Josh Hamilton Derby Thread: July 14, 2008
by afh4 on Jul 14, 2008 9:50 PM EDT
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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.
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
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
Epic thread so far guys. And that was friggin ridiculous.
by supermarioelia on Jul 14, 2008 10:02 PM EDT reply actions
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….
Kind of a pity Grady’s bombs were dwarfed like that.
by supermarioelia on Jul 14, 2008 10:03 PM EDT reply actions
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…..
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.
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….
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
Rick Reilly just strung together a few of the dumbest comments I’ve ever heard on TV.
Il faut d'abord durer.
Reilly might be good in print (and he’s lost a lot off his fastball IMHO) but he’s absolutely horrid on TV
she’s overcoming an addiction. this is the last year before she moves into the new erin andrews. she is white.
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
No, but eventually.
Burn on, big river, burn on...
by Turkmenbashi on Jul 14, 2008 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions
not with this gnarly beard
Burn on, big river, burn on...
by Turkmenbashi on Jul 14, 2008 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions
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
oh yeah good point on the race card, that was insane
by Gradyforpresident on Jul 14, 2008 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Alright fine, ASDGLIUHLIUEHLIUWNF SOUVENIR CITY GYUHNBWUBEF*T#$#UYRB BEAU MILLS!
by supermarioelia on Jul 14, 2008 10:33 PM EDT up reply actions
i can’t believe you missed marte’s home run
by Gradyforpresident on Jul 14, 2008 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions
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
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
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
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
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
when do we start thinking about an extension
by Gradyforpresident on Jul 14, 2008 10:39 PM EDT up reply actions
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.
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
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
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
“might have hit his peak already”
This coming from Reilly.
by supermarioelia on Jul 14, 2008 10:43 PM EDT reply actions
Byrd and Carroll just jumped out of their respective sofas, cheering wildly.
by supermarioelia on Jul 14, 2008 10:55 PM EDT reply actions
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).
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
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
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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