Re: on the Mark

["Dan Forant" <dforant1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Mark old boy,,, some just can't stand the facts or truth. I just don't know
how long fans can take all the BS this organization pulls. Apologists are
now the majority. Like Martha Stewart now say's, "it's *not* a good thing"

DanF

----- Original Message -----
From: "Berry, Mark S" <berrym@BATTELLE.ORG>
To: <celtics@igtc.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2003 4:42 PM
Subject: Re: on the Mark


> OK. Maybe I'm the only one who feels that you can't just disagree with
> someone without being condescending to them. Like I said, a lot of people
> disagree on this list, and that's what makes it great. It's your tendency
to
> attack not just the message, but the messenger, that is starting to rub me
a
> little raw. Like I said, maybe it's just me. I know I come across as a
> know-it-all. I try not to, but I usually fail miserably. Just ask my wife.
> But as much as I may disagree with someone's point and absolutely believe
> I'm right, I still try to keep it on topic and not about the person
posting
> the opinion. I think with you, it's just the opposite.
>
> I've been on the list for a long time and have had some spirited debates,
> but I hope I've never belittled anyone with the tone of my posts. Joe and
I
> couldn't disagree more about some things-like Antoine-but I absolutely
> respect his opinion and his right to it, and I think he feels the same way
> about my opinion and my right to it. Same with Paul M. (I knew a good
> Antoine rant could bring you out of hibernation, Paul).
>
> But I've already wasted more time on this than I should have. Go ahead and
> condescend to your heart's content. I've had my rant.
>
> Mark
>
> --- --- ---
>
> Bird wrote:
>
> No problem. In the same vein, I enjoy your viewpoint that anyone who
> disagrees with you is either blind or stupid or an ass. Gene can say that
he
> won't renew his League Pass until Antoine Walker retires, but no one can
> respond in a similar, over-the-top, way? Because only outrageous
statements
> that *you* agree with can be taken seriously, perhaps? My point was that,
if
> I ever get so "old" (or fed up, with, or whatever) as to not want to watch
> the team, I'd rather end my (basketball) existence. Gene must be pretty
fed
> up, and that's ok, but it kinda seems silly to me to base your watching
the
> team you're a fan of because of one guy. One guy who doesn't seem that bad
> to me.
>
> I like your postings, Mark. When they are less full of just plain bitching
> and whining (though, obviously, we're all entitled to our share of that)
and
> more of your peculiar (and informative) slant on basketball and the
Celtics.
> If you don't like mine, that's your damn problem.