddess
07-16-08, 11:24 AM
Well said! The biggest stars have always been boo'ed. Today's society of everything being some sort of stress disorder and all proper PC world should learn from some of the old timers. That said, some fans did go overboard and I blame the Post for instigating the whole Papelbon thing.
Did the paper really instigate it? He said it and they quoted him. I read somewhere today and forgive me for not having it as a quote that someone on the Sox told Papelbon to tone it down and he did but he can't pretend now that he never said it. Also, if this was the only time he has run off at the mouth it wouldn't be such a big deal but he seems to have the same diarrhea of the mouth problem that other Sox players have. Why can't they just shut up?
JetesElegantGait
07-16-08, 12:28 PM
I was embarrased about the booing. They boo'd Chase Utley which was stupid and they boo'd Francona who went out of his way to be respectful to the Yankee allstars. I think it reflects poorly on our fan base.
JetesElegantGait
07-16-08, 12:30 PM
Did the paper really instigate it? He said it and they quoted him. I read somewhere today and forgive me for not having it as a quote that someone on the Sox told Papelbon to tone it down and he did but he can't pretend now that he never said it. Also, if this was the only time he has run off at the mouth it wouldn't be such a big deal but he seems to have the same diarrhea of the mouth problem that other Sox players have. Why can't they just shut up?
If you actually look at the context of Papelbon's quotes he said either he or Rivera should close. He was also respectful to Mariano saying how he admired Mo.
yankeesnjets
07-16-08, 12:36 PM
Goddamn some of you are pussies.
The players are grown men who have been booed since high school...do you really think they care?
Workhorse
07-16-08, 12:57 PM
Goddamn some of you are pussies.
The players are grown men who have been booed since high school...do you really think they care?
Reminds me of the Simpson's softball episode where Lisa and Bart are taunting Daryl Strawberry and Marge yells at them only to be told that things like that roll off of the players backs. And then they show Strawberry shedding a tear.
:lol:
Reminds me of the Simpson's softball episode where Lisa and Bart are taunting Daryl Strawberry and Marge yells at them only to be told that things like that roll off of the players backs. And then they show Strawberry shedding a tear.
:lol:
When Roger McDowell was pitching for the Mets, he hid in some bushes after the game and spit on two fans that had been heckling him.
For years Keith Hernandez was unjustly blamed.
FoulkeLore
07-16-08, 01:03 PM
Reminds me of the Simpson's softball episode where Lisa and Bart are taunting Daryl Strawberry and Marge yells at them only to be told that things like that roll off of the players backs. And then they show Strawberry shedding a tear.
:lol:
The entire thread has reminded me of the "I was saying Boo-urns" episode. :lol:
yankeesnjets
07-16-08, 01:07 PM
http://assets.espn.go.com/media/pg2/2004/0123/photo/straw_sp.jpg
:D
jeterdaman
07-16-08, 01:12 PM
From what I saw, every Red Sox player seemed to expect the boos and they all had slight smiles on their face when they were boo'd. Atleast during the introductions.
Sports Goddess
07-16-08, 01:12 PM
If you actually look at the context of Papelbon's quotes he said either he or Rivera should close. He was also respectful to Mariano saying how he admired Mo.
That's not what I read. Here's the link to the entire article....
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/2008/07/14/2008-07-14_jonathan_papelbon_says_he_should_close_a.html
He backtracked almost an hour later...yes, he said the right things but after he ran his mouth off first. Of course he was respectful to Mariano - why wouldn't he be but it doesn't change what he said. It's not like a reporter snuck up on him having a private conversation....they asked him questions and he gave answers. It's really easy to blame this on the media but they didn't make up what he said. He's not saying he was misquoted...
BonusCantos
07-16-08, 01:23 PM
Here's the article: Papelbon Angry Over Parade Boos
http://www.courant.com/sports/baseball/hc-papelbon0716.artjul16,0,6973551.storyEvidently he's unaware that the first rule of being in a hole is to stop digging.
YankeePride1967
07-16-08, 02:19 PM
I'm not saying that you should give him the benefit of the doubt. He was a loose cannon these last few days, and I'm not sure I give him the benefit of the doubt, either.
I am saying that someone who saw a portion of the parade can't possibly know what was said along the whole route and the fact that he or she heard no threats at one point along the way doesn't answer the question.
The thing is though to believe that his wife was "threatened" I do have to give him the benefit of the doubt.
If you remove one 'o' from the thread title, it spells 'boing', which is a much more interesting word.
Workhorse
07-16-08, 02:36 PM
If you remove one 'o' from the thread title, it spells 'boing', which is a much more interesting word.
Then we can remove the 'i' and we'll really have some fun.
;)
Sports Goddess
07-16-08, 02:49 PM
The thing is though to believe that his wife was "threatened" I do have to give him the benefit of the doubt.
Why do you have to give him the benefit of the doubt? I have little reason to believe anything he says - he backtracks on everything anyway.....I'm telling you - it was a fun, civilized parade.....he's just trying to make anyone look bad to deflect attention off of the fact that he's a tool!!!!!
BigCheese
07-16-08, 02:52 PM
This got posted on the NYTimes board (amid some nonsense from Red Sox fans). Thought it might be relevant to the topic at hand.
I am a Bronx native and a proud owner of Yankees season tickets. I was beyond excited when the announcement was made that the all star game would be in NYC, my hometown but the behavior of a few bleacher creatures made me wish I stayed home and watched it on TV. Don’t get me wrong I booed the Red Sox players and chanted ‘Box seats suck’ but to me they crossed the line when heckling Josh Hamilton by saying ‘Rehab!’, ‘Relapse!’ and the oh, so clever ‘Josh does drugs’. Some also felt the need to say to Ichiro 'Can you come fix my computer’ followed by other derogatory slurs and told random opposing team players ‘Why don’t you go home and beat your wife’ . This was ignorant, low- class, belligerent behavior. People from all over the world came to New York for this game..(yes, the world) and this was one of their first impressions of NY. Some might say I should have expected this behavior from the bleachers but I thought these die-hard “fans” would represent their city and team better than that.
— RDM, NY
(and yes, I know you all hate the NYTimes for being Red Sox sympathetic...)
yankeebot
07-16-08, 03:55 PM
This got posted on the NYTimes board (amid some nonsense from Red Sox fans). Thought it might be relevant to the topic at hand.
(and yes, I know you all hate the NYTimes for being Red Sox sympathetic...) :yawn: — RDM, NY has an opinion. Good for him.
dabomb2045
07-16-08, 03:58 PM
I have no problem with booing Sox players....but making those types of remarks about Hamilton and Ichiro are way out of line
if papelbon weren't a gigantic turd, maybe i'd feel a bit of sympathy for him, cuz he made a mistake by pretty much denigrating mariano rivera (who papelbon owes more than a bit of gratitude and deference to).
had papelbon not stirred the pot about tampa bay weeks ago when they were headed to TB to play....
the guy's a punk.
he's a damn good player, but let's call a spade a spade here. he got what he deserved.
YANKEE MAGIC
07-16-08, 04:07 PM
Just listening to WEEI, and Michael Holley was on saying that he covered the 1999 All-Star Game at Fenway for the Boston Globe, and "No Yankee players were booed". :jaw-drop:
So...we all stand corrected.
Ever heard a Yankees suck chant at a Super Bowl Parade?;)
Yankees13
07-16-08, 05:31 PM
Not sure how I feel about the abundance of booing tonight at the Stadium. I understand the need to boo Red Sox but boo them once...I don't know. Something about all this makes NY look bad and classless. Maybe I'm alone on this but at times it's embarrassing. You're supposed to be a fan of the American League here tonight. Don't get me wrong, die hard Yankee fan am I but this is too much.
Oh please. They got what they deserved. It's something called a rivalry.
Yankees13
07-16-08, 05:31 PM
Why was Francona booed? The guy's been a class act, and went out of his way to cater to Yankees fans this weekend. The other stuff I just found kind of amusing, but Francona I thought was really low.
You would think that.
YankeePride1967
07-16-08, 05:53 PM
Why do you have to give him the benefit of the doubt? I have little reason to believe anything he says - he backtracks on everything anyway.....I'm telling you - it was a fun, civilized parade.....he's just trying to make anyone look bad to deflect attention off of the fact that he's a tool!!!!!
Re-read my post. I never said I was giving him the benefit of the doubt. I said for me to believe his wife was threatened I would have to give him the benefit of the doubt, which I don't.
__starr69
07-17-08, 02:43 AM
Papelbon was rifling through his locker as he dressed for the game and spewing expletives that pretty much matched the graphic on the T-shirt he wore, which featured two hands — one with its middle finger raised up in salute.
Nice. Sounds like he "soured" (explains the look on his face) the experience for himself as well. You wear that ................ into Yankee Stadium (among everything else) and expect everything to be puppies and rainbows?!
Yankee Die-nasty
07-23-08, 01:24 PM
I think in the past 5 years, the tables have turned and now the Yankee fans have that old Red Sox loser mentality, and the Red Sox fans are not concerned with the Yankee's anymore but winning championships.
Why would the Yankee fans actually chant against a player, who could help your team win homefield in the World Series? Yankee fans are now obsessed with the Red Sox that they will cheer against them even if it hurts the Yankee's....the fan's looked foolish that night.
They also were very classless booing Terry Francona, who did everything in his power to make it a special night for Yankee players and fans. I agree Yankee players would have drawn boos during the introductions, but once the game started they were on our team for the night. And boo Joe Torre? I doubt that, in fact I remember the Red Sox fans treating Torre very well out of respect for the class that Torre had, just like Francona deserves the same respect. Just my 2cents.
BigCheese
07-23-08, 01:27 PM
I think in the past 5 years, the tables have turned and now the Yankee fans have that old Red Sox loser mentality, and the Red Sox fans are not concerned with the Yankee's anymore but winning championships.
Yeah, I'll believe this when I stop seeing the "Yankee Hater" hats here in Boston.
4bronxbombers
07-23-08, 01:31 PM
I think in the past 5 years, the tables have turned and now the Yankee fans have that old Red Sox loser mentality, and the Red Sox fans are not concerned with the Yankee's anymore but winning championships.
totally disagree.
Oh, and nice user name btw.
Tyler Durden
07-23-08, 01:32 PM
Yeah, I'll believe this when I stop seeing the "Yankee Hater" hats here in Boston.
Don't forget the "Yankees Suck" chants at Patriots games, either. It's so pathetic.
Yankee Die-nasty
07-23-08, 01:35 PM
Don't forget the "Yankees Suck" chants at Patriots games, either. It's so pathetic. I agree...that one is pathetic.
RYMASTER or Ryan_Yankees
07-23-08, 04:28 PM
I think in the past 5 years, the tables have turned and now the Yankee fans have that old Red Sox loser mentality, and the Red Sox fans are not concerned with the Yankee's anymore but winning championships.
Why would the Yankee fans actually chant against a player, who could help your team win homefield in the World Series? Yankee fans are now obsessed with the Red Sox that they will cheer against them even if it hurts the Yankee's....the fan's looked foolish that night.
They also were very classless booing Terry Francona, who did everything in his power to make it a special night for Yankee players and fans. I agree Yankee players would have drawn boos during the introductions, but once the game started they were on our team for the night. And boo Joe Torre? I doubt that, in fact I remember the Red Sox fans treating Torre very well out of respect for the class that Torre had, just like Francona deserves the same respect. Just my 2cents.
We'll miss you! :(
4bronxbombers
07-23-08, 04:33 PM
We'll miss you! :(
:lol:
Reggie Smith
07-23-08, 05:05 PM
Wow. Is that a record?
West Texas
07-23-08, 05:25 PM
Wow. Is that a record?
Yankee Die-nasty, we hardly knew thee.:lol:
BigCheese
07-23-08, 05:48 PM
Yankee Die-nasty, we hardly knew thee.:lol:
Here's a tip kiddies... if you want to be taken seriously by appearing objective, don't chose a name like "Yankee Die-nasty"
4bronxbombers
07-23-08, 09:17 PM
Here's a tip kiddies... if you want to be taken seriously by appearing objective, don't chose a name like "Yankee Die-nasty"
He was way too easy. :)
Here's a tip kiddies... if you want to be taken seriously by appearing objective, don't chose a name like "Yankee Die-nasty"
I'm surprised he was permitted to register under that name.
SoCal Pinstriper
07-23-08, 10:27 PM
I'm surprised he was permitted to register under that name.Administrative oversight.
Administrative oversight.
I figured it slipped through the cracks. Didn't think anybody knowingly signed off on it.
sabermet prospectus
07-24-08, 02:21 PM
This is only an issue with the yankees fans, meantime in boston you have shirt vendors right outside fenway selling shirts that say "jeter has aids" and the question of class is never raised. I say boo every red sox player.
Reggie Smith
07-24-08, 02:56 PM
This is only an issue with the yankees fans, meantime in boston you have shirt vendors right outside fenway selling shirts that say "jeter has aids" and the question of class is never raised. I say boo every red sox player.
Yes, that's exactly it. Us Red Sox fans and all wearing our Gay-Rod shirts, and all Yankee fans ooze class. That's it.
Casey at the Bat
07-24-08, 04:00 PM
Yes, that's exactly it. Us Red Sox fans and all wearing our Gay-Rod shirts, and all Yankee fans ooze class. That's it.
'bout time you got it right.
sabermet prospectus
07-25-08, 03:53 PM
Im sorry but the taunts at josh hamilton are kind of funny. Ichiro isnt funny because its racially charged humor but "Josh does drugs" had me dying.
sabermet prospectus
07-25-08, 03:56 PM
Just listening to WEEI, and Michael Holley was on saying that he covered the 1999 All-Star Game at Fenway for the Boston Globe, and "No Yankee players were booed". :jaw-drop:
So...we all stand corrected.
Makes a note to never take micheal holly seriously again. Oh wait I never did take him seriously.
BigCheese
07-25-08, 09:55 PM
Yes, that's exactly it. Us Red Sox fans and all wearing our Gay-Rod shirts, and all Yankee fans ooze class. That's it.
Good lord, there are idiots and classy fans on both sides, why is this so difficult for everybody to understand?
TheYankee
07-25-08, 11:11 PM
Speaking of booing... Dodgers fans booed Andruw Jones without mercy after he caught a fly ball tonight.
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