The Miami Marlins Are The Worst Thing Ever
Written by me for Baseball Nation. (Can't stand 'em.)
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Al Yellon
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Is this gonna be the new Ronnie Woo-Woo?
Things that don’t really matter but you complain about A LOT?
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
by dtpollitt on Jan 21, 2012 11:21 AM CST reply actions 16 recs
Consider yourself "green'd"
I mean really. Who cares? Sometimes it’s best to let the ridiculous laughing stock just be the ridiculous laughing stock. A lot of what the Marlins are doing is drawing attention to themselves, which is what you, Al, are seemingly rallying against. However, there you are bringing MORE attention to them. You’re creating a self-fulfilling prophecy of sorts.
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by Craig in South Bend on Jan 21, 2012 12:36 PM CST up reply actions 4 recs
it is a rather disturbing pattern, isn't it...
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
In connection to the individual you mentioned
… it does matter when he physically assaults a friend of yours.
When he lies his way into line at the ballpark.
When he yells in your ear for an hour and won’t stop when asked politely.
That does matter.
The Marlins? This article was tongue-in-cheek, sort of.
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As a STH have you ever complained or written to Cubs management regarding that...
…piece of crap.
I do not….no, I hate the fact that he has been recognized in the past a quasi-mascot. I hate the fact some fans recognize him as such. There has to be something we can do to help management realize what a freeloader he is, to help rid us of his existence….at the ballpark of course.
Guys, hitting is not about muscle. It's simple physics. Calculate the velocity, v, in relation to the trajectory, t, in which g, gravity, of course remains a constant.... It's not complicated. - George Costanza
what if multiple STH all filed a restraining order against him
Q: Why did Theo Epstein cross the road?
A: To Dump Garza
Is that possible, to file a personal restraining order...without a crime having been...
…committed.
Another solution would be to have a large group of STH’s band together in a letter to management.
When the hiring of Theo was announced and that Piece of Crap ambushed him outside of Wrigley that was the first time I think Theo may have been regretting his decision to come here.
Guys, hitting is not about muscle. It's simple physics. Calculate the velocity, v, in relation to the trajectory, t, in which g, gravity, of course remains a constant.... It's not complicated. - George Costanza
I have mentioned this individual's name to management many times.
It would be very easy to ban him from the ballpark. They have chosen not to do so, although they have kicked him out when people complain. I have no issue complaining about him.
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I have a pretty good idea as to why they wouldn't ban him from the ballpark.
Guys, hitting is not about muscle. It's simple physics. Calculate the velocity, v, in relation to the trajectory, t, in which g, gravity, of course remains a constant.... It's not complicated. - George Costanza
What I find disturbing
is why people would want a picture with him.
Saturday night of the convention we were sitting @ bar @ Kitty O"sheas and he comes in & there were two different groups of people that wanted him to pose for pictures with them.
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by shoemile on Oct 21, 2011 10:10 PM CDT
by Madison Cub Fan on Jan 21, 2012 3:52 PM CST up reply actions
I think it's because people have this idea that he's connected to the...
…Cubs in some way. What bothers me more is that the Cubs don’t don’t say anything to dispel that myth.
That piece of crap is a filthy, perverted troll that does nothing to add to Cub culture, he’s an embarrassment pure and simple.
Guys, hitting is not about muscle. It's simple physics. Calculate the velocity, v, in relation to the trajectory, t, in which g, gravity, of course remains a constant.... It's not complicated. - George Costanza
Agreed.
You know, the Cubs have a rule — rarely enforced — that you can’t wear costumes to Wrigley (the exception, something like 70s Night).
This individual wears a complete baseball uniform to games. He is not a baseball player. Thus, it’s a costume. Maybe they could use that rule to throw him out.
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maybe they should just throw him out when his behavior justifies being thrown out
why bother trying to find some sort of little-known/used rule to throw him out?
But if you want to test the costume rule theory, here’s one simple way – wear a cubs uniform yourself to a game. If the Cubs give you a hassle and/or kick you out, ask how come they don’t do anything about WooWoo.
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
Maybe Crane made an exception for Cubs uniforms.
DUMP GARZA. CORRECT THE COSMIC WRONG.
by shoemile on Jan 21, 2012 5:36 PM CST up reply actions 3 recs
actual laughter ensued from this comment
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jan 21, 2012 11:17 PM CST up reply actions
Trout
I see your point during games, that fans would think that. But won’t anyone going to a Cubs Convention probably isn’t your average fan. You are likely either there b/c you are a hard core fan or b/c the person you are with is one.
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by shoemile on Oct 21, 2011 10:10 PM CDT
by Madison Cub Fan on Jan 21, 2012 5:59 PM CST up reply actions
(1) The Marlins are going to be better than the Cubs in 2012
(2) They aren’t that interesting, unless you’re talking about hating Zambrano and Ozzie, then it’s interesting
(3) No one cares about the Marlins, not even people in Florida
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
Meh, sorry to be the leader of the asshole parade here.
Didn’t mean to start a flame war; I just don’t see the big deal here. Baseball in Florida has always sucked, besides, you know, winning World Series. The 2012 Marlins look like a dysfunctional Eagles or Heat team to me.
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
OTOH, if you do find yourself in an asshole parade, it would seem that being the leader is probably the best position to have
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by ballhawk on Jan 21, 2012 8:21 PM CST up reply actions 11 recs
that's funny
well done BH
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Cubs win....what a lucky break!!" ---Harry
This is the best line I've read on BCB, bar none
“…if you do find yourself in an asshole parade, it would seem that being the leader is probably the best position to have.”
I enjoy this website because it's so interesting to see folks pole vaulting over mouse turds.
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Vanilla pudding! Vanilla pudding!
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jan 24, 2012 12:48 PM CST up reply actions
I thought RoLo was??
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Cubs win....what a lucky break!!" ---Harry
by Hammer on Jan 21, 2012 11:23 AM CST reply actions 5 recs
um, what about
… facism, communism, slavery, traffic, root canals, pedophilia, snow storms, mosquitoes, stepping on rusty nails, and erectile dysfunction…The Marlins dont even make the top 100! How bout the “Worst thing in pro Sports history”?
by chit0wn on Jan 21, 2012 11:38 AM CST reply actions 7 recs
don't forget crystal pepsi
Just wee-un.
by jesus christos on Jan 21, 2012 11:45 AM CST up reply actions
Was too young to know about/try crystal pepsi
BUT IT LOOKS SO COOL
Why did it fail?
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by Musicdude10 on Jan 30, 2012 12:55 PM CST up reply actions
From the inventor of Crystal Pepsi...
David C. Novak, the guy who came up with the concept for crystal Pepsi, in an interview said that he thinks Crystal Pepsi is the best idea he ever had, yet the worst executed. Further saying that if he had actually made the soda taste good, it would have been more of a success.
It did almost $500,000,000 in sales in the first year because people loved the idea. It failed miserably because it tasted like complete crap.
Jerry Sandusky
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by troutfishin on Jan 21, 2012 12:48 PM CST up reply actions
Remind me to explain the concept of "hyperbole".
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just thought the article was a bit over the top
… kinda like that thing in CF in their ballpark. Its my opinion, nothing more
See, that's kind of the point.
An over-the-top article for over-the-top badness.
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Facism>Communism
At least they could be affluent while they’re being incredibly oppressed and probably murdered.
Tom Brady. Nuff said.
Tornadoes and hurricanes and ice storms,
I would gladly take a snowstorm over any of those.
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jan 24, 2012 12:30 PM CST up reply actions
Ground turkey.
Never liked it.
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Ground turkey really?
I love using it instead of ground beef in almost anything.
Now corn beef on the other hand.
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by shoemile on Oct 21, 2011 10:10 PM CDT
by Madison Cub Fan on Jan 25, 2012 1:04 PM CST up reply actions
It's definitely healthier...
…but I’ve just never liked the taste. Too gamey. And I do like corned beef, though I try to upgrade to pastrami whenever possible.
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well it went in todays casserole.....
so be happy you aren’t coming for supper LOL
I dislike corn beef, but the smell of it when you cook it, UCK!
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by shoemile on Oct 21, 2011 10:10 PM CDT
by Madison Cub Fan on Jan 25, 2012 2:52 PM CST up reply actions
I use turkey in my chili instead of beef
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Cubs win....what a lucky break!!" ---Harry
tacos = chorizo
I don’t skimp there.
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Cubs win....what a lucky break!!" ---Harry
I can't stand them either.
Totally with you on this.
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jan 24, 2012 12:30 PM CST up reply actions
...
"[The Cubs] have a very famous tradition in baseball, and it will be nice to be part of turning it around." ~ Jamie Quirk, Bench Coach
Who are the Jawas of football?
The Browns?
by ddoubleheader on Jan 27, 2012 2:24 AM CST up reply actions
Surprised you didn't make mention of the shady stadium deal
It really sounds like the residents of South Florida got hosed. I’ve heard by the time it’s paid off, which is something like 30 years from now, the taxpayers will have paid well over a billion dollars for it. My personal opinion is that the stadium looks lame — It almost looks like the spaceship that landed in Soldier Field. I hate it.
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by calicubfan on Jan 21, 2012 12:27 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
Yeah, forgot about that.
Add that to the list. If not for the McCourts and the Mets mess, Loria and Samson would be the worst owners in baseball.
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Yeah, I think you need to climb outside of the baseball bubble you live in...
…and get some perspective. First off, from a baseball aspect…the Marlins are far from the “worst thing ever”. When you look at the Expos on up to the present day Marlins, they have arguably generated the best young talent in baseball and they have won two world series titles in their young existence.
You want to argue about the “worst thing ever” from a baseball prospective….look at your own team. The reason the Cubs haven’t won in a 100 years has nothing to do with bad luck, black cats, goats or any other boogey man or creature you can think of. They haven’t won because of mismanagement.
Now you want to talk about the worst thing ever how about I add to chitown’s list….cockroaches, murderer’s, child molester’s, rapists, Hitler, Stalin……..
Guys, hitting is not about muscle. It's simple physics. Calculate the velocity, v, in relation to the trajectory, t, in which g, gravity, of course remains a constant.... It's not complicated. - George Costanza
by troutfishin on Jan 21, 2012 12:57 PM CST reply actions 4 recs
I agree with you on why the Cubs haven't won.
Hopefully, they’re fixing that.
Now, the “worst thing ever” headline was in reference to several other similar features that my Baseball Nation colleagues have written on various Marlins topics. A little bit of an esoteric reference, I admit.
We’ll see how “aggressive to the point of stupidity” plays once the season starts.
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Where's that damn de-rec button!!! :)
Guys, hitting is not about muscle. It's simple physics. Calculate the velocity, v, in relation to the trajectory, t, in which g, gravity, of course remains a constant.... It's not complicated. - George Costanza
by troutfishin on Jan 21, 2012 12:58 PM CST reply actions 3 recs
Seventy Four Days until Opening Day
The Cub may only win 70 games this year but I hope they sweep the Marlins. Would love to see that anyway. Even tastier would be to knock them out of the playoffs or playoff contention. I can dream can’t I. I AM a Cubs fan after all.
Meh, I have a hard time hating other teams while the Cubs are still washing off their own stink.
DUMP GARZA. CORRECT THE COSMIC WRONG.
I read it...
….. and while it seems “irrational hatred” is Al’s latest catch phrase, I still don’t see why he hates them.
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Al...........
I think we need some news to happen to the Cubs that you view incredibly positively…..you’ve been on a negative roll(o) lately……..
Heh.
Well, I liked the Kerry Wood signing.
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I know you did........
You need a few more of those things…….not being critical of you at all. Just observations based on your mood, your posts, etc.
Am I the only Cubs fan who kinda likes Ozzie Guillen?
I mean, I know the dude’s a loudmouth, but he’s kinda funny.
Anyway, the worst thing ever — if baseball teams should be considered in such things — would have to be the St. Louis Cardinals.
Where have you gone, Kiko Calero. A nation turns its lonely eyes to you.
by elgato on Jan 21, 2012 2:39 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
He'd be funny
Maybe if he was 12 years old. An adult who acts in a juvenile, unprofessional manner (in a leadership position) who uses homophobic slurs and behaves like an all-around ass doesn’t cut it with me. He’s a jerk, and I for one can’t stand him.
The Marlins don’t even register as a blip in the things in baseball that disgust me, but Ozzie would be in the Top 5 easily for me.
by John916 on Jan 21, 2012 3:37 PM CST up reply actions 4 recs
Well ...
I must have missed the homophobic slurs (sorry).
Where have you gone, Kiko Calero. A nation turns its lonely eyes to you.
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"Cubs win....what a lucky break!!" ---Harry
Fair point.
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I generally find him entertaining...from a distance.
"[The Cubs] have a very famous tradition in baseball, and it will be nice to be part of turning it around." ~ Jamie Quirk, Bench Coach
What’s amazing is for the most part their players could walk through downtown Miami naked backwards and nobody would notice them. okay they’d notice a man was walking backwards down the street naked but wouldn’t know he played for the Marlins.
Nothing happens unless it's first a dream
Exactly
The Rays that have a good team, still can’t attract fans. We listened the last week of the season to some of their games on our at bat app. They were actually entertaining to listen to.
So if the Marlins want to put on a freak show to maybe try and get a few more butts in the seat that’s their decision.
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by shoemile on Oct 21, 2011 10:10 PM CDT
by Madison Cub Fan on Jan 21, 2012 5:31 PM CST up reply actions
Yes, the Marlins have a history of terrible management
But why write the article? It feels more like a trolling fanpost than journalism.
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I don't it's the middle of January
how many people are actually reading baseball articles outside the loop of people who are on baseball message boards.
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by shoemile on Oct 21, 2011 10:10 PM CDT
by Madison Cub Fan on Jan 21, 2012 5:32 PM CST up reply actions
I don't know why I posted to defend some of what was written
I hate to say it, Al, but posts like that are why the rest of the baseball world hates the Cubs. As if they needed more reasons to use us as a punching bag.
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yeah, I don't know why you did either. Then again, I don't know why I even read the article to begin with.
I wasn’t going to, but your comment piqued my curiosity enough that I overcame my reluctance to give Al another hit and decided to see what all the fuss was about. I should have trusted my first instinct.
Oh well, the comments were entertaining enough, though. I especially liked the one from the guy who said he was at Game 5 of the 2003 NLCS
I was at Game 5 of the NLCS, which was won by the Cubs pretty handily to go up 3-1 in the series.
I’m guessing math wasn’t his strong suit in school…
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Haha yeah I noticed that..
I was going to reply to that post but I figured I would just be adding fuel to the fire.
I have a problem with...
… not your posts, Ace, but the general attitude that “The Cubs have sucked for 100 years, therefore any fan of theirs is not entitled to criticize any team for being bad at any time ever.”
Nonsense.
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Can it just be opening day already?
Every offseason feels twice as long as the last. And these types of articles (no insult intended, Al) without box scores are getting old.
Jeff Loria
has ripped off the city of Miami. He ripped off Montreal. And Selig won’t let Cuban own a baseball team.
Can’t stand the Marlins. We all can’t. Your rant was just that, a rant. You should of put this one in the trash can before you hit enter.
Hey, sometimes rants have to get out, right?
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Usually it's just good enough to write the rant.
It feels good to get it out of the way. I rarely hit send.
I don’t want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it.
by cub in louies nest on Jan 22, 2012 10:46 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Like I said...
…if you’re gonna make waves, make ’em big enough to surf on.
I enjoy this website because it's so interesting to see folks pole vaulting over mouse turds.
by BAMACOLONEL on Jan 21, 2012 9:46 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
Bad Karma to have torn down the Orange Bowl
for this “wonderful” new ballpark, in such a wonderful neighborhood that all Miami residents tend to avoid.
by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on Jan 21, 2012 10:45 PM CST reply actions
I don’t mind Al hating the Marlins. I do and I still hate the Padres.
Nothing happens unless it's first a dream
by puckishcubsfan on Jan 22, 2012 1:27 AM CST reply actions 1 recs
Who knew the Marlins could stir up so much passion
Their marketing department might offer you a job Al.
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like it
or not i’ll be very surprised if the fish dont make the postseason.
That's a tough division to play in.
The Phillies are getting old, but are still good. The Braves are talented. The Nats are going to be better.
The Marlins are good, but they have competition.
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I think it's going to be the best division in baseball this year.
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
It's still the AL East.
3 potential 90+ win teams and another in Toronto loaded with young talent.
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by jameslcrockett on Jan 23, 2012 7:35 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
They may have assembled a team with serious anti-chemistry
The Ramirez-Reyes-Zambrano-Guillen mix could be good for fireworks without the scoreboard.
The Marlins will implode.
I don’t want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it.
by cub in louies nest on Jan 22, 2012 10:48 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
I'm meh about the Marlins
I also think the crazy tropical buffet centerpiece could become a focus of z’s aggression. Who needs gator aid machines when you have that.
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Wonder if he could heave a baseball and hit it?
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Who here would love
to see big Z just go berserker psycho and launch himself over the outfield wall and either smash that centerpiece to pieces with a baseball bat, or just use his bare hands to try and rip some of the animals from the display and launch them like rockets onto the field or further afield?
by ddoubleheader on Jan 24, 2012 3:36 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Hey Al, what is the concept of hyperbole?
by South Side Expat on Jan 22, 2012 2:18 PM CST reply actions
When you stop trolling, I'll tell you.
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I once read that Abraham Lincoln would write angry letters to people, but wouldn't send them.
It was his way of venting. This article might have been a good candidate for that philosophy.
"Enough foreplay- let's get crackin'"- Fred Garvin
That's kinda how I use the "CANCEL" button when posting
I’ve come up with more than a few doozies over the years, but after taking a deep breath and/or previewing, I’ve just gone ahead and hit CANCEL. It was enough to have typed it.
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by ballhawk on Jan 22, 2012 6:07 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Okay LT, just for you....
One of these days, I just might pull a Costanza and do everything the complete opposite. Maybe I’ll wait for a game thread – against the Marlins, of course… ;-)
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
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by LT on Jan 22, 2012 8:21 PM CST up reply actions
"Up is down, left is right, black is white, night is day"
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by LT on Jan 22, 2012 8:55 PM CST up reply actions
I've done that.
Then there are those times I’ve wavered over the post and cancel buttons, bravely choosing POST, only to regret it. D’oh.
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by shoemile on Oct 21, 2011 10:10 PM CDT
by Madison Cub Fan on Jan 22, 2012 10:17 PM CST up reply actions
I highly recommend this practice.
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You guys have no idea how many times I have done that.
More than you can imagine.
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Running a site like this, which so much activity, so much to respond to...you're right. Can't imagine.
I promise you it would take more restraint than I would have!
"Enough foreplay- let's get crackin'"- Fred Garvin
Can't help but feel bad for the guy
How can you look at your teammates in eye after that.
Guys, hitting is not about muscle. It's simple physics. Calculate the velocity, v, in relation to the trajectory, t, in which g, gravity, of course remains a constant.... It's not complicated. - George Costanza
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by LT on Jan 22, 2012 9:37 PM CST up reply actions
Best part is that he has a history of doing it. Muffed a key punt in his last game in college to lose a rivalry game.
Uh
The best part is that he is the son of White Sox GM, Kenny Williams.
Kenny is a MLB GM
His son is a NFL player. Better to “suck” at the top I guess. I hate that I just defended Kenny.
But this baiting and trolling
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Cubs win....what a lucky break!!" ---Harry
Now, if Kyle was sucking at baseball (which he did)
and he somehow was on the White Sox due to nepotism and pulled the equivalent of that fumble, then yeah, I’d think it was one of the most chuckle worthy things of baseball in awhile. The kid flat out earned his way onto an NFL playoff caliber team. He was actively targeted for “harder” hits because of his history of concussion. That ain’t something to laugh about. Now, In the grander scheme of sports schadenfreude, the fumble is a good one. Connected to his dad though? Meh.
I’m no stranger to the fine art of trolling, clearly. This isn’t the Sox blog, so I guess it can’t even really be categorized as such here. It just strikes me as… Odd?
by South Side Expat on Jan 23, 2012 11:42 PM CST up reply actions
Normally, you and I are at odds.
Kyle Williams made it to the NFL. He had to return punts because the 49ers’ regular punt returner was unavailable — in the biggest game for his team in years.
He failed twice in critical situations. It happens. I feel bad for him, and hope he gets a chance to redeem himself someday.
I’m not a big fan of Kenny Williams, but his son’s failures (or successes) have nothing to do with Kenny’s job with the White Sox.
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I think brothers coaching against each other
way more interesting than redux of previous super bowl. Guessing ESPN is beyond excited for "news’ over the next two weeks.
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by shoemile on Oct 21, 2011 10:10 PM CDT
by Madison Cub Fan on Jan 22, 2012 10:16 PM CST reply actions
I hate the Patriots
With a zeal that far surpasses Al’s hatred of the Marlins. Now that the Giants are in it too, the big game has become one big MEH for me. I hate the east coast bias even more.
I don’t want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it.
by cub in louies nest on Jan 22, 2012 10:53 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
well, if there is a silver lining in all this...
…it’s the fact that those two teams, with fanbases that I would imagine to be slightly full of themselvesj not to mention all the ESPN media-types, get to escape the mid-Winter blahs of the upper East Coast and head toward the balmy shores of…
…Indianapolis.
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
That does amuse me
Not nearly as much as when the Super Bowl will be in NY. At least Indy has a dome.
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by shoemile on Oct 21, 2011 10:10 PM CDT
by Madison Cub Fan on Jan 24, 2012 2:17 PM CST up reply actions
Look, I hate the Marlins too, but c'mon...
Did it really warrant a whole article for it? Let alone on the front page of BN? Don’t worry Al, the Marlins will get what deserve, because they have shitty owners and nobody will still show up to their stadium because nobody goes to Marlins games anyways. I’m pretty sure more people go to Florida Panthers games than Marlin games…
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I just can't wait...
…to see how Ozzie (Mr. I need a lot of attention), gets along with this owner. At the very least, it is going to be very entertaining.
"I don't like them fellas that drive in two runs but let in three" Casey Stengel
I've long since moved past the point where I find Ozzie remotely entertaining.
I want the man to never utter another word.
For some fans, Kerry Wood is that dollap of pumpkin paste.
by Nunyabidness on Jan 23, 2012 12:46 PM CST up reply actions
At last!
Something Nunya and I agree on 100%.
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jan 24, 2012 12:28 PM CST reply actions
Its called a Bacon Loretta - check out the place
Don’t go on the weekends because you’ll run into the hungover New Trier kids.
Also never thought a response to one of my posts would ever be “Reply fail to Hammer’s sandwich” – so thank you for that.
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"Cubs win....what a lucky break!!" ---Harry
by Hammer on Jan 24, 2012 1:41 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Free band name: Hammer's Sandwich
"[The Cubs] have a very famous tradition in baseball, and it will be nice to be part of turning it around." ~ Jamie Quirk, Bench Coach
If JD Drew is the worst thing in the history of things for Boston fans...
and the Miami Marlins are the worst things to Al.
and Barry Bonds is to the home run record.
Then, unilaterally I can’t stand Albert Pujols. I think it makes for some nice correlation.
by ChicagoBlues1983 on Jan 26, 2012 8:10 AM CST reply actions
some how the Red Wings have to be part of this chain of worst things
Q: Why did Theo Epstein cross the road?
A: To Dump Garza
sure
the marlins will do well this year but when the glitz and glamour wears off???florida sports fans are bandwagon jumpers.make the playoffs they’ll show up in droves.dont and good luck to you.the rays?3 out of 4 years in the postseason and they still have low attendence.it says it all about fla.
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