Gaslamp Ball Proclamation: Gaslamp Ball officially believes that Adrian Gonzalez does not need nor deserve a day off

by Dex on Jul 9, 2009 9:58 AM PDT

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Adrian Gonzalez does not need a day off despite efforts to turn him into a little sissy pastry. You know who else takes days off from playing baseball? Little girls and babies. Does wittow baby need a nappy nap west po' da home wun contest? Is wittow baby tiowed? Yeah, when Gaslamp Ball gets mentally and physically exhausted from standing on first base, looking like Hollywood stars, we'll let you know, and you can put us on a buttered pan and bake us in the oven like a wet French pastry. And a wet French pastry is exactly what Adrian Gonzalez is if he takes a day off now. If Cal Ripken can toke up on speedballs and venti lattes, then Adrian Gonzalez can do the same thing.

Sack up, Sally. Take a nap on your own time.

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It's not a coincidence

that he hasn’t asked for a day off in all these years and suddenly he needs three days off to prepare for the HR derby, oops I mean to rest.

by jbox on Jul 9, 2009 10:01 AM PDT reply actions

You guys get days off from putting up Open Threads

Why can’t Adrian get a start or two off?

Fire Bud Black!

by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Jul 9, 2009 10:19 AM PDT reply actions 2 recs

Was thinking the same thing

by sqrunt on Jul 9, 2009 10:27 AM PDT up reply actions

As Lee Corso would say in NCAA Football 2005, “Rub some dirt on it and get back in the game where you belong!”

by 'Eaters on Jul 9, 2009 10:22 AM PDT reply actions

is this a joke?

Mocking our best hitter, who has never been on the DL? Let him take a week for the Derby for all I care. If he wins that, that will be my highlight from “Trudge Years” (2008-2011), this miserable stretch we are just getting into.

by jayman66 on Jul 9, 2009 1:57 PM PDT reply actions

lol

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by Axion on Jul 10, 2009 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions

Do we really want to compare Gonzalez to Ripken?

Ripken had two really good years, but for much of the streak, he was just an okay hitter. And that’s fine for a shortstop. But a first baseman has to regularly produce offensively at a much higher level. Ripken’s streak became the focal point for the Orioles (and all baseball) but the Orioles, as a team, were annually one of the worst in baseball (and still are). Look it up: most successful teams don’t have any players with consecutive game streaks … especially their “top” hitters. They rest them occassionally, knowing production is more important than just being in the lineup.

by FresnoPadsFan on Jul 10, 2009 8:22 AM PDT reply actions

Ridiculous

This is the most ridiculous thing I have ever seen. Are you kidding me? Adrian does not DESERVE a day off? He is one of the best hitters in the league and by far the most underrated. Give me a break….ALL players need days off. Since coming to SD, Adrian has played in 160+ games/season twice, and the other season he played in 156. Whoever wrote this article clearly knows nothing about the game of baseball.

by michael.moore on Jul 10, 2009 10:04 AM PDT reply actions