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| Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 12:24 am Post subject: What happened?? |
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Ok I was looking around on line and the "Ladies" get nothing but a ripped into for being stalkers and stuff. 
I havent been a part of this board for very long but I have seen people who are WAY worse than anything going on here.
I come on here more because you guys are so nice and fun and you all crack me up. But stalking, really?
Why is this?? What did we do?? |
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| I think people think we're stalkers because we're a fan club for one person. Also, a lot of these people that say that are guys acting stupid who are trying to act cool and girls that are jealous for some odd reason. They can become Grady's Ladies as well so I don't know why they act that way. Everyone that knows this group knows that we're not stalkers. I think people might be mad as well since we get mentioned on TV, magazines, radio, etc.. |
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Yeah I don't think any of the girls in here are stalking anyone. I've met quite a few girls, and none of us are like that. I do hear stories of people stalking people, like this one older lady stalking Travis, but I really doubt anyone from this group is stalking Grady. People can say they're in this group all they want and give us all bad names, but they're not a real member if they're that psycho.
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Wait who said this in the first place?
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| Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 8:36 pm Post subject: |
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Yeah, its defintiely hard being a Lady because people just assume since we like this guy that we MUST be stalking him. In my experiences as a Lady (mind you, I am one of the Founders so I've been around from the beginning, hehe), we aren't stalkers. I've met quite a few of these girls and that's not our intention at all. Sure, when we go to the games we try to get Grady's attnetion and we wait before and after the game to try and get his autograph, but does that make any one of us a stalker?!?!?! Heck no!
In fact, more times than not, this group is about the friendship and "sisterhood" factor for many of us. Sure, we created this group because we love Grady Sizemore, but it has become so much more than that. Most of the girls who post regularly on this board know that. Unfortunately, there are girls out there who "claim" to be Grady's Ladies and they just might give us a bad name. I know for a fact that there are some girls out there who aren't "official" members but make it a point to refer to themselves as Ladies. These are often the kinds of fans who annoy poor Grady to great lengths. Unfortunately, sometimes its their enthusiasm that may give us a bad name. Also, not saying all younger fans are like this, but many are...the younger fans seem to be more "eager" and scream-ish. Not that there is anything wrong with that, but I think sometimes people associate all Grady's ladies with that kind of behavior. Again, please don't anyone take that as any kind of a bash. I truly love the enthusiasm of our younger members, but sometimes people think that we're all just a bunch of young, crazy girls.
I have found that many people think that "Grady's Ladies" are all just a bunch of pre-teen and teen girls who simply drool over Grady. OBVIOUSLY, this is far from the truth. Sure, we have some pre-teen and teen members and of course we all drool over Grady at times. But really, its so much more than that. It really is. If you'll notice, the majority of us that go to games and interact with one another are older, more mature fans. And we certainly don't only drool over Grady. We know PLENTY about the game of baseball and we add our two cents in whenever we can. We are a group of highly educated women when it comes to sports. ANd most of the time, we just don't get credit for that.
Sure, one of the things that brough myself, Michelle (RIP), Hallie, Amanda and Jill to start this group was how handsome Grady was. But that wasn't all of it. We thought he was this great up and coming ball player and we truly thought he was going to be the future of the Cleveland Indians organization. We saw so much great potential in him that we decided to start this group.
We're a fun bunch of girls and we know how to poke fun at ourselves. Its fun to do that. But I think sometimes, people don't get the humor of our website. We seriously make fun of the whole "Grady is so hot" thing. Have you all looked at the website lately and read the biography?!?! It's seriously hilarious! haha. I think that maybe sometimes people take that all too literally and think all we do is drool over this guy. And sure, when we all get together at games, we drink, scream, act crazy and have a jolly old time, but that's us just having fun. Is it a crime to cheer really loudly for the guy that we made this group for?!?! I mean my goodness.
If only people could truly take the time to come to the boards, come listen to us discuss baseball (and other sports) and see that we are so much more than just a fan club. Honestly, I cherish and value this group like it is one of hte most important parts of my life...because it is. My best friends are a part of this group. And ever since we lost Michelle Mielecki, this group has taken on a whole new meaning. Some of you may not know this, but we were close to closing down this group when we lost our friend. But we didn't because we wanted to honor her memory by carrying on with the group. We do this all for her. We carry on in her memory. We built these friendships and sisterhoods because of her. Sure, this group is name after Grady Sizemore and he is the apple of our eye, but this group is FOR Michelle. And the fact that people have to dog on us just drives me up the wall! I'm sure you can tell that by how long this post is. haha.
So sorry that this is so long but this is truly something that strikes a chord with me. I hate hearing the word "stalkers" when it comes to this group. It really, really, really is so much more than that. If only people would take the time to realize that. Gosh.
Anyways, again, sorry for ranting and possibly not making sense, but I just couldn't help it.
And also, while I'm at it, I wanna take this opportunity to remind us all that when we wear our Grady's Ladies shirts or when we are all at games together, we must remember that we are representing this group. Let's ALWAYS have a fun time and scream and cheer and drink (if we're old enough, hehe), but always remember you're a Lady. If I ever find out that any of my precious Grady's Ladies follows Grady in his car out of the players parking lot or soemthing, I just might have to lecture you! haha. I just want the reputation of this group to remain fabulous and fun. Again, we can have tons of fun. But let's NOT give anyone a reason to call us stalkers. Right now, they truly don't have a reason, its just all a bunch of speculation. We can go to the player's parking lot and scream for Grady to come sign autographs for us, but let's not do anything creepy and stalkerish. LOL!
Ok, I think I'm really done this time.
And on that note, I cannot WAIT to see all ofyou at the rally on Saturday where we can rep the Ladies like WHOA! WOOT!
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Nicely put Tiff! You are completely right, there are some girls out there that give us all a bad name, but we just need to make sure people know that we're not like that and there are some crazy people out there, but they're not associated with any of us.
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| Good job Tiff! Way to say it. And one thing, we're definitely not all teenagers. I'm 29. |
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| LadyWahoo wrote: |
So sorry that this is so long but this is truly something that strikes a chord with me. I hate hearing the word "stalkers" when it comes to this group. It really, really, really is so much more than that. If only people would take the time to realize that. Gosh. |
People try to look too far into things and make something seem much worse than it is, like people saying that we all think we are going to date or marry Grady Sizemore because we are in a fan group. OH PLEASE!! Does anyone here really think that?? If you do I'm gonna have to smack ya!
Everyone is a fan of someone or something.
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And also, while I'm at it, I wanna take this opportunity to remind us all that when we wear our Grady's Ladies shirts or when we are all at games together, we must remember that we are representing this group. Let's ALWAYS have a fun time and scream and cheer and drink (if we're old enough, hehe), but always remember you're a Lady. If I ever find out that any of my precious Grady's Ladies follows Grady in his car out of the players parking lot or soemthing, I just might have to lecture you! haha. I just want the reputation of this group to remain fabulous and fun. Again, we can have tons of fun. But let's NOT give anyone a reason to call us stalkers. Right now, they truly don't have a reason, its just all a bunch of speculation. We can go to the player's parking lot and scream for Grady to come sign autographs for us, but let's not do anything creepy and stalkerish. LOL!
Ok, I think I'm really done this time.
And on that note, I cannot WAIT to see all ofyou at the rally on Saturday where we can rep the Ladies like WHOA! WOOT! |
Yes, girls please act like mature young women. Remember that Grady is only human and deserves to live without worrying about crazy people following him. Yes, yes, he is gorgous and fantastic athlete so be a fan just keep your mind and dignaty at the same time.  |
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People try to look too far into things and make something seem much worse than it is, like people saying that we all think we are going to date or marry Grady Sizemore because we are in a fan group. OH PLEASE!! Does anyone here really think that?? If you do I'm gonna have to smack ya!
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Umm I do ... haha j/k but I do joke about it 
And amen to what Tiffany said!
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Wonderfully put Tiff. You made some great points. I hate that there are people out there who do give us a bad name, and they're not even associated with us. Everyone I've talked to or met from here is quite far from a stalker. And most are mature. Anyway, can't wait to meet you Saturday and have some fun! 
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