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as long as he isn't in full rage mode for his next nighttime drive on the beltway...... I would hate to see what his jail sentence is the second time.Hopefully he goes full hgh cycle this off season.
Millions?Your definition of "unfriendly" is someone who chokes another person with his bare hands in front of millions of people?
There are numerous videos on YouTube with 150,000+ views each.Millions?
Exactly my point. Why would you trade for someone like that? His reputation preceded him. Remember the "lewd gesture" to the fans last year after he was tossed from yet another game?For the record, papelbon was known to be "unfriendly" long before he choked harper.
You forgot that the GM who supposedly invented the game made Ruin Tomorrowesque bonehead moves that caused the whole disaster in the first place.The Nats lost because their bullpen sucked, their line-up didn't produce and they had the worst manager in the game. But hey, if you want to state it's because the closer they had for two months was unfriendly go for it.
Because he can pitch. Baseball games are won on the field. Mostly via 1 on 1 encounters between a pitcher and hitter. Not in the clubhouse, as you have been led to believe.Exactly my point. Why would you trade for someone like that? His reputation preceded him.
Because he can pitch. Baseball games are won on the field. Mostly via 1 on 1 encounters between a pitcher and hitter. Not in the clubhouse, as you have been led to believe.
Hail Szczur!I am actually Matt Szczur, so I can't say that.
How did they miss the opportunity to honor this with a banner? I prediCT a 5 story banner to honor bryces mvp. Which is awesome. Yesterday we looked at new office space. If we go with the one near the park, my office will be looking straight through center into the park. I can sit there and look at these banners each and every day. Suffice to say, I'm pumped.
Shameless attempt to get this thread to 8 pages bump.No hitter call the siblings bump.
Shameless attempt to get this thread to 8 pages bump.
This. I wonder what Ricky Bo is thinking about now.Maybe Paps should be a motivational speaker. He and Ricky Bo could go around to corporate retreats preaching their success strategy of assaulting the organization's highest performer.
"I wish I made as much money playing baseball as Papelbon".This. I wonder what Ricky Bo is thinking about now.
if the Phils' brass at the time didn't overvalue him as their No. 1 pick and closer of the future (think Rizzo with Drew Storen), he would've been traded for Mark Portugal in '93, and Phils probably win the World Series.
If Fregosi leaves Mason in the game there and they lose he is crushed in the media. You go with Williams there - plan and simple. It didn't work out so it's easy to say leave Mason in.Good one, but pretty sure Ricky Bo would have been worse than Mitch, even in his "prime" with crap teams, he stunk. He would've been more Storen-like I think. Mitch at least challenged people -- against the Braves at least they hit them right at people and they survived.
And if we had to get into that, the answer was on the roster. Roger Mason was having an almost Madson like postseason that year, could have used him. Put it on Fregosi.
That Mitch calf tat probably also inspired a few people.
and probably most importantly, Ricky would never have had the name recognition that it took to be this media sage in Philly that so many on here rely on for expert commentary.
I understand the schtick, but all he said was that Rizzo's decision to add a nutjob malcontent to an existing mix of douchebags and jerkoffs was probably not the best idea.
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If anything, Ricky stated the obvious; therefore, you are correct in your assessment that he should not be relied upon for expert commentary.
And I agree that the Nats were going nowhere before Pap was acquired. But I am guessing that Rizzo wouldn't do it again if he had the chance.
Fully agree. But in the Rizzo Spin Zone that adp did a masterful job of creating in this thread, Rizzo does not make mistakes. Williams was the problem and he's gone. Watch and learn as Rizzo gets the guys he needs under club control and the Nats back on top next year.