Happy May Day, my little junebugs. Ah... spring. When an allergic young man's fancy turns to hocking up large chunks of his sinuses.
The big ol' spring promises to be jambilly-packed with tingling excitement in the sphere of Scamper Nation. We should have some scintillating news to announce over the next few weeks regarding a) the digital release date on our new online-only four-song EP, b) some lingering a-fussin' from the big Rumble finals show and c) Nate's chest hair being declared "protected land" status by the EPA.
We've even got a somewhat-thrilling mini-announcement over in the NEWS section: we're going to be part of the Newbury Comics/WFNX "Wicked Good Boston Bands: Volume 2" compilation. It's very cool to be lumped in with all those other great bands - we hope we're as wicked good as them and don't disappoint the general public with our general lack of wicked goodness.
But on to more pressing issues: tonight, the Yankees come to town for the first time this season. As luck would have it, it falls on National "Take Your Band To Fenway" Day, so Scamper will be attending this game en masse. Mmmmm hot dogs and beeeeer.
The phone calls and letters have been pouring in, asking the important question: "How is Scamper going to react to Johnny Damon's first at-bat at Fenway as a member of the Yankees? As community leaders, the entire ballpark will be looking to Scamper to set the tone. How will Scamper handle that kind of public pressure?"
Pressure is Scamper's spank rag, so don't you worry your pretty little noggins about that issue. But it's an interesting dilemma - how will Scamper handle the awkward "cheer or boo" situation with Damon? Some people appreciate Damon's role in finally bringing a championship to this town. Other, stupider people feel personally betrayed for some reason that a professional athlete would choose to do the same job for more money for a different company.
But as always, Scamper has you covered. As we had our weekly meeting/body hair shaving session, we concoted a perfect solution aimed at pleasing everyone. When Damon first comes up to bat...
Nate will be on his feet, cheering heartily.
Keith will be on his ass, booing lustily.
Mike will burst into tears and bury his head in the nearest ice cream vendor's cleavage.
Brendan will take the time to once again deny the holocaust.
See? Everyone's happy. Go Sox!
The big ol' spring promises to be jambilly-packed with tingling excitement in the sphere of Scamper Nation. We should have some scintillating news to announce over the next few weeks regarding a) the digital release date on our new online-only four-song EP, b) some lingering a-fussin' from the big Rumble finals show and c) Nate's chest hair being declared "protected land" status by the EPA.
We've even got a somewhat-thrilling mini-announcement over in the NEWS section: we're going to be part of the Newbury Comics/WFNX "Wicked Good Boston Bands: Volume 2" compilation. It's very cool to be lumped in with all those other great bands - we hope we're as wicked good as them and don't disappoint the general public with our general lack of wicked goodness.
But on to more pressing issues: tonight, the Yankees come to town for the first time this season. As luck would have it, it falls on National "Take Your Band To Fenway" Day, so Scamper will be attending this game en masse. Mmmmm hot dogs and beeeeer.
The phone calls and letters have been pouring in, asking the important question: "How is Scamper going to react to Johnny Damon's first at-bat at Fenway as a member of the Yankees? As community leaders, the entire ballpark will be looking to Scamper to set the tone. How will Scamper handle that kind of public pressure?"
Pressure is Scamper's spank rag, so don't you worry your pretty little noggins about that issue. But it's an interesting dilemma - how will Scamper handle the awkward "cheer or boo" situation with Damon? Some people appreciate Damon's role in finally bringing a championship to this town. Other, stupider people feel personally betrayed for some reason that a professional athlete would choose to do the same job for more money for a different company.
But as always, Scamper has you covered. As we had our weekly meeting/body hair shaving session, we concoted a perfect solution aimed at pleasing everyone. When Damon first comes up to bat...
Nate will be on his feet, cheering heartily.
Keith will be on his ass, booing lustily.
Mike will burst into tears and bury his head in the nearest ice cream vendor's cleavage.
Brendan will take the time to once again deny the holocaust.
See? Everyone's happy. Go Sox!
48 Comments:
When it doubt, boo.
It doesn't matter if Damon is in Red Sox or Yankees uniform.
The fact is, Jeter still sucks A-Rod.
If you "boo" for your own band, you should "boo" for Damon.
That means you, B.
What a douche. (Damon, not you)
If this were the opening to the 2005 season, I would be cheering, but it's not, so bring on the "boo"s
I will, in fact, be cheering like a motherfucker. Anyone who thinks or does otherwise is -- if I may -- an idiot.
bostondirtdogs sums it up nicely. "The right thing to do is a raucous standing ovation... show some class. Show some common sense." -- 4.30.06, The Boston Globe's Bob Ryan
i think i would boo on the inside, but sense out what the people around me were doing..
i wouldn't want beer spilled on me if i was the only one clapping/booing
i thank him for what he did while on our team, but he said some pretty rude and cocky things during the off season/contract discussions, and for that, i flip him off.
Why is he a douche? If someone offered you more money to do the same job, you wouldn't take it?
Yes, please cheer as loudly as possible for Johnny. But after his first at-bat as a Yankee he should be booed.
If someone offered you more money to do the same job, you wouldn't take it?
honestly, if it meant relocating to a place that i was not happy living in
no.
I have been to NYC a few times and have never been able to find the magic in it that some people do. I have the same feeling towards most of California. I don't care how much money a job was throwing at me, I wouldn't go there.
If he was unhappy here, he should've just been gracious and bowed out. I would have much more respect for him than I do. I just feel that he probably realized people starting to turn on him after his book and all the allegations of him being a womanizer and what not, and because of that, started to turn on the people that held him up pretty high. There are better ways to defend yourself in those situations than that.
If he was unhappy here, he should've just been gracious and bowed out...
What are you even talking about? He should have quit baseball?
backtracking a bit,
i was never a huge fan of his to begin with, so maybe I have a little extra "blah" attitude towards him. i apologize for my ramblings.
no, i meant from the boston red sox.
like millar did.
Ha - Millar didn't bow out gracefully. He just never had his contract renewed b/c he was a dud. They did the EXACT same thing - they were free agents and signed with new teams within the division. The only difference is that people care about Damon because he's still good.
i'm not talking about just playing abilities.
millar said some really nice things about his time with boston, even though he sucked balls towards the end.
damon on the other hand went the "i'm better than all of you" (when he wasn't) route and i feel if he's going to have that kind of attitude, i guess he is where he belongs now.
damon on the other hand went the "i'm better than all of you" (when he wasn't) route and i feel if he's going to have that kind of attitude, i guess he is where he belongs now.
Wow those seem like some pretty inflamatory quotes. I'd really like to read those. Source?
Make sure to give Doug Mirabelli a nice round of applause too.
Why do we have to congratulate him again for being on the 2004 team? Didn't we do that last year? I completely understand him leaving for more money; I don't fault him for that. But he's a Yankee now, end of story.
I'm going to say thank you to him for busting his ass and playing hurt for the Sox for 4 years.
Then, I'll boo his ass. Because booing is fun.
I just don't understand how fans can have genuinely hurt feelings. He has said nothing but positive things about Boston and the fans and his years here. He's a class act.
If your logic is that we shouldn't boo him for leaving to make more money, then why the hell should we cheer him for doing what he did for us in 2004? HE WAS JUST DOING HIS JOB. If you talk business, then let's talk business.
What he did for us is what allowed him to command such high salary in the first place. He wasn't doing it for us, he was doing it for himself.
That said, I still feel what I feel - he was a Red Sox icon and he's a Yankee now and for that I hate him. Rationalizing feelings is plain fucking stupid.
I think this should have little to do with being on the 2004 team. He should get cheered like any returning player. But the exception here is that he plays for the Yankees now. So I think he should get cheered only for his first at-bat and then get booed forever after that.
Where is Scamper sitting tonight?
You've all convinced me to sit silently throughout the entire game.
What he did for us is what allowed him to command such high salary in the first place. He wasn't doing it for us, he was doing it for himself.
Of course not - no one does ANYTHING for anyone other than themselves. Mother Teresa helped all those people because she got off on it. Everything comes down to self-interest. Everything.
Along those lines, I will cheer for Damon for myself. It will feel good to show some class and respect to a hard-working player who busted his ass for the team I follow. If I boo him, I'll feel like a hateful petty teenage girl or something. It's not the person I choose to be.
This is why I like baseball - it all ties into life philosophy
Oh, and to be clear - I'll be booing the crap out of him later. Because booing is really fun.
I like to think of myself as someone who boos people. It's part of my self-image.
So I think he should get cheered only for his first at-bat and then get booed forever after that.
I can get behind that.
Then, I'll boo his ass. Because booing is fun.
Oh, and to be clear - I'll be booing the crap out of him later. Because booing is really fun.
but could you please clarify whether you'll be booing him? and whether or not you find booing to be fun?
The main variable here is that he's a Yankee now. We all still love Cabrera and Dave Roberts, and still cheer them every at-bat.
With the Yankees everything is different. Everything is immediately spoilt.
Gotta love that spelling.
This is why I like baseball - it all ties into life philosophy
To me, it's like the whole scenario where at work or school, you can be buddies with someone, but outside of that setting, it's awkward and you have nothing to talk about.
Damon to me is that buddy. I cheered him on while he was on the field as a Red Sox player, but off the field he had his fair share of faults (as we all do), but for those I chose not to continue my feelings of him on field over to off field. It's almost as if he transferred schools/jobs and I never heard from him again, and now he's back in town and I don't really feel like getting together to hang out.
The first up cheering is almost like you pass each other and say a quick "hello" but then try to avoid them until you know they've left town again.
I'm sorry if that made sense to no one but me, but I had to take the baseball element out.
Oh, and regarding your Mother Teresa speech - I said those things in an attempt to mock your justification of him leaving to the Yankees for a higher salary.
Obviously, it's stupid to rationalize baseball in a business-like fashion. We cheer because we love them and are grateful (regardless of what their motivations are), and we boo because we hate and are hurt (again, regardless of their motivations).
Johnny may have had all the reasons you need on paper to go to the Yankees, but it doesn't change the fact that in my heart he's a traitor.
With the Yankees everything is different. Everything is immediately spoilt.
See, Keith gets it. There's a reason why I married him :)
We cheer because we love them and are grateful (regardless of what their motivations are), and we boo because we hate and are hurt (again, regardless of their motivations).
Sorry - I was with you up until that last point. I think being personally hurt by what someone you never met does on or off the baseball field is borderline psychotic.
Y'all are gonna be booing the rainout, is what yer gonna be booing.
I think being personally hurt by what someone you never met does on or off the baseball field is borderline psychotic
Jesus Fucking Christ. Must you take that word so literally? I'm obviously not sitting here crying over the picture of Johnny Damon. I was just trying to make a point.
Forgive me for actually being passionate about something. Didn't realize that made me psychotic.
I've watched games with you, Alena. Psychotic doesn't BEGIN to describe it.
Remember that time I mentioned that I liked Gary Sheffield's swing and you tried to gut me with a bayonet? Or was that one of your convenient pre-partum blackouts?
Who wants to borrow a Damon jersey for tonight?
I've watched games with you, Alena. Psychotic doesn't BEGIN to describe it.
i've watched games with her too. i don't think she's out of the ordinary in her viewing habits.
maybe you are the psychotic one?
(cue brendan's response of: "of course you don't think she's psychotic, you crazy bitch")
Christ, it's getting ugly in here. I love how Sox-Yanks makes everyone utterly henshit insane.
Ok, so I'm a little psychotic. But it's not like it's a bad thing.
i'm with tony - the only wild cheering i'll be doing tonight is for the return of Dougie-i-can-actually-catch-a-knuckleball-and-hit-homeruns-Mirabelli!
Most awesomest comment string ever.
Well, we might as well get to 40.
Family Guy.
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My chest
dude, where's my car?
Who wants to come over and watch the game with me?
zauce
you fucking red sox fans make me sick....Lets face the facts..Johnny took the money and ran...he went to the only team who could pay him the big bucks...You all know Johnny Damon could never be a real player until he was on the Yankees...just deal with it Red Sox fans....
Who wants to come over and watch the game with me?
i wish i could! i'll be there tomorrow though, for the important things in life: red sox and american idol. :)
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