Who I would have voted for... and some other stuff
Oki-no-Chichi is how you say "Big Papi" in Japanese.
Curt Schilling is not only the ultimate pitcher, but he’s also the ultimate pitchman. This guy is constantly marketing or lobbying for something. Among many things are his message to help fight ALS written on his cleat just below the bloody sock that he knew the camera would be focused on a lot during his WS start, his public backing of Bush and using his new status as WS hero to help get some votes (I hope no one is dumb enough to vote for anyone just because an athlete tells them too, but I suspect it probably happened quite a few times here), trying to persuade Sox management that they need to sign Varitek, and now the most recent, Carl Pavano is coming to town to speak with Sox management and he’s coming now because, while he’s here, he wants to also speak with Schilling who’s heading back home in a few days. Wouldn’t it be great if we could re-sign Pedro and sign Pavano? And of course, Varitek.
Speaking of Varitek, I’m fucking tired of Scott Boras and his act. How many times is this guy gonna lie about one of his clients? He’s built up a reputation as being a liar and no one listens to him anymore. It’s gotten to a point where some GM’s don’t even want to deal with him and won’t even make an attempt at any of his players.
Does he actually think that reciting stats to GM’s is gonna make a difference? As if he’s gonna tell these people something they don’t already know and that’s gonna convince them to sign his player? No one is gonna offer Varitek the deal Boras is trying to get for him, and if someone does, it’s gonna come back and bite them in the ass.
I don’t’ understand how so many players can let this guy represent them and then let him do some of the shit he does. The Sox have already made him a fair offer and I really hope he realizes this and takes it.
We want you back Tek. Please come back.
My opinion on the awards:
NL Cy Young
I would have voted for Johnson. He pretty much outpitched everyone else in the league in almost every category. It’s not his fault he played for a team that couldn’t score any runs, especially when he was on the mound.
Having said that, I will not argue against Clemens winning it. The guy is awesome. What a year he had after retirement. I’d love to see him come back next year and do it again. He might be a jackass sometimes but I still love the guy, except of course, when he was pitching in NY.
AL Cy Young
I said it before and I’ll say it again. Anyone who doesn’t put Santana down first on their ballot doesn’t deserve a vote. And apparently they’ll all get to vote again next year as they all agreed with me.
Schilling had a great year and his heroics in the post season are already legendary, but what Santana did this year was about as good a year as you’ll ever see a pitcher have. After a rough April and May the guy buckled down and hitters didn’t have a chance against him the rest of the way.
Those final 4 months were a match for Pedro’s best, especially down the stretch, in the heat of a pennant race where no one got anything off him. His first 4 starts in September he went 7 innings 3 times and 8 innings once, and DID NOT GIVE UP AN EARNED RUN to help the Twins clinch the division. Talk about clutch.
NL MVP
GRRR… I suppose I would have reluctantly voted for Bonds as well, but fuck him. The MVP award in my opinion should go to the player who has the most affect on the outcome of his team. In other words, if the guy wasn’t there, would they still have done as well as they did?
Even though the Giants didn’t make the playoffs, they fought LA for the East title and Houston for the WC right to the end and still won 91 games. If you take Bonds away from that team they’re out of it in July. There is no other player in the NL who had that kind of affect on his team.
I really hope they somehow prove that the guy was on steroids so we can at least call him a fucking cheater and tarnish all of his records and awards.
AL MVP
Using the same definition, I would also vote for Guerrero. If you take Sheffield from the Yanks and either Manny or Big Papi away from the Sox, they still have a shot at making the playoffs. You take Guerrero away from the Angels and they’re all done.
All of those guys were clutch down the stretch while their teams were fighting for playoff spots, so I don’t agree with the argument that he gets the vote because of his clutch performance down the stretch. Like I said, simply put, you take him out of the mix and the Halos are history.
And dammit, it’s fun to watch that guy hit, he swings at anything, and still hits it.
BTW, have I mentioned lately that THE BOSTON RED SOX ARE WORLD CHAMPIONS!!!!?
Curt Schilling is not only the ultimate pitcher, but he’s also the ultimate pitchman. This guy is constantly marketing or lobbying for something. Among many things are his message to help fight ALS written on his cleat just below the bloody sock that he knew the camera would be focused on a lot during his WS start, his public backing of Bush and using his new status as WS hero to help get some votes (I hope no one is dumb enough to vote for anyone just because an athlete tells them too, but I suspect it probably happened quite a few times here), trying to persuade Sox management that they need to sign Varitek, and now the most recent, Carl Pavano is coming to town to speak with Sox management and he’s coming now because, while he’s here, he wants to also speak with Schilling who’s heading back home in a few days. Wouldn’t it be great if we could re-sign Pedro and sign Pavano? And of course, Varitek.
Speaking of Varitek, I’m fucking tired of Scott Boras and his act. How many times is this guy gonna lie about one of his clients? He’s built up a reputation as being a liar and no one listens to him anymore. It’s gotten to a point where some GM’s don’t even want to deal with him and won’t even make an attempt at any of his players.
Does he actually think that reciting stats to GM’s is gonna make a difference? As if he’s gonna tell these people something they don’t already know and that’s gonna convince them to sign his player? No one is gonna offer Varitek the deal Boras is trying to get for him, and if someone does, it’s gonna come back and bite them in the ass.
I don’t’ understand how so many players can let this guy represent them and then let him do some of the shit he does. The Sox have already made him a fair offer and I really hope he realizes this and takes it.
We want you back Tek. Please come back.
My opinion on the awards:
NL Cy Young
I would have voted for Johnson. He pretty much outpitched everyone else in the league in almost every category. It’s not his fault he played for a team that couldn’t score any runs, especially when he was on the mound.
Having said that, I will not argue against Clemens winning it. The guy is awesome. What a year he had after retirement. I’d love to see him come back next year and do it again. He might be a jackass sometimes but I still love the guy, except of course, when he was pitching in NY.
AL Cy Young
I said it before and I’ll say it again. Anyone who doesn’t put Santana down first on their ballot doesn’t deserve a vote. And apparently they’ll all get to vote again next year as they all agreed with me.
Schilling had a great year and his heroics in the post season are already legendary, but what Santana did this year was about as good a year as you’ll ever see a pitcher have. After a rough April and May the guy buckled down and hitters didn’t have a chance against him the rest of the way.
Those final 4 months were a match for Pedro’s best, especially down the stretch, in the heat of a pennant race where no one got anything off him. His first 4 starts in September he went 7 innings 3 times and 8 innings once, and DID NOT GIVE UP AN EARNED RUN to help the Twins clinch the division. Talk about clutch.
NL MVP
GRRR… I suppose I would have reluctantly voted for Bonds as well, but fuck him. The MVP award in my opinion should go to the player who has the most affect on the outcome of his team. In other words, if the guy wasn’t there, would they still have done as well as they did?
Even though the Giants didn’t make the playoffs, they fought LA for the East title and Houston for the WC right to the end and still won 91 games. If you take Bonds away from that team they’re out of it in July. There is no other player in the NL who had that kind of affect on his team.
I really hope they somehow prove that the guy was on steroids so we can at least call him a fucking cheater and tarnish all of his records and awards.
AL MVP
Using the same definition, I would also vote for Guerrero. If you take Sheffield from the Yanks and either Manny or Big Papi away from the Sox, they still have a shot at making the playoffs. You take Guerrero away from the Angels and they’re all done.
All of those guys were clutch down the stretch while their teams were fighting for playoff spots, so I don’t agree with the argument that he gets the vote because of his clutch performance down the stretch. Like I said, simply put, you take him out of the mix and the Halos are history.
And dammit, it’s fun to watch that guy hit, he swings at anything, and still hits it.
BTW, have I mentioned lately that THE BOSTON RED SOX ARE WORLD CHAMPIONS!!!!?
posted by Bob at 11/16/2004 03:48:00 PM
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