May 24, 2025May 24 https://www.profootballnetwork.com/mlb/red-soxs-liam-hendriks-sounds-alarm/ “At some point, something’s got to break, and it better not be any of the guys that are receiving this stuff,” he added. “With the rise of sports gambling, it’s gotten a lot worse,” Hendriks further explained. In 11 innings pitched this season, Hendriks has accumulated a 5.56 ERA, 11 strikeouts, and a 1.41 WHIP. “Whether it be Venmo requests, whether it be people telling you in their comments, ‘Hey, you blew my parlay. Go f— yourself’ kind of s—. And then it’s, ‘Go hang yourself. You should kill yourself. I wish you died from cancer.’ That one kind of hit a little too close to home for me with everything I’ve gone through.” “And so, at some point, someone has to make a stand. And it’s one of those things where the more eyes we get on it, the more voices we get talking about it; hopefully, it can push it in the right direction. We can get something pushed across.”
May 24, 2025May 24 Those vile comments were too close to home for me on several fronts as well so I can begin to understand how Liam is outraged by this. He might be on to something when he opines that the sheer evil behind some of the most outrageous comments have only been made worse by the rise in sports gambling. That makes sports and player performance more than just a game for gamblers.
May 24, 2025May 24 Sadly this sort of this comes along with the leagues embrace of legalized gambling.
May 24, 2025May 24 23 minutes ago, Kyyle23 said: Sadly this sort of this comes along with the leagues embrace of legalized gambling. And social media in general
May 24, 2025May 24 Just now, JoshPR said: Read that .... Stay classy Boston didn't some of our guys try to stab a Royals coach to death? Disgusting and sad though. Annoying that the discussion on gambling isn't really a national topic in the political realm. Fundamentally, nobody cares. Some states have laws against it, generally conservative ones, so why have liberal states decided that addiction and criminality is a reasonable and sustainable source of tax revenue? Why do they tell me that the casino is a jobs program? I thought the Dems were the ones who cared about the common man, but their actions are that of a laissez-faire, pro-business party; seemingly some of Ronald Reagan's most loyal acolytes. Furthermore, nobody talks about how this move to legalize gambling is directly oppositional to the native tribes of the land. We reneged on yet another deal with them, one that actually had beneficial economic impacts on Indian lands -- and kept it so gambling was possible, though fairly difficult for the average person. I think gambling is much more of an issue when kids can do it from dad's cell phone, less so when you have to drive for hours out to the middle of no where to do it. Absolutely no ethics or self-awareness, they probably did a land acknowledgement when they christened that new Bally's casino. this article probably summarizes (i dunno, didn't read it) some of the key points of this argument. but you could also probably just google "indian tribes, gambling legalization" and read a bunch of documents put forth by the various tribes impacted by it. back on Liam, I hope he turns it around, but he seems done and is complaining about his role. not a great look to me. obviously that doesn't excuse the behavior of psycho fans, but I probably wouldn't be demanding a higher leverage role right after giving up 5 runs in 1.1 innings. although he is still pumping his fastball, could just as easily be a tough stretch. semi-amusing that all these Red Sox players are publicly questioning management. they took on a bunch of our players and seemed to take on the drama. maybe Giolito is the shitstarter 👀
May 24, 2025May 24 He would be welcome back here - let him get innings and see if he can regain his stuff: if he can - you deal him.
May 24, 2025May 24 I think people like gambling more than the sport, especially the NFL. Soon every sports event will go to all paid streaming and gamblers don't really need to watch. If that does will people pay four figures a year to watch sports? Hockey is rarely on local TV and few really care about that sport anymore.
May 24, 2025May 24 Not condoning the fans actions but as an athlete you should 100% not be managing your own accounts. Pay someone to read the BS and filter that out. It's good he said something but going forward just have his wife turn off her public facing accounts and pay a manager to run his or a joint account.
May 24, 2025May 24 26 minutes ago, Chisoxfn said: He would be welcome back here - let him get innings and see if he can regain his stuff: if he can - you deal him. Liam is everything that is great about sports.
May 24, 2025May 24 2 hours ago, JoshPR said: Read that .... Stay classy Boston I don’t know if this is Red Sox fans as much as it is some absolute dumbfuck gamblers that would otherwise have no rooting interest.
May 24, 2025May 24 4 hours ago, nrockway said: didn't some of our guys try to stab a Royals coach to death? AFAIK there were no weapons used in that incident but certainly didn't cover themselves in glory either way
May 24, 2025May 24 2 hours ago, Snopek said: I don’t know if this is Red Sox fans as much as it is some absolute dumbfuck gamblers that would otherwise have no rooting interest. Yeah, I've been reading this coming from different athletes for a while. I think even college athletes. Like, f*** your stupid bet. You made it, own it.
May 24, 2025May 24 25 minutes ago, Quin said: Yeah, I've been reading this coming from different athletes for a while. I think even college athletes. Like, f*** your stupid bet. You made it, own it. Exactly.
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