Posada pissed ...

[metirish]

Edgy DC wrote: It was only a matter of time before the conversation so turned.

not happy?

[Guest Edgy DC]

No. I just saw it hanging out there waiting, waiting.... The anticipation was killing me. My money, however, was on "That's not a tongue in his cheek." So I had to hit the ATM on my way to lunch.

[G-Fafif]

Chin-Lung Hu has refused to hit all year and nobody's made a big deal of it.

[soupcan]

Who?

[G-Fafif]

Deriving joy from another team's misery: Posadenfreude.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Deriving joy from another team's misery: Posadenfreude.

How was a meatball like that hanging out there over the plate for so long?

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: That's great. Thank Omar too for jacking up his price last time he was a free agent. Squat on this, Brian.

Bill Madden with the "inside scoop" on this scandal today brought up the Minaya angle forcing Cashman via Steinbrenner to give Posada the extra year, and more details about Posada's tirade (profane, threatened to quit, prompted the Cashman response). Madden also sez Posada is off catching permanently because he refused to put on the gear this spring after Martin was brought in.

[Ceetar]

Michael Kay managed to blame both Omar and Joe Torre for the contract the other day.

[metirish]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: That's great. Thank Omar too for jacking up his price last time he was a free agent. Squat on this, Brian. Bill Madden with the "inside scoop" on this scandal today brought up the Minaya angle forcing Cashman via Steinbrenner to give Posada the extra year, and more details about Posada's tirade (profane, threatened to quit, prompted the Cashman response). Madden also sez Posada is off catching permanently because he refused to put on the gear this spring after Martin was brought in.

Posada is a first calls prick.....refusing to put the gear on?......fucking kidding me.

[Guest Edgy DC]

I agree.

(What's a first calls prick?)

[metirish]

LOL.......damn typing fast at work


first class prick

[Vic Sage]

i think "calls" is a dyslexic version of "class"... which Posada has none of.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Edgy DC wrote: I agree. (What's a first calls prick?)

You know, it didn't even occur to me that that might be a typo. I thought it was just one of those things that they say in Ireland.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Me too.

"What's yer man goin' home fer?"

"Barman said they were closin'."

"Aye, but it's not like it was last call."

"I know. Typical first calls prick."

"You want one more?"

"Better not. I'm bonkered to the clown."

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

Jalen Rose on Mike and Mike this morning said the whole Posada thing is none of the fans' business and all should have been handled quietly "in the clubhouse."

I was stunned because:

A) Mike and Mike (and Jalen) were talking baseball.

A guy being paid to speak on the radio about professional sports is telling us that something happening in professional sports is none of our business.

I suppose I should not have been stunned about Point A since the Yankees were involved. Had this been an aging star on another team, this would have gotten no mention at all.

ESPN Radio sports priority list:

1) Football
2) Football
3) College football
4) NFL draft, which practically counts as a separate sport
5) Football
6) College basketball
7) Football
8) NBA Playoffs, unless LeBron is involved, then it moves up to 3A
9) Pre-season football
10) NBA regular season, unless LeBron is involved, then 5A
11) Yankees baseball, moved up to 7A if Derek Jeter is involved
12) Golf
13) Football when Golic played
14) Non-Yankee baseball
15) Hockey, the night before a deciding game of the Stanley Cup
16) Nathan's hot dog-eating contest.
17) Sports played as a publicity stunt by Chad Ochocinco
18) Regular season hockey

Edited May 17, 2011 by Guest

[metirish]

The same Jalen Rose who called Grant Hill an Uncle Tom in a recent documentary? , screw him.

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

metirish wrote: The same Jalen Rose who called Grant Hill an Uncle Tom in a recent documentary? , screw him.

One and the same. He also was arrested for drunk driving after having wrecked his car on March 11th just two days prior to the airing of his ESPN documentary The Fab Five in which he stated his belief that black athletes, specifically basketball players, that attended Duke University were all "uncle Toms". He subsequently was suspended by ESPN on April 1st for "failing to disclose" his DUI arrest. I guess he was too busy bad mouthing Grant Hill and Duke University. ESPN has since reinstated Rose to his on air duties.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Rockin' Doc wrote: metirish wrote: The same Jalen Rose who called Grant Hill an Uncle Tom in a recent documentary? , screw him. One and the same. He also was arrested for drunk driving after having wrecked his car on March 11th just two days prior to the airing of his ESPN documentary The Fab Five in which he stated his belief that black athletes, specifically basketball players, that attended Duke University were all "uncle Toms". He subsequently was suspended by ESPN on April 1st for "failing to disclose" his DUI arrest. I guess he was too busy bad mouthing Grant Hill and Duke University. ESPN has since reinstated Rose to his on air duties.

I've always thought him an ass.

But I will say this much for him-- he was an amazing college player, he's magnetic and charming in The Fab Five, and he's a hell of an interesting analyst when his head's not planted in his colon.

[Guest Edgy DC]

While his position was unfair bullshit, I have no doubt that that sort of ridiculously over-simplified perspective fueled the Michigan five. And it's good that he aired it. He would have done well to finish it by saying "Of course, we were young and that was really unfair. They were champs and they have reason to be proud of what they've accomplished --- what they're still accomplishing."

But the documentary was designed to lionize that team, and I'm sure he fully expected his BS to be eaten up. People --- in sports, on TV, in society --- get so regularly rewarded for acting like perpetual adolescents, they're always suprised to suddenly be criticized for it.

[Ceetar]

I don't even know who Jalen Rose is, and I'm unsure why ESPN (radio and otherwise) insists on touting it's other hosts/analysts as "HUGE GUESTS" when they do cameos on other shows. Do I really need to hear Steven A Smith on every freaking show all day long?

I'm pretty sure they could fire everyone and just play canned intros from one host introducing another host who repeats what he said on his own show days ago. Then they'll have that host go on another show to repeat the opinion from the first host. And we wonder why they can get 6 weeks of 'content' from one sentence from a Tiger Woods or a Bret Favre?

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Think about how much stuff you get done-- even just in your free time-- now.

Your life will be even fuller, Cee, if you quit sports radio entirely. You will not miss a thing, either, apart from agita... I promise you.

[Ceetar]

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Think about how much stuff you get done-- even just in your free time-- now. Your life will be even fuller, Cee, if you quit sports radio entirely. You will not miss a thing, either, apart from agita... I promise you.

Oh, i pretty much have. I only listen in the car. it's a 20 minutes commute to and from work, and around lunchtime. The thing is, I feel like I get the gist of it most days, even with that minimal amount of listening time. I can turn on Michael Kay two times a week and somehow hear the same conversations and arguments.

Relatedly, Francesa was doing his ticket giveaway thing today where he asks simple questions of callers and the one with the most right gets the tickets. Simple stuff "What number did Edgardo Alfonzo wear?" "How many games did WS 2000 go?" "Who hit the first WS home run in 2000? It took 11 callers before anyone got the minimum three questions right to qualify. (I can forgive them, goofing up what Number Bobby Valentine wore once cost me $130, but goofing multiple simple questions? it was hilarious.)

[Benjamin Grimm]

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Your life will be even fuller, Cee, if you quit sports radio entirely. You will not miss a thing, either, apart from agita... I promise you.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr speaks with great wisdom.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Ceetar wrote: "What number did Edgardo Alfonzo wear?" "How many games did WS 2000 go?" "Who hit the first WS home run in 2000?"

I have to say, the first two are easy for me, (13 and 5) but I don't have any idea of the answer to the third question.

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Ceetar wrote: "What number did Edgardo Alfonzo wear?" "How many games did WS 2000 go?" "Who hit the first WS home run in 2000?" I have to say, the first two are easy for me, (13 and 5) but I don't have any idea of the answer to the third question.

Timo Perez answered "Todd Zeile."

[Ceetar]

metsguyinmichigan wrote: Benjamin Grimm wrote: Ceetar wrote: "What number did Edgardo Alfonzo wear?" "How many games did WS 2000 go?" "Who hit the first WS home run in 2000?" I have to say, the first two are easy for me, (13 and 5) but I don't have any idea of the answer to the third question. Timo Perez answered "Todd Zeile."

so did one of the callers.

[Frayed Knot]

metsguyinmichigan wrote: ESPN Radio sports priority list: 1) Football 2) Football 3) College football 4) NFL draft, which practically counts as a separate sport 5) Football 6) College basketball 7) Football 8) NBA Playoffs, unless LeBron is involved, then it moves up to 3A 9) Pre-season football 10) NBA regular season, unless LeBron is involved, then 5A 11) Yankees baseball, moved up to 7A if Derek Jeter is involved 12) Golf 13) Football when Golic played 14) Non-Yankee baseball 15) Hockey, the night before a deciding game of the Stanley Cup 16) Nathan's hot dog-eating contest. 17) Sports played as a publicity stunt by Chad Ochocinco 18) Regular season hockey

I like to think of it more in terms of monthly priorities. So here's my version of a calendar year as seen by national TV/radio sports geeks:

August - NFL Training Camps plus daily updates from Brett Favre's front lawn
September - NFL Football and the beginning of NCAA football
October - NFL Football, NCAA Football
November - NFL Football, NCAA Football
December - NFL Football + minor Bowl Games no matter how pathetic (because ESPN televises them all)
January - NFL football playoffs + BCS Title Bowl games
February - SUPER BOWL WEEK!!!!!! the biggest geekfest of all. Plus the SB itself and the aftermath. Focus then starts to shift to College hoops
March - College Hoops, College Hoops, College Hoops
April - FINAL FOUR!!! ... NFL DRAFT!!!!
May - NBA playoffs plus (normally) reports from NFL mini-camps. "optional" work-outs, and NCAA intra-squad spring football
June - NBA playoffs and draft
July - VACATION TIME!!!! ... replacement hosts will of course discuss football because camps are almost ready to open and it's never too early to start making predictions

[Guest Edgy DC]

metsguyinmichigan wrote: Benjamin Grimm wrote: Ceetar wrote: "What number did Edgardo Alfonzo wear?" "How many games did WS 2000 go?" "Who hit the first WS home run in 2000?" I have to say, the first two are easy for me, (13 and 5) but I don't have any idea of the answer to the third question. Timo Perez answered "Todd Zeile."

I'll go with Payton.

[HahnSolo]

Piazza before Payton, I believe.

I can't remember if there was an MFY homer before that though.

[Ceetar]

HahnSolo wrote: Piazza before Payton, I believe. I can't remember if there was an MFY homer before that though.

Brosius hit one earlier in the game.