There’s really no need to rehash what happened last night at Yankee Stadium between David Price and the media. We all are very aware of the story by now as it was all that was talked about today in New England. Everyone has an opinion and most are very anti-David Price. In my mind though, this situation makes everyone look bad.
David Price should not have blown up on Evan Drellich and other media members last night. He didn’t need to get so angry and start hurling F-bombs over a tweet. Especially when the tweet was not even critical of him. He also doesn’t need to lie and say he doesn’t look at Twitter when we all know that’s the biggest joke of a statement ever. Price is too sensitive and doesn’t handle things well at all. It’s odd timing and it’s a shame because it looked like he might be turning a corner here in Boston.
But, I also have no sympathy for the media. With the exception of Evan Drellich, I thought the Boston media was a joke today. Some of the things that were said and written were so whiny and I hate to say it doesn’t surprise me at all. They are way too entitled and you can tell that they think Price has an obligation to talk to them. He doesn’t and frankly, if I were him I wouldn’t want anything to do with them either.
The worst of all has been the “fans” of the Boston Red Sox. These are the people who are really to blame for the contentious relationship between Price and Boston. I’ll admit, I’ve been critical of him before, but it’s been warranted. What isn’t acceptable is rooting against him and hoping for him to fail just because you blindly don’t like him. I mean I actually heard fans saying they wanted to see him get knocked around tonight. That makes no sense at all and proves what kind of fan you are.
People need to realize that the Red Sox need David Price. Without him, they are much, much worse and may not even be a playoff team. Turning your back on him now means that you don’t want a World Series title. So if you’re taking the side against him, don’t come crawling back when he pitches well and helps lead the team to October.
Too many Red Sox fans build up a certain narrative about a player early and they never let it go. When Price struggled last year, fans decided they were against him. They conveniently forget that he actually had a pretty good year and just want to label him as a failure. Because of this, Price gets heckled on Twitter and AT HIS OWN BALLPARK, which is wild. There were actually people taunting him while he was making a rehab start in Pawtucket earlier this year. So sorry, but I understand why he’s frustrated.
Trust me, I hate to sit here and defend David Price. He has messed up quite a few times now and as I sit here typing this he is getting rocked by the New York Yankees. It’s all very frustrating and I don’t think anyone looks great in this whole headache of a situation, but I also won’t abandon him because that’s a foolish thing to do.
