Playoff Prowl: What Jose Valverde really said, Ordonez nearly retired, and more
by Kurt Mensching on Oct 3, 2011 10:34 AM EDT
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When the Big Potato speaks … " Beck's Blog
MLB.com's Jason Beck tells us the part of the story that seems to be missing from most reports.
"I’m just kidding, guys," he said, laughing out loud like somebody pulling a gag.
That kind of changes everything, doesn't it? Maybe it's a poorly timed joke. Maybe it's not. Jose Valverde enjoys having a good laugh and a good time and feeding the media a line and then taking it back certainly seems within his character.
Beck's take on the matter:
And that (a joke is) how we all took it. Another reporter double-checked the quote with me and another reporter who was there. I listened to it about a dozen times, remembered the laugh I saw, and came to that quote. ... When Valverde gives the belly laugh, that’s usually a sign he’s joking. That’s what we got when he said it.
So there you go. Manufactured controversy. Still wish Valverde hadn't of said it.
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"Bat's awful" works, too
Mr. “hadn’t of” shoudn’t be criticizing. :p
(Note to self: watch my own grammar in the next few game threads!)
Eat 'em up, Tigers!
by ahtrap on Oct 3, 2011 10:55 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
didnt Swisher say something similar before the series started?
Something like the Yankees were “hands down” the better team.
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by rock n rye on Oct 3, 2011 11:19 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
I'll betcha' it has pine tar on it.
Just for old times sake!
"i think it will be mostly feast the rest of the year,"
by Honeyman on Oct 3, 2011 11:37 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Rec'd for awesomeness.
Drink, and Drink, and Drink, and Drink, and Drink, and Drink, and Fight!
by Brand New Hero on Oct 3, 2011 3:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Colin Cowherd like the Yankees to win this series
I don’t like him at all, but listen to his show at work. He also likes the Cowboys and Tony Romo, so that should tell you something haha
No longer the Founder, President and CEO of the Ryan Raburn Fan Club
Cowherd
He is the epitome of everything wrong with ESPN
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by rock n rye on Oct 3, 2011 11:53 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
He tells you everything he's going to say in one minute
then he drones on making the same point over, and over, and over
Switch to another station, go take a shower, have breakfast, come back and he’s still droning on
And he has the skinniest head on TV
I don't care what the Chinese say, 2011 is the Year of the Tiger!
I like that Michelle Beadle on that TV show he's on with, though.
She excites my loins. She’s purty, funny and knows sports. I like her. Yep.
"i think it will be mostly feast the rest of the year,"
I don't mind Cowherd that much
What I like is that he doesn’t take sports seriously. They’re fun and he knows that. He just makes glib off the cuff comments. You have to accept he doesn’t know what he’s talking about. Perfect for sports radio.
but yeah I agree with TD, I’d probably be annoyed if I had to listen all day every day
by Kurt Mensching on Oct 3, 2011 12:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Shouldn't we pull Delmon for defensive purposes?
During that heart attack last inning, the one place I prayed they didn’t hit it was to left. Why doesn’t JL put Dirks in left in that situation?
"i think it will be mostly feast the rest of the year,"
Great Article on Miggy
My favorite Tigers player.
Year in and year out he gets the job done from game #1 through the end of the Tigers season as good as any player has done over the last eight seasons in the ML for their respective teams.
proper english
‘’Still wish Valverde hadn’t of said it’’….what the hell kind of writting is this…nothing angers me more than idiot posters saying should of, could of, would of…now we have folks billing themselves as professional writers doing the same. the word is ’’HAVE’’ not ’’OF’’ you fricken idiots…what is worse “OF” or "HAVE’ wasn’t even necessary…what the he-ll is our media comming to when even professional (or supposed) journalists and bloggers cannot use proper english.
Still a little tense from the ninth inning yesterday, eh?
"i think it will be mostly feast the rest of the year,"
^^ how not to do corrections and remain a member of the site
by Kurt Mensching on Oct 3, 2011 2:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Not to mention
If you are going to correct people’s English, at least use some sort of sentence structure. An ellipsis is not an comma.
whoops now you've used "an" with a hard consonant sound!
The trail of errs goes on for all of us, lol
by Kurt Mensching on Oct 3, 2011 2:51 PM EDT up reply actions
I'll refrain from joining
I am the future nglish teacher who sucks at picking apart grammar, go figure.
I edited for a newspaper yet I typed "of"
so I’ve no standing to say anything.
by Kurt Mensching on Oct 3, 2011 2:56 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I noticed that
Right after I posted that. A big, “fffffffffuuuuuuuuuuuu,” emanated from deep inside of me and all shame was lost. I told myself, “I don’t care anymore.”
I did journalism too and I still can’t do grammar very well. So that’s my life.
What's an nglish teacher?
"You, on the other hand, make Eeyore look like Rainbow Brite." -johnmoz
Contributor, Bless You Boys
It's a relatively newer profession comprised of a elementiry understanding of grammer.
Did I win?
Drink, and Drink, and Drink, and Drink, and Drink, and Drink, and Fight!
by Brand New Hero on Oct 3, 2011 3:22 PM EDT up reply actions
a nglish
The word “an” is only used when the next word begins with a bowel
I don't care what the Chinese say, 2011 is the Year of the Tiger!
I was giving him the benefit of the doubt and assuming an E
But your point is well taken, sir.
"You, on the other hand, make Eeyore look like Rainbow Brite." -johnmoz
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The word is "friggin", not "fricken".
But on the offensiveness scale, name calling is much higher than bad grammar.
My favorite is “Your an idiot”.
I don't care what the Chinese say, 2011 is the Year of the Tiger!
Fracking
If you’re a Cylon
"Virtually all tactical ploys—the sacrifice bunt, the stolen base, the hit-and-run—operate on average to reduce run scoring." -- Eric Walker
Frelling
If you watched “Farscape” instead.
by HawkeyeEdward on Oct 3, 2011 4:13 PM EDT up reply actions
F*cking
If you have no class.
"You, on the other hand, make Eeyore look like Rainbow Brite." -johnmoz
Contributor, Bless You Boys
Incidentally...
If you are going to correct someone’s grammar and subsequently call them an idiot, you might want to make sure that you note when nouns are plural. “What… is our media coming to…?”
I'm changing the subject ot....baseball
Tonight’s lineup: Jackson 8, Santiago 4, Young 7, Cabrera 3, Martinez dh, Ordonez 9, Peralta 6, Avila 2, Inge 5.
Strange.,….JL had Raburn starting against CC in game one, and not game two. And why move Maggs down in the lineup the way he’s stroking the ball?
"i think it will be mostly feast the rest of the year,"
I don't know, but our 4-8 is scary good...
It is strange though that our (comparitively) worst hitters are in spots 1-3 where they’ll get the most AB’s.
Drink, and Drink, and Drink, and Drink, and Drink, and Drink, and Fight!
by Brand New Hero on Oct 3, 2011 3:24 PM EDT up reply actions
^^^^^^ot meaning to......game two meaning three...
"i think it will be mostly feast the rest of the year,"
You're all punchy from the ninth yesterday.
Get your game face on! Turn the page….we got a first pitch in less than 5 hours!!
You should be doing some light stretching now.
"i think it will be mostly feast the rest of the year,"
I'm going to create a second BYB poster and call myself Grandma Czech.
That way, I won’t be exposed as the nerd that picks on everyone else’s grammar and I still get to correct everyone. #dorkage
I don't care what the Chinese say, 2011 is the Year of the Tiger!
The trick will be remembering to reply to yourself once in a while
You know, the whole two-places-at-once thing? It’s really important to maintaining a double-life.
Um, so is not telling us about it ahead of time.
The other sports are just sports. Baseball is a love. ~Bryant Gumbel, 1981
True, and the Tony Tiger image would have given me away also
I don't care what the Chinese say, 2011 is the Year of the Tiger!
We'll forget all about it by next season.
I really like the handle! Change the avatar to a big, fat, Slovak woamn and post in broken English.
“Vat ish Leeland doin’ schtartin’ Raburn at zecont?!? I vent to sckool in old country vit better infielders!”
"i think it will be mostly feast the rest of the year,"
Grandma wouldn't last five minutes on here anyway
Kurt would drop the banhammer on an annoying, anal retentive prick much quicker than anyone with bad grammar.
I don't care what the Chinese say, 2011 is the Year of the Tiger!
Or Summer Glau
"You, on the other hand, make Eeyore look like Rainbow Brite." -johnmoz
Contributor, Bless You Boys
plus grammar saves lives
Just think about the difference between “let’s eat grandma!” and “let’s eat, grandma!”. Your granny’s life for a comma. But, as a student paper once noted, it’s a doggy dog world out there.
by Profs KP on Oct 3, 2011 5:09 PM EDT via iPhone app up reply actions
I would prefer to see Maggs bat third...
and Delmon move down to sixth or seventh, but I suppose the thinking is he is more productive in the third slot, based on his performance as a Twinkie. I also agree with subbing Dirks for Delmon defensively late in the game, expecially with a decent lead. Actually, Dirks is a better setup guy than Delmon and arguably should start in LF against lefties.
But that’s just me.
by knucklescarbone on Oct 3, 2011 4:42 PM EDT up reply actions
so would many of us
but at some point you just gotta shrug your shoulders.
by Kurt Mensching on Oct 3, 2011 4:46 PM EDT up reply actions
...and arguably should start in LF against lefties.
Er, I should have said righties.
by knucklescarbone on Oct 3, 2011 6:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Or...we can talk Amanda Chase
[Updated at 3:48 p.m. ET] A jury has partially overturned the conviction of Amanda Knox.
The jury as overturned the murder conviction but upheld the conviction on the defamation charges.
The judge has called for silence in the courtroom as applause erupts.
"i think it will be mostly feast the rest of the year,"
Uh...Knox, not Chase.
I’m the one still punchy…but she’s free.
"i think it will be mostly feast the rest of the year,"
That's a good thing, IMO.
But she won’t be home in time for the Tiger game.
I don't care what the Chinese say, 2011 is the Year of the Tiger!
She can throw out the first pitch in the ALCS.
"i think it will be mostly feast the rest of the year,"
Weather
Anybody got a weather report for the Detroit metro area?
Sunny and dry here in LA. But rain on the way.
Delmon Young
By the by, and this may have been commented on before, but is anybody else freaked out when Delmon sticks his tongue out (or curls it I guess) while at bat? Not quite sure what’s going on there.
batters do all sorts of strange things
so do pitchers. I barely notice
by Kurt Mensching on Oct 3, 2011 5:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Everyone is so pumped up for tonight. Going to be an electric atmosphere, two aces, going to be a spectacular game. The ONLY worry I have is how the Tigers are favored to win this game. Its just the superstition in me, but it seems like so many times, the underdog (be it of a series, a game, whatever) shows everybody up. No question imo Verlander has the better stuff, but its not like its Verlander-Burnett. This IS Verlander-Sabathia. One hell of a night coming up;….GOOO TIGERS!!!
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