Another day, another profe sional athlete going off on a reporter whose coverage he doesn't like.This time it was veteran NHLdefenseman Dan Boyle cursing outNew York Post reporter/columnist Larry Brooks after Boyle's Rangerslost theirfirst-round Stanley Cup playoffsseries four games to one to the
San Francisco 49Ers Jersey Penguins.During cleaning-out day at the Rangers' practice facility in Tarrytown, N.Y.., a pouting Boyle imperiously declaredhe wasn't going to talk to reporters until Brooks left the area. Here's video ofBoyle angrily telling Brooks to "get the fout" of the room.MORE: | Brooks is off-camera during the confrontation, but you can hear him standing his ground. The look on the face of the unnamed reporter to Boyle's right is pricele s:And here's a transcript of the heated back-and-forth between Boyle and Brooks:I dont want him here, said Boyle.What? Brooks said. You know, the feelings mutual, man.Nobody likes you. Nobody respects you. Just so you know, said Boyle.OK, said Brooks.At least Im leaving here with the respect of my teammates, said Boyle. "Instead of expletive someone like you, who tries to bury somebody. That's all you do. . .
Trey Sermon Jersey . It's not a critique. I'm telling you I don't want you here.I have no respect for you. I want you to get the expletive out.I dont care what you think, said Brooks.I can tell you to get the expletive out if I want to! said Boyle, his voice now raised.You can, but I dont have to listen to you, said Brooks.Yeah, ya do! said Boyle. I want him out. And that other expletive clown, Brett, or whatever the expletive his name is. Where's he at? Everyone else is fine. I want him out. Its my right."Rangers staff stepped in to calm the scene down, and suggested Boyle not speak to the media at that time."Can they not all stay here? I have tons of respect for some
Dwight Clark Jersey of these guys. I just don't want him here. That should be fine," said Boyle.At this point, Brooks hadn't left yet."Can you just expletive leave?!" Boyle asked again, loudly."If you had asked me politely, I might have," said Brooks.Boyle: "POLITELY? Why would I be polite with you? Are you kidding me?"Brooks then told Boyle to "grow up," Boyle laughed that off and Brooks walked off to another interview.Boyle was a frequent target for Brooks. Brookswrote at the start of the season thatallowing Anton Stralman to escape as a free agent in order to sign Dan Boyle on July 1, 2014, stands as Glen Sathers most regrettable decision of the final 10 years of the Rangers presidents tenure as general manager."The Brett in question was fellow Post reporter Brett Cyrgalis, who wasnt in attendance Tuesday morning in Tarrytown. He hammered Boyle in an article published after the Rangers' elimination. Boyle was a healthy scratch in Game 5.He was a big-time disappointment for the Blueshirts, and that might be how his career ends watching instead of playing, Cyrgalis wrote.MORE: Of course, pa sions run high in situations like these. Boyle was a
San Francisco 49Ers Home Office healthy scratch in the playoffs after a disappointing season. TheNHL career of the 39-year oldunrestricted free agent is probably over, so maybe he just decided to let it fly.Brooks is an old-school columnist whose tell-it-like-it-is style style gets under the skin of many people. He had similar confrontations with cranky ex-Rangers coach John Tortorella. But Brooks is a must-read for Rangers fans in the Big Apple who appreciate his honest take on the club.Bottom line: It wasn't Brooks who benched Boyle for Game 5. That was the Rangers.Boyle and other pro athletes who go off on reporters shouldtake a deep breath and chill out.Dealing with media questions, and sometimes critical media coverage, is part of being a pro.If you don't like it, then give up your multimillion-dollar salaries and go do something else. There areplenty of players in the minor leagues dying to take your place who won't mind seeing their name in the newspapers, either way.Besides, don't athletes frequently complain about columnists who rip them publiclybut never show up to face the music in the locker room?Wellgue s what:Brooks is one of the few people who'll face the players in the locker room.As Craig Carton of the "Boomer and Carton" sports radio show pointed out Wednedsday, if Brooks was man enough to face Boyle after ripping him all season, then Boyle should be man enough to face
George Kittle Hoodies Sweatshirts him.Boyle will never listen. But Brooks actually had some advice for pro athletes like him whoact like spoiled, petulant brats: Grow the FUp.
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