Comments on: Francona had a great 2007, too http://blogs.eagletribune.com/sports/2007/11/15/francona-had-a-great-2007-too/ Bill Burt's blog on sports Sat, 22 Nov 2008 14:02:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.2.1 By: pasta diving lugo http://blogs.eagletribune.com/sports/2007/11/15/francona-had-a-great-2007-too/#comment-2405 pasta diving lugo Wed, 21 Nov 2007 18:34:08 +0000 http://blogs.eagletribune.com/sports/2007/11/15/francona-had-a-great-2007-too/#comment-2405 oh gary, do you ever give up? you know, one of the points of the crown of thorns is how much the pain of humiliation stings and how long it lingers. if you can't deal with someone pointing out your hypocrisy, you ought not to get into public situations (like an internet sports chat site) and make flaky gratuitous observations. chances are you'll get called on them, doncha think, huh? you know surer than he--, I was the one who called terry "francoma" during the year and it was well deserved. how quick we are to forget this team blew a 14 1/2 game lead over the Yankees. this could have been a very different looking season and if you are not deeply appreciative at the way it turned out, you really are becoming one of those obnoxious yankee fans who think winning is deserved rather than fortuitous. francona is a good manager but has very little control over a team that lollygagged its way over the second half of the season. since they won, these issues will not be addressed in 2008 and i really don't see this as any kind of a cinch to win anything next year until they change that clubhouse chemistry that allows the what-me-worry, don't-run-out-ground-balls-to-first attitude. i really thought Lowell was leaving because he was sick of it. anyways, chill out, gary. if you need an apology, happy to give you one. i will never respond to one of your posts again, so get back to your bubble of unquestioned "dad of the year" manliness. oh gary, do you ever give up? you know, one of the points of the crown of thorns is how much the pain of humiliation stings and how long it lingers. if you can’t deal with someone pointing out your hypocrisy, you ought not to get into public situations (like an internet sports chat site) and make flaky gratuitous observations. chances are you’ll get called on them, doncha think, huh?

you know surer than he–, I was the one who called terry “francoma” during the year and it was well deserved. how quick we are to forget this team blew a 14 1/2 game lead over the Yankees. this could have been a very different looking season and if you are not deeply appreciative at the way it turned out, you really are becoming one of those obnoxious yankee fans who think winning is deserved rather than fortuitous.

francona is a good manager but has very little control over a team that lollygagged its way over the second half of the season. since they won, these issues will not be addressed in 2008 and i really don’t see this as any kind of a cinch to win anything next year until they change that clubhouse chemistry that allows the what-me-worry, don’t-run-out-ground-balls-to-first attitude. i really thought Lowell was leaving because he was sick of it.

anyways, chill out, gary. if you need an apology, happy to give you one. i will never respond to one of your posts again, so get back to your bubble of unquestioned “dad of the year” manliness.

]]> By: GaryFromChapelHill http://blogs.eagletribune.com/sports/2007/11/15/francona-had-a-great-2007-too/#comment-2385 GaryFromChapelHill Thu, 15 Nov 2007 13:16:20 +0000 http://blogs.eagletribune.com/sports/2007/11/15/francona-had-a-great-2007-too/#comment-2385 And despite all of that, I could swear that I still saw him referred to as "Francoma" during the playoffs. Takes all kinds, I guess. Thank you, Terry Francona, for giving me the chance to enjoy TWO "Rolling Rallies" in the last four seasons (from my couch). And despite all of that, I could swear that I still saw him referred to as “Francoma” during the playoffs.

Takes all kinds, I guess.

Thank you, Terry Francona, for giving me the chance to enjoy TWO “Rolling Rallies” in the last four seasons (from my couch).

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