by benjapage » Sat Aug 02, 2003 11:35 am
ondeckb, they've not been dismembered...they're cutting the fat. it doesn't seem like that to a lot of the casual reds' fans, because everyone here has really connected with willie and guillen and a-boone (not so much gabe white, but whatever)--but they're trimming unnecessary salary.
would i rather go to battle behind jimmy haynes with a-boone at the corner? or have a legitimate number one starter, a loaded bullpen and a heated rivalry for 3b between branyan/larson? obviously (hopefully) the latter. this gives our team flexibility, balance and taller ceilings.
are the fans of other baseball teams as tunnel-visioned as so many of my fellow reds' fans seem? it's so frustrating and embarrassing to hear that when branyan twisted his ankle, people were yelling to "bring in boone!" and when junior got hurt, people were booing. it's just ignorant. people don't think.
i heard one jackass on the radio (probably representative of 30,000 viewpoints, i'm sure) that we should "boycott the stadium" to send a message. simply dull, and tiresome. i would love for john allen to lay out the plan for all to see, to present pure transparent diplomacy, let it all hang out. crap, people still wouldn't get it.
is my frustration with my fellow fans unique? or do you guys have similar frustrations with your fellow fans?
b
yeah, yes...