100 Players you Love to Hate

by Brian Sullivan on Sep 17, 2007 8:50 PM PDT

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=keri/070917&lpos=spotlight&lid=tab3pos2

After the first 99, here's number 100:

"BOBBY AYALA DIVISION

100. Bobby Ayala, Seattle Mariners: Often blamed for the Mariners' inability to break through in the mid-to-late 1990s, despite a roster stocked with Hall of Fame talents such as Randy Johnson, Ken Griffey Jr. and Alex Rodriguez. Normally it's unfair to place all the blame on one player. But did you see this guy pitch?" (Also mentioned, Sexson, #97.)

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Haha I just got done reading that.

These pretzels....are making me thirsty!

by Goose on Sep 17, 2007 8:52 PM PDT reply actions

what's funny is that Ayala's stats

were actually pretty decent.

by Matthew on Sep 17, 2007 9:03 PM PDT reply actions

If you ignore 1995, 1996, and 1998

by JI on Sep 17, 2007 9:08 PM PDT up reply actions

look at the K/BB/HR rates those two years

they were pretty solid

by Matthew on Sep 17, 2007 9:11 PM PDT up reply actions

sorry

those two years = '95 and '98

by Matthew on Sep 17, 2007 9:11 PM PDT up reply actions

96 has solis BB/K H/IP #s too.

His babip in 1998 was almost .400(???)

by JI on Sep 17, 2007 9:43 PM PDT up reply actions

70. AJ Pierzinski

The best story comes courtesy of GQ: Three years ago in spring training, Pierzynski took a pitch to the groin. Trainer Stan Conte rushed out and asked how he felt. "Like this!" Pierzynski said, right before he kneed Conte in the family jewels.

Holy shit, that's awesome.

by Eldukey on Sep 17, 2007 9:12 PM PDT reply actions

What a fucking douche.

by SethGrandpa on Sep 17, 2007 9:14 PM PDT up reply actions

I had to e-mail Jonah a detail about Isaiah Rider

Rider had tutors write his papers for him at UNLV, and all he'd put on the paper is his name. He misspelled his first name on three separate occasions.

by Gomez on Sep 17, 2007 10:13 PM PDT reply actions