Sports idols who lost your respect?

Roger Clemens.

I even followed his career after he left Boston. He was hands down my favorite player this side of Greg Maddux. Then the whole steroids bit, lying to congress, Mindy McCready, and on, and on, and on.
 
Roger Clemens.

I even followed his career after he left Boston. He was hands down my favorite player this side of Greg Maddux. Then the whole steroids bit, lying to congress, Mindy McCready, and on, and on, and on.
Clemens is another of those players that didn't know when to call it quits. I think that's what pushed him into steroids, and he's paying for it. I lost a lot of respect for him as well. :(
 
Clemens is another of those players that didn't know when to call it quits. I think that's what pushed him into steroids, and he's paying for it. I lost a lot of respect for him as well. :(
Clemen's body called it quits in 1993. From 1993 to 1996, he was a .500 pitcher who only was at his best on five days rest. Without performance enhancoing drugs, he would not have finished his career with Hall-of-Fame numbers
 
Raymond Bourque! He whined & whined & whined to Harry Sinden that he wouldn't have a Stanley Cup chance if he continued to play on some bad Bruins teams. He cried that he wanted to go to a Cup contender. He was traded to Colorado & won his Cup! The Bruins received a six-pack of Holy Yuck Beer and a loaf of Big Yaz bread and a promise that He would parade around Boston with a Cup that He won --in COLORADO! Paul
 
No offense Bill, but I spell it DuMassachusetts as a way of saying "thank you for Barney Frank!" :D


LMAO!!! Barney "Fannie Mae" Frank :(

What a complete imbecile that man is.

I'm embarrassed that his name is associated with Massachusetts! :eek:
 
Raymond Bourque! He whined & whined & whined to Harry Sinden that he wouldn't have a Stanley Cup chance if he continued to play on some bad Bruins teams. He cried that he wanted to go to a Cup contender. He was traded to Colorado & won his Cup! The Bruins received a six-pack of Holy Yuck Beer and a loaf of Big Yaz bread and a promise that He would parade around Boston with a Cup that He won --in COLORADO! Paul

I had forgotten about that. I thought it was the numbest thing I had ever heard of.
 

This is the tub of goo:


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That's awesome, Paul. I can still remember my father taking me to my first game (April 1974). I can still remember the feeling I had, seeing Fenway for the first time. Everything was so green! And then, I passed that on to my daughter. She's 15 now, but I try to take her to at least one game a year.
I woke her up in the ninth inning the night the Sox won it all in 2004. I cried in both her and my wife's arms:eek: (part of the reason was thinking of my Dad not being there for that moment).



I don't recall Jim Price.

Joe Coleman (a Massachusetts native) was the Tigers pitcher at the first game I ever attended.

I remember Joe Coleman, Freehan and Jim Price too !
I do NOT remember Milt May, at least as a catcher, but then again, thats what he was ... I guess I remember the name ...

Jimbo
 
I remember Joe Coleman, Freehan and Jim Price too !
I do NOT remember Milt May, at least as a catcher, but then again, thats what he was ... I guess I remember the name ...

Jimbo

Jimbo,

Ralph Houk was your manager when I attended my first game.

He later became the Red Sox manager (early '80's). He was a class act!
 

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