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| Praise for Sheffield? |
| 04.14.05 (11:45 pm) [edit] |
Some of you may be aware of the fan that brushed Gary Sheffield's head today at Boston while he was trying to dig out a double against the wall. If you ask me he was trying to distract Gary from the ball.. It wasn't overtly malicious. Sheff fielded the ball, stopped, shoved the guy, and then threw to the infield before going back to stare at him. And Sheffield gets 'praised' for not decking the guy. I'm sorry but can't we hold multi-millionaire entertainers to a higher standard than this?
A) He should never have hesitated with a ball in play. Shoving the guy could have cost his team a base and therefore the game.. That 'reaction' is the reaction of a self-centered asshole. Its vastly different but when I played high school football I was literally strangled while going for a fumble. I was too busy trying to grab the ball while my assailant focused entirely on cutting off my air. The whistle blew and we recovered the ball. No ref made a call(because refs are all stupid assholes) but my point was made. Team first.. vendetta second.
B) You have how many million dollars? I dunno what it is about athletes.. but the more money these guys get the more thuggish they become. Would a multi-millionaire broker sock a business competitor if he spilled his drink at a dinner? I mean come on..
C) When this gets more press coverage then Tom Gamboa getting attacked by 2 guys with knifes in Chicago I hope you remember that the world revolves around Boston & N.Y. Screw the rest of flyover country.
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