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Nov 11 2008
Ok, prompted by a fairly simplistic but to the point article in today’s LA Times, I’ll trot out an old favorite: Is Scott Boras evil incarnate or a mere symptom of its syphilitic presence inside the heart of baseball?
http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-dwyre11-2008nov11,0,336691.column
May 18 2008
The Giambino…well…I’ll just let the NY Post tell you:
May 16, 2008 –
Baseball players are legendary for their superstitions, but Jason Giambi’s technique for snapping a batting slump may rank among the strangest : He puts on a gold lame, tiger-striped thong.
“I only put it on when I’m desperate to get out of a big slump,” he told Portfolio.com.
Giambi has shared his slump-breaker with other Yankees New York Yankees , including Derek Jeter, Bernie Williams, Johnny Damon Johnny Damon , Robin Ventura and Robinson Cano.
“All of them wore it and got hits,” he said. “The thong works every time.”
Clearly, Giambi could use a little help from the golden thong about now. As the Yankees continue to sputter heading into their Subway Series against the equally sluggish Mets New York Mets , Giambi is hitting .188.
But Giambi, in the final season of a seven-year, $120 million contract, said he doesn’t listen to booing by the crowds at Yankee Stadium.
“I never hear the boos because I’m too busy booing myself,” he told Portfolio.com. “No critic is worse on me than me. I can beat myself up pretty good.”
May 06 2008
Alex Rodriguez continues to demonstrate why he is not a cool person. At least he seems uncool. Perhaps in person he is a really nice dude. But if one of my friends passed out like a woman from 1830 you can rest assured I’d be busting his balls about it.
May 02 2008
Stumbled on this today, thought it would bring back some of us to the good old day when Topps had bubble gum sticks in them. Should have sold my Billy Ripken Fleer error card years ago! I wonder how much my Dale Murphy reverse negative is worth?
Apr 21 2008
Among baseball fans Tim McCarver is a known idiot. Thankfully he is doing his part to spread his message of idiocy and confusion to the masses by continuing to speak during Fox’s nationally televised games.
Just to make sure I understand:
Stonewall Jackson = Robert E. Lee = J. E. B. Stuart = Charlie Manuel.
O…..k.
Apr 18 2008
Tommy Lasagna wasn’t always the jovial and easy going grandpappy that he portrays today but that didn’t stop President Bush and the Mrs. from extending an invitation to today’s Papal meet and greet at the White House. Follow this NSFW old school link to find out how Mr. Dodger feels about being the “luckiest son of a bitch in the world”.
Apr 08 2008
I know this has been all over the internet but I don’t care, this is seriously the coolest thing I have read in months. I can’t even imagine how I would have reacted if this happened during my tenure as the Chula Vista Giants backup right fielder.
Do yourself a favor and read this:
Apr 07 2008
An umpire takes a fastball to the coconut? What are his possible reactions?
“Golly that was unexpected”
“I would have preferred it if you had caught that Mr. Pierzynski.”
“Did I leave the iron on?”
Hmmm. Fuck! That was unexpected. Thankfully for us ESPN dove right into that open mic replay without previewing it or having that dump button ready. Well played ESPN, well played indeed.
Via Awful Announcing
Apr 04 2008
There I said it. I’m a die-hard Padres fan, having followed them as far back as I can remember, and I have no problem saying that Trevor Hoffman is done. Unfortunately, most Padres fans are so blinded by loyalty and past performance (which explains why we have $20 million invested in Jim Edmonds and Brian Giles), that they refuse to let Hoffman call it quits. Fans in major markets would be all over their star closer if he had submitted an end of season performance similar to Trevor’s. But in San Diego, he gets a standing ovation to start the season.
Now don’t get me wrong, I’m a nostalgic, and I appreciate the great seasons that Hoffman has had for the Pads. I appreciate his dedication to one team, 16 years of service and all but 28 of his career games have been with the Padres, and during his most dominant seasons he was a sight to behold. Last year though was not fun to watch.
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Apr 02 2008
Yeah the title is a little harsh, but you know what, Jerry Coleman was really mean to me when I was 13 (1992). We used to own a radio station long ago that broadcast the Padres games in Spanish. Being a 13 year old neurotic baseball fan, this was basically the coolest thing in the entire world. I became good friends with our broadcaster and as a result ended up with a season long press pass. This pass gave me access to the press level at Jack Murphy Stadium. The first time I finally decided to use my pass, I ran into Jerry Coleman when I stepped off the elevator. I was ecstatic, I ran up and introduced myself, knowing better than to ask for an autograph. His response:
What the hell is a kid doing up here? I think you’re in the wrong place son, you should leave this section before security gets here.
Why do I bring up this repressed story of my childhood? Because I always bring up how insane Jerry has become and how ridiculous his announcing flubs have become. Remarkably, people outside of San Diego have no idea what I’m talking about.
So I’ve been wanting to put together a list celebrating some of his greatest calls. Rumors and Rants was kind enough to beat me to the punch.
Some of these gems include:
The first pitch to Tucker Ashford is grounded into left field. No, wait a minute. It’s ball one. Low and outside.
and
Hector Torrez, how can you communicate with Enzo Hernandez when he speaks Spanish and you speak Mexican?
These just scratch the surface, for more gems visit God Bless Jerry Coleman
