The Phone's Off The Hook, But You're Not

From today's edition of Dueling Bloggers at Boston.Com, Eric Wilbur writes:

The thing with Schilling is everybody’s sick of him, except for certain online communities where he’s seen as a pied piper. He’s everywhere, from hawking coronary blocking sandwiches to pick-up trucks, you can’t walk a block without seeing his mug on some magazine, billboard, or store window advertisement. He strikes out the opposition. He stops drunk drivers. He legitimizes chat rooms. (Off the record of course. Wink.)

Really? Who's everybody? Either Mr. Wilbur is very out of touch, or I am. I certainly don't get a sense that the fans are 'sick' of Schilling. First of all, he approaches the game with intensity. And he wins. I wish the rest of the team had his drive to win. But hey, maybe I'm biased, since in addition to kicking ass for the Sox Mr. Schilling is also a military history buff and a gaming geek. I can't help but like the guy.

Mr. Wilbur did come up with the following little gem:

I find it hilarious that Yankee fans now hold this grudge against Clemens for coming out retirement to play for the Astros. Oh, woe is you. So wronged. Get real. There are two groups of people: Those who knew Clemens wouldn’t stay retired, and Yankee fans. I mean come on, no press conference, with that ego? You had to be about as gullible as Charlie Brown at a cult recruitment center to believe he was done.

Indeed. I can't comprehend how a Yankees fan could complain about anything - you're living on baseball's Easy Street. Shut up and enjoy.