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2004-07-15 Home Front: Politix

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Posted by Steve 2004-07-15 9:21:35 AM|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [1738 views since 2007-05-07] Top

1 BRahahahah! What a LOOSER!

I'm sure the media will pick up on this ~~in about a million years~~

Posted by CrazyFool 2004-07-15 9:32:21 AM|| 2004-07-15 9:32:21 AM|| Front Page Top

2 He's also a big fan of current Sox star Manny Ortiz...

Posted by tu3031 2004-07-15 9:39:09 AM|| 2004-07-15 9:39:09 AM|| Front Page Top

3 Did you know Kerry served in Vietnem?

Posted by Dragon Fly 2004-07-15 9:40:38 AM|| 2004-07-15 9:40:38 AM|| Front Page Top

4 ...and he takes his cue from great baseball fan Ted Kennedy, who was a big fan of Sammy Sooser and Mike McGwire.

Posted by tu3031 2004-07-15 9:43:32 AM|| 2004-07-15 9:43:32 AM|| Front Page Top

5 I guess he can say he liked Yost BEFORE he played for the Red Sox. Wishful thinking.

He was in Vietnam? I hadn't heard.

Posted by Anonymous5420 2004-07-15 10:52:28 AM|| 2004-07-15 10:52:28 AM|| Front Page Top

6 Actually Eddie Yost coached third base for the Red Sox.

Posted by mhw 2004-07-15 10:58:23 AM|| 2004-07-15 10:58:23 AM|| Front Page Top

7 I wouldn't make too terribly much of this.
a) Growing up, I was a big fan of Vida Blue and Rod Carew. Neither played for my favorite team. I didn't particularly view it as a problem. Then again, Peter Gammons is one of those nit-picky baseball nerds. Perhaps it matters more to him.

b) John F-bomb Kerry only recently started USING his middle initial. He never actually changed his name.

Posted by eLarson 2004-07-15 11:04:28 AM|| 2004-07-15 11:04:28 AM|| Front Page Top

8 It's illegal to like a player outside your favourite team -- didn't you know?

I mean I liked Nikos Gallis when he was a player of Ares Salonica and I was a fan of Panathinaikos, and I was wanted by the Interpol for that crime. I was only pardoned when he switched teams in the mid 90s.

Posted by Aris Katsaris 2004-07-15 11:37:41 AM|| 2004-07-15 11:37:41 AM|| Front Page Top

9 I think that, assuming Kerry really liked Eddie Yost, the question would be why.

As a 3rd base coach, Yost didn't contribute much except he had a very enthusiastic way of waving a runner home. As a player, Yost was famous for getting a lot of walks and runs as a lead off batter. He also was famous for playing a lot of games at third base. Yost's career had ended when John Kerry was in high school.

Posted by mhw 2004-07-15 12:44:54 PM|| 2004-07-15 12:44:54 PM|| Front Page Top

10 Technical clarification - JFK never changed his middle name.

Posted by Raj 2004-07-15 1:28:40 PM|| 2004-07-15 1:28:40 PM|| Front Page Top

11 true, his name has always been Forbes, but while he didn't supposedly know he was from Jewish ancestors, he's always known the Irish name Kerry was "adopted" - just advantageous in Boston politics to appear Irish...

Posted by Frank G 2004-07-15 1:56:32 PM|| 2004-07-15 1:56:32 PM|| Front Page Top

12 And Hillary loves the Yankees.

Posted by Anonymous5755 2004-07-15 4:29:14 PM|| 2004-07-15 4:29:14 PM|| Front Page Top

13 I was a big fan of Vida Blue

Urban legend sez that Evil Owner Mark I, offered Vida 1 Million Dollars to change his name to True.

Posted by Shipman 2004-07-15 4:43:04 PM|| 2004-07-15 4:43:04 PM|| Front Page Top

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