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JAttractive · 09-18-2002, 06:08 PM

Yeah I have to agree. The Expos get the most attention of any major league team on this board. The Yankees are a close second but most of those are people bashing them and then Yankee fans jumping to the defence.

It is sad to see such a popular, unique team be in such a perilous situation.

(about to go off on a tangent here, please ignore)

And Carplos you said it perfectly! All these people who get upset over baseball players being "greedy" forget that they are just human beings. Sorry to break this to everyone but as a human-animal we are by nature selfish (hence greedy). Everyone, and I mean EVERYONE, is selfish in some way and you could even argue in every way. Some experts suggest even acts that appear selfless on the surface can be traced back to a selfish desire... that there is no such thing as a selfless act. Of course this becomes much more difficult to explain properly and involves some complex biological theories, terms etc. The root of it all is a desire to increase our fitness (reproductive success) however.

Anyway even people here have given clear benefits for Vlad to stay in Montreal. The fact that they are not financial does not make him any less "greedy" or any more "greedy" than the rest of us. They just mean he is human.

09-18-2002, 06:08 PM	#26
JAttractive All Star Starter Join Date: May 2002 Location: St. Catharines, Ontario Posts: 1,135	Yeah I have to agree. The Expos get the most attention of any major league team on this board. The Yankees are a close second but most of those are people bashing them and then Yankee fans jumping to the defence. It is sad to see such a popular, unique team be in such a perilous situation. (about to go off on a tangent here, please ignore) And Carplos you said it perfectly! All these people who get upset over baseball players being "greedy" forget that they are just human beings. Sorry to break this to everyone but as a human-animal we are by nature selfish (hence greedy). Everyone, and I mean EVERYONE, is selfish in some way and you could even argue in every way. Some experts suggest even acts that appear selfless on the surface can be traced back to a selfish desire... that there is no such thing as a selfless act. Of course this becomes much more difficult to explain properly and involves some complex biological theories, terms etc. The root of it all is a desire to increase our fitness (reproductive success) however. Anyway even people here have given clear benefits for Vlad to stay in Montreal. The fact that they are not financial does not make him any less "greedy" or any more "greedy" than the rest of us. They just mean he is human. Last edited by JAttractive; 09-18-2002 at 06:12 PM.