It's not the fans place to bestow forgiveness via a standing O or any other way. They were in the wrong fault for decades. They should be asking for forgiveness.

Whole-heartedly.

Yes, because this situation just screams, "We're glad you came back, it was never that big of a deal to most of us, and we're glad to have the opportunity to let you know it."

That's why Buckner has been bitter for years. Because they're all so wonderful, understanding, and respectful.

May he burn in hell. Signing autographs the next day!!! What a cock.

They hailed Jason Roidambi as a conquering hero. Cheating's part of the mystique & aura bullsh*t they sell on DVD.

Fortunately, rather than relying on your "interpretation" of what I said, people can merely scroll up the page....

You want to blame it all on the fans collectively, which is not unusual and good for you.

Nope, I made it a point to say, "Again, obviously not saying that all people were like this, just some." My point is that some of the fans are culpable. Not all fans, no. And not JUST the media either. I am saying it is both some fans and the media.

He himself mentions the media as who he had to forgive, and you're choosing to override that in your infinite wisdom. Again, good for you.

Nope. He himself mentions both. Did you not even read what I wrote? That was what that whole "per se" thing was about. Did you see that you misquoted him? Have you intentionally chosen to ignore what I wrote and your own misquote? And I am not "overriding" the media as culpable in this; as the first paragraph of my post reads, I am saying it is both fans and the media.

That brainless 5% is not only ignorant enough to think sending death threats to another person is wise, but also to buy into years of hype by the media until they believe that Buckner is some kind of evil goat. ... But it was the media who blew it out of proportion, and I have no idea why you are so unwilling to believe that.

The media blows shit out of proportion every day. That's how they get ratings. That doesn't make them responsible for people's behavior. Again, you're saying that 95% of RS fans were not sucked into what the media "blew out of proportion", so by your own admission, there are many, many people whom the media did not cause to become assholes, which means that the media are solely responsible. The other 5% of RS fans bought the narrative. That means that some fans are responsible too. I have no idea why you are unwilling to believe that. I am saying it is both fans and the media.

If Fox doesn't decide to train their cameras on Steve Bartman after that play, people remember how badly Alex Gonzalez and Mark Prior tanked that game....etc.

Yes, yes, the media chooses their storylines, their heroes and their goats. They have to print something about the game and that means, someone, somewhere, has to express an opinion. And then someone else expresses the same opinion. And then a story snowballs. Mmmm hmm. I get it. But a story snowballing neither creates, nor is an excuse for, death threats and harassment. That's on the 5% of RS fans who are brainless asswipes who, as you put it, "buy into the hype of the media". So look! We are in agreement! Except that somehow, you keep trying to place all the blame on the media, when in fact it takes real human beings to make life so unbearable a guy has to move. So MY POINT IS, I am saying it is both some fans and the media.

Is my point clear now?