Tag: Booing

Philly Fans Get it Right

23 October, 2009 (09:00) | MLB, Media | By: StevieY19

We give a lot of crap to Philly fans; getting after them for their willingness to boo McNabb, likely their own children, and Santa, or their affinity for battery tossing and other general assbaggery.  Most All of that is well deserved and it’s even good form to make fun of their 10,000 losses.  On Wednesday [...]

Hey Cubs Fans, Stop Blaming Milton Bradley and Just Enjoy His Hilarious Comments

28 August, 2009 (08:11) | Baseball, Chicago Cubs | By: Stormin' Norman Disciple

Listen guys, I know you all hate Milton Bradley.  Even I have piled on from time to time.  The thing is, I believe there is enough blame to share for the whole team: Jim Hendry, the bullpen, Lou, injuries, Lee’s slow start, Soto’s sophomore slump, etc.  As a fan, you are entitled to be upset [...]

Qualified Links

4 June, 2009 (07:12) | The Links | By: Stormin' Norman Disciple

The May Cubs TOOTBLAN report is out.  While the Cubs are stealing at a better rate than April (12/15), there were still a ton of baserunning errors to account for. [WV23]
Brian Cole of the Bulls has been awarded the Team Physician of the Year.  Really?  They didn’t seem to catch that minor Deng injury and [...]

How Stormin Norman Ruined Baseball For All Cubs Fans

30 May, 2009 (12:32) | Baseball, Chicago Cubs | By: Stormin' Norman Disciple

If you haven’t been reading this site lately, perhaps you missed the ongoing debate between myself and Another Cubs Blog regarding the appropriateness of booing.  Well Bleacher Nation took an interest in that story, and ran its own little story about whether fans should boo or not.  The blogger who initially personally attacked me on [...]

Players Should Not Be Accountable To Fans (And Other Crazy Theories From The Cubs Blogosphere)

14 May, 2009 (11:53) | Baseball, Chicago Cubs | By: Stormin' Norman Disciple

I know a lot of NQTC readers are loyal Cubs fans and read other Cubs blogs besides mine.  One such blog, Another Cubs Blog, has taken it upon themselves to dissect a post of mine and rip me personally for my views on booing professional baseball players.  If you haven’t read my post on that [...]

Why Its Okay to Boo Milton Bradley But You Were Kind of a Dick for Booing Jacque Jones

13 May, 2009 (10:00) | Chicago Cubs | By: Stormin' Norman Disciple

So everyone is making a big deal out of Cubs fans booing Milton Bradley in the first 6 weeks of the season.  Some are looking to blame blogs, and some just think the booing is inappropriate.  Either way the question of whether Cubs fans are too quick to boo has arisen again.
Booing is not necessarily [...]