Can you even begin to imagine how much Ted Williams would have hated the media in the ever-evolving, 24-hour news cycle?
In the new age, where the lines between superstar, celebrity, sports news, and gossip are blurred, I can't fathom how much this would have royally pissed off "Teddy Ballgame".
The current media circus surrounding Boston involves Manny Ramirez and his ever-increasingly famous antics.
Back in the middle of the 1940s, there was another Boston slugger who had a tenuous relationship with not only the media, but also the fans.
Ted Williams has, in no particular order, thrown bats at unruly fans, picked verbal fights with fans in the left-field bleachers, and had been reported to spit into the stands on more than one occasion.
In the current day and age, would the media come up with a catchy slogan for Williams' kooky and erratic behavior?
Maybe "Ted being Ted”, or maybe the media could use alliteration; how does "Temperamental Ted" sound?
My point is that everyone has weighed in on the Manny Ramirez situation in the past two weeks.
Even Red Sox fans have grown sick and tired of all of Manny's erratic behavior.
"The Red Sox should trade Manny, or not pick up his option next year!" That seems to be the sentiment sweeping Boston right now.
I would agree, if he weren’t one of the 10 best hitters in baseball right now!
The Red Sox need to look past the media feeding frenzy. Maybe they could use a little dose of history.
Williams was always upset with Boston's fans. He was always perplexed and angered by the fact that a fan would “boo” a player when he made an error, and would turn around and cheer him when he singled the next inning.
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