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| Strahan Speaking His Peace; On signing autographs for the same ones | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Aug 23 2003, 09:31 AM (197 Views) | |
| abney_80 | Aug 23 2003, 09:31 AM Post #1 |
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I read this over on Giants.com and thought that ya'll might find it a bit interesting ...
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| Gdogg143 | Aug 23 2003, 10:27 AM Post #2 |
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Strahan needs to realize that he is not God, and cannot determine intent. |
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| 27Hampton | Aug 23 2003, 11:01 AM Post #3 |
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Thing is, he's 100% correct but nobody likes to hear the truth from people making millions of dollars per year. Many feel that with the priviledge of being an extremely wealthy athlete, comes the loss of personal opinion and ability to speak their mind about things that are as obvious as the sky being blue. And the unfortunate reality is.....they do lose that right to large extent, because the media would get a hold of something like this and tear the player down as much as they possibly can, because that one individual reporter has a child who wanted an autograph just because he's a Giants fan (as many many others do of course). Just because it may not be the popular thing to do or say, doesn't mean he's lost the right to say it. Especially in this case where he is soooooo right. |
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| BlueHeart | Aug 23 2003, 12:40 PM Post #4 |
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I agree with him. When I was up there, me and KC were wandering around at the mall and stopped into a few of the sport's stores. In one -well, just about all of them- there was a wall with autographed pics. The one that struck out at me the most was a regular, computer printed photo of Shockey. Selling for $179.99. I turned around to KC and said "Who the F would pay 180 bucks when they can go up the road and get one of their own for free. You know that's what this guy did. That shit pisses me off." If it pisses me off (yea, yea, I know... everything does :rolleyes: ), imagine if THEY were to see it. We know they go to the mall. Hell, someone on THIS board (Doggy?) saw Shockey there last year. I'm not saying they did see something at the mall, point being it's not beyond the realm of possibilities. Nor is doing an "ego search" on eBay. Those fuckwads making a profit off the stuff make it harder for us REAL fans who wait in the rain for 2 hours just to get walked past. |
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| BlueHeart | Aug 23 2003, 12:42 PM Post #5 |
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PS- Good post, Ab. |
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| cyberstorm | Aug 23 2003, 12:55 PM Post #6 |
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I totally agree with Strahan here |
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| hats74 | Aug 23 2003, 04:46 PM Post #7 |
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He's wrong. Period. I don't want to get into specifics because it's too much to try to explain in a message board format. All I'll say is I'm at camp most everyday and I'm not a dealer. And a few of the players would not sign for me or my son because they think I am. They've told me to my face that they've seen things they've signed for me on Ebay. I'm not going to say which ones. None of these players can tell the difference between fans and dealers. They go by their own egotistical opinions of who it is they're signing for and what they're going to do with it. If they can't tell the difference then none of them should sign for anybody. They are the victims of their own fame and for that, fans will always be judged in their eyes. It's not about adults, kids, boys, girls, VIPs, or camp staff. It's about fans. Who come in all sizes and ages from all walks of life and income levels. |
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| Gdogg143 | Aug 25 2003, 10:22 AM Post #8 |
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beautiful hats! as I said....none of these players can determine intent! Strahan signed a ball for me, but after a little bit of bitching about "ok, im only going to sign a few." I mean....so a few people sell their stuff, there are people out there who really want a ball! I got a ball signed by Tiki, Toomer, and Shockey! that could be sold for a small fortune! but you'll never see me sell it! So, the question is...how do they KNOW that I wont sell it? Its all just them being ridiculously stupid about this stuff. Perhaps if they got paid ten bucks per autograph it would be different. So, for the most part..they can shut the fuck up, and sign. Hats, that is awful that someone would tell you to your face that they have seen your stuff on ebay! give me a break...these guys aren't smart enough to get a 600 on the SATs, and they have enough smarts to remember what ball they signed? please! PS..any one willing to offer me money for a ball signed by tiki, toomer, and shockey? lol |
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| hats74 | Aug 25 2003, 01:03 PM Post #9 |
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Right on GDogg. The funny thing is I get one football autographed a year. I fill it up and it sits on the shelf at my house. I have five of them. I get a football and my son gets something like a hat or a ball. Whatever he wants. Hilliard has the best answer for all of this sell it on Ebay nonsense. Sign for EVERYBODY :clap: I watched him make a reporter who wanted to interview him wait until he was done signing autographs for everyone. The reporter didn't like that, but it didn't look like Hilliard cared
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| 27Hampton | Aug 25 2003, 01:32 PM Post #10 |
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I thought this was about what Strahan got up and said....not what he did or didn't do. And I have no problem with him voicing his opinion. And ya know what, I have no problem if he didn't sign autographs either, for whatever his reasons might be. He's a human being and could make his own decisions. I'm sure nobody here would want anybody to come to their job and tell them what to do and that they had to do it, because it's simply what they want. Sure, would be nice if everybody signed autographs.....but it's not the end of the world. Let's get a little perspective. You're bickering about grown men writing their names in ink on a piece of paper or merchandise. Life goes on. |
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| hats74 | Aug 25 2003, 06:51 PM Post #11 |
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Well then Hamp I guess we'll agree to disagree :argue:
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| 27Hampton | Aug 25 2003, 07:03 PM Post #12 |
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That's just not good enough hats, I'm sorry. I'm right and you're wrong, I'm right and you're wrong, I'm right and......etc. :poke: |
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| TheBigBlueDemon | Aug 25 2003, 08:48 PM Post #13 |
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fuck it
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The point is Sean Payton sucks. B) |
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| BlueHeart | Aug 25 2003, 08:52 PM Post #14 |
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Am I the only one who scored well in Reading Comprehension? LOL Like some of you said, he DOES sign stuff. His diatribe was aimed at specific types of people:
He wasn't knocking everyone, nor did he say he'd never sign anything "just in case". |
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| hats74 | Aug 25 2003, 08:59 PM Post #15 |
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Fine Hamp!!! I say it's WABBIT SEASON!!! |
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