10/7 ALDS Game 1 at Rays

[mvp 78]

Didnt Cruz also have help from PEDs?

 

Yes, sir.

[Maxbialystock]

It's not about being tough. It's about the sheer absurdity of so many posts.

 

I rarely put anyone on ignore, and only one poster has ever been on ignore for more than a few weeks (and still is.)

 

There is no purpose to the thread for me, when it gets like last night.

 

I joined this site, because I miss the water cooler Sox chatter after moving out of New England, but I never heard chatter like that at any water cooler I went to, while living in Maine.

 

I get the frustration- fueled anger, but it's beyond that on that thread.

 

I don't want to get into a long drawn out discussion on what I think a real fan should be like, but to me, no true Sox fan should ever display that much hate and total disdain to a team they follow. I'm not getting preachy, here. To each his own, but that doesn't mean I have to choose to get near it.

 

I was just paraphrasing a drunk John Riggins talking to Sandra Day O'Connor. The internet and the water cooler are two different universes, particularly with regard to civility. In my last job I actually enjoyed talking to a Yankees fan because we both knew something about each other's teams, and we were in an office setting.

 

The internet, on the other hand, can get very dark very quickly. But I'm stuck with it because I'm retired-retired. Plus I think there are a number of good posters on talksox.

[dgalehouse]

Toughen up, Sandy (Supreme Court Associate Justice) baby. I put no one on ignore. And I at least glance at the game thread, where I already have posted for today's game.

 

Game threads have always displayed the epitome of overreaction , whether positive or ( more often) negative. It gives folks a release for their thoughts and emotions. Sometimes , they get a little extreme. Personally , I will often look at it afterwards , but I don't care to read it or participate during the game.

[moonslav59]

I was just paraphrasing a drunk John Riggins talking to Sandra Day O'Connor. The internet and the water cooler are two different universes, particularly with regard to civility. In my last job I actually enjoyed talking to a Yankees fan because we both knew something about each other's teams, and we were in an office setting.

 

The internet, on the other hand, can get very dark very quickly. But I'm stuck with it because I'm retired-retired. Plus I think there are a number of good posters on talksox.

 

I get the differences and the reasons why they are so, but you have to admit, the absurdity levels were off the carts, last night and of late.

[moonslav59]

Game threads have always displayed the epitome of overreaction , whether positive or ( more often) negative. It gives folks a release for their thoughts and emotions. Sometimes , they get a little extreme. Personally , I will often look at it afterwards , but I don't care to read it or participate during the game.

 

I get the frustration aspect, but these guys doubled down when questioned and even went deeper off the edge, at times.