Josh Hamilton Derby Thread: July 14, 2008
by afh4 on Jul 14, 2008 9:50 PM EDT
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watching Josh Hamilton makes me want to go to the batting cages.
by ASP on Jul 14, 2008 9:54 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Is grady out officially? If he is I quit this stupid contest.
by obobcatu on Jul 14, 2008 9:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Grady walks in the room and slams down his $ and says “I’M OUT”
Dear Mr. Sabean, I hear you have a reputation of being stupid. Want to deal Lincecum or Cain? You can pick THREE of these 4 players for either: Borowski, Dellucci, Blake, Byrd.
by westbrook on Jul 14, 2008 10:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It was the naked lady in the apartment across the street that did it to him.
by Buckeye Brad on Jul 14, 2008 10:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’ve got to go…things to get done. That 1st round was surprisingly fun, though.
by APV on Jul 14, 2008 9:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, I figured no one was going to keep watching this. But that other thread was unwieldy.
by afh4 on Jul 14, 2008 9:57 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
i’ll hang around and spell stuff wrong for a little while
by Brick. on Jul 14, 2008 9:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The other guys are probably in “why bother” mode.
by gte619n on Jul 14, 2008 9:57 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I would be incredibly restless if I was at this thing live.
by afh4 on Jul 14, 2008 10:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
i can’t beleive all the guys in the second round are white.
by Brick. on Jul 14, 2008 10:00 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
So, when they renovated Yankee Stadium in the 1970s, how much did they actually leave?
by gte619n on Jul 14, 2008 10:01 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Epic thread so far guys. And that was friggin ridiculous.
by supermarioelia on Jul 14, 2008 10:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I thought baseball wasn’t in the olympics anymore?
by afh4 on Jul 14, 2008 10:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I lost a bet to my little brother because I said that both teams’ jerseys would have pin stripes.
Il faut d'abord durer.
by CU Adam on Jul 14, 2008 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
While Hamilton’s body of work doesn’t stack up against some other All Stars, I certainly don’t think it’s out of the question to say he’s among the handful of most talented players in the game right now…. Michael Young, who played next to ARod in Texas, said Rodriguez and Hamilton are the two best players he’s ever seen….His backstory makes it all the more interesting, but the fact is there’s not more than 5-10 guys on the face of the earth who could’ve just put on a display like that….
by harp1987 on Jul 14, 2008 10:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Kind of a pity Grady’s bombs were dwarfed like that.
by supermarioelia on Jul 14, 2008 10:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Well What the F?
“the ESPN Sports Almanac considers the renovated stadium to be “Yankee Stadium II,” and the pre-renovated facility to be “Yankee Stadium I.”
So all this over the house that ruth didn’t really build?
by gte619n on Jul 14, 2008 10:04 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
As an aside, and not that we’ll ever know,but does anyone even think that the Indians were in on the trade discussions going on around Hamilton last winter….. I don’t know if Adam Miller straight up would’ve intrigued the Reds, but then I don’t know if the Indians, given their tendency to horde their prospects, would’ve taken that kind of risk…..
by harp1987 on Jul 14, 2008 10:05 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
He’d look nice in right field wouldn’t he?
by Roger Dorn on Jul 14, 2008 10:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, so that I can keep Looch in left.
~Wedge
Dear Mr. Sabean, I hear you have a reputation of being stupid. Want to deal Lincecum or Cain? You can pick THREE of these 4 players for either: Borowski, Dellucci, Blake, Byrd.
by westbrook on Jul 14, 2008 10:07 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I doubt it. I mean, he was SUCH an unknown commodity at that point. Maybe there was Cliff Lee talk but Lee’s value was super low and I bet the Reds wanted someone younger.
by gte619n on Jul 14, 2008 10:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
if i were a reds fan i would have wanted to cash that chip in
by Brick. on Jul 14, 2008 10:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
it was nice of them to stop by today after their 7 of 10 stretch
by Roger Dorn on Jul 14, 2008 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Volquez had been pretty underwhelming in his MLB appearances, if I remember correctly.
by gte619n on Jul 14, 2008 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
2005-2007: 80 IP, 64 ER, 42BB, 55K.
He was young and decent, but nothing that screams “League Strikeout Leader”
I guess the NL just really does suck.
by gte619n on Jul 14, 2008 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i mean, trade hamilton. i think his value was higher than it even should have been at the time – but clearly way less than it apparently actually was.
by Brick. on Jul 14, 2008 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes Hamilton was still a largely unknown commodity, even after having a mostly successful run last year with the Reds…. There were still questions about whether his body would hold up, and if I recall, those were where most of the issue were coming from… no one that I can recall ever doubted his ability, to hit, hit for power or average and to play in the field…..
I guess (and yes, hindsight is 20/20) in comparison to Miller and what he’s done, the ONLY THING I know about Adam Miller is that he can’t stay healthy….. and Volquez, while not exactly having had success in the big leagues, had at least reached that level and still had a big league arm and stuff….
by harp1987 on Jul 14, 2008 10:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Wouldn’t the FO find some character issues with him?
LGT's resident beer connaisseur.
by LGT Patrick on Jul 14, 2008 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He’s uber Christian now. They didn’t have a problem with Jamey Carroll being that way.
Steel Nick
by nickjs21 on Jul 14, 2008 10:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wonder if he’s read Free Byrd.
Also, I’d read a gritty details Josh Hamilton biography.
by Brick. on Jul 14, 2008 10:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hamiton?..... yeah, I’m sure being a former cystal meth addict isn’t exactly what Wedge wants in his OFs…. much better to have someone out there with a .280 OB
by harp1987 on Jul 14, 2008 10:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Rick Reilly just strung together a few of the dumbest comments I’ve ever heard on TV.
Il faut d'abord durer.
by CU Adam on Jul 14, 2008 10:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
john kruk is trying to bail him out. i’m in awe of how awful this is.
by Brick. on Jul 14, 2008 10:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
ESPN is looking to create a new phrase to replace “jumping the shark”...maybe “hiring Reilly”or “making Kruk look good”
by APV on Jul 14, 2008 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Reilly’s crazy is getting crazier. “Bad night to be an atheist”....WTF Is that?
by APV on Jul 14, 2008 10:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
He also called himself an aficianado of the homerun derby.
Il faut d'abord durer.
by CU Adam on Jul 14, 2008 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was on the phone.
What?
Steel Nick
by nickjs21 on Jul 14, 2008 10:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Reilly might be good in print (and he’s lost a lot off his fastball IMHO) but he’s absolutely horrid on TV
by harp1987 on Jul 14, 2008 10:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I’ll take Steve Rushin over Reilly any day
by Roger Dorn on Jul 14, 2008 10:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’d take an audio feed to C-Span 2 over this
by APV on Jul 14, 2008 10:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes….. losing Rushin in SI was much more of a blow than Reilly…..... but to replace them with Dan Patrick…. the ultimate jocksniffer….. BLECH!!!!!!!!
by harp1987 on Jul 14, 2008 10:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Sorry for the hiatus. I was moved to blog about Hamilton.
Burn on, big river, burn on...
by Turkmenbashi on Jul 14, 2008 10:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Why hasn’t Erin Andrews done a swimsuit layout?
by gte619n on Jul 14, 2008 10:21 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
she’s overcoming an addiction. this is the last year before she moves into the new erin andrews. she is white.
by Brick. on Jul 14, 2008 10:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
What’s the old Erin Andrews? Which should I like better?
by gte619n on Jul 14, 2008 10:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think we’ve officially moved into innuendo territory.
by gte619n on Jul 14, 2008 10:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i was the first settler of the innuendo territory.
by Brick. on Jul 14, 2008 10:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
She doesn’t have the mindset to do a swimsuit layout.
Steel Nick
by nickjs21 on Jul 14, 2008 10:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
She doesn’t have has the mindset to do a swimsuit layout.
by gte619n on Jul 14, 2008 10:27 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
she hasn’t yet come up with a good answer about “how that would feel”
by APV on Jul 14, 2008 10:23 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I might buy a Josh Hamilton jersey. Seriously.
Burn on, big river, burn on...
by Turkmenbashi on Jul 14, 2008 10:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
No, but eventually.
Burn on, big river, burn on...
by Turkmenbashi on Jul 14, 2008 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
sleep on it. you need the money for new razors.
by Brick. on Jul 14, 2008 10:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
not with this gnarly beard
Burn on, big river, burn on...
by Turkmenbashi on Jul 14, 2008 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
how come no one went crazy when the souvenir city sign was held up, or the beau mills shout out
by Gradyforpresident on Jul 14, 2008 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
rick reilly said too many of us were white.
by Brick. on Jul 14, 2008 10:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
oh yeah good point on the race card, that was insane
by Gradyforpresident on Jul 14, 2008 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Alright fine, ASDGLIUHLIUEHLIUWNF SOUVENIR CITY GYUHNBWUBEF*T#$#UYRB BEAU MILLS!
by supermarioelia on Jul 14, 2008 10:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i can’t believe you missed marte’s home run
by Gradyforpresident on Jul 14, 2008 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah I know, although with the number of games I’ve been missing lately, it was inevitable.
by supermarioelia on Jul 14, 2008 10:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
you see. this is why some people don’t like canadians.
by Brick. on Jul 14, 2008 10:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey, after discovering DeGrassi, Canadians are alright with me, no matter what happens.
Burn on, big river, burn on...
by Turkmenbashi on Jul 14, 2008 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Spinner Mason is the Josh Hamilton of Degrassi.
by Sorrento on Jul 15, 2008 3:13 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, at least in the episodes where he’s dating Darcy.
Burn on, big river, burn on...
by Turkmenbashi on Jul 15, 2008 8:41 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m out of rec pictures for the night unfortunately. I was going to post a picture of a rec room but figured it was too obscure.
by supermarioelia on Jul 14, 2008 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well I tell ya one thing, their beer sucks.
Steel Nick
by nickjs21 on Jul 14, 2008 11:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Long enough to make buying a jersey worthwhile.
Burn on, big river, burn on...
by Turkmenbashi on Jul 14, 2008 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
when do we start thinking about an extension
by Gradyforpresident on Jul 14, 2008 10:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
how great would it have been if that old guy got all pissed off that Morneau didn’t win him the car or whatever he was after? Would have been great if he shouted at him, threw his hat to the ground and walked into the clubhouse.
by ASP on Jul 14, 2008 10:37 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Wait, FOB? Did he canoe the many lakes of Minnesota on his way from B.C.?
by supermarioelia on Jul 14, 2008 10:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I know I know, your little saying, but it’ll always be Fresh Off the Boat to me.
by supermarioelia on Jul 14, 2008 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Morneau just started a 6 year, $80 million contract. Far be it from me to tell anyone what to do with their money, but I’d feel a little bad making him stand in front of the crowd and cameras and coming up short. Maybe I just buy him the car.
Steel Nick
by nickjs21 on Jul 14, 2008 11:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If Josh Hamilton really pulls one and tags Jeter… oh that’d be the best.
by gte619n on Jul 14, 2008 10:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
John Olerud x2
Not sure I get it.
by supermarioelia on Jul 14, 2008 10:42 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
watch out for monreau. he’s good at getting awards he doesn’t deserve.
by Brick. on Jul 14, 2008 10:42 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
If it makes you feel any better, he beat Jeter.
by gte619n on Jul 14, 2008 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
“might have hit his peak already”
This coming from Reilly.
by supermarioelia on Jul 14, 2008 10:43 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
“Totally private about his story.”
WHAT?!
by gte619n on Jul 14, 2008 10:46 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Dammit Josh, come on!
Burn on, big river, burn on...
by Turkmenbashi on Jul 14, 2008 10:47 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Tony Sipp gave up a run tonight? Disasterous.
by ASP on Jul 14, 2008 10:47 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Do they still get ten outs this round?
Burn on, big river, burn on...
by Turkmenbashi on Jul 14, 2008 10:48 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Ho. Lee. Crap.
I’m still captivated.
Burn on, big river, burn on...
by Turkmenbashi on Jul 14, 2008 10:48 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
COME ON
Burn on, big river, burn on...
by Turkmenbashi on Jul 14, 2008 10:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Oh man… you’ve got to be kidding me… eff Morneau.
Burn on, big river, burn on...
by Turkmenbashi on Jul 14, 2008 10:52 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
got that right
Dear Mr. Sabean, I hear you have a reputation of being stupid. Want to deal Lincecum or Cain? You can pick THREE of these 4 players for either: Borowski, Dellucci, Blake, Byrd.
by westbrook on Jul 14, 2008 10:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
“The house that Stienbrenner Built on top of the house that ruth built.”
by gte619n on Jul 14, 2008 10:52 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Ah well. Jinxed him with my blog. Night boys.
Burn on, big river, burn on...
by Turkmenbashi on Jul 14, 2008 10:54 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Byrd and Carroll just jumped out of their respective sofas, cheering wildly.
by supermarioelia on Jul 14, 2008 10:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
he praised the lord
Dear Mr. Sabean, I hear you have a reputation of being stupid. Want to deal Lincecum or Cain? You can pick THREE of these 4 players for either: Borowski, Dellucci, Blake, Byrd.
by westbrook on Jul 14, 2008 10:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i turned it off, but hamilton must have said something about JC (note the no periods. if CC doesn’t have to have them, neither does he).
by Brick. on Jul 14, 2008 10:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
In all fairness, if there was ever anyone who could do this nd not illicit gags from me, it’s Hamilton.
Burn on, big river, burn on...
by Turkmenbashi on Jul 14, 2008 11:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
looks like I’m the prediction winner. F’in Morneau.
by APV on Jul 14, 2008 10:59 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
i didn’t post a guess, but i was thinking braun for some reason.
by Brick. on Jul 14, 2008 10:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
FJM:
Rick Reilly, after Josh Hamilton’s 28-homer first round and all of the talk of Hamilton’s apparently prophetic dream that he would someday compete in the Derby at Yankee Stadium:It’s a lousy night to be an atheist!
It already seemed weird at the time, but now it seems even weirder that God, if He does indeed exist, would shove it in the atheists’ faces by having Hamilton break Bobby Abreu’s hallowed first-round record of 24 home runs (was Abreu’s night also a bad night for atheists?) and then come right back and force Josh to hit only 3 taters when the contest is on the line. Questionable storytelling sense, God.
P.S. Not only did Erin Andrews snub Justin Morneau for Hamilton immediately post-Derby, but during the trophy presentation she clearly pronounces his name as “Mar-neau,” followed by Executive Vice President of MLB Rob Manfred going with something like “Myrrh-neau.” We get it, guys: Morneau didn’t do heroin. So he’s bo-ring!
Steel Nick
by nickjs21 on Jul 14, 2008 11:44 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Are we playing the Mariners yet? Damn, I miss baseball already.
by Toxicadam on Jul 15, 2008 12:13 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Cubs-Red Sox tomorrow night. In the Bronx, if you haven’t heard.
by SuddenSam on Jul 15, 2008 12:19 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lee starting for the Sox. Man, I thought the Spaceman retired a long time ago.
by SuddenSam on Jul 15, 2008 12:20 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
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