The Cheeseman's Revenge

For those of you out there in the myspace world, more specifically, for those of you out there in the myspace world, who just happen to have Jason Grilli on your friend's list (554 people to be exact), you are aware of the "Cheeseman's Revenge."

My girlfriend just so happens to be just 1 of 554, why I have no idea. I guess she thought he was cute one time when he was signing autographs. As a result she receives bulletins that Grilli sends out to all of his "true fans."

On August 14th, one of the non-friends of Grilli, which span in capacity far greater than 554 I suspect, wrote Grilli the following comment:

On 8/14/07, M**e and M***y P*******n wrote:
YOU ABSOLUTELY SUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We'll see you in Toledo soon......enjoy the bus ride, pal!

Grilli sent the following response to all of his myspace friends:
"Hello to you all and thanks for keeping up with me. Just got an email from a great Tiger Fan. I have posted what he wrote me below. I figured I would let you all handle this one. I included his name and email so you can send him your thoughts and bombard his email account. Little does he know, I really dont get mad. I just get even! "

Later in the day, Grilli sent another bulletin to all of his Cheesman faithful which read as follows:
"Hello to everyone who is having fun with Mr. **** *******. The biggest and baddest Tiger fan on the planet. If you are out of the loop, then check some of my previous posts and get in on the joke. Hope to hear some funny stories if he has the nerve to write me back. Thanks again and enjoy another win on ESPN tonight."

Now it seems to me, Grilli has clearly gone off the reservation (ironically, they were in Chief Wahoo's Cleveland). I emailed Jason Grilli asking why he was so deadset on revenge on 1 fan, who probably symbolizes all of the boobirds in his eyes.

I figured since he was a major leaguer, one might think his skin would be just a little thicker. I assured him the the bullpen ups and downs have not solely been his fault, but certainly, he has contributed. In addition, I asked if it is wise to lash back at fans with whom without, he would not be in his position.

Surprisingly, Grilli responded to me. While he was clearly on the defensive, he did mention that he was just trying to have a little fun with the guy. He noted for the fans, it is not a two way street and that I (we) don't know him and should back off, more or less. He also stated that I must be a serious person who did not get the joke.

Oh contrair Mr. Grilli. Little did he realize, he was talking to one of the men that made "poop dollar" a household name. If you don't know poop dollar, shame on you! Little did he know, he was talking the same guy who chewed up tootsie rolls in a bathroom stall, spit them out into my hand, reached under the next stall and asked the patron " I am out of toilet paper, can you lend a hand?"

Oh no, Mr.Grill, I get the joke, but is it funny to bite the hand that feeds? Take some accountability, that is all we ask. We are not rooting for you to fail, we want you to succeed. We need all the bullpen arms we can get. It may be time to defog those windshield wiping glasses and set focus to getting back on track.