The Worst Column On Baseball Ever Written
OK, maybe that's an exaggeration, but not much. The only thing he got right was that Kosuke Fukudome should lead off, and then he spelled Fukudome's name wrong.
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I am dumber for having read this.
Thanks Al!
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by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Feb 22, 2010 3:05 PM CST via mobile reply actions
“Mr. Madison McClellan, what you’ve just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.”
This is not an article to be tossed aside lightly.
It should be thrown with great force.
(with apologies to Dorothy Parker)
"Who ever heard of the Cubs losing a game they had to have?" -Frank Chance
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
If I didn't know better...
…I’d say this was from The Onion – especially with that picture of McClellan. His moustache probably writes its own articles on the side.
Except the Onion has better writing.
So does the Heckler.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
So does my middle school paper
WE HAVE SIGNED THE BEST HITTING COACH IN THE GAME TODAY.
I don’t understand why you bring in ANYONE else. Sammy or no Sammy
"Baseball is almost the only orderly thing in a very unorderly world. If you get three strikes, even the best lawyer in the world can't get you off." ~ Bill Veeck
seriously...
where did he get that? Is it because the almight TLR signed mr Steroid poster boy as their hitting coach now the cubs need to sign Sammy? Petarded.
I saw you in that coffee shop, breaking the fifth commandment. Congress passes these things for a reason, Lois.
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Was that written by a 3rd grader for a school newspaper?
That was terrible…….I think he was in a happy zone from a little to much to drink when he wrote this.
I am amazed at the level of just sloppy journalism
I sent an email yesterday to the correcitions editor at USA today where a person wrote a column stating Greg Maddux signed with the Braves in 1993 for six years and 43.75 milion. Only off by one year and fifteen plus million. Does anyone fact check anymore? That is not a small mistake nor is it hard to check.
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either Jim
I'd be interested to know if you get a reply.
Fox News Sunday did a “Power Player of the Week” segment recently about a college student who reads newspapers and emails writers about mistakes made in their articles. It really was an amazing story.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Feb 22, 2010 3:34 PM CST up reply actions
I have not yet but I have done this before with other publications
and they can be pretty good about it. Alas I did not catch till 4 days after the story ran. It was not only WAY off but it significantly effected the story, which was a run down of how good some long term contracts were. Maddux’s 93 contract with the Braves is probably one the single best contracts in terms of cost & result and when you are that far off in the numbers, that can be lost.
Needless to say I have a particular specialty re corrections .
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either Jim
by Doggie Stalker on Feb 22, 2010 4:23 PM CST up reply actions
An then, as his paper's readership slowly erodes...
… he’ll probably pen a lengthy rant on the evils of blogging and how all those “underwear wearing fools in their mom’s basements don’t have editorial process”.
Well, they do. Its called spell check and a brain, and its doing a better job than whatever you’ve got going, dude.
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C'mon, this is good comedy!
Will the Cubs continue using a second baseman to play second base or will Piniella put an outfielder at the position?
I’m sorry, but in context that’s just plain funny.
by jerry morales rules on Feb 22, 2010 3:31 PM CST reply actions
Couldn't decide whether this was about Schumaker or Soriano
Then I realized I didn’t care: We don’t have someone like Schumaker and moving Soriano is moronic. This guy is an idiot either way
"Baseball is almost the only orderly thing in a very unorderly world. If you get three strikes, even the best lawyer in the world can't get you off." ~ Bill Veeck
This makes Bleacherreport.com look like Shakespeare...
Nobody cares about your fantasy baseball team
I'm pretty sure that this was a parody
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Feb 22, 2010 3:34 PM CST reply actions
Do you think he meant to spell things incorrectly?
I couldn’t decide when I read the article.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Feb 22, 2010 3:36 PM CST up reply actions
Maybe the column about the Cardinals had similar typos
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Feb 22, 2010 4:01 PM CST up reply actions
I don't disagree
But I am surprised at not only how many are up in arms about this, but who they are….
I don’t think that the column was meant to be taken seriously for a second, and a lot of people did.
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Feb 23, 2010 9:23 AM CST up reply actions
Maybe not.
But it was still very badly written.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
Al, you know I respect what you do on this site
But you’ve commented that it was very badlly written about 10 times in this fanshot….I get it. You thought the author could have done better.
At the risk of being presumptuous, I think that you (and others) thought that this was meant to be serious and blasted the article (rightfully so if it was serious) – and now that a handful of people have commented that it is a parody, your response is changing to focus on how poorly the parody was written. I may be off base, but that’s how it seems – and you are coming across as a certain poster who will remain unnamed – you’re not adding any more substance to your argument, you are just repeating yourself.
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Feb 23, 2010 9:54 AM CST up reply actions
perhaps
but he did a HORRIBLE job of relaying the sarcasm
I saw you in that coffee shop, breaking the fifth commandment. Congress passes these things for a reason, Lois.
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genius
I think you are missing the point of his parody, it was ingenious in its dumbness. Hence, it was spectacular parody.
The 2010 Randy Hundley Fantasy Camp ruled!!!!
That's what I was thinking too.
Like it was a poor attempt to poke fun at the Cardinals using the Cubs as a example or something.
"Fasten those seatbelts"-Pat Hughes
"Poor attempt".
That’s an insult to poor attempts.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
Pardon my Spanish, but puta madre cabrón...
This is real. And real stupid. And to think this person is gainfully employed in print media while my wife and I aren’t…
I read half way...
and stopped. This guy is a moron and should pick up a new career.
Go Cubs. Go Irish.
"I was in awe every time I walked on to the field." -- Ryne Sandberg
"No player in baseball history worked harder, suffered more, or did it better than Andre Dawson. He's the best I've ever seen." -- Ryno
don't you mean
Moran?
"There are no curses here...Games are won and lost on the baseball field" - Lou Piniella
Not here
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Mr. McClellan, what you’ve just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I’ve ever read. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response was there anything that could even be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this fanshot is now dumber for having read it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.
Really?
Mariotti poops out worse stuff than this in his sleep.
There is no such thing as an ugly female breast
Um, no.
Mariotti is a jerk, but he writes well. This is stupid AND poorly written.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
Mariotti is the genital warts
on the great testicles of life.
There is no such thing as an ugly female breast
eww
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by cooliogirl47 on Feb 22, 2010 8:10 PM CST up reply actions
It's dumb
but I remember when Skip Bayless wrote for the Tribune and nothing in this even approaches the idiocy of those columns.
This is a fair Mariotti column, too.
Do you have the links to any prestigious Skip Bayless columns?
He could be the worst sports analyst of all time. Had no idea he wrote for the Trib.
But yeah, this is pretty bad too.
White Sammy?
I dunno, I really prefer a Flatbread Sammy.
"There's more to life than profits...like, you know, slurpees and stuff." ~Randy Marsh
Good lord. My cat could write a more intelligent article. And has...
"Look, what do you want me to do?"
OT- I like your new profile image.
Must mean baseball is right around the corner.
"Fasten those seatbelts"-Pat Hughes
We got some too.
Not quite sure how much because I made my son shovel it-hee hee.
"Fasten those seatbelts"-Pat Hughes
I live near Pittsburgh...
…we got 3 feet a couple weeks ago so please no complaining
United we stand and united we'll fall......down on our knees when we win it all!
by Bricks and Ivy on Feb 22, 2010 6:30 PM CST up reply actions
Still nice and warm here
Mwuahhahahahhaha
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there is talk of snow tomorrow
but i doubt it
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I see your cat was setting up an email account there.
Does your cat email often?
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A thunderbird user on OSX, no less!
I’m a dog guy, but this feline may win over my heart.
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by AndrewJStone on Feb 22, 2010 5:44 PM CST up reply actions
That's a good-lookin' cat.
Typical feline, though. Whatever the topmost object is on any surface, they have to sit there. And this one’s looking at you with that typical “I have no interest in what you’re saying to me” thing cats do so well.
"There's more to life than profits...like, you know, slurpees and stuff." ~Randy Marsh
IT IS WARM
Thus I must sit on it. Were you using it? I don’t care
I had a cat who would sit on whatever you were doing, look at you, and start purring with the satisfaction that she had just interrupted what you were doing.
"Baseball is almost the only orderly thing in a very unorderly world. If you get three strikes, even the best lawyer in the world can't get you off." ~ Bill Veeck
Just so you know
http://www.cracked.com/article/226_6-adorable-cat-behaviors-with-shockingly-evil-explanations/
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"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
One of mine
(and I have three… no laughing!) used to bite the keys off of the keyboard. Maddening.
"You’re playing a baseball game. You’re not playing Tiddlywinks. There is competition, for God’s sake."— Lou Piniella
I found the most appalling aspect of it to be the comments.
What site displays three comments per page? This baffled me.
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Totally missing the bigger issue
But I agree
"Baseball is almost the only orderly thing in a very unorderly world. If you get three strikes, even the best lawyer in the world can't get you off." ~ Bill Veeck
That is the most pathetic piece of journalism I have ever read
I could write better and more respectfully of the game and my opponents if I was drunk. I quickly read this, because there wasn’t really anything to read. Please, don’t try to credit Chicago with that imbecile.
And then I read the the reader comments on this generation 1.5 web site. Ugly and pathetic.
Just how far back in the stone age is St Louis and and their jean-short wearing hillbillies?
"On offense, your most precious possessions are your 27 outs" - Earl Weaver
I'm pretty sure it's supposed to be satirical.
I highly doubt that this is his actual outlook for the Cubs’ season.
Personally, I think most people here are overreacting to this. Was it funny? Of course not. Is it worth getting all worked up over? I don’t really think so.
But to each his/her own…
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If it was....
… it was really badly done satire.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
As I said, it wasn't funny. But c'mon:
1. Who belongs on the postseason roster?
It’s a little early for an answer since we have not yet played the regular season, but with the depth of pitching the Cubs have this year, manager Lou Piniella is going to face some tough decisions in October.
4. Will the Cubs continue using a second baseman to play second base or will Piniella put an outfielder at the position?
The Cubs are old-school. Pitchers hit ninth and infielders play the infield. Look for the Cubs to continue using a second baseman at second. Mike Fontenot probably has the inside track, but Jeff Baker is a nice alternative.
I think it’s pretty clear that this is not a serious ‘5 Questions About the Cubs’ article. Again, I’m not sure why so many people are bothered by this. I don’t understand the spelling errors, but from a content perspective, I think it’s not that big of a deal.
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Satire written well is an art form. Unfortunately, what was posted is "failure to communicate"
Just ask Strother Martin…he’ll agree…
"Look, what do you want me to do?"
I'm bothered because the St. Louis Post-Dispatch published it.
Allegedly, this is the newspaper of record for the 17th largest city in the country. It’s one thing if they publish junk like this on April Fools’ or as part of a satirical section of their Web site. Another is to actually put this in print and in the “serious” part of their site.
I don’t give a flying flock if they bash the Cubs and their fans. I take insults according to their source, and what a rube from Missouri thinks of a baseball team I like and my brethren in Blue has no significance to me.
What bothers me is the levels of journalism seen everyday around the depths of the Internet.
Right.
It may have been parody or satire, but if so, it was exceptionally poorly done, and had misspellings.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
I hope i never write so poorly that random passers by question if it was satire or not.
Ouch.
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by AndrewJStone on Feb 22, 2010 7:12 PM CST up reply actions
is it possible
that it was ERICHANNA who wrote it?
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Could have been...
… except it wasn’t CAPITALIZED
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
And no Lind!
I will give the author credit, there were periods also
"Baseball is almost the only orderly thing in a very unorderly world. If you get three strikes, even the best lawyer in the world can't get you off." ~ Bill Veeck
by Musicdude10 on Feb 23, 2010 10:47 AM CST up reply actions
As long as the writer referenced Sosa, all is well in STL
I could come up with 5 better satirical questions on the Cubs. This ranks up there with references to Bartman by a journalist.
Just because the Cards hired McGwire doesn’t justify any reference to Sosa. STL journalist should stop looking north to take the heat off their own town.
"On offense, your most precious possessions are your 27 outs" - Earl Weaver
by RiskyBusiness on Feb 22, 2010 7:48 PM CST up reply actions
I'm with you 100% on this
Go Badgers.
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Feb 23, 2010 9:24 AM CST up reply actions
Kind of wonder...
…whether to take it seriously or not, with columns like this listed on the right side of the page?
That's actually a good article!
"On offense, your most precious possessions are your 27 outs" - Earl Weaver
by RiskyBusiness on Feb 22, 2010 8:28 PM CST up reply actions
It's also a poorly constructed article
It’s pointless and rambles. The first 4 points were just a vehicle to get to the McGwire-Sosa re-hash.
I can laugh at something written or said by a fan or reporter for an opposing sports team. If it’s well written.
"On offense, your most precious possessions are your 27 outs" - Earl Weaver
by RiskyBusiness on Feb 22, 2010 8:46 PM CST up reply actions
I must be lost.
Am I on NSBB? I thought that was where people bitched about every single thing imaginable.
This article isn’t serious, people. Seems pretty straightforward, but maybe not to all. Lighten up. Yes, he spelled things wrong. But then again he works for a St. Louis newspaper… what do you expect?
It's also a poorly constructed article
It’s pointless and rambles. The first 4 points were just a vehicle to get to the McGwire-Sosa re-hash.
I can laugh at something written or said by a fan or reporter for an opposing sports team. If it’s well written.
"On offense, your most precious possessions are your 27 outs" - Earl Weaver
by RiskyBusiness on Feb 22, 2010 8:57 PM CST up reply actions
"All of us learn to write in 2nd grade, but most of us move on to better things." -Bob Knight
United we stand and united we'll fall......down on our knees when we win it all!
not sure which was worse
the article, or the comments, making the article that much more funny. those commenting about it, as if this was a well written article, made me laugh that much more
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It's not that bad
compared to Bernie Miklasz.
"There's more to life than profits...like, you know, slurpees and stuff." ~Randy Marsh
To clear some things up
This article is definitely satire as most of his articles are. He is actually a Cubs fan and is a columnist not a sports writer. I have no idea why he misspelled Fukudome.
if its indeed satire...that's why he misspelled it I think
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by cooliogirl47 on Feb 22, 2010 7:33 PM CST up reply actions
misspelled=mispelled
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by cooliogirl47 on Feb 22, 2010 7:33 PM CST up reply actions
LOL
You had it right the first time.
"There's more to life than profits...like, you know, slurpees and stuff." ~Randy Marsh
OMG you're right....it didnt look right! thanks
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by cooliogirl47 on Feb 22, 2010 7:37 PM CST up reply actions
That could be...
but I don’t see where it fits in. He is actually making fun of all of the strange things the Cardinals have done. I don’t know of any kind of name spelling controversy. Unless this has to do with when LaRussa couldn’t remember Rasmus’s name last year and called him Corky or something.
I cant be sure either...I just hope it is a joke cuz I could do a better job of writing than that.
baseball.........is Kool Aid the remedy, or the cause of my desire for it
by cooliogirl47 on Feb 22, 2010 7:38 PM CST up reply actions
so you think its real
baseball.........is Kool Aid the remedy, or the cause of my desire for it
by cooliogirl47 on Feb 22, 2010 7:42 PM CST up reply actions
No
I don’t think he meant to misspell Fukudome. The article is definitely making fun of LaRussa and the Cardinals.
gotcha
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by cooliogirl47 on Feb 22, 2010 7:47 PM CST up reply actions
What parts do you think are poorly written?
I don’t think it is that great of an article but it isn’t the worst I have seen. The Post is really bad with typos for some reason. The other day Miklasz was talking about the Cardinals farm system being ranked 29 out of 32 teams.
This fanshot brings to mind a recent comment I saw in another thread
We really need a game. Instead, we spend our time picking apart everything that’s reported.
Ring any bells, Al? ;-)
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
really? you're not dissin' us are you?
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by cooliogirl47 on Feb 22, 2010 9:41 PM CST up reply actions
oh...that's ok then :)
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by cooliogirl47 on Feb 22, 2010 10:32 PM CST up reply actions
Anytime you start
an article with a playoff prediction in February, you know you’re a really bad writer. Well, not if you’re a Yank or Phils writer I suppose.
"The country is full of good coaches. What it takes to win is a bunch of interested players." -Don Coryell, ex-San Diego Chargers Coach
This guy...
…has got to be related to Phil Rogers!
"I don't like them fellas that drive in two runs but let in three" Casey Stengel
no way that was a serious article
if it was meant to be funny, it didn’t succeed. maybe it’s st. louis humor?
i meant
it WAS meant to be funny, but it didn’t succeed.
Meh
It seems to be making fun of the Cardinals if you ask me. Witty? Nope. To be taken seriously? Again, nope.
I think it was probably making fun of the article that the author referenced.
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Feb 23, 2010 9:55 AM CST up reply actions
One more thought
I tried to find the column that the author referenced, but I couldn’t and don’t want to spend all day looking for it at work. I think there is a deeper story / running gag that is missed only looking at the one.
I have to say again, looking at the posters who are taking this seriously . . . I am really surprised.
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Feb 23, 2010 10:04 AM CST up reply actions
I think part of the problem may be...
…unfamiliarity with the Web site in question. The article definitely smacked of parody to me, but I assumed stltoday.com was a “serious” news source. Is it an independent site – kind of like the Chicago Reader?
No, its not.
Its the official website of the STL Post Dispatch.
http://www.google.com/search?q=saint+louis+post+dispatch
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by AndrewJStone on Feb 23, 2010 11:22 AM CST up reply actions
However
Even serious newspapers print parody.
Just ask Dr. I.M. Kookie, Slats Grobnik, etc. I’m too young to remember most of Royko’s career, but I don’t think that he ever included a disclaimer when he was joking.
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Feb 23, 2010 11:28 AM CST up reply actions
I guess.
But that’s Mike Royko – is this McClellan guy anywhere near that stature? Even in St. Louis? Seriously asking – I have no idea who the guy is.
That really wasn't the point, though.
It was an example. Does someone have to win a Pulitzer to earn the right to print parody in a “serious” newspaper?
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Feb 23, 2010 11:33 AM CST up reply actions
No, but if no one gets the joke...
…you probably shouldn’t be writing parody in the first place. That said, maybe St. Louis-area readers get this and the rest of us don’t.
Exactly.
Everyone knew when Royko was joking. This guy, not so much.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
Well, a lot of people seemed to
And perhaps most of his target audience did. That’s more important to him, anyway.
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Feb 23, 2010 1:11 PM CST up reply actions
Maybe I should have titled this post
“The Worst Satire Ever Written”.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
You've given me an idea . . .
Maybe we should start a fanpost of intentionally bad satire.
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Feb 23, 2010 1:22 PM CST up reply actions
I'll have to give it some thought
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Feb 23, 2010 1:55 PM CST up reply actions
dont forget
spell check is optional, and its better not used
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He is very popular in St. Louis
I am going to repeat again (not to you specifically daver) that he is NOT a sports writer he is a columnist and a Cubs fan. He has also come out against both LaRussa and McGwire for the steroids issue. Go and read some of his other columns and you will see that he usually tries to be funny. He often writes about serious things but tries to find the lighter/funnier side of them. I think he is a very good writer and one of the few left in St. Louis that is any good. People need to realize he is writing to the St. Louis audience so it isn’t necessarily poorly written because an outsider doesn’t get it. The outrage over this is astounding.
I believe you.
Funny is one thing. That wasn’t funny. It was just bad writing.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
Aaaaaaaah!
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Feb 24, 2010 1:14 PM CST up reply actions
this guy was just trying to be silly, and wrote a lame article. no harm, no foul
St Louis is a small city, and this rag of a newspaper has little money for columnists.
by holy mackeral on Feb 23, 2010 3:16 PM CST up reply actions
It's just a joke!
C’mon guys!
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