The Legend of Rocky Cherry

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

This is the thread where we keep tabs on the biggest addition to the 2009 bullpen, Rule 5 draftee Rocky Cherry.

]As a young boy, Orioles reliever Rocky Cherry found a poster of a Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader while rummaging through his house. Then he found out that his mother had been more than a third-grade Catholic school teacher. Surprise. Merry Cherry was part of the famed Cheerleading squad in 1975 and 1976 - three years before her son was born. "Now that I look back, it was a pretty cool accomplishment," he said. "She's done well with it. She does those reunions and gets to go back, and I get to meet some of the newer cheerleaders because she's hanging out with them, so that's a good thing. "When she first did it, it actually was a real big deal. She got paid very well, and they flew her to a lot of places to do car shows and boat shows and stuff like that. It was a great opportunity for her, and she really enjoyed it." Not only isn't Cherry the first celebrity in his family, he doesn't even have the coolest name. That distinction goes to his mother. "With a name like that," he said, "I guess you're destined to be a Cheerleader."

[metirish]

Looked for a picture of him Mom , nothing that I could find.

[Guest Edgy DC]

="Rocky":1bttg1oe]"With a name like that," he said, "I guess you're destined to be a Cheerleader."[/quote:1bttg1oe] At least!

Edgy DC Dec 12 2008 12:15 PM

="metirish":3d7ho2xt]Looked for a picture of him Mom , nothing that I could find.[/quote:3d7ho2xt] Here's the 1976 squad. Which one looks most like Rocky? I'm guessing the skinny one second from the left in the front row. metirish Dec 12 2008 12:18 PM The blond dead center in the third row from the back, or second from left in the back row. John Cougar Lunchbucket Dec 12 2008 12:26 PM I'm pretty sure Iubitul did a good amount of masterbating to that poster growing up, he might know. MFS62 Dec 12 2008 12:33 PM Does this mean someone is going to start a "Met Moms" thread? (Like the wifey thread) Later Edgy DC Dec 12 2008 12:34 PM Owitch. John Cougar Lunchbucket Dec 12 2008 12:38 PM I'm going front row, 3rd from left. attgig Dec 12 2008 12:41 PM I'm going to say back row, left most. :-P Valadius Dec 12 2008 12:43 PM Second from the left, second row. John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 17 2009 07:27 AM Snooze reports the Mets have begun the process of offering Cherry back to the O's. There's still a chance they won't take him and then he could be offered minor league employment by the Mets. Good luck, Rock. Farmer Ted Mar 17 2009 08:47 AM I second Val's guess. Same bone structure around the eyes. Did I say bone? smg58 Mar 17 2009 08:51 AM Maybe the Mets are thinking that they could have found a way to keep Steven Register last year if they gave themselves more time to work something out with Colorado (not that it appears to have been consequential), and they don't want to decide they like Cherry or O'Day only to lose them in a similar fashion. But I wouldn't think that either has pitched themselves out of consideration for a spot in the show just yet. dinosaur jesus Mar 17 2009 09:03 AM That picture is from 1978, not 1976. John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 17 2009 09:06 AM How can you tell? dinosaur jesus Mar 17 2009 09:10 AM The URL. John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 17 2009 09:19 AM eh, I wanted something better than that. Maybe an examination of the farah wannabees or something dinosaur jesus Mar 17 2009 10:23 AM It was a good setup. Sorry I dropped it. Edgy DC Mar 17 2009 10:34 AM Sorry, here's the 1976ers lovingly rendered in grainy black and white: The 1975ers here in a jive-ass alternative uniform, with at least a few shemales on the squad: John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 17 2009 11:13 AM Update from Adam Rubin: ]Righthander Rocky Cherry was offered back to the Orioles after clearing waivers, and Baltimore declined to pay the $25,000 fee to take him back. Cherry was subsequently released by the Mets, but the organization hopes to re-sign him at a salary lower than the $167,000 he was due to make in the minors had he been assigned to Triple-A without being released and re-signed. Edgy DC Mar 17 2009 11:25 AM I'm Rocky Cherry getting dicked around Dicked around, and it's got me down I'm Rocky Cherry getting dicked around They're making me a Bison My name's Minaya and I like the kid Like the kid and I made my bid My name's Minaya and I like the kid But I'm paying bottom dollar Andy MacPhail, I'm the O's GM O's GM? There's a lot of them! Andy MacPhail, I'm the O's GM And there's no room on my roster I'm Rocky Cherry and fuck you all! Fuck you all, it's Indy Ball! I'm Rocky Cherry and fuck you all! I'll pitch for Manitoba! HahnSolo Mar 17 2009 11:31 AM 6th from left, 8th from left, 4th from right are my guesses for Rock's mom. (in the 1975 pic) smg58 Mar 17 2009 01:07 PM Did the Mets need to open a spot on the 40? If not, why haggle over dollars with somebody slated to make roughly 0.1% of your payroll? metirish Mar 17 2009 01:23 PM Is this like the normal procedure when the old team decline the player , apart form having a cool name has he any upside? Fman99 Mar 17 2009 01:55 PM Re: The Legend of Rocky Cherry ="John Cougar Lunchbucket"]This is the thread where we keep tabs on the biggest addition to the 2009 bullpen, Rule 5 draftee Rocky Cherry. ]As a young boy, Orioles reliever Rocky Cherry found a poster of a Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader while rummaging through his house. Then he found out that his mother had been more than a third-grade Catholic school teacher. Surprise. Merry Cherry was part of the famed Cheerleading squad in 1975 and 1976 - three years before her son was born. "Now that I look back, it was a pretty cool accomplishment," he said. "She's done well with it. She does those reunions and gets to go back, and I get to meet some of the newer cheerleaders because she's hanging out with them, so that's a good thing. "When she first did it, it actually was a real big deal. She got paid very well, and they flew her to a lot of places to do car shows and boat shows and stuff like that. It was a great opportunity for her, and she really enjoyed it." Not only isn't Cherry the first celebrity in his family, he doesn't even have the coolest name. That distinction goes to his mother. "With a name like that," he said, "I guess you're destined to be a Cheerleader." Merry Cherry? I'd like to get into her Nancy Pantsies, turn her into Betty Sweaty, and then leave her as June Ruined. John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 17 2009 02:06 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Mar 17 2009 02:30 PM I hear she's a Dirty Gerty. OlerudOwned Mar 17 2009 02:25 PM DOLORES! A Boy Named Seo Mar 17 2009 03:26 PM You guys are makin' me remember my of my old set of Garbage Pail Kids. duan Mar 18 2009 06:12 AM ="smg58":2izy9tct]Did the Mets need to open a spot on the 40? If not, why haggle over dollars with somebody slated to make roughly 0.1% of your payroll?[/quote:2izy9tct] yeah, I'm with you on this, why pay the initial 50,000 if you're not prepared to pay 167,000 to keep him? I know costs have to be watched across the board or they ratchet up, but that's a fairly weird mean spirited call. MFS62 Mar 18 2009 04:08 PM According to the baseball transactions page on Yahoo, the Mets released Rocky today. Later LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Mar 18 2009 04:26 PM ="MFS62":26lcn8c5]According to the baseball transactions page on Yahoo, the Mets released Rocky today. Later[/quote:26lcn8c5] They released him with the apparent aim of resigning him to a contract below the $167,000 he would have been due. (Hence the above conversation about jerking said Rock around.) Edgy DC Mar 24 2009 09:27 PM Minor league dealio with the Red Sock. The dream is dead. John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 24 2009 09:37 PM Crap.

[Guest Edgy DC]

="metirish":3d7ho2xt]Looked for a picture of him Mom , nothing that I could find.[/quote:3d7ho2xt] Here's the 1976 squad. Which one looks most like Rocky? I'm guessing the skinny one second from the left in the front row.

metirish Dec 12 2008 12:18 PM

The blond dead center in the third row from the back, or second from left in the back row.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Dec 12 2008 12:26 PM

I'm pretty sure Iubitul did a good amount of masterbating to that poster growing up, he might know.

MFS62 Dec 12 2008 12:33 PM

Does this mean someone is going to start a "Met Moms" thread? (Like the wifey thread) Later

Edgy DC Dec 12 2008 12:34 PM

Owitch.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Dec 12 2008 12:38 PM

I'm going front row, 3rd from left.

attgig Dec 12 2008 12:41 PM

I'm going to say back row, left most. :-P

Valadius Dec 12 2008 12:43 PM

Second from the left, second row.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 17 2009 07:27 AM

Snooze reports the Mets have begun the process of offering Cherry back to the O's. There's still a chance they won't take him and then he could be offered minor league employment by the Mets. Good luck, Rock.

Farmer Ted Mar 17 2009 08:47 AM

I second Val's guess. Same bone structure around the eyes. Did I say bone?

smg58 Mar 17 2009 08:51 AM

Maybe the Mets are thinking that they could have found a way to keep Steven Register last year if they gave themselves more time to work something out with Colorado (not that it appears to have been consequential), and they don't want to decide they like Cherry or O'Day only to lose them in a similar fashion. But I wouldn't think that either has pitched themselves out of consideration for a spot in the show just yet.

dinosaur jesus Mar 17 2009 09:03 AM

That picture is from 1978, not 1976.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 17 2009 09:06 AM

How can you tell?

dinosaur jesus Mar 17 2009 09:10 AM

The URL.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 17 2009 09:19 AM

eh, I wanted something better than that. Maybe an examination of the farah wannabees or something

dinosaur jesus Mar 17 2009 10:23 AM

It was a good setup. Sorry I dropped it.

Edgy DC Mar 17 2009 10:34 AM

Sorry, here's the 1976ers lovingly rendered in grainy black and white: The 1975ers here in a jive-ass alternative uniform, with at least a few shemales on the squad:

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 17 2009 11:13 AM

Update from Adam Rubin: ]Righthander Rocky Cherry was offered back to the Orioles after clearing waivers, and Baltimore declined to pay the $25,000 fee to take him back. Cherry was subsequently released by the Mets, but the organization hopes to re-sign him at a salary lower than the $167,000 he was due to make in the minors had he been assigned to Triple-A without being released and re-signed.

Edgy DC Mar 17 2009 11:25 AM

I'm Rocky Cherry getting dicked around Dicked around, and it's got me down I'm Rocky Cherry getting dicked around They're making me a Bison My name's Minaya and I like the kid Like the kid and I made my bid My name's Minaya and I like the kid But I'm paying bottom dollar Andy MacPhail, I'm the O's GM O's GM? There's a lot of them! Andy MacPhail, I'm the O's GM And there's no room on my roster I'm Rocky Cherry and fuck you all! Fuck you all, it's Indy Ball! I'm Rocky Cherry and fuck you all! I'll pitch for Manitoba!

HahnSolo Mar 17 2009 11:31 AM

6th from left, 8th from left, 4th from right are my guesses for Rock's mom. (in the 1975 pic)

smg58 Mar 17 2009 01:07 PM

Did the Mets need to open a spot on the 40? If not, why haggle over dollars with somebody slated to make roughly 0.1% of your payroll?

metirish Mar 17 2009 01:23 PM

Is this like the normal procedure when the old team decline the player , apart form having a cool name has he any upside?

Fman99 Mar 17 2009 01:55 PM Re: The Legend of Rocky Cherry

="John Cougar Lunchbucket"]This is the thread where we keep tabs on the biggest addition to the 2009 bullpen, Rule 5 draftee Rocky Cherry. ]As a young boy, Orioles reliever Rocky Cherry found a poster of a Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader while rummaging through his house. Then he found out that his mother had been more than a third-grade Catholic school teacher. Surprise. Merry Cherry was part of the famed Cheerleading squad in 1975 and 1976 - three years before her son was born. "Now that I look back, it was a pretty cool accomplishment," he said. "She's done well with it. She does those reunions and gets to go back, and I get to meet some of the newer cheerleaders because she's hanging out with them, so that's a good thing. "When she first did it, it actually was a real big deal. She got paid very well, and they flew her to a lot of places to do car shows and boat shows and stuff like that. It was a great opportunity for her, and she really enjoyed it." Not only isn't Cherry the first celebrity in his family, he doesn't even have the coolest name. That distinction goes to his mother. "With a name like that," he said, "I guess you're destined to be a Cheerleader." Merry Cherry? I'd like to get into her Nancy Pantsies, turn her into Betty Sweaty, and then leave her as June Ruined.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 17 2009 02:06 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Mar 17 2009 02:30 PM

I hear she's a Dirty Gerty.

OlerudOwned Mar 17 2009 02:25 PM

DOLORES!

A Boy Named Seo Mar 17 2009 03:26 PM

You guys are makin' me remember my of my old set of Garbage Pail Kids.

duan Mar 18 2009 06:12 AM

="smg58":2izy9tct]Did the Mets need to open a spot on the 40? If not, why haggle over dollars with somebody slated to make roughly 0.1% of your payroll?[/quote:2izy9tct] yeah, I'm with you on this, why pay the initial 50,000 if you're not prepared to pay 167,000 to keep him? I know costs have to be watched across the board or they ratchet up, but that's a fairly weird mean spirited call. MFS62 Mar 18 2009 04:08 PM According to the baseball transactions page on Yahoo, the Mets released Rocky today. Later LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Mar 18 2009 04:26 PM ="MFS62":26lcn8c5]According to the baseball transactions page on Yahoo, the Mets released Rocky today. Later[/quote:26lcn8c5] They released him with the apparent aim of resigning him to a contract below the $167,000 he would have been due. (Hence the above conversation about jerking said Rock around.) Edgy DC Mar 24 2009 09:27 PM Minor league dealio with the Red Sock. The dream is dead. John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 24 2009 09:37 PM Crap.

[metirish]

The blond dead center in the third row from the back, or second from left in the back row.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

I'm pretty sure Iubitul did a good amount of masterbating to that poster growing up, he might know.

[MFS62]

Does this mean someone is going to start a "Met Moms" thread? (Like the wifey thread)

Later

[Guest Edgy DC]

Owitch.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

I'm going front row, 3rd from left.

[Guest attgig]

I'm going to say back row, left most.

:-P

[Valadius]

Second from the left, second row.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Snooze reports the Mets have begun the process of offering Cherry back to the O's. There's still a chance they won't take him and then he could be offered minor league employment by the Mets.

Good luck, Rock.

[Farmer Ted]

I second Val's guess. Same bone structure around the eyes. Did I say bone?

[smg58]

Maybe the Mets are thinking that they could have found a way to keep Steven Register last year if they gave themselves more time to work something out with Colorado (not that it appears to have been consequential), and they don't want to decide they like Cherry or O'Day only to lose them in a similar fashion. But I wouldn't think that either has pitched themselves out of consideration for a spot in the show just yet.

[dinosaur jesus]

That picture is from 1978, not 1976.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

How can you tell?

[dinosaur jesus]

The URL.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

eh, I wanted something better than that. Maybe an examination of the farah wannabees or something

[dinosaur jesus]

It was a good setup. Sorry I dropped it.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Sorry, here's the 1976ers lovingly rendered in grainy black and white:



The 1975ers here in a jive-ass alternative uniform, with at least a few shemales on the squad:

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Update from Adam Rubin:

]Righthander Rocky Cherry was offered back to the Orioles after clearing waivers, and Baltimore declined to pay the $25,000 fee to take him back. Cherry was subsequently released by the Mets, but the organization hopes to re-sign him at a salary lower than the $167,000 he was due to make in the minors had he been assigned to Triple-A without being released and re-signed.

[Guest Edgy DC]

I'm Rocky Cherry getting dicked around
Dicked around, and it's got me down
I'm Rocky Cherry getting dicked around
They're making me a Bison

My name's Minaya and I like the kid
Like the kid and I made my bid
My name's Minaya and I like the kid
But I'm paying bottom dollar

Andy MacPhail, I'm the O's GM
O's GM? There's a lot of them!
Andy MacPhail, I'm the O's GM
And there's no room on my roster

I'm Rocky Cherry and fuck you all!
Fuck you all, it's Indy Ball!
I'm Rocky Cherry and fuck you all!
I'll pitch for Manitoba!

[HahnSolo]

6th from left, 8th from left, 4th from right are my guesses for Rock's mom. (in the 1975 pic)

[smg58]

Did the Mets need to open a spot on the 40? If not, why haggle over dollars with somebody slated to make roughly 0.1% of your payroll?

[metirish]

Is this like the normal procedure when the old team decline the player , apart form having a cool name has he any upside?

[Fman99]

="John Cougar Lunchbucket"]This is the thread where we keep tabs on the biggest addition to the 2009 bullpen, Rule 5 draftee Rocky Cherry. ]As a young boy, Orioles reliever Rocky Cherry found a poster of a Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader while rummaging through his house. Then he found out that his mother had been more than a third-grade Catholic school teacher. Surprise. Merry Cherry was part of the famed Cheerleading squad in 1975 and 1976 - three years before her son was born. "Now that I look back, it was a pretty cool accomplishment," he said. "She's done well with it. She does those reunions and gets to go back, and I get to meet some of the newer cheerleaders because she's hanging out with them, so that's a good thing. "When she first did it, it actually was a real big deal. She got paid very well, and they flew her to a lot of places to do car shows and boat shows and stuff like that. It was a great opportunity for her, and she really enjoyed it." Not only isn't Cherry the first celebrity in his family, he doesn't even have the coolest name. That distinction goes to his mother. "With a name like that," he said, "I guess you're destined to be a Cheerleader."

Merry Cherry? I'd like to get into her Nancy Pantsies, turn her into Betty Sweaty, and then leave her as June Ruined.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

I hear she's a Dirty Gerty.

[Guest OlerudOwned]

DOLORES!

[A Boy Named Seo]

You guys are makin' me remember my of my old set of Garbage Pail Kids.

[duan]

="smg58":2izy9tct]Did the Mets need to open a spot on the 40? If not, why haggle over dollars with somebody slated to make roughly 0.1% of your payroll?[/quote:2izy9tct] yeah, I'm with you on this, why pay the initial 50,000 if you're not prepared to pay 167,000 to keep him? I know costs have to be watched across the board or they ratchet up, but that's a fairly weird mean spirited call.

MFS62 Mar 18 2009 04:08 PM

According to the baseball transactions page on Yahoo, the Mets released Rocky today. Later

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Mar 18 2009 04:26 PM

="MFS62":26lcn8c5]According to the baseball transactions page on Yahoo, the Mets released Rocky today. Later[/quote:26lcn8c5] They released him with the apparent aim of resigning him to a contract below the $167,000 he would have been due. (Hence the above conversation about jerking said Rock around.) Edgy DC Mar 24 2009 09:27 PM Minor league dealio with the Red Sock. The dream is dead. John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 24 2009 09:37 PM Crap.