OT: Pride

[kevin]

TEAM NAME W --L---Tie's---%------Games Back
Team Ball 25 13 2 .650 --
Barry's Back !! 22 13 5 .613 1.5
Scott Stoneman 21 18 1 .538 4.5
G-DUB Hustlers 18 21 1 .463 7.5
Team torres 16 22 2 .425 9


big talk for a third place team(Team Ball is Brian and Barry's Back is yours truely).........


Scottie currently holds a 5-4-1 lead, and is cleaning up in the HR/RBI department, while my staff is on fire!!! 3 days left until somebody must dawn their anti-colors!!

Orange & Black Por Vida!!

 

[greenwizard]

not as exciting.......we're all Niner Fans!

The 49ers rule!!!

 

[greenwizard]

Wo! That was my 100th post! Do i win something? Maybe its a sign that the niners will win *crosses fingers.

 

[kevin]

we tied.....5-5!! We might have to up the anti a little bit for the next match up.

 

[Dr Stankface]

I guess i'm the only one here that's watching the NHL playoffs?

I like football and don't care for baseball but man I do love some hockey.

I need someone to talk hockey with.

 

[kevin]

I guess i'm the only one here that's watching the NHL playoffs?

I like football and don't care for baseball but man I do love some hockey.

I need someone to talk hockey with.

Joe Golembiewski paging Mr. Joe Golembiewski. Joe works in purchasing and besides being one of the best three-quote men in the business he is also our resident hockey expert! We have had many oh' lunch conversations regarding young Sidney Crosby, or Sid The Kid as we like to refer to him as. But thats where my hockey knowledge stops.

 

[Dr Stankface]

Hehe. Not much of a Crosby fan. I found a funny video of Ilya Kovalchuk (Amazing player for the Atlanta Thrashers (my favorite team)) punkin' him out.

And here it is:

Crosby had been gettin' cheap shots on Kovy and Kovy put him in his place.
[nomedia="http://youtube.com/watch?v=xjYa-gPOFBQ&mode=related&search="]YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.[/nomedia]

 

[Big Poppa]

IF Sidney was a thrasher......Stanky would have a belt buckle that said SIDSTANK

 

[bovinehost]

did you know that barry cant find a decent vein?

You don't need a decent vein once you've discovered butt rockets.

 

[kevin]

You don't need a decent vein once you've discovered butt rockets.

Hey Guys....The best player of the last 50 years is only 10 HR's away from tieing Hammerin' Hank!!! Lets go Barry....we're all pulling for you!! 43 years old batting .340 and leading the NL in homeruns simpy amazing!!

 

[Dr Stankface]

IF Sidney was a thrasher......Stanky would have a belt buckle that said SIDSTANK

I'm surprised you don't have a belt that says CLUBSODA on it.

 

[CodeMonkey]

not as exciting.......we're all Niner Fans!

Speak for your freaking self Kev. I'm sure you'll find us Southern Californians who joined the company DO NOT endorse the Niners. In fact, I despise them. Always have. Freaking Nor Cal teams....sheesh....

It's not all Angles and Barry fans, some of us here bleed Dodger Blue and can identify Vin Scully's voice as one they heard in the womb.

 

[kevin]

Ding-Ding!!! Round 2.....I have a feeling we will ALL be seeing a picture of Scottie sporting some giants gear real soon.

 

[phatduckk]

Speak for your freaking self Kev. I'm sure you'll find us Southern Californians who joined the company DO NOT endorse the Niners. In fact, I despise them. Always have. Freaking Nor Cal teams....sheesh.....

dammit code. whats wrong w/ nor cal?

 

[Dargin]

It looks like Kev may have popped off a bit early. After three days I am curb stomping him like Tony Soprano 8-2.....

 

[kevin]

Dargin is the Hare that stops to take a nap halfway through the race because he's leading.........sleep tight Dargin....Sleep tight!!

 

[Norrin Radd]

Hey Guys....The best player of the last 50 years is only 10 HR's away from tieing Hammerin' Hank!!! Lets go Barry....we're all pulling for you!! 43 years old batting .340 and leading the NL in homeruns simpy amazing!!

Kevin -

you've gotta be out of your mind! BB is a cheater. Pure and simple. Rooting for him is well, shameful. There's a reason Aaron doesn't care to be there when and if his record is broken - it really doesn't mean anything worthwhile. I think his ignoring it is the exact right thing for him to do. Bud Selig ought to be ashamed for what he has let happen to baseball. MLB needs a commish like Roger Goodell - man I love a good ass kicker!

Anyways, Hank will always have the record in my book, as will Roger Maris, until somebody legit breaks either of their records.

 

[kevin]

Kevin -

you've gotta be out of your mind! BB is a cheater. Pure and simple. Rooting for him is well, shameful. There's a reason Aaron doesn't care to be there when and if his record is broken - it really doesn't mean anything worthwhile. I think his ignoring it is the exact right thing for him to do. Bud Selig ought to be ashamed for what he has let happen to baseball. MLB needs a commish like Roger Goodell - man I love a good ass kicker!

Anyways, Hank will always have the record in my book, as will Roger Maris, until somebody legit breaks either of their records.

Rooting for Barry is shameful??? What about rooting for wife beaters? Drug users.....criminals? If rooting for Barry is shameful I can only imagine what rooting for Babe Ruth or Ty Cobb would be considered. I must be out of my mind.....i mean who in gods name would root for the best player on their favorite team? Who would root for a player that has single handedly kept my team in the NL race every year since 1993? Who would root for a player who has won 7 MVP awards, more than the rest of the players in the NL combined? Norrin do you know who votes for the MVP? People who know a lot more about what it takes to be a good ball player than you or I. Babe Ruth played in an ALL WHITE league....lets pull all of his numbers! Hank Aaron used Greenies and Uppers....lets pull his numbers. Gibson and Koufaz pitched on a raised mound...lets take away their numbers. Hank Aaron averaged one HR for every 16 at bats..........That is 32nd ALL TIME!!!! Does he deserved to be looked at as the greatest home run hitter of all time? There are 32 other players that have hit HR's with more frequency than he has, doesn't seem.....whats the word....fair?? Bottom line is this.....MLB screwed up....steroids were not monitored.....steroids were not banned in MLB until a few years ago. Bud Selig would love to see Barry take the fall for MLB and be the poster boy for steroids........who better than a media sticken Villan right? Isn't it funny how in the last two years Jason Grimsley(MLB PItcher) and a Mets Executive have both been busted for distributing steroids/hgh........they both had over 50 MLB names listed and documented that were "supposed" to come out. There was only one problem.....Barry's name wasn't on either list, so MLB didn't realease them. Maybe he used steroids.....maybe he didn't. But one thing is for sure....He is hands DOWN the greatest baseball player of our generation and the last 50 years!!! His body(no pun intended) of work can not be argued. Lets not forget that Barry played for 16 years before any of this speculation began. His carreer didn't start in 2001. It started in 1984. When he was 20 years old......I know lots of 43 year old men who look nothing like they did at 20!! Anybody remember the strike shortened season of 1994? Barry had 34 HR's when the season stopped and was on pace to hit 55+. He hit 46 HR's in 1993.

He is the only player with 400 HR and 400 Steals
He is the only player with 500 HR and 500 Steals
He is the only player with 600 HR and 500 Steals
He is the only player with 700HR and 500 Steals

He is the greatest baseball player that I have ever seen and does some simply amazing things on the diamone, steroids or no steroids!!! He is and will continue to be my favorite player!!! I love Barry....I love the Giants!!! And I love all 746 Home runs he has hit!!!!

boy....did i really spend my entire break on that!!!

Go Barry I'll be supporting you all the way!!!! BB 756.....sorry guys its happening!!!

 

[kevin]

i'll let a MLB baseball player explain(Barry Zito):

BARRY JUST NEEDS TO BE BARRY’

By Barry Zito

I don’t think Barry Bonds needs to do anything
to reposition himself as a hero, and I’d say that even if I weren’t his teammate
and friend. The truth is, he’s not paid to be a hero. He’s paid to hit home
runs. Barry just needs to be Barry.

I met him in 2001, my first full season, when the A’s played in San Francisco.
It was when he was on his way to 73, and I just wanted to shake his hand. He
greeted me with a big smile, as if I were a 10-year veteran, and it was awesome.
Then he came up to me at the All-Star Game in 2003, a few weeks after he hit his
first homer off me. “I finally got you!” he said, with a laugh. I gave it right
back to him, because it wasn’t like he blasted me—the wind blew it fair at the
last second! It’s one of my most memorable moments: arguably the greatest hitter
of all time and me giving each other cr*p.

Last winter, Barry and I would run into each other when we were working out at
UCLA. He’d tell me about the guys on the team, and stand in on my
bullpen sessions. That’s when I told him I wanted the locker next to his, and he
suggested getting those T-shirts made, the ones with “Don’t Ask Me … Ask Barry!”
on the back. I thought he was kidding, until he brought them to camp.

When we settled in at AT&T Park, I noticed Barry has a regular chair like the
rest of us. The famous recliner? Gone. And that kind of bums me out. I was
looking forward to trying it, maybe even getting one of my own.

I wish more people got to see the Barry we all see. He’s incredibly motivated,
determined and disciplined. What he does requires a level of focus most people
can’t understand. If he doesn’t want to deal with making everybody else happy,
so what? Would the fans rather have an average player who’s a great guy off the
field? Kids want superstars.

If you didn’t know about the allegations and the controversy, you’d have no idea
this guy has anything going on in his life besides coming to the yard to hit
baseballs. We haven’t spoken a word about all the other stuff. In the clubhouse,
he’s cool. He chills. He talks, jokes with the guys here and there. He’s pretty
focused on getting ready, but he’s smiling most of the time.

The way he’s perceived doesn’t trouble me. I know people love to hate. My dad
always warned me that great champions walk alone. The average guy
just can’t relate to the president or a $20 million-a-movie actor or a home run
king. Those are extraordinary people. Which is also why people want to knock
them off the mountaintop.

I’m not troubled by what people say he’s done, either. Barry has never tested
positive for steroids. I think he’s just an easy target. Look at other guys
whose names have been brought up in investigations: guys whose careers are over,
guys you never heard of. If you’re gonna get all moral, you should attack those
guys, too. But it doesn’t work like that.

The fact is that at 42 years old, and with drug testing in place, he’s still
wowing us with unbelievable swings. Look, to hit through the center of the
ball so consistently requires such skill, such hand-eye coordination, such
timing. So save the asterisk stuff. The guy’s just better than everyone else.

When I was a kid, I had his rookie cards. He was a lanky guy—fast as h*ll,
strong enough to hit bombs. I always loved to watch him play. Now I get to watch
him chase the record. And as much as we all want to see the actual moment, being
there with him during the lead-up, and even after, has as much importance to us
as a team as the moment he hits No. 756.

Someone told me the commissioner said he will treat Barry’s breaking the record
like any other significant milestone. I think that says he doesn’t recognize how
special Barry and this record are. It’s one of the most hallowed records in all
of sports. To downplay it doesn’t help baseball in any way.

I think everyone should enjoy the show. I know I will.

 

[Norrin Radd]

Rooting for Barry is shameful??? What about rooting for wife beaters? Drug users.....criminals? If rooting for Barry is shameful I can only imagine what rooting for Babe Ruth or Ty Cobb would be considered. I must be out of my mind.....i mean who in gods name would root for the best player on their favorite team? Who would root for a player that has single handedly kept my team in the NL race every year since 1993? Who would root for a player who has won 7 MVP awards, more than the rest of the players in the NL combined? Norrin do you know who votes for the MVP? People who know a lot more about what it takes to be a good ball player than you or I. Babe Ruth played in an ALL WHITE league....lets pull all of his numbers! Hank Aaron used Greenies and Uppers....lets pull his numbers. Gibson and Koufaz pitched on a raised mound...lets take away their numbers. Hank Aaron averaged one HR for every 16 at bats..........That is 32nd ALL TIME!!!! Does he deserved to be looked at as the greatest home run hitter of all time? There are 32 other players that have hit HR's with more frequency than he has, doesn't seem.....whats the word....fair?? Bottom line is this.....MLB screwed up....steroids were not monitored.....steroids were not banned in MLB until a few years ago. Bud Selig would love to see Barry take the fall for MLB and be the poster boy for steroids........who better than a media sticken Villan right? Isn't it funny how in the last two years Jason Grimsley(MLB PItcher) and a Mets Executive have both been busted for distributing steroids/hgh........they both had over 50 MLB names listed and documented that were "supposed" to come out. There was only one problem.....Barry's name wasn't on either list, so MLB didn't realease them. Maybe he used steroids.....maybe he didn't. But one thing is for sure....He is hands DOWN the greatest baseball player of our generation and the last 50 years!!! His body(no pun intended) of work can not be argued. Lets not forget that Barry played for 16 years before any of this speculation began. His carreer didn't start in 2001. It started in 1984. When he was 20 years old......I know lots of 43 year old men who look nothing like they did at 20!! Anybody remember the strike shortened season of 1994? Barry had 34 HR's when the season stopped and was on pace to hit 55+. He hit 46 HR's in 1993.

He is the only player with 400 HR and 400 Steals
He is the only player with 500 HR and 500 Steals
He is the only player with 600 HR and 500 Steals
He is the only player with 700HR and 500 Steals

He is the greatest baseball player that I have ever seen and does some simply amazing things on the diamone, steroids or no steroids!!! He is and will continue to be my favorite player!!! I love Barry....I love the Giants!!! And I love all 746 Home runs he has hit!!!!

boy....did i really spend my entire break on that!!!

Go Barry I'll be supporting you all the way!!!! BB 756.....sorry guys its happening!!!

The short answer to your questions is, yes, it is shameful to root for players of all ilk who cheat - past or present. I think it's despicable that parents set up athletes as role models for their kids. I cringe every time I see a kid younger than 10 wearing a Michael Vick of Kobe Bryant jersey. Athletes should just be athletes, and not role models. I think rooting for BB is akin to rooting for Hulk Hogan to win the belt. Sports have become all about money and cheating, "It's not cheating unless you get caught" - nice disposition. That you think it's okay to achieve those numbers via obvious cheating I find very sad and I pity you. I understand your position - it's just a sport and he did what everyone else did, etc.... That's a very slippery slope to go down. we as Americans, and simply, good citizens, ought to hold ourselves to higher ideals than, it's okay to cheat as long as you don't get caught. Be careful where that line of reasoning can take you.