Poor Crosby / Double Standard

[SouthernWingsFan 854]

To get this out of the way, please save any responses to me as "This is a message board I can discuss what I want" or "You don't have to read the thread if you don't like it". I get it, but I have just as much right to have a strong disagreeing opinion and state it and when I think people in here are acting ridiculous as well as long as it is done within forum rules, so...

I didn't see this specific instance last night so if you want to grill me on that fine, but it's all but a guarantee to me that it is being dramatically overblown by EVERYBODY. The amount of Crosby disdain when he's done almost nothing of substance that mocks the Wings (unlike Pronger/Tootoo/Lemieux incidents etc.) is beyond absurd in here. It is sad that it's expected now, but it is still a ridiculous concept to me. Sorry, but I can't find much to put on that Crosby just flat out did something so ridiculous to the Wings to where I just flat out say, "I hate that damn S.O.B." Nothing that would've made me think that in the SCF last year, not the All-Star game hoopla, nothing really to me.

I get that NHL marketing is largely a Crosby focus fest or Penguins focus fest. Yes, I think it is pretty ridiculous that one of the playoff commericals right now acts like if the Penguins won the Stanley Cup when they didn't, and not just because I am a Red Wings fan.

I even get that Crosby "whines", he might even do it more than once. But if that is the primary or only excuse you have to think the guy is a reject, sorry that's just ridiculous to me. Yes, I get that players voted him to whine the most or whatever. That's too generic of a term to me though. Everybody and their kid sister complains to referees or media or whomever else at some point in their lives when they are frustrated. Everybody blows gaskets from time to time out there, whether it is a professional athlete or a guy working behind the desk for 9 hours a day like me or somebody in the auto plant. I rarely see anything that much out of the ordinary or don't go looking for anytihing unusual where I would say, "That Sidney Crosby sure is a such a pansy and needs to grow up" compared to any other player out there. Using only the "Crosby whines" tagline without any substance isn't enough for me to dislike the guy when anybody/everybody complains at their job/life at some point, and have "whined" definitely more than once.

I don't think of Crosby much one way or the other, but the disdain towards him is ridiculous and often overblown. If you want to lay blame, put in on the excessive marketing focus towards his behalf, not Crosby himself.

Am I missing something here? Am I not getting it because I'm not on board the Crosby Train of Hate and I think the disliking towards him is irrational? I'm sorry, but I just cannot dislike somebody because of something so generic as this or disliking somebody just for the sake of it or because it is the popular thing to do.

[Jake Ryan 1]

Crosby needs to man up and WIN the CUP before he says another word. All his yapping is going to make him look stupid unless he gets a few shots of himself hoisting lord stanley. Gretzky pissed and moaned all over the ice for his whole career, but he had some rings on his fingers to back up the yapping.

[Cern 0]

Crosby is like Kanye West.. He'd be appreciated if he'd shut his mouth.

I'll now call him Krosby.

I wonder if Crosby's greatest regret is that he'll never be able to watch himself play live.

[thedisappearer 291]

nm

Edited May 5, 2009 by thedisappearer

[M0DAN01999 6]

that is the epitome of the reason people dislike him

[Yzerfan1999 81]

You guys are too much.

You spend more time hating on Crosby then talking about the Wings.

Look how effing long this thread has become.

Pathetic.

[Never_Retire_Steve 35]

I can't wait to see what these two do for an encore in Pittsburgh

[BlakChamber 8]

You guys are too much.

You spend more time hating on Crosby then talking about the Wings.

Look how effing long this thread has become.

Pathetic.

+1

[The Secret 304]

I haven't been on LGW for a few months and It blows my mind that there are always Crosby hating threads... doesn't matter that the playoffs are going on and there is alot of cool things to talk about, let's continually talk about Poor Crosby and how much he whines like a baby.

[Jake Ryan 1]

let's continually talk about Poor Crosby and how much he whines like a baby.

ok! Crosby getting teary eyed after a stanley cup finals defeat is one of the best things in life. He's not even the best player on his team, but whines with the best of 'em. And his lips are purple like a girl's.

[thedisappearer 291]

You guys are too much.

You spend more time hating on Crosby then talking about the Wings.

Look how effing long this thread has become.

Pathetic.

This is the only thread about Crosby on the first 3 pages. 98% of the threads are about the Wings.

Your hyperbole = pathetic

[Yzerfan1999 81]

This is the only thread about Crosby on the first 3 pages. 98% of the threads are about the Wings.

Your hyperbole = pathetic

I didn't say anything about the amount of threads (though a point could be made) - I said look at the length of this one.

Your reading skills = ...nevermind.

[redwashington2000 42]

This board's hate for Crosby is ******* insane. Honestly.

"I mean, the first wave came and then I think they were all pretty much picked up,"

No problems here. He isn't whining at all about throwing hats.

"and then more started coming."

If you are a player trying to get into a game, and people throw hats AFTER the remaining ones were picked up, you are going to get pissed. Throw the hats when they are originally thrown, then stop. Let the players play once the initial festivities are over.

Either way, who ******* cares? Get over him already. He isn't a Duck or a Wing. You guys shouldn't give a s***.

ARE YOU HIS BROTHER?????? THEN STFU AND POST ON F....PENS BORD

[Cern 0]

I didn't say anything about the amount of threads (though a point could be made) - I said look at the length of this one.

Your reading skills = ...nevermind.

Incorrect. Your remark was on the amount of time that is spent talking about crosby.

Even if this thread was 100 pages long, it would still pale in comparison to the amount of Wings-related material discussed here. The statement was erroneous all across the board.

[Statts 4]

First an argument about crosby whining, then an argument about the amount of time that is spent arguing about crosby whining... I love it.

[Electrophile 3,554]

Why complain about the fact people are complaining about Crosby? Aren't you just adding to the inanity of it all by doing that? If people want to hate on Crosby, let them. They aren't hurting anything, are they?

My word. If there's a thread I don't like here, or if it starts to veer into subject matter I don't like, I leave the thread and I don't come back.

[Jake Ryan 1]

First an argument about crosby whining, then an argument about the amount of time that is spent arguing about crosby whining... I love it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3atOIUzMb0

[thedisappearer 291]

Incorrect. Your remark was on the amount of time that is spent talking about crosby.

Even if this thread was 100 pages long, it would still pale in comparison to the amount of Wings-related material discussed here. The statement was erroneous all across the board.

Thanks for taking care of my light work.

[Doc Holiday 0]

ARE YOU HIS BROTHER?????? THEN STFU AND POST ON F....PENS BORD

Uh oh, can't defend a player if he is hated by 90% of LGW.

Sorry guys.

[Yzerfan1999 81]

Incorrect. Your remark was on the amount of time that is spent talking about crosby.

Even if this thread was 100 pages long, it would still pale in comparison to the amount of Wings-related material discussed here. The statement was erroneous all across the board.

Jesus H. Read my post, I said, you guys spend so much time talking about Crosby. "Just look how long this thread is"

That doesn't make sense to you?

This is obviously not worth it though, you guys can continue your little circle jerk here. I'll go back to watching the game.

Cheers.

Edited May 6, 2009 by Yzerfan1999

[thedisappearer 291]

Jesus H. Read my post, I said, you guys spend so much time talking about Crosby. "Just look how long this thread is"

That doesn't make sense to you?

This is obviously not worth it though, you guys can continue your little circle jerk here. I'll go back to watching the game.

Cheers.

Hey, that quote of yours. What was the sentence before that?

[Guest Shoreline]

I was gonna respond to Doc Holiday, but since you had the most recent moronic post, I'll respond to yours. Follow closely... I'll speak in words you can, hopefully, easily understand. And I'll do it nice and slow. For both of you. This... thread... is... in... regards... to... Sidney... Crosby's... comments... to... the... press. Try and stick with the topic. I know it's easier to be a smartass when you suspend and/or create your own reality. In fact, read my response a few posts back. It'll tell you all you need to know concerning my thoughts on Sidney Crosby as a player.

Actually, the moronic part was that it was relevant to Crosby as a player, since one cannot base him being a player who buckles under pressure if they're only referring to one incident. That in itself would be moronic. Now, some people like to be all over Crosby's balls, and it's obviously out of jealousy for the attention he's getting. Crosby breathes and there's a new topic about how stupid/whiny it was. No need to be insecure, fellow Wings fan. Also not surprising you can't seem to make a response to me that doesn't include vitriolic ad hominem attacks. Riddle me that.

Edited May 6, 2009 by Shoreline

[Dabura 12,232]

Crosby pisses and moans all over the place all the time.

People -- fans and players alike -- don't like it.

This is the latest in a long line of pissfits.

People are talking about it.

It's really very simple.

[Reds4Life 51]

Yeah, he doesn't look like a very bright person in the first place and then there's his whining and little ***** attidue. How can you like that guy?

Edited May 6, 2009 by Reds4Life

[Broken 16 381]

Actually, the moronic part was that it was relevant to Crosby as a player, since one cannot base him being a player who buckles under pressure if they're only referring to one incident. That in itself would be moronic. Now, some people like to be all over Crosby's balls, and it's obviously out of jealousy for the attention he's getting. Crosby breathes and there's a new topic about how stupid/whiny it was. No need to be insecure, fellow Wings fan. Also not surprising you can't seem to make a response to me that doesn't include vitriolic ad hominem attacks. Riddle me that.

Simple. I don't like you.

I'm not sure where you're getting insecurity from. I've done nothing but praise Crosby throughout this entire thread. I think you just enjoy arguing for the sake of arguing. Ignoring what won't validate (in your mind anyway) an argument. You seem to be an attention seeker. Always going against the spirit of whatever thread you enter for the sake of gaining "Hey... Look at me!" points. We see you, no worries.

You and Doc Holiday insist on dragging Malkin into this discussion for some reason, even though he has NOTHING to do with the topic at hand. If you can't grasp the concept that perhaps the pressure of having a camera shoved in your face 24/7 might be wearing on the KID, then I guess we can continue to discuss how Malkin seems to be a no-show in the playoffs I guess. To what end and for what reason, I have no idea. But ok... Malkin is a ghost.

Edited May 6, 2009 by Broken 16