That Guy At Kinko's Has A Story To Tell For The Rest Of His Life

by Jeff on Apr 3, 2008 10:36 AM PDT in Miscellaneous

(I don't know how to bump a Fanshot.)

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That is the coolest fuckign thing ever.

I think he's going to get a game used Jersey this year, or maybe an old glove. If I had a fan like Red, I'd see if he was a stalker first, then take him out to dinner or something. That's some dedication on Red's part, for more than a whole season.

by Faux on Apr 3, 2008 10:40 AM PDT 0 recs

Is Red officially fucking The Man?

by Patrick517 on Apr 3, 2008 10:45 AM PDT up 0 recs

I hope not.

he's got a girlfriend.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Apr 3, 2008 10:51 AM PDT up 0 recs

officially THE fucking MAN

most definitely

by lemonverbena on Apr 3, 2008 10:59 AM PDT up 0 recs

I'm not sure if thats ridiculously awesome

Or incredibly creepy.

by joof on Apr 3, 2008 10:46 AM PDT 0 recs

Incredibly ridiculously awesome.

by Jed MC on Apr 3, 2008 10:47 AM PDT up 0 recs

Be careful you.

Red ranks pretty high around here.

Fun Fact: Angels third baseman Chone Figgins' first name is actually pronounced "Shawn." And his last name is actually pronounced "Weinberg" (it's a silent "Figgins").

by Thingray on Apr 3, 2008 10:47 AM PDT up 0 recs

I know.

I know Reds the man. My first thought was, "Holy crap, that's totally awesome."

But then I thought, "What if I was just doing my job, and some guy was standing there with a giant picture of my face?" Of course, I'm not a pro athlete, so I'm probably coming from a different angle on this.

Hmm, yeah, lets go with ridiculously awesome.

by joof on Apr 3, 2008 11:01 AM PDT up 0 recs

I see your point. It must be kind of weird in a way.

Fun Fact: Angels third baseman Chone Figgins' first name is actually pronounced "Shawn." And his last name is actually pronounced "Weinberg" (it's a silent "Figgins").

by Thingray on Apr 3, 2008 11:43 AM PDT up 0 recs

holy shit

by JI on Apr 3, 2008 10:46 AM PDT 0 recs

Damn cool.

Still not quite as cool as the gigantic King Awesome bobble head doll I saw Red with on TV last season, but still damn cool.

by BrianL on Apr 3, 2008 10:49 AM PDT 0 recs

Yeah, we're still trying to find the bastard who stole that from Red.

Fun Fact: Angels third baseman Chone Figgins' first name is actually pronounced "Shawn." And his last name is actually pronounced "Weinberg" (it's a silent "Figgins").

by Thingray on Apr 3, 2008 11:44 AM PDT up 0 recs

Someone stole it from Red!?

by BrianL on Apr 3, 2008 11:47 AM PDT up 0 recs

It was stolen from him at a game last year I believe.

I suck at searches, but it's in the LL archives somewhere. Maybe someone else can help me find the link.

Fun Fact: Angels third baseman Chone Figgins' first name is actually pronounced "Shawn." And his last name is actually pronounced "Weinberg" (it's a silent "Figgins").

by Thingray on Apr 3, 2008 11:53 AM PDT up 0 recs

Dammit!

It was that bobble head that cemented Red's awesomeness for me! I hadn't -visited- LL yet.

I will throw the bastard who stole it into a vat of acid > : (

by BrianL on Apr 3, 2008 11:58 AM PDT up 0 recs

The one that was stolen was a small one

by Robert on Apr 3, 2008 12:00 PM PDT up 0 recs

no, the giant 4' one wasn't stolen

it was the ~6" version

by Matthew on Apr 3, 2008 12:00 PM PDT up 0 recs

Oh well thank God.

Seeing the Giant 4' King Awesome on TV was one of my personal highlights of the '07 Season.

by BrianL on Apr 3, 2008 12:02 PM PDT up 0 recs

Damn my crappy memory. Glad I was wrong though.

Fun Fact: Angels third baseman Chone Figgins' first name is actually pronounced "Shawn." And his last name is actually pronounced "Weinberg" (it's a silent "Figgins").

by Thingray on Apr 3, 2008 12:04 PM PDT up 0 recs

It wasn't the big one that was stolen, just a small one.

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by BrettJMiller on Apr 3, 2008 12:16 PM PDT up 0 recs

I saw that sign the other day

and cracked up. I love it

by I'm NOT Corco on Apr 3, 2008 10:56 AM PDT 0 recs

Oh wow

I think that might be the best thing I've ever seen.

I aspire to be that awesome.

as awesome as Red OR the sign.

by PShwa on Apr 3, 2008 10:57 AM PDT 0 recs

Wow.

Fuckin sweet.

Red, you are officially a god.

Go Nova

by dbroncos31 on Apr 3, 2008 10:57 AM PDT 0 recs

Sofa King Awesome

Well played, sir!

by lemonverbena on Apr 3, 2008 10:57 AM PDT 0 recs

Hehe

We went to Opening day and Felix Opening Day and I spent both days looking around for Red because our seats were near where he sat last year. I was crushed because I couldn't find him. Then magically as I was looking across homeplate I spotted that beltre head and I knew I had found him! It was awesome.

by jhough37 on Apr 3, 2008 11:05 AM PDT 0 recs

Somehow, and I don't know exactly how

seeing the face up-close just does not do it the same justice as this picture.

by Two Rs and Two Ls on Apr 3, 2008 11:18 AM PDT 0 recs

The photo uses a fairly standard (but quite powerful) technique...

We expect the primary subject to typically be in the foreground for a photo. In this case your mind begins in the foreground, discards it as out of focus, and is then drawn back to the sign. It's a layered effect that creates depth and connects the two to each other. It usually only works if there's a strong connection, or disconnection between the two.

When you're looking at things in real life your brain is used to ignoring the area you aren't focusing on, other than watching for potential threats. Visually we process layers pretty much seamlessly, but a photo can force you to see them. That's one of the reasons why depth of field is such a powerful tool in photography, you control exactly what people get to see clearly in a scene.

by Sidi on Apr 3, 2008 11:50 AM PDT up 0 recs

Haha, I didn't expect the whole scientific commentary

on how this works, but I will gladly take it.

by Two Rs and Two Ls on Apr 3, 2008 12:11 PM PDT up 0 recs

If it weren't Red holding the sign, I would have thought this was a pretty bad photoshop.

by HARRYP09 on Apr 3, 2008 11:27 AM PDT 0 recs

Same.

by redwolf75 on Apr 3, 2008 12:36 PM PDT up 0 recs

Red

Thanks for the photo on Opening Day. The Beltre Head is an excellent addition to your repertoire.

by G_ on Apr 3, 2008 11:45 AM PDT 0 recs

i supposed some of the folks in the rows behind him aren't as stoked

but fuck them, we want our cheap internets thrills

by lemonverbena on Apr 3, 2008 11:47 AM PDT 0 recs

How did he even get it into the stadium?

It's friggin' enormous.

by esoteric on Apr 3, 2008 12:01 PM PDT 0 recs

thats what I was wondering.

by Matthew on Apr 3, 2008 12:02 PM PDT up 0 recs

perhaps it's like a tent in a suitcase

from the James Bond movies

...or did that actually happen?

by JI on Apr 3, 2008 12:03 PM PDT up 0 recs

Good question. It must fold up or something.

Fun Fact: Angels third baseman Chone Figgins' first name is actually pronounced "Shawn." And his last name is actually pronounced "Weinberg" (it's a silent "Figgins").

by Thingray on Apr 3, 2008 12:05 PM PDT up 0 recs

Oooooh so THAT's why Red wanted that

photo of Beltre's face.. I remember him posting a request not too long ago - totally shook it off.

Way to go Red!

by seattlesundevil on Apr 3, 2008 12:26 PM PDT 0 recs

I remember I think Paul

asked for large player photos and I linked him to ridiculously High-Res Pictures.

I cant even find the link anymore, even though I want it back, haha.

by PShwa on Apr 3, 2008 12:38 PM PDT up 0 recs

OH was it Paul?

I can't remember that far back haha

by seattlesundevil on Apr 3, 2008 12:39 PM PDT up 0 recs

No, it was Red

and I'm glad to see that the one he got was put to good use.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Apr 3, 2008 12:43 PM PDT up 0 recs

I think that might have been for my Adam Jones masks last July

by Robert on Apr 3, 2008 12:50 PM PDT up 0 recs

Holy smokes!

That picture is 2x bigger than Red himself!

I love the guy who is trying to look around the poster-on-a-stick about where Beltre's left shoulder should be.

Way to go, Red!

by Wilder. on Apr 3, 2008 2:08 PM PDT 0 recs

I would love to know what Beltre thought when he saw it.

I would not be able to stop laughing if someone had a gigantic me face on a stick.

by seattlesundevil on Apr 3, 2008 2:48 PM PDT 0 recs

Especially if it was a goofy pitcher in mid-pitch face.

by Jed MC on Apr 3, 2008 3:16 PM PDT up 0 recs

How to bump a FanShot

Jeff, you can bump a FanShot by clicking the "Add to FP" link on the FanShot page

I'm one of the guys that built the new SB Nation

by lovitt on Apr 3, 2008 4:13 PM PDT 0 recs

I mean bump the timestamp

by Jeff on Apr 3, 2008 7:42 PM PDT up 0 recs

Did Beltre see it?

I wonder how he would react?

by Fin on Apr 3, 2008 4:20 PM PDT 0 recs

I think it would be pretty hard to miss a 6 square foot

version of your own face when the guy was in the front row...

by seattlebruin on Apr 3, 2008 4:22 PM PDT up 0 recs

I

take it all back.

The A's colors are green and gold.

by mikeA on Apr 3, 2008 5:04 PM PDT 0 recs

haha

everyone comes around eventually

by thenatural on Apr 3, 2008 6:07 PM PDT up 0 recs

You can see that thing all the way across the stadium.

It's massive.

If Pinocchio has a cocaine problem and he lies about it, does that make it worse?

by Goose on Apr 3, 2008 6:31 PM PDT 0 recs

Fuck the Angels

by phil333 on Apr 3, 2008 6:31 PM PDT 0 recs

Touche.

by seattlesundevil on Apr 3, 2008 6:36 PM PDT up 0 recs

That is too awesome for words

Should....have sent.....a poet....

by OlSalty on Apr 3, 2008 7:47 PM PDT 0 recs

Ironically bodyless Adrian Beltre?

I just hope people don't think Beltre's getting a big head about having such a dedicated fan ;)

by Deanna on Apr 3, 2008 8:03 PM PDT 0 recs

IMAGE! 5,000 Fans like Red in Safeco?

5,000 screaming fans for their favorite player. Not everyone, but just enough to really get the field, crowd, home viewers into every at bat, into every pitch.
They would drown out the roar for the Hat Trick and the Hydro Race. They would drown out so-so fans. They would make Safeco a horrible place to hold a business meeting like so many do in the diamond section.

Screaming passionate knowledgable fans that wear their love for this fucking team on their sleeve.

It would be a beautiful sight.
It would scare the shit out of every other team to walk on to the field. Fuck it might even scare the shit out of our home town nine. Hopefully, in a good way!

I have never made a sign. But Red, you have inspired me to make one the next time I go to Safeco.

by mark sobba on Apr 3, 2008 8:14 PM PDT 0 recs