Organization: Penn State University
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 15:33:26 EDT
From: <RAP115@psuvm.psu.edu>
Newsgroups: rec.sport.hockey
Subject: Re: First Female in Hockey
Distribution: usa
 <92271.211029RAP115@psuvm.psu.edu> <1a65egINNn9f@aludra.usc.edu>

In regard to David's article criticizing me.  I have two things two say when
he mentioned two other articles by Penguins fans.  First, I already said on
the net that Todd's article was wrong.  Me, a Penguins fan, criticizing a
Penguins fan for what he said about Gretzky.  Yet, David still uses it
against me.  Secondly, David said I said Hurrah! when Gretzky got hurt and I
was glad.  Again, if you can't interrupt an article right David, then you
shouldn't critique it.  When I said Hurrah!  I wasn't glad that Gretzky got
hurt - what I meant by that is that it proves that Gretzky and Lemieux are
superstars, but they're only human.  I was just glad to see equality among
the superstars for the idiotic people that say Gretzky is better than
Lemieux because of STATS.  Now that both have the same problem, both will be
able to be compared by what numbers they put up.  Yes, this is a stupid way to
compare two stars, but it will shut up the people who think that Gretzky's
better because of his stats.
     Am I glad to see Gretzky get hurt?  For the game - no!!!  I never want to
see a player get injured.  Anybody who does is not a hockey fan.  But, I am
glad in the sense that 1, when the Kings play the Penguins, it'll no longer be
Gretzky vs. Lemieux, 'cause that's NOT what it is.  One player doesn't make a
team, but some people out there still think it does....also, Gretzky snubbed us
Penguins fans at the all star game in Pittsburgh.  He is one of the top players
 in the league yet he skipped all the pre-game ceremonies.   An all star game
 is a show.  People pay good money to see it.  In my opinion, it is wrong for
anybody to snub the fans of what they're paying to see.
Finally, David addresses the point that us Penguins fans are embarrassing
the Penguins and Penn State.  Well, the articles you read glorifying the Pengui
ns and saying the Penguins are the only team people should root for, this
accounts for .1% of Penguins fans and they probably have only been watching
hockey for months or a year.  Walking around downtown, you see so many people
with Penguins : BACK TO BACK Champions shirts on, yet a lot of these people
knew nothing about the sport 15-17 months ago.  The city is now flooded with
bandwagon fans.  Naturally, if they know nothing about hockey, they're going
to write dumb articles on the net.  So therefore, the next time you read a
stupid article, consider the source before complaining about it.  If it's
somebody who's been on here a zillion times, they probably know their hockey.
 If it's a stranger, let them establish their credibility.  If they don't
establish their credibility, then just ignore the letter.  They probably
won't write anything again.  The biggest Penguins fans that know their hockey
on the net are Lori and Gary, at least the ones I've noticed.  Listen to what
they have to say first, you can ignore the rest.
                                                 * Rob *
GO PENGUINS!  DID IT!  DID IT!  DO IT AGAIN!!!
"There's a new face in the building!"