The article discusses the nuanced nature of trash talking in sports, using reliever Joe Kelly as an example. After his Dodgers won the World Series, Kelly made tasteless comments about the Yankees' playoff failures. These remarks were deemed 'bad' because they not only highlighted the Yankees' shortcomings but also diminished the Dodgers' accomplishments by implying they only succeeded against a weak opponent. Furthermore, as a spectator during the Series, Kelly's stance was particularly misplaced, illustrating how the context of trash talking matters significantly in sports culture.
Recuperating reliever Joe Kelly engaged in bad trash talking when he made fun of the Yankees' October foibles and faux pas after Kelly's Dodgers became champions.
That was bad for two reasons. One is that it emphasized the Yankees' weaknesses and unwittingly, and unfairly, de-emphasized the greatness of his own team by suggesting they only beat a loser.
The other issue, of course, is that Kelly was merely a Series spectator.
There's bad trash talking, and then there's good trash talking.
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