LA Times: Angels and some fans could take a lesson from Red Sox and their fans

[AngelsWin.com]

The class with which Mariano Rivera's Fenway Park farewell was handled contrasts with Angels' fumbled opportunity with Derek Jeter in 2011.

This column is a high-five to Boston Red Sox fans and their baseball organization. It is also a wrinkled brow and shake of the head to the same groups of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.

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[tdawg87]

Is this a joke?

[AngelsAndRamsFan]

Terrible title and article by Bill Dwyre.

[mtangelsfan]

Ha!  Ridiculous.  

 

Hey Red Sox and Yankees...................

 

bite me!!!!!

[gotbeer]

stupid article.  

 

Big difference between retiring and a milestone.  And I still don't agree with the Angels honoring Rivera.  Those players never played for the Angels, and it's not the same as a Rivalry.

 

Hell, I bet Dwyre would like the Angels to honor the Dodgers if they ever win the World Series.  Because that would be the classy thing to do.  

[HaloCory22]

This article is a joke. The difference is Jeter is still a few years from retiring while Mo is on his way out. Honor Jeter on his farewell tour, but not right in the middle of his career.

[AngelArcher]

If Jeter had gotten his 3,000th against the Angels in Ananheim, then I would've had no problems about them honoring him then and there or before the very next game if there were one. It's not like he was the first ever to collect 3,000 hits and it wasn't his farewell tour either. Mo/Jeter have a different kind of relationship with the Red Sox than they do with the Angels, so for the Red Sox to do a little extra to honor one of their all time great rival is sort of to be expected.

 

Also, I think the author is trolling deep and hard with this story.

[The God of Runs]

The only thing I've ever learned from Red Sox fans had to do with getting drunk before entering the stadium and starting unnecessary fights during the game. 

[ScottT]

Dumb.

[Glen]

Did this originally run in the Orange County Press?

[tdawg87]

This article is the equivalent of getting a rectal exam by guy with a wooden hand. I'd rather slather my nipples in honey and lay naked under a beehive than read this crap again. I'd rather have Joe Blanton pitch every game forever.

This is garbage. I bet this guy thinks Matlock is still a relevant program. How the hell do you even compare a hall of famer retiring to a future hall of famer reaching a milestone in the middle of his career? Maybe Angels fans got pissed because they have little to no sentimental connection to the New York Yankees and couldn't frankly give two shits when one of their players gets a high score at Chuck E Cheese.

I am so mad right now I hope this Dwyer guy shits lava for eternity.

[ScottT]

The Angels should honor Nick Punto next year.  

[Bruce Nye]

Dwyer usually has decent stuff.  I think he's the sports editor.

[mtangelsfan]

Well, that explains a lot.

[Lifetime]

Bill Dwyer, your and idoit! 

[ScottT]

I think he loves Derek Jeter. 

 

http://articles.latimes.com/2011/aug/02/sports/la-sp-dwyre-derek-jeter-20110802

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/sports_blog/2011/09/bill-dwyre-angels-derek-jeter.html

 

Did other teams honor Jeter in the following weeks?  I've looked and can't find any evidence of it.   

[SoWhat]

Wow, I cant believe I wasted my time reading that trash.

[mtangelsfan]

Should rename article

 

"Dwyer pissed because Angel fans and organization didn't orally pleasure Jeter"

[ettin]

Dwyer is clearly a fan of gift baskets.

[gotbeer]

BTW.  Congratulations to Dwyre.  He made Plashke look like a good writer.  

 

Anyone wonder why the LA Times sports section went from 20+ pages to barely 6 during his tenure as Sports Editor?  He's an old geezer, that can't accept change.  He should take notes from Bruce about adapting.  

[Eric]

Dwyer is a long-time Dodger fan and apologist.

 

Not surprising he'd use another teams momentary suspension of a rivalry to take a shot across the bow of his own favorite teams local rival without even a hint of irony.

[T.G.]

Funny... he also wrote this: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/sports_blog/2011/09/bill-dwyre-angels-derek-jeter.html notice the title of the article?

[Vegas Halo Fan]

The only thing I've ever learned from Red Sox fans had to do with getting drunk before entering the stadium and starting unnecessary fights during the game. 

 

I guess we're supposed to start emulating that.

[Angel Oracle]

Jim Healy used to rag on Journalist Bill back in his heyday.

[Mudville]

I feel honoring other teams players that kept you out of the World Series pretty stupid.