ction Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 I fully endorse this product. Link to post Share on other sites
bobbob1313 Posted July 26, 2006 Author Share Posted July 26, 2006 As much as I appreciate that, it makes me feel all dirty inside. Link to post Share on other sites
ction Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 Who makes the playoff from the AL? Detroit looks like the only sure bet right now. Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 Ah, great title. I'll bring this over from the other thread, though: Jon Papelbon, currently the most dominant closer in MLB- http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/stats/closers Link to post Share on other sites
bobbob1313 Posted July 26, 2006 Author Share Posted July 26, 2006 Todd Jones is proving that having a lot of saves does not equal being a good closer. BJ Ryan has been just as dominant as Papelbon. Link to post Share on other sites
Duck-Billed Catechist Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 Detroit, Boston, Oakland and..... The White Sox. It may be wishful thinking, but I see them getting their shit together in a big way after falling a couple games back in the wild card. Link to post Share on other sites
bobbob1313 Posted July 26, 2006 Author Share Posted July 26, 2006 From Sportsline: Hey, Yankee fans, be careful what you boo for. It was once said here -- before Operation: Lightning-Rod kicked into hate alert -- those who boo A-Rod for his perceived failures in the clutch are ... well, we used a word perhaps too strong for some of you. We said morons. But look what you damn Yankee folks have done. You have Armando Benitez'd one of the greatest -- perhaps the greatest -- players of our generation. Melted him down to a psychological mess, much like that former Mets closer. What is it with you player-hating New Yorkers anyway? This is a hitter -- even in a season regarded by some accounts as a "disaster" -- on pace for 35 homers, 121 RBI, 114 runs and 15 steals. He is still one of the primary reasons the injury-hit Yankees are No. 4 in our latest CBS SportsLine.com Power Rankings. He's not clutch? He is hitting .296 and a .988 OPS with runners in scoring position to date. And with RISP and two out? Even better at .300 with a 1.037 OPS. MVP numbers right there. Numbers, mind you, better in those categories/situations than the do-no-wrong David Ortiz. Terrible. Boo. Hiss. That's awful. Go play in Kansas City. Heck, if the Yankees pay the freight, at least Royals fans are smart enough to take him. They'll take that "disaster." It sure beats the one they have on their hands. Former Mets GM Steve Phillips lived the Benitez thing in New York. He was also the one who opted out of A-Rod's free-agent sweepstakes to avoid a 24-and-1 structure of his team. He is now the primary baseball analyst brave and smart enough to say A-Rod has to be traded. He knows if an AL MVP campaign in 2005 and a player of the month for May wasn't enough, nothing will ever be. Yes, this is not quite A-Rod. Not quite worth $25 million. Perhaps not even the $16 million the Yankees are actually on the hook for (the Rangers are paying an average $9M a year on what remains from the 10-year, $250 million contract from December 2001). "You can Link to post Share on other sites
ction Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 Todd Jones is proving that having a lot of saves does not equal being a good closer. BJ Ryan has been just as dominant as Papelbon. Does Todd Jones have both an ERA and WHIP under 1? Does BJ Ryan? Did BJ and the Bear? Link to post Share on other sites
bobbob1313 Posted July 26, 2006 Author Share Posted July 26, 2006 Does Todd Jones have both an ERA and WHIP under 1? Does BJ Ryan? Did BJ and the Bear? No. No. And yes. Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 Not to mention only Mariano Rivera has pitched more innings. Papelbon has a ridiculous era and lowest BA, too. I'm not sure why you're so adamant about not wanting to recognize that he's currently the best of all closers. Regardless of your distaste for the Red Sox, it's pretty amazing watching the kid pitch and seeing what he's done. Link to post Share on other sites
ction Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 I'm pretty sure Papelbon could broker peace in the Middle East once he wraps up the WS MVP. Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 I'm pretty sure Papelbon could broker peace in the Middle East once he wraps up the WS MVP.Eh, whatever. Link to post Share on other sites
c53x12 Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 I saw that A-Rod interview, and I was kind of impressed with how he handled himself. He doesn't sound bitter or petulant, just maybe a little weary and optimistic that things will turn around. If it were me getting booed, I'd probably be all "get out of my face and let me do my job." But that's me. Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 I'm pretty sure Papelbon could broker peace in the Middle East once he wraps up the WS MVP.Thanks to Papelbon, I now have clear skin, a longer penis, and a vastly improved memory. Link to post Share on other sites
ction Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 Papelbon is going to play lead guitar for the reunited Replacements. Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 I heard J-Pap is playing Scarlett Johannson's brassiere in a new Woody Allen film. Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 He hated Mexicans! And he was half Mexican! ...And he hated irony! Did I ever tell you about the time Papelbon took me out to go get a drink with him? We go off looking for a bar and we can't find one. Finally Papelbon takes me to a vacant lot and says, 'Here we are.' We sat there for a year and a half and sure enough someone constructs a bar around us. The day they opened we ordered a shot, drank it, and then burned the place to the ground. Papelbon yelled over the roar of the flames, 'Always leave things the way you found em! Link to post Share on other sites
tongue-tied lightning Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 Jerry Narron(Reds) for manager of the year Link to post Share on other sites
MrRain422 Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 If you drop a phonograph needle on Papelbon's nipple, it plays the Beach Boys' 'Pet Sounds.' He sweats Gatorade. Jonathan Papelbon once showed me a video of him making love to my wife and it was the most beautiful thing I ever saw. I once saw him scissor kick Angela Lansbury. They use Papelbon's foreskin as a tarp when it rains at Fenway Park. Jonathan Papelbon is a son of a bitch! To Jonathan Papelbon! Link to post Share on other sites
ction Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 I heard Papelbon once removed his own appendix at a rest stop in Maryland. With a plastic knife. While eating a Cinnabon. Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 Jon Papelbon was way coolEverybody liked Jon PapelbonEverybody wanted to hang out with himAnything he wanted to do, he didHe turned water into wineAnd if he wanted toHe could have turned wheat into marijuanaOr sugar into cocaineOr vitamin pills into amphetamines He walked on the waterAnd swam on the landHe would tell these storiesAnd people would listenHe was really cool If you were blind or lameYou just went to Jon PapelbonAnd he would put his hands on youAnd you would be healedThat's so cool He could've played guitar better than HendrixHe could've told the futureHe could've baked the most delicious cake in the worldHe could've scored more goals than Wayne GretzkyHe could've danced better than BarishnikovJon Papelbon could have been funnier than any comedian you can think ofJon Papelbon was way cool He told people to eat his body and drink his bloodThat's so coolJon Papelbon was so coolBut then some people got jealous of how cool he wasSo they killed himBut then he rose from the deadHe rose from the dead, danced aroundThen went up to heavenI mean, that's so coolJon papelbon was way cool No wonder there are so many Red Sox fans Link to post Share on other sites
ction Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 WWJPD? Steal your girl and somehow make you happy it happened. Cure cancer while waiting in line at the DMV. Win the AL MVP, AL ROY, and WS MVP. And, given enough time, the Triple Crown. Link to post Share on other sites
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