"He's a great player, and at times I think to myself, 'How could they not sign this guy?' " Peavy said of Gonzalez. "A hometown guy playing for his hometown team and being the superstar player he is. At the same time, this is the same organization that let their Hall of Fame closer walk away.
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Here, let me fix that...
“How could they not sign this guy? … At the same time, this is same org. that let their (POS) starter walk away”
"When the going gets tough... TheGrandHatching pops in later." -- WG
by TheGrandHatching on Mar 3, 2010 3:14 PM PST reply actions 3 recs
Verde!
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"jbox does not drink coffee, as it makes him clean house big time." ~Kev
Just cracks me up
Every time he opens his mouth, he gets dumber.
Also – I would love a moratorium on all things Jake right about now. It’s just tired and pointless.
Thank you for waving at me.
by Winfield's Ghost on Mar 3, 2010 3:29 PM PST reply actions
Reminds me of Wonko
except for the part about being asked the question.
"When the going gets tough... TheGrandHatching pops in later." -- WG
by TheGrandHatching on Mar 3, 2010 3:42 PM PST up reply actions 10 recs
Why tf
is this not green… ?
Scissors cuts paper, paper covers rock, rock crushes lizard, lizard poisons spock, spock smashes scissors, scissors decapitates lizard, lizard eats paper, paper disproves spock, spock vapourises rock......and as it always has, rock crushes scissors.
by ABY on Mar 3, 2010 4:33 PM PST up reply actions
It is now!
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"jbox does not drink coffee, as it makes him clean house big time." ~Kev
This might be the funniest comment you've ever dropped.
And that is saying A TON. Even Wonko will laugh his ass off when he reads this.
Yes and yes
Thank you for waving at me.
by Winfield's Ghost on Mar 3, 2010 7:37 PM PST up reply actions
Big time rec.
"I aim to misbehave." - Mal Reynolds
by Zach (maestro876) on Mar 3, 2010 6:57 PM PST up reply actions
I hope he gets another "big hug"
and cracks a rib.
ooo…did I just write that?
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--Groucho Marx.
Where’s Giles when you need him?
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Bloody Elbow // " looks like your comment violated rule #4. and it’s a heck of a rule, rule #4" - Kid Nate
by Richard Wade on Mar 3, 2010 11:23 PM PST up reply actions
I disagree.
What we’ve got here is a classic case of Jakebaiting.
"When the going gets tough... TheGrandHatching pops in later." -- WG
by TheGrandHatching on Mar 3, 2010 4:00 PM PST up reply actions
omg
"i kinda feel like nevin and klesko were some fling we (the padres) had in the past and now realize were a bad idea and are embarrassed about."
by freelunch on Mar 3, 2010 3:46 PM PST reply actions 3 recs
This is much more enjoyable
When you picture Peavy saying all of this in the middle of the ring.
And then he shuts up when Heath Bell’s music comes on and he runs out with a 2×4.
http://thesacrificebunt.com/
by R. Lankford on Mar 3, 2010 4:00 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
I think we all know
where I stand on this.
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"jbox does not drink coffee, as it makes him clean house big time." ~Kev
You're still defending this guy?
take your Padre logo down. Are you a Padre fan or a Peavy fan?
Oh internet, what a wicked web you weave.
He is not a fan
unless he agrees with you?
C’mon now!
For a young multimillionaire
with a really bright future, Peavy sure does sound like a bitter old man. C’mon, Jake, playing in Chicago can’t be that bad. Millions of people live in the city. Though perhaps they all wish they could live in San Diego.
There's a big difference between the City of Chicago
and the South Side of Chicago.
"When the going gets tough... TheGrandHatching pops in later." -- WG
by TheGrandHatching on Mar 3, 2010 4:43 PM PST up reply actions
You're right...
…although I-90 is as far south as I’d like to be in in the city, or the suburbs at that matter, I still wouldn’t like to be a in a state that does still not have the ability to carry Stone beverages. But if you’re from some out-of-town Big Ten school, welcome!
Even the kid from Easter Island can do one sit-up.
by friarinchicago on Mar 3, 2010 10:36 PM PST up reply actions
Love me some Stone
but, unfortunately, Goose Island has got it beat.
"When the going gets tough... TheGrandHatching pops in later." -- WG
by TheGrandHatching on Mar 4, 2010 8:09 AM PST up reply actions
Come on now. . . .
we all loved Jake when he was OUR retard.
by TheGhostofRickMonday on Mar 3, 2010 4:45 PM PST reply actions
I didn't!
As Casey Stengel may or may not have said: “You could look it up.”
Not to say there’s anything wrong with loving him by any means.
“That’s what makes the world so great; no one should be the same”
-Youth Brigade, Sink With California
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by TheThinGwynn on Mar 3, 2010 4:53 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
BIG rec
for the Sink w/ California quote.
…the kids are the future, you can see it in their eyes.
You’re the guy who said "pull the ol’ bobblehead out every once in a while and play with it" but forgot to mention that wasn’t a euphemism.
Thanks for getting me kicked out of the library. Again.
-The GrandHatching (A really funny guy)
Amazing what a different uniform does.
Before he seemed kind of folksy and a guy who tells it like it is.
Now he is called angry and bitter.
The same thing will happen when Bell speaks up after he is traded.
Jake Peavy is the Devil!
And he’s ornery because of his medulla oblongata!
"And now for something completely different"
by Boilermaker19 on Mar 3, 2010 7:27 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
So much hate...
For one of the best pitchers to ever wear a padre uniform!! I’ll never forget what Peavy did for the padres while he was here but I do agree with other that he should keep some comments to himself and try to avoid a couple of questions here and there. Ever since he left to Chicago, he hasn’t met a mic he doesn’t like!
What's the fuzz about Frasier? Seinfeld was way better..!
'this is the same organization that let their Hall of Fame closer walk away'
he wasn’t just the HOF closer Jake, he was effing family.
and he didn’t walk. they gave him the boot while he was on vacation .. via fax.
552
I may have smoked my memory away
but I don’t remember Hoffy being completely free from blame during that ordeal.
thats not how i remember it.
Trevor came back from vacation, and the offer was pulled. They had an artificial deadline, and they decided to spend the money on the slap hitting outfielder, with the intention of trading him.
552
if that is how you remember it
lay off the pot for a while.
"Over? Did you say "over"? Nothing is over until we decide it is! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell no!"
This is how I remember it:
The details of the 4 million dollar offer and the “negotiations” were leaked by Trevor’s camp who felt the offer wasn’t enough and was essentially a way to push him out of SD because he could get more on the free market. Padres FO got upset about the leak. Trevor tried to schedule a meeting (while on vacation) to negotiate. Padres said “what is there to negotiate? this is what were offering.”
Trevor didnt want it. The offer was pulled. This happens every day in sports.
Anygay
this got off topic. I just dont think the Padres are this big evil entity. They have to make tough fiscal decisions that don’t always make people like you happy.
here the story.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2008/nov/10/padres-pull-hoffman-contract-offer-table/
the guy was a franchise icon and they treated him like he was the beer vender looking to re-do the yearly contract.
552
by wrveres on Mar 4, 2010 12:38 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Bottom line:
Padres offered him 4 million. The deal was on the table for a month. Trevor didn’t take the deal. He got money elsewhere and is happy. The Padres have Heath Bell closing at like 2 million.
Many people went to the game everynight
hoping to rock out to Hells Bells. yes.
at least they used to
552
We just have different
philosophies I guess. I love Hoffy but I love the Padres more. And in reality, the decision to let him go was a smart one that helped the club use money elsewhere and upped Bells value.
Could it have been handled differently? Sure. But I don’t think its fair to assume that Sandy had it out for Trevor and just wanted to kick him out.
He's been slipping.
Had a nice with the Brewskis but he blew like 9 saves the year we let him go. Don’t care if that’s correct, I’m not double-checking but I know the number of blown saves was TOO high.
Yup, I'm the nut who believes Mark Loretta is a possible future Hall of Famer.
by StrangeBroP25 on Mar 5, 2010 11:22 PM PST up reply actions
Not to nitpick
because I agree with your point, but we lost, I don’t feel like looking it up, but I think 87 games.
Just thought I’d whisper that before someone else screamed it at you.
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"jbox does not drink coffee, as it makes him clean house big time." ~Kev
by TheThinGwynn on Mar 4, 2010 12:54 AM PST up reply actions
He wasn't
“kicked out” or treated like a “beer vendor”.
This is business as usual in major league sports negotiations. Get fucking used to it.
could you imagine the Orioles telling Cal Ripken
nope you don’t get a meeting with the owner. “Thats not how we do things, and as a matter of fact, we are pulling our really low offer”.
he was shown the door ..
Trevor wanted to discuss his future with the organization. Future as in 10 years from now.
he was told no.
correction, he was told nothing. he got no reply, until after the offer was pulled.
552
Different situation
cannot even compare that. But this happens all the time in sports. Shit, even Joe Montana was let go at the end of his career and he means more to the 49ers than Hoffman will ever mean to the Padres.
im not familar with how Joe Montana left.
but its my guess that they gave him a little respect.
I’ll simply agree to disagree with ya.
Sandy had no intention on bringing back Trevor. You laid out that case very well up above by showing the differences between Bell and Hoffmans salary’s, and in the end that’s all Sandy cared about. the bottom line.
And you know what, i was fine with that. I had hoped Trevor would of stayed, but i kind of saw the writing on the wall during the season.
To me though, it was “the process”. It was the cold hearted f__k off they sent him out the door with.
552
actually
Trevor team tried to schedule a meeting with Moores and bypassed KT and Sandy.
"Over? Did you say "over"? Nothing is over until we decide it is! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell no!"
nope.
KT and Sandy were invited too. Nice attempt to rewrite history.
maybe you should lay off the dope for a while..
552
Dope?
Everybody knows Ron Mexico doesn’t get stoned, he gets Stone-d.
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"jbox does not drink coffee, as it makes him clean house big time." ~Kev
So...how bout them Padres?
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by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Mar 4, 2010 1:51 AM PST reply actions
Love 'em.
We’re gonna do big things. Ladies and gentleman, your 2011 World Champions!
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