Tim Thomas is soft-spoken but generating a lot of conversation

It's a good version right here. That's Saturday. That's better than Neil Simon's version of -- That's early heavy metal sixth -- heavy metal. He was up one nothing. Rangers Rangers stick and one not so blow off blow real torture went to this whole Tim Thomas thing the brewers have a hard time getting back to the winning thing they were doing. Now -- maybe so but he's been played pretty well he's 51 of classic starts so they're not as team only about 500. The Dow but it could continue on that stretch right.

and got a bit about a 500 team. But I -- it you have to give credit when I was on last time. You had mentioned nagged you that it wouldn't be industry -- would not -- distraction. Arc on the ice right. But I think that was pre FaceBook knew what critical measure what -- now I think -- is started to become I think it is only because and it's the same old same -- in and Maloney said it's you know last week or earlier this week through. -- So in that way can become a distraction. But I if I still. Stick by my guns but on the ice it's not a distraction. You know you've got you've got to read on to something and you know in this. Fans are screaming and -- Russia you thinking what's what's Thomas thinking it out it's. So the play it can affect the play in May be a pain in the butt in in the locker room but you know what you have quick -- to get out locker room literally and yet. And and you don't think about it.

I think it's I think it should be a non factor from top to bottom with everybody the -- and the media keep asking him that's a stupid. Like Steve's asking them. What's he said he is -- talk about it worry etiquette gold back from -- and that he walks away my key. Is talking about it on FaceBook. You can have and always he can't what -- or why not because he's a public figure you're gonna make. Controversial comments and and then say well you know what I don't wanna talk about this -- answer about the then you go home and you posted on FaceBook. We are that you social media and it's gonna get that they'd be continuing to ask him about it defeated feature the other side the other position. Views on the opposite side that's political I think they would they continue to ask them think so I I think -- would be over done this -- it is there's a double standard up. Absent the media yet. A media first and foremost in this country well and is -- yes in this town. Beat writers yes it is a liberal town might but. Even if he was it's only the most liberal town in America I agree with you there I just okay but it but if you go back to. Forget what I think if he was extreme left if he was extreme left or right really extreme left. And he was saying that. Look you know I think you should legalize all drugs if he was going Ron Paul like really extreme. All right on a different things going. What's wrong with that I don't have a problem when that he did come out but he did come out in the middle of a Boston -- post game press conference to make political statement. He made it eight he made a statement by not going to see the president okay which other ways I was finally have done we all of that and then when he writes about FaceBook now. It if you're gonna call him up for something he writes have faced a political or not. Why don't we call out every single athlete that ever made a stupid comment on on Twitter or on -- typically do what it really. They could be called out. Are these people would say stupid -- I see you don't what are we talking about tonight retired to a Floyd may Mayweather we talked about and automatically as geography that's even beyond what they -- political -- racist -- seen as a Tyler comment that has nothing to do with with anything but I'll Ali's -- in the house some funny like.

Blackley ask you know tweets that -- finally for the most plateau although he did get provocative to. And a lot of my you know a praiseworthy there was a lot of tweets from athletes and other figures. Mostly athletes I think some actors who get on the -- that bandwagon and Swedish table thinks it's right there anywhere in this thing is you don't eat because the guy wants to have.

Eight the a podium. In in his everyday life. Doesn't mean it has anything to do with what the beat reporters are doing in that locker room covering him they're they're covering him as a -- as a goaltender. As -- hockey player.

No no -- tried it they haven't missed a public figure. And it goes beyond if he's going to be political lie in his Rome and home and be apolitical. Or non political. And not answer the questions that bent.

Then shot up okay so it's double standard Dan of when it comes to all the artists and all the actors in Hollywood types that did take the other side of of the what anybody has a nice guy of the left. OK I think I think Tim Thomas perceived as a guy who stands to the ropes and I'm not quite often yeah -- which is his god given right that make you stand a little -- derided in neck and stomach -- he says after they asked him once. What about this out of wanna talk about that they're gonna keep on asking him over and over at --

Did -- if he took what air goes home to -- eventually. It will Betty Wright can the writers will say. Bully him yeah well I'll -- Doctor Who bridge -- in on main -- that that might happen -- and then don't ask me about hockey like you used to do. I don't -- stand a candidate they went oh okay well I've got and that's something everybody should be happy let's let's ask him about the gold a great -- be made and and pump up his ego I I really could care less about his beliefs anyway. He's a well he's big guys like to play as well but I can that's right don't necessarily aspect I anybody can write or ask at bottom line railed at how he really ask of our athletes. And he'd beat. All the night not overnight but down. He was one -- the most -- he's the -- they don't I mean that Kevin department is absolutely right now he's unpopular they don't win. Eight can get that way -- quickly just does -- end compared to what he was. Okay he's unpopular now for taking their political we saw what you normally that would -- not what I've -- that are rated Aaron said the around and then go out I mean that and I don't have and I think how come you think is less popular with the media that he has been brewers fans. Yes yes what about guys there you guys -- that you're answered my question for what it's it was on the -- it would be just the opposite of the great. I encourage you -- is in much the right but he would talk about these and he attacked -- back up when you said you all right come on on the station but you know you can't make someone talked about Packers -- I know connect contact and they have obligations of the worst now and you Iraq I'm at work now -- now I'm at -- What when he put that on FaceBook that the next time right is would be after you after an instance after practice and after game. That they weren't gonna fire those fastballs that.

Maybe I'm sure he knew that there right gonna happen but he chooses not to talk about that in his work environment because of the obvious which is that -- stacked up against of these people a reason they're asking him is because they don't agree with his position. -- don't it would be pilgrim now it would have asked if if they agree is positioned he posted that would set up guy you know what ever. Do you think the media should be asking LeBron James about all right Kendrick Perkins what he tweaked tweeted about the -- group -- donned. Now you don't think the media and who cares about that. I'm just saying but if an athlete -- controversial com or tweet. And and that's not even close to his controversial -- Thomas the minutes and -- but it you know let me remind them asking any athlete of anything that comes -- off of him but when the athlete says I'm not talking about that. If you if you asked about that America talk about that continue to ask nobody that obviously try to pick at this damned well. Another thing is though but if they tweets on this there was multiple posts by Thomas they asked about one of them then they move on -- does it again so they ask him about. Is next Wednesday -- tournament. It's only Malone.

What's wrong -- while they don't have to do now I would faint I'm less so in a row once they -- back off. And then maybe assay. Maybe I should in and -- you don't know he's got oh we've known now. I he's not a loose cannon which is a little different maybe it's a little deeper things that generally.

Democrat evil only you know in masters but he he's he's in line with -- probably 50% of the country so. It's not that to me it's a BS is a political statement at -- at that point time but if he does -- talk about it what we would -- just keep asking over -- what you think end game.

I think Chad journalists. On the right I'm curious about you know you know that the rightists yeah he's talking about left and right politically right now. The other hockey guys that are in their everyday of the TV guys and and -- writes from newspapers. Whether their left or right I think they'd like to hear a little more -- right William.

I don't what they are Democrat Republican or neither Jill well it's it's a centrist our country and and you know everybody's has one position on all kinds of different things is just like. It's he he he cannot set and you know this is where I work this talk hockey talk documents go Amazon dot. But they keep after keep after he got a -- I've personal care about that. Okay how about if you said to him OK let's go well for beer and pizza and that's different that's. Malkin if he says they want during the beer and pizza I don't want talk about that I wouldn't keep asking. That would just be stupid I mean over and over and over again you know and I I don't know. Like -- to -- stand up there between them their pipes you try to stop every puck comes to week and you give a 110%. What -- treated sequence started team. It's hockey well you know what his his name is all over that cap I know it's only on -- but you know and I mean and it hit at all -- popularity in different for him to be follow the eyes of brewers fans because of political. To me that's that's ridiculous yeah and while I don't think it's.

All and have. You know they're pretty had minded Debra is transcendent -- pretty Saturday and may -- only as well for the most data got a sexy kind of know it I mean they like talking hockey and that is not crazy about that -- had rooms in the diehard Thomas fans I. But this too shall pass and -- American. And -- his.

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