lamest analogy I’ve seen since I left the MLB board.

“I believe these were the same fans (or same type of fans) that threw the garbage on the field in the playoff game last year, making all of the true Dback fans look like fools”

No, it is a post like this that make a certain DBack fan look foolish.

I agree with you. Booing your own team is lousy. Regardless of how you feel about a player’s contract or hitting slump, show some support.

People who boo byrnes recognize keeping him in the lineup doesn’t give the team its best shot at victory. These are the educated fans, people who look at the facts that show that resigning Byrnes was a worst idea than new coke.

Don’t Tread On Me or others who boo the guy, he’s a big boy who can take it.

but to compare it to throwing garbage is ridiculous.

I think fans are just finally fed up with an organization that’s fed us Eric “4th outfielder” Byrnes as team leader and face of the franchise. Byrnes was obviously signed because Moorad and Co. was more interested in keeping the fans happy than winning. It’s a frustrating things for fans to see that see this team on the cusp of another world series and know that the organization traded away a big cog in that machine away for a mediocre 30-year old with a t.v. show. And it’s not just a 50 at bat slump like the talking heads want you to believe – in 91 games and 365 at bats since negotiating his new contract he’s hit .233/.304/.378.

I wouldn’t boo Byrnes for being who he his, but I also don’t begrudge a fan that wants to let ownership know that the short-sighted, destructive attitude that led to his signing is unacceptable.

even Byrnes, and I’ve said this many times. But to compare fans who boo a member of their team to fans who dislike a ref’s call and respond by throwing dangerous objects on the field, on national TV, is a bit silly. It’s like comparing a barfight to the Rodney King riots.

But I really wish Byrnes would start performing less booably.

I don’t think I’d ever boo a D-backs player. It’d be like booing a member of your own family. :-) But I certainly understand those that do, and it’s one of the few ways fans at large have to voice their opinion. [The only other one is not showing up, and that doesn’t do a very good job when it’s only a specific player involved]. It’s definitely an entirely different thing from throwing bottles onto the park, and while I respect DbkFan’s opinion, it’s a real stretch to make that claim.

I do find its highly ironic that Byrnes, who was signed to keep the fans happy, is now the target for fan criticism. I think part of the problem is Byrnes’ high profile. It’s one thing to slump, but to slump while The Eric Byrnes Show is on heavy rotation on Fox Sports AZ is rather more obvious. At least one person has expressed to me their view that he should “stop doing the f* show and get his f* ass back into the batting cage.”

Really, Byrnes holds the best solution in his own hands. Start playing like the guy who’ll earn more this year than any other position player, and the booing will cease. Simple as that.

with a 10 million dollar paycheck.

There is NO WAY he was ever a 10 million dollar player. He did his best when he was that blue collar player some were so quick to fall in love with.
Is it his fault he got that big fat paycheck? Hell no. But he is resposible for his OWN performance on the field.
I have no problem expressing myself to anyone who is over paid and underperforming. I’m sorry if some here get offended that I would. Would it go over any better if I started bringing signs asking “Where in the World is Carlos Quentin?”
or for Gracie, “It’s Root! Root! Root! for the cubbies DBacks!
I guess I’m one of those east coast clods (actually mid west clod, but why quibble) that has no problem expressing my pleasure or displeasure with my team.

or boo-yrnes?

and there wasn’t any booing until the at bat where he couldn’t bring in Upton from third. It was a combination of bad baseball (inability to score a leadoff triple) with his recent hitting woes.

Me personally, I don’t support booing your team, but equating someone who boos with someone who throws trash on the field is a little shortsighted.

I do not think I have ever booed someone from my own team, but at the same time I will yell something derogatory or sarcastic at them (i.e. last year yelling wife beater at Callaspo when he comes to the plate. Just because he has the same colors on doesn’t mean you have to like them or support them…..and yes, I will boo my own family, probably more so than the Dbacks…haha

One thing I will say though is that booing is often times not just directed at the player. I can see several examples as to why Byrnes is getting booed. Sure, it all comes back to him not playing well, but here is my list of reason you could boo Byrnes and get away with it.

1. He will not sit or go on DL becuase of his bum legs and it is hurting his performance and the team in general
2. Moorad paid him way too much $$ and you are showing that you are smarter than the average fan and realize that this is not a $10M player
3. You are booing Melvin for not moving him further down the lineup or sitting him more often (last night is a bad example as he was in the 6 hole and he sat in Chicago, but you can still boo when he is in the 2 hole)
4. You are booing the outcome of the at bat. You do not need to boo the guy when he rips a line drive or gets robbed by a Short Stop on a great play, but when it is the same old big ass swing with a result of infield popup or a strikeout then he should be booed. I will also add that he should be booed when the pitcher has been wild and he is first pitch hacking at a ball in the dirt (not that I ahve an example, but it is vividly in my mind…haha)

These are just a few example of where I could see people doing this.

On a note regarding this post…the comparison of fans is stupid and I would even make the argument that the fan that is booing Byrnes is more likely a ‘true’ fan or at least follows the dbacks. Your average person that knows him from the past few years and doesnt watch every game will know that his average is down, but they do not know the extent of his troubles.

Also, I do not see this as an East Coast thing. Yankee fans will boo Arod when he is batting 300 with 30+ homers in a season. Byrnes is somewhere around 220, 3 and 14RBI…much different to boo a guy with those numbers than a guy with arod like numbers (oh and Delgado deserved to be booed earlier this year, but they shouldnt be mad when he doesn’t curtain call.)

is that better? It doesn’t seem as bad

Baseball fans need to start creating songs and chants rather then booing, be creative people! for a poor example….

His name is Byrnies and he stirkes out in the sand
We’d rather have Quinton just ask any sane fan

or

When I was just a little boy,
I asked Jeff Moorad what will our franchise be
Full of old veterans?
Full of young talent?
But here’s what he said to me
Qu cera cera
Whatever will be will be
I’m going to overpay Byrnesie
Qe Cera Cera

Ok im done gets his coat

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