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Greg Halman Is Ambitious

"Talentwise, I know I am close. I know I can play in the big leagues. Mental wise, I am not as far as thinking, like yesterday, I see Endy Chavez, and I was like, "Damn, he is so smart tagging on the fly ball to center." The way that he plays, without even thinking. I know that talentwise, mentalwise I can compete with them anytime. It is just that they are a little further. I really want to be like Endy. I know that when I have that, I am ready." (Drayer)

Every so often back in high school, I'd turn on the TV and daydream about one day becoming a successful actor. One of the shows I liked was Boston Public. I'd see Michael Rapaport and think "man, I really want to be like Michael Rapaport."

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To be fair

It’s not as if he’s got a lot of Dutch role models staring him in the face (unless he wants to learn how to pitch)

I'd rather know a little about a lot than a lot about a little

by Sportszilla on Feb 27, 2009 4:29 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

Dennis Bergkamp should be everybody's role model

because then everybody would be able to do this. Bergkamp is probably my favorite athlete of all time.

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

by pdb on Feb 27, 2009 4:59 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Did he even do that on purpose?

It almost looks like a happy little accident the way the ball flies around the other guy. Even if that were so, he was definitely able to take advantage of it.

by appleshampoo on Feb 27, 2009 5:15 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

He got lucky that the ball didn't hit the defender

But he was clearly trying to do exactly that, in my opinion.

by patsfan on Feb 27, 2009 5:29 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Look at his first touch closely

that was no accident.

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

by pdb on Feb 27, 2009 9:52 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Favorited that YouTube clip.

Thanks for pointing it out.

You're trying to kidnap what I've rightfully stolen.

by Sentinel on Feb 28, 2009 7:38 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

In his defense,

it’s not as if anyone would say “No, I pretty much suck at the game. I honestly can’t believe they invited me to camp, but in an organization that gave 250 plate appearances to Miguel Cairo, I guess I should have seen it coming.”

by Vatinius on Feb 27, 2009 5:03 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

That's not what I'm getting at

I just think Halman should aim higher.

by Jeff on Feb 27, 2009 5:45 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

In his defense,

I don’t think he’s saying he wants to PLAY like Endy, just to think like Endy. Again, maybe he could aim higher, but I think it’s a fine, typical quote; substitute Mike Sweeney for Endy, and we’ll see a variant of this every day.

by marc w on Feb 27, 2009 5:53 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'd guess that he's overestimating how good Endy Chavez is

I think he’s striving to be what he thinks Endy Chavez is which is a much, much better player than Endy Chavez

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by I'm NOT Corco on Feb 27, 2009 5:55 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm confused

To me, it appears he’s saying he wants to play center field like Endy Chavez. If I’m not mistaken, doesn’t Endy Chavez play really good center field? I guess he could say Ichiro if Ichiro were there, but it doesn’t seem to me that he’s selling short by saying he wants to learn to react to and track fly balls like Endy Chavez.

by Malcontent1 on Feb 27, 2009 7:44 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

WHY DO YOU INSIST ON HAVING FUN THIS IS SERIOUS BUSINESS

I’M GOING TO CANCEL MY SUBSCRIPTION UNLESS EVERY UTTERANCE YOU MAKE FROM HERE ON IN IS DEADLY SERIOUS

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

by pdb on Feb 27, 2009 9:53 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That school had way too many problems going on at once

I don’t see too much wrong with what he said.

by katal on Feb 27, 2009 5:12 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

Nothing's wrong

I just particularly like the line “I really want to be like Endy.”

by Jeff on Feb 27, 2009 5:44 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Mentalwise?

READ A BOOK!

And if Boston Public was your teenage television reflection, man I am old.

by Shawk on Feb 27, 2009 5:36 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

mike rap

Needless to say, Rapoport’s best work was his cameo on Chappelle’s Popcopy sketch. “Listen, lady. I gotta take a sh!+.”

Sports and Bremertonians. Because we can.

by wackomann on Feb 27, 2009 7:08 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

No need to censor yourself, atleast not like that.

Nobody cares if you say shit or fuck on this site.

by Fin on Feb 27, 2009 8:11 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

yeah

Just a “me” thing, I guess. I did laugh at the clean version of “Ode to My Car,” though, if only for the cacophony of horns.

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by wackomann on Feb 27, 2009 9:13 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

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