"All I tried to do was to pull him up! A momentary loss of muscular coordination, hmm? A few extra foot pounds of energy, per second...per second...snap!"
/steps back, deep breath, gets perspective (hey, from back here the dots DO look like ants, marching to devour my posts of righteous indignation) One last post on this issue, if I may. No, this is not a church. I am not now nor have I ever tried to tell anyone how to react to Kirby's passing, I have only defended those who have chosen to overlook his short-comings. And, I have tried to enforce some sensitivity to those who may be dealing with some real grief over this. I almost certainly overstepped my bounds in this defense -- that came from a projection of my own unusual perspective in this particular case. I recognize that. Having said that, as a Spo-Fi rookie who has spent a good amount of time on this site, there is a list of veterans from whom I (and I would assume other newer regular posters) take behavioral cues. These are people whose obvious love of sports and commitment to this site I respect. Some of these people surprised me with their comments on both this and the Kirby thread, and combined with my own weird personal response to Kirby's passing, I reacted a lot more strongly here and on the other thread than I would have if it had been, say, Reggie White. I realize this is a long post that is pretty much all about me, which is why I chose to post it here rather than clog up the Kirby site. I wavered on whether I should post it at all, but I felt I owed something since I kind of called the whole site out on these issues. Justgary, I appreciate and accept your apology, and I hope you, rcade, yerfatma, The_Black_Hand, and anyone else I've annoyed with my rantings accept mine for going over the top on this stuff. I would, however, like to nominate a policy on future "In Memoriams" that we let the thread just go and discourage all commentary that addresses in any way the merits of grieving or the various expressions of such (excepting, of course, for those that are obscenely offensive). I'm done, and now off to bash the Cleveland Spelling Bee champ in the Bonds thread.
Didn't annoy me at all. But watch out: that fool is All-Ohio Debate Team. His "friend" said so.
Thanks for the comments, BullpenPro. I don't know that I'm ready to lean on people not to take a death as seriously as others, but that's certainly something to think about as we try to bring 5,000 newbies into the community.
But watch out: that fool is All-Ohio Debate Team. His "friend" said so. We should have a Debate-Off. We can bring our best Poindexter friends and wear our most sedate sweatervests. Meet you in Study Hall.
Meet you in Study Hall. I'm totally bringing the Rice Krispie treats. BullpenPro, if you're going to apologize for anything, it need not be opinionated discussion on this site. Now, being a dirty stinking Yankees fan, that's worth apologizing for.
TBH -- my first read of your comment was, "If you're going to be apologizing for stuff, take it somewhere else." Which was so shocking I was going to fly off the handle about it, then apologize later. I don't ordinarily apologize for my opinions. In this case, though, I did kind of call the whole site out, as I said, and I thought that warranted a more moderate follow-up. Plus, I generally feel bad when people have to read what I write. (You'll observe that somehow doesn't stop me, though.) Actually, I used to be a somewhat apologetic Yankee fan. Rooting for the prohibitive favorite in a country that has a history of being, and rooting for, the underdog felt a little unpatriotic. Not so much now though -- I think this country has recently made vogue the notion of rooting for the king of the mountain. But this is REALLY off topic. I like sweatervests. I own several. I'm not smart enough to debate, though. The vests are to keep me from drooling on my tie.
HEY! I made BullpenPro's profile! I'm really someone!
Your on it twice now for your "dripping sarcasm".
Well that just sounds messy.
jersey, just be glad it doesn't include links to your profile, or some variation of an altar complete with a homemade MIDI and a mini Jobu with your photo pasted on.
HEY! I made BullpenPro's profile! I'm really someone! Oooh, me too, me too!
I wouldn't want somebody dripping sarcasm on my profile.
jersey, just be glad it doesn't include links to your profile, or some variation of an altar complete with a homemade MIDI and a mini Jobu with your photo pasted on. You can do that? Do you have a link to instructions? I wouldn't want somebody dripping sarcasm on my profile If somebody did, how would you tell?
I actually have a couple ideas for my profile which would enhance its interactivity and better serve the SpoFite populace. So within a few weeks I will indeed be able to tell when someone drips anything on my profile. I have a couple of real-world projects to finish first though.
Justgary, I appreciate and accept your apology, and I hope you, rcade, yerfatma, The_Black_Hand, and anyone else I've annoyed with my rantings accept mine for going over the top on this stuff. No problem, and I wasn't annoyed. I understand what you're saying, and understood your comment in the thread. My comment really had nothing to do with puckett. I thought the 'whole world' fpp was just a little lazy and easy. If we were at a bar and I could explain myself it wouldn't have been a big deal. But online it sounded harsh. I doubt memoriam threads will ever be just that. There will always be discussion, hopefully in good taste, regarding the athlete's entire career/life. And there should be. I highly value honest discussion over a glossed over facade. But I agree that commenting on the ways people mourn is pointless and could easily be misunderstood. I'll keep that in mind in the future. (and I still think you're on the wrong website =)
I think jerserygirl's profile is kind of bland. I'm going to start a club of people who aren't in bullpenpro's profile.
Thanks for the critique, Mr. Blackwell.
If we were at a bar and I could explain myself it wouldn't have been a big deal. All right, buddy, that's it. We're taking this to a bar and sort this out. I'm going to start a club of people who aren't in bullpenpro's profile. Ying Yang, you're just too freakin' nice. You want onto MY profile, you're going to have to take me to task. Criminy, it's not like I don't provide the opportunities.
I like that someone called you BullpinPro.
You want onto MY profile, you're going to have to take me to task. Jesus Christ, would you please just shut the fuck up?! Will that get me on?
You have no idea how bad it gets! I'm not you ... I can't make it on a coupla high-altitude fucks once or twice a year! You are too much for me BullpenPro, you sonofawhoreson bitch! I wish I knew how to quit you.
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Ying Yang, you're just too freakin' nice. You want onto MY profile, you're going to have to take me to task. Actually I'm good now since I now appear in jerseygirl's formerly bland profile.
I could no longer ignore your cries to be loved by someone... anyone.
I'm still confused by how a jerseygirl lives with herself being a Red Sox fan. Just how do you reconcile yourself?
Will that get me on? Maybe. Or maybe it will just get you off. I can't post that -- what if my mother reads it? You have no idea how bad it gets! I'm not you ... I can't make it on a coupla high-altitude fucks once or twice a year! You are too much for me BullpenPro, you sonofawhoreson bitch! I wish I knew how to quit you. I can't post that either. What if my girlfriend reads it? The amount of attention my profile is getting is making me uncomfortable. Look -- look over there. A post about MC Hammer. Go! Go post!!
Jersey Girl the song. Not the state. Ew gross.
Ew gross. hey, watch it.
Well that's an easy way out, and I'm guessing one that's been told before.
I just thought she was a jersey chaser.
You mean you're not from the Channel Islands? /disappointed that we will never be able to discuss Matt Le Tissier
A post about MC Hammer. Go! Go post!! To bad its related to Barry Bonds so I guess I'll just sit here and cross examine your profile somemore. So about the Derek Jeter thing, what if I contended Alex Rodriguez is better (which he is).
By the way jerseygirl, I think I'll be autodrafting tomorrow. Not entirely sure but that is the way its looking
Fine, don't add me, BallPeenPro. As Groucho Marx once said, I wouldn't want to be a member of any club that would actually have me. Hmph!
