"I don't know if there is any way of saying this without getting myself in trouble," Burrell said. "But there is definitely a different excitement level [in Philadelphia]. I think more than anything, there is a stronger tradition for baseball there. That goes without saying."
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Link borked.
Can’t really argue with what he’s saying though, that teams been around for eleventy-billion years. At least we don’t go around beating the shit out of everyone who isn’t a Rays fan at the Trop, though I’ve mused on more then one occasion that perhaps we should.
"Sure, because of the "cold weather" and rain." More bait and switch tactics by the New York owners of this team." --NikoHoullis, the lead blogger at Buc'em on racial and anti-semitic insensitivity.
It takes a lot of excitement to lose 10,000 games
"It's good to have a little cushion. But it's not going to be easy."
by Andy Hellicksonstine on Mar 8, 2010 9:59 AM EST reply actions
I'm sorry was 16 mil not enough for you to do nothing, fight with CC and now complain?
How much should we pay you?
Fire and Ice: Rafael Soriano and J.P Howell.......with their side kick Grant the aussie Balfour!
Really? Compalining?
He was just making an observation that happens to be spot on.
I see no issues.
One more year Brett. One more year.
by PriceMultiCyYoungs on Mar 8, 2010 10:22 AM EST up reply actions
Fans are strange.
On the one hand, we mock the canned responses, cliches and pap that ball players routinely spew. We want more forthright responses or edgy comments.
But as soon as a ball player says something even slightly direct, fans interpret it as a criticism or as reflecting a complainer or ingrate.
What did Burrell say, assuming it is quoted accurately and in context? That Philadelphia has a longer history of baseball than does TB and that he opines the result is a more rabid attachment to their team. Of course, he may be wrong about the level of excitement. He may be reading his own feelings into that of the fans. I tend to discount all remarks on the “greatest or most informed or most committed fans in the world” anyway. I lived in NY all my life, attended games in the supposed heart of baseball there and in Boston and St. Louis and detected no difference in enthusiasm or insight. But regardless, what he is saying is really innocuous, and it certainly tells us nothing about Pat.
He knew it wouldn't come off well
so he should of just kept his mouth shut. Even if it is true.
Curious.
What if he doesn’t preface his comment with that, do you still think he shouldn’t have said anything?
by R.J. Anderson on Mar 8, 2010 11:19 AM EST up reply actions
He should have started his comment with, "With all due respect"...
…because then basically you are free to say whatever you want. After all, you started by saying “With all due respect”…
It's no secret. I talk about it all the time
This is a one horse twon, and that horse should be shot, but “fans” talk about them ad nauseum
Tampa-St. Pete is NOT a one horse town
I have been in my fair share of one-horse towns and this area is NOT even close.
You know, Burrell knew what he was leaving and where he was going. Pat was aware that the Rays were not bringing him to Tampa for his glove. These comments just annoy me because the Rays could use his roster spot for someone who could NOT clog the basepaths and could probably actually contribute on a regular basis.
It’s funny how Pat would rather have Philly and yet Carlos thinks this area is the “best in the world.”
Blah!
by thebaddancingraysfan on Mar 9, 2010 7:57 AM EST up reply actions
I wouldn't say Philly has a stonger tradition for baseball than our area.
A stronger tradition for Philly’s baseball then Ray’s baseball sure, but I don’t know about baseball in general.
It looks like a mirac
If I'd had the lowest BA among all hitters that had at least 450 plate appearances, I'd probably try to be a bit more circumspect with my comments.
And what is with all the “let me play outfield” stuff?
Trying to fix this for you
Lowest BA among all hitters that had at leastsuffered through at least 450 PA’s
I really like steve duemig
Tampa Bay Buccaneers fan since 1979
by Niko Houllis
by CubFanRaysaddict on Mar 9, 2010 8:51 PM EST up reply actions
I didn't realize this place was the heater. I thought we were all about rationally thinkinng about what people said instead of assuming the worst.
Good job proving me wrong guys.
"Sure, because of the "cold weather" and rain." More bait and switch tactics by the New York owners of this team." --NikoHoullis, the lead blogger at Buc'em on racial and anti-semitic insensitivity.
Assumed the worst is probably the wrong phrase.
There are multiple comments where someone attempted to find a deeper meaning then what was there. Which makes this all the worse because we don’t even have the context of the quote, because like I said, the link is broken.
"Sure, because of the "cold weather" and rain." More bait and switch tactics by the New York owners of this team." --NikoHoullis, the lead blogger at Buc'em on racial and anti-semitic insensitivity.
Sorry, when I entered the link, I must have typo-ed.
by thebaddancingraysfan on Mar 10, 2010 8:50 AM EST up reply actions
All he's saying is that he misses Philadelphia's bigger fanbase. That's it.
"Sure, because of the "cold weather" and rain." More bait and switch tactics by the New York owners of this team." --NikoHoullis, the lead blogger at Buc'em on racial and anti-semitic insensitivity.
There is an episode of Seinfeld
in which Elaine tells Jerry she cannot keep coming into his stinking apartment to discuss the excruciating minutae of his daily life, to which Jerry replies, “why not, like today I had a piece of white fish….” (or something like that).
These sorts of discussions remind me of that. It is people acting as protocol policemen and psychologists, analyzing the “real” meaning of what a player is saying and determining according to some personal code of behavior what that person should really do to remain acceptable to those who understand the proprieties. It is focusing on the excruciating minutae of every public utterance and elevating each to the status of something worth discussing.
By itself it is simply silly and unimportant, but sometimes, particularly when a player is disappointing and/or unpopular, each incident is magnified into an overall evaluation of the person. Usually, each becomes a confirmation of predisposed views. Should someone catch Burrell scowling, it will become another item of confirmation that he is a malcontent, and if he complains about a call, where another player would be praised for his competitiveness, Burrell will be accused of childishness.
I think you are right, kericr. Save it for talk radio or the heater where everyone seems to know exactly what makes each player tick and can line up failures with bad character or attitude every time.
by bobr on Mar 9, 2010 12:49 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
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