Adrian Gonzalez, Home Run Derby Champ in our hearts

by Dex on Jul 13, 2009 9:57 PM PDT

So Adrian was less than impressive at the Home Run Derby. Cest la vie. Apparently, he really did need extra rest.

His travels to St. Louis had been troublesome, allowing him only 2 1/2 hours of sleep and forcing him to drive a rented minivan to town after flying into Indianapolis.

Jeez! What was Adrian doing driving? Was there no one else to drive?

The connecting flight was late from Las Vegas and the two Padres teammates were forced to rent the van. Bell refused to drive for fear of getting a speeding ticket, so Gonzalez found himself hustling down the highway to St. Louis, barely making it in time for the pre-workout press conferences.

So there you have it. Heath Bell, once again thinking about what's best for Heath Bell, makes Adrian Gonzalez drive the rented minivan on the night that the world should have been introduced to Adrian Gonzalez.

Adrian: "Heath. We gotta rent a minivan to make it in time. Do you want to drive?"

Heath: "I don't wanna drive, man. I might go too fast and get a speeding ticket."

Adrian: "I've only slept 2 1/2 hours. I'd like to take a nap before the home run derby."

Heath: "Speeding tickets are really expensive."

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I remember last year

Adrian got like zero sleep during the All Star Break.

by Zach (maestro876) on Jul 13, 2009 10:11 PM PDT reply actions

I'm confused

Their flight was late from Vegas to St. Louis, so they opted to drive the 1,600 miles instead? How is that even logical? Did they drive to a different airport or something?

by soulSD on Jul 13, 2009 10:14 PM PDT reply actions

If you read the first quote

they flew into Indianapolis and drove from there to St. Louis.

Don’t ask me why.

by Zach (maestro876) on Jul 13, 2009 10:41 PM PDT up reply actions

damn

really dont know how i missed it when reading that article.

by soulSD on Jul 13, 2009 11:32 PM PDT up reply actions

Adrian needs to sit out like the entire first series

Good lord no wonder he’s been barely hitting above the mendoza line for a month plus. And did buddy specifically state this year he was going to AVOID this situation?

by TheAxManCometh on Jul 13, 2009 10:50 PM PDT via mobile reply actions

Why is this not a reality TV show?

I can see it now, “Aid and the Heater” or “Ago and Bell”

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by Axion on Jul 14, 2009 12:18 AM PDT reply actions

I like "Ago and Bell"

by Drama on Jul 14, 2009 10:22 AM PDT up reply actions

"Oh, I'm so poor"

Negotiating through the media.

Classic Heath Bell.

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by R. Lankford on Jul 14, 2009 12:25 AM PDT reply actions

If excuses were home runs

the Padres would play in a hitter’s park.

"When the going gets tough... TheGrandHatching pops in later." -- WG

by TheGrandHatching on Jul 14, 2009 7:30 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs

And Phil Nevin would be a first ballot Hall of Famer.

by Drama on Jul 14, 2009 10:23 AM PDT up reply actions

Damn!

Had I known they were flying into Indy, I would have driven them to Saint Louis in my minivan. They could have both slept. That is, of course, if they could sleep through me constantly saying “This is so cool! he he!”

"And now for something completely different"

by Boilermaker19 on Jul 14, 2009 7:44 AM PDT reply actions

Refused to drive for fear of getting a ticket???

What a lame excuse! He should have let Adrian rest.

Life always goes on...even if you don't want it to

by TheVinylCrocodile on Jul 14, 2009 10:31 AM PDT reply actions

because of that hands free law

its illegal o eat cookies while driving

by 1210pads on Jul 14, 2009 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions 5 recs

Greened it.

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by TheThirdGonzalez on Jul 14, 2009 2:55 PM PDT up reply actions

Seriosly!!!

the Padres Organization can’t organize a charter flight or a driver for them????

Sure it would cost them about $15K to rent a private jet, but its your all stars.

Stop being so damn cheap.

"Over? Did you say "over"? Nothing is over until we decide it is! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell no!"

by Ron Mexico on Jul 14, 2009 10:43 AM PDT reply actions

Seems like

It would be easy to get that in your contract. All you young GLB reading players out there, make sure your contract has a clause “If player makes the All Star game, the team is obligated to organize a chartered flight on a private jet to take player to the All Star Game host city.”

And then throw in something about when the flight will leave, like “no more than 2 hours after the completion of the Sunday game prior to the All Star Break”. Seems reasonable and I can’t imagine the team arguing with that too much.

Memo to baseball managers: You manufacture runs by NOT making outs, not by making them on purpose.

by Wonko on Jul 14, 2009 11:08 AM PDT up reply actions