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| 2004-07-15 |
Peter Gammons of ESPN:"We have been led to cynically believe that many politicians are disingenuous and generally phony, but few will ever beat Massachusetts Senator John Kerry. This man, who changed his middle initial to be JFK and at an anti-Vietnam rally threw someone else's medals into the water, made a self-promotion appearance with Boston talk-show maven Eddie Andelman and claimed he was a big Red Sox fan from his days growing up in Groton, Mass. And at the promotion he said Eddie Yost was his favorite player. Yup, just a man of the people. |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #13 I was a big fan of Vida Blue Urban legend sez that Evil Owner Mark I, offered Vida 1 Million Dollars to change his name to True. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-07-15 4:43:04 PM |
| #12 And Hillary loves the Yankees. |
| Posted by: Anonymous5755 2004-07-15 4:29:14 PM |
| #11 true, his name has always been Forbes, but while he didn't supposedly know he was from Jewish ancestors, he's always known the Irish name Kerry was "adopted" - just advantageous in Boston politics to appear Irish... |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-07-15 1:56:32 PM |
| #10 Technical clarification - JFK never changed his middle name. |
| Posted by: Raj 2004-07-15 1:28:40 PM |
| #9 I think that, assuming Kerry really liked Eddie Yost, the question would be why. As a 3rd base coach, Yost didn't contribute much except he had a very enthusiastic way of waving a runner home. As a player, Yost was famous for getting a lot of walks and runs as a lead off batter. He also was famous for playing a lot of games at third base. Yost's career had ended when John Kerry was in high school. |
| Posted by: mhw 2004-07-15 12:44:54 PM |
| #8 It's illegal to like a player outside your favourite team -- didn't you know? I mean I liked Nikos Gallis when he was a player of Ares Salonica and I was a fan of Panathinaikos, and I was wanted by the Interpol for that crime. I was only pardoned when he switched teams in the mid 90s. |
| Posted by: Aris Katsaris 2004-07-15 11:37:41 AM |
| #7 I wouldn't make too terribly much of this. a) Growing up, I was a big fan of Vida Blue and Rod Carew. Neither played for my favorite team. I didn't particularly view it as a problem. Then again, Peter Gammons is one of those nit-picky baseball nerds. Perhaps it matters more to him. b) John F-bomb Kerry only recently started USING his middle initial. He never actually changed his name. |
| Posted by: eLarson 2004-07-15 11:04:28 AM |
| #6 Actually Eddie Yost coached third base for the Red Sox. |
| Posted by: mhw 2004-07-15 10:58:23 AM |
| #5 I guess he can say he liked Yost BEFORE he played for the Red Sox. Wishful thinking. He was in Vietnam? I hadn't heard. |
| Posted by: Anonymous5420 2004-07-15 10:52:28 AM |
| #4 ...and he takes his cue from great baseball fan Ted Kennedy, who was a big fan of Sammy Sooser and Mike McGwire. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2004-07-15 9:43:32 AM |
| #3 Did you know Kerry served in Vietnem? |
| Posted by: Dragon Fly 2004-07-15 9:40:38 AM |
| #2 He's also a big fan of current Sox star Manny Ortiz... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2004-07-15 9:39:09 AM |
| #1 BRahahahah! What a LOOSER! I'm sure the media will pick up on this |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2004-07-15 9:32:21 AM |