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Originally Posted by StyxNCa
The mafia is popular in NY. NY loved the Dapper Don.
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Okay, StyxNCa, I think we all get that you can't stand Reggie Jackson. That doesn't mean he wasn't popular.
But to parlay that into a segue. . . .
Has anyone run across a player who is largely Disliked, but Popular or better locally? (Obviously Barry Bonds is only one real life example.)
What about players who are nationally Unknown, but Popular or Disliked locally? My favorite example of this is from the Giants of the late 70s/early 80s: Johnny LeMaster, who is forever known to Giants fans as Johnny Disaster.
How bad was it for Johnny? At one point he was so tired of being booed that he flipped off Candlestick Park with both hands from his post at shortstop, in the middle of a game.