forgottenred

Most athletes are probably smart enough to realize that criticism goes with the territory. You do your job, fans love you. You don't, they don't. Simple, is it not?

Nobody would say shit if Hamilton wasn't a $125 million thief.

Because athletes can choose to somehow be emotionless drones? And calling him a "thief" implies that he purposefully stole $125 million. You think he wants to suck?

This thread is pretty hilarious. Really guys? Are you that bitter about life? Let's all take another deep breath.

Most star athletes come across as jerks because they have to distance themselves from fans due to threads like this. Would you be able to handle people booing you at your job, cursing at you, tweeting that they hope you die, with thread after thread of a dozen message boards judging you and making assumptions about you, your family, and your personality?

Yeah because everyone in baseball has the same natural talent as Grienke, etc. have...

Everyone just needs to take a deep breath. Are we really throwing out five strong (overall, one as a reliever) seasons due to three bad months? Meanwhile Santiago has never been to the postseason and only got his starting spot back due to injuries, and Shoemaker wasn't on anyone's radar in the entire industry before this season? They have both been briliant the last few months, but I am far more confident in CJ, who has a more proven record, has been to the postseason (with 6 solid starts and 3 bad ones), and won't be intimidated by good hitters (say he is cocky all you want, but I'll take that over some of our past pitchers who would implode when things went badly)?