" Willie Mays Hayes. I play like Mays, and I run like Hayes. "
"You may run like Hayes, but you hit like s--t."
Posted on 12/08/2011 10:28:32 AM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach
" Willie Mays Hayes. I play like Mays, and I run like Hayes. "
"You may run like Hayes, but you hit like s--t."
And Morales! The stat geeks will have a riot over this...
It’s a great country!!!!!!......PURE INSANITY!!!! The bet here is that neither the Marlins or the Angels will be in the ‘12 WS.
Two aspects of Pujols’ career that may have interesting implications for this deal: (1) questions about steroid/HGH use, and (2) questions about how old the guy actually is (I’ve seen some posts on sports blogs indicating that he may be older than the 31/32 years he claims he is).
“Oh, I think Acta should’ve been Manager of the Year. He kept a team with no talent in the race most of the way.”
Agreed. And it shocks me, because they got Acta from the Nationals because he was cheap! They figured going from one loser to another, he’d know the ropes.
The Dolan ownership is killing the Indians. I understand fiscal responsibility, but Dolan is just plain cheap. Dolan doesn’t care about winning, he simply wants to make money. Hard to sell a team to the fans on the basis of having a healthy balance sheet. We get the mid-market team song and dance, but teams like the Twins, and the Cardinals seem to compete every year. Stuff it Larry Dolan!
The Cavs are just a case of bad luck. And Cleveland is the poster child for bad luck. Dan Gilbert wants to spend money, and he wants to win. But, it’s very difficult in the NBA where the players can form their own coalitions, and go to media centers. It will take a stroke of luck for the Cavs to be good again, and luck isn’t something you count on in Cleveland sports.
The Browns... ugh. I don’t know where to begin. Mike Holmgren is another of a long line of washed up sports figures coming to Cleveland for one last big payday. The ownership is the problem. Randy Lerner doesn’t know an American football from a bird bath. Randy does have an English soccer team that he turned around and made a winner. That’s where his passion lies. The Browns are simply a cash cow to support his interest in soccer. I won’t even watch tonight as the Steelers crush them like a poor high school team.
Thank goodness Urban Meyer came to the Buckeyes. One glimmer of hope in an otherwise dismal sports scene in NE Ohio.
Not that you asked. :)
“You may run like Hayes, but you hit like s—t.”
He’d fit right in on today’s Indians!
And that is a sweet ride.
I’m just glad to see him out of the N.L. Central. Now, if my Reds would either sign Jimmy Rollins or trade with the Marlins for Hanley Ramirez, I’d be a very happy camper.
Big mistake - none of these hundred million dollar players ever pan out with the new team - think A-Rod, Clemens, etc.
MLB needs to get back to single season contracts. The Yankees will be paying ARod $20 millin plus a year for stats that are more like a utility infielder.
DALLAS -- The Angels' huge Winter Meetings splash didn't stop with Thursday's stunning agreement with Albert Pujols. They also came to terms on a deal with free-agent left-hander C.J. Wilson.
The deal with Pujols is for 10 years, includes a full no-trade clause and is worth between $250 million and $260 million, a source told MLB.com. ESPN's Buster Olney reported that the deal is worth $254 million, which would rival the record-setting 10-year, $275 million contract Alex Rodriguez signed with the Yankees in December 2007.
The agreement with Wilson, formerly of the Rangers, is for $77.5 million over five years, a source confirmed.
The scrubbed version for TV changes that to ""You may run like Hayes, but you hit like his mother." Which is one of the few of that type of edit that actually works.
Further proof that PT Barnum was right.
“Oh, I think Acta should’ve been Manager of the Year. He kept a team with no talent in the race most of the way. “
Say, what??? Asdrubal Cabrera has no talent? Shin-soo Choo has no talent? Carlos Santana has no talent? Grady Sizemore has no talent? Matt LaPorta has no talent? Michael Brantley has no talent?
Injured, maybe. Slumping, possibly. But “no talent”? No way!
BTW, I hear Pedro Cerrano is available. Anybody know if he still has Joe Bu?
Up your butt, Jobu!
the cost of MLB Extra Innings is gonna go up to around $100,000 per year
No joke - they are paying Bobby Bonilla $1.19 million per year through 2039!
At third base - according to the talking heads on Intentional Talk.
They also speculated that Puhols would DH occasionally and give the untried Morales a night off.
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