Look, I completely understand if you want to say, "Price is our boy! As far as I'm concerned, it's turn the page time! It's a new year, and I only care about this season. Time to move on, & give Price another shot! We are better with him, and I'm ready to 100% accept him as OUR BIG #1 / #2 / #3 guy. Very happy to have him, & the Sox are going all the way with him."
Hell, I'm completely down for that!
BUT.... Let's not re-write history! Price had his nuts in a wringer from day 1 last year. He went out of his way to take shots not only at The Boston Sports Media, but also at Red Sox Fans. He picked fights with Drellich & Eck, and clearly tried to sour all the young guys on The Boston Sports Media. He did so clearly to extract vengeance on ALL who had written or said anything critical of him in the past. Price came out of the gate firing at the media, then used a couple of NOTHING CRITICISMS to embarrass and humiliate a couple of media guys, i.e. Drellich and Eck.
Boston fans are pretty savy, and called him out for doing so. We are not long for ******** in Boston, no matter who you are. If you're a guy constantly taking subtle shots at Boston, Boston guys are going to tear you a new one. Taking on Eck, and deliberately embarrassing and humiliating him was A HUGE NO NO in Boston. Like it or not, Eck is much beloved in this area, and he is CLEARLY THE BEST 'Color Guy" on NESN. To pretend that Eck is hard on ANY OF THE PLAYERS, is pure fiction! Price pulled the wrong ******** play in the wrong town!
He got crucified, & for good reason. He never really apologized like a 'Boston' Man, but we're over it. It's a brand new year! We all want to move on!!! We want Price to EARN redemption! Just like we sold out for Lackey when he came back in 2013!
BUT PLEASE!!!! Just stop with the revisionist history on Price & last year! Boston guys can take a lot of s***, but we don't suffer fools well. We know damned well that Boston isn't perfect, but we're not going to listen to the whiny ******** from people who want to tear down OUR house. We built this f***ing house. It's a damned fine house, with the best god damned fans in the country. We're not going to wiped your arss & tell you it smells like roses! Do your f***ing job. Take losses like a man! Don't look for excuses. ...... Pitch your arss off. Become a dirtdog! Respect OUR HOUSE! We're paying you an historic salary to pitch in our house, so don't let us down. Don't s*** on the fans, and respect our heroes! No excuses!
Now..... Looking forward to OUR BOY Price leading us to a 2018 World Series.
BUT.... Please stop making excuses for the ******** HE pulled last year! & stop freaking out when guys worry about him making excuses yet again about a tough outing. We just don't want to hear it anymore. He simply hasn't earned the benefit of the doubt yet. You show us you have our backs, in our house, and you will get undying love and respect in this town. Keep whining, making excuses, and taking shots at Boston, and you will continue to have problems here.
Now let's play ball. Go Pricey!