Joe Carter's complaining his HR to win the WS ain't getting enough respect

[Trey Beamon]

I guess Joe Carter wishes he were Aaron Boone.

Well, other than the whole open heart surgery thing.

 

[Tom Petty]

whoforkingcares?

 

[pallister]

Thomson's? Pshaw. It didn't even win the Series. It only won the pennant. It only won the pennant. It only won the pennant.

 

[imjustagirl]

I guess Joe Carter wishes he were Aaron Boone.

Well, other than the whole open heart surgery thing.

Hey, Joe's shoulder surgery in 1998 is just as important. You just don't appreciate it because he didn't play for the Yankees.

 

[Tom Petty]

Thomson's? Pshaw. It didn't even win the Series. It only won the pennant. It only won the pennant. It only won the pennant.

that. was. solid.

 

[JackReacher]

Thomson's? Pshaw. It didn't even win the Series. It only won the pennant. It only won the pennant. It only won the pennant.

that. was. solid.

Damn. that was good. Totally missed it.

 

[Tom Petty]

it's my goal in life to make sure pallister receives his due props.

 

[Double J]

And as others have pointed out, if Joe had been playing for the Yankees/Red Sox/Dodgers, they'd have a statue erected in those cities.

And there's nothing stopping Toronto from erecting a statue.

I have no idea what that argument even means. This isn't about it not being appreciated in the city itself.

Toronto should erect a statue. It's a great idea, actually.

I'm of the mind that, fork the rest of the world when it comes to our baseball history. Feats accomplished by the Blue Jays will rarely if ever get the respect accorded the feats of the Yankees/Dodgers/Red Sox, but who really gives a shirt whether we do or not? When we start looking for validation, especially from sources that are not likely to ever give it to us in a non-patronizing way, it just lessens what we have to be proud of in the first place.

Bottom line - as a Blue Jays fan throughout the '80s and mid '90s, I don't need a subjective "greatest of all-time" list to tell me what that home run meant and still means. I know what it meant and means to me. That's all I care about.

 

[The Granny]

And as others have pointed out, if Joe had been playing for the Yankees/Red Sox/Dodgers, they'd have a statue erected in those cities.

And there's nothing stopping Toronto from erecting a statue.

I have no idea what that argument even means. This isn't about it not being appreciated in the city itself.

Toronto should erect a statue. It's a great idea, actually.

I'm of the mind that, fork the rest of the world when it comes to our baseball history. We'll never get the respect accorded the Yankees/Dodgers/Red Sox, but who really gives a shirt whether we do or not? When we start looking for validation, especially from sources that are not likely to ever give it to us in a non-patronizing way, it just lessens what we have to be proud of in the first place.

Bottom line - as a Blue Jays fan throughout the '80s and mid '90s, I don't need a subjective "greatest of all-time" list to tell me what that home run meant and still means. I know what it meant and means to me. That's all I care about.

You typed "erect." ;D

 

[pallister]

it's my goal in life to make sure pallister gets his due.

You got your work cut out for you. But at least I'm not Canadian.

 

[Double J]

it's my goal in life to make sure pallister gets his due.

You got your work cut out for you. But at least I'm not Canadian.

Your loss.

 

[pallister]

I'm of the mind that, fork the rest of the world when it comes to our baseball history

It works the other way around, so that's only fair.