I was listening to Felger and Mazz today, and with the Bruins-Penguins series starting tomorrow, they were talking about Sidney Crosby, particularly that they see him as being easy to hate.
He dives. He whines. He's a little dirty at times. He wants all the calls, just like LeBron James. Etc, etc.
People hating Crosby is nothing new. I've seen him called "Cindy" lots of times (because if we want to insult a guy, there's no better way than by calling him a woman, right?), and the great FakeWIPCaller calls for him to be crippled every time the Penguins play the Flyers.
I just hope that all the people who hate Crosby understand that they do it not just because he's a great player, and not just because he's a brat ...
... but also because he doesn't play for their team.
If Sidney Crosby played in Chicago, they'd love him in Chicago. If he played in Philadelphia, FakeWIPCaller (and the real ones he parodies) would love him. If he played in Boston, where they love the ... let's just say sometimes chippy ... Brad Marchand, they'd love him here.
And he's be a no-good, piece-of-crap little punk in Pittsburgh.
I don't condemn this. After all, we are all hypocrites. For example, Mrs. Last Honest and I get practically apoplectic at the sight of Skylar Diggins strutting, preening and acting like she gets fouled if you look at her with both eyes at the same time, but if she played for a team we liked, we'd love her spunk and her competitive fire.
So I understand it. Just be honest about it.
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