{"id":198,"date":"2008-10-22T17:26:31","date_gmt":"2008-10-22T22:26:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.broadstreetbelievers.com\/?p=198"},"modified":"2008-10-22T17:38:31","modified_gmt":"2008-10-22T22:38:31","slug":"into-the-mind-of-j","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/broadstreetbelievers.com\/?p=198","title":{"rendered":"Into the Mind of J"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>[Another valued BSB reader making a valued contribution]<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Worth the Wait?!?&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span lang=\"en-us\"><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><font face=\"Arial\">Scott Kazmir<\/font><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><font face=\"Arial\">,<\/font><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><font face=\"Arial\"> following the game 7 clincher of the ALCS:<\/font><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"> <font face=\"Arial\">&#8220;It means everything to me, it really does, especially for this city.<\/font><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\">\u00a0<font face=\"Arial\"> It&#8217;s pretty much worth the wait, you could say, for what we had to go through the past four years.&#8221;<\/font><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span lang=\"en-us\"><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span lang=\"en-us\"><font face=\"Arial\">Okay, so Doogan<\/font><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><font face=\"Arial\"> will<\/font><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"> <font face=\"Arial\">attest to the fact that<\/font><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"> <font face=\"Arial\">I\u2019<\/font><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><font face=\"Arial\">m the first person to overreact to statements made by a sports figure<\/font><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><font face=\"Arial\">, especially if there<\/font><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><font face=\"Arial\">\u2019<\/font><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><font face=\"Arial\">s any way they could be construed<\/font><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"> <font face=\"Arial\">to<\/font><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"> <font face=\"Arial\">be a slight against one<\/font><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><font face=\"Arial\"> of my teams.<\/font><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><font face=\"Arial\">\u00a0<\/font><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"> <font face=\"Arial\">And f<\/font><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><font face=\"Arial\">rom what I<\/font><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><font face=\"Arial\">\u2019<\/font><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><font face=\"Arial\">ve seen Scott Kazmir is a likeable guy<\/font><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><font face=\"Arial\">,<\/font><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><font face=\"Arial\"> but w<\/font><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><font face=\"Arial\">ell, this statement set me off yelling at the TV the other night, alone in my apartment.<\/font><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span lang=\"en-us\"><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><font face=\"Arial\">\u201c<\/font><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><font face=\"Arial\">Scott, this is your 4<\/font><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><sup><font face=\"Arial\">th<\/font><\/sup><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><font face=\"Arial\"> full season in the big leagues!\u00a0<\/font><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"> <font face=\"Arial\">You<\/font><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><font face=\"Arial\">\u2019<\/font><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><font face=\"Arial\">re<\/font><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"> <font face=\"Arial\">24 years old!\u00a0<\/font><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"> <font face=\"Arial\">Tampa has no baseball history at all, let alone one to feel sorry for!<\/font><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\">\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"> <font face=\"Arial\">Th<\/font><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><font face=\"Arial\">at city has nothing but fake<\/font><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"> <font face=\"Arial\">diehard<\/font><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><font face=\"Arial\"> fans and bandwagoning,<\/font><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"> <font face=\"Arial\">blue<\/font><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"> <font face=\"Arial\">Mohawk<\/font><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><font face=\"Arial\"> wearing<\/font><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><font face=\"Arial\"> posers!<\/font><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><font face=\"Arial\">\u00a0 They don<\/font><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><font face=\"Arial\">\u2019<\/font><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><font face=\"Arial\">t deserve anything!<\/font><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><font face=\"Arial\">\u00a0<\/font><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"> <font face=\"Arial\">What<\/font><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"> <font face=\"Arial\">the hell<\/font><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"> <font face=\"Arial\">do you know about strife<\/font><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><font face=\"Arial\">,<\/font><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><em> <font face=\"Arial\">Scott<\/font><\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><font face=\"Arial\">?!\u00a0<\/font><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"> <font face=\"Arial\">Try losing 10,000 games!!<\/font><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><font face=\"Arial\">\u00a0 Try waiting 100 years for your first championship!!<\/font><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><font face=\"Arial\">\u00a0 Try<\/font><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><font face=\"Arial\"> playing for<\/font><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><font face=\"Arial\"> the quote unquote worst franchise in sports history and<\/font><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><font face=\"Arial\"> seeing your fans still come out in droves year in and year out<\/font><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"> <font face=\"Arial\">jus<\/font><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><font face=\"Arial\">t to be disappointed one more time, and<\/font><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"> <font face=\"Arial\">then<\/font><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"> <font face=\"Arial\">see<\/font><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"> <font face=\"Arial\">if you still think the city of Tampa deserves this one!<\/font><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><font face=\"Arial\">\u201d<\/font><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span lang=\"en-us\"><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span lang=\"en-us\"><font face=\"Arial\">O<\/font><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><font face=\"Arial\">K.<\/font><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\">\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"> <font face=\"Arial\">I feel a little better now that someone<\/font><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"> <font face=\"Arial\">actually<\/font><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"> <font face=\"Arial\">heard me.<\/font><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><font face=\"Arial\">\u00a0 A little.<\/font><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><\/span><span lang=\"en-us\"><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[Another valued BSB reader making a valued contribution] &#8220;Worth the Wait?!?&#8221; Scott Kazmir, following the game 7 clincher of the ALCS: &#8220;It means everything to me, it really does, especially for this city.\u00a0 It&#8217;s pretty much worth the wait, you &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/broadstreetbelievers.com\/?p=198\">Continue reading <span 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