tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post7173281876493515022..comments2024-02-29T23:31:03.341-05:00Comments on Out Of Left Field: Hoser hypocrisy: We stand on guard for being followerssagerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08757652892056684490noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post-57584075203634276542009-07-16T19:41:31.672-04:002009-07-16T19:41:31.672-04:00I didn't watch the telecast, but how do you mi...I didn't watch the telecast, but how do you mispronounce Halladay's name? No really, did he say holiday?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post-5720822179137015112009-07-16T18:45:45.836-04:002009-07-16T18:45:45.836-04:00Only hockey playing Canadians rudely rock back and...Only hockey playing Canadians rudely rock back and forth, spit, skate around, etc. during the anthems. Right from pros to Junior C. I'm agreed, let's drop the anthems for every single game, but when we do play them, can someone tell these people to stand still, for chrissake? Can't you imagine your mom coming down from the stands and swatting your cheek for such behavior? The anthems are meant to be respectful, and it's like religion, it doesn't have to mean anything to you, but you ought to at least stand still and respect others for whom it does.Davenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post-65120129636716212222009-07-16T09:19:00.615-04:002009-07-16T09:19:00.615-04:00Well said, Neate.
Ron, your country's actions...Well said, Neate.<br /><br />Ron, your country's actions have a direct effect on Canada. When you sneeze, we catch a cold. <br /><br />We're concerned about things that happen in our country, no need for worry there. That being said, you put someone like George W. Bush out there in a pre-game ceremony, espousing virtues about "dedication to community," you're going to get howls of ironic laughter from all corners, including Canada. <br /><br />Besides, Canadians are endlessly fascinated and interested in America. You should come up here sometime, see how much that attitude plays out.Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04285745872512206367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post-21718792989951643022009-07-16T00:43:41.474-04:002009-07-16T00:43:41.474-04:00Sager, you hit the nail on the head....
Everyone c...Sager, you hit the nail on the head....<br />Everyone calls themselves patriotic and stand for the anthem (be it at a jr A, NHL or little league game) up here and then blindly stand there either not listening to the song or on their cell phone or chatting with someone next to them or doing some other thing until its over and they can get to watching what they came for....<br />Yet, when it gets messed up and there isn't one or it gets butchered, they get their shorts in a knot and wrap themselves in the flag...proclaiming to be the absolute Canadian and how dare they snub us.<br />Eliminate the time wasting exercise that it is for all but the big events (say play it once at the beginning of a Canadian championship final - the RBC is one example - or at something like the World juniors)...<br />Not wanting to have it doesn't make me unpatriotic, it simply makes sense.....because no one is listening anyway...<br />And while we're on the topic of eliminating songs...can someone cut the cord on Bryan Hall's rendition of the Eskimo fight song already??? It's hurting my ears....Jordie Dwyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07741596697910230850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post-27405680815666983992009-07-16T00:02:49.569-04:002009-07-16T00:02:49.569-04:00Joe Posnanski had some good thoughts on President ...Joe Posnanski had some good thoughts on President Obama <a href="http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2009/07/15/should-have-been-the-man/" rel="nofollow">throwing out the first ball</a> and how it "divides the room."<br /><br />It's good stuff. Seriously, though, booing the president ain't right. Just stand silently. But we'll never settle that debate.sagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08757652892056684490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post-90225999597734939202009-07-15T22:29:08.266-04:002009-07-15T22:29:08.266-04:00Ron,
I don't follow. I wrote the post, anothe...Ron,<br /><br />I don't follow. I wrote the post, another person threw in his two cents independent of what I had written, so you can't lump the two together. Two people expressed diverging opinions, which falls under the heading <i>democracy</i>, which the U.S. had a major role in inventing.<br /><br />I don't mean to talk down to you but Americans need to do a better job understanding how one-way their communication with the world is. To say Canadians can't have an opinion on U.S. politics is myopic. The U.S. is a dominant country in the world and its actions affect everyone around the globe, thus we have a right to weigh in on American politics and express a wish for the direction that great nation might take. One would think an American who lives outside the United States would understand that perspective. <br /><br />The initial point was that Canadians should let this stuff go. It's petty for us to make a mountain out of MLB lacking a vocalist for <i>O Canada</i>. Like you say, people should worry about what matters, and in terms of relative seriousness, it is about a thousand tape-measure home runs away from the past eight years of Bush and Cheney's policies.sagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08757652892056684490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post-47677470220443687692009-07-15T20:47:52.012-04:002009-07-15T20:47:52.012-04:00Wow, you guys say don't make it personal when ...Wow, you guys say don't make it personal when the Canadian anthem isn't played, then turn it into a political debate about former presidents from a country other than your own.<br /><br />Seems to me, the priorities are a little backwards there. Just my opinion, but shouldn't you be more concerned about your own country than another one?Ron Rollinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16852012772573977515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post-71253519590206856942009-07-15T15:06:04.009-04:002009-07-15T15:06:04.009-04:00The only sacrifice Bush II understand is when the ...The only sacrifice Bush II understand is when the batter hits a fly ball with less than two out, allowing a runner to tag up and score from third.sagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08757652892056684490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post-39087012137261683142009-07-15T15:04:57.315-04:002009-07-15T15:04:57.315-04:00Jason Bay had a good suggestion: They could have h...Jason Bay had a <a href="http://fullcount.weei.com/sports/boston/baseball/red-sox/2009/07/15/two-days-ill-never-forget/" rel="nofollow">good suggestion</a>: They could have had him and Justin Morneau sing. (Alas, he referred to it as, "Oh, Canada," but the point is nevertheless valid.)sagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08757652892056684490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post-4127108630198575052009-07-15T14:05:44.372-04:002009-07-15T14:05:44.372-04:00I think the game last night was alright; boring fo...I think the game last night was alright; boring for the most part, but it had its moments of fun (please stand up, Carl Crawford and Curtis Granderson). <br /><br />I wasn't offended at all by the Canadian national anthem being pre-taped. I've learned to expect insensitivity from the MLB when it comes to stuff like that. It's no big deal in the long-run. I think it would have been better if there had been the national anthems of Japan, Venezuela and the Dominican Republic performed too. <br /><br />I'll say this: seeing former Presidents like Bush I and Bush II talk about courage and hard work and dedication to communities during the MLB Go Beyond pre-game segment was the single greatest act of irony in recent baseball history. There was a mix of expletives and angry, sarcastic laughter when they come on.Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04285745872512206367noreply@blogger.com