Don't Worry About Alex Rios, Greg Walker is on the case
by The Cheat on Oct 28, 2009 11:53 PM CDT
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Alex Rios has $58.7M left on his contract, is coming off a season in which he hit .199/.229/.301 after joining the White Sox, and has, at times, appeared completely lost at the plate. But don't worry, Greg Walker is planning a special trip to Puerto Rico help turn Rios around.
As the Sox slipped further out of the race in September, Rios channeled '06 Brian Anderson and I plotted a post about the Sox most important off-season acquisition; a new hitting coach. You know, one that actually does something, makes obvious adjustments to struggling players instead of letting them 'hit their way out of it' and preaching on about the magical powers of the obverse side of a baseball card. My reasoning was simple; the Sox had roughly 60M reasons to find a hitting coach who would actually do something besides spout cliched baseball platitudes.
But I never expected Walker to be back, certainly not on a two-year deal. I severely underestimated the nepotism factor. You could say it's sticking with the Devil you know vs. the Devil you don't. Only now the Devil's got a plan, traveling camp Walker...
"Quentin and Rios are the two guys that we wanted to work with specifically. They are young middle of the order hitters and should be with us a long time. Q is a guy that watches a lot of video and is a bright guy. We're going to look at the good, bad and the ugly the last few years and come up with a gameplan. No swinging or anything like that. Just some time spent with him, mostly on the computer, come up with a plan.
"We want [Rios] to work on some things in the offseason with no pressure. I wanted to firm up that we're all on the same page."
So while I have to applaud Walker for finally taking a more visibly proactive approach, that little voice in the back of my mind dutifully reminds me; it's Greg Freakin' Walker. He's about as effective as ExtenZe.
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Well, that sucks.
FGW. I have a feeling I’ll be writing that a lot over the next two years.
...take your hobbit circle jerk to another thread
by larry on May 18, 2009 8:58 PM PDT
by rhythm on Oct 29, 2009 1:37 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
And you thought the Christopher Michaels saga was disorienting...
EVERYBODY PICK US FOR 3RD OR 4TH SO I DINK WE DOIN POOTY GOO
Sox Machine
by Sox Machine on Oct 29, 2009 1:41 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
the cheat is a girl,noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
i'm alex rios' last fan
by onlysoxfaninboston on Oct 29, 2009 7:05 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dude, that's his mom.
He isn’t of legal age to cash checks, thus everything has to go in his mom’s name.
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Oct 29, 2009 10:17 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
But didn't he tell us he was 37 in some game thread this season?
"his ballerness could not be stoped which rose his era to 5.42 "
by Chiburb on Oct 29, 2009 10:20 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
30.
And it has never been proven that he isn’t a girl. “Chris”? Same as “Pat” and “Sandy”.
And if ExtenZe didn’t work why would they have sold millions of those little pills, no matter what the FDA says? Huh? (They should call it “PlaCBo”.)
CAN'T GET ANY WORSE THAN THAT. THANK YOU. GOOD NIGHT. by BuehrleMan
by winningugly on Oct 29, 2009 10:23 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And it has been proven that an expensive Placebo is an effective Placebo...
by DrEmilioLizardo on Oct 29, 2009 11:42 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
link...
http://news.duke.edu/2008/03/placeboprice.html
You look him square in the eye and tell him "Yes Sir, the check is in the mail"
by DrEmilioLizardo on Oct 29, 2009 11:43 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wonder if the placebo effect ExtenZe to college degree costs?
ie Does a degree from Duke mean more than a degree from U of I just because it costs more?
CAN'T GET ANY WORSE THAN THAT. THANK YOU. GOOD NIGHT. by BuehrleMan
by winningugly on Oct 29, 2009 1:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Absolutely-
The “Harvard” education doesnt mean squat, IMHO- a liberal arts degree by any other name, yadda yadda…. I have a BA from Northwestern, and wore Mickey Mouse ears at my graduation for all the relevance the institution provided. If you learn critical thinking then it does not matter the school- only the individual. With a few exceptions – no offense to the Robert Morris Graduates out there, but it really does need to be a semi-qualified school. I cant tell you how many doors the NU degree has opened, just from the name prestige- It IS a better Placebo!
You look him square in the eye and tell him "Yes Sir, the check is in the mail"
by DrEmilioLizardo on Oct 29, 2009 1:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
that google translate is fantastic.
i never knew chopra translated into thompson.
by larry on Oct 29, 2009 9:38 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If Greg Walker DIDN'T Work so well
Could we afford to give him away?
by TCBullfrog on Oct 29, 2009 2:02 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
so i was watching/listening to this nerdboy rock out for the millionth time in my life, while catching up on my google reader, and a thought just burst in to my head. “holy fuck, what’s bacon’s walk up music going to be next year?” i mean, Your Love will forever be His song, but i dont see Him as having the same music year after year.
also, if youve never seen or heard that guy play, you should, and check out his other stuff too, its pretty nasty
Blasting one into a Christmas ham like her is so passe. - RWShow
by BoeJouma on Oct 29, 2009 2:55 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Bacon told somebody on the Score - Mully and Hanley, I believe - a couple weeks ago that he was sticking with "Your Love".
And God bless him.
"I call Dotel, got his ass kick. I call Linebrink, got his ass kick. Everybody I call is the wrong guy. I guess it's my fault!"
by RWShow on Oct 29, 2009 8:51 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
After We were out of it
I got a chance to go to a bunch of games and sit up close because the walk up crowd sucked this year according to hawk >=). So I got a chance to see Rios Up close. I don’t think it would take a rocket scientist figure out that Rios’ stance is completely ineffective. The guy is so off balance its like watching midgets on dancing with the stars.
I’ve often wondered about guys who have goofy stances. I mean there are plenty of traditional style stances that have been proven to be effective.
Is it that hard to swallow your pride and change it?
Rios is an asshole as well by the way. Wouldn’t not sign balls for any one. No kids. Nothing. But that being said I am hoping he comes back next year and meets the Bill James projection. Not for him. But for the 50 some odd millions of dollars forced kicking and screaming to go home with him .
by Samuroth on Oct 29, 2009 3:07 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
yah rios is terrible.
his stance is awful…..he’s just a fucking 2 time all star for god sakes.
Kenwo4life=ratings
by KenWo4LiFe on Oct 29, 2009 7:26 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jim Edmonds, Steve Finley, and Andruw Jones have a few AS appearances as well.
Doesn’t mean they can do much today. I’m just saying.
CAN'T GET ANY WORSE THAN THAT. THANK YOU. GOOD NIGHT. by BuehrleMan
by winningugly on Oct 29, 2009 10:40 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i understand that.
finley is like 50, edmonds is 40 and jones got fat and lost his confidence. i am pretty sure rios will be ok. don’t get me wrong i was pissed at him this year too…but he has always batted like that and has always been fairly productive.
Kenwo4life=ratings
by KenWo4LiFe on Oct 29, 2009 5:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
this post gives me a confused stare
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Oct 29, 2009 10:20 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Rios is an asshole as well by the way. Wouldn’t not sign balls for any one.
Well THAT seals the deal for me!
Though I can’t imagine why anyone would want him to sign his balls.
"his ballerness could not be stoped which rose his era to 5.42 "
by Chiburb on Oct 29, 2009 10:57 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
because then you run to the tattoo parlor and get the signature
tattooed into your balls. You have to make sure that the signature you got is the one you really want though. I had Donn “the Pope” Pall sign mine and it hurt like hell to get it removed. I got Bill Melton’s on there now – he’s a legend, ya know.
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Oct 29, 2009 11:08 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I had Dan "the Sac" Plesac sign mine
His name is Rios and he dances on the sand
by Nordhagen on Oct 29, 2009 11:54 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No need to get that one taken off.
I thought Donn Pall was a sure fire 10-time AS…I was a little off.
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Oct 29, 2009 11:56 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
at least it wasn't scott ruffcorn
i go to bed every night hoping i won’t wake up
"...but the devil lives inside this kid, I swear it. It rises out of him in a mist, this baby-faced defiant wrathful version of Pat Kane, escapes his bodily confines to perform satanic miracles all over the offensive zone. The only thing more fearsome than that assist was the keep-in preceding it. The only thing more unholy than his face is his black magic." GMH
by Illini0509 on Oct 30, 2009 8:50 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wouldn't not hmm
"Awarding a difference maker on the field - and in the community at large - has always been baseball's version of a home run." ~Stephen A. Smith
by Carbiner on Oct 29, 2009 11:25 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'll bet the family joins him on the PR trip.
86% – relaxing and sightseeing.
14% – business.
by ballyb on Oct 29, 2009 6:38 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
How do you know ExtenZe is ineffective?
If the world was perfect, it wouldn't be -- Yogi Berra
by mick10 on Oct 29, 2009 6:40 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
When he wanks it's still lost in his hand.
Should at least clear the thumb, yes?
CAN'T GET ANY WORSE THAN THAT. THANK YOU. GOOD NIGHT. by BuehrleMan
by winningugly on Oct 29, 2009 12:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If Walk says he's going to work on the computer, that's all right by me.
Hey, anyone want to bet on college football games this weekend? I know a guy who can pick the winners because he has a system.
by 67WMAQ on Oct 29, 2009 6:42 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Walker just discovered the Nintendo Wii
He thinks it is a computer and plans to bring his “system” down to PR and practice in Alex’s living room. This is some hi-tech equipment…
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Oct 29, 2009 10:25 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
iPhone. Better hitting - there's an app for that
And failing that, he’ll hire batting stance guy.
by 67WMAQ on Oct 29, 2009 10:31 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nice!
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Oct 29, 2009 10:37 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Regardless,
the Sox need a few more offensive components, if they’re going to win.
Next 2 – 3 years is their time frame. Can’t believe they will go to battle as is.
by ballyb on Oct 29, 2009 6:43 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
i like this
Quentin and Rios are the two guys that we wanted to work with…..Q is a guy that watches a lot of video and is a bright guy.
and what about rios, huh greg? not too smart i take it.
the suck is not just a river in ireland.
by BuehrleMan on Oct 29, 2009 7:39 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
It's Cowley. Don't put too much stock into him getting the quotes right.
"his ballerness could not be stoped which rose his era to 5.42 "
by Chiburb on Oct 29, 2009 9:24 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
for one thing, he did not spell Q! with the exclamation
either that, or Walker did not say it with the proper emphasis. Which is very plausible, because, well, FGW…
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love 2010
by Nordhagen on Oct 29, 2009 10:23 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Q has not earned the exclamation point this year- we will see about 2010.
You look him square in the eye and tell him "Yes Sir, the check is in the mail"
by DrEmilioLizardo on Oct 29, 2009 11:38 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Q!: 'I know if I was in a normal situation I probably would have lost my exclamation point after this year.'
“I think over 2008 I built up enough good will and accomplished things that people don’t realize. But I underachieved the last year. I think [managing editor] Cheat [Cheatelstein], [editors] those other guys [Other guys] and [community] the internet wierdos [SSS] know the reasons, and they know I’m the right man for the extra punctuation. Last year happened and it would have cost a lot of dreamy outfielders their superfluous emphasis, but there is a lot of trust there. I don’t take that lightly.”
His name is Rios and he dances on the sand
by Nordhagen on Oct 29, 2009 12:01 PM CDT up reply actions 5 recs
rec'd
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Oct 29, 2009 1:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
go green.
You look him square in the eye and tell him "Yes Sir, the check is in the mail"
by DrEmilioLizardo on Oct 29, 2009 1:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
depressing
I guess we’ll have to wait for his retirement from his lifetime appointment.
I had always held out hope that piling up poor results would somehow force a change (at least just for change’s sake). It has nothing to do with whether Walker is effective or not. Its about trying something different.
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love 2010
by Nordhagen on Oct 29, 2009 8:09 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I am more disappointed
that Jeff Cox is still around. I’d rather have Walker than the new hitting coach on the Redbirds
i'm celebrating the slaughter of the indigenous peoples of the western hemisphere.
what the fuck are you doing? - larry
by Scotty Ballgame on Oct 29, 2009 8:33 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
If hey had canned Walker they could have had Jaramillo
So, way to blow that possible upgrade.
by hitlesswonder on Oct 29, 2009 8:47 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
that pissed me off too
although Im still open to anyone else other than Walker
like, anyone
Kind of a shame the Rockies aren't around to win it for Balloon Boy
-billyok
by blackoutsox on Oct 29, 2009 4:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
and that would have cost about Josh Fields and Chris Getz's salaries combined
kind of defeats the purpose
by Daniel Berlyn on Oct 29, 2009 6:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
ExtenZe doesn't work?
My confidence is gone! My cock is smaller! AHHHHHHHHH!
by Shakey on Oct 29, 2009 9:07 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
We're fucked.
"his ballerness could not be stoped which rose his era to 5.42 "
by Chiburb on Oct 29, 2009 9:24 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Court accepts barbecue chicken instead of community service
A Will County judge says he’s eating his words after accepting a tray of jerk chicken as a substitute for a man’s sentence of 100 community service hours.
The local legal community has been abuzz since Associate Judge Robert Livas accepted the Jamaican-style chicken from Darrius Logan this month over an objection from a prosecutor. Logan, 24, pleaded guilty last year to misdemeanor battery and criminal trespass charges after an incident in Joliet.
Logan told the judge in August he performed his community service by working 100 unpaid hours at Uncle Joe’s Jerk Chicken, a popular Jamaican restaurant chain on Chicago’s South Side. According to court transcripts, the judge told Logan to return in two months with either proof that he had completed the service hours elsewhere or with enough spiced chicken to feed the courtroom.
Livas said he was surprised Oct. 6 when Logan carried in a tray of Uncle Joe’s jerk chicken, bread and two sides of hot sauce.
Livas, a former prosecutor and Chicago police officer, said it was simply a joke gone awry.
“A defendant took something I said as a joke literally,” Livas said. "It forced me to keep my word and accept his original (community service) letter. I give him credit — he made me eat my words.
“Last year I’m getting the judge of the year award from the Illinois State Crime Commission,” he said, laughing. “And here now I’m answering questions about barbecue chicken.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-chicken-judge-29-oct29,0,84140,print.story
by larry on Oct 29, 2009 9:45 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Not bad for a guy who represented himself.
He had proof of his community service requirement – AND got the judge in trouble, all for 50 bucks worth of chicken.
by 67WMAQ on Oct 29, 2009 11:06 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Chicago judges in trouble.
Stop the presses!
CAN'T GET ANY WORSE THAN THAT. THANK YOU. GOOD NIGHT. by BuehrleMan
by winningugly on Oct 29, 2009 11:52 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Joliet...(and not the same thing)
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Oct 29, 2009 11:55 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Illinois judges in trouble.
Stop the presses!
CAN'T GET ANY WORSE THAN THAT. THANK YOU. GOOD NIGHT. by BuehrleMan
by winningugly on Oct 29, 2009 11:57 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
There's trouble, and then there's "trouble."
Operation Greylord set the bar for trouble pretty high.
by 67WMAQ on Oct 29, 2009 12:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have an uncle that went to jail via Greylord.
I always felt guilt, because he fixed a speeding ticket for me 6 months before he was indicted. No lie.
CAN'T GET ANY WORSE THAN THAT. THANK YOU. GOOD NIGHT. by BuehrleMan
by winningugly on Oct 29, 2009 12:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm pretty sure you can still do that today....
There’s a great book called “When Corruption was King,” written by a former mob attorney who fixed a bunch of cases, and kept hitman Harry Aleman out of jail (at least for a little while).
by 67WMAQ on Oct 29, 2009 12:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
larry's autobiography?
I didn’t know he printed that…
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Oct 29, 2009 1:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He had a Monk Illuminate it too!
of course, Vellum was hard to find back then.
You look him square in the eye and tell him "Yes Sir, the check is in the mail"
by DrEmilioLizardo on Oct 29, 2009 1:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
.
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Oct 29, 2009 1:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Computers are great and all, but how 'bout you don't entirely eliminate the whole "swinging and anything like that" stuff, Walk.
by homesickalien on Oct 29, 2009 9:49 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Walker looked at the Bill James projections
and declared that his work here was done
i'm celebrating the slaughter of the indigenous peoples of the western hemisphere.
what the fuck are you doing? - larry
by Scotty Ballgame on Oct 29, 2009 9:56 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
Because Q! should be resting.
"his ballerness could not be stoped which rose his era to 5.42 "
by Chiburb on Oct 29, 2009 10:19 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wrong. Stretching.
Eating, drinking, sleeping, brushing his hair, and stretching.
by homesickalien on Oct 29, 2009 10:23 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I still don't understand why grown-ass major league baseball players need hitting coaches to fix their shit
I don’t have a writing coach or a web design coach or an illustration coach or a make lunch coach or a vacuum the corners of the apartment the roomba can’t get to coach. I gotta do that shit myself!
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by billyok on Oct 29, 2009 10:35 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs
but that's why you make the big bucks, billy.
by larry on Oct 29, 2009 10:38 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fuckin right
let’s high five!
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by billyok on Oct 29, 2009 10:39 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
billy, you need a life coach. ;)
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Oct 29, 2009 10:39 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
billy, you need a life.
Fixed.
CAN'T GET ANY WORSE THAN THAT. THANK YOU. GOOD NIGHT. by BuehrleMan
by winningugly on Oct 29, 2009 10:39 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have a life coach
He lives in my mirror, his name is Billy and he tells me how great I am several times a day.
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by billyok on Oct 29, 2009 10:40 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Does he wear pants when chanting your name?
CAN'T GET ANY WORSE THAN THAT. THANK YOU. GOOD NIGHT. by BuehrleMan
by winningugly on Oct 29, 2009 10:41 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'll be over in a half hour...
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Oct 29, 2009 10:43 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Billy's the best, Billy's the best
"Awarding a difference maker on the field - and in the community at large - has always been baseball's version of a home run." ~Stephen A. Smith
by Carbiner on Oct 29, 2009 11:29 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Where this conversation went = fan-fucking-tastic
THANK YOU NATE SILVER, TECHNOLOGY IS THE TOPS
by Hazymania on Oct 29, 2009 12:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think Clif Lee should have a talk with our GW
No wait, maybe he already did. That would explain Walker’s calm and “nonchalant” behavior under this immense pressure of getting Rios to hit.
Lupe, release the balloons!
by LT_sox_fan on Oct 29, 2009 11:18 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Enzyte
"ALL THESE WORLDS/ ARE YOURS EXCEPT/ EUROPA/ ATTEMPT NO
LANDING THERE/ USE THEM TOGETHER/ USE THEM IN PEACE"
by thecip on Oct 29, 2009 11:24 AM CDT reply actions 4 recs
I didn't know the Sox had a "Dirk Benedict Bobblehead night"
by 67WMAQ on Oct 29, 2009 11:31 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Its Starbuck, dammit!
You look him square in the eye and tell him "Yes Sir, the check is in the mail"
by DrEmilioLizardo on Oct 29, 2009 1:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ishmael?
THANK YOU NATE SILVER, TECHNOLOGY IS THE TOPS
by Hazymania on Oct 29, 2009 2:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Melville was a plagarist, btw... (from wikipedia)
The other event was the alleged killing in the late 1830s of the albino sperm whale Mocha Dick, who was usually encountered in the waters off the Chilean island of Mocha. Riddled with dozens of harpoons from his numerous escapes from whalers, Mocha Dick often attacked ships with premeditated ferocity. One of his battles with a whaler served as subject for an article by explorer Jeremiah N. Reynolds in the May 1839 issue of The Knickerbocker, New York Monthly Magazine. Melville was familiar with the article, which described “an old bull whale, of prodigious size and strength… [that] was white as wool”. Significantly, Reynolds writes a first-person narration that serves as a frame for the story of a whaling captain he meets. The captain resembles Ahab and suggests a possible symbolism for whales in that, when his crew first encounters Mocha Dick and cowers from him, the captain rallies them thus: “‘Mocha Dick or the d——l [devil],’ said I, ‘this boat never sheers off from any thing that wears the shape of a whale.’”
You look him square in the eye and tell him "Yes Sir, the check is in the mail"
by DrEmilioLizardo on Oct 29, 2009 3:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not so smiling?
http://sentencing.typepad.com/sentencing_law_and_policy/2008/08/the-man-behind.html
CAN'T GET ANY WORSE THAN THAT. THANK YOU. GOOD NIGHT. by BuehrleMan
by winningugly on Oct 29, 2009 12:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just went ahead and rec'd this thread.
The only thing it’s missing… more Chaucer.
THANK YOU NATE SILVER, TECHNOLOGY IS THE TOPS
by Hazymania on Oct 29, 2009 12:26 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I hope this goes better than the trip Cora took to Florida
to help Josh Fields……….
And that chicken story is hilarious.
"Oh well back to work"
by Tdogg on Oct 29, 2009 1:18 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
hahaha had forgotten about the Fields and Cora's get togethers
Yeah, let’s all hope this is not a repeat.
Lupe, release the balloons!
by LT_sox_fan on Oct 29, 2009 1:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
FNS
Nick Swisher has been benched in favor of Jerry Hairston Jr. for Game 2 of the World Series.
Hairston is 10-for-27 (.370) lifetime against Phillies starter Pedro Martinez and Swisher is 11 for his last 77 (.143) with one homer dating back to the regular season. Oct. 29 – 3:57 pm et
PS – If you’re the gambling type, go ahead and throw large on the Yanks tonight. That is all.
by Q!'s Qrew on Oct 29, 2009 3:02 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
No reason to watch tonight, then.
My hate has made me strong. FJHJ just doesn’t have the same ring to it.
Did you “throw large” last night, Q2? BWAHAHAHAHA!
CAN'T GET ANY WORSE THAN THAT. THANK YOU. GOOD NIGHT. by BuehrleMan
by winningugly on Oct 29, 2009 3:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Laugh it up
No, I don’t gamble…but all the signs are there for a Yankees win tonight.
I’ve been calling for them to FNS w/ a benching for weeks now. Fucking finally.
by Q!'s Qrew on Oct 29, 2009 3:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You live on the edge.
Calling for a benching when he’s hitting .100. Torches and pitchforks are currently approaching your rent-controlled apartment.
CAN'T GET ANY WORSE THAN THAT. THANK YOU. GOOD NIGHT. by BuehrleMan
by winningugly on Oct 29, 2009 3:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
it's almost a shame.
not sure if i’d rather see him fail in a maximum number of ABs or suffer the indignity of a (deserved) benching. oh well. i’m sure he’ll play again. i’ll just continue rooting for him to go 0 for the rest of his career.
the suck is not just a river in ireland.
by BuehrleMan on Oct 29, 2009 4:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
playing shitty players over non-shitty players is always a great way to win.
girardi shouldn’t do this half-assed. get teixera out of there already. guy is batting like .170 and you’re batting him third? wtf. manage your team like you know what you’re doing. eric hinske. there’s a ballplayer.
by larry on Oct 29, 2009 4:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dont hold back... Tell us really how you feel, Larry.
Dont “Beat around the Intern…”
You look him square in the eye and tell him "Yes Sir, the check is in the mail"
by DrEmilioLizardo on Oct 29, 2009 4:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The man just knows how to win
by Off the bus running on Oct 29, 2009 4:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
funny, thanks for the link
“Men lie, women lie, numbers don’t”
Lupe, release the balloons!
by LT_sox_fan on Oct 29, 2009 6:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
BTB is occasionally worth reading.
Generally when they don’t take themselves too seriously.
FSK.
CAN'T GET ANY WORSE THAN THAT. THANK YOU. GOOD NIGHT. by BuehrleMan
by winningugly on Oct 29, 2009 6:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
there's only one way to stop hinske, and ozzie knows what it is.
the hinske shift.
the suck is not just a river in ireland.
by BuehrleMan on Oct 29, 2009 6:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You manage by "feel".
I “feel” Jerry Hairiston, Jr. will produce tonight. Flarry.
CAN'T GET ANY WORSE THAN THAT. THANK YOU. GOOD NIGHT. by BuehrleMan
by winningugly on Oct 29, 2009 6:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
one of the more underutilized guys you'll find
a 2b with an 85 OPS+, only got one full year as a starter.
by Hatchetm on Oct 30, 2009 9:18 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
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