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RED SOX NOTEBOOK
Harsh words heard from coast to coast
By Gordon Edes, Globe Staff | August 14, 2007
There was some Red Sox bashing in the air over the weekend, some that didn't have anything to do with Eric Gagné, Terry Francona, or Theo Epstein.
Orioles broadcaster Joe Angel ripped Fenway Park during the Sox-Orioles game Sunday, calling it a "toilet," while in Anaheim, Angels outfielder Gary Matthews Jr. made certain his visit to Boston this weekend won't be overlooked, as he ripped Sox fans.
"They're loud, they're drunk, they're obnoxious," Matthews told a cluster of reporters, according to Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times.
"They're one of the few places you'll hear racial comments . . . it's just different."
Matthews, who actually said he enjoyed playing in Boston and was smiling through much of his riff, was responding to a question about why the Angels have fared so poorly on their visits here. Since May 18, 2003, the Angels are 4-15 at Fenway.
"It's different from New York," said Matthews. "Yankee fans are passionate about their teams, but they're a little more couth. They have a little more class than Boston fans. At least in New York they appreciate guys who play the game hard and play the game right and they let you know it.
"In Boston, they just smack you for three straight days. They're just dogging you there the whole time. It's a different place."
Meanwhile, veteran broadcaster Angel, responding to characterizations of Oriole Park at Camden Yards as "Fenway South" because of all the Sox fans there this weekend, said that was an insult to Camden Yards, which is a "beautiful ballpark" while Fenway is "basically a toilet."
Several Sox fans listening to the Orioles broadcast e-mailed the Globe to note Angel's remark.
RED SOX NOTEBOOK
Harsh words heard from coast to coast
By Gordon Edes, Globe Staff | August 14, 2007
There was some Red Sox bashing in the air over the weekend, some that didn't have anything to do with Eric Gagné, Terry Francona, or Theo Epstein.
Orioles broadcaster Joe Angel ripped Fenway Park during the Sox-Orioles game Sunday, calling it a "toilet," while in Anaheim, Angels outfielder Gary Matthews Jr. made certain his visit to Boston this weekend won't be overlooked, as he ripped Sox fans.
"They're loud, they're drunk, they're obnoxious," Matthews told a cluster of reporters, according to Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times.
"They're one of the few places you'll hear racial comments . . . it's just different."
Matthews, who actually said he enjoyed playing in Boston and was smiling through much of his riff, was responding to a question about why the Angels have fared so poorly on their visits here. Since May 18, 2003, the Angels are 4-15 at Fenway.
"It's different from New York," said Matthews. "Yankee fans are passionate about their teams, but they're a little more couth. They have a little more class than Boston fans. At least in New York they appreciate guys who play the game hard and play the game right and they let you know it.
"In Boston, they just smack you for three straight days. They're just dogging you there the whole time. It's a different place."
Meanwhile, veteran broadcaster Angel, responding to characterizations of Oriole Park at Camden Yards as "Fenway South" because of all the Sox fans there this weekend, said that was an insult to Camden Yards, which is a "beautiful ballpark" while Fenway is "basically a toilet."
Several Sox fans listening to the Orioles broadcast e-mailed the Globe to note Angel's remark.
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