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bossradio93 · 09-30-2005, 05:19 PM

The New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox have it out one last time this regular season before the playoffs begin next week and it has stirred some controversy. This weekends games are at Fenway Park in Boston and Boston fans will not be permitted to wear "Yankees Suck" T-Shirts to the park. Do you think it's fair/unfair? Does it stifle opposition to the other side? Vote and post your thoughts here.

The Rant
Red Sox's stance against obscene T-shirts is absurd

Posted: Friday September 30, 2005 10:01AM; Updated: Friday September 30, 2005 5:05PM

By Stephen Cannella - Scorecard Daily

Well, this just sucks.

I was ready to drive to Boston this weekend with a trunkload of anti-Yankee T-shirts. Yankees Suck. Jeter Sucks. J'Accuse, A-Rod. Figured I'd make enough off the Jimmy Fallon types outside Fenway Park to pay off my student loans, even if a bleacher ticket remained out of reach. Then I read Thursday that the Red Sox have instituted a quasi-ban on such attire. Fans wearing "offensive" T-shirts will be asked by ticket takers to turn them inside out or cover up. "Parents are clearly looking for baseball to set good examples that they can teach their children," explained a Red Sox censor, uh, official.

Right. That explains the sport's lightning-quick response to its steroid problem. And why the Sox, like all teams, are perfectly happy to dispense enough beer every game to get Kid Rock through the night. And why TV cameras make sure to zero in on a pitcher's face a nanosecond after he allows a home run. (He's not shouting yuck, kiddies.) If baseball really wants to clean up its act, there are better places to start than T-shirts.

I'm tired of teams and leagues trying to turn every sports venue into Disneyland. (The NBA dress code David Stern proposed yesterday is a topic for another day.) The Red Sox should be thrilled to have fans passionate -- and wealthy --enough to spring for these bootleg T-shirts. I was at a Kansas City-Tampa Bay series a few years ago and don't remember seeing any Royals Rot shirts on sale. Besides, suck simply isn't that bad a word anymore. Kids hear worse on television and in PG movies. Linguists say the word has gone the way of drat and golly -- once vulgar terms that over time became acceptable. Even fencers aren't afraid to suck.

I suspect the Red Sox civility crackdown has more to do with the fact that Suck shirts are money makers for independent vendors outside Fenway, not the team-owned price gougers inside. What, there's something vulgar about a $75 sweatshirt? Hey, there's a sucker born every minute.

Sports Illustrated.com-September 30, 2005

Brian · 09-30-2005, 05:41 PM

In any other case (like at the beginning or the middle of the season), I would say that these shirts should not be banned. But in this case I think this is a good idea. I know there are people who would disagree and say that people should wear these shirts but to me, the safety and sportsmanship of the fans should take precedence over the right to wear these shirts.

Sometimes sports events can get really heated between fans, especially when there are rival teams playing. I remember a few years ago an Oakland Raider fan stabbed a Chargers fan. It happened here in San Diego. The guy was sentenced to prison and now they do patdown checks at Qualcomm Stadium whenever the Raiders come to town every year.

TJL · 09-30-2005, 05:42 PM

I think people should have the right to wear the shirts if they want to. I think they're in poor taste, but if you want to wear one, then knock yourself out.

Rene · 09-30-2005, 07:34 PM

id love to get a shirt that said that

Dutabi84 · 09-30-2005, 07:45 PM

Eh, I don't think it's particularily great sportsmanship, but I think anyone should be free to wear what they want, within reason of course.

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09-30-2005, 05:19 PM	#1
bossradio93 Game Show Fanatic! Senior Member Join Date: Nov 01, 2004 Location: Bellflower, California Posts: 2,392	'Yankees Sucks' T-Shirts Banned for Yankees/Sox Series The New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox have it out one last time this regular season before the playoffs begin next week and it has stirred some controversy. This weekends games are at Fenway Park in Boston and Boston fans will not be permitted to wear "Yankees Suck" T-Shirts to the park. Do you think it's fair/unfair? Does it stifle opposition to the other side? Vote and post your thoughts here. The Rant Red Sox's stance against obscene T-shirts is absurd Posted: Friday September 30, 2005 10:01AM; Updated: Friday September 30, 2005 5:05PM By Stephen Cannella - Scorecard Daily Well, this just sucks. I was ready to drive to Boston this weekend with a trunkload of anti-Yankee T-shirts. Yankees Suck. Jeter Sucks. J'Accuse, A-Rod. Figured I'd make enough off the Jimmy Fallon types outside Fenway Park to pay off my student loans, even if a bleacher ticket remained out of reach. Then I read Thursday that the Red Sox have instituted a quasi-ban on such attire. Fans wearing "offensive" T-shirts will be asked by ticket takers to turn them inside out or cover up. "Parents are clearly looking for baseball to set good examples that they can teach their children," explained a Red Sox censor, uh, official. Right. That explains the sport's lightning-quick response to its steroid problem. And why the Sox, like all teams, are perfectly happy to dispense enough beer every game to get Kid Rock through the night. And why TV cameras make sure to zero in on a pitcher's face a nanosecond after he allows a home run. (He's not shouting yuck, kiddies.) If baseball really wants to clean up its act, there are better places to start than T-shirts. I'm tired of teams and leagues trying to turn every sports venue into Disneyland. (The NBA dress code David Stern proposed yesterday is a topic for another day.) The Red Sox should be thrilled to have fans passionate -- and wealthy --enough to spring for these bootleg T-shirts. I was at a Kansas City-Tampa Bay series a few years ago and don't remember seeing any Royals Rot shirts on sale. Besides, suck simply isn't that bad a word anymore. Kids hear worse on television and in PG movies. Linguists say the word has gone the way of drat and golly -- once vulgar terms that over time became acceptable. Even fencers aren't afraid to suck. I suspect the Red Sox civility crackdown has more to do with the fact that Suck shirts are money makers for independent vendors outside Fenway, not the team-owned price gougers inside. What, there's something vulgar about a $75 sweatshirt? Hey, there's a sucker born every minute. Sports Illustrated.com-September 30, 2005
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09-30-2005, 05:41 PM	#2
Brian Member Forum Celebrity Join Date: Jun 23, 2001 Posts: 20,451	In any other case (like at the beginning or the middle of the season), I would say that these shirts should not be banned. But in this case I think this is a good idea. I know there are people who would disagree and say that people should wear these shirts but to me, the safety and sportsmanship of the fans should take precedence over the right to wear these shirts. Sometimes sports events can get really heated between fans, especially when there are rival teams playing. I remember a few years ago an Oakland Raider fan stabbed a Chargers fan. It happened here in San Diego. The guy was sentenced to prison and now they do patdown checks at Qualcomm Stadium whenever the Raiders come to town every year.
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09-30-2005, 05:42 PM	#3
TJL Suburbanite Extrordinaire Forum Star Join Date: Dec 29, 2001 Location: New Jersey - the cradle of civilization Posts: 16,588	I think people should have the right to wear the shirts if they want to. I think they're in poor taste, but if you want to wear one, then knock yourself out.
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09-30-2005, 07:34 PM	#4
Rene #1 Senior Member Join Date: May 22, 2004 Location: cali Posts: 1,849	id love to get a shirt that said that
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09-30-2005, 07:45 PM	#5
Dutabi84 kittens must die Forum Fanatic Join Date: Apr 22, 2003 Location: MN/TX Posts: 11,026	Eh, I don't think it's particularily great sportsmanship, but I think anyone should be free to wear what they want, within reason of course.