Comments on: Dickie V: No Longer a Shameless Front-Runner

By: rtmsf

rtmsf — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 04:40:40 +0000

Whoa. A Nvr1983 sighting!

By: nvr1983

nvr1983 — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 01:25:42 +0000

I’d like to apologize to all 21 of the Rays season ticket holders (I guess 22 if Dickie V hasn’t replied to this post) for rtmsf’s utter lack of knowledge of baseball. I’ll just blame it on the fact that rtmsf lives in one of the most “un-American” parts of the country.

Personally, I could care less who Vitale roots for in baseball. I just hope he doesn’t talk about this when college basketball season starts because otherwise the public won’t know about Duke, Coach K, Roy Williams, and Tyler Hansbrough.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 22:33:29 +0000

I wish I could stir up controversy like this… not to mention the pageviews.

By: Jon

Jon — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 21:31:21 +0000

“If this isn’t a form of frontrunning, well, I don’t know what the heck is.” AGREED.

By: Larry

Larry — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 20:56:51 +0000

What the original post meant is that DV has lots of allegiances. LOTS of them. And whichever one happens to be doing well, THAT’S the one he makes the most public mention of being a fan of. Guarantee you that if Notre Dame has a good hoops OR football year (someday), he’ll talk about all of his ties to Notre Dame. But we don’t hear that much right now, do we? In all of Dick Vitale’s public appearances for the past several years, I have only heard him mention his love for the (Devil) Rays, well, maybe five times. In probably five years. But when the Yankees were doing well, boy, all you heard was how much he loved the Yankees. His allegiance to the TBR and his season-ticket holder status have not — repeat NOT — been questioned. But why are we only hearing about it now? Didn’t hear him talk much about the Yankees this year, strangely. If this isn’t a form of frontrunning, well, I don’t know what the heck is.

By: Marlin

Marlin — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 20:22:36 +0000

Dicky V is a retard.

By: AC

AC — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 20:17:34 +0000

Geezus you Rays fans are vicious. Chill the f*ck out. RTC is still an exemplary college basketball blog. Give ’em a break. I think they’ve realized they need to just stick w/ what they know- basketball.

By: Mal

Mal — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 19:03:14 +0000

I’ll give Dick the Rays, but anybody who pulls for Duke AND the Tarholes is a a front-runner! He sucks.

By: JB

JB — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 16:43:59 +0000

your editors note probably just made it worse. “Devils fan”? The Rays dropped Devil from the name already, and I guess you referring to the hockey team?

Also, your comment on how he is a Yankees fan is likewise short-sighted. He could easily be a huge Yankees fan by birth, but still get extremely excited by a Rays team that plays near his current home that he has watched since its inception 10 years ago.

A more responsible note would have just admitted being wrong instead of adding more ignorance to your awful whiff already.

By: TC

TC — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 16:37:09 +0000

I think your editor’s note might make even less sense than the original post itself. Your argument is that he liked another baseball team before the Rays existed (or DEVILS as you call them)? Duly noted.

By: oal

oal — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 16:20:02 +0000

He’s been a season ticket holder for the last decade of suckitude. You’re a freakin idiot.

By: TL

TL — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 16:19:17 +0000

Dickie V has had season tickets from the beginning and I’ve often seen him talk about the Rays, even back before this season when they weren’t good. He’s anything but a bandwagon, front-running fan.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 16:17:26 +0000

This blog entry is to blogs what striking out with the bases loaded and having the bat fly out of your hands and into your own dugout is to baseball.

By: BRAD

BRAD — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 16:09:35 +0000

Hey you fucking morons. He has been a season ticket holder since the franchise came into existence. Try doing a shred of research next time before you post this bullshit. Retards

By: Nick

Nick — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 16:07:17 +0000

Vitale lives in Lakewood Ranch, just outside of Sarasota and has had season tickets since the Rays inception. He’s loud, boisterous, annoying, and horrible to listen to, but he’s a Rays fan and always has been.