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2004-07-15 Home Front: Politix

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Posted by Steve 2004-07-15 9:21:35 AM|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 BRahahahah! What a LOOSER!

I'm sure the media will pick up on this ~~in about a million years~~

Posted by CrazyFool 2004-07-15 9:32:21 AM|| 2004-07-15 9:32:21 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 He's also a big fan of current Sox star Manny Ortiz...

Posted by tu3031 2004-07-15 9:39:09 AM|| 2004-07-15 9:39:09 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Did you know Kerry served in Vietnem?

Posted by Dragon Fly 2004-07-15 9:40:38 AM|| 2004-07-15 9:40:38 AM|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2004-07-15 9:43:32 AM|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2004-07-15 10:52:28 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 Actually Eddie Yost coached third base for the Red Sox.

Posted by mhw 2004-07-15 10:58:23 AM|| 2004-07-15 10:58:23 AM|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2004-07-15 11:04:28 AM|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2004-07-15 11:37:41 AM|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2004-07-15 12:44:54 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 Technical clarification - JFK never changed his middle name.

Posted by Raj 2004-07-15 1:28:40 PM|| 2004-07-15 1:28:40 PM|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2004-07-15 1:56:32 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 And Hillary loves the Yankees.

Posted by Anonymous5755 2004-07-15 4:29:14 PM|| 2004-07-15 4:29:14 PM|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2004-07-15 4:43:04 PM|| Front Page Top

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