The Yankee were expecting more out of Randy then what he did. We are in the playoff’s becuase of unexpected contributions from Wang, Chacon, Small & Lieter.
If Johnson had not had a terrible 1st half, we would not have been in a race to the last weekend. It is not only his fault of course but he is the most visible failure.
Very true. I was there, and some in the crowd started calling for Small in the first inning. Johnson was ineffective.
And no fan was booing the team. Fans were booing Randy Johnson, who was prone to the gopher ball all season. Mercenaries must perform; he’s paid too much to screw up when he’s needed the most.
Also of note is that after the game, when asked about the booing, Randy said “I would have booed myself.”
So, are we still allowed to throw plastic bags filled with urine at opposing players, opposing fans, the referees, or our own players if we feel like it? This happens every weekend at football (soccer for the heathens) matches in Brazil. :eek:
I think most baseball players should be glad all they are getting is booed.
It’s odd to see a fan of the Yankees of all teams insulting free agents. Hilarious, but odd.
George hires mercenaries, at the expense of his own farm system. Fans simply expect our high-priced mercenaries to perform. That’s why a slumping Williams or Jeter gets a bye, while Giambi gets booed. Bernie and Derek are home-grown; Giambi is a mercenary.
When Bob Dylan, already a huge star, came on stage with an electric guitar, the crowd booed.
Back to sports…
I think the fans that say, “That’s ok boys, we’ll get them next time” are not very good fans.
The Fans that boo are the fans that will fall to their knees and call these guys GODS, if they win.
jsgoddess
I’m going to be a little Snarky.
What kind of light weight fan wouldn’t occasional boo a bad performance by a hired gun? How do encourage someone to shape up and dig deep? How do you inspire your players?
(I’m sure Philly fans probably think NY & Boston fans are to easy on their players).
BTW: Yankee Fans
I was at a game in April of 1998. David Cone threw 10 straight balls in the 2nd inning, did the fans boo, no we all got to our feet 35,000 strong and started cheering for him. Coney, Coney, Coney. He actually settled down and got the win in a really ugly game. Once you earn the fans love, the love is very strong.
I have never witnessed that much love in Cleveland where in the 80’s you were lucky to get 15,000 to a game. So maybe ease up on bashing fans of other teams.
In all seriousness the most passionate fans in baseball are in NY/NJ, Boston, Philly, Cubs and St Louis. These are the diehard fans that root in huge numbers. These are the largest collection of baseball history buffs. You know how supportive Cubs and Boston fans are. Yanks, Mets, Phillies and Cards are right behind them. Yes we boo, but we also cheer. We take road trips to other cities. We go out of our way to find an excuse to visit other stadiums. At this point, if you don’t get a deal like I did this year, you can go broke going to a Yankee or Boston game. I got 7 games for $5 per ticket in a Yankee special. I bought 3 seats per and with S&H it worked out to $6 per ticket. These were mid-week games and I live fairly far from the stadium. I went because I have to go. I use to just drive up a go to the box office; you can’t do this much anymore. Too many games are sold out. Talk to a Boston fan. They sold out every game this year. While a Yankee fan and Red Sox fan might fight each other, we also have a mutual respect for each other. We know how much we care and we know who the Johnny Come Latelies are.
You are just wrong about this whole thing. You didn’t know Randy challenged the fans, you didn’t know that even he realizes he should be booed and you don’t understand that his season was disappointing.
He knew this was part of coming to NY, just as Schilling knew that going to Boston would either make him a legend or get him booed like he hasn’t been booed since he left Philly.
You are apparently the one who doesn’t understand. I don’t care. I don’t care what excuse the fans of the Yankees want to bring out because I consider booing your own team classless. It really doesn’t matter to me if Johnson is teh suxx0r or if he said it’s okay to boo him or if he’s a mercenary or if he’s a saint. I consider booing your own team classless. I don’t care how many fans are bandwagon or how many own luxury boxes or how much payroll is. I consider booing your own team classless.
And I hope the Yankees lose because I consider their booing fans classless.
You do know that I have no power to make this come true, right? It’s just a hope, probably a vain one.
Don’t worry too much, this is a flawed Yankee team and even if they win tonight getting past the White Sox would be unexpected.
I will agree to disagree with you. I have to defend those that booed Randy, you just don’t think it is right. I understand your point of view but cannot agree.
Of course I hope the Yanks find a way to win.
I’m with you, jrfranchi.
[aside]I think I was the only one at Yankee Stadium wishing for a Red Sox comeback. I had tickets to Yankee home games 3 & 4 of the ALCS, which would have been games 6 & 7. Now, there will be no home game 4, and I’ll be going to game 5 (when, not if, the Yankees win tonight).[/aside]
I’ll be honest, I am very happy Red Sox are out. It is petty, but I couldn’t take another Red Sox Championship and now I don’t have to worry.
Hell… if I get dragged into a ballet, sure… why not. 
Sorry all you who agree with the OP, booing is a time honored tradition that shows no indication of stopping.
And with that… an old Baltimore tradition: BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOG!
After every home win, Frank sings ‘…If I can make it there, I’ll make it anywhere. It’s up to you New York, New York…’
Well, if your manor of play ain’t making it there, take a hike.
Yankee fans are not touchy, feely, ‘I love you mannn’ people’.
Section 37, right field of the Stadium, is home to a bunch called the ‘Bleacher Creatures’. Randy’s boos started out there.
Read about them here.
Just have to say I love your address and I am very jealous.
First off, Santa Claus got booed in Philly in **1968 **. Can we let that go, already? I remember Cleveland Browns fans throwing bottles on the field a few years back. I remember a Redskins fan setting off tear gas in the stands at a home game. And no, Philly fans do not “throw batteries at players we like”.
And there ain’t nobody gonna tell me I can’t boo my Iggles for the pathetic showing they put up against Dallas last Sunday :mad: .
I was not at the season home-opener this year, but Iwould have booed TO at his introduction, then let it go. Frankly, I can’t understand how fans in other cities tolerate poor effort and boneheaded decisions.
Thus committing the cardinal sin of wasting beer. 
[I’m kidding! I do not condone throwing bottles of liquid, which can obviously be lethal, at people. Nor do I condone the behavior of the Browns management which sold beer in bottles rather than in paper cups which are not nearly as aerodynamic. Arming a drunken crowd is never a good idea.]
Oh, please. The New York Yankees don’t have great, die-hard fans. Look at how quickly they jumped ship in the late 80s and early 90s and didn’t come back until the Yankees started making the playoffs again.
As much as I hate to admit it, if you want to look at a team with actual die-hard fans, look at the Los Angeles Dodgers. I hate that team, but I have to tip my hat to their fans.
Dodgers have been drawing crowds of over 3 million since 1978. The Yankees were never able to do it until 1999. And that wasn’t a fluke either. They’ve only failed to draw 3 million 9 times since them - and three of them were due to the strikes of 1981, 1994 and the fallout of the 1994 strike in 1995 that affected every team. Their lowest non-strike attendance total in that time is 2.4 million and they’ve never, ever drawn below league average in their entire history.
The Yankees, on the other hand, couldn’t even draw 2 million in 1991 or 1992 (even though the league average was 2.2 million) or in 1994 or 1995 (I won’t penalize them for the 2 million because of the strike situation, but they didn’t even draw league average). And this in the largest city in the country with the largest metropolitan area in the country.
Where did all these supposed “die hard” Yankee fans go? My guess is to Queens. Your average Yankee fan isn’t knowledgeable, he probably doesn’t particularly like baseball, and he doesn’t particularly like the Yankees unless they’re winning.
In the late 80’s and early 90’s that area of the bronx was a war zone. I would never take kids to the stadium from 1989 to 1992. It took Rudy G. to make it safe again. The only time I stopped going to the stadium was when I lived in San Diego. (1985-1988)
You actually promote LA fans. These are generally the joke fans. I know they show up, but they show up late and leave early.