tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post3095079955964536111..comments2024-03-17T03:18:56.070-04:00Comments on Dan Shanoff: Tueday 04/24 A.M. Guest Quickie: Not Just Basketball!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger139125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-69377228154026723032007-04-24T17:47:00.000-04:002007-04-24T17:47:00.000-04:00I don't care if A-Rod hits 100 HR's with 250RBI's....I don't care if A-Rod hits 100 HR's with 250RBI's. If the Cubs sign him for $40 million a year, I will cease to be a Cubs fan. Everyone here knows I'm a diehard but if they start spending money worse than the Yankees, I will not be a fan. I don't think he's worth the $25.2 that he's making now. I don't think any baseball player is, or professional athlete for that matter. Athlete salaries are getting out of control. I'll become a Twins fan. They know how to win without breaking the bank.Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02827851943831518318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-59923506835850471472007-04-24T17:17:00.000-04:002007-04-24T17:17:00.000-04:00Brian in Oxford said... So what happens if the A-R...<I>Brian in Oxford said... <BR/>So what happens if the A-Rod does hit 80 homers, drives in 200, and the Yanks go 84-78? <BR/><BR/>Then he opts out, signs with the Cubs for 40 million a year, and the Yankees win the WS without him in 2008?<BR/><BR/>There's a tragic script waiting to happen.</I><BR/><BR/>Better yet he signs with Boston and hits walk off HRs in games 1,2 and 6 of the 2008 ALCS at Fenway lolTravishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01676482582616039215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-36084617959156768312007-04-24T17:08:00.000-04:002007-04-24T17:08:00.000-04:00If I was a fan, and the game was on the line, I wo...If I was a fan, and the game was on the line, I would want Reggie Miller to have the last shot over about 99% of other NBA players.<BR/><BR/>The thing is, there are a lot of things that make a player great besides "tools". Draft analyzers want the biggest, fastest, strongest, smartest, etc. whatever... But that isn't all that makes a player great. JD Drew was considered a 5 tool player when Philly drafted him, and see how that turned out for them. But Vince Young was supposed to be not very smart and look how many teams passed on Tom Brady? Heck, barring injury, last year's NFL rookie of the year would have been a 7th round pick. <BR/><BR/>I don't know if Russell or Quinn will either one ever be great quarterbacks, but I know which one I would pick higher. More importantly, I know that Hoge is an idiot who hated Vince Young and now hates Brady Quinn, so I'd love to see him be very wrong on a first round QB for 2 years in a row.<BR/><BR/>Remember, Norm Chow's team took Vince Young when his boy Leinart was still available. Do you think Norm knew something we all don't?Natsfan74https://www.blogger.com/profile/02774593132826810650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-24095039219110741732007-04-24T17:00:00.000-04:002007-04-24T17:00:00.000-04:00As much as I would love to see ARod make a run at ...As much as I would love to see ARod make a run at the record, especially being a Yankee fan, do not forget how rough Yankee Stadium is on right-handed hitters. Before Arod in 05, the last Yankee right handed hitter to hit 40 HR was Joe DiMaggio. (Soriano had 39 in '02)mcam09https://www.blogger.com/profile/03814454301166764131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-86993525036285187472007-04-24T16:49:00.000-04:002007-04-24T16:49:00.000-04:00So Reggie Miller is now a winner? Ask Spike Lee if...So Reggie Miller is now a winner? Ask Spike Lee if he would want the ball in Reggie's hands for a last second shot.Indyfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05480388304810187135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-64126178072214452942007-04-24T16:25:00.000-04:002007-04-24T16:25:00.000-04:00Yeah, it's just way too early to call anything on ...Yeah, it's just way too early to call anything on Rivera, especially given that he was off to a slow start two years ago and ended up just fine. (As for last year, Rivera was shut down for most of September also, right?). <BR/><BR/>I personally am looking forward to this weekend's series, as I think it'll be a better indication of how things are, with Matsui back in the lineup.<BR/><BR/>Question though, are the Yankees in NYC on Thursday? Because isn't it supposed to rain then... in other words, would they throw Phil Hughes against the Red Sox for his first start?<BR/><BR/>(Phil Hughes went to my rival high school (the rich, white kids' school in my city), so I doubly root against the kid).ToddTheJackasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06333015679479284215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-11184203263978125142007-04-24T16:17:00.000-04:002007-04-24T16:17:00.000-04:00Todd, I see your point about Rivera vs. Papelbon, ...Todd, I see your point about Rivera vs. Papelbon, but their starts to this season are almost exact to their beginning of last season and we all know how that ended. It's too short-sighted to make comments like that, especially when it can blow up back in your face. <BR/><BR/>We all like giving someone a ribbing when our team/player does better than a friends; but most of my friends and family wait until things are actually finished. Simmons seems to be pulling a Tracy McGrady, and I hope that he is in a position to ask Tracy for a good crow recipe.verbal97https://www.blogger.com/profile/02282148454169067288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-16253735978877814492007-04-24T16:10:00.000-04:002007-04-24T16:10:00.000-04:00Duke Basketball -- discuss....Duke Basketball -- discuss....Natsfan74https://www.blogger.com/profile/02774593132826810650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-37875768650279401602007-04-24T16:08:00.000-04:002007-04-24T16:08:00.000-04:00@Verbal,Yeah, the A-Rod comment Simmons made was s...@Verbal,<BR/><BR/>Yeah, the A-Rod comment Simmons made was stupid. It's not like he did poorly the rest of the series after Friday night's show... but then again, he did cool off in that he didn't hit a walk-off/go ahead in the 9th, but that's a pretty ridiculous standard, and the dude is still on fire. Using Simmons terms, if he cooled down to 125 degrees, he was back to 650 last night. <BR/><BR/>He didn't say necessarily that Rivera was done, just that he'd rather have Papelbon right now over Mariano. I think every biased Red Sox fan would say the same thing. And at this very moment in time, Papelbon looks better than Rivera (not saying Rivera won't necessarily have the better year, just that Papelbon is pitching out of his mind right now, and Rivera hasn't been Rivera yet). <BR/><BR/>He does say "if" the Red Sox go 9-3, but I agree with you that it's just dumb to say things like that. It wreaks a lot of why people hate Sox fans in the post-'04 era. <BR/><BR/>I think the only ESPN writer who gets the concept of a what a blog entry actually should be is Rob Neyer. But Buster's "blog" is still my favorite.ToddTheJackasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06333015679479284215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-30945059938871144652007-04-24T16:07:00.000-04:002007-04-24T16:07:00.000-04:00OT: But this is too funny to keep to myself.http:/...OT: But this is too funny to keep to myself.<BR/><BR/>http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/2204/hotnewsjk2.jpgverbal97https://www.blogger.com/profile/02282148454169067288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-75474217698504302432007-04-24T16:02:00.000-04:002007-04-24T16:02:00.000-04:00verbal/todd - i just stopped reading it because it...verbal/todd - i just stopped reading it because it just got too stupid.ndyanksfan05https://www.blogger.com/profile/17049529004061030914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-10903858130739855152007-04-24T15:59:00.000-04:002007-04-24T15:59:00.000-04:00Guest guy,I dig the NHL reference -- not enough of...Guest guy,<BR/><BR/>I dig the NHL reference -- not enough of it -- all true sports fans love a good ole' NHL Game 7.<BR/><BR/>wordSFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11526832708037362566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-68855169702608335942007-04-24T15:55:00.000-04:002007-04-24T15:55:00.000-04:00todd,Where do I begin? Note, it's not with the ov...todd,<BR/><BR/>Where do I begin? Note, it's not with the over-emphasis on April games (most Red Sox fans I know do the same every year this decade with the same results by season's end). <BR/><BR/>One, he rips the Orioles ("they'll be out of it then"), the D-Rays, who always plays the Red Sox tough, ("65 win team") and the Blue Jays ("absolute train wreck") when talking about the Red Sox Sept. schedule.<BR/><BR/>Two, he already has the Red Sox pencilled in for a 9-3 record vs. the Yankees by June (umm...only 3 games have been played and they were all at Fenway).<BR/><BR/>Three, he is writing off Rivera, who, like the Yankees, the past couple of years has had slowish starts to the season.<BR/><BR/>Four, he claims the Red Sox have cooled off ARod, only then to have ARod hit 2 more hrs last night.<BR/><BR/>I completely agree with you on your Simmons' assessment with the too much bball (some of which he contradicts himself) and he doesn't bring the funny lately. Plus, the added bonus of his "blogs" (can he stop calling it that) and columns being now posted at like 3-3:30 EST instead of the 12-1 pm (lunch time reading).verbal97https://www.blogger.com/profile/02282148454169067288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-87583563950836579762007-04-24T15:53:00.000-04:002007-04-24T15:53:00.000-04:00Nats - You're cracking me up today. Only two loses...Nats - You're cracking me up today. Only two loses but in close games he wasn't that great???<BR/><BR/>WTF are you smoking today?<BR/><BR/>Maybe, maybe not Booty, Sanchez, et al would've won the 30+ games but he still only lost TWO. What other close games are you talking about that he didn't win.<BR/><BR/>He has two great receivers and a decent back in Arizona, if he never gets an O line it won't matter if he's Ryan Leaf or Tom Brady because he'll be on his ass like Carr.<BR/><BR/>I'm out.chitown italianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05005966579859344446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-34334872935571951602007-04-24T15:47:00.001-04:002007-04-24T15:47:00.001-04:00I never said championships. I said wins close gam...I never said championships. I said wins close games and teams can count on him/her in the clutch. I apologized for my Marino mental block, but went on with clutch performances. <BR/><BR/>Look, Leinart may turn out to be the greatest QB ever, for all we know. He only lost 2 games in college in 3 years as a starter and he won a Heisman trophy. But in close games, late, his record wasn't very good.Natsfan74https://www.blogger.com/profile/02774593132826810650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-32685757629168431452007-04-24T15:47:00.000-04:002007-04-24T15:47:00.000-04:00Shouldn't we call someone who changes allegiances/...Shouldn't we call someone who changes allegiances/wants it both ways a "Dan"? I mean, right?ToddTheJackasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06333015679479284215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-90495395807307284642007-04-24T15:41:00.000-04:002007-04-24T15:41:00.000-04:00Nats - If you define a winner by championships the...Nats - If you define a winner by championships then you obviously must AGREE that Leinart is a winner. Pick and stick with it you can't be a woman and keep changing your mind about what is/is not a winner.<BR/><BR/>Sorry ladies...I know it's bad to generalize.<BR/><BR/>Todd - The Jeffrey Maier comment was classic, it made me laugh out loud.chitown italianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05005966579859344446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-25699685288985041312007-04-24T15:38:00.001-04:002007-04-24T15:38:00.001-04:00Verbal, which part of Simmons' blog got you the mo...Verbal, which part of Simmons' blog got you the most riled up? <BR/><BR/>But I will say where Simmons has always been fairly hit or miss, he's been a lot more miss than hit lately. Hopefully he won't feed us 18 different irrelevant Celtics posts during the offseason, or do a mailbag more than once every three months.ToddTheJackasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06333015679479284215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-28411919228729330412007-04-24T15:38:00.000-04:002007-04-24T15:38:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.chitown italianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05005966579859344446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-81001224840442292462007-04-24T15:36:00.000-04:002007-04-24T15:36:00.000-04:00No, Clemens isn't known for his postseasons. His p...No, Clemens isn't known for his postseasons. His postseason record pales in comparison to his regular season feats. He's had a few good outings, but a lot of pretty piss-poor ones too.ToddTheJackasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06333015679479284215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-9578685794701076612007-04-24T15:33:00.000-04:002007-04-24T15:33:00.000-04:00Kerr did hit one. But would him hitting a game wi...Kerr did hit one. But would him hitting a game winner (off a great feed from Jordan) make you pick him over Bird? <BR/><BR/>Sorry about the Y though, it's from an old grade school joke, actually....Natsfan74https://www.blogger.com/profile/02774593132826810650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-42724560302009249582007-04-24T15:32:00.002-04:002007-04-24T15:32:00.002-04:00Schilling is a dominant pitcher (well was, he is j...Schilling is a dominant pitcher (well was, he is just a good pitcher right now) and it showed in the postseason. You can find holes in all great player postseasons (schilling, ortiz, jeter, rivera, clemens) everyone! Its probably because at that stage in the season your facing the BEST IN THE WORLD which means your not going to bat 1.000, strike out everyone, or get the save every time. Calling out someone for not being clutch against the best talent in the world in a game where 70% of the time you fail isn't exactly fair.ndyanksfan05https://www.blogger.com/profile/17049529004061030914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-654290912911727792007-04-24T15:32:00.001-04:002007-04-24T15:32:00.001-04:00Good job guest posters for today, it was nice to r...Good job guest posters for today, it was nice to read the words "I/my" only once in the entry, rather than the usual Shanoff 20+ times a post.Kurthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14615862536072857322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-50489611369641375902007-04-24T15:32:00.000-04:002007-04-24T15:32:00.000-04:00If any Yankee fan wants to be riled up, read Simmo...If any Yankee fan wants to be riled up, read Simmons' latest "blog" entry. Either he's getting really retarded at his quickly advancing age, or the west coast has fried his brain.verbal97https://www.blogger.com/profile/02282148454169067288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-43261725504784608782007-04-24T15:30:00.000-04:002007-04-24T15:30:00.000-04:00And the other text messages are all about sales on...And the other text messages are all about sales on HGH I assume, right?ToddTheJackasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06333015679479284215noreply@blogger.com