Jim Rice Doesn't Like Lazy Longhairs Who Ruined Baseball

deadspin.com ^ | August 21, 2009 | Dashielle Bennett

[who knows what evil?]

Rice is probably really upset with Jeter right about now...

[Bigun]

I can tell you for sure that there are a great many old ball players out here who feel exactly as Jim does!

Right on Jim!

[FrdmLvr]

He was campaigning for Hugo Chavez last year. It was disgusting.

[MAexile]

One of my most vivid memories of being at Fenway Park was Jim Rice nearly ending up in my lap while trying to chase down a foul ball.

Right on Jim!

[joejm65]

Lol. Watching the game??

[Keith in Iowa]

>>>I think I’m gonna side with Jim Rice on this one. Of course, I’m a grumpy old man.

I’m just grumpy :)

[who knows what evil?]

I was...what a bloodbath.

[Ditto]

He was campaigning for Hugo Chavez last year. It was disgusting.

Just because the guy can play ball does not mean he has a brain. But then again, the majority of our Congress and the Executive Branch seem to be OK with the two-bit thug Chavez too.

[devere]

“I think I’m gonna side with Jim Rice on this one.”

No sooner do they let Jim Rice in the HOF than he makes a fool of himself. His inclusion of class-act Derek Jeter in his bash list is a giveaway about what’s really bothering him: financial envy. Envy is certainly the deadliest of the seven deadly sins.

[Pan_Yan]

Tag.

[stboz]

Right on the money. The baggy pajamas have no place on the field. They lack grace and style.

The large number of ne'r-do-wells that occupy those pajamas don't do the game any good, either.

[Pan_Yan]

Look, I hate the Yankees as much as any good baseball fan. But what on earth has Jeter ever done wrong? He still fields as well as guys ten years younger. He hits for average and power. He is a threat on the bases. He’s clutch. He lays out for a routine ball. He legs out every grounder. He never says anything that would embarrass himself, his team or his sport. If you hate him, it’s because he’s not on your team. Sounds like Jim has a case of ring envy.

[smokingfrog]

I do agree about Jeter. You gotta cut us grumpy old men a little slack.

[Pan_Yan]

Right on the money. The baggy pajamas have no place on the field. They lack grace and style.

The large number of ne'r-do-wells that occupy those pajamas don't do the game any good, either.

[Huck]

He’s clearly referring to Manny. All I can say to Rice is don’t paint them all with the same brush. Mark Texiera is a clean cut, complete player. He’s what a baseball player should be.

[Huck]

OK, I just read the rest of it. Rice is off his rocker. What the hell is he attacking Jeter for?? How many hits did Rice have? How many rings? Jeter is a fine ball player. He's on his way to Cooperstown. #2 will end up on the wall at Yankee Stadium, right between #1 (Billy Martin) and #3 (Lou Gehrig).

And finally, Rice didn't deserve to be in the Hall. He's on par with Al Oliver (no offense to Al Oliver.)

[Huck]

Rice is a grumpy loser who didn’t deserve his induction.

[joejm65]

Oh, I cut Rice a lot of slack. I thought he got screwed by being passed over for so many years, I thought he was a premier player of his generation. He also trashed Manny and A-Rod, and I don’t have a problem with that, even thought I like both of them. The comments about Jeter just seemed weird and out of place. Jeter is one of the few players that gets widespread respect from the old-timers. Rice seems to be alone in his opinion of Derek.

[B Knotts]

Agreed. Maybe a slight over-generalization, but basically true.

I’ve lost interest in the sport in recent years, because it’s just not the same.

And he’s right that it’s mainly about respect. That’s what’s missing today.

[Artemis Webb]

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