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chone It's completely ridiculous that this dude is dead and the woman is going to jail for something so dumb. But, a drunk dude outside of a bar harasses a woman who's by herself in the middle of the night, and dies in an accident, then gets a tribute at Fenway? No thanks. Sorry if that's callous, but this extraneous, outside of the game, "rivalry" bullshit has to stop. -
dmothe30 With all due respect, I believe you need to read the stories before opening your mouth.
Each news report -- and police -- have said that the woman struck someone in the group before said "harassment" went on. There's no doubt this situation escalated on both sides, but to essentially say he had it coming smacks of ignorance and the mockery of a senseless death.
Listen, I'm completely with you when you say the overblown "rivalry" outside the game itself needs to end. I've blogged about it frequently. But have a heart, man.
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EthanJaynes I think that it should be tastefully done and point to the fact that this was senseless.
I think that it could easily be done at Yankee stadium as well. The memorial is not to just remember his death. It is also to keep us in remembrance that this should have never happened.
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Evil Empire It's messed up, but I'd rather see the teams distance themselves from this shit. When it comes to laying blame, fandom takes a distant third after drunkedness and idiocy. -
McLean Stevenson LOL, they can't be serious about this shit, right? Baseball fans die every day! Unless this gets idiot Red Sox fans to stop acting like a-holes, then please give it a rest. -
KellyDwyer I can't get over the initial assumption that this guy -- less inebriated and a lot more lucid than the woman behind the wheel -- was picking on this older, drunker woman ceaselessly.
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dmothe30 Again, people miss the point. The petition was every bit as much about a guy shielding his younger friend from an oncoming vehicle driven by an apparently "distressed" woman.
This isn't about turning someone into a martyr for Red Sox fandom, it's about honoring someone who died trying to save a friend. And unless I missed something, the violence in this incident -- the slap/punch in the face and the rundown -- were both committed by the woman. Since when does taunting, if that's what it was, justify violence?
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Evil Empire If it's just about honoring someone who died trying to save a friend, why does the team need to get involved?
My point is: it's a drunk/stupid issue, not a baseball issue. The only reason we know about it is because somebody in the newsroom was savvy enough to play up the rivalry angle.
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KellyDwyer "Since when does taunting, if that's what it was, justify violence?"
Find the quote that implies that, and I'll dignify that with a response.
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newgroom422 I agree with Evil Empire. This is not a baseball story, but a crime story. MLB and the teams should stay out of it. -
dmothe30 Evil/Newsgroom,
Your opinions are duly noted. McLean's comment struck me as the kind of thought process that will perpetuate more of these problems, though, hence the reaction.
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1ofthefewtheproud for what it's worth, dmothe 30...I don't miss the point.
Thanks for posting this.
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McLean Stevenson I want to start a fund to honor the poor car who was needlessly involved in this horrific incident. -
NFLAdam What if they did this every time a Raiders fan killed somebody? -
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NFLAdam I don't get it. That wasn't funny at all.
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Honoring a fan
The 'Ropolitans | NY Mets Baseball Blog —
... A friend of The 'Ropolitans, Red Sox Monster, has started a petition to have a Matthew Beaudoin memorial day at Fenway Park. ...
Yanks-Sox Rivalry results in death
Mojo Blog —
... rooting for the Boston Red Sox and his apparent heroic actions before death, we ask that the Red Sox consider honoring Beaudoin’s memory with — at the very least — a day in his honor. It seems like a fitting, honorable tribute, and one that would give Beoudoin’s fellow Red Sox fans and baseball fans in general a chance to mourn one of their own.
Links: Yankees fan accused of running down and killing Red Sox heckler, A move to honor the life of Matthew Beaudoin, late Red Sox fan, Sign the petition
NESW Sports Headlines 5/6/2008
NESW Sports, Sports Videos —
... On a serious note. Please go to Red Sox Monster and help pay tribute to the fallen Red Sox Fan Matthew Beaudoin. Life is way too short and sports are trivial. We all have fun with our day to day sports fandom, but this fans life was taken from him. ...
Boston Red Sox News & Notes - 5/6
SOX & Dawgs —
... Before we get into the events of last night’s game, let’s take a moment to look at things greater in life. We all have heard of the tragic death of the Boston Red Sox fan in New Hampshire who was run over by a Yankees fan. Our friend Dan Lamothe over at Red Sox Monster has written a petition to the Red Sox asking for them to honor the departed with a day at Fenway Park. PLEASE take a few moments out of your day to head over to Red Sox Monster to see the petition and sign it if you feel strongly about. ...
Remembering Matthew Beaudoin, the courageous Red Sox fan
Big League Stew —
... Credit, then, goes to Dan Lamothe of Red Sox Monster, who figured out a way to use the power of blogs and their communities to create something positive, though however small, out of the whole tragic affair. Dan has started an online petition for the Red Sox to honor Matthew Beaudoin at Fenway Park this season. If you've been following the news, you know that Beaudoin was the 29-year-old Red Sox fan that died after a very troubled woman used her car as the worst kind of weapon at bar time. ...
Yankees-Red Sox Rivalry Jumps Shark, Lands In Madness [It All Ends]
Deadspin —
... hit her windshield," Faith Beaudoin, the victim's sister, said in a phone interview. "I want her to remember that she took a wonderful, kind-hearted gentleman. She has children of her own. How could she want to harm another's child?"
Hernandez, a 43-year-old mother from Nashua, was arrested at the scene. Amazingly, alcohol seems to have been involved. And here's the mug shot you've all been waiting for. Form an orderly line, fellers.
Here's a tribute to the late Red Sox fan.
Sox-Yankee Rivalry Cited In N.H. Fatality [Boston ...
Red Sox Throwdown! Why'd We Go and Get Rid of Nomar?
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... We let him down, and had the nerve to kick his ass on the way out the door. Denton: I disagree. He wanted out so bad he could taste it. He went the way of so many others, who had Red Sox Nation eating out of his palm, and let it slip away. It was his team and he gave it away. Red: Nice ass on that Mia, though. Denton: Without a doubt. * * * * * * * * On a more serious note, Dan at Red Sox Monster has a good idea to honor the memory of the Sox fan killed in that most senseless and bizarre ...
AM Fastlinks
My Sports Rumors —
... Finally, the woman has been caught and charged in the recent murder of a Boston Red Sox fan, outside of a bar in New Hampshire. If you haven’t heard, this is being mentioned here because it was a New Yankees fan who committed the murder, in an argument about which team is better. Who would of thought this rivalry would have actually gone that far? I love my Yankees, and truly hate those Sox but would never think of doing something like this. But go here MassLive.com, they are trying to start a petition to get the fan a day of tribute at Fenway Park ...
In honor of Red Sox fan, Matthew Beaudoin
Bugs & Cranks —
Dan Lamothe over at Red Sox Monster has started on online petition in hopes of convincing Red Sox management to designate a day this season to honor Matthew Beaudoin at Fenway Park.
For some background information on what this is all about check here and here.
Dan does a great job in explaining why he thinks everyone should sign the petition. Check out what he has to say.
In Tribute: Matthew Beaudoin
Fire Brand of the American League —
... While the story has been covered widely, I found Dan Lamothe’s take on Red Sox Monster to be most refreshing as he calls upon the Red Sox to honor Beaudoin who apparently shielded a friend from the fatal impact. To that end, Dan has created ...
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AwfulAnnouncing —
... Gone South _______________________________________ Are you funny enough to create a caption for this photo of Oscar De La Hoya signing autographs at a Dodgers game? Daily Links: Orson Swindle Sits Down With Buzz Bissinger (The Sporting Blog) The Bengals Are Suing A Blog (Stripe Hype) JSF Is Going Fan Hunting Again (Joe Sports Fan) Detroit Fans Don't Like The Lions (Sox and Dawgs) This Yanks-Sox Rivalry Is Out Of Control (Red Sox Monster) Do Not Try To Give Ginobili A ...
HHR Hugs it Out (5.06.08)
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... Jason Taylor Still not in WWE (The Sports Hernia) Samuel Gets Touchy with Feeley (Bleeding Green Nation) A move to honor the life of Matthew Beaudoin, late Red Sox fan (Red Sox Monster) ...
Driver Thought Sox Fans Would Jump Out Of Way
SPORTSbyBROOKS —
... people,” Morrell said. In addition to witness statements, police documented and studied the tire tracks Hernandez’s car left across the lot, she said. “There were no swerve marks. There were no brake marks,” Morrell said. When police arrived, Hernandez was still at the scene, but refused to take any sobriety tests. If convicted of murder, Hernandez could be sentence to life in prison. In the meantime, in the wake of Beaudoin’s death, RED SOX MONSTER is petitioning the Boston club to honor the fallen fan by celebrating a day in his honor. All this just because someone said the ...
Movement to honor the life of the late Red Sox fan
Hail Mary Jane —
... Anyway, there is an online petition to honor the memory of Matthew Beaudoin, 29, who was ran down by the crazy Yankees fan. More details can be found here. ...
Game 34: Red Sox (21-13) at Tigers (14-19)
Bless You Boys —
... to the Yankees. He hasn't given up less than four runs in each of his six starts. Tigers hitters aren't the only ones who need to bear down. Robertson needs to give his team a fighting chance.
Tiger Town's favorite third baseman, Brandon Inge, gets the start tonight, as he's hit two home runs off Wakefield in 24 career at-bats (.250/.269/.542). That makes it Carlos Guillen's turn to man the DH spot.
Short Hops:
Red Sox Monster has started an online petition, asking the Red Sox to honor ...
Cards Take First Two
Redbird Rants | A St. Louis Cardinals Blog —
... in a rematch of the Opening Day rainout.
Now, a few links. If you haven’t heard, rehabbing pitcher Mark Mulder has had yet another setback. The news conveniently comes after his second poor outing for AAA Memphis. Find the full story here.
Secondly, Bernie Miklasz, of the St. Louis Post Dispatch, points out Chris Duncan’s power outage in his latest column. Duncan had an awful night at the ballpark in the series opener.
Finally, a tribute to Matthew Beaudoin, the Red Sox fan who was tragically killed last Friday. ...
The Weak Ender
The Hater Nation —
... Seriously guys, do you really think that you are that important? Remember that Red Sox fan who mouthed off to some Yankees broad and got run over for his troubles? Some delusional Sox fans are trying to get the team to honor him. Yeah, the Red Sox probably love being linked to this story. Yes, this guy laid down his life to support his team. ...
5 Controversies in 5 Months
Women Like Sports —
... ran down and killed a Red Sox fan. The events leading up to the unfortunate tryst reportedly included a lot of trash talking and fist hurling. Matthew Beaudoin was only 29 when he was struck by a car and killed in a rivalry-gone-very wrong confrontation. This has further polarized fans on both sides. Some believe the Sox should memorialize the man who lost his life while others claim this would only reward bad behavior. Bottom line – no one deserves to die for something like this. When everyone around is a sports fan, this should be something that unifies and brings ...
