Beware Attack Bloggers
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Wednesday night's NESN Sports Extra featured Bob Lobel, Gordon Edes, Kevin Dupont, and John Valentin. These geniuses drew the following conclusions regarding Red Sox blog sites:
1. We are all between 16 and 35.
2. We are both knowledgeable and angry.
3. We are willing to attack anybody, including the precious media.
I can’t argue the first point. I’m 33. But I’m sure there must be people of all ages who are pissed about the fact it’s been 86 years since the last title. And, yes, one of the reasons that we’re angry is because we are so damn knowledgeable. Trying to slide something past us is a waste of time. When they do we just get that much more aggravated. And the media? Oh, I’m sorry, the bashing monopoly is no longer yours. I thought Lobel was actually going to cry.
The best part was Valentin. He just shrugged the whole thing off and called it comical. So, in honor of Johnny Pop up, I am going to dedicate this blog to him. He was a classic Sox player. Was here a while, collected a lot of money, and in the end didn’t accomplish a whole lot. Want to see something comical? Check out Valentin’s declining numbers in his career.
These sites offer us, the fans, a voice. We can decide amongst ourselves and no longer need to rely on the media or the Red Sox to form our opinions of the old town team. Once this blog gets posted, millions of people can read it. Lobel is probably jealous because we as bloggers have greater exposure. Relax, Bob. It’s life in 2004. And it’s not going anywhere.
