tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300012139741038635.post8239401440896091433..comments2024-02-16T02:12:08.305-08:00Comments on Fire Jay Mariotti: Why Was "Moneyball" Written? Among Other Reasons, THISLarry Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16141943214237719821noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300012139741038635.post-79835446649105432332021-03-28T00:12:57.763-07:002021-03-28T00:12:57.763-07:00This was brilliant, thanks. And I enjoyed the more...This was brilliant, thanks. And I enjoyed the more than a decade old comments too. My take on Buck Showalter: I never thought he was an idiot, but I always wondered why people seemed to think he was God's gift to baseball managing. Then we get to the wild card game in 2016 and leaving the unhittable Zack Britton on the bench ... I'm sure you all enjoyed that as much as I did! <br />Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09644134211483783936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300012139741038635.post-54588513187543721052009-08-08T14:03:57.134-07:002009-08-08T14:03:57.134-07:00Hey waitaminute.....that conversation never REALLY...Hey waitaminute.....that conversation never REALLY happened, did it?Derpsaucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08881690667013390019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300012139741038635.post-43447683050312967532009-08-08T10:41:01.571-07:002009-08-08T10:41:01.571-07:00Well this all explains to me how Willie McGee had ...Well this all explains to me how Willie McGee had a productive baseball career. The guy looked like E.T. and was about 90 pounds. <br /><br />A nice face? You've got to be fucking kidding me. <br /><br />Also, Tonus - don't forget the balls. <br /><br />BS: "You see a guy at 18, and his balls are less than 1.5 inches hanging distance from the base of his cock....that guys a ballplayer, because he's got some dropping to do. If they taste only mildly salty at the same time, with pubes that are thin and scraggly, you have a future hall of famer". <br /><br />TK: "any examples"<br /><br />BS: "Absolutely, rumor has it that Butch Wynegar had a forest in his pants when he was 15, and you see, he had a poor career. But the first time I licked Derek Jeter's nuts, it was like kissing a baby's cheek. We gave him a $3.5 million signing bonus that day. I was in the Yankees locker room a few weeks ago, and Derek still only has the ballsack of a 24 year old. I want to have sex with Derek Jeter, gay sex."Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01551752632881830012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300012139741038635.post-39262991038735937792009-08-06T22:19:22.047-07:002009-08-06T22:19:22.047-07:00Also, I bet this is EXACTLY the type of scouting s...Also, I bet this is EXACTLY the type of scouting system used by the All American Girls Professional Baseball League.<br /><br /><br />That Geena Davis sure had one high butt.dan-bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02465285716333091226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300012139741038635.post-88502587232594715372009-08-06T19:08:33.089-07:002009-08-06T19:08:33.089-07:00tonus, man, i'm thinking you might have taken ...tonus, man, i'm thinking you might have taken that one a bit too far.dan-bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02465285716333091226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300012139741038635.post-48207655663680570732009-08-06T16:41:20.390-07:002009-08-06T16:41:20.390-07:00so when Bill Simmons confidently explained that Ke...so when Bill Simmons confidently explained that Kevin Durant would be better than Oden because of how Oden walked like an old man, he was using actual scouting techniques?ivnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300012139741038635.post-74661366585576004152009-08-06T12:27:06.991-07:002009-08-06T12:27:06.991-07:00Wait, didn't they have a part of the segment w...Wait, didn't they have a part of the segment where they analyzed COCKS? Surely Buck Showalter knows a GOOD COCK from a BAD COCK? Has he ever discovered a GREAT COCK? Did he ever find that fabled "5 tool star"? The one with a GOOD FACE, V-SHAPED BACK, THICK THIGHS (not wide, thank you), HIGH BUTT, and GREAT COCK? Was it Barry Bonds? Jose Canseco? DEREK JETER???<br /><br />Also, I have a firm handshake and a supple wrist, which means I can throw the curveball. Suck on that, Mariano Rivera.Tonushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01082528970434639776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300012139741038635.post-39598593748487505952009-08-06T08:31:46.555-07:002009-08-06T08:31:46.555-07:00It's similar to the way new bloggers are chose...It's similar to the way new bloggers are chosen- Jack M's posture was terrible and he had leftover Cheetos' cheese on his fingers, so it was clear he was destined for greatness. If you want to be a blogger, but you have tan skin, good luck getting scouted.Angelohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13565602337634280524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300012139741038635.post-88918577193461714502009-08-06T06:15:36.324-07:002009-08-06T06:15:36.324-07:00Who knew that baseball scouts were students of Ces...Who knew that baseball scouts were students of Cesare Lombroso?KentAllardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16034050997693995004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300012139741038635.post-5306455521020184132009-08-06T01:09:00.780-07:002009-08-06T01:09:00.780-07:00When they started talking about Mariano Rivera bei...When they started talking about Mariano Rivera being able to grow a beard at 18, I absolutely 100% for-real thought that there was going to be a "<i><b>BEARD</b></i>" logo flashed on the screen with a spot shadow on the facial hair area.<br /><br />BTW, if I didn't have a unibrow I would have hit .400 multiple times.<br /><br />Freaking great post LB.Elliotnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300012139741038635.post-9270036497516209002009-08-05T23:23:28.301-07:002009-08-05T23:23:28.301-07:00dan-bob,
Braces and lunges. It's not too late...dan-bob,<br /><br />Braces and lunges. It's not too late!Jack Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16520633081010336438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300012139741038635.post-91275627850391749302009-08-05T22:42:17.140-07:002009-08-05T22:42:17.140-07:00I....I'm amazed....I think I'm going to go...I....I'm amazed....I think I'm going to go into shock....I can't believe that segment happened, and yet....I've seen how dumb the BBTN guys are....um....this post has destroyed my faith in the human race.<br /><br />Then again, Ozzie Guillen did once say that Buck Showalter invented baseball.Bodjohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10980237293921320056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300012139741038635.post-72423218254363298652009-08-05T22:33:13.777-07:002009-08-05T22:33:13.777-07:00After all these years of thinking Chipper Jones ha...After all these years of thinking Chipper Jones had an ugly mug I suddenly learn he has "the good face."Venezuelan Beaver Cheesenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300012139741038635.post-13540087726504033052009-08-05T21:17:27.170-07:002009-08-05T21:17:27.170-07:00seriously, anonymous... my career was foiled not b...seriously, anonymous... my career was foiled not by a lack of power or speed but by a lowness of butt and a slight overbite!dan-bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02465285716333091226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300012139741038635.post-42898937135945188552009-08-05T20:36:09.975-07:002009-08-05T20:36:09.975-07:00Sean, I started DVRing after I realized I was watc...Sean, I started DVRing after I realized I was watching BBTN's version of the Hindenberg crash. It has a 5 minute "back memory" when it starts recording, so if you realize you want to watch something that was on the screen less than 300 seconds ago you're in good shape. That was the case here.<br /><br />Yeah, that's right, I'm just now figuring out DVR. I'm officially living in 2004. Let me call you on my Motorola Razr while I'm at it.Larry Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16141943214237719821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300012139741038635.post-75399350355910348372009-08-05T19:41:49.710-07:002009-08-05T19:41:49.710-07:00* RIP - 7/31/2009 - Larry B's Awesome Basement...* RIP - 7/31/2009 - Larry B's Awesome Basement Apartment (pour one out for mom)LincolnHawkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01076764635870122326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300012139741038635.post-29717660706564299712009-08-05T19:27:51.292-07:002009-08-05T19:27:51.292-07:00I knew a gay guy a few years ago who used to love ...I knew a gay guy a few years ago who used to love to explain to me how sports represented the ultimate in repressed homo-eroticism. He would have a field day with this stuff. You're right, creeepy!Iridescencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08013729213264992061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300012139741038635.post-41569549311790522542009-08-05T16:33:19.634-07:002009-08-05T16:33:19.634-07:00Yerah, Buck is about Joe Morgan level of unlistena...Yerah, Buck is about Joe Morgan level of unlistenable. He never shuts the fuck up either.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00086638597582394978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300012139741038635.post-56021475855763422292009-08-05T15:33:25.468-07:002009-08-05T15:33:25.468-07:00I've always wondered why people take Buck Show...I've always wondered why people take Buck Showalter seriously in any sense.<br /><br />He's barely above .500 as a mananger, and the first two teams he managed won a world series THE FIRST FUCKING YEAR AFTER HE WAS FIRED/RESIGNEDChris Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12152452626681072765noreply@blogger.com