What the heck has this world come to? It's SPORTS for the love of God. For starters, sports are a competition. If one team does something that benefits the team you like, you absolutely can and should mention it to fans of the first team. That's what makes sports fun. Are we such a dour bunch that we can't take a little ribbing? Oddly, I'm not even planning on voting for the guy next time 'round (I've had it with the major parties in total), but cut the guy some slack. It was funny, is funny and if people can't laugh about a comment that only speaks to what a great player Youkilis is, we are indeed in an era that can't end soon enough.

Sorry, forgot to use the sarcasm tag

By adamg on Tue, 06/26/2012 - 9:57am.

Why isn't it working this morning?

Why it's broken...

By Kaz on Tue, 06/26/2012 - 2:48pm.

Sarcasm doesn't stick to oily politics.

See? articles like this one are why.

The Mitt Romney campaign took things seriously, issuing a statement saying the president committed a -- wait for it -- error in "taunting" Red Sox fans.

"Maybe the President should have congratulated the team for winning the World Series in 2004 and 2007," said the statement. "Instead, he chose to mock them for trading away one of its favorite players at a time when the team is struggling."

For God's sake

By Michael on Tue, 06/26/2012 - 9:45am.

They were yelling "YOUK". As they did here every at-bat or above-average defensive play for years.

The gaffe was on the part of the President's staff

By MC Slim JB on Tue, 06/26/2012 - 10:14am.

...which should have prepped POTUS to know that the inevitable "Yoouk" calls were not booing.

He couldn’t have…

By JP_SUXS on Tue, 06/26/2012 - 10:27am.

Obama is perfect in every way, he is the messiah.

PS Blame Bush

Did I say this here once before?

By Kaz on Tue, 06/26/2012 - 12:26pm.

Obama can't be the messiah. I'm pretty sure Jesus wasn't a fan of unmanned drone attacks.

And on a wild tangent

By Matthew on Tue, 06/26/2012 - 1:24pm.

I'm guessing that Jesus wasn't a fan of the following things as well:

Religious warfare
Ethnic cleansing
Torture
Child rape by priests
Looting and pillaging
Suppression of human rights
Organization of religious institutions
Meddling in politics

All of which have been committed by his followers.

If we're playing the blame

By TheVanJones on Tue, 06/26/2012 - 12:48pm.

If we're playing the blame game I'd start with Reagan.

To think Obama is either

By Move Along on Tue, 06/26/2012 - 3:01pm.

To think Obama is either Messiah or anti-Christ is ludicrous, but a lot more people will vote for Romney because they think Obama is the anti-Christ than will vote for Obama because they think he's the Messiah.

One more reason I'm glad to live in JP

By Sally on Tue, 06/26/2012 - 3:57pm.

We have these funny little dots and stuff on our keyboards called punctuation marks--you should check'em out. Really.

OOOOoooo

By JP_SUXS on Wed, 06/27/2012 - 9:09am.

Well aren’t you just special!

I think you mean

By Sally on Wed, 06/27/2012 - 10:10am.

"Well, aren't you special?"

Just trying to help you get your important message out there, JP Suckses.

Romney's Red Sox gaffe

By adamg on Tue, 06/26/2012 - 12:49pm.

At Fenway to watch Sox clinch in 2004.

Red Sox make little boy in Chicago cry

By adamg on Tue, 06/26/2012 - 1:03pm.

I can't decide which is sadder - this poor kid all upset or the fact his father decided to share this video with the world:

This kid probably doesn't have nearly as much company

By MC Slim JB on Tue, 06/26/2012 - 1:45pm.

...as the number of school-age kids who cried when Nomar was traded. I always poll the young kids near me in the grandstand at Fenway (sample: 12-15 games/year) about who their favorite player is, and Nomar was far and away the biggest young-fan favorite I've seen in 20 years of regular Sox home-game attendance.

My biggest shocker: two seasons ago, one kid from a group of four sitting near me cited J.D. Drew as his favorite. I tried to hide my bemusement; your favorite is your favorite, after all.

Merloni

By rsybuchanan on Tue, 06/26/2012 - 2:14pm.

There used to be a kid whose family had the seats right in front of mine, and he was a rabid Lou Merloni fan. He was pretty articulate about why, too: Merloni was a local boy done good, he seemed to be playing clean, and he may not have been the best player we'd ever seen, but he was living the dream, so maybe the kid in front of me could do it, too.

It was as good a reason as any to idolize a player.

I don't have many of those "Were you there at Fenway?" moments

By MC Slim JB on Tue, 06/26/2012 - 2:48pm.

Okay, I was at Games 4 and 5 of the '04 ALCS, but mostly I was at home watching TV for the no-hitters, Clemens's 20-K performance, Pedro's "ole" move on Zimmer, etc.

But I was there to see Lou Merloni's debut at Fenway, a three-run homer in his very first big-league at-bat, and I was sitting next to neighbors of his from Framingham who looked ready to wet themselves, they were so excited. A good moment.

Sad part is...

By anon on Tue, 06/26/2012 - 1:07pm.

...that

a) more than a few readers believe that adam was being serious

and

b) despite the fact that I dont plan to vote for him (for other reasons) there are likely hundreds of clowns in this state that now wont vote for him for simply jabbing their beloved, do-no-harm Red Sox.

Massachusetts - an alternate reality

Obama commits major gaffe in Boston

Comments

YOOOOUUUUK?

And if anyone knows gaffin'...

Not only good natured, but

Gaffe? Major?