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Comments on: The J.D. Drew files: Fenway Fans Fail in Fall http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2007/10/27/the-jd-drew-files-fenway-fans-fail-in-fall/ Media, Baseball, Boston, the Red Sox, Music, Literature, and Mnookins Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:40:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: ntpopo http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2007/10/27/the-jd-drew-files-fenway-fans-fail-in-fall/#comment-263043 Mon, 29 Oct 2007 18:16:17 +0000 http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2007/10/27/the-jd-drew-files-fenway-fans-fail-in-fall/#comment-263043 Couldn't agree more, Seth. Players feed off crowd energy, and boos are an indication that the fans expect, perhaps even want (subconsciously, I guess), a player to fail. It has always driven me nuts as a Boston sports fan, and whenever I've said something about it people told me I should move to St. Louis and root for the Cards. Pretty funny zinger, actually, but I'm glad someone else with a bigger mouthpiece than me weighed in on the same page. Couldn’t agree more, Seth. Players feed off crowd energy, and boos are an indication that the fans expect, perhaps even want (subconsciously, I guess), a player to fail. It has always driven me nuts as a Boston sports fan, and whenever I’ve said something about it people told me I should move to St. Louis and root for the Cards. Pretty funny zinger, actually, but I’m glad someone else with a bigger mouthpiece than me weighed in on the same page.

]]> by: Mr. Furious http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2007/10/27/the-jd-drew-files-fenway-fans-fail-in-fall/#comment-262881 Mon, 29 Oct 2007 15:10:33 +0000 http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2007/10/27/the-jd-drew-files-fenway-fans-fail-in-fall/#comment-262881 Perfectly put, Seth. I've always thought the Sox crowd picks favorites and goats and sets them in stone. Youk or Trot can do no wrong, while Drew will never be embraced. You could argue he had the biggest, most imortant clutch hit of the whole season, and it merely buys him a stay... Perfectly put, Seth. I’ve always thought the Sox crowd picks favorites and goats and sets them in stone. Youk or Trot can do no wrong, while Drew will never be embraced.

You could argue he had the biggest, most imortant clutch hit of the whole season, and it merely buys him a stay…

]]> by: Andrew http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2007/10/27/the-jd-drew-files-fenway-fans-fail-in-fall/#comment-262078 Mon, 29 Oct 2007 02:20:50 +0000 http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2007/10/27/the-jd-drew-files-fenway-fans-fail-in-fall/#comment-262078 please excuse the grammar. please excuse the grammar.

]]> by: Andrew http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2007/10/27/the-jd-drew-files-fenway-fans-fail-in-fall/#comment-261655 Sun, 28 Oct 2007 22:43:03 +0000 http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2007/10/27/the-jd-drew-files-fenway-fans-fail-in-fall/#comment-261655 *off topic here, but I didn't know you were writing FOB pieces for Wired these days. Or maybe this has been going on for a while, and I haven't taken notic. Either way- I couldn't agree with you more in re:Google... & J.D.D. for that matter. *off topic here, but I didn’t know you were writing FOB pieces for Wired these days. Or maybe this has been going on for a while, and I haven’t taken notic. Either way- I couldn’t agree with you more in re:Google… & J.D.D. for that matter.

]]> by: Brickskop.Com » The JD Drew files: Fenway Fans Fail in Fall http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2007/10/27/the-jd-drew-files-fenway-fans-fail-in-fall/#comment-260499 Sun, 28 Oct 2007 04:00:15 +0000 http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2007/10/27/the-jd-drew-files-fenway-fans-fail-in-fall/#comment-260499 [...] unknown wrote an interesting post today on The JD Drew files: Fenway Fans Fail in FallHere’s a quick excerpt [...] […] unknown wrote an interesting post today on The JD Drew files: Fenway Fans Fail in FallHere’s a quick excerpt […]

]]> by: Shalomar http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2007/10/27/the-jd-drew-files-fenway-fans-fail-in-fall/#comment-259726 Sat, 27 Oct 2007 19:47:08 +0000 http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2007/10/27/the-jd-drew-files-fenway-fans-fail-in-fall/#comment-259726 It's exasperating that many, not all (an important distinction), Sox fans continue to boo Drew and Gagne. Don't they recognize that cheering translates to confidence which translates to better performances? I theorize that some of the dolt fans have already made up their mind that Drew and Gagne suck, and thus to cheer them would be acknowledging they prejudged them. For all the braggadacio about being intelligent baseball fans, the Sox dolts often ignore the vagaries of the game. And I guess pigheadedness outweighs a desire to win the series. Youk suddenly at short? C'mon, that's a 3 error disaster waiting to happen. You cannot do that to your pitcher and defense, its TOO radical. If its a close game, he'll be up in a key pinch hit spot. It’s exasperating that many, not all (an important distinction), Sox fans continue to boo Drew and Gagne. Don’t they recognize that cheering translates to confidence which translates to better performances? I theorize that some of the dolt fans have already made up their mind that Drew and Gagne suck, and thus to cheer them would be acknowledging they prejudged them. For all the braggadacio about being intelligent baseball fans, the Sox dolts often ignore the vagaries of the game. And I guess pigheadedness outweighs a desire to win the series.

Youk suddenly at short? C’mon, that’s a 3 error disaster waiting to happen. You cannot do that to your pitcher and defense, its TOO radical. If its a close game, he’ll be up in a key pinch hit spot.

]]> by: fminutillo http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2007/10/27/the-jd-drew-files-fenway-fans-fail-in-fall/#comment-259703 Sat, 27 Oct 2007 19:07:14 +0000 http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2007/10/27/the-jd-drew-files-fenway-fans-fail-in-fall/#comment-259703 I predicted Drew would be the Series MVP, and if he has two good games and drives in some runs out there in the land of the National League, I just might be proven right... instead of a bag of hot air. And it could happen. I predicted Drew would be the Series MVP, and if he has two good games and drives in some runs out there in the land of the National League, I just might be proven right… instead of a bag of hot air.

And it could happen.

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