[Another valued BSB reader making a valued contribution]
“Worth the Wait?!?”
Scott Kazmir, following the game 7 clincher of the ALCS: “It means everything to me, it really does, especially for this city. It’s pretty much worth the wait, you could say, for what we had to go through the past four years.”
Okay, so Doogan will attest to the fact that I’m the first person to overreact to statements made by a sports figure, especially if there’s any way they could be construed to be a slight against one of my teams. And from what I’ve seen Scott Kazmir is a likeable guy, but well, this statement set me off yelling at the TV the other night, alone in my apartment.
“Scott, this is your 4th full season in the big leagues! You’re 24 years old! Tampa has no baseball history at all, let alone one to feel sorry for! That city has nothing but fake diehard fans and bandwagoning, blue Mohawk wearing posers! They don’t deserve anything! What the hell do you know about strife, Scott?! Try losing 10,000 games!! Try waiting 100 years for your first championship!! Try playing for the quote unquote worst franchise in sports history and seeing your fans still come out in droves year in and year out just to be disappointed one more time, and then see if you still think the city of Tampa deserves this one!”
OK. I feel a little better now that someone actually heard me. A little.
Agreed, I thought it was strange that he didn’t have the sense to mention that the Rays have been absolutely terrible for all 10 years they’ve existed. He only mentioned “the last four years”. Oh, you poor thing, you had to wait FOUR whole years in the majors before winning a pennant?