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Intruder posted:something something Indiana Jones says "No ticket" Ronnie Woo Woo thrown off of scoreboard, security's only response: "No ticket" I could almost write for the Sun Times now! 
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Popete posted:He's been around for decades, former homeless guy who has been a fixture walking around the stands yelling "Wooooooo, Wooooooo". Unpopular opinion but I don't like Ronnie Woo Woo.
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May 12, 2017 17:04
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Grittybeard posted:I watched Jordan Rides the Bus the other day, the 30 for 30 on his baseball....uh, career. Supposedly the guy who wrote the article for Sports Illustrated making fun of the whole thing went back at the all star break and wanted to write a followup of how much he'd changed in a few months, and everyone who was on the team with him talked about how they could imagine him putting it together. It's Jordan so he easily might have just paid everyone off to talk good about him. I mean, if I were in Tebow's position I'd certainly work my rear end off. He got into the NFL, a ticket to riches for a good QB, but there's a salary cap and he washed out. He has money, but probably not as much as he thought he'd have hoarded and he's staring at the prospect of probably not being able to totally retire. Even getting to the point of being "that guy who shows up in the outfield of whatever team is gonna suck this year and has a hole in LF" is going to make a difference to his bank account. Baseball is rife with guys who aren't good enough for you to even remember their name, but for you to see them on a visiting team and go "oh yeah, that guy. he was chilling at 2b for us when we sucked 5 years back". I think that might be attainable for him, and if can do that for 5-6 seasons that's a decent amount of money to retire on.
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May 12, 2017 17:13
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cis autodrag posted:I mean, if I were in Tebow's position I'd certainly work my rear end off. He got into the NFL, a ticket to riches for a good QB, but there's a salary cap and he washed out. He has money, but probably not as much as he thought he'd have hoarded and he's staring at the prospect of probably not being able to totally retire. Even getting to the point of being "that guy who shows up in the outfield of whatever team is gonna suck this year and has a hole in LF" is going to make a difference to his bank account. Baseball is rife with guys who aren't good enough for you to even remember their name, but for you to see them on a visiting team and go "oh yeah, that guy. he was chilling at 2b for us when we sucked 5 years back". I think that might be attainable for him, and if can do that for 5-6 seasons that's a decent amount of money to retire on. He also gets a paycheck from ESPN for college football commentary which he will still be doing on weekends while playing baseball. That's the most damning part of this in terms of his "commitment" to the sport, and also to the Mets in terms of how seriously they take him.
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May 12, 2017 17:15
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Niwrad posted:Unpopular opinion but I don't like Ronnie Woo Woo. Homeless people who yell things are fun unless it's the homeless lady in boston who walks while staring into a mirror and either: a) Screams a horrible, ear shattering scream b) Yells racial slurs at people
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May 12, 2017 17:16
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Tebow was making a decent living as a college football talking head at ESPN. Even disregarding the turmoil at the network, that would be a fine living for him. This is a vanity move and I hope the Mets keep promoting him and he gets embarrassed.
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Plus even if ESPN dropped him he's set for life with speaking appearances.
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The idea of Tebow being a utility guy for 5-6 years is not realistic though, he's already 29 and only at the single A level where he is struggling. A utility player has to have you know, utility. That means a strong baseball IQ, good defense and can play multiple positions around the field at a competent capacity. Tebow just started playing baseball again last year, he doesn't have the baseball IQ or defensive utility to be anything but a poor too mediocre outfielder where the premium is on his bat which currently isn't enough to carry him. If he makes it up in a year or two (doubtful) he'll be in his early 30's and unless he's hitting the crap out of the ball he won't be a good utility player either. Again this whole experiment is doomed to fail but that's not why the Mets signed him.
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May 12, 2017 17:29
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Mike_V posted:Tebow was making a decent living as a college football talking head at ESPN. Even disregarding the turmoil at the network, that would be a fine living for him. This is a vanity move and I hope the Mets keep promoting him and he gets embarrassed. I don't think embarrassment is going to stop him from making tons of money. His NFL career was horrible and he is still extremely relevant in the sports world, getting an article a day written about him and talked about everywhere. It sucks.
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Tony Phillips posted:When your upside is Willie Bloomquist.... I'd say his upside (and this is like a 1 in 100 chance) is to be able to play like a Travis Snider or Eric Hinske. Passable in LF but not league average defense, and maybe 20hr pop with lots of K's. But it won't happen. But still, good for him for hitting as well as he is so far. To get those numbers as someone who hasn't played competitive baseball since high school is remarkable.
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Lol, Tebow's upside is not Willie Bloomquist. He can barely keep up with kids almost a decade younger than him in A ball. He's going to get slaughtered in AA.
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patonthebach posted:I'd say his upside (and this is like a 1 in 100 chance) is to be able to play like a Travis Snider or Eric Hinske. Passable in LF but not league average defense, and maybe 20hr pop with lots of K's. But it won't happen. His upside is nothing. He's going to be 30 and he's hitting .250 against 20 year olds drafted out of high school.
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May 12, 2017 18:04
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Thom P. Tiers posted:I don't think embarrassment is going to stop him from making tons of money. His NFL career was horrible and he is still extremely relevant in the sports world, getting an article a day written about him and talked about everywhere. It sucks. What's his contract with the Mets? I thought minor leaguers made jack poo poo?
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May 12, 2017 18:05
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Mike_V posted:What's his contract with the Mets? I thought minor leaguers made jack poo poo? He's already worth millions of dollars I don't think it matters what he is being paid. He also got a signing bonus of 100k. Probably four times what those 20 year olds are making in one year.
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Mike_V posted:What's his contract with the Mets? I thought minor leaguers made jack poo poo? The contract came with a $100K signing bonus, which is way more than most draftees get. edit: Thom beat me to it
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UZR IS BULLSHIT posted:Lol, Tebow's upside is not Willie Bloomquist. He can barely keep up with kids almost a decade younger than him in A ball. He's going to get slaughtered in AA. Well, no, of course not. He'll never sniff the majors unless the Mets go full idiot, and by all rights should never have been signed. I was just trying to come up with what Poque was describing. Willie Boom Boom is my permanent vision of utility guy that plays a load of positions, but none of them all that well, yet stuck around a lot longer than anyone would have guessed.
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Tony Phillips posted:Well, no, of course not. He'll never sniff the majors unless the Mets go full idiot, and by all rights should never have been signed. Did I just get confused with Poque? If only...
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Thom P. Tiers posted:He's already worth millions of dollars I don't think it matters what he is being paid. He also got a signing bonus of 100k. Probably four times what those 20 year olds are making in one year. Popete posted:Did I just get confused with Poque? If only...
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I do love Bloomquist's 2008 stat line: .279/.377/.285, 46 hits and 1 extra base hit (a ground rule double) in 192 PA NetflixAndRichHill fucked around with this message at 18:52 on May 12, 2017 |
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bawfuls posted:to be fair, you're both Cubs posters with very similar names and Baez avatars, I still only barely know the difference I'll admit it, I used to confuse them too. Aye Doc posted:do you think teebs foots the bill for the sodas and dogs when the boys go out after the game? Of course not. You just know that dim bastard's a believer in prosperity theology and/or bootstrapping.
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May 12, 2017 18:48
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Popete posted:Did I just get confused with Poque? If only... Lol. Yes you sure did.
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Tony Phillips posted:Well, no, of course not. He'll never sniff the majors unless the Mets go full idiot, and by all rights should never have been signed. I will put  on this
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cis autodrag posted:I mean, if I were in Tebow's position I'd certainly work my rear end off. He got into the NFL, a ticket to riches for a good QB, but there's a salary cap and he washed out. He has money, but probably not as much as he thought he'd have hoarded and he's staring at the prospect of probably not being able to totally retire. Even getting to the point of being "that guy who shows up in the outfield of whatever team is gonna suck this year and has a hole in LF" is going to make a difference to his bank account. Baseball is rife with guys who aren't good enough for you to even remember their name, but for you to see them on a visiting team and go "oh yeah, that guy. he was chilling at 2b for us when we sucked 5 years back". I think that might be attainable for him, and if can do that for 5-6 seasons that's a decent amount of money to retire on. Tebow made almost $10 million, if he can't retire on that I have no sympathy
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May 12, 2017 19:28
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Sydin posted:Watch the Mets turn him into a pitcher. Not seeing the downside to Tim Tebow, knuckleballer. I mean, you saw him throw footballs, right?
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The Pussy Boss posted:Tim Tebow will never play in a major league baseball game The Mets posted:Hold my beer.
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kensei posted:Not seeing the downside to Tim Tebow, knuckleballer. I mean, you saw him throw footballs, right? Knuckler with an eephus as his second pitch seems weird though.
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May 12, 2017 19:54
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Grittybeard posted:Knuckler with an eephus as his second pitch seems weird though. Now I NEED this
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The one good thing about this Braves season is at least I won't have to deal with Jeff Franc-- https://twitter.com/mlbbowman/status/863097410289098756
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Intruder posted:Tebow made almost $10 million, if he can't retire on that I have no sympathy He can probably make near that amount annually doing speaking engagements in the Bible Belt and slapping his name on ghost-written books about his life struggle as a white Christian millionaire. He is not doing baseball for the money, at least not directly.
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Paul Zuvella posted:Homeless people who yell things are fun unless it's the homeless lady in boston who walks while staring into a mirror and either: Or Homeless people that lay spike traps and get in fights with people trying to use the bike paths. Insane how bad the stretch along Angels Stadium has gotten in the last 6 months. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yRZbbJ9kyg&t=160s How many AAAA, AAA, AA and Cash Considerations players do the Mets need to injure before we get Tebow in the majors? Are we on pace for a September callup?
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kensei posted:Not seeing the downside to Tim Tebow, knuckleballer. I mean, you saw him throw footballs, right? WHAT IN THE HELL SINCE WHEN HAS BO BEEN WINKING?
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Good Dog posted:How many AAAA, AAA, AA and Cash Considerations players do the Mets need to injure before we get Tebow in the majors? Are we on pace for a September callup? I mean if the Mets are out of contention by September they might as will give him a cup of coffee, if only because it'll sell tickets for a week or two. Grittybeard posted:Knuckler with an eephus as his second pitch seems weird though. Cy Young 2018 calling it here.
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elentar posted:The one good thing about this Braves season is at least I won't have to deal with Jeff Franc-- This actually seems like a...good thing for Frenchy to do? Or maybe an ok thing? He might be too nice to be a good analyst, but the main problem with him was always he was bad at baseball. From what I can tell he's pretty good at being a human being.
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On this day in history, 1910 - Future HOF Chief Bender of the Philadelphia Athletics pitches a 4 - 0 no-hitter against the Cleveland Naps. Bender, who misses a perfect game by issuing a walk, will compile a 23-5 record during the season. He entered the HOF with a 212-127 record, for a .625 winning percentage and a 2.46 ERA.  1955 - Toothpick Sam Jones of your Chicago Cubs becomes the first black pitcher to throw a no-hitter. Unfortunately only 2,918 fans are on hand to witness it.   1958 - Willie Mays hits the first grand slam in the history of the San Francisco Giants. 
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ok fine tebow will always be bad. i just think the best and most ironic thing would be for him to make the majors but only just and simply bounce from team to team being unnotable, no-one even remembering that he'd played for them a season or two later. like a jeff bianchi or something. monkey's paw that poo poo and give him what he wants (a major league job) without any of the notability he wants to go with it.
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