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Josh Hamilton Derby Thread: July 14, 2008

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by Roger Dorn on Jul 14, 2008 9:51 PM EDT   0 recs

watching Josh Hamilton makes me want to go to the batting cages.

by ASP on Jul 14, 2008 9:54 PM EDT   0 recs

Is grady out officially? If he is I quit this stupid contest.

by obobcatu on Jul 14, 2008 9:55 PM EDT   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 to parent up   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 to parent up   0 recs

a totally epic episode

by Gradyforpresident on Jul 14, 2008 11:06 PM EDT to parent up   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   0 recs

grady is out

by c9kay32 on Jul 14, 2008 9:56 PM EDT   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   0 recs

i’ll hang around and spell stuff wrong for a little while

by Brick. on Jul 14, 2008 9:59 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

The other guys are probably in “why bother” mode.

by gte619n on Jul 14, 2008 9:57 PM EDT   0 recs

I would be incredibly restless if I was at this thing live.

by afh4 on Jul 14, 2008 10:00 PM EDT   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   1 recs

Addiction knows no color.

by afh4 on Jul 14, 2008 10:01 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

i am addicted to yankee stadium

by Brick. on Jul 14, 2008 10:02 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

eehh, this just got really boring.

by gte619n on Jul 14, 2008 10:01 PM EDT   0 recs

Is Grady still batting leadoff?

by gte619n on Jul 14, 2008 10:01 PM EDT   0 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   0 recs

Epic thread so far guys. And that was friggin ridiculous.

by supermarioelia on Jul 14, 2008 10:02 PM EDT   0 recs

I thought baseball wasn’t in the olympics anymore?

by afh4 on Jul 14, 2008 10:02 PM EDT   0 recs

starting in london i thought.

by Brick. on Jul 14, 2008 10:03 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I find pin stripes slimming.

by gte619n on Jul 14, 2008 10:02 PM EDT   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 to parent up   0 recs

reggie. shut up.

by Brick. on Jul 14, 2008 10:03 PM EDT   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   0 recs

tell that to madonna

by Brick. on Jul 14, 2008 10:05 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Kind of a pity Grady’s bombs were dwarfed like that.

by supermarioelia on Jul 14, 2008 10:03 PM EDT   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   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   0 recs

He’d look nice in right field wouldn’t he?

by Roger Dorn on Jul 14, 2008 10:05 PM EDT to parent up   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 to parent up   1 recs

bitter much?

by Brick. on Jul 14, 2008 10:07 PM EDT to parent up   0 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 to parent up   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 to parent up   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 to parent up   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 to parent up   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 to parent up   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 to parent up   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   0 recs

I think this just about sums it up.

by gte619n on Jul 14, 2008 10:14 PM EDT to parent up   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 to parent up   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 to parent up   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 to parent up   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 to parent up   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   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 to parent up   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 to parent up   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   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 to parent up   0 recs

I was on the phone.

What?

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Jul 14, 2008 10:18 PM EDT to parent up   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   0 recs

I’ll take Steve Rushin over Reilly any day

by Roger Dorn on Jul 14, 2008 10:16 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I’d take an audio feed to C-Span 2 over this

by APV on Jul 14, 2008 10:22 PM EDT to parent up   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   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   0 recs

I’m a Joe Mauer fan.

by ASP on Jul 14, 2008 10:21 PM EDT   0 recs

Why hasn’t Erin Andrews done a swimsuit layout?

by gte619n on Jul 14, 2008 10:21 PM EDT   0 recs

Agreed.

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Jul 14, 2008 10:22 PM EDT to parent up   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 to parent up   0 recs

What’s the old Erin Andrews? Which should I like better?

by gte619n on Jul 14, 2008 10:23 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

it depends. she was renovated once.

by Brick. on Jul 14, 2008 10:25 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I think we’ve officially moved into innuendo territory.

by gte619n on Jul 14, 2008 10:27 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

i was the first settler of the innuendo territory.

by Brick. on Jul 14, 2008 10:28 PM EDT to parent up   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 to parent up   0 recs

She doesn’t have has the mindset to do a swimsuit layout.

by gte619n on Jul 14, 2008 10:27 PM EDT to parent up   1 recs

repaired.

by gte619n on Jul 14, 2008 10:27 PM EDT to parent up   0 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 to parent up   1 recs

AL Domination Continues.

by gte619n on Jul 14, 2008 10:25 PM EDT   0 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   0 recs

Before a Grady jersey?

by gte619n on Jul 14, 2008 10:26 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

No, but eventually.

Burn on, big river, burn on...

by Turkmenbashi on Jul 14, 2008 10:29 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

sleep on it. you need the money for new razors.

by Brick. on Jul 14, 2008 10:26 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

not with this gnarly beard

Burn on, big river, burn on...

by Turkmenbashi on Jul 14, 2008 10:31 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

whats going on

by Gradyforpresident on Jul 14, 2008 10:29 PM EDT   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 to parent up   0 recs

rick reilly said too many of us were white.

by Brick. on Jul 14, 2008 10:33 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

oh yeah good point on the race card, that was insane

by Gradyforpresident on Jul 14, 2008 10:35 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Alright fine, ASDGLIUHLIUEHLIUWNF SOUVENIR CITY GYUHNBWUBEF*T#$#UYRB BEAU MILLS!

by supermarioelia on Jul 14, 2008 10:33 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

i can’t believe you missed marte’s home run

by Gradyforpresident on Jul 14, 2008 10:35 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Unbelievable.

It was a shot too.

by gte619n on Jul 14, 2008 10:35 PM EDT to parent up   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 to parent up   0 recs

you see. this is why some people don’t like canadians.

by Brick. on Jul 14, 2008 10:37 PM EDT to parent up   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 to parent up   0 recs

Spinner Mason is the Josh Hamilton of Degrassi.

by Sorrento on Jul 15, 2008 3:13 AM EDT to parent up   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 to parent up   0 recs