The Stoic Mr. Torre

[a700hitter]

I obviously expect it, but that means that I cant take it as an insult and respond? That means I have to completely let it roll of my shoulders? I dont think so. I dont care where I am, i'll stand up for something that I believe in; and if the Yankees are getting bashed i'll stand up for them.

Well you should be very busy, because I am not the only Yankee hater on these boards.

[ORS]

I obviously expect it, but that means that I cant take it as an insult and respond? That means I have to completely let it roll of my shoulders? I dont think so. I dont care where I am, i'll stand up for something that I believe in; and if the Yankees are getting bashed i'll stand up for them.

That's just it, you assume everything said about the Yankees is an insult. In this thread, 700 opens a discussion about how he thinks Torre's "calming" influence on the players is a bit overrated. Yeah, he insulted Ponson in the process, but that's not what got you upset. You got upset because he challenged a perceived notion about a Yankee icon. But, he wasn't insulting Torre. He merely gave an opinion. You are the one that turned it personal by attacking him.

And, you don't act like someone who expects and accepts what gets said here in the name of the rivalry. You don't act like this at all because you bitch about how the Yankees are perceived/treated here. If you expected it, you would address what was said and not whine about the fact that it was said. There's a difference.