JuneInMA's Blog

Ok, I've had about all I can take of this.  There's only so much BLEEP that should be allowed to be aired.  Fox, this is not about you guys, this is 'other' media outlets.

As a true fan, I take my teams (the Sox, the Pats, the Celts) the way spouses take vows:  For richer or poorer, in sickness and in health, in good times and bad.  This is what a BOSTON fan does.  We stick it out, no matter what.  This brings me to my list of gripes (the short version).

1.  Bill Belichik does NOT owe us any explanations for why he is the way he is.  Deal with that.  We can't sing his praises one minute, and condemn him the next.  This is who he is!  He has never pretended to be Mr. Rogers, yet people keep expecting this to magically appear for some reason.  "Oh Bill is so rude, he has no sportsmanship, blah, blah, blah".  Bill has NEVER been any other way, don't you think it's time people accept that?  He doesn't like to speak to the media unless he's forced to (lots of people feel this way), he doesn't speak about his personal life or feelings and he does NOT have to justify wearing his ugly gray sweatshirt.  These are his choices and he's entitled.  In return, he shows up every year and delivers a team that is a force EVERY year.  This year, they almost made history!  This is the ONLY requirement we should have of him.  Other than that........

2.  Certain media people should be lined up and shot.  I can name at least 3 "sports analyst" that I've seen today (mind you, I can't watch tv at work so I'm sure I missed a few more) that did everything but bust out the knee pads last week while gushing over the Pats and today called them every name in the book along with their fans.  Look, it's fine to have a stance but you pick pick that stance, you support it and you stick by it.  You want to love the Pats (or whatever other team), fine.  You want to hate them, that's fine too.  But don't love them one week and then do a Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde because you know what that makes you?  A HYPOCRITE!  Fans in Boston may be all you want them to be if that's your opion: loud, over-confident, arrogant, obnoxious (I heard all these today), but you know what we are not?  HYPOCRITES.  We say what we mean and you get what you see.  We don't pretend to love our team when they are winning and then throw them under the bus when they are not (sound familiar NY? I'm sure Eli is happy he showed some of you hypocrites that he can do it after all you said about him earlier this season).  We don't know how to do that.  For 86 years Fenway Park was filled even when they hadn't won a damn thing.

3.  Lastly, a play that I am sick and tired of hearing over and over and over again.  The now infamous 4 & 13 in the Superbowl.  Look, who does everyone think they are fooling?  Belichik took a chance and it failed.  Had he brought in Gostkowski for a 49 yd field goal and Gostkowski had missed, everyone would have dragged Belichik and Gostkowski through the mud anyway.  "Why would Bill put Gostkowski in?  After all, he only had one long field goal this season.  Why didn't he stay with Brady who was a better shot?".  Don't act, you KNOW that would have been the response.  In this case, Bill was damned if he did it, damned if he didn't.  He doesn't get to win that either.  Jeeeeeezzzzz

One more thing:  Don't blame Belichik for pushing the cameras away tonight.  He wanted a moment with the fans without cameras being shoved in his face.  Hasn't this man had enough?  It's time to give him and the team a break.  They just suffered a devastating loss, they deserve a little alone time.  I know the press was not trying to be malicious, but put yourselves in their shoes.  Be understanding.  I wouldn't want to see any of you either, and it would be nothing personal.  I've always thought it was cruel that a losing team on any game had to give a post game press conference.  That's just mean.

Ok, I feel better!  :)  That's all I have for now.  I know I'm going to 'get it' but frankly, in the words of Bill:  I DON'T CARE.

For richer or poorer, in sickness and in health, in good times and bad, til death parts us.  That is my vow to my Boston teams!!

Peace!!!!