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The Red Wings will not be intimidated by the Ducks

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by user Leslie Monteiro

Detroit sports fans are living a charmed life right now.

The Pistons have yet to lose a playoff game, the Tigers are playing well as they defeated Johan Santana and the freefalling Twins 6-3 last night, and now the Red Wings are just seven wins away from winning the Stanley Cup.

The Red Wings somehow were able to score two goals last night against the Ducks last night. Anytime a team can score against them is a good accomplishment. It was good enough to win Game 1 as they take a 1-0 series lead in the Western Conference Finals.

The Anaheim Ducks have gotten by in the playoffs because the Minnesota Wild and the Vancouver Canucks simply could not match well with them.

The Ducks were too big and strong for those two teams to keep up.

The Red Wings may be the one team that could handle the Ducks physical style of play.

It showed last night as they were able to get through the Ducks territory often in Game 1.

They got guys who can push right back against the defensemen. They can crash into goaltenders as they did to Giguere last night.

When a team have guys like Chris Chelios, Nicklas Lidstrom, and Kirk Maltby that can do those things, they are in a better position to beat a team like the Ducks.

It was because of that the Wings special teams were able to have success.

The Ducks were able to receive a taste of their own medicine after dishing out so many cheap shot hits towards their opponents in the first two rounds. It is about time that they got theirs.

The two goals that the Wings scored was ugly, but then again what goal is pretty in the playoffs. Most of the time, the NHL playoffs feature goals that are either flukes or by a team turning the puck over.

Henrik Zetterberg's goal was assisted by the help of Ducks defenseman Francois Beauchemin.

It seemed Beauchemin was going to use his skate to block the shot, but instead his skate became a bridge for the puck to go through the net.

It gave the Red Wings a 1-0 lead to start the game. This lead was huge because it was a confidence builder and a momentum builder for them especially against a team who gets better as the game goes on.

The Ducks tied it up at 1 on Chris Kunitz's shot.

With 4:54 to go in the third period, the play of the game took place. Lidstrom hit the puck high as Ducks goaltender Jean-Sebastien Giguere caught the puck.

Giguere could not hold on the to the puck though as Tomas Holmstrom was able to push him and then put the puck in the net.

Game, Set, and Match.

The Wings can thank their goaltender, Dominik Hasek for putting them in this position at the third period. He was great out there.

Ducks were able to fire shots after shots yet he found a way to make all the saves. He had 34 saves in this game.

Hasek has been a good story in the playoffs. Everyone thought he was washed up.

He certainly has played like it in the last few years. He was thought to be the missing piece for the Ottawa Senators.

The Senators were a goaltender away from winning the trophy. Unfortunately for him and the Senators, it never happened so the Senators are now trying Ray Emery as their goaltender to help them get that elusive Cup.

The Red Wings were desperate for a goaltender so they took a chance on Hasek.

He has not disappoint at all.

He has done his job. He has been a big reason why the Wings are in a position to get the Stanley Cup.

He has certainly found the Fountain of Youth.

This is going to be a great series. Detroit showed that they are not going to back down from the Ducks and their goon tactics.

It is about time that someone stood up to the Ducks.

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Anonymous Fanatic #1
934 days ago
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Who gives a shit about hockey? But more importantly why was this even posted?

Are you 9 years old? If not, this is absolutely horrible. Simply terrible. Please stop posting these so-called sports columns. You are murdering the English language. Seriously,this must be the worst blog on the Internet. You are yet another example of the failing of our public school system.

For more about the author, please visit:

http://lesli...logspot.com/
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Alex HolowczakHall of Famer
934 days ago
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Other than "Lidstorm, Zettenberg, Holstorm" and the disappointing spelling of "dissapoint"... There really isn't that much wrong with it considering the length. And I'm usually the grammar critic. Besides, rather than saying that, why not edit the page yourself and correct it?
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Anonymous Fanatic #2
934 days ago
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This "work" needs to be incinerated. It is nothing more than the ramblings of a mindless idiot. This "Leslie Monteiro" is a nutcase. Go to the URL, read and decide for yourself: http://lesli...logspot.com/
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DNLLegend
934 days ago
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Apparently, Leslie has a foe.
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Davis21wylieMVP
934 days ago
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So this was what you meant! :)
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Alex HolowczakHall of Famer
934 days ago
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We all hate something. DNL hates ArmchairGM vandals. Pnatt hates Americans. I hate cheats. Perhaps Leslie just hates the Chicago White Sox...
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Anonymous Fanatic #2
934 days ago
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A foe? IMO - This blogger is insane. Read for yourself and decide. And yes, the blog URL is legit.

Another excerpt from "Leslie Monteiro": "Anyways, g-man is my real close friend but he is being a dick lately andi might have to beat him up and teach him a thing or 2. I dont want to lose him as a friend but he is being a real jack off lately and he says mean things behind my back. He says stuff like i look like a Corky. He also says that my penis is small but i saw his when he was peeing and he has a small penis to. It is smaller than my pinky finger and real thin. Mine is at least fatter than his."

http://lesli...logspot.com/
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False ProphetAll-Star
934 days ago
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whats to say that the blog is actually his?
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Anonymous Fanatic #2
934 days ago
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And you might as well go on ahead and read this little gem from "Leslie Monteiro" concerning Don Imus. Hypocritical stuff indeed.

http://www.a...is_pink_slip

I've said my peace. "Leslie" - stop this nonsense right now.
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Alex HolowczakHall of Famer
934 days ago
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For someone complaining about grammar, why do you misspell piece?
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Anonymous Fanatic #2
934 days ago
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Oh, have no doubt False Prophet. That blog definitely was derived from the genius of "Leslie Monteiro". This blog is the work of a well known Internet troll that has infected and plagued messageboards in New York, New Jersey (quite a "fascinating" article about how "Leslie" admitted to actually crying WHILE IN HIGH SCHOOL about a New Jersey Net basketball game), Chicago (Terry Bevington was not the second coming of Jesus Christ as a baseball manager) and Minnesota (thousands of mindless blathering posts on a MN based messageboard).

But I digress. go and do your own research on Google or anyother search engine that is your fancy.

I see that "Leslie" has complained to the admin about my post. But what I do not see is a denial to either the direct quotes or supporting URLs. And IT IS IRONIC that he/she/it should complain after infecting and trolling so many boards for such a length of time.

What goes around, comes around.

I guess that is the price to pay for the First Amendment. And sorry "Leslie" but there is "no time and place" to exercise Free Speech. And you certainly are not qualified to make any such determination.

Have a good day.

PS - If you would like to see a pic of "Leslie", please let me know. That can be arranged.
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False ProphetAll-Star
934 days ago
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so let me get this straight. You are to scared to create an account to show your face. You come and bash a guy for his opinions, then link to a blog that for all we know could be yours, and expect us to believe you? I think you're a bit confused about who the idiot really is
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Anonymous Fanatic #2
934 days ago
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Are you now going to tell me that your driver's license (assuming you are old enough to even have one) identifies you as "False Prophet"?

I am going to assume that you are far too intelligent than to really whole-heartedly engage that type of ridiculous identity argument over an Internet Messageboard Forum littered with usernames.

Who I am is hardly relevant. However, the content of this message should be important to all of you at this messageboard/blogsite. Of course, you may all believe that you are defending a fellower blogger and rallying behind a wonderful socially beneficial cause. Admirable perhaps. But those that defend the antics of this "Leslie Monteiro" tend to regret that decision later. Dear God, don't for a minute actually believe you are standing on higher moral ground defending a well known Internet troll.

So rather than engaging in a "back and forth" blitz of flamethrowing, if it really is that important to you to defend the virtues of "Leslie Monteiro" than I do highly suggest that you educate yourself of this person's "attributes" prior to any further judgement of my comments. Utilize Google to your advantage. Do some research. Make your own conclusions.

Best of luck to all of you, especially if you choose to voluntarily victimize yourselves through association of "Leslie Monteiro".

Just don't complain "you were not warned" later.

Good day.
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False ProphetAll-Star
934 days ago
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but the name "False Prophet" is how I am identified as. it allows people to know who I am. I seemingly doubt that the blog is his. The writing styles differentiate (is that to big of a word for you?) too much for it to be him.
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Anonymous Fanatic #1
934 days ago
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I stand corrected about my earlier presumption of a certain individual's intelligence. My sincere apologies.

It is not often to encounter an actual apologist for "Leslie Monteiro". Very rare indeed.

Anyways, I am going to presume that you can offer nothing but flamethrowing as a defense to your feeble-minded Internet colleague. Your "identity" argument is juvenile, ludicrous and actually self-defeats your own argument. 'Nuff said.

Please read the comments to this New England Patriots blog post. You will recognize a certain name that offers absolutely no insight nor even have the ability to stay on topic.

And no - I am not from New England.

http://patsb...21/its-done/

This is hardly the only example.

More later.
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False ProphetAll-Star
934 days ago
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Let's see the picture you say you have. And NJ has no Football or Baseball teams, and chances are they root for NY instead. I could go back and finder out where he states he lives in NJ.
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Anonymous Fanatic #1
934 days ago
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Sadly, "Leslie Monteiro" is indeed from Fort Lee, NJ. Occupation: Librarian clerk.

URL: http://www.b...767272271839

Another "blog" by "Leslie Monteiro". This one appears to be an effort to express exclusive dislike of the Chicago White Sox (seems some of you are already familiar with that theme) URL: http://www.w...logspot.com/

Rescued pic (since deleted from the blogger.com bio): cabbagepatchkid.jpg

More evidence of Internet trolling (as discussed on this messageboard) which resulted in "Leslie Monteiro" being banned from the site: http://www.s.../t37870.html

Direct evidence of Internet trolling (URL: https://www....424790858709): "Leslie Monteiro said... It is funny how Sux fans depend on other teams to lose so they can succeed. How pityful. Speaking of pityful, the Blue Jays are making your Whiney Sux look like a little leauge team. HA!

Oh and the other night was real funny watching Judy Garland pitch. He looked like the same sorry Judy Garland of years past. That dope is going to get hammered again like that many more times this season.

And kyyle23 you stupid moron I'm sure you would like to post on my blog but you dont have a single shred of sense to add anything worthwhile. Dont worry about my blog. Worry about seeing a dentist and get your rotten teeth fixed. Being a Whiney Sux fan shouldn't mean neglecting your oral hygeine and letting your teeth rot out of your head.

Rotten teeth + mullet + wife beater + attacking coaches + 2nd best baseball team in She-ca-go = [Whiney Sux fans]

Leslie

www.lesliemonteiro.blogspot.com

www.whitesoxstinks.blogspot.com "

There are more than numerous of the above comments left by "Leslie Monteiro" on sports blogs of all walks of life.

But again, don't take my word for yet. Check it out for yourself.

5:29 AM

This creep is EVERYWHERE. It must end.
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False ProphetAll-Star
934 days ago
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still have yet to see the conclusive proof they are one in the same
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The BeastAAA-er
933 days ago
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I think there is some ligitamicy here. Some!
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The BeastAAA-er
933 days ago
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FORGET I EVER SAID THAT HE IS REALLY PNATT. THERE IS NOTHING SMART ABOUT WHAT HE SAID!
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Anonymous Fanatic #1
934 days ago
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--Leslie Monteiro of Fort Lee said he broke down and cried before resigning from his post as a writer for two Web sites for Nets fans and posting his feelings on a Nets Internet message board.

He said he was teased by other students during his high school years for supporting the Nets and now felt betrayed by their move.

"This is what I get for my loyalty?" Monteiro said. "I used to be a laughingstock for being a Nets fan. People made jokes about the Nets when things were bad."--

http://www.n...eXk2NDc4Njc3

The only event more disturbing than "Leslie Monteiro" incessantly blogging all over the Internet as some type of pseudo-sports analysis is an apologist.

Oh but of course False Prophet, lets leave that window of possibility open that more than one "Leslie Monteiro" is out there in the Internet universe infecting sports websites with this nonsense garbage that a 9 year old would be ashamed to produce.
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Anonymous Fanatic #1
934 days ago
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--I was unable to watch the game last night, so I am going to share with you the thoughts of Leslie Monteiro. Leslie had been writing up his thoughts on Nets games, but when the team was sold last week, he resigned from that position. He is also very upset about yesterday’s firing of Nets head coach Byron Scott. Here are Leslie’s thoughts on the game and some of his thoughts on the Nets situation.

Man this Timberwolves team is something else. From watching them up close the last three games, I have more admiration for this team than I did before. They really impress me tonight. They had no business winning this game, but they win anyway. That's a sign of a great team right there. I thought Denver outplayed the Wolves for most of the game, but fortunately they came through. I thought the Wolves would lose when the score was 90-84 Denver, but I am glad I was wrong. Fred Hoiberg and KG was the story in crunch time. Fred's couple of threes in this game was so huge and KG's big bucket was the clincher. This team got so many clutch players and I am not just talking about the starters. Guys like Mad Dog, Hoiberg, Hassell have just stepped it up in crunch time. I thought KG and Sam was huge. I love watching KG talk. You can always hear his voice in the background on the game. I just love hearing him speak with that passion and energy. Wolves were great on defense especially Mad Dog. I am glad the Wolves played well to start the game. I thought they would get off to a slow start since they were playing yesterday not to mention they were playing in a mile high attitude, but they did quite well. I would be remiss if I did not point negatives though. Wolves gave up too many second and third opportunities for the Nuggets and Denver made the Wolves pay a lot. I also thought the Wolves let the guys go wide open and have easy layups. Wolves allow a lot of fast break points too in that game. I think Spree brings a lot of good things on the table and he shut down Carmelo tonight, but he has gotta get it going on offense. He is on a shooting rut. He has to snap out of it considering he is wide open with Sam and Kevin being double-team. Denver got a good team and they will get better. It will be fun to see both teams face each other every year. Denver got some talent. I thought Chris Anderson was fantastic. He showed lot of agility and moxie out there. Earl Boykins and Andre Miller was amazing. Nuggets announcers annoyed me all night long. They are whining about fouls and how the refs were favoring the Timberwolves. I really enjoyed this game. I love the Western Conference so much more than the Eastern Conference because every night is always good game while in the East you got only four good teams out there. I am going to find a way to fork up the money to buy League Pass. I am going to order it tomorrow. I gotta watch the Wolves. They are so fun to watch. You guys are so lucky to see this team nightly. I gotta find a way. Great win. It's becoming a cliche saying stuff like great win and good game.

Here are his thoughts after finding out about Byron Scott’s firing yesterday:

Boy this has been some week, eh? I have to give you my take on Byron and I like to hear your take on Byron and what happened. I got up at 2:00 p.m., and my dad told me about Byron being fired. I was very angry when I read that. It was obvious that Bruce Ratner, the new Nets owner, wanted to cave in to Jason Kidd's demand and what better way to please that jerk (Kidd) than to fire Byron Scott. Good job, Bruce. Goes to show you what a rat he is. Did Rod Thorn made the decision? Yes, but I doubt he truly wanted to see Byron fired. This has to come from Mr. Ratner who wanted to make sure he wanted to see everything good for what he invested in. I was not surprised or shocked that he was fired because it was coming, but I really have a problem with him being fired. He has done a great job as the coach of the Nets. All he has done is win and get to the Finals, but he was not appreciated from Jason Kidd, fans, and ownership. What else can he possibly do? He does not have a great center or have a guy like KG or Tim Duncan. Has he made mistakes? Sure, but you know what all coaches do. That happens to great coaches too. The bottom line is what counts and all I know he is the winningest coach in Nets history. That has to say something. Too bad some people can't appreciate his work. It was obvious that Jason Kidd got him fired because he has not been a fan of his for a long time. Too bad. Quite frankly, I have had it with Kidd's act. I am fed up with Kidd whining about coaches and getting them fired. Just who the heck is he? You know sooner or later, Lawrence Frank will run into problems with Kidd. It's bound to happen. I think the Nets did him a favor firing him even though it should never happened. He can take some time off and get ready to coach next year. He was not coming back one way or another. Will he be a head coach in the NBA next year? I hope so and I think he will. He is a great coach and teams could hire him. I think he would be a great fit with teams like Phx, Minnesota (if they lose in the first round again), Atlanta, and maybe the Lakers. With that said, he is in no position to cherry-pick his job like Phil Jackson or even Rick Carlisle considering he has proven that he can't win without the best players on the team and the fact that he has been able to win games because his assistants do the dirty work according to the media. I think he has gotta prove to prove some critics that he can make more with less talent even though I think it is ludicrous because you win with good players. We will see what happens. As for coach Frank, good luck to him. I am not sure if the Nets situation was right for him. He was better off coaching elsewhere. It's just another tragic day for this Nets organization that has been familiar with tragedy forever.--

And there is your New Jersey - Minnesota cross-over.

Open your eyes. I know the reality is horrible but it must be acknowledged.

http://www.s...t/012704.htm
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False ProphetAll-Star
934 days ago
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still, the writing style differentiates way to much for it to be accurate
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Anonymous Fanatic #1
934 days ago
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Now you are just being stubborn for the sake of "winning" an Internet argument. You know full well that this is indeed the same "Leslie Monteiro" entity. If not, then you represent the juror of every defense attorney's dreams. There is no "writing style" other than incoherent ramblings of a child dropped on its head one too many times, grammar errors beyond acceptance and the alarming inability to express a singular argumentative thought substantiated by any true facts.

Enjoy having this idiot bring down this sports blog. Others are going to be extremely interested knowing the current Internet whereabouts of this infamous troll.

I sincerely hope that "False Prophet" does not speak for the others here. And the author's silence on this matter is telling aside from her/his/its assured complaints about my posts (Monteiro should thank me, it appears very few if any actually paid attention to these disturbing columns) to the blog admins.

A die hard apologist for "Leslie Monteiro". Unbelievable.
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False ProphetAll-Star
934 days ago
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he's complained about it to me, and the complaints are being forwarded to someone who can control this situation.

here's what he had to say:

[16:30] Leslie: Thanks for defending me. I have no idea who this guy is, but that blog is not mine. It's just some nut trying to impersonate my name and making a mockery of me for laughs. Pretty sad and pathetic in so many ways, but what can you do. [16:30] Leslie: If you want to know my real pic, let me know. [16:30] Leslie: It's sad to see this nonsense.
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Patrickburke1980All-American
934 days ago
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hey asshole - fuck off. the fact that you will not even identify yourself while trashing someone else is pathetic. if you, or anyone else, doesn't want to read what she writes - then don't read it and stop wasting our fucking time.
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Anonymous fanaticTee-Baller
934 days ago
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Mr. Patrick Burke - "Leslie Monteiro" is allegedly not a "she" but a "he". And it is a shame that you did not read any of the above instead of blindly rushing to the defense of this montrosity of an Internet troll.

Wasting time? More like enlightenment. However I do admit that you do an exceptional job at posting pics on your page for others to chip in captions. Brilliant and genius indeed.

False Prophet - If you cannot recognize the direction of where these future "Leslie Monteiro" posts are heading, than this blog deserves to become a pit of wannabe frustrated adolescents that aspire to be professional sports columnists while earning minimum wage at the local 711 convenience store. However, I must admit that your blind loyalty to a fellow Minnesota sports fan diehard is somewhat admirable if not misguided. I do strongly advise you to be careful about so freely attaching your cart to this particular horse.

The truth is the truth. "Leslie Monteiro" knows it. And so do I.

So go ahead and delete these posts. I don't care. I've said nothing threatening. My only vocabulary of profanity is one simple "shit" in the first post above (and where were all of you supportive Monteiro fans?). It seems that the only approved feedback at this blog is false supportive pretense for an author intent on murdering the English language.

When someone here actually takes the proper time to review the above posts without blind passion and prejudice, the truth will be realized. And indeed, it is horrific.

Wake up.
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False ProphetAll-Star
934 days ago
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the posts will remain. But, in all likelyhood, you will not. I totally dissagree with just about everything Leslie writes, but I stick up for him for the sake of his integrity. Writing style is a major thing, and is something that is hard to conceal. The Leslie Monteiro that posts here writes in one sentence paragraphs, rarely going into extreme depth about anything, but instead covering a lot of points. The Leslie you refer to writes in paragraphs, with a lot of profanity and grammatical errors. due to past altercations (or is that to big of a word for you?) with Leslie, I have discovered that he strives to make every one of his posts as grammatically correct and professional as possible, copying a certain Minnesotan radio personality/blogger/ex-columnist in style. The Leslie you refer to writes in a way that makes me wonder what idiot let him through High School. I can even perform a WHOIS IP check on him to prove that he does not live where you say he does, provided he cooperates with it.
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Anonymous Fanatic #1
934 days ago
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"Leslie Monteiro" - For God's sake, just admit that you live(d) in Fort Lee, NJ to False Prophet. If you two are actually colleagues with some form of mutual respect, at least that much of truth should be established. False Prophet - Okay, let's talk about "Leslie's" integrity. Please read the posts from New Jersey discussing the Nets - Timberwolves. That was cited from a major website (not a blog). This guy is from Fort Lee, NJ and just happens to predominantly write about MN sports. Lets agree about that at least. This has been going on for years on all sorts of sports blogs. Big deal that the current "new and improved" Leslie Monteiro now writes single sentence paragraphs as though these columns were screenplays? And seriously - why the backlash and threat of censorship over these comments? The integrity of YOUR sports blog IS AT STAKE. I have stated nothing obscene or profane yet am threatened simply because of an unpopular (at this time, I suspect it will change) point of view peacefully expressed and backed by supportive evidence? If anything, I've done you all a favor. And enough with the innuendo that I cannot handle a greater grasp of the English vocabulary. There are more than enough word misusage, grammatical and spelling errors to condemn all of us. If you are some type or form of an ADMIN to this blog, than inciting or flaming me is rather a poor and incredibly biased approach for someone who for all intents and purposes is supposed to be an impartial ombudperson for the current situation. Sheesh.
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False ProphetAll-Star
934 days ago
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I've actually been given permission by one of the sites founders to flamewar with you all I want. I've never met Leslie, but will continue to defend him because I know the innacuracies of your comments. I have no more to say till I get a response from the email I sent him
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Anonymous Fanatic #1
934 days ago
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"Leslie Monteiro" - For God's sake, just admit that you live(d) in Fort Lee, NJ to False Prophet. If you two are actually colleagues with some form of mutual respect, at least that much of truth should be established. False Prophet - Okay, let's talk about "Leslie's" integrity. Please read the posts from New Jersey discussing the Nets - Timberwolves. That was cited from a major website (not a blog). This guy is from Fort Lee, NJ and just happens to predominantly write about MN sports. Lets agree about that at least. This has been going on for years on all sorts of sports blogs. Big deal that the current "new and improved" Leslie Monteiro now writes single sentence paragraphs as though these columns were screenplays? And seriously - why the backlash and threat of censorship over these comments? The integrity of YOUR sports blog IS AT STAKE. I have stated nothing obscene or profane yet am threatened simply because of an unpopular (at this time, I suspect it will change) point of view peacefully expressed and backed by supportive evidence? If anything, I've done you all a favor. And enough with the innuendo that I cannot handle a greater grasp of the English vocabulary. There are more than enough word misusage, grammatical and spelling errors to condemn all of us. If you are some type or form of an ADMIN to this blog, than inciting or flaming me is rather a poor and incredibly biased approach for someone who for all intents and purposes is supposed to be an impartial ombudperson for the current situation. Sheesh.
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Anonymous Fanatic #1
934 days ago
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If that is this case (permission to flamewar with posters) then this blog's credibility as an impartial forum to freely exchange ideas without bias or prejudice is already shot to hell and perhaps "Leslie Monteiro" has indeed a found a blog host "worthy" of his genius. And I might suggest that you are more ignorant than you realize on many matters, mostly those concerning "Leslie Monteiro". It is equally amusing, disturbing and frustrating to witness first-hand the youth of America such as yourselves exhibit such a lack fortitude and knowledge of the true meaning of the First Amendment and the genuine understanding of journalistic integrity. Any effort to delete or restrict my comments on this thread only proves my point.
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False ProphetAll-Star
934 days ago
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Anyone can post here, and the more people like what you do, the more likely it is to appear on the front page. Journalistic Integrity? Journalistic Integrity means backing up original research with hard facts, not making bold conclusions to attack someone or something without any sort of logic. You still have yet to prove how we know that the Leslie you refer to is the same leslie that posts here. It means when someone points out a valid flaw in you logic (writing style), you don't dismiss it as nonsense, but instead show/prove how/why it doesn't matter, or prove why the accused flaw isn't true. You, my friend, are failing to follow basic Journalistic Integrity.
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Anonymous Fanatic #1
933 days ago
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There is no flaw, you are definitely no forensic expert and I have made absolutely no claims to be a journalist. And from what I have read here and elsewhere, neither is "Leslie Monteiro". Your "skills" as an admin on this matter are an absolute joke and your loyalty to a "friend" has clouded common sense.
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Anonymous Fanatic #1
933 days ago
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"For someone complaining about grammar, why do you misspell piece?" I didn't. "Said my peace." is correct. Wow.
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Davis21wylieMVP
933 days ago
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To "say one's piece" is actually correct. "Said my peace" is incorrect.
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Taytay 24All-American
933 days ago
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Let's assume for a moment you are right about the identity of Leslie. Your biggest complaint is that Leslie misspells words, uses foul language and doesn't like Chicago? Duly noted, but that hasn't been the case here. AGM has successfully dealt with other issues like that, so if that Leslie comes around here, it can be dealt with again.

As for you, it was unclear if you were the author or merely a supporter of the actions discussed in a link you provided. Either way, it makes no difference. It described someone who went to an awful lot of trouble, going so far as to create a fake blog, to pull a trick on Leslie. Sounds like someone has too much time on their hands.

Even more disturbing, it described a desire for sexual violence against Leslie, assumed to be a woman, and disgust at the discovery he was a man. You were disgusted at that discovery? I am disgusted by the deviant behavior described.
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Anonymous Fanatic #3
933 days ago
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SAD
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The BeastAAA-er
933 days ago
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Is Leslie a guy or girl. This whole thing is dumb and I seriously have a headache now.
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False ProphetAll-Star
933 days ago
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Not sure. This all started because Dan thought it'd be fun to flame war a bit with the guy, and then it turns into a crusade against Leslie
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False ProphetAll-Star
933 days ago
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The results are that "User:Leslie Monteiro" lives in Jersey city, New Jersey, which is not even in the same county as Fort Lee, NJ. He left a message on my talk page that was identical to what I told him to put, and I traced his IP through WHOIS IP tracker. It's a 30 minute drive idealy, but with the Jersey turnpike being most of the route, it's probably over an hour daily to and from to get to Fort Lee. I also think that on top of everything else that has been said, this puts the final nail into the coffin of the thing. Other Flaws include:
  • Lack of a notable College in accused city (you site a post where he says he was awoken by his dad, implying he was still a minor from 2004. He'd likely be in college by now)
  • Picture's title is "cabbagepatchkid.jpg" Why would someone name their profile pic that?
  • Picture said to have been rescued from the blog, yet I checked the profile before you posted the picture and it wasn't there
  • The Job as a librarian doesn't seem to fit because of his posting times, primarily evening and early morning. Librarian would likely not be a full time job, or even if it were to, chances are he'd post more often at time periods throughout the day
  • Your citing blogs from 2004 and posts from 2005. Not very credible to prove someone's identity.
  • Failure to respond to any points objected about time difference or writing style beyond just "they don't matter".
  • Lack of vocabulary due to persistently using the "a 9 year old wold be ashamed of..." (has your Jr. High covered ellipses yet?)
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False ProphetAll-Star
933 days ago
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count 'em. thats 9 flaws with your claim. Disprove them all, and I'll be more than happy to find more
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Anonymous Fanatic #2
932 days ago
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Did you even read this? Check the link.

--Leslie Monteiro of Fort Lee said he broke down and cried before resigning from his post as a writer for two Web sites for Nets fans and posting his feelings on a Nets Internet message board.

He said he was teased by other students during his high school years for supporting the Nets and now felt betrayed by their move.

"This is what I get for my loyalty?" Monteiro said. "I used to be a laughingstock for being a Nets fan. People made jokes about the Nets when things were bad."--

http://www.n...eXk2NDc4Njc3
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False ProphetAll-Star
932 days ago
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but you see, he doesn't live in Fort Lee, and I still await your answer to all 9 of the flaws I have with your argument
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Anonymous Fanatic #4
932 days ago
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That was published on a major news reporting website. You are actually refuting that as evidence that "Leslie Monteiro" did in fact live in Fort Lee, NJ? Are you really that naive to believe that there is/was another "Leslie Monteiro" coincidentally living in Fort Lee and aspiring to be a sports journalist?
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JamelAll-American
932 days ago
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afdfa
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JamelAll-American
932 days ago
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Why are you guys sitting around arguing about if Leslie is a man, woman, hermaphrodite, is it "said my piece" or "said my peace"-- by the way Davis you are a retard-- the sentence depends on how you want to use it-- it can go either way--

The above column might as well been written by my 10 year old daughter-- the team that plays the best, the player who skates faster and harder, the team who scores more goals, the goalie who stops more shots-- for this is the team who will win-- WOW!!! Brilliant sports discussion, brilliant insight.

And for all who doubt what anonymous is stating just search Leslie Monteiro and do some research on your own. Man, I did this for 2 minutes and found out the guy is a whack job-- stop being so lazy
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Davis21wylieMVP
932 days ago
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Correction, Jamel -- I would only be a "retard" if I actually believed you and the Anon above were 2 separate individuals! Give it up, dude, you're wasting everyone's time. Leslie can write whatever he wants, nobody's holding a gun to your head and forcing you to read it. To paraphrase Voltaire, I may not agree with what Leslie says, but I will defend to the death his right to say it! That's the beauty of this site -- if people don't like what someone writes, they don't have to vote for it. So why don't you take your defamatory brand of trolling to another site, mmkay?
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JamelAll-American
932 days ago
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Dammit- why are you guys so lazy

Do a google search on Leslie Monteiro- http://www.b...ile/11128535 Favorite book is superfudge???? Superfudge is a book by Judy Blume, published in 1980. It is the sequel to Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing. The story is about a boy named Fudge who knows a lot of big words, but doesn't know where babies come from, never heard of a stork, but plans to be a bird when he grows up. According to his older brother, Peter, Fudge is the biggest and oldest pain ever invented.

Or could this be Leslie-- she's alright looking

http://www.f...oreabout_1_5
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JamelAll-American
932 days ago
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Leslie can write whatever he wants-- and no I'm not Anonymous-- and I believe it was you who tried to point out the fact about "saying my peace/piece"-- you tried to be smart, tried to correct anonymous and you were wrong, hence this makes you a retard. :) so fine, you guys sit around and play patty cake with each other and recap what happened in each and every game- I don't really care. Leslie plaqued a blog I like and was a huge pain in the ass-- anonymous told me about this one so I thought I would pop over-- conspiracies theories there are none-- little on edge are we Davis? Score- minus 2 for you
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Anonymous fanaticTee-Baller
932 days ago
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"To paraphrase Voltaire, I may not agree with what Leslie says, but I will defend to the death his right to say it! " - Davis21wylie

Interesting comment. Truly, it is. Simply because "Leslie Monteiro" may certainly appreciate your self-sacrifice for his/her/its "right" to free speech, however Monteiro does not believe in the First Amendment for others:

"There is an argument about how Imus has that free speech right. What free speech? There is a time and place to use free speech. " URL: http://www.a...is_pink_slip

And this post was ripped rather harshly and deservedly so. "Leslie Monteiro" suggested that Don Imus did not deserve to have a job for bashing others on a principle AGAINST free speech? What is the difference for posters here (anonymous or not) to do the same here and criticize "Leslie Monteiro"'s "work" at ArmChairGM?
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False ProphetAll-Star
932 days ago
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Jamel/AF 1/AF 2 are all gone for now!!! I knew the whole idea of forcing him/her/it to create an account was a good one!!!
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Anonymous Fanatic #4
932 days ago
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I guess there is NO FREE SPEECH here after all.
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Anonymous Fanatic #4
932 days ago
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""To paraphrase Voltaire, I may not agree with what Leslie says, but I will defend to the death his right to say it! " - Davis21wylie

Interesting comment. Truly, it is. Simply because "Leslie Monteiro" may certainly appreciate your self-sacrifice for his/her/its "right" to free speech, however Monteiro does not believe in the First Amendment for others:

"There is an argument about how Imus has that free speech right. What free speech? There is a time and place to use free speech. "

URL: http://www.a...is_pink_slip


And this post was ripped rather harshly and deservedly so. "Leslie Monteiro" suggested that Don Imus did not deserve to have a job for bashing others on a principle AGAINST free speech? What is the difference for posters here (anonymous or not) to do the same here and criticize "Leslie Monteiro"'s "work" at ArmChairGM?"

No, I'm still here.

So let's get this straight. ArmChairGM is protecting "Leslie Monteiro"'s free speech rights which ironically decry AGAINST free speech (Don Imus post) and yet bans others from exercising the same right?
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Anonymous Fanatic #4
932 days ago
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16 year old minors (ie - THE BEAST) administrate this website?
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Alex HolowczakHall of Famer
932 days ago
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He's done more to contribute to the positive attitude on this site than any of the AFs in this article. What's wrong with a 16 year old being an administrator though? He's used the site for about a year, which is about 80% of the sites running time... So he's better qualified than most to be an admin.
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False ProphetAll-Star
932 days ago
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I'm under 18 as well, as is Alex, as is Bball. That's 3 site admins, and a 4th person who contributes regularly that are under 18
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Alex HolowczakHall of Famer
932 days ago
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This whole argument is really boring me.
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Davis21wylieMVP
932 days ago
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You too?
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False ProphetAll-Star
932 days ago
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this guy is a freak. He's used 4 IP adresses so far. I've blocked two of them (thanks to him creating an account), but my guess is he uses some sort of open proxy system (a la AOL). This is insane
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Anonymous Fanatic #4
932 days ago
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Sorry if free speech is "boring" but this was never addressed:

"To paraphrase Voltaire, I may not agree with what Leslie says, but I will defend to the death his right to say it! " - Davis21wylie

Interesting comment. Truly, it is. Simply because "Leslie Monteiro" may certainly appreciate your self-sacrifice for his/her/its "right" to free speech, however Monteiro does not believe in the First Amendment for others:

"There is an argument about how Imus has that free speech right. What free speech? There is a time and place to use free speech. "

URL: http://www.a...is_pink_slip

And this post was ripped rather harshly and deservedly so. "Leslie Monteiro" suggested that Don Imus did not deserve to have a job for bashing others on a principle AGAINST free speech? What is the difference for posters here (anonymous or not) to do the same here and criticize "Leslie Monteiro"'s "work" at ArmChairGM?"


No, I'm still here.

So let's get this straight. ArmChairGM is protecting "Leslie Monteiro"'s free speech rights which ironically decry AGAINST free speech (Don Imus post) and yet bans others from exercising the same right?

Yeah, really boring stuff.
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Anonymous Fanatic #4
932 days ago
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Just admit that Free Speech DOES NOT EXIST here at this website and I'm history.
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False ProphetAll-Star
932 days ago
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Free speech does not mean you can troll and insult people. We've heard your case, decided it is trolling, and have tried to prevent you from posting here
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Anonymous Fanatic #4
932 days ago
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"Free speech does not mean you can troll and insult people." Leslie Monteiro does this all the time everywhere else on the Internet.
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Anonymous Fanatic #4
932 days ago
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Leslie Monteiro is a TROLL. Twins4Ever = Leslie Monteiro.

Read the link from this messageboard: http://baseb....php?t=29166

"Southsider South Side Hitmen Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: 31st & Princeton Posts: 363

I don't know if I should laugh or feel sorry for you. Maybe both. For someone who hates the Sox so much, you sure waste a lot of time obsessing over them. Why so much anger? Is it because your parents named you Leslie?

For anyone interested, this troll Twins4Ever (Leslie Monteiro) has a site devoted to his hatred of our beloved White Sox. He was kind enough to PM and send me the link. whitesoxstinks.blogspot.com

Hey Leslie, how did your Twinkies do last night? I heard Sabathia had his way with the Twinks. Oh yeah, the Sox won yet again. 35-17

YOU CAN PUT IT ON THE BOOOOOARD!!! YES!!!"
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Taytay 24All-American
932 days ago
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Or phrased another way:

I don't know if I should laugh or feel sorry for you. Maybe both. For someone who hates the Leslie Monteiro so much, you sure waste a lot of time obsessing over him. Why so much anger? Is it because your parents named you Anonymous Fanatic?

For anyone interested, this troll Jamel/AF#X has faked a site devoted to his hatred of Leslie Monteiro. . .
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Anonymous Fanatic #4
932 days ago
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Read the submitted bio: FORT LEE, NJ.

http://baseb...7&u=6040

Now how on earth are you going to accuse me for doctoring that?
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Anonymous Fanatic #4
932 days ago
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Here, Leslie Monteiro admits to being a TROLL:

http://www.w...2&page=2 "Originally Posted by Leslie Monteiro

I tend to lurk and troll at WhiteSoxInteractive.com as Timberwolf and I will tell you that most White Sox fans think Mauer is a bust and that Prior is a better pick. They even whined that Mauer had no business being there."
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False ProphetAll-Star
932 days ago
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he's not from fort lee. His IP is registered to jersey city
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False ProphetAll-Star
932 days ago
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Still, you have yet to address these flaws:
  • Lack of a notable College in accused city (you site a post where he says he was awoken by his dad, implying he was still a minor from 2004. He'd likely be in college by now)
  • Picture's title is "cabbagepatchkid.jpg" Why would someone name their profile pic that?
  • Picture said to have been rescued from the blog, yet I checked the profile before you posted the picture and it wasn't there
  • The Job as a librarian doesn't seem to fit because of his posting times, primarily evening and early morning. Librarian would likely not be a full time job, or even if it were to, chances are he'd post more often at time periods throughout the day
  • Your citing blogs from 2004 and posts from 2005. Not very credible to prove someone's identity.
    • Now your only a year behind, still not that credible
  • Failure to respond to any points objected about time difference or writing style beyond just "they don't matter".
  • Lack of vocabulary due to persistently using the "a 9 year old wold be ashamed of..." (has your Jr. High covered ellipses yet?)
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Anonymous Fanatic #5
932 days ago
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stop feeding the troll
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Anonymous Fanatic #4
932 days ago
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Still, you have yet to address these flaws:

Lack of a notable College in accused city (you site a post where he says he was awoken by his dad, implying he was still a minor from 2004. He'd likely be in college by now)

Never said "Leslie Monteiro" was in college. Why would you assume (based upon the writing) that this was a college student? Why is it so inconceivable for a person to live in one area and work another? People commute all the time but then again I'm arguing with somebody spoon fed by their parents.

Picture's title is "cabbagepatchkid.jpg" Why would someone name their profile pic that?

In some Internet circles, this is his nickname. That was simply how the file saved. Big deal. Is it really that more convincing if the file was named "Leslie Monteiro"?

Picture said to have been rescued from the blog, yet I checked the profile before you posted the picture and it wasn't there.

Yes, that it is what is meant by "rescued". The picture has since been deleted. It was on both blogger sites.

The Job as a librarian doesn't seem to fit because of his posting times, primarily evening and early morning. Librarian would likely not be a full time job, or even if it were to, chances are he'd post more often at time periods throughout the day Your citing blogs from 2004 and posts from 2005. Not very credible to prove someone's identity.

This makes no sense has a counter-argument. At what times does Monteiro post columns here? What difference does it make when these previous blogs were trolled? I am demonstrating a long, lengthy previous history of this type of behavior from the individual that you are protecting! And several URLs are from third party major websites that indicate "LESLIE MONTEIRO FROM FORT LEE". That has NEVER been acknowledged and it is irrefutable.

Now your only a year behind, still not that credible

That is AN ADMISSION OF EVIDENCE! Again - so what about time? Are you going to tell me that ALL OF THESE TROLL INTRUSIONS AT ALL OF THESE BLOGS/WEBSITES ALONG WITH A DIRECT CONFESSION FROM MONTEIRO ARE COINCIDENCE?

Failure to respond to any points objected about time difference or writing style beyond just "they don't matter".

You are definitely a clever one. Monteiro now elects to end every paragraph after one sentence. Brilliant.

Lack of vocabulary due to persistently using the "a 9 year old wold be ashamed of..." (has your Jr. High covered ellipses yet?)

That is just a flame attempt. Do better next time. I used that phrase twice and it is accurate. The idiotic denial of the so forth presented evidence is mind boggling as is your persistence to harbor a well known troll.
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Alex HolowczakHall of Famer
932 days ago
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Alright we admit it... Free speech does not exist here. Now go away...
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Anonymous Fanatic #6
932 days ago
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He* (Monteiro) writes like Jay Mariotti. Believe me, that's not a compliment.
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