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Perhaps "behind the scenes" Lou was able to talk some sense in to Carlos' brain.

6 months ago Schlitz_1__tiny tville 25 comments 0 recs  | 

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It's hard to say............

……….what Zambrano will do, but it’s likely not to be smart.

"I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day." ~ Frank Sinatra

by tville on May 16, 2009 10:23 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ironic

That you would be making snarky comments about other people’s intelligence when you think Lou “talked sense” into Zambrano.

Because he is, in fact, not a moron, Zambrano is going to take it easy because he has a leg injury. When it’s healed, Zambrano should be running hard most of the time because he is, get this a baseball player. When he’s a hundred percent, he’s going to be giving it his all, like he always does, and like any normal baseball fan wants him to.

by Old Style & Ivy on May 16, 2009 11:46 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

"Million dollar arm...........

………..and a five cent head"

Learn it. Live it. Love it.

"I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day." ~ Frank Sinatra

by tville on May 17, 2009 8:51 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Don't I wish.

Much closer on the million dollar brain, however.

"I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day." ~ Frank Sinatra

by tville on May 17, 2009 5:59 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

"Million dollar arm.............

………..and five cent head"

Learn it. Live it. Love it.

"I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day." ~ Frank Sinatra

by tville on May 17, 2009 8:51 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Which copy

Of this post do I have to reply to for you to talk about how dumb other people are some more?

by Old Style & Ivy on May 17, 2009 12:09 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Not sure why it double-posted.

"I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day." ~ Frank Sinatra

by tville on May 17, 2009 6:00 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

double post

reduces your million dollar brain maybe?

baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out

by Cubbie-Tim on May 17, 2009 6:54 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

If I were responsible...........

………..for the system behind the site, you might be able to say that, but alas, I’m not.

"I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day." ~ Frank Sinatra

by tville on May 17, 2009 7:05 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

You're really ignorant, you know that?

"Those are my principles, and if you don’t like them, well, I have others." - Groucho Marx

by Keith on May 17, 2009 5:51 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Why thank you.

Do you have some basis for this conclusion or are you ignorant about your subject matter?

"I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day." ~ Frank Sinatra

by tville on May 17, 2009 6:00 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I know as much as you do.

How do you know Zambrano has a million dollar arm and a five cent head? You spout your idiocy every chance you get when Zambrano comes up for whatever reason. What makes you think Carlos Zambrano is an idiot? Really, I’d like to know.

"Those are my principles, and if you don’t like them, well, I have others." - Groucho Marx

by Keith on May 17, 2009 6:14 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think Z's lunacy............

……….has been well-documented on this site and many others.

That said, don’t know that I mentioned “idiot” in this post. You can double-check that if you’d like.

"I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day." ~ Frank Sinatra

by tville on May 17, 2009 7:04 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Your attitude towards him certainly implies that you think he's an idiot.

"Those are my principles, and if you don’t like them, well, I have others." - Groucho Marx

by Keith on May 17, 2009 7:12 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

He doesn't make sound baseball decisions.

Over and over and over again.

"I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day." ~ Frank Sinatra

by tville on May 17, 2009 7:17 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Those are your words, not his.

He’s entitled to his opinion, as you are to yours.

Being a little less combative in responding would make you look better.

"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra

by Al on May 17, 2009 7:33 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Stop the namecalling, NOW.

"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra

by Al on May 17, 2009 6:04 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Saturday, Piniella said on the pregame show

That he was going to talk to Zambrano about his comments. He was concerned that when someone plays cautious, that’s when injuries tend to occur. Zambrano had also said that after a while, he’d be running like Juan Pierre.

You are picking and choosing facts to support your argument, tville. There is nothing wrong with you having the opinion, but you’re trying to cram it down everyone else’s throat . . . and the fact that you only used part of a quote suggests that you realize how weak your case is to state your opinion as an absolute truth.

Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson

by Shanghai Badger on May 18, 2009 9:51 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

The article was entitled "No More Hustling......

……..on the Bases for Carlos Zambrano".

Would that have been a more acceptable title for this post?

Should I choose facts that DON’T support my position?

Geez…………

The fact that Z claims he’ll be running like Juan Pierre further supports my position. He foolishly insists on trying to do things he can’t (or shouldn’t) and this only makes him appear all the more absurd.

"I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day." ~ Frank Sinatra

by tville on May 18, 2009 9:36 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Which position are you taking?

That he shouldn’t have done it, or that he’s an idiot?

You used part of the quotes to support that he shouldn’t have bunted, claiming Piniella must have talked sense into him. Now that further evidence is supplied, you’re changing your stance to say that Zambrano’s an idiot and ignoring the fact that Piniella supported what he did.

So, which is it? He shouldn’t have bunted, and his wise manager explained that to him? Or, he shouldn’t have bunted, and his manager is an idiot for supporting it?

I’m not suggesting that you should choose facts that don’t support your position, but you should address those facts. Instead, you conveniently ignore them.

Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson

by Shanghai Badger on May 19, 2009 8:33 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

As I've stated repeatedly...............

……….he shouldn’t have done it and because he did that brings his baseball acumen into question.

Surely we know by now that what is stated to the media is not the “whole truth”, and I believe Lou is compelled to say one thing publicly, but might be saying something entirely different in private.

"I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day." ~ Frank Sinatra

by tville on May 19, 2009 9:48 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'll leave you to this, then.

Piniella has called out his players in the past. He has called out Zambrano. To go out of his way to give an articulate defense of something that he didn’t agree with would be out of character, but you’re obviously convinced.

Crusade on if you will. You think you’re right, I think you’re wrong. Life goes on.

Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson

by Shanghai Badger on May 19, 2009 10:39 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Fair enough.

"I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day." ~ Frank Sinatra

by tville on May 19, 2009 2:56 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

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