Going to See the Ballet
by Matthew on Feb 18, 2009 11:52 AM PST
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PrintBut there’s still no doubt in my mind that, as we reported yesterday in the AJC, Griffey has decided to be a Brave. A conversation with Chipper Jones 15 minutes ago only underscored that belief."All signs are good" said Chipper, who's talked to Griffey daily for the past week. "But I'm not going to smile until he's signed."
For the record, Chipper smiled as he said that.)
--7:23 a.m., Atlanta Journal-Constitutional
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Atlanta Braves officials denied Wednesday they have signed outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. and believe Griffey is leaning towards signing with the Seattle Mariners.
--9:38 a.m., WSB
"I really don't know,'' [Braves GM Frank Wren] said. "I think he's contemplating the decision, so we're waiting to see what he decides.":
--10:41 a.m., Larry Stone
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I've gotta say
Every time I see a Griffey update, I just start laughing. This strange phenomena began yesterday afternoon and has not really stopped since.
Wish you put that in a tag too!
I call bullshit.
Griffey as a CF???
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
This signature space for rent.
by PositivePaul on Feb 18, 2009 12:21 PM PST up reply actions
Looks like a catch.
"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."
No,
needs to be an actual gif from the Simpson’s episode.
by appleshampoo on Feb 18, 2009 1:53 PM PST up reply actions
That bear looks like it's doing some badass shredding on that bike, actually.
Patriotism, Pepper, Professionalism
Best Griffey post yet.
As for the scooters, this isn’t it but i think it does the trick:
by eday on Feb 18, 2009 12:13 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
BRILLIANT!
Now an ICHIRO! version
BOOYA! You got Slurved!
by Slurvey on Feb 18, 2009 12:36 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
YES YES FASTER VERSION YES!!!!
This signature space for rent.
by PositivePaul on Feb 18, 2009 1:19 PM PST up reply actions
Uh oh… Robert, don’t watch this.
I will smash your face into a jelly.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Feb 18, 2009 1:33 PM PST up reply actions
(this is the greatest website ever!)
I will smash your face into a jelly.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Feb 18, 2009 1:34 PM PST up reply actions
Ahem.
I will smash your face into a jelly.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Feb 18, 2009 12:42 PM PST up reply actions
Who is Rick Reilly, and why is he the Queen Mother?
Assuming that the USSM post relates to Griffey in some way…
I was at Shea for the Felix-Slam!
Personal M's record: 5-4.
by EnglishMariner on Feb 18, 2009 12:42 PM PST reply actions
Rick Reilly is the obnoxious sportswriter who baited Sammy Sosa about steriod testing
beyond that, I dunno. Maybe you should e-mail DMZ
Rick Reilly is the worst "sportswriter" in the history of sports and/or writing
He didn’t used to be bad, just boring, but now all he seems to write are schmoopy feel-good stories about Underdogs Who Triumph Over Long Odds In Improbable Ways And Why That Will Save America. His stuff’s on ESPN now. I’d recommend avoiding it.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
Also, his piece totally ignores
the likelihood of people beyond A-Rod, Giambi and Bonds having used steroids. Like, say, Albert Pujols, whom he gushes over.
It’s my most hated part of baseball steroid writing. See also: any list that asterisks or crosses off players.
At least 32 people are truly stupid
Just today, I had at least 20 people take the time out of their day to call me an idiot.*
*I just looked. It was 32 people.
by seattlebruin on Feb 18, 2009 1:04 PM PST up reply actions
When he's not talking about Bruce Springsteen, I agree.
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You're absolutely right.
My opinion that Posnanski wrote a few too many Super Bowl about Bruce Springsteen is the worst thing that ever happened in the history of this blog.
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by abender20 on Feb 18, 2009 1:17 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I like how he rips Beltre for his 2004 numbers, but praises Luis Gonzalez for his 2001 numbers.
I don’t see how he separates the two situations. Gonzalez is by far the most glaring career year that doesn’t fit at all. Yet Beltre must have done steroids while Gonzalez was clean.
I hate Rick Reilly.
He really is an embarrassment.
DMZ, on Twitter:
MLB should abolish drug testing and just ban whoever Rick Reilly says he knows is using. Saves time, money, restores confidence in the game.
The fact he moved to ESPN kind of shows he's a joke
Everyone on that network anymore is a waste of space.
This argument is similar to the Alex arguments when he left Seattle.
ESPN offered him a ton of money and like a sane man he accepted said money.
Texas?
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I wish they would have used that money to keep Dan Patrick around instead.
I liked listening to the radio show, at least.
I like Jim Caple and Keith Law, off the top of my head.
There are no good individual basketball statistics.
54!
Keiran Darcy
John Hollinger, Rob Neyer. I like JA Adande most of the time, too.
by seattlebruin on Feb 18, 2009 2:15 PM PST up reply actions
I enjoy plenty, like Neyer, Gammons, Hollinger, Clayton, Simmons
But then there’s Digger Phelps, and Lou Holtz, and Mark May, and Woody Paige, and Skip Bayless, and Emmitt Smith. And now, Rick Reilly.
It’s way too much to handle for the gastrointestinal system if you’re a die-hard college sports fan.
If you don't like them, don't read them
ESPN has some good writers and some bad ones. Just like anything else, if you consciously avoid the crap, you’ll find good stuff in there.
by seattlebruin on Feb 18, 2009 6:10 PM PST up reply actions
Rick Reilly is quite possibly the most annoying sportswriter on the planet
everything is black and white, black athletes are all thugs, steroids ruin everything, jump to random nonsensical conclusions with no evidence or trace of writing ability, etc.
Essentially, you are a better sportswriter than Rick Reilly. I am a better sportswriter than Rick Reilly. Coach Owens is a better sportswriter than Rick Reilly. Rick Reilly is really God damn annoying.
by seattlebruin on Feb 18, 2009 12:47 PM PST up reply actions
Vatinius? Please pick up the white courtesy phone.
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That article was the worst writing that I have read in a while.
Maybe I have been spoiled with USSM/LL
Then you haven't been reading enough Rick Reilly and/or Jemele Hill
it’s incredible that Page 2 has both writers that good (Caple, Darcy, Simmons) and that bad (Reilly, Hill, post-breakdown-creepy-Easterbrook)
by seattlebruin on Feb 18, 2009 1:34 PM PST up reply actions
I wandered over to the ESPN conversation after Hill wrote her latest piece
where she decided that Phelps got off easy (from media speculation) because he’s white.
Ever Jemele Hill column :
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What I learned from Jemele Hill
1. There are two kinds of people in sports – white people and black people.
2. White people have it really easy.
3. Everyone hates black people because they’re black.
4. There are no Hispanics or Asians in sports.
5. White GMs hate black people and black GMs hate black players.
by seattlebruin on Feb 18, 2009 1:47 PM PST up reply actions
My favorite comment ever to pop up under a Hill column (about the city of Detroit, the Pistons, and of course Race)
“U R a bad person Jamal”
It has now become one of my friend’s favorite lines.
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Normally I think people are too quick to dismiss race as a factor in arguments, but you're absolutely right.
Hill is awful about it. Everything she writes is just a gross generalization. It’s the laziness that irritates me the most.
Let's just put it this way
If say, Joe Posanski were to (hypothetically, of course) write “Carlos Beltran was treated unfairly because he is Hispanic,” I would read the article and then determine if Posnanski put forth the necessary evidence to make me believe that he was treated unfairly due to race.
When I see a Jemele Hill article with the word “black” or “white” in the title, I first think “awww shit, not this again…” then eagerly click and think “train wreck! train wreck! train wreck!”
by seattlebruin on Feb 18, 2009 1:58 PM PST up reply actions
You're only feel that way because Posnanski is white and Hill is black
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I'm way over my typo quota for the day. Time to scrutinize more carefully.
Lo siento, LL :(
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That font would only be used for flavor text, not rules text.
COME ON!
There are no good individual basketball statistics.
54!
Easterbrook could still be good
if you skip any time he gets creepy about cheerleaders, talks about politics, television or science.
His football commentary isn’t terrible, the rest of his shit is.
And the cheerleader stuff is just creepier each week when I remember he has a kid who is old enough to talk.
You know what? Fuck you Sports Gods, fuck you.
Not only old enough to talk, but isn't his kid like 14?
by seattlebruin on Feb 18, 2009 2:01 PM PST up reply actions
I have a 16 and a 19 year old (well they will be later this week),
what’s wrong with liking cheerleaders?
"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."
I assume you don't devote 300-600 words a week
to specific professional cheerleaders on a widely read sports column.
by MartinVanBuren on Feb 18, 2009 2:04 PM PST up reply actions
It's not just 300-600 words, it's 300-600 really creepy words
I think there was one time when he offered to let one of them dominate him.
by seattlebruin on Feb 18, 2009 2:06 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah
it used to be he just congratulated them for being in good shape and being smart or having nice jobs or whatever but in the past year or so he started tacking on creepy lecherous stuff.
You know what? Fuck you Sports Gods, fuck you.
There was also this gem
Satellite Note 2: Geo-Eye sounds an awful lot like GoldenEye, the satellite designed to destroy the global financial system in a James Bond movie. GeoEye was launched on Sept. 6; the global financial meltdown began on Sept. 14.
by seattlebruin on Feb 18, 2009 2:11 PM PST up reply actions
He wrote like 20 columns this year, it was in one of them. Unfortunately, I can't go through them all right now =/
by seattlebruin on Feb 18, 2009 2:12 PM PST up reply actions
I find it creepy that he has a Cheerleader of the week.
I don’t know, just an older guy admiring young cheerleaders just doesn’t seem right.
Well he used to say that people should be attracted to cheerleaders instead of supermodels
because cheerleaders were in shape/fit from dancing, which made sense. Then he started having a cheerleader of the week. Then he started fawning over them and staining his keyboard with drool. That’s when it got bad.
by seattlebruin on Feb 18, 2009 2:16 PM PST up reply actions
Mental development is slow in the Easterbrook family.
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Is it possible to sum up the Easterbrook-meltdown in a nutshell?
This is a situation that Google is unable to answer. Or is it just the creepy lechery discussed in the above thread?
Well there was this one
Cheerleader of the Week: Lauren of the Baltimore Ravens, who according to her team bio is the co-owner of a printing shop. The Ravens are the sole NFL team that have muscular cheer-hunks in addition to buff cheer-babes. Here are the guys — but not only do they not strut on the sidelines shirtless, they don’t get a swimsuit calendar like the Ravens’ women and they don’t even get individual bios on the team Web site. Come on Ravens, it’s the 21st century, have the men wear as little as the women!
by seattlebruin on Feb 18, 2009 2:56 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I think he did once.
Later on I’m going to go through his archive for the year and post some of the stranger things he’s said. This year was a total Easterbrook meltdown, and it was pretty funny, actually.
by seattlebruin on Feb 18, 2009 3:02 PM PST up reply actions
You could probably make an OT thread about it.
Speaking of cheerleaders, did you guys know that the Florida Marlins have cheerleaders?
Probably a better idea than this one
You could probably make an OT thread about it.
by seattlebruin on Feb 18, 2009 3:04 PM PST up reply actions
That was a good idea
going OT in this thread was my bad idea. Sorry for confusion.
by seattlebruin on Feb 18, 2009 3:07 PM PST up reply actions
Just as Peter King isn't joking when he believes that everyone reading SI
should be treated to some of the stuff he puts in his articles.
Thankfully KSK has done a good job of handling those.
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Wait, I'm confused
Is Brett Favre retiring or not?
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Feb 18, 2009 12:44 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
He's returning to his original city, Atlanta
to play LF.
Only if the batter is double covered
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The MLB already has Clemens anyway.
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Whatever
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Now is your chance to set the record straight.
Fain is calling for people to tell him how much more money they would spend at Safeco were Griffey on the team, because by golly, everyone he knows say they’d be spending the big bucks on jerseys and tickets and tchotckes.
Honestly?
I’d buy several extra tickets myself.
This signature space for rent.
by PositivePaul on Feb 18, 2009 1:23 PM PST up reply actions
I'm a cheap bastard.
But even still, I’d probably buy about 10 tickets above and beyond what I normally buy (which isn’t very many).
This signature space for rent.
by PositivePaul on Feb 18, 2009 1:29 PM PST up reply actions
Give him #51. That will do wonders for Jersey sales.
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I doubt it
Most people don’t wear the same shirt size they wore 10 years ago
by JI on Feb 18, 2009 2:00 PM PST up reply actions
Not around their legs, anyway
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I want the people of Atlanta
to flood him with promises that they’ll all attend twice as many games.
Especially the season ticket holders
Junior! If you come to Atlanta, I will attend 162 games next season!
by seattlebruin on Feb 18, 2009 1:35 PM PST up reply actions
Sounds like Yuni's already nursing a sore hammy
I fucking hate you Mariners
I think I posted this in the wrong thread.
by seattlebruin on Feb 18, 2009 2:07 PM PST up reply actions
See now
Rick Reilly could learn from a story like that.
You know what? Fuck you Sports Gods, fuck you.
How?
He would hate on the teenagers because they’re all probably taking steroids to help with recovery.
by seattlebruin on Feb 18, 2009 2:13 PM PST up reply actions
The best part of the song
Is that it’s called “Entry of the Gladiators.” Can anyone think of a less intimidating song for Gladiators to enter to? Or, alternatively, a more perfect song for the Ms?
Raben died for your sins.
Just heard...
Brian Bosworth has been talking to Griffey almost daily about coming to Seattle and playing left field for the Sonics. Or something like that…
I'd still rather have Gary Payton thanks.
He’s much better at returning 3 pointers for an RBI.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
He can't turn the triple-double play though,
and that means less assists.
"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."
He wants to be closer to his families though.
"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."
Well, a couple of them are here in Seattle.
by Sec 108 on Feb 18, 2009 2:48 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
It's a percentage thing though.
And he’s still trying to figure out the numbers.
Shawn Kemp: Proof that money can get you plenty of action even if you’re ugly.
"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."
He's the personification of the Battle for Grass Creek
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
Just ask Travis Henry
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I asked him about the price of weed versus the price of condoms
by seattlebruin on Feb 18, 2009 3:01 PM PST up reply actions
Why ask? The results from Henry's child support payments speak for themselves.
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Kemp, Bosworth and A-Rod headed to Sounders
What’s the MLS drug testing policy?
No Dice.
"MLS has one of the strictest drug policies in professional sports and holds its athletes both responsible and accountable for what they put into their bodies,"
This drug policy brought to you by McDonald's and Coca-Cola
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
However
Steve Largent made a counteroffer to have Griffey play center for the Thunder.
by eponymous_coward on Feb 18, 2009 3:34 PM PST up reply actions
Griffey's left handed, so he'd be left footed too
And the Sounders still need a left back. Plus think of all the extra jersey’s he’d sell! Sign Griffey now!
Those jerseys are too expensive, even with Griffey's name on the back
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Feb 18, 2009 3:36 PM PST up reply actions
No kidding.
I really want one, but at those prices????
"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."
Of course Everett Silvertips (minor league hockey) jerseys run about $150.00, without any name or number on them (those cost extra).
"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."
$99 replica, $199 authentic + $65 for name and numbering on Thunderbirds
thanks for pricing me out WHL
About the same for the Silvertips.
I guess the proceeds go towards helping the “foster” families the kids stay with, but still….
"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."
Left handedness doesn't mean left footedness though
by Graham MacAree on Feb 18, 2009 3:38 PM PST up reply actions
Not always,
but I would guess it works that way a majority of the time.
"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."
I'm fine kicking with both, but I have notably better control right footed
by Graham MacAree on Feb 18, 2009 3:48 PM PST up reply actions
I have the same issue. I think part of this comes from basketball, though.
As a lefty, the majority of my one foot jumping has been off of my right foot. I would imagine that has helped my coordination in that leg over the years.
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Really?
Every left-hander I’ve ever met was left-footed (my brother included). I know a lot of lefties who learned to golf, throw, etc right handed because all that was around was right-handed equipment (gloves, clubs, etc), but I’ve never met anyone who was the reverse.
Learn something new every day.
"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."
I'm useless with left-handed scissors because of the scarcity there,
but my right hand is woefully inept at throwing, etc. I do hit almost as well from the right side, but that’s due to a two handed tennis backhand.
I’ll go see if I can find a study about the handedness/footedness relationship.
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Not that big of a deal.
"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."
Unless you feel like paying for the article, see what you think about the abstract:
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I'm a righty that does pretty much everything sports lefty except for throwing.
Batting, golfing, kicking, back foot/strong hand boxing, etc.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
I'm left handed and right footed.
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Left footed and right handed would seem like it would be more common.
How did you end up right footed?
"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."
How did you end up with 10 fingers?
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I thought it would be common that if you are left-footed, you would be left-handed.
All the people I know that deviate from that were forced into it at some point in their childhood (for various reasons).
"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."
I wasn't coerced either way. My sister actually is left-handed right-footed as well.
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It is less common now, but once upon a time the left hand was considered evil.
My father was forced to be right handed as were most lefties in the Midwest during the 40’s and 50’s.
Evil or just "wrong".
I know some people that were “born” left handed that forced to be righties in school or by their parents.
"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."
I am doing the opposite now.
I am forcing myself to learn how to write with my left hand so I can be able to write with both hands.
Planning on losing one?
"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."
You know how it is with those bookies...
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Well, think of it as wearing a seltbelt.
It rarely comes to use, but it is very useful when it does.
I'll learn to use my left when the need arises.
"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."
Hence, "Sinistro"
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That was the rumor.
Maybe he’s waiting until 11:59pm just to make sure he’s making the right decision.
"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."
I am sorry.
I am just getting antsy because nothing has been announced and the activity level is low right now here.
This is like the week of the winter meetings, about the 6th time I've made a sweep through LL since lunch.
And why is this Griffey issue such a big deal? The outcome isn’t quite like getting a new GM.
It's really not a big deal either way,
but I still want to know WHAT"S HAPPENING.
"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."
That is what is bothering me too.
You would think Geoff Baker would post an update on his blog or something by now.
Update: Nothing has changed.
"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."
Don't make me turn this car around.
"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."
I think I read over at Stone's blog that the announcement could come tomorrow instead.
I fully expect Griffey to announce his decision on September 30th.
At least give him a minor league deal or something.
The boy has always been able to hit.
"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."
DING DONG THE WI--
Oh wait…doesn’t really apply.
by appleshampoo on Feb 18, 2009 5:36 PM PST up reply actions
PI
“Just over nine years to the day after he left, Ken Griffey Jr. is back with the Seattle Mariners.”
Times
Although one TV station is Atlanta reported that Ken Griffey Jr. had picked the Mariners over the Atlanta Braves, he remained a free agent Wednesday with no official announcement.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sports/2008758528_griffey19.html
Sources: Griffey chooses Mariners
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3917214
An ending to the seemingly never ending story!
So…what do we do now?
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