Media bias against Diamondbacks: "Good ol' boys from FOX loose in our henhouse"

Arizona Republic ^ | 11/1/2001 | E.J. Montini

[RetiredArmy]

Post #4: How many times did they show that grab by the yankee 2B in game 3? I lost count at 7! SEVEN different views of him making that damned play. Geeze, twice is enough!

[L.N. Smithee]

I am not a D-backs fan because they are the thorn in the Giants' side, but my goodness, I want them to win. I wouldn't mind as much if it was only that the Yankees are good, I can't take all the New York homerism! I already had to endure the Los Angeles homeboys at the networks and in showbiz after the Lakers ran over the rest of the NBA in the playoffs, and now this! IMHO, It's only slightly worse after the terrorist attacks on NY than it would have been otherwise -- or do you hear about Michael Jordan being a force for healing the wounds of Washington after the attack on the Pentagon?

I couldn't believe that Kevin Kennedy, who was a major league manager as recently as three years ago, asked Derek Jeter about "Yankee Mystique"! If anyone should know better than to peddle that crapola, it should be a guy who actually has run a ball club!

And who is the sub-genius at Fox who decided to always have a camera on Derek Jeter? The sucker not only wasn't pulling his weight in the Series until last night, he wasn't even hitting it, but every time a Yank hit the ball out of the yard, drove in a run with a base hit, sacrifice flied, or was safe at home on an error, there was the inevitable Fox replay of Derek Jeter's Official Facial Response To The Yankees Scoring like his reaction from the dugout meant jack squat!

Next to a championship that is decided by a vote rather an a tournament -- the reason why I refuse to acknowledge the existence of Division 1-A college football until they have a legitimate playoff system -- nothing takes the fun out of sports more than people who rush to be the first to tell us that a team can't be beat -- even when it turns out to be true. Shut Ya Stuff Up!

[southern rock]

Anybody but the Yankees; they've already won it a million times. Let someone else win it for once.....

Thats a load of affirmitive-action nonsense. Just the kind of "level the playing feild" attitude that brings America into the muck of mediocrity.

If the Yanks are good enough to win it TEN Million times, so be it.

Go Yankees!

[bootless]

Agree. Schilling threw 88 pitches and was dominating. Kim threw 63 and gave up three runs in gopher balls. Bad, bad move, Bob. I hope the Snakes can recover. The series is tied, but the Yankees are ahead.

[spald]

One of the top 20 downloads of the week at Netscape is the Yankees 2000 Screensaver.

The mojo is working. Can you feel it?

[Irma]

When the series returns to Arizona,  fans should line the outfield fences with huge posters of this....

That would spook the Yankee batters but good!  LOLOLOL!!!!

[motzman]

That's Mets fans you're thinking of.

Why were beer sales stopped in the bleachers in Yankee Stadium?

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm?

The Loutish Mets fans are actually Jets fans, and are just at the baseball game to cause trouble (that's what Jet fans do)

Real Met fans are NY Giants fans and also understand that real baseball requires pitchers taking a turn at bat. Real Mets fans also know that the Yankees success has been because they are the best National League team in the American League.

Anyway, the Loutish behavior by some in Yankee Stadium has been traced directly back to (you guessed it) New York Jets fans.

Round up the Jets fans....they are the problem!!!

[dittomom]

OUCH! I'd print those Hitlery's out, but I'm afraid it would break my printer.

[L.N. Smithee]

I want to add to my previous post. I also would like to see the D-backs win because there is a distinct Giant flavor to the team.

If you have been a Phoenix baseball fan for many years, you know that the Giants AAA farm club was there for decades before MLB awarded the city a franchise of its own. You have seen over the years Bob Brenly and Matt Williams and third base coach Chris Speier come up through the ranks to reach the frozen Mecca that was Candlestick Park (no, I don't call it 3Com Park). Giants fans recognize coach Bob Melvin as the catcher that platooned with Brenly during the late eighties.

Then there is the occasional bench coach, and the guru of the split-fingered fastball, Roger Craig, who has a special place in the hearts of diehard Giants fans. He is the only manager to bring a National League pennant (1989) to San Francisco since 1962. I saw my first Giants game in 1972, the year they traded Willie Mays for minor-league stiffs and cash. It wasn't until Craig's second year at the helm in 1987 -- when they won the National League West -- could I call the Giants champions of anything.

Bob Brenly was one of my fave Giants players, and since he couldn't catch the last strike of the World Series, I hope he can drink the champagne along with the guy who does.

[bjs1779]

Please describe the nature of abuse:

Poster is posting dirty pictures!

[discostu]

I think he's just picking fights. Every world series the Yanks appear in the broadcasters spend time talking about the history of the stadium. Just like how every Stanley Cup they spend time talking about the history of The Cup. Why? Because they know there's a chunk of society that only watches these games, that there are people tuning into the sport for the first time and have no knowledge of this stuff. And let's face it, you ain't getting into any discussions on the glorious history of baseball in the BOB.

Also recall they said every park should have a pool, didn't sound like bad mouthing to me, sounded more like they thought that was one of the most bizaarly brilliant ideas they'd ever seen. Part of the very interesting contrast in this series. On one side we have the Yanks, one of the oldest and clearly the most successful franchise in baseball, and on the other side the D-Back a franchise so new the shine hasn't worn off of anything in their park, and one that is currently on track to be a very successful franchise (World Series in 4 years, and not a rental job like the accursed Marlins).

Everything about these clubs is the opposite: sides of the country, politics of the city, weather, age, history, style of ball park. Everything except that they both have good pitching, weak offense and, oh yeah, they're in the World Series together. They should talk about that. In a game that moves as slowly as baseball you've got to put in a lot of filler banter. And this series has a lot of filler banter bait. But if anybody is thinking that's condescending I think you need to get your ears checked. They might be a little in awe of the Yanks, but it's hard not to be in awe of the championship winningest franchise in north American sports history, that's playing in an ancient stadium, that actually doesn't suck (so many places get "old stadium syndrome" at 1/3 the age of that park, it's really quite impressive that it's so cool).

[caprock]

But it does get old listening to East coast media Clymer types spending 90% of their time slobbering over the Yankees.

I also grew weary in games 1 & 2 of the highest paid team in MLB behaving so childishly at the plate. The overpaid bigapple bozos should give the whining a rest. Again, Jeter is an exception and is therefore exempt from this rant.

[Irma]

Please describe the nature of abuse: Poster is posting dirty pictures!

Hahahaha!

Hey, I'm rethinking my strategy anyway. I figure it may make the Yankee batters mad to see her in a Yankee cap and they may want to hit that way.

A move to the on-deck circle might be better to psych them out!

P.S. Posting those pics I admit was dirty, but we underdogs have to fight dirty sometimes to win. LOL!

[Mike Fieschko]

turn down the TV audio and turn on the radio.

Excellent suggestion. I had WABC on with Sterling and Kaye last night, and the coverage couldn't have been more balanced.

[Mike Fieschko]

There's no way you are a true Red Sox fan.

I think it was Shaunessey in today's Globe who wrote that " 'Kim' is Korean for 'Schiraldi'."

The Met fan where I work thought that was a great line.

[hsmomx3]

Not only that, I think that local Fox Channel (10 in Phx) has been doing a lousy job. They pan the crowds and interview them and show little snippets of the player interviews after the games.

[FreedomIsSimple]

How'd you like to be a Mariner fan.

Two words.

Detroit Tigers.

[Havisham]

Tim McCarver is very stupid. Too stupid to listen to. I always turn the sound down.

[winodog]

I was just curious what is being said about that boneheaded move. What has Curt said about it? When I watched it last night I said to myself there goes the game. all that talk about Curt starting. He proves he is big time and they lift him. BAD move and sure enough.

[Mike Fieschko]

When I watched it last night I said to myself there goes the game.

OTOH, Brenly having Counsell bunt with no one out in the first inning, and again and again, building for one run instead of a big inning ... Who was it that said 'if you play for one run, that's all you'll get' ?