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Hopefully, a cold dish of humility is helping
« on: September 27, 2006, 09:34:17 pm »
Served by the BBGs for all of us to remember that *THIS* is baseball we're talking about here.  React accordingly.

That is all.

Oh, yeah... one more thing, the great Satchel Paige once said "Don't look back, someone might be gaining on you!".  So don't look back, the Reds might be a bit inspired by an Pirates 6-1 lead.  This could get messy real quickly tonight.

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Re: Hopefully, a cold dish of humility is helping
« Reply #1 on: September 27, 2006, 11:18:16 pm »
Obviously, it is in the best interests of the ballclub if telling Lance about cold dishes of anything is kept to a minimum. Wouldn't want him spooked by silly superstitions, or tempted to down an entire post-game spread on his own. You people are amusing with this BBG stuff.
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Re: Hopefully, a cold dish of humility is helping
« Reply #2 on: September 27, 2006, 11:59:32 pm »
Quiet you heathen!  You just woke up Poo-holes!

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« Reply #3 on: September 28, 2006, 12:09:41 am »
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Quiet you heathen!  You just woke up Poo-holes!





And any minute now, Pujols is going to drop his bat and run the bases.  What a fucking egomaniac.
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Re: Hopefully, a cold dish of humility is helping
« Reply #4 on: September 28, 2006, 12:13:43 am »
Neener! Convince me I can influence the outcome of the game, and I'll swing it the Astros' way
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« Reply #5 on: September 28, 2006, 12:15:35 am »
Just once I loved to see a catcher rise up and run along side of him (if he ever takes off running that is), screaming at his arse.  "RUN MUTHA... YOU DON'T SHOW UP MY PITCHER LIKE THAT!  FREAK!".

Of course, the best thing to do is not let him hit homeruns either.  Two out, a base open?  Oh yeah, methinks if Bay gets that treatment by Garner, so should Pujols.

But what do I know?  Nuttin, that's what!

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« Reply #6 on: September 28, 2006, 12:16:04 am »
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Neener! Convince me I can influence the outcome of the game, and I'll swing it the Astros' way




Can you kindly go away until Tuesday?  Thanks!

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Re: Hopefully, a cold dish of humility is helping
« Reply #7 on: September 28, 2006, 12:16:50 am »
Ball Four, no? Which backstop was that again?
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Re: Hopefully, a cold dish of humility is helping
« Reply #8 on: September 28, 2006, 12:18:37 am »
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Ball Four, no? Which backstop was that again?




Bull Durham.

(Psst... just so you know, it's *NOT* about the BBGs as much as it's about humility... but why should I explain something as simple as that to you?  You're not the audience "humility" is intended to reach... carry on!)

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Re: Hopefully, a cold dish of humility is helping
« Reply #9 on: September 28, 2006, 12:21:11 am »
Gracias. Man, I feel dumb about missing that one. I'll blame it on the NyQuil that's replaced my blood the last 3 days. Yeah, I know I'm not the intended... I still find the superstitious stuff silly, though Epic game!
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Re: Hopefully, a cold dish of humility is helping
« Reply #10 on: September 28, 2006, 12:29:01 am »
Check your PM.

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Re: Hopefully, a cold dish of humility is helping
« Reply #11 on: September 28, 2006, 12:30:06 am »
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I still find the superstitious stuff silly, though Epic game!




You just added two extra innings to the... ahum... extra innings.  Go to sleep Holly.... thanks!  

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« Reply #12 on: September 28, 2006, 01:04:22 am »
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I still find the superstitious stuff silly, though Epic game!




You just added two extra innings to the... ahum... extra innings.  Go to sleep Holly.... thanks!  





Heck, seems like y'all'd be grateful to get away from the dreaded thirteenth inning! Hah. Nada in the PM. Time to swig the NyQuil (rather than pound the ol Budweiser) and call it a night.

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Re: Hopefully, a cold dish of humility is helping
« Reply #13 on: September 28, 2006, 01:08:36 am »
Okay, see you again on Tuesday... enjoy the time away... unbeliever! :P

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« Reply #14 on: September 28, 2006, 10:59:00 am »
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Quiet you heathen!  You just woke up Poo-holes!





And any minute now, Pujols is going to drop his bat and run the bases.  What a fucking egomaniac.





It's 9 AM, and that asshole is STILL standing at the plate.

God I hate him.
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« Reply #15 on: September 28, 2006, 11:02:04 am »
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Quiet you heathen!  You just woke up Poo-holes!





And any minute now, Pujols is going to drop his bat and run the bases.  What a fucking egomaniac.




It's 9 AM, and that asshole is STILL standing at the plate.

God I hate him.




You mean you don't find him "stoic" and just "an artist admiring his work"?
 Passan column

I dry-heaved a couple times reading this.

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Re: Hopefully, a cold dish of humility is helping
« Reply #16 on: September 28, 2006, 11:10:50 am »
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You mean you don't find him "stoic" and just "an artist admiring his work"?
 Passan column

I dry-heaved a couple times reading this.




"He carries his team."  His 1-7 team.  His 8.5 now down to 1.5 game-leading team.

He's a fucking asshole, and I don't know why people think otherwise.
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Re: Hopefully, a cold dish of humility is helping
« Reply #17 on: September 28, 2006, 11:11:55 am »
EVERY baseball player is superstitious, and if you think that is silly and/or do not believe in the BBGs, you should be banned until after the season.
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« Reply #18 on: September 28, 2006, 11:14:24 am »
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Quiet you heathen!  You just woke up Poo-holes!





And any minute now, Pujols is going to drop his bat and run the bases.  What a fucking egomaniac.




It's 9 AM, and that asshole is STILL standing at the plate.

God I hate him.





Pujols is an amazing hitter, and by all accounts a decent person.  But on the field, he makes Barry Bonds look like the poster boy for class an humility.  There is no bigger ego in sports than Albert Pujols.
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« Reply #19 on: September 28, 2006, 11:14:29 am »
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EVERY baseball player is superstitious, and if you think that is silly and/or do not believe in the BBGs, you should be banned until after the season.



I am absolutely certain that nothing I do (or don't do) will have any impact on the outcome of this season.

But my current avatar and signature went up last Thursday and they're not changing until it's all over.
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Re: Hopefully, a cold dish of humility is helping
« Reply #20 on: September 28, 2006, 11:15:29 am »
Similarly, I changed my signature a couple of weeks ago to reflect the "it's not over!" theme, and that bad boy is staying put.
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« Reply #21 on: September 28, 2006, 11:16:25 am »
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EVERY baseball player is superstitious, and if you think that is silly and/or do not believe in the BBGs, you should be banned until after the season.



I am absolutely certain that nothing I do (or don't do) will have any impact on the outcome of this season.

But my current avatar and signature went up last Thursday and they're not changing until it's all over.






It's a good thing you changed your underwear on Sunday.
The rules of distinction were thrown out with the baseball cap.  It does not lend itself to protocol.  It is found today on youth in homes, classrooms, even in fine restaurants.  Regardless of its other consequences, this is a breach against civility.  A civilized man should avoid this mania.

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« Reply #22 on: September 28, 2006, 11:17:53 am »
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Quiet you heathen!  You just woke up Poo-holes!





And any minute now, Pujols is going to drop his bat and run the bases.  What a fucking egomaniac.




It's 9 AM, and that asshole is STILL standing at the plate.

God I hate him.





Pujols is an amazing hitter, and by all accounts a decent person.  But on the field, he makes Barry Bonds look like the poster boy for class an humility.  There is no bigger ego in sports than Albert Pujols.




Fair point.  There have been plenty of reportedly "good guys" with demonstrably monster egos on the field/court.  (Larry Bird comes immediately to mind, although his non-relationship with his daughter leads me to question his "good guy" credentials.)

He's the best hitter in the game.  But that doesn't change the fact that he is showing up every pitcher in such a situation.
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Re: Hopefully, a cold dish of humility is helping
« Reply #23 on: September 28, 2006, 11:18:18 am »
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EVERY baseball player is superstitious, and if you think that is silly and/or do not believe in the BBGs, you should be banned until after the season.



I am absolutely certain that nothing I do (or don't do) will have any impact on the outcome of this season.

But my current avatar and signature went up last Thursday and they're not changing until it's all over.





It's a good thing you changed your underwear on Sunday.




I'm not going to ask how you know that.
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« Reply #24 on: September 28, 2006, 11:20:16 am »
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You mean you don't find him "stoic" and just "an artist admiring his work"?
 Passan column

I dry-heaved a couple times reading this.




"He carries his team."  His 1-7 team.  His 8.5 now down to 1.5 game-leading team.

He's a fucking asshole, and I don't know why people think otherwise.





?We need everybody to get hot,? Spiezio said, ?because he can?t do this by himself.?

Truer words have never been spoken or typed than this.  The reason the Cardinals have withered is three-fold:

1. No starter besides Carpenter is consistent enough to count on, and now Carpenter is gassed.
2. No bullpen.
3. Albert Pujols can hurt you... so don't freaking pitch to him!

In the seven game skid, these things were so true.  And in last night's game, #3 was violated.  If the Brew Crew just sends Poo-holes a memo prior to the first pitch, all will be verrah innuresting these next four.  Memo should read:

"Dear Alberto (or do you prefer Al?),

Please do not bother to bring your bat to the batter's box with you, you won't need it.  We love you man, but you ain't getting one single solitary pitch to hit for four days.  Enjoy the time off while you watch your teammates try to win the NL Central without you.

Go Juan Encarnacion?  Yeah, we like the sound of that too!

Love,

The Brewers"

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« Reply #25 on: September 28, 2006, 11:26:35 am »
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EVERY baseball player is superstitious, and if you think that is silly and/or do not believe in the BBGs, you should be banned until after the season.




Tell that to this guy:

  Sorry but I don't believe in BBGs. They don't exist. I'd fuck them in the ass if they did.

ETA, that was on Pettitte not me. Don't think for a minute that pretend BBGs give a shit what I post on the internet. I don't have any imaginary friends either.

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« Reply #26 on: September 28, 2006, 11:29:38 am »
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It's a good thing you changed your underwear on Sunday.



Every Sunday.  Without fail.  My Mum brought me up proper.
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« Reply #27 on: September 28, 2006, 11:29:38 am »
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EVERY baseball player is superstitious, and if you think that is silly and/or do not believe in the BBGs, you should be banned until after the season.



I am absolutely certain that nothing I do (or don't do) will have any impact on the outcome of this season.

But my current avatar and signature went up last Thursday and they're not changing until it's all over.




I have to watch the last three innings of any game in my bedroom, alone, standing in the same spot (about four feet from the tv set), with my arms folded and making sure I send all my best "keep your mechanics intact" vibes to Brad Lidge!

I'm working it bay-bee!

(I'm working from home today... ahem... just in case... you might need Lidge to close a game in the next four... juneberno!  If this is required of me by the BBGs, so be it... I'm in!)

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« Reply #28 on: September 28, 2006, 11:32:29 am »
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I have to watch the last three innings of any game in my bedroom, alone, standing in the same spot (about four feet from the tv set), with my arms folded and making sure I send all my best "keep your mechanics intact" vibes to Brad Lidge!



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« Reply #29 on: September 28, 2006, 11:32:41 am »
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Fair point.  There have been plenty of reportedly "good guys" with demonstrably monster egos on the field/court.  (Larry Bird comes immediately to mind, although his non-relationship with his daughter leads me to question his "good guy" credentials.)

He's the best hitter in the game.  But that doesn't change the fact that he is showing up every pitcher in such a situation.






And the sad part is, I really want to like Pujols.  I love watching him hit (when it's not against the Astros), and everything you hear about him is what a great guy he is, good teammate, great husband and father, standup guy in the community..etc, etc.  So I cringe when I see what an amazing showboat he is on the field.  Why do you have to behave like that Albert?
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« Reply #30 on: September 28, 2006, 11:35:07 am »
Well, I still think it's silly, but Noe's set me straight on why the BBGs should be heeded No need to ban, as you're not going to find me contributing to the problems which arouse their wrath.
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« Reply #31 on: September 28, 2006, 11:38:21 am »
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EVERY baseball player is superstitious, and if you think that is silly and/or do not believe in the BBGs, you should be banned until after the season.




Tell that to this guy:

  Sorry but I don't believe in BBGs. They don't exist. I'd fuck them in the ass if they did.

ETA, that was on Pettitte not me. Don't think for a minute that pretend BBGs give a shit what I post on the internet. I don't have any imaginary friends either.

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It's okay if we have unbelievers amongst us... but they're not welcome to tell us not to believe either!   And just to be on the safe side, they can keep their heathen ways to themselves until Tuesday... ahum, just in case.  

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« Reply #32 on: September 28, 2006, 11:40:22 am »
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Every Sunday.  Without fail.  My Mum brought me up proper.





You had to know this was coming:

Your Mum brought me up, but it certainly wasn't proper.
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« Reply #33 on: September 28, 2006, 01:04:16 pm »
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EVERY baseball player is superstitious, and if you think that is silly and/or do not believe in the BBGs, you should be banned until after the season.



I am absolutely certain that nothing I do (or don't do) will have any impact on the outcome of this season.

But my current avatar and signature went up last Thursday and they're not changing until it's all over.




I have to watch the last three innings of any game in my bedroom, alone, standing in the same spot (about four feet from the tv set), with my arms folded and making sure I send all my best "keep your mechanics intact" vibes to Brad Lidge!

I'm working it bay-bee!

(I'm working from home today... ahem... just in case... you might need Lidge to close a game in the next four... juneberno!  If this is required of me by the BBGs, so be it... I'm in!)





Here is one of the clearest examples I have seen recently of someone tempting the BBGs and then almost instant retaliation.

 Sept 26 - Albert Pujols is Cla Meredith's bitch

I hope someone in San Diego keelhauls this mushwit.

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« Reply #34 on: September 28, 2006, 01:29:48 pm »
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You mean you don't find him "stoic" and just "an artist admiring his work"?
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I dry-heaved a couple times reading this.




"He carries his team."  His 1-7 team.  His 8.5 now down to 1.5 game-leading team.

He's a fucking asshole, and I don't know why people think otherwise.





it seems to be only Stros fans who notice his obnoxious smirk and his arrogant showing-up of other teams as he stands to watch the rapidly retreating ball.  Everyone else believes him to be a great guy who is humble and team-oriented.
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« Reply #35 on: September 28, 2006, 01:33:28 pm »
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Here is one of the clearest examples I have seen recently of someone tempting the BBGs and then almost instant retaliation.

 Sept 26 - Albert Pujols is Cla Meredith's bitch

I hope someone in San Diego keelhauls this mushwit.





Add to that the fact that San Diego is holding on to a 1 game... 1 freaking game... lead over the Los Angeles Dojers for the NL West.  Four games to go, 1 game lead in the West, two game lead in the Wild Card.

Hard charging Dojers, hard charging Phillies.

And someone decides that it's a good idea to pitch to Albert Fucking Poo-holes! *tsk, tsk, tsk*  BRILLIANT!

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« Reply #36 on: September 28, 2006, 01:35:48 pm »
I want to punch him right in his smirky face.  I can't believe that guy can admire his moonshots, smirk at the pitcher, stroll around the bases, bark at the ump on every borderline pitch etc and never gets one in the ribs.  It's bizarre to me.  It's bizarre the pass he gets with the national media.  I don't like him, nor any of the cards.  In fact it's a hatred of a sports team/individual just slightly less than my disdain for Reggie Bush.

Oh well, to each his own. If you wanna think Pujols is classy on the field go ahead and think it. You'd be wrong but whatever.  He ain't no Jeff Bagwell or Craig Biggio- I can tell you that.

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« Reply #37 on: September 28, 2006, 01:38:47 pm »
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You mean you don't find him "stoic" and just "an artist admiring his work"?
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I dry-heaved a couple times reading this.




"He carries his team."  His 1-7 team.  His 8.5 now down to 1.5 game-leading team.

He's a fucking asshole, and I don't know why people think otherwise.




it seems to be only Stros fans who notice his obnoxious smirk and his arrogant showing-up of other teams as he stands to watch the rapidly retreating ball.  Everyone else believes him to be a great guy who is humble and team-oriented.




He's a great teammate, but he's also a bit immature.  He sees things way too black and white and holds to those standards.

Teammates = good, do anything for them.
Fans wanting autographs = annoyance, push them aside, brush them off... even if the fan in question is a wheelchair bound youngster.
Media = speak to them when things are going good, avoid them when things are going bad.

And so on... (at least that was how he was coming through the majors his first three years).

As for opposing pitchers, well he has kind words to say afterwards (usually when he punks them), but his on-field display is eggszactly him showing them up.  It's no better than Barry Bonds doing a pirouette on home plate after a homerun one time versus the Dojers several years ago.  The next night, he got drilled by three different Dojer pitchers in retaliation.

Poo-holes can take his base for all I care, because he shouldn't see another pitch in the strikezone again in 2006.  EVER!  He's earned that just like Bonds did in his heyday.  And he's earning the disdain from opposing pitchers as well if he doesn't cut out the one-upmanship.  Ironically, Scott Rolen does all things right when hitting a homerun.  But the BBFIB want to run *HIM* out on a rail too.

BTW - Remember when Jose Lima was belittled for his act on the mound?  Same difference.

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« Reply #38 on: September 28, 2006, 02:54:29 pm »
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You mean you don't find him "stoic" and just "an artist admiring his work"?
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I dry-heaved a couple times reading this.




"He carries his team."  His 1-7 team.  His 8.5 now down to 1.5 game-leading team.

He's a fucking asshole, and I don't know why people think otherwise.




it seems to be only Stros fans who notice his obnoxious smirk and his arrogant showing-up of other teams as he stands to watch the rapidly retreating ball.  Everyone else believes him to be a great guy who is humble and team-oriented.





Right.  He's not gloating - he's glorifying "his Creator."



"...Boen has a habit of praying for her Cardinals to win on Christian Family Day, so when the Astros took a 2-0 lead in the first inning, (she) began to intercede. Sure enough, the Cardinals scored the runs they needed in the fifth thanks to a three-run home run by Larry Walker. That was good for another Cardinals victory on CFD ? their 14th in 15 years.

CFD blesses underprivileged youth who would not otherwise get to see a Cardinals game. About 3,100 children were fed before the game at Kauffman Park, with (Jim) Morris, St. Louis Rams center Andy McCollum, former Cardinals pitcher Kent Bottenfield and hockey player Charlie Blyth signing their own testimony cards that shared the Gospel... Pujols continues to give the Cardinals strong leadership on the field as well as in the community with his bold witness for Christ. After doubling in the third inning, he pointed toward heaven to honor his Creator. In the middle of the CFD festivities, his spiritual bent came though quite clearly... "


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« Reply #39 on: September 28, 2006, 03:12:45 pm »
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I dry-heaved a couple times reading this.




"He carries his team."  His 1-7 team.  His 8.5 now down to 1.5 game-leading team.

He's a fucking asshole, and I don't know why people think otherwise.




it seems to be only Stros fans who notice his obnoxious smirk and his arrogant showing-up of other teams as he stands to watch the rapidly retreating ball.  Everyone else believes him to be a great guy who is humble and team-oriented.





Right.  He's not gloating - he's glorifying "his Creator."



"...Boen has a habit of praying for her Cardinals to win on Christian Family Day, so when the Astros took a 2-0 lead in the first inning, (she) began to intercede. Sure enough, the Cardinals scored the runs they needed in the fifth thanks to a three-run home run by Larry Walker. That was good for another Cardinals victory on CFD ? their 14th in 15 years.

CFD blesses underprivileged youth who would not otherwise get to see a Cardinals game. About 3,100 children were fed before the game at Kauffman Park, with (Jim) Morris, St. Louis Rams center Andy McCollum, former Cardinals pitcher Kent Bottenfield and hockey player Charlie Blyth signing their own testimony cards that shared the Gospel... Pujols continues to give the Cardinals strong leadership on the field as well as in the community with his bold witness for Christ. After doubling in the third inning, he pointed toward heaven to honor his Creator. In the middle of the CFD festivities, his spiritual bent came though quite clearly... "


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« Reply #40 on: September 28, 2006, 03:15:41 pm »
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Tell that to this guy:

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« Reply #41 on: September 28, 2006, 03:29:16 pm »
and i thought it was all about me  dumping bagwell and putting up everette... glad for the heads up
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« Reply #42 on: September 28, 2006, 03:29:24 pm »
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I dry-heaved a couple times reading this.




"He carries his team."  His 1-7 team.  His 8.5 now down to 1.5 game-leading team.

He's a fucking asshole, and I don't know why people think otherwise.




it seems to be only Stros fans who notice his obnoxious smirk and his arrogant showing-up of other teams as he stands to watch the rapidly retreating ball.  Everyone else believes him to be a great guy who is humble and team-oriented.




He's a great teammate, but he's also a bit immature.  He sees things way too black and white and holds to those standards.

Teammates = good, do anything for them.
Fans wanting autographs = annoyance, push them aside, brush them off... even if the fan in question is a wheelchair bound youngster.
Media = speak to them when things are going good, avoid them when things are going bad.

And so on... (at least that was how he was coming through the majors his first three years).

As for opposing pitchers, well he has kind words to say afterwards (usually when he punks them), but his on-field display is eggszactly him showing them up.  It's no better than Barry Bonds doing a pirouette on home plate after a homerun one time versus the Dojers several years ago.  The next night, he got drilled by three different Dojer pitchers in retaliation.

Poo-holes can take his base for all I care, because he shouldn't see another pitch in the strikezone again in 2006.  EVER!  He's earned that just like Bonds did in his heyday.  And he's earning the disdain from opposing pitchers as well if he doesn't cut out the one-upmanship.  Ironically, Scott Rolen does all things right when hitting a homerun.  But the BBFIB want to run *HIM* out on a rail too.

BTW - Remember when Jose Lima was belittled for his act on the mound?  Same difference.





The one guy who I could never understand why someone out there didn't try to rearrange him physically, was former Astro/Dodger/Giant/Mariner/etc. Jeff "Call Me 'Jeffrey'" Leonard.  That fucking 'one-wing down' airplane thing he did on his home run trots would have got his ticket punched, you'd think.  Especially back in the rough-and-tumble 1980's.  But I think he came through unscathed.

Leonard put Bonds, Pujols, etc., to shame.  Bonds is entirely self-absorbed, so my guess his antics are to glorify himself only.  I don't really get bothered by Pujols' post-HR routine.  It does rankle when he gets all pissy about getting buzzed inside, though.  One gets the impression he is offended anyone would dare to try and move him back off the plate.

But that is pretty minor compared to some of those guys.

One of the funniest examples of a veteran trying to straighten out a young player on not "disrespecting" the game I can remember was when Neon Deion Sanders was with the Yankees, probably '89 or '90, real early in his baseball career.  The Yanks were playing the White Sox one night, and on one of Deion's trips to the batter's box, he made a big production out of drawing a large dollar-sign with his toe in the dirt.  Even the fans in the cheap seats could clearly see what he was doing.

The Chisox catcher was Carlton Fisk (the first "Pudge" of this era.)  Fisk was in his 40's by then, but still a pretty big, imposing guy, and rough and gruff.  Anyway, he just about came unglued when Sanders did his thing.  IIRC, the home plate umpire had to restrain Pudge from taking 'Prime Time' apart, right there in the batter's box.  It was reported later that Fisk initially told Sanders something like, "We don't play the game that way" and instructed him to cease and desist.  Sanders' response was, "I'm not your slave."  That's when Fisk went terminal.  Several years later I saw Fisk on an interview show, and when the incident was brought up, he was still kind of pissed off about it.

Sanders had no idea why Fisk got so worked up then, and probably never did figure it out, if he cared at all.

Re: Lima.  Like that One Tough Dominican who came before him, I think people were a little tolerant of Lima Time's antics because on some level they suspected he was trying to be entertaining more than showing anyone up.  Although at the time I remember thinking I could understand why some opposing fans would get all worked up about him.  And he should have toned the antics way down once his ERA was 5+.

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« Reply #43 on: September 28, 2006, 03:35:38 pm »
This season, Craig Biggio took all of Jason Hirsh's uniform and stuff out of his locker room in a road game and put it away (trainer's room, packed away).  All he left in the locker room was a jockstrap.  Apparently, Hirsch was scheduled to pitch that day and he arrived only one hour before game time.

Biggio got fumed at the rookie thinking he had it made and could half-step it that way.  So Bidge sent him a message "Someone went home because of you... respect that and play hard because of it!".  It was a message well recieved by Hirsh, who claims he didn't do it intentionally.  However, he hasn't done it accidently any more either.  It's what veterans will do to teach young guys about professionalism.

In Pujol's case, I'm not sure if anyone has taken him under their wing, in terms of a veteran.  I would think it's hard when the young guy is ten times better in talent and ability than any veteran they've had.  I can't see a good professional like Reggie Sanders, for instance, going up to Pujols and instructing him on the finer points of comportment.

Pujols is just going to have to mature on his own because in this case, he's his own worse enemy or his own best friend.

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« Reply #44 on: September 28, 2006, 07:26:54 pm »
On Hirsch, I think the incident occured a day after he pitched--Biggio was saying you don't take time off; there's plenty of reasons you still need to get to the park early.

The ironic thing about Pujols is that he has said the two players he admires most are Bagwell and Biggio.  You'd think that would translate into his home run trot.
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« Reply #45 on: September 28, 2006, 08:02:43 pm »
Talk about needing a dose of humilty.

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« Reply #47 on: September 28, 2006, 09:01:10 pm »
Hopefully, it'll become a baseball historian collector's item.

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« Reply #49 on: September 30, 2006, 02:14:29 pm »
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Quiet you heathen!  You just woke up Poo-holes!





And any minute now, Pujols is going to drop his bat and run the bases.  What a fucking egomaniac.




It's 9 AM, and that asshole is STILL standing at the plate.

God I hate him.




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Capuano was particularly irked after Pujols hit a 2-0 changeup for a 5-1 lead, three batters after Capuano walked Weaver to lead off the inning. Juan Encarnacion, who snapped an 0-for-12 skid on Thursday and had four hits on Friday, was the next batter, and he stepped out of the batter's box so Pujols could answer a curtain call.

Capuano stormed off the mound and threw a punch in the air.
 





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« Reply #50 on: September 30, 2006, 03:04:05 pm »
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Capuano was particularly irked after Pujols hit a 2-0 changeup for a 5-1 lead, three batters after Capuano walked Weaver to lead off the inning. Juan Encarnacion, who snapped an 0-for-12 skid on Thursday and had four hits on Friday, was the next batter, and he stepped out of the batter's box so Pujols could answer a curtain call.

Capuano stormed off the mound and threw a punch in the air.

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I closed the window as soon as the outfielders stopped running, so I missed this little episode.





Any baseball player will tell you that it is entirely about showing up a pitcher when you do what Pujols does.  It almost goes against his own comments afterwards that imply humility and some admiration towards his opponent pitchers.

It just doesn't fly and pitchers are not as stupid as they look... sometimes.  But the end of it all is, don't give him one pitch to hurt you... it's time for the Bonds treatment.  It is the best way to frustrate the young man into a bit of humility on-field that matches the off-field demeanor.