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Joba Chamberlain Deserves To Be Murdered
Let me start by saying I hate writing blogs on Friday Nights. But I’m fucking pissed. And it’s not because the Red Sox lost. It’s because of that cunt Joba Chamberlain and his bush league, Indian reservation bullshit. Can I ask a dumb question? Why does Joba Chamberlain get to throw at Kevin Youkilis’s head every fucking time we play the Yankees and nobody says a peep? It’s fucking nuts! You think this pussy would do this if he had to grab a bat? Fuck no! Apparently MLB won’t be happy until he kills him. Seriously is that what it’s going to take for somebody to put a stop to this madness? Listen enough is enough. If the umps are just going to sit there with their dick in their hands while that fat fuck keeps throwing at Youk then we need to take matters into our own hands. It’s time to try and paralyze Derek Jeter. I want fastballs at Jeter’s head until we knock his fucking teeth out. If the Yankees want to play this game we’ll play it. You want to throw at us? We’ll throw at your precious little captain until we cripple him and put him in a wheelchair for the rest of his life. How does that sound?
Barstool Local Smokeshow of the Day (Jill)
Introducing Jill from Lexington. Middlesex League in the Hizzouse! What a great way to head into the weekend. A little Jill action from Lexington never gets old. Peace Out bitches!
If you seen any hot chicks at the Cape or Newport this weekend by sure to send them our way. It’s a great opening line at a bar too. “Hey have you been a smokeshow yet? If not you should be” Also I give permission to everybody to say they are a talent scout for us. I’ll back it up to if anybody asks. My buddy Cal has been doing it for years. Works like a charm.
Lowell Spinners Have Political Incorrectness Night
LOWELL, MA – THURSDAY, JULY 24 – Political Incorrectness Night at LeLacheur Park. One night after paying homage to the overly sensitive nature of being politically correct, the Spinners will go incorrect for the night. The Spinners will for one night create “Men Only” entrances to the ballpark and allowing only men to participate in the between-innings promotions. Furthermore, the first 250 women in attendance will receive pink Lowell Spinners potholders to use in kitchen while preparing dinner for their husbands. As a result, only females will take orders at the two main concession stands. The Spinners are also happy to provide napping areas for any senior citizens who feel the need to “rest their eyes” during the game. Cot stations will be set up on the concourse, available to any fans over the age of 60.
I love the minor leagues. It’s like they are in international waters or something so the rules of normal society don’t apply. I mean you could have “kill a guy” night and nobody would bat an eyelash. It’s just a shame that the Stool wasn’t invited to come down for Political Incorrectness night. I mean that’s what we do. I would have had some of our girls come down to Lowell dressed in next to nothing handing the shit out of those potholders and working the kitchen like nobody’s business. Oh well. Maybe next year.
Dude Gets Arrested For Trying to Bet With Weed At Casino
I've watched this video 10 times and I still don't know what he did wrong? Is it because he put the weed directly on the felt and messed it up? Got to use a weed coaster or keep the weed in the bag I guess. I mean what else could it be? The guy had a Cannibis Club Card. And everybody seems to be in agreement that the weed was worth enough to cover the bet. I'm not saying the Casino had to accept the wager, but this dude is certainly within his rights to try and barter. Listen I've watched enough movies to know you're well within your rights to bet weed, pink slips, rolexes or anything else of value when playing cards. It's the American way.
Rate This College Roommate Breakup Letter
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Last year at college, I had this room that was a real loser. He left school after 2 weeks because he couldn't "handle it". Anyways, provided is a facebook message he sent me explaining his reasoning behind leaving. Thought it would be funny to share this with fellow Bostonians. This kid is from Virginia. I’m from the South Shore and we both attended George Mason University
Hey Ben,
I came in tonight and cleared out my sheets and pillows because I'm not comfortable with how much weed you have in the room and the quantity of alcohol in your fridge. I apologize for not bringing this up earlier with you in person, however when I found the alcohol in my personal (and now rather empty) fridge I decided to take steps to remove myself from the situation and worry about letting you know only after the fact.
I didn't particularly mind the weed on occasion, but getting high what appears to be every night is pushing the envelope of tolerably risky behavior. Although this takes place outside of the room, I’ve noticed that you still keep the weed in the room. Additionally, the night in which you came in at 2 in the morning to get high with an obviously inebriated friend was exceptionally irritating.
The drinking I'm fine with, I just don't like having alcohol in the room, but was alright when it was still clearly not mine and in your fridge. However, when I found a can in my fridge today, I considered that unacceptable. I put the can into your fridge because I am unwilling to have it appear as though it may be mine. I am not willing to face whatever punitive measures may come of the (admittedly unlikely) discovery of alcohol in my fridge when it does not belong to me and I did not place it there.
I will be talking to the RA tomorrow to request a roommate change, which will likely occur on the 10th or the 12th, at the same time as the other roommate changes occur so that nothing will seem out of the ordinary. I do not intend to mention the specifics of why I would like to switch roommates and would like to leave it only that we have vastly different class, sleep, and study schedules. If there is someone else with whom you'd like to room, you might be able to make that happen if you also put in a roommate change form.
I have no hard feelings about this; I'm just unwilling to live in a room with as much marijuana, drug paraphernalia, and alcohol as there currently is.
Aaron.
You know as much as I want to make fun of this kid you do kind of have to feel for him. Here he is a nice Southern Gentleman going to George Washington University and he gets stuck with a kid from the South Shore as his roommate. Who wouldn't have a nervous breakdown?
how does the rating system work here? 10 for really gay
this kid hits a 35, jesus.
sounds like the guy from the south shore is a douche bag.
More Susie Feldman pics please!
Grogan likie-like!
To be honest I didn't think this kids letter was that bad. I've seen much worse. Yeah so he doens't want to be around a stoner and his weed, understandable. Granted I'd love ot have a bunch of weed hanging out.
Funny how the guy that smoked up every night is calling his roommate a loser...
He went to George Mason, not George Washington (downtown DC). Us Colonials all smoke a shit ton of weed.
The "breakup" is the best thing that could have happend to the Southie. A room to himself to drink and get stoned his entire freshman year. Makes me wish I drove away my roommate also.
Seems like a reasonable response. No threats or anything crazy like that. He's respecting his roommate's privacy, just wants a new room.
Yea I mean the reason for leaving isnt bad, its just that the letter is very homo. He could of just said: "your a pothead and an alcoholic, I dont wanna live with you" Instead he wrote this big letter explaining specific events and such.
ghey
Pretty well thought out and well written letter for a freshman in college. Maybe he should work for the stool.
Prez- Its George MASON not Washington.
I respect the kid. So what if he doesnt want to get in trouble and jeopardize a $200,000 education. I was growing weed throughout college and now I'm wishing I studied more as I sit here at work and read the Stool to pass the day at a boring, low paying, dead end job. Im back in school and working my ass off for wasting all those years.
The kid's complaint is reasonable. The unreasonable thing is that he had to post it on Facebook.
What is up with kids these days, whatever happened to talking to the roomate face to face. Not this pansy, ill leave you a message on your facebook wall shit.
Would this Southern Gentleman happen to be 67 years old that you were rooming with Ben? He sounds like he should be hanging at Del Boca Vista playing shuffleboard and sipping cranberry juice to keep him regular.
My freshman year at school my friend down the hall had a similar roommate. He left after about 10 days because he couldn't handle it and missed home and wasn't 'eating right'. super pussbag. The kid literally lived less than an hour away.
Anyway, my buddy had a big single for the entire frosh year. It was the greatest thing that could have happened. People kept applying to move into his big room with them but he just kept making up reasons for rejecting them and it seemed to work. Ah freshman year.
Also, i see no problem with the kid writing the letter and leaving. He was civil about it. Kinda soft maybe but to each his own
Hey Ben,
We're not impressed.
Signed, Everyone
Everyone under 25 today has to post their entire life on facebook and myspace like a bunch of needy bitches.
Are these two dating? If not then just say you're requesting a room change and move on.
the kid who sent this in is the dbag, not the one writing the letter and changing rooms. he wrote why he was leaving, said he wasn't going to rat the kid out, and said there weren't any hard feelings. he also gave the kid a heads up that he could probably live with a friend if he wanted. waht's wrong with that?
the dude from the south shore sounds like the kid that gets busted a few too many times and is back home going to community college and working at the local diner by jr year.
So the kids a loser because he did'nt want any distractions while getting his education? haha I bet Ben will work for his ex room mate one day.
well yea the kids a loser but i wish i had that much class and tact as a freshman in college as he had.
A can in my personal fridge! this is intolerable
Ben's "obviously inebriated friend" was clearly one of them gays.
Getting baked was followed by anal.
this Aaron kid is a fucking loser, 1 can of beer does not equal getting kicked out of school you fucking morons.
South Shore represent
was expecting the writer to get hammered in the comments section. he wrote a decent letter and explained himself. nothing to see here. bens an asshole for sending it in to be posted
I'm from the South Shore and I'm sure Ben would bug the piss out of me too.
The kid from the south shore is an obvious prick! Also, nobody from outsdie Virginia goes to George Mason unless they are playing hoops! What the hell is his problem? Couldn't get into UMASS Boston?
Hey Ben, umm... I mean trotnixon12 -- smoking weed all day is only 'cool' when you're a young, useless, piece of shit. Kid wrote a legit letter and was real cool about leaving the room, get over yourself, fucking fratboy.
Long letters are for ladies, but the kid got his point across. Ben, you look like the bigger loser here for taking it as a joke. It's okay to smoke and drink through college, we all did. But, get your priorities straight, dude.
So the kids a loser because he did'nt want any distractions while getting his education? haha I bet Ben will work for his ex room mate one day.
— I'll poop on ur chest, Jul 25 2008, 2:46 pm
haha. couldn't help but laugh at that.
yeah, agreed if i had that kid as my frosh roomate i would have been miserable, but you really can't blame him for the letter. when i started reading it i figured it would be a hell of a lot worse. the kid obviously should have been living in the 'alcohol free' dorm or something like that, he realized that, and requested a room change. not a big deal. also, i'm giving him the benefit of the doubt and assume this facebook post was in the kids 'inbox' or whatever it is, and not a post on his wall.
A similar thing happened to a buddy of mine but his roommate CALLED MY BUDDY'S PARENTS and left a message saying that he had a substance abuse problem and that he was failing out of school. This wasn't the case at all. He was getting C's and doesn't really have that bad of a problem
A similar thing happened to a buddy of mine but his roommate CALLED MY BUDDY'S PARENTS and left a message saying that he had a substance abuse problem and that he was failing out of school. This wasn't the case at all. He was getting C's and doesn't really have that bad of a problem
— JAStreezy, Jul 25 2008, 3:01 pm
now THAT kid deserves a barstool post
No problem with the letter, maybe a little too formal.
the South Shore sucks....
// The kid from the south shore is an obvious prick! Also, nobody from outside Virginia goes to George Mason unless they are playing hoops! What the hell is his problem? Couldn't get into UMASS Boston?
— The Duke, Jul 25 2008, 2:56 pm //
Perfectly stated. And though he wrote it to the guy's facebook page, is that how the kids communicate these days? Ben would have probably sent it in if the guy had emailed it as well. In any case, I think the Internet is breeding a bunch of passive-aggressive little shits.
What the fuck did this dork go to college for? An education?
True story
It's obvious Ben didn't provide Aaron with enough late nite heterosexual entertainment, or he wouldn't be pissing and moaning about a few cannonballs and keg stands. However, coming home wasted with no chick on his arm, night after night, is an ISSUE. Ben wasn't pulling his weight or his roomate-ly duties.
Then again, Aaron probably belongs at Wheaton.
"Long letters are for ladies, but the kid got his point across. Ben, you look like the bigger loser here for taking it as a joke. It's okay to smoke and drink through college, we all did. But, get your priorities straight, dude.
— PocketAces, Jul 25 2008, 3:00 pm"
good point pocketaces..
Initially I figured Aaron was going to be a total loser...well he did tell him about his moving out via facebook but shit happens these days...but I feel like Ben is actually the douche...Aaron has a problem and leaves, no harm no foul.
Ben's the prick. You can pretty much tell if smoking and drinking in the room is going to be a problem within the first couple days. Find some friends' room to do it in.
For the 2008-09 academic year at GMU, tuition and fees for in-state undergraduates will go up $672, to $7,512. Out-of-state costs will increase 9.7 percent to $21,648.
So Aaron is trying to get his $7k worth and Ben is blowing $21k on high times?
Yeah ok.
Hey Ben "anyways" ain't a word.
A person from the north shore would never put a roommate in a spot like this.
This just shows that the north shore holds a better class of people.
My favorite part about this whole thing is that Ben sent the article in thinking that he is the balls, but he is getting totally PWNED!!!!
As long as you're smart about whatever you do, there's nothing to worry about. It's clear that Aaron is just way too paranoid, which is ironic considering he doesn't even blaze.
Oh well glad this happened to someone else instead of me!
A person from the north shore would never put a roommate in a spot like this.
This just shows that the north shore holds a better class of people.
— Murphquake, Jul 25 2008, 3:23 pm
Exactly, Ben is just some dickhead from Scituate or Pembroke... At least a kid from Revere would of had some blow and hookers.
For the 2008-09 academic year at GMU, tuition and fees for in-state undergraduates will go up $672, to $7,512. Out-of-state costs will increase 9.7 percent to $21,648.
So Aaron is trying to get his $7k worth and Ben is blowing $21k on high times?
Yeah ok.
Hey Ben "anyways" ain't a word.
— MACKREILLY, Jul 25 2008, 3:20 pm
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Mack, I hope you didn't spend as much on your education because anyways is most definitely a word.
The irony is that "ain't" is not a word.
Hey Ben, umm... I mean trotnixon12 -- smoking weed all day is only 'cool' when you're a young, useless, piece of shit. Kid wrote a legit letter and was real cool about leaving the room, get over yourself, fucking fratboy.
— wakesfastball, Jul 25 2008, 2:59 pm
easy man, easy. sounds like you are a little defensive on the internet today. cool out man cooooooooool out
J44 I stand by "anyways."
As for ain't ...... yeah I know
seems like ben's idea backfired on him, no idea what he was trying to get accomplished. seems to me that hes one of those pricks that goes to college trying to be mr.badass to try and forget about his shitty high school days
Ok all of you Ben haters need to take a relaxi taxi. This is website where we celebrate the hazing of people who take life too seriously…They obviously didn’t choose to live with eachother…why should Ben have to change and accommodate his anti-social roommate? Wow Ben drinks and smokes and has fun…prob does fine in school…it’s the anti-social bookworms who get good grades yet can’t get good jobs today because they stutter in interviews...can’t think on their toes and will never make it in the business world. Hence the reason why Aaron had to write a facebook message...eat, drink, and be merry.
Gopats,
"relaxi taxi" ???????????????????????????
What kind of a fag keeps that note for over 2 years?? Damn, you Boston boys are needy.
i transferred schools in 98 and got a roommate from Tampa who i can describe with his first day quote to me:
"There are no DANCE clubs in Auburn."
Douchebaggery established, this guy was "uncomfortable" with me keeping weed in the room. So, I never got it out or smoked it when the guido pussy was around.
Later in the quarter he came home wasted one night, pissed himself and the floor, fell in it, rolled in it, and then passed out.
I got off campus housing two weeks later.
So my point is, if you take this little fag's side over the obviously well adjusted pothead Ben's...you take life way to seriously and you need to begin waking and baking more.
We are headed toward a world where nobody talks to anyone face to face. Everything will be done via texting or Facebook.
Next thing you know, we'll all be jacked into the Matrix (if we're not already).
If I never hear or see the phrase relaxi taxi again I will live a happy life!
Could have been worse.
The kid from the South Shore is a loser. I wouldn't want to room with at total stoner either.
The beer in the fridge comment is a little over the top though. The kid's got weed and bongs all over the dorm room, and a can of beer is the final straw?
Could have been worse.
— koberapeschicks, Jul 25 2008, 4:09 pm
True. Roommate couldve been Chav Eats Babies
I am from Easton and I go to school in DC and all kids from anywhere other than massachusetts are huge pussies
What a herb.
Could have been worse.
— koberapeschicks, Jul 25 2008, 4:09 pm
True. Roommate could actually feed on babies (Chav).
That letter's perfect. He's not being a douche about it or anything, he just doesn't want to live with that type of a roommate. If this letter had been a bunch of complaints, somebody probably would've said something along the lines of "What are you complaining about?! Find a new roommate if you don't like it! Nobody's forcing you to live there!"
Also, which one do you think will be more successful in life, the one with some tact and discipline who handles a situation like that with class, or a pothead who emails the Stool to try to get the commenters to validate his lifestyle?
What a herb.
— Bullins23, Jul 25 2008, 4:39 pm
Awesome, I haven't seen someone called a herb in years. This just made my day.
Jesus Christ. Your roommate has too much beer and weed in the room. Sounds like a good problem.
You want him leave? Smoke his weed. Drink his beer. Piss on his computer. Like we did in the old days at the turn of the centurey.
Id be pretty happy he just left, instead of loading up and going Rambo on the campus.
As a GMU alum this saddens me but is not surprising. Lots of kids at that school are soft, especially the locals who live in the dorms.
Listen here numbnuts, Ben here.
To put things in perspective for you all, this kid Aaron would sit behind his computer all day and play world of warcraft til his eyes bled. Im sure some of you faggots play that shit all day so screw you. Anyways, Aaron was a hypocrite who would smoke with me at night and would leave for weekends so i'd fill his fridge up with beers. I love smoking and drinkin so if you picklesmoochers out there can't handle that you can just eat a bag of dicks. This is a start of things to come, so look forward to more criticism from you d-bags in the future. Laters
FAGGOTS
I would pay good money to hear that 3 minute inner monologue Ben / VeryNice2477 had with himself whether to post again.
Listen here numbnuts, Ben here.
To put things in perspective for you all, this kid Aaron would sit behind his computer all day and play world of warcraft til his eyes bled. Im sure some of you faggots play that shit all day so screw you. Anyways, Aaron was a hypocrite who would smoke with me at night and would leave for weekends so i'd fill his fridge up with beers. I love smoking and drinkin so if you picklesmoochers out there can't handle that you can just eat a bag of dicks. This is a start of things to come, so look forward to more criticism from you d-bags in the future. Laters
— VeryNice2477, Jul 25 2008, 8:07 pm
if this is really what you think of the people commenting, why would you choose to share this letter? you didn't get the response you wanted, get over it. no one thinks you're cool because you smoke and drink all day, sorry.
I would pay good money to hear that 3 minute inner monologue Ben / VeryNice2477 had with himself whether to post again.
— lil jon maldives, Jul 25 2008, 10:17 pm
best post of the day, dying at that one
I don't know why a random waste-of-life thinks just because we root for the same teams will think people will take up his side online. Just like the dudes who trashed that summer home after a week's rental and posted so we'd share a good laugh over some lady trying to stand up against their shit-slinging ways.
I'd want a new roommate too if I was stuck with this guy. Granted, some details are left out like 2am on what? A Saturday? or a Tuesday? All that said though, my money's on this Aaron dude getting stuck with an inconsiderate douche.
I gotta be honest, this letters was no where near postable. I am hardly a critic but its not good.
I got animal at college and am still trying to figure out if there is a way to get back in. Booze, drugs,, its the best years of anyones life. Fact of the matter is this dude just wasn't feeling his roomie,,, It would be a completely different story if he ratted him out and there were disiplinary actions,, but the dude just said he is bouncing...Maybe the kid is on scholarship and has to bust his ass to stay and drugs and booze arent a luxury for him,,,
FUCK THIS KID who sent this letter in... My freshman year roommate hated me,,, and he should have = I payed little respect...Anyway the dude was more than fair and this kid sending this one in is a douche bag....If there were any reason at all to send it, it was to highlight his party animal aura,,,as if to brag/prove,,, whatever man if you didnt drink, snort coke, eat millions of adderall, toked daily, and never went to class then your in the minority..
ben's got balls talking about his future boss that way.
Anyone who thinks that college is the best 4 years of their life has a shitty job.
Ben, enjoy the next 4 years.
I also experienced having a squid for a roomate. Its a miserable experience. Ben is having a good time at college like a normal human being and this Aaron clown is moping around, staring at his feet while bidding on a new headset for world of warcraft on e-bay. This kid should've requested to live in a res-life dorm if he is this soft; it would've coupled nicely with his promise ring and collector's edition set of 'magic' cards. I only hope Ben apologizes to him in the next decade so Aaron can cross his name off of a list while slapping lipstick on.
CaliforniaBurple, its bennybump...respek, at least some people in this world take a few mintues to pull the stick out of their asses to enjoy themselves for a little bit.
I also experienced having a squid for a roomate. Its a miserable experience. Ben is having a good time at college like a normal human being and this Aaron clown is moping around, staring at his feet while bidding on a new headset for world of warcraft on e-bay. This kid should've requested to live in a res-life dorm if he is this soft; it would've coupled nicely with his promise ring and collector's edition set of 'magic' cards. I only hope Ben apologizes to him in the next decade so Aaron can cross his name off of a list while slapping lipstick on.
— CaliforniaBurpel, Jul 27 2008, 2:33 pm
there's a big difference, though, between having a good time and being a douchebag. i don't see what the kid who wrote the letter did wrong. it wasn't his scene, he left. had he ratted this ben douche out, i would understand, but i think he went about leaving in a respectable way.
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New Study Confirms Poor People Buy Lottery Tickets (Thanks!!)
NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - When it comes to purchasing lottery tickets, making people feel poor will prompt them to spend more money on a chance to become rich, American researchers said. They found that people who were convinced they were earning a low salary bought nearly twice as many lottery tickets compared to others who were made to feel more affluent. "When people are made to feel subjectively poor, they end up buying more lottery tickets which is somewhat perverse since every time you buy a lottery ticket, it's the equivalent of burning money," said George Loewenstein, a professor at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania who advised the research team. "It's certainly paradoxical that making people feel poor means they are more likely to burn money," he added in an interview. A recent report by the Commission on Thrift, a project of the private, non-profit think tank Institute for American Values, said that U.S. households with incomes under $12,400 spend an average of $645 on lotteries.
First of all I'm calling bullshit on that last statistic. People who make under $12,400 a year spend about $6,000 on lottery tickets. That $645 number has to be a typo. And #2, why do they even have studies like this? I didn't need Carnegie Mellon to tell me poor people play the lottery more than rich people. I mean how many times are you going to see Bill Gates in line at the Colorado "Loaf n' Jug"? Not many. Here's an idea - how about a study on how dudes have gone 15 years without winning at Keno? There's something to research. I don't know, I guess it is kind of ironic that in a study about wasting money, these people just wasted a shitload.
Celtics Dancers Pick Next Year's Squad
(Fuck Gary Gulman)
Let me start by saying I take it as a slap in the face that I wasn’t invited to be a judge for the Celtics Dancers audition. Listen I can obviously understand Big Baby being picked ahead of me, but Gary Gulman and Ayla Brown? Give me a fucking break. Anyway since everybody knows that I should have been on this panel here is how I would have voted if justice had been served. (All pics courtesy of Bostonherald.com)
Maybe two years ago you make the team #8. But not when we're world champions. I can spot a "too much makeup face" a mile away.
This chick is in. She's like a fucking sexy version of gumby or something. Also I love #27's reaction. That's how you know your hot. Lots of chicks would shit themselves or have cake farts when they see a girl pull a stunt like this. #27 isn't even close to scared. She knows she has game.
Wait a minute? Were the above five photos all of the same girl? My god she's hot! Was she on the team last year? Is it Allison? If it is she better watch out because my favorite restaurant is Giacamos too! (South End though) Anyway mark my words. This chick will be on the cover of Barstool Sports before the end of next season. Mark that shit down! Don't ask me how or when but I promise I'm going to get it done. And when I do everybody has to buy a shirt. That is all the same chick right?
PS - Celtics.com has more pictures of the tryouts. And upon further review it looks like the reason the Herald showed the same girl 34 times is because the rest of the girls look like they leave quite a bit to be desired. Personally I'm a firm believer that quality is more important than quantity. If you only have 6 hot girls tryout than make it a 6 slut squad. No point in filling the roster out with ugly wannabe hot girls.
Man Crawls Over Finish Line In NYC Triathlon
Got to give this guy an A+ for effort. And just for the record I'd just like to say that I thought the announcers were a tad too nonchalant in their call of the race. If it were me and I was watching somebody possibly dying right before my eyes I probably would have put more emphasis on the "we're going to need medical" part.
Is It Time To Retire The "Yankees Suck" Chant?
Boston.com - The Yankees are in town for a weekend series, and this would be a nice time to retire the stupidest chant in the world: Yankees suck. I don't like the Yankees. I am a Red Sox fan, have been all my life, and so that means I don't like the Yankees. My two sons don't like the Yankees either. But here's the critical difference: I respect the Yankees, and I've taught my sons to do so, too. They are 14 and 11, love baseball, and know that Derek Jeter plays the game as well and as hard as anyone has. If I were picking sides in the schoolyard, Jeter is the guy I'd pick first. So when you say the Yankees suck, you're saying Derek Jeter sucks, which is preposterous. But, really, beyond being crude and moronic, the phrase "Yankees suck" is simply outdated. Its origins are from a bygone era, when we all knew deep down in our hearts that no matter how far ahead the Red Sox might have been in August, no matter the score and inning of a game in October, the Yankees were going to win. And there was nothing we could do about it. But that's over. It's been over since October 2004, when "Yankees suck" should have been put out to pasture. Shouting "Yankees suck" at Fenway Park today is like yelling "No Taxation Without Representation!" at Faneuil Hall.
Let me start by saying I think the guy who wrote this article is a complete tool bag. Congrats buddy. You taught your kids to respect the Yankees. Way to make the world a better place. But having said that I do think he brings up an interesting point. There is a part of me that thinks the “Yankees Suck” chant is outdated or as this guy puts it a product of a bygone era. Listen I’m not one of these Johnny Appleseed type guys who thinks everybody who partakes in the Yankees Suck chant is some drunken moron who should burn in hell. I’m a firm believe that there is a time and a place for everything and that includes the chant. I mean I’ll gladly join in at Fenway if the scoreboard operator puts up a crooked number for the team the Yankees are playing against. And there have definitely been times during this recent playoff rivalry run where everybody is screaming it walking out of Fenway and in bars and clubs throughout Boston and it just feels right. There was nothing rude, stupid or obnoxious about it. It was about a city who was desperate to beat the Yankees and getting into the rivalry. But times have changed. While beating NY is always fun it’s also old hat now. And just like how Yankees fans don’t chant 1918 anymore, I’m not sure we need to chant “Yankees Suck” anymore. It just reminds me off the old days when we were their bitches. In fact I almost feel like by still breaking it out it gives the Yanks more respect than they deserve. So I’ll throw it out to the Stoolies. Is it time to retire the Yankees Suck chant? My feeling is that it’s still okay to do it whenever we’re playing them, but it shouldn’t be breaking out at hockey games and in line for the movies anymore. It needs to be relevant. Kind of like how we use the Beat LA chant.
Vote 1 for never say it again and 10 for people should be saying it at the supermarket.
Memo to the WNBA: This Is How You Fight!
DAYTON — Fifteen players and both managers were ejected after a bench-clearing brawl in the first inning between the Peoria Chiefs and Dayton Dragons on Thursday night in the Midwest League. An hour after the brawl began, league President George Spelius, reached by telephone at his home in Beloit, Wis., reversed the ejections under advisement from the parent Reds and Cubs, who didn't want to see each team use two pitchers as outfielders. This wasn't an ordinary fight. Players from both sides were throwing—and landing—real punches, and Peoria pitcher Julio Castillo appeared to be trying to hit a Dayton player with a thrown baseball in the dugout, instead hitting a fan in the stands who had to be taken to a hospital. It all began when Dayton manager Donnie Scott left the third base coaching box to complain to umpire Tyler Wilson when Brandon Menchaca was brushed back by a pitch. Already Dayton had two batters hit in the inning, but the Chiefs were angry that Dayton's Angel Cabrera broke up a double play with a hard slide into second. While Scott was talking with Wilson, Peoria interim manager Carmelo Martinez—filling in for Ryne Sandberg, who is in Cooperstown, N.Y.—joined the conversation, which became heated. When Martinez pushed Scott, the benches emptied.
What’s that old expression? When Ryne Sandberg is away the mice shall play? Well it looks like that’s what happened here. If I've said it once I've said it a thousand times. Nothing will ignite a fight like the throwing a fastball at a dude’s head in the dugout. That’s going to get the juices flowing every time.
PS – I love how MLB teams can call up the league president and make him reverse his ejection decisions. That seems fair.
Rate This Tom Brady Cartoon
The only time I even thought about laughing was at the end when Kitna appeared out of nowhere. Just proves the old adage that Jon Kitna makes shit funny. Anyway even though I didn't think it was funny at the same time I was strangely caught up in the plot of the cartoon. Anyway rate how good you think this was. 1 for it sucked and 10 for you can die in peace now.
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