Josh Hamilton hates children...
by Devin on Jul 14, 2008 6:56 PM PDT
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Print28 homers and none on the Gold Ball.
What a jerk.
But seriously, 518 feet is a long, long way to hit a ball when it is coming in at ~50-60mph. Insanely impressive, even without the sappy story ESPN wouldn't shut the hell up about.
(Apparently, even I now have to meet the 75 word minimum. I want to go back to the old site. These rules just aren't very much fun.)
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If only we would've traded Morrow for him :(
Yesterday's Pants
A blog-thingy about the Mariners and stuff.
Look, I'm not an overly antagonizing person,
but can we please call for a cease and desist on the last sentences of fanposts being about how lame the 75 word rule is? Seriously, it really is not that hard to get 75 words, and if it is then it wasn’t worth a fanpost in the first place.
There go back to enjoying your Monday.
The HR derby is worthy of a fanpost
I hate all the fluff that needs to be added to “Hamilton is killing it”
I fucking hate you Mariners
You're right...
Those little 75-word bitch sentences are lame, primarily because almost all people here are told that’s the deal when they register.
However, I wasn’t aware the rule applied to me since it didn’t used to on the old site that ran on the scoop publishing software…admins were exempt. Apparently that isn’t the case here.
I wish the announcers would just shut the hell up already
But I wish that every year
How about Rick Reilly's little diatribe about a lack of minorites...
I was torn between agreeing and thinking he was a tool for 1) bringing it up and 2) beating it into the ground.
Proof positive:
“Heroin addict who found religion. It’s a lousy night to be an atheist.”
That atheist comment was pretty funny.
I fucking hate you Mariners
It's like when they put Limbaugh on ESPN for football.
I fucking hate you Mariners
I'm always surprised when these guys hit grounders.
Smegmalicioius must have amazing bat control, since he could hit it to 3b, ss, 2b, LF, CF, and RF whenever he wanted pretty much.
Rick with more gold...
“Hamilton had a dream, found God and here he is. It’s a lousy night to be an atheist.”
Shut up. Man.
I just don't understand how that makes it a lousy night to be an athiest, at all.
I mean, I love Hamilton the player, and cool he found god good for him, but no one is trying to make those guys feel bad for believing in god. I don’t get why some people do their damndest to make people feel bad for not believing in god. It doesn’t make any sense to me…live and let live, everyone. No need to call people morons for their religious beliefs. Stupid ESPN announcer bastard.
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by BrettJMiller on Jul 14, 2008 7:19 PM PDT up reply actions
I was ranting about this tonight to a friend of mine.
I’m an atheist, and I had a fucking blast watching Josh Hamilton tonight. You don’t HAVE to believe in God to believe in people. Rick Reilly has written some good shit, but tonight he made a complete ass of himself. And it wasn’t just the atheism comment. It was the whining about the all-white home-run derby when all the minority hitters either declined, weren’t invited or weren’t elected All-Stars. It was the “This is a new way to get high!” comment when Hamilton was hitting.
I guess his shit works in print, but tonight, on one of the biggest moments in Josh Hamilton’s life, he just couldn’t stop talking about the drugs. He came across as crass, offensive and, most of all, needy for attention.
Rick Reilly used to be good at his job
now he is not.
And on the subject of Josh Hamilton’s faith, and trying not to go down the AK1984 road, man, whatever works for Josh Hamilton is good enough for me. If his faith is enough to help him recover from his addiction and really make something of his life, then good for him. Might not be for everyone, but obviously it works well enough for him.
The Jose Lopez Watch - 113 H - 12 BB - 67 G Left
by seattlebruin on Jul 15, 2008 7:29 AM PDT up reply actions
Hamilton should go up there...bunt 9 times and try to raise some money
I fucking hate you Mariners
Volquez, the guy who was traded for him, was the Rangers' equivalent of Morrow at that point.
We likely could have traded Morrow for him.
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by BrettJMiller on Jul 14, 2008 7:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Maybe I just love ridiculous power, but I prefer Hamilton.
Could’ve traded both of them for Hamilton, Bruce, AND Votto while Krivsky was at the helm though. Probably.
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by BrettJMiller on Jul 14, 2008 7:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Even if you equate
Volquez with Morrow, Bruce and Votto are not former drug addicts.
And Krivsky picked up Hamilton for nothing.
ZIPS: Milledge: 466 HR, 485 2B, 2282 hits, 278-379-524
100k is not nothing
it takes me ~1.5 years to earn that much!
The Jose Lopez Watch - 113 H - 12 BB - 67 G Left
by seattlebruin on Jul 15, 2008 8:02 AM PDT up reply actions
I'd be more annoyed to be a Cubs fan, knowing my team was smart enough to pluck him in the Rule 5
and then dumb enough to immediately sell him to a division rival for $100K
The Jose Lopez Watch - 113 H - 12 BB - 67 G Left
by seattlebruin on Jul 15, 2008 8:24 AM PDT up reply actions
The Cubs picking him had nothing to do with them being smart
The Reds asked the Cubs to pick him for them.
It's really weird that when MLB finally stepped in to put a stop to this
they did it on the Bobby Livingston deal (Phi. acquired Livingston for the Rays; MLB nixed it, and Bobby ended up with the Reds instead).
That was a regular waiver claim not a Rule 5 pick though, so who knows
Determined, Jonesing Commentor
That was close to the deal...
for Bedard that the O’s turned down. It was Bedard for Hamilton/Votto/Bailey. Of course, everyone knows the deal they took.
Joe Mrogan just called Hamilton "Wiry"...
I’m pretty sure Hamilton’s forearms are bigger than my biceps…
Joe Mauer is the President of the MLBPA...?
I would’ve guessed someone older.
Great, so Justin Timberlake is hosting the ESPYs.
Whatever little tiny chance I had of watching it, is now 100% gone.
Oh just get on with the finals this shit is retarded.
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If you see the people unfolding the giant flag on the field for the anthem before the game tomorrow
I’ll be one of them.
by Fett42 on Jul 14, 2008 7:44 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
SICKK!!!!
rec’d!!
The Jose Lopez Watch - 113 H - 12 BB - 67 G Left
by seattlebruin on Jul 14, 2008 10:42 PM PDT up reply actions
"These fans know that in three or four years he could be a Yankee! Start cheering early!"
Go fuck yourself New York.
There is no way Morneau deserves the trophy if he gets this.
Amend the rules again MLB.
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So...Morneau doesn't deserve the trophy.
I’m not sure why they wipe the slate clean in the 3rd round anyway. Shouldn’t the guy with the most home runs win the home run derby?
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I think it's wiped out of fear for exactly what happened tonight...
A final round in which someone has to put up nearly twenty homeruns just to tie?
That has yawner written all over it.
Isn't that less ridiculous
than a home run derby where the guy who hit nearly twenty home runs more than his competetion doesn’t win?
Bring back José Cruz Jr!
My thoughts exactly.
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by BrettJMiller on Jul 14, 2008 8:15 PM PDT up reply actions
It's less ridiculous, but they're worried about entertainment value more than fairness or rationality
It would be less entertaining for the competition to be all-but decided in the first 30 minutes of the whole thing, so they do it this way. It’s kind of lame but it’s not like the home run derby matters all that much anyways.
They should do it shootout style
Each guy gets 3-5 outs, you rotate through everybody once, drop the two lowest from each league… give everyone 3-5 outs again and rotate through, cumulate the totals… drop the lowest again… and repeat until one guy is left standing. This would reduce the chances of one guy from getting in a groove, hitting 20 bombs and making a joke of the contest when someone else wins.
If this idea is flawed as listed, it can be adjusted. The present wipe-the-slate trickle-down format just led to the guy with the most home runs losing.
Lousy night for atheists, great night for guys who used to suck dick for heroin!
has there ever been a better night to 9/11 Yankee Stadium – take out the Yankees and the lion’s share of the ESPN punditry, AND Whoopie Goldberg?!?
by Jordan of Boise on Jul 14, 2008 10:49 PM PDT reply actions
This was considered
But it is assumed that not only would Ichiro survive the attack, but he would take advantage of the chaos to arrange pieces of rubble into icons of religious significance in order to further his own unknowable goals.
by Jordan of Boise on Jul 15, 2008 12:36 AM PDT up reply actions
I really liked
this Jayson Stark article from ESPN.
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