tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17263668.post1009621053047782368..comments2024-03-27T21:22:03.495-04:00Comments on Dan Shaughnessy Watch: Not a Bad Daisuke PerformanceUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17263668.post-25106227249356118602007-04-10T19:45:00.000-04:002007-04-10T19:45:00.000-04:00Dan's complete fascination with Matsuzaka is furth...Dan's complete fascination with Matsuzaka is further proof of how he regards the his presence as strange. He doesn't attempt to understand or explain the overwhelming coverage, he just marvels at it.dbvaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16313968008498094004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17263668.post-77944481322586871282007-04-10T19:41:00.000-04:002007-04-10T19:41:00.000-04:00My problem with 'moonfaced' is Dan decided to use ...My problem with 'moonfaced' is Dan decided to use it to describe an Asian person, specifically Matsuzaka. It seems to me that it is a description reserved for non-Europeans. <BR/><BR/>If you look back at Dan's writings about Matsuzaka, Dan has consistently portrayed cultural differences as particularly strange; the way in which Dan responds to the wording of Matsuzaka's statements or press releases is a great example.<BR/> <BR/>'Moonfaced' struck me as another instance in which Dan struck upon Matsuzaka's difference for no reason. I don't think his attitude towards the pitcher is conscious or malicious, but it reveals an uneasiness with and lack of sensitivity towards a new foreign player.dbvaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16313968008498094004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17263668.post-46228947334804879302007-04-09T23:39:00.000-04:002007-04-09T23:39:00.000-04:00dbvader:There's nothing racist about the expressio...dbvader:<BR/><BR/>There's nothing racist about the expression "moon faced", subtle or otherwise. I's a perfectly legitimate descriptor for someone with a fat, round face, which Dice-K happens to have <BR/><BR/>Shank may be subtley racist like you suggest, but his use of the term "moonfaced" proves nothingThursbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12763497828341611064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17263668.post-47136565037459483912007-04-08T21:49:00.000-04:002007-04-08T21:49:00.000-04:00//It is called subtle racism.//"subtle"? Ha. Dan's...//It is called subtle racism.//<BR/><BR/>"subtle"? Ha. Dan's about as subtle as a sledgehammer.<BR/><BR/>And he said "Dominican Diva" again? Everybody drink!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17263668.post-16422443898920107912007-04-06T18:58:00.000-04:002007-04-06T18:58:00.000-04:00What was up with describing Dice-K as "moon-faced"...<I>What was up with describing Dice-K as "moon-faced"?</I><BR/><BR/>It is called subtle racism. Read Dan more and you will notice it everywhere.dbvaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16313968008498094004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17263668.post-81170666244405498262007-04-06T16:31:00.000-04:002007-04-06T16:31:00.000-04:00You can't talk pitch counts and the like then deme...You can't talk pitch counts and the like then demean those who recognized their value.<BR/><BR/>Speaking of which, when was the last time a sportswriter actually contributed to the public's baseball knowledge? It hasn't happened in the Globe since Gammons was a kid.mike_b1https://www.blogger.com/profile/03887169120483500989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17263668.post-7587634996074998682007-04-06T10:54:00.000-04:002007-04-06T10:54:00.000-04:00What was up with describing Dice-K as "moon-faced"...What was up with describing Dice-K as "moon-faced"? Seemed a rather strange way to describe him...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17263668.post-51262969720238640652007-04-06T06:56:00.000-04:002007-04-06T06:56:00.000-04:00The whole Daisuke Matsuzaka ice cream idea was an ...The whole Daisuke Matsuzaka ice cream idea was an April Fool's joke that Dan will beat into the ground without realizing it was fake.dbvaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16313968008498094004noreply@blogger.com