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RedFanAlways1966 · 09-16-2007, 09:32 PM

Cry me a river! And while we are at it... let's call the paper and get publicity for this travesty. "Be sure to pose (look hurt) while they are taking your picture, sonny boy." I guess white-out could have been used by normal parents. But I guess some feel that the ALL IMPORTANT story must be told to the masses. Oh well... it is good for the rivalry thing. New York had Bucky Dent and Aaron Boone, now Boston has Griffin Whitman. Sounds fair!

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Caseyfan21 · 09-16-2007, 10:06 PM

I think it's pretty funny but it's probably inappropriate for a 10 y/o. I think Duncan should use a little common sense. Save that autograph for the adult that's shoving kids out of the way. He was probably just having a little fun but didn't use much common sense dealing with a kid.

dougdirt · 09-16-2007, 10:53 PM

Innappropriate for a 10 year old? Come on guys... Its not like he dropped an "F the Red Sox' or something. I promise you that kid has said the Yankees suck in his lifetime.

Spitball · 09-16-2007, 10:53 PM

Well, I'm a Red Sox fan and not particularly a fan of anyone related to Dave Duncan, but...what was a kid in a Red Sox uniform doing asking a Yankee for an autograph??? I remember being a kid and seeing Whitey Ford after a game...I didn't want his autograph any more than I wanted extra homework...He was a d*mn Yankee.

Kid, stay away from Yankees.

RFS62 · 09-16-2007, 10:54 PM

Boy, it's a good thing he didn't ask for an autograph from Jimmy Dugan.

Yachtzee · 09-16-2007, 11:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Team Clark

Nah that was Roger Maris. That too was comical.

I thought Maris was criticized because someone asked him if he could put his "X" on a ball for them and he jokingly drew a big "X" on the ball and the guy got mad. I don't know much about Maris beyond the popular history though. Thanks to Jim Bouton, I know that Mantle, along with plenty of other players, was a fan of "beaver hunting."

MartyFan · 09-16-2007, 11:40 PM

That kid will make so much on ebay with that autograph

TeamBoone · 09-16-2007, 11:56 PM

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Originally Posted by camisadelgolf

Yes, just because he puts on a uniform and entertains, he should be setting an example for 10-year-olds.

If he's signing for a kid, he should be. Especially when the kid is wearing Red Sox gear.

Carl Y (can't spell it), once refused an autograph to a kid I knew because he was wearing a Yankee hat.

When kids are DIRECTLY involved, yes, IMHO the player should do his best to set a good example.

blumj · 09-17-2007, 01:09 AM

I love it. I hate the Yankees as much as the next Red Sox fan, but Duncan is forcing me to make an exception.

Team Clark · 09-17-2007, 03:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Yachtzee

I thought Maris was criticized because someone asked him if he could put his "X" on a ball for them and he jokingly drew a big "X" on the ball and the guy got mad. I don't know much about Maris beyond the popular history though. Thanks to Jim Bouton, I know that Mantle, along with plenty of other players, was a fan of "beaver hunting."

I thought that story is what you were referring to. hmmm...there enough Mantle stories out there that I'm sure one could be used for an "innapropriate" autograph story.

GAC · 09-17-2007, 06:39 AM

It was stupid and inappropriate for him to have signed it that way. Screw the intensity of this rivalry. When kids are involved - set an example.

What I would like to have seen happen, after he signed the ball, was for the kid to look up and say... "Hell, you're not Derek Jeter!"

KittyDuran · 09-17-2007, 08:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spitball

Well, I'm a Red Sox fan and not particularly a fan of anyone related to Dave Duncan, but...what was a kid in a Red Sox uniform doing asking a Yankee for an autograph??? I remember being a kid and seeing Whitey Ford after a game...I didn't want his autograph any more than I wanted extra homework...He was a d*mn Yankee.

Kid, stay away from Yankees.

Agree... I liked Aaron and Schmidt in the 70's but no way would I want an autograph or would I root for them at Riverfront.

RFS62 · 09-17-2007, 08:30 AM

Kid should have blown his nose in the autograph, wadded it up, and thrown it at Duncan.

"I got your autograph right here, Duncan"

Duncan, of course, would have misplayed it into a double.

NJReds · 09-17-2007, 09:19 AM

Now that they got some free publicity, I'm sure they'll sell it to the highest bidder.

Chip R · 09-17-2007, 09:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spitball

Well, I'm a Red Sox fan and not particularly a fan of anyone related to Dave Duncan, but...what was a kid in a Red Sox uniform doing asking a Yankee for an autograph??? I remember being a kid and seeing Whitey Ford after a game...I didn't want his autograph any more than I wanted extra homework...He was a d*mn Yankee.

Kid, stay away from Yankees.

I don't think these kids care much whose autograph is on the ball as long as it's an autograph. They will put aside their "differences" for an autograph. That may make them as mercenary as the players are.

I thought Jim Bouton did something like that. I thought he put some kind of odd message on a ball and got some grief for it.

09-16-2007, 09:32 PM	#16
RedFanAlways1966 For a Level Playing Field Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Oakwood, OH Posts: 11,240	Re: Shelly Duncan - Prankster? Cry me a river! And while we are at it... let's call the paper and get publicity for this travesty. "Be sure to pose (look hurt) while they are taking your picture, sonny boy." I guess white-out could have been used by normal parents. But I guess some feel that the ALL IMPORTANT story must be told to the masses. Oh well... it is good for the rivalry thing. New York had Bucky Dent and Aaron Boone, now Boston has Griffin Whitman. Sounds fair! : Attached Thumbnails __________________ Small market fan... always hoping, but never expecting.

09-16-2007, 10:06 PM	#17
Caseyfan21 Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: Naperville, IL Posts: 1,830	Re: Shelly Duncan - Prankster? I think it's pretty funny but it's probably inappropriate for a 10 y/o. I think Duncan should use a little common sense. Save that autograph for the adult that's shoving kids out of the way. He was probably just having a little fun but didn't use much common sense dealing with a kid.

09-16-2007, 10:53 PM	#18
dougdirt The Boss Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 30,674	Re: Shelly Duncan - Prankster? Innappropriate for a 10 year old? Come on guys... Its not like he dropped an "F the Red Sox' or something. I promise you that kid has said the Yankees suck in his lifetime. __________________ www.redsminorleagues.com

09-16-2007, 10:53 PM	#19
Spitball Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Posts: 5,491	Re: Shelly Duncan - Prankster? Well, I'm a Red Sox fan and not particularly a fan of anyone related to Dave Duncan, but...what was a kid in a Red Sox uniform doing asking a Yankee for an autograph??? I remember being a kid and seeing Whitey Ford after a game...I didn't want his autograph any more than I wanted extra homework...He was a d*mn Yankee. Kid, stay away from Yankees. __________________ "Colorless green ideas sleep furiously."- Noam Chomsky

09-16-2007, 10:54 PM	#20
RFS62 Hey Cubs Fans Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: New York Posts: 16,567	Re: Shelly Duncan - Prankster? Boy, it's a good thing he didn't ask for an autograph from Jimmy Dugan. __________________ "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." ~ Mark Twain

09-16-2007, 11:40 PM	#22
MartyFan You're soaking in it! Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 3,334	Re: Shelly Duncan - Prankster? That kid will make so much on ebay with that autograph __________________ "Sometimes, it's not the sexiest moves that put you over the top," Krivsky said. "It's a series of transactions that help you get there."

09-17-2007, 01:09 AM	#24
blumj Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 4,328	Re: Shelly Duncan - Prankster? I love it. I hate the Yankees as much as the next Red Sox fan, but Duncan is forcing me to make an exception. __________________ "Reality tells us there are no guarantees. Except that some day Jon Lester will be on that list of 100-game winners." - Peter Gammons

09-17-2007, 06:39 AM	#26
GAC What Me Worry? Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Bellefontaine, Ohio Posts: 26,416	Re: Shelly Duncan - Prankster? It was stupid and inappropriate for him to have signed it that way. Screw the intensity of this rivalry. When kids are involved - set an example. What I would like to have seen happen, after he signed the ball, was for the kid to look up and say... "Hell, you're not Derek Jeter!" __________________ "panic" only comes from having real expectations

09-17-2007, 08:30 AM	#28
RFS62 Hey Cubs Fans Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: New York Posts: 16,567	Re: Shelly Duncan - Prankster? Kid should have blown his nose in the autograph, wadded it up, and thrown it at Duncan. "I got your autograph right here, Duncan" Duncan, of course, would have misplayed it into a double. __________________ "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." ~ Mark Twain

09-17-2007, 09:19 AM	#29
NJReds Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: New Jersey, USA Posts: 5,408	Re: Shelly Duncan - Prankster? Now that they got some free publicity, I'm sure they'll sell it to the highest bidder. __________________ "The players make the manager, it's never the other way." - Sparky Anderson

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