[Stoneman]

This whole 'cowboy up' thing is rediculous. Just another stupid saying or slogan that New Englanders came up with to draw attention from the real action. A war cry? Hardly. Show of unity? That's what the 'buzz cuts' were all about...

I agree with the haircut thing. Except for pretty boy Jonny Damon, it tells one another that they're all in it together and they're all as one. Playing sports nearly my whole life, I can relate to that...

But these silly little sayings and phrases drive me nuts. 'Squish the Fish', 'Reverse the Curse', 'Silence of the Rams', 'Cowboy Up'. All things the press and marketers beat into oblivion that make us look like bigger schmucks should they fall short...

I'm as much a Sox fan as any one, and I'll probably sob like a school girl IF they win The Series this year. But being a New England area sports fan my whole life, I've learned to accept defeat with issues such as this. Always hope for the best, but expect the worst. And by all means, drop this stupid 'Cowboy Up' crap and let 'em all focus on what's really going on here...THE GAME...