Pinstripe Alley: An SB Nation Community

Navigation: Jump to content areas:


Pro Quality. Fan Perspective.
Login-facebook

Booing? Fine if the time is right...

What is wrong with booing if it is justified? What is wrong with saying that someone's job is on the line if you lose?

Star-divide

Honestly I think booing Roger Clemens last night was fine...

I think the Boss didn't say anything that wasn't obvious to everyone, including Joe, the players, the fan and the media.

Anyone who thinks the opposite is softer at heart than any Yankees fan should be because teh Yankees are all about winning and not about smoothing over uncomfortable truths.

Roger Clemens came back at the age of 45 and said I can be worth $28m for a season, I can pitch in teh post season and I can win it for you guys. That is quite an ego there and there is nothing wrong with that as long as you deliver. But if you hold out that you are worth $28m and then deliver what Roger has done this season you deserve to be booed. You put yourself in taht position. If he instead had said "give me $1m/year but if I deliver give me incentive bonuses that bring it to $30m" he shouldn't have been booed for trying.

If it had been Mussina being booed that would have been wrong. The money we are paying him is part of the deal we did in 2001 and whether we like it or not that has been a fair deal.

Booing A-Rod this post season is ridicolous because this year he has delivered the goods and has been worth all his $27m and more, he was as good as he and Scott Boars held him out to be 7 years ago...

Roger Clemens said "I'm still great and I'm worth $28m" so booing him is fair game

That is why I think booing Farnsworth is fair game but booing Edwar isn't.

As regards the Boss? Everyone talks about how hard it is to manage in Bronx but the Boss has bought Joe so many toys, so many 200 game winners, so many All Stars look at the line up!

Joe has always know that if you don't win it all in October it is a failure. If you sign up for that you know the score - nothing wrong with it...

Assuming we lose to the Indians we will have lost 5 of the last 6 post season series. That is not what you pay $200m to get,Joe knows that, Joe know he has been a failure given the premise when he signed up for.

Think of it this way, if we here at Pinstripe Alley are unhappy when we are about to lose, imagine how the Boss feels. He has every right to complain and I don't think it made the team any weaker. Probably didn't make the team any stronger either, but at least the old man got a chance to voice his frustration. I think he deserves that

Poll
Has the Boss earned the right to criticize Joe
He's the Boss
7 votes
Without Joe we'd still be waiting for pennant no. 34...
6 votes

13 votes | Poll has closed

0 recs  |  Comment 0 comments |

Story-email Email Printer Print

Comments

Display:

Comments For This Post Are Closed


User Tools

Welcome to Pinstripe Alley, an SB Nation blog about the 27-time - and reigning - World Champion New York Yankees.

Community Guidelines
Start posting about the Yankees »

Join SB Nation and dive into communities focused on all your favorite teams.

Connect_with_facebook

FanPosts

Community blog posts and discussion.

Recommended FanPosts

Yankees_small
Top Five Best and Worst Moves of Brian Cashman's GM Career
Small
PANIC GUIDELINES
Cubanology-don_mattingly_small
Yankees Go Farming! Part 1: Pitching
Foxhound_small
Steinbrenner, from a fan

Recent FanPosts

Ghanafan03_741584gm-a_small
Lance Berkman trade analysis
Derek-jeter-1_small
Will Alex Rodriguez Catch Barry Bonds?
Baby3_small
Johnny Damon or Brett Gardner????? Did Cashman Finally make a good move
Derek-jeter-1_small
Appreciating Nick Swisher
Yankees_giants_small
trade deadline
Ghanafan03_741584gm-a_small
Dan Haren trade analysis
16344_1210687280650_1632781667_30538159_4147519_n_small
Minor League recap interest
Curtis_granderson--300x300_small
Minor League Recap: July 24th, 2010
Ale-nyy-insignia_small
Get Rid Of Michael Kay, Paul O'Neil and Al Leiter

+ New FanPost All FanPosts >

SPONSORS

SBNation.com Recent Stories

ST. LOUIS - MAY 18:  Ryan Ludwick #47 of the St. Louis Cardinals rounds third base after hitting a game-winning homerun against the Washington Nationals at Busch Stadium on May 18, 2010 in St. Louis, Missouri.  The Cardinals beat the Nationals 3-2.  (Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images) +3 updates

Padres, Cardinals, Indians Complete Three-Way Trade Involving Ryan Ludwick, Jake Westbrook

SEATTLE - JULY 08:  Alex Rodriguez #13 of the New York Yankees hits an RBI single in the ninth inning to give the Yankees a 3-1 lead against the Seattle Mariners at Safeco Field on July 8 2010 in Seattle Washington. (Photo by Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images) +15 updates

Yankees-Rays, In Progress: A-Rod Going For 600th Home Run For 600th Time

Kansas City Royals center fielder Rick Ankiel makes a diving catch on a ball hit by New York Yankees' Nick Swisher in the eighth inning of a Major League Baseball game Saturday, July 24, 2010 at Yankee Stadium in New York. The Royals won 7-4. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson) +1 updates

At Last Minute, Braves Acquire Rick Ankiel, Kyle Farnsworth From Royals

More from SBNation.com >


Managers

Mo_rivera_small Travis G

Ed_valentine_2_small Ed Valentine

Senior Writer

Dsc00073_small jscape2000

Contributing Writers

Small 3460kuri

39135485-59af19dbb26654095f910f34176af094_4ae8a81e-scaled_small Brandon C.

My-face_small Lord Duggan