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Fighthouse wrote:Is that with or without pay?
derFunkenstein wrote:I agree with stiffie, I lol at [snip]...Carlos Zambrano, and a handful of other jerkfaces whenever something goes awry.
derFunkenstein wrote:well I don't mean you laugh at Hot Charlie, but I agree there are certain athletes worth LOLing at. My list just includes Zambrano. I'm sure your list includes Carpenter.
derFunkenstein wrote:John Tudor was the first swear word I ever saw on live TV. It was during game 7 of the 1985 World Series after he gave up a home run. I was 7. It was magic - until that time, I thought the only person to say f*** was my dad.
derFunkenstein wrote:Soriano can DIAF.
derFunkenstein wrote:This will always be the way I remember Manny.I agree with stiffie, I lol at him, A-Rod, Carlos Zambrano, and a handful of other jerkfaces whenever something goes awry.
Maybe Manny, like the rest of us, expected Damon's arm to come up short.
derFunkenstein wrote:After Swisher pitched his inning I was reading a thread in which people were proposing other position players they'd like to see pitch. My favorite: "Johnny Damon: he'd be like Jamie Moyer, but without the fastball"I love the second comment:Maybe Manny, like the rest of us, expected Damon's arm to come up short.
BlackJammy wrote:Oh, I'm sure there will be more big names to come this season. Some of these guys who are putting up some of these unreal numbers are probably juiced. I'm still waiting for the other 103 on that list on which A-Rod was on. *sigh*
derFunkenstein wrote:You won't see that list because A-Rod's name was already an illegal leak.
Skrying wrote:Was he having difficulty conceiving?His handling of this has been extremely well done and honestly it comes across as being true.
mattsteg wrote:Skrying wrote:Was he having difficulty conceiving?His handling of this has been extremely well done and honestly it comes across as being true.
Skrying wrote:I didn't realize Manny had a uterus. Maybe they should have hired him instead of the governator to star in Junior.mattsteg wrote:Maybe?Skrying wrote:Was he having difficulty conceiving?His handling of this has been extremely well done and honestly it comes across as being true.
Skrying wrote:Claiming that he has an undisclosed personal medical problem that requires him to jet across the country to see some random doctor rather than a team physician and take a female fertility drug that just happens to have common performance-enhancing uses as well isn't really "handling it better." What idiot doctor would give him such a medication for any legitimate ailment without seeking approval from MLB? Seriously dude, take off the LA anti-reality goggles and look at this thing with a critical eye. So far we've got elevated testosterone, a positive test for a female fertility drug commonly used after steroid cycles and sometimes as a performance enhancer on its own, and a lame excuse from Manny.So far he's simply handled it better than every other player who has been caught/seriously suspected.
idchafee wrote:derFunkenstein wrote:You won't see that list because A-Rod's name was already an illegal leak.
Who's to say that other names won't leak the same way, or the whole list leaks the same way?
mattsteg wrote:Claiming that he has an undisclosed personal medical problem that requires him to jet across the country to see some random doctor rather than a team physician and take a female fertility drug that just happens to have common performance-enhancing uses as well isn't really "handling it better." What idiot doctor would give him such a medication for any legitimate ailment without seeking approval from MLB? Seriously dude, take off the LA anti-reality goggles and look at this thing with a critical eye. So far we've got elevated testosterone, a positive test for a female fertility drug commonly used after steroid cycles and sometimes as a performance enhancer on its own, and a lame excuse from Manny.
Skrying wrote:You sure seem to have a blind spot for LS sports figures, regardless of where you live.Detailing the situation has nothing at all to do with public perception of what has happened or what should happen to Manny. In fact it has absolutely zero to do with how the situation is being viewed. My LA anti-reality goggles? Because I wear those coming from Missouri and cheering for the Cardinals...
Skrying wrote:If you want "the right way" to do it, consider the public perception of some of the people that were caught and/or admitted using but didn't jump to your mind at all. Also, consider that this is going to be more than a 2-day story, and what's going to matter is the public perception after whatever's going to come out will come out. You're seriously jumping the gun if you think this story's done and been fully handled.So far what we have is what appears to be very bad situation but I've yet to see wide and vocal calls for his head. Which is exactly what did happen when the truth about A-Rod came out, what will always happen with Barry Bonds, why Mark McGwire is going to be in the shadows for years, and why Sammy Sosa probably can't walk out on a Chicago street without being murdered. But hey, however you want to view the public perception is up to you, but at least state something about that point instead of the complete nothing you just wrote.
Skrying wrote:Surprise, surprise. A lame excuse for a sketchy as hell situation doesn't hold up for more than a day or so. Let me contain my shock.Edit: Now it appears to be turning a bit.
Skrying wrote:No, your point doesn't stand. You just said that things are turning a bit. He didn't handle it "right". He threw out a crappy excuse with enough holes in it to be shredded in about a day. His handling of it wasn't "extremely well done" and hasn't "honestly come across as being true". It's just another variation on the same old "give an excuse no one will end up believing" spiel that's been tried a hundred times before. He hasn't accepted responsibility, he's just conceded defeat and thrown out a halfassed excuse. He's not looking "truly regretful about a mistake and trying not to get an edge".I guess even Manny can't stand the heat. My point early still stands, you said nothing about the actual perception of the events...