RE: [Celtic_Pride] Celtic Fans

["Mike Griffin" <mgriffin@rillc.com>]

Even better than Buckner in 86?

-----Original Message-----
From: Shawn Niles [mailto:shizzjr@hotmail.com]
Sent: Friday, November 09, 2001 12:29 PM
To: Mike Griffin; Celtic_Pride@yahoogroups.com; celtics@igtc.com
Subject: RE: [Celtic_Pride] Celtic Fans


Thanks for reminding me how great it was to watch Carl break up
Mussina's 
no-no and of what a great feeling it was to watch the Yanees lose in the

World Series. By far it was my best sports moment since the C's won in
86'.


>From: "Mike Griffin" <mgriffin@rillc.com>
>To: <Celtic_Pride@yahoogroups.com>, "Boston Celtics" <celtics@igtc.com>
>Subject: RE: [Celtic_Pride] Celtic Fans
>Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2001 11:59:53 -0800
>
>It would take extraordinary circumstances for me to root against a
>player on my team.  I always cheered for Straw and Howe w/ the Yanks
>despite their off the field problems.  I think I would have had a hard
>time cheering for Rocker if I was a Braves fan just because he is such
a
>jerk and Everett would be on the border too because he doesn't seem to
>be a team player at all and I'll never forgive him for blowing
Mussina's
>perfecto.
>
>No issues with the Celtics - may they all hit 50% from the field
>tonight.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Cecil Wright [mailto:cecil@hfx.eastlink.ca]
>Sent: Friday, November 09, 2001 3:48 PM
>To: Boston Celtics; Celt's
>Subject: [Celtic_Pride] Celtic Fans
>
>
>What does it say about a person who claims to be a fan of a particular
>team
>but then they wish for failure or subpar performances by a player/s or
>the
>team?
>
>As an analogy, I do not like the behavior of Carl Everett of the Red
>Sox.
>However, whenever the ball is hit his way, or whenever he is at bat, I
>am
>cheering for a base hit from him.  I want the team to win every
possible
>game whether I am enamored with each player or not.
>
>Is that the case with the you-know-who's on this list?  Do you cheer
for
>Antoine, Kenny, Wallah, VP and everyone else on the C's to perform
well?
>Or
>would you rather have individuals like Toine have poor outings to feed
>your
>distaste for him?
>
>I'm really not trying to start anything.  A colleague of mine asked me
>that
>about sports fans in general and I think it is quite applicable on this
>list.
>
>Cecil (GO C'S!!  BEAT THE SONICS!!!)
>
>
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