Carlos Correa Doesn’t Deserve Boos at Home

Excellent post. 

Count me as one who simply cannot understand people who find some joy in being mean.

There is a saying, "Mean people suck." Why pull yourself down to a base level by booing the player who is currently the face of the team or really anyone for a physical error. Melissa writes a far better argument than me, but fans need to consider whether they are contributing to positive entertainment or attempting to make a strong negative statement of disagreement of a player as a member of the game.

The booing at Yankee Stadium always bothered me. There may be a time for booing but it seems like most every athlete is harder on themselves than is necessary already. The piling on by fans at home does nothing to motivate or make one feel better. The booing and harassment of opposing players is simply a mirror of the character of the voice. I wish people would just enjoy the setting, the company of others, and the displays of expertise within competitions.

Give me a break. 

Twins fans are way too stoic, accommodating and easy-to-please.  Folks are happy to come to the ballpark and “support their team”, regardless of how they happen to play.  

We are so far removed from being Yankees fans that even to raise that comparison is weak.  We need to have more of that competitive spirit, to actually provide some activity, rather than passively observe an event.  

Correa has said that boos in Yankee Stadium are like “fuel for the Ferrari”.  If a grown man, marquee player hears the occasional outburst of discontent, I’d see it as evidence he’s playing for an engaged fanbase.  

2-0, with two solid performances by Correa, since Tuesday night.  Carlito left the Little Leagues a long time ago. 

Correa doesn't get booed at Target for what he does deserve to like he does everywhere else (except Houston). That should be enough. After he doesn't even run out of the box even during the horrid slump? Wake up Carlos. The fans might find a breaking point, and bring up the past at home, too. 

I was glad to see the author's comment on his back.

It would not surprise me to learn that Correa has been playing with this nagging at him. 

Unfortunately there isn't much depth at SS, so he doesn't get much day to day relief. 

"Slumps are a part of baseball. They come and go, and everyone goes through them."

What Carlos is going though isn't a normal slump, that is 10, 20 , maybe 30 at bats, he is at 147. So were people booing him 100 at bats ago? Not that I have heard, have the fans been booing Gordon or Gallo?

As a fan what other way is there to tell a player we aren't happy with the way you are playing right now? I don't get to tell him I just dropped a half of my week's salary to bring my family to watch the game and you played like garbage and have been playing like garbage. This is what they signed up for when they decided to make a career out of a game that people have to pay to watch. With that said they didn't sign up for or deserve to be ridiculed out side of the playing field.

4 minutes ago, Squirrel said:

I don’t boo my own because it changes nothing, imo. Just a waste of my energy. But to show my dislike, I don’t pay for it. Money speaks louder than boos. It’s ownership that needs to hear that.

You were a huge advocate of signing him, correct?   The money is spent and the contract is guaranteed for the 1st 6 years.  What's the message for ownership?   

I almost never boo any player. Even a Yankee. I think almost every player tries hard to do the best he can. The only thing that I would consider booing is obvious intentional poor sportsmanship. Now, I realize that includes cheating like the Astros did but for me the statute of limitations on that has expired. I think Correa and most of the players and coaches involved in that now regret their actions, although I wish more of them would say so publicly.

1 hour ago, h2oface said:

Correa doesn't get booed at Target for what he does deserve to like he does everywhere else (except Houston). That should be enough. After he doesn't even run out of the box even during the horrid slump? Wake up Carlos. The fans might find a breaking point, and bring up the past at home, too. 

I love joining in booing the opposing team. It is a way to rally around your team with other fans. The Yankees, the Dirty Sox, yeah baby fun times in the stands. Booing your own team? Now you are just that loud mouthed jerky guy in the stands. I'll admit sometimes it kinda funny, but not sure I want to be that guy. 

17 minutes ago, Squirrel said:

I don’t see how that has anything to do with it, really. Just suggesting to others who don’t like what’s going on on the field, don’t spend on it. Booing one player doesn’t solve anything. What does that do? Maybe it’s a motivation for Correa, but I still don’t think it does anything but maybe make the booer feel better. it still won’t give us an unquestionable BP and offense. Team wins start by what ownership spends on and the FO purchases, imo. Players do know what they have to do, but no team is one individual.  I liked the Correa signings still do and I bought a Correa jersey to show my appreciation of that, something I’ve never done. But I’m hesitant to invest more into games until I see more over all. But I’ll spend more than last season because the pitching is worthy of my money. But … give me a WS contending team and maybe I’ll buy a season package. Money talks. Booing is wasted energy.

I don't support booing either.  I was just confused because of your past support.  I thought you were speaking of your dollars and I guess you were coming from the angle others should voice their opinion through their wallets.  Of course, the net of that is we demand the team spends but we won't support the spending if it does not work out as well as we like.  That's just the reality with professional sports teams but we should acknowledge that we demand spending but only spend ourselves if not only that player but the whole teams does well.   That's the way it should be.  I am just saying we might not recognize that we expect their financial commitment while reserving the right to withhold ours if the plan we support even demand does not work out.

I think everyone can agree that Correa is just not hitting as well as everyone expected. It is hard to cheer for a player that is performing poorly. Cheering for him would seem to mean we approve of his low batting average.  I can only hope this will help him play better.  Some fans are concerned that this could be a sign of things to come and are booing the signing of Correa to long term contract.

I'll boo when I want to boo.  Hell, I'm still booing Ron Davis!

Not running hard out of the box when he mistakenly thought he had hit a home run is inexcusable. I'd boo that. 

Albert Belle had the right attitude about booing when he said, "I've been treated there (Camden Yards in Baltimore) just like everywhere else: you got everyone booing for you. I take that as a compliment."   

While not a fan of booing, it does demonstrate that the fans care.  As they say the opposite of love is not hate, it is indifference. 

I don't think it's a big deal, you pay a ton of money to park your car, buy a ticket and eat a hot dog, then joining a boos chorus to show dissatisfaction for the entertainment shouldn't be controversial.  I don't think MN sports fans abuse this.

Of course he deserved boos.

It is perfectly OK for fans to express their displeasure with his play in a harmless fashion.

...As for yelling disparaging personal comments or throwing things... that is of course NOT OK.

Correa is a big boy, he can handle justified fan frustration... as he indeed told us himself.