The Ginger Kid

f*** around letting Cramer own you and poof

The Twins are officially playing better. Just in time for the Sox trip on Mon, Tue, Wed.

QUOTE (Cali @ Jun 9, 2011 -> 01:55 PM) I will accept nothing less then 3 of 4. The A's Cavelcade-of-Somehow-Good-Super-White-Pitchers-with-Boring-Names are dropping like flies and or inconsistent. They've lost 9 in a row and just fired their manager. TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS. Have you not read this script yet? Melvin turns them around and they win the west.

Serious question: If JP were released today is there a team that would pick him off waivers? I doubt it. And here Ozzie is starting him, no less. His most valuable asset was always his speed and he covered a lot of ground in the outfield and got to balls others wouldn't, but even that seems to be gone. He doesn't get on base enough and he can't steal even when he does. What's the point?

Enjoy...some of these are pretty classic. I’m working as hard as I can to get my life and my cash to run out at the same time. If I can just die after lunch Tuesday, everything will be perfect. --Doug Sanders, professional golfer All the fat guys watch me and say to their wives “See, there’s a fat guy doing okay. Bring me another beer." --Mickey Lolich, Detroit Tigers Pitcher Last year we couldn’t win at home and we were losing on the road. My failure as a coach was that I couldn’t think of anyplace else to play. -- Harry Neale, professional hockey coach When it’s third and ten, you can take the milk drinkers; I’ll take the whiskey drinkers every time. -- Max McGee, Green Bay Packers receiver I found out that it’s not good to talk about my troubles. Eighty percent of the people who hear them don’t care and the other twenty percent are glad you’re having trouble. - Tommy LaSorda, LA Dodgers manager My knees look like they lost a knife fight with a midget. - E. J. Holub, Kansas City Chiefs linebacker regarding his 12 knee operations My theory is that if you buy an ice-cream cone and make it hit your mouth, you can learn to play. If you stick it on your forehead, your chances aren't as good. - Vic Braden, tennis instructor Blind people come to the ballpark just to listen to him pitch. - Reggie Jackson commenting on Tom Seaver When they operated, I told them to put in a Koufax fastball. They did – but it was Mrs. Koufax’s. - Tommy John N.Y. Yankees recalling his 1974 arm surgery I don’t know. I only played there for nine years. - Walt Garrison, Dallas Cowboys fullback when asked if Tom Landry ever smiles We were tipping off our plays. Whenever we broke from the huddle, three backs were laughing and one was pale as a ghost. - John Breen, Houston Oilers The film looks suspiciously like the game itself. - Bum Phillips, New Orleans Saints after viewing a lop-sided loss to the AtlantaFalcons When I’m on the road, my greatest ambition is to get a standing boo. - Al Hrabosky, major league relief pitcher The only difference between me and General Custer is that I have to watch the films on Sunday. - Rick Venturi, Northwestern football coach I have discovered, in twenty years of moving around the ball park, that the knowledge of the game is usually in inverse proportion to the price of the seats. - Bill Veeck, Chicago White Sox owner Because if it didn’t work out, I didn’t want to blow the whole day. - Paul Horning, Green Bay Packers running back on why his marriage ceremony was before noon. I have a lifetime contract. That means I can’t be fired during the third quarter if we’re ahead and moving the ball. - Lou Holtz, Arkansas football coach I won’t know until my barber tells me on Monday. - Knute Rockne, when asked why Notre Dame had lost a game I tell him “Attaway to hit, George.” - Jim Frey, K.C. Royals manager when asked what advice he gives George Brett on hitting I learned a long time ago that “minor surgery” is when they do the operation on someone else, not you. - Bill Walton, Portland Trial Blazers Our biggest concern this season will be diaper rash. - George MacIntyre, Vanderbilt football coach surveying the team roster that included 26 freshmen and 25 sophomores

3-3 on this homestand. Got to do better than that. A's have lost 9 straight. No time to let them off the mat.

I missed the game. I assume JP had another brain fart?

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Jun 8, 2011 -> 02:33 PM) I'm close? Do you follow the Danish version? kinda sorta. I know more than I wish I did, lets put it that way.

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Jun 8, 2011 -> 01:11 PM) Why does Rios deserve the 5 spot? f*** that, put Lillibridge at 5, Castro at 6, Beckham at 7, Morel at 8, and Rios 9th. If Girardi has the balls to bat Posada 9th, Guillen should with Rios. What an idiot.

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Jun 8, 2011 -> 12:28 AM) Another Killing theory.... you're close

QUOTE (JPN366 @ Jun 8, 2011 -> 01:00 PM) I know, but now he's healthy and pitching well and the White Sox lose him. That's what I thought. He looked pretty good in ST and almost made the team. I was hoping we might actually see some of that talent people used to rave about. Figures.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jun 8, 2011 -> 12:18 PM) Damn do I hate that guy... I find it literally unbearable to listen to him when the twins are beating the sox.

QUOTE (Cali @ Jun 8, 2011 -> 12:08 PM) It would take an absolute MIRACLE for the Twins to come back to win the division, if a no-hitter can't get them going -- they wound up losing 9 in a row after that -- I don't know what will. Even if they did pull off a magical division title they'd still get swept by the Yankees out of the first round and i would laaaaaaaaugh. I expect them to get Nishioka and Mauer back at some point, and Morneau is starting to show signs of life. If it were any other team I would agree with you. But these guys are zombies.

btw, the twins trail the Sox by 5 in the loss column.

QUOTE (Nokona @ Jun 8, 2011 -> 11:55 AM) Twins win! They were 16 1/2 back a week or so ago, now they're 11 1/2 back. Dick Cramer just said "and the race for the division is on!"

Speaking of post-game, can anyone tell what this noise is that makes Humber start to crack up during the interview? Go to the link that says "Humber thankful..." and at around 2:09 you start to hear something that starts him cracking up. Humber video

Can you imagine the absolute fecal storm that this would cause if it were a WHITE manager's son making this ridiculous statement? What a f'n tool.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 8, 2011 -> 07:10 AM) And that's the frustrating part. He tweaked it on the blown double play in the 4th inning, and then after that, he said he couldn't throw the ball where he wanted to. After the Cabrera at bat, that's when he should have pulled himself (and kept us in the game). If he would have done that, I don't think anyone on here would have faulted him for his decision making. YES, thank you. That's when his rah-rah bulls*** gets old. Team first, not Jake.

Given the weakacity (I just copyrighted that word) of the M's offense, I expect another Sox victory, 5-4 good guys.

a series win at home. whoduthunkit

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 7, 2011 -> 07:36 PM) That was an "I want to go home" call at first, but I will take it. mos def

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Jun 7, 2011 -> 07:23 PM) I disagree. He seems to have been doing a great job at getting out of jams all year. Not the point, I should have been clearer. When he tires he tires quickly.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 7, 2011 -> 07:18 PM) Hawk and Stoney teasing about Twitter like they know something is coming tonight... Ozney rant expected? the post game show could be fun. I missed that. Have to keep an eye out.

smart move - when Phil starts to lose he really starts to lose it. GREAT START!

Jenks just went down. Some kind of arm injury.