Reason no. 43, 836 that Dusty is an idiot
This comes from chicagosports.com.
"I understand [booing], but not to that magnitude and that intensity and degree," Baker said. "It's something I heard didn't go on here much before. Why now?"
Surprisingly, Baker then brought Sammy Sosa's name into the discussion, adding a new wrinkle to an old story about their soured relationship. Baker acknowledged Thursday that Sosa had blamed him for the incessant booing at Wrigley in '04 when they spoke briefly on the phone after Sosa was traded to Baltimore on Feb. 2.
"That was one of the things that really upset Sammy when he was here," Baker said. "One of the things he was upset with me about was that I didn't stop them from booing him. I don't know how I was going to do that.
"You saw it with Corey (Patterson). You saw it with 'Hawk.' You saw it with me. It's just something that seems to be growing."
Cubs closer Ryan Dempster theorized Wednesday that the high expectations of Cubs fans since the team's close call in the 2003 postseason have changed the atmosphere at Wrigley.
Baker doesn't buy it.
"I've had high expectations in a lot of places," he said. "Like in L.A., San Francisco. … They can boo if they want to do it. They have the right and nobody can do anything about it because it's your opinion."
The booing continued Thursday, with Todd Hollandsworth and Michael Wuertz receiving the harshest during a lackluster 6-0 loss to Arizona.
GIVE ME A BREAK.
Dusty is so freaking thin-skinned. Can you imagine Joe Torre complaining about boos? Or Terry Francona? Of course not, because they're actually PROFRESSIONAL MANAGERS.
You're playing baseball in a major market. This isnt Tampa Bay, this isn't Kansas City. The Cubs have one of the largest fan bases of pro sports teams, and people want to see you WIN.
If you cant handle boos, go to Kansas City. They'd be happy to have you.
At least Ryan Dempster gets it. At least he sees that the Cubs are no longer lovable for losing.
I think the boos are here to stay. This isnt the same atmosphere as it used to be. People used to come to see Sammy pop one, and a Cubs win would be the icing on the cake.
Now we want WINNING and we want it now.
"I understand [booing], but not to that magnitude and that intensity and degree," Baker said. "It's something I heard didn't go on here much before. Why now?"
Surprisingly, Baker then brought Sammy Sosa's name into the discussion, adding a new wrinkle to an old story about their soured relationship. Baker acknowledged Thursday that Sosa had blamed him for the incessant booing at Wrigley in '04 when they spoke briefly on the phone after Sosa was traded to Baltimore on Feb. 2.
"That was one of the things that really upset Sammy when he was here," Baker said. "One of the things he was upset with me about was that I didn't stop them from booing him. I don't know how I was going to do that.
"You saw it with Corey (Patterson). You saw it with 'Hawk.' You saw it with me. It's just something that seems to be growing."
Cubs closer Ryan Dempster theorized Wednesday that the high expectations of Cubs fans since the team's close call in the 2003 postseason have changed the atmosphere at Wrigley.
Baker doesn't buy it.
"I've had high expectations in a lot of places," he said. "Like in L.A., San Francisco. … They can boo if they want to do it. They have the right and nobody can do anything about it because it's your opinion."
The booing continued Thursday, with Todd Hollandsworth and Michael Wuertz receiving the harshest during a lackluster 6-0 loss to Arizona.
GIVE ME A BREAK.
Dusty is so freaking thin-skinned. Can you imagine Joe Torre complaining about boos? Or Terry Francona? Of course not, because they're actually PROFRESSIONAL MANAGERS.
You're playing baseball in a major market. This isnt Tampa Bay, this isn't Kansas City. The Cubs have one of the largest fan bases of pro sports teams, and people want to see you WIN.
If you cant handle boos, go to Kansas City. They'd be happy to have you.
At least Ryan Dempster gets it. At least he sees that the Cubs are no longer lovable for losing.
I think the boos are here to stay. This isnt the same atmosphere as it used to be. People used to come to see Sammy pop one, and a Cubs win would be the icing on the cake.
Now we want WINNING and we want it now.
posted by dbrown @ 1:32 AM
4 Comments:
At 7/29/2005 8:04 AM,
Anonymous said…
Read Mariotti's column in today's paper.
-Ryan
At 7/29/2005 9:46 AM,
dbrown said…
I just read it before I read your comment. Thanks!
At 7/29/2005 12:43 PM,
Anonymous said…
The booing has reached an extreme level, expectations of winning or not. One instance this year, the fans started booing when an opposing pitcher had the bases loaded, score tied in the ninth, he almost hits the cub batter and the place erupts in BOO's. What that says to me is that we have a bunch of people attending games who do not know anything about baseball. They think that winning is all that teams do. I suggest that Cub fans quit doing a poor Imitation of New York fans
At 7/31/2005 3:28 AM,
dbrown said…
Every ballpark has fans that will boo for stupid reasons.
And I dont understand what a poor imitation of New York fans means.
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