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Crawford fires back at Young
Posted Feb 22, 2008 by Marc Lancaster
Updated Feb 23, 2008 at 01:28 PM
Delmon Young arrived at Twins camp yesterday and told reporters he wouldn’t address Carl Crawford’s comments earlier in the week that he was looking forward to a calmer, more businesslike atmosphere around the Rays this season with Young and Elijah Dukes no longer around. Then he did, obliquely, dismissing them with a shot at the Rays’ track record.
“If they’re trying to blame us for the way they weren’t winning,” Young said, “if it was us two, we weren’t there from ‘98 to ‘06. So ... ”
Crawford read those comments and was fired up this morning, as you can tell from this video.
“I think he just got it misconstrued,” said Crawford. “Nobody said he was the reason for us losing the games. We said it was a more relaxed, more calm environment that could help us in the future. Nobody blamed him or Dukes for losing the games. For him to say we want to wait until he leaves to say something—who is he? Nobody’s afraid of him. You know? We’ll say it to his face. I’ll be more than happy to say it to his face or any kind of other way that’ll make him understand what we mean.
“For him to say that like that, that really pissed me off, you know what I’m saying? It is what it is. I want to let him know that nobody’s saying nothing because he’s not here—I’ll tell him the exact same thing to his face, and I’m pretty sure he’s going to make the trip over here, too, so he’ll know.”
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Por (Tony Thompson) on February 22, 2008 (Suggest removal)
This seals the deal for me. Carl Crawford is officially my favorite player.
Suggest removalPor (Jason Hanselman) on February 22, 2008 (Suggest removal)
Yeah boyyyy. There’s the passion Carl. Carl and Jonny in a cage match with Delmon and Morneau would be awesome.
Suggest removalPor (Kurt Thoreson) on February 22, 2008 (Suggest removal)
no matter the profession or the surroundings, a 21 / 22 year old is immature. i’m 22 and i live with 21 year olds. i can attest.
Suggest removalPor (Bob Jones) on February 22, 2008 (Suggest removal)
Did Crawford read Young’s statement?
Young wasn’t accusing Crawford of waiting until he left to rip the new Twin. He was pointing out that some of the people who criticized him while he was in Tampa proceeded to attack the Rays organization once they had left—he mentioned Toby Hall specifically. And the suggestion that he was the reason the Rays lose games, I think that was a shot at his critics in general.
Crawford should start concentrating on ways for the Rays to become winners for the first time instead on focusing on the past.
Delmon Young will thrive in the Twins organization.
Suggest removalPor (Big Yankee Fan) on February 22, 2008 (Suggest removal)
Cmon kids lets get ready for spring traing and stop the fuss. Get your glove, bat, spikes and oh yeaaaa the ROIDS out and start training.
Suggest removalPor (matt) on February 22, 2008 (Suggest removal)
I like CC, but seems to me, he should be worrying about the season as he said Young needed to do. He is the one who started the whole pis#ing match
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