Dodger Fans Are Hypocrites
I know, I know, a second post in a day. Like I said, I’m halfway out the door here.
I was watching some of the Giants-Dodgers game last night and caught Barry Bonds’ at-bat in the eighth inning to hear the loud, raucous booing going on. I know this is one of the greatest rivalries in baseball, second only to the Yankees-Red Sox (only for publicity’s sake).
And, I know that Barry is Dodger-faithful enemy number one. That all is completely obvious.
Though last night, I could not help but think of the Dodger fans as hypocrites. Not only is Los Angeles the kingdom of fake people. Per capita there is more fake-baking and silicon, botox, and plastic walking around there than anywhere else.
Not only that, these are the same fans that joyously rooted for Eric Gagne when he was shattering save records. I, and I am not the only one, truly believe that Gagne, who never could cut it at the Major League level, came out of nowhere to have the greatest two seasons a closer has EVER had. Then, just as fast as his rise, he had serious injury issues and vanished, only to resurface with a fastball at least 9 mph slower. Hmmm. That was clean stuff.
Another Dodger favorite that may not be as squeaky clean as everyone wants to believe is Nomar Garciaparra. During his heyday with the Red Sox, Nomah was a little more bloated than he is now, and there was a lot more pop in the line drives he used to rip. After a long bout with injury issues, Nomah is now a contact hitter who will occasionally spring for a long ball, like he did last night. I’m not calling him a steroid user, I’m just asking a question. That is all.
This was just a quick little rant. You all can go back to hating Barry Bonds for doing the exact same thing at least 27% of MLB was doing during the late 90’s and early 00’s.
