When these guys cash their paycheck, part of that is dealing with stardom like it or not. Part of that is sadly dealing with a completely idiotic base of people. I would venture to say any player on any team in any large city has rec'd some kind of moronic threat from someone. We probably don't hear about it all and most players understand it's an exception and not the rule. To blame the entire city and fan base for actions of a select few is not cool. Instead of taking the high road, he has taken the low one.
It's like blaming the entire USA for liking Justin Bieber. Just because a handful of teeny-boppers like him doesn't mean everyone in the US has no ear for good music...
Make no mistake, the complete human garbage that make these threats are just that. Garbage. Don't blame the entire city... There are sadly idiots everywhere. He won't hear it as much in Tampa. Their fanbase is not as rabid as ours. But, if he screws them out of a playoff berth like he did us, the odds are some $hit-for-brains there will probably threaten him...