Geoff Blum's strange letter to his wife

by Dex on May 7, 2007 12:26 PM PDT in News

I keep trying to think of something to say in regards to Geoff Blum's letter to his wife, but I'm at a little bit of a loss for words. On the one hand, I have an urge to make fun of him. On the other hand it really is kinda sweet. On a third hand, if I'm not ribbing him for this, you know that he's getting ribbed for it in the locker. On the fourth hand, if I make fun of him honoring his wife as the mother of his kids, then I'm gonna catch it from Jess.

Oh the perils of being a blogger with at least 11 readers!

However, in the interest of consolidating the conversation, I put up this post. Just in case yall don't backtrack and read every single comment that comes through here. (My eye's on you Peavyforprez08!)

My favorite comment so far:

Clemens is a prima donna

But Blum is the prima donna of fringe players and family men.

by Billy Almon on Mon May 07, 2007 at 08:33:07 AM PDT

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Can't wait till game time

4:00, just 3 hours from now. I'll bet Blum starts and goes 4-4 with 3 RBI's.

I like talking about baseball

by RBS on May 7, 2007 1:08 PM PDT reply actions

THANK YOU, RBS!

I hope our baseball team is more focused than we are today.

So, Chris Young starting in Atlanta...should be a good one, huh?

by Drama on May 7, 2007 1:12 PM PDT up reply actions

Yeah, right!

Don't tell that to Kory.

She's the most organized, intense, loving, compassionate and patient woman I know.

I am part of a team within a team. And the MVP of my team is named Kory.

by Dalton on May 7, 2007 1:16 PM PDT up reply actions

CY...

In six career starts against the Braves he has an ERA of 3.34. He's struggled on the road so far this season though.

by Drama on May 7, 2007 1:22 PM PDT up reply actions

MHOF

Kory has the poise of a 20-game winner, the decision-making of a .300 hitter. She would most definitely be voted into the Mothers Hall of Fame.

I am part of a team within a team. And the MVP of my team is named Kory.

by Dalton on May 7, 2007 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions

Marcus Giles...

I'm really curious as to how Marcus Giles is going to respond in his first trip back to Turner Field. I hope he doesn't press.

by Drama on May 7, 2007 1:30 PM PDT up reply actions

He'll take a no-trade contract with Team Blum

I am part of a team within a team. And the MVP of my team is named Kory.

by Dalton on May 7, 2007 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions

these are old-school stats.

Get me the sabremetrics on Kory!

What's Kory's VORW? (value over replacement wife)

Does she have the patience of a hitter with 1.000 OPS?

by pjbno4 on May 7, 2007 1:43 PM PDT up reply actions

You know who we need for this...

...Richard.

by Drama on May 7, 2007 1:46 PM PDT up reply actions

4 girls under the age of 4

hmmm, he probably loves road trips.

by Ron Mexico on May 7, 2007 1:08 PM PDT reply actions

Just trying out my new signature

I am part of a team within a team. And the MVP of my team is named Kory.

by Dalton on May 7, 2007 1:12 PM PDT reply actions

four hands?

Dude, that is some kinda freaky...

Geoff
Ducksnorts 2007 Baseball Annual

by Geoff on May 7, 2007 1:44 PM PDT reply actions

As a mom

and formerly a wife - this damn letter creeps ME out too!!! If my S.O wrote something like THAT in a newspaper column I would probably have him checked in for a psyche evaluation. Yikes!!

Is it 4:00 yet?

Christina

by Christina on May 7, 2007 1:54 PM PDT reply actions

so what do you think

he did wrong that he is trying to make up for? hopefully it wasnt too wild of a trip in florida for him...

reminds me of the cingular commercials where the woman is talking about how her husband sent flower to work and she says that everyone at the office is joking around that he mustve done something really bad....and then silence

in all seriousness its a nice letter to his wife. im not quite sure it belongs in the sports page, but im not quite sure geoff blum belongs on the padres either...so who knows haha

threepeat?(never thought id be able to say that about the padres!)

by Peavyforprez08 on May 7, 2007 3:17 PM PDT reply actions

aint nothing wrong with this...

my wife gave up her dreams to follow me in the navy... i then gave up my navy career to spend more time back with the family.

if i were to put the rationale down behind either of spouse's motives, our stuff would be just as cheesy.

anyone here ever heard of a thing called a "military spouse". The stuff they spout at military spouses is JUST as cheesy, but try telling that to a grown marine as they honor their spouse, i'm sure he would tend to disagree.

so...when ask the wife about if she could be a baseball spouse, I explained to her how much I would be gone, how much you would see me on a "home stand", and how much free time we'd actually have, she replied, I dont care how much money you'd make, I wouldn't like it one bit.

Don't belong in the sports page I guess, must be a slow story, but it beats reading about steroids, and alcohol in clubhouses, and other crap that reminds me that the media cares not about good things in life.

by bktabinga on May 7, 2007 7:46 PM PDT reply actions

after thinking it over

as i did in my other post, i'm sure half this stuff was in jest, but i guess there are a few things that get me all defensive.

I guess being in such a male dominated institution as the military, it seems ironic that the ritual of honoring a spouse, and often public at that, from newsletters, to speeches, to retirement ceremonies, heck, we even have awards for military spouses, is accepted as a matter of fact in the military, yet here it seems so "shocking" and "creepy".

I've seen creepy, I've been in crazy creepy countries thinking turbined topped dudes are going to do some crazy nasty creepy stuff to me, so I guess I find it hard to find this cheesy but honest letter "creepy".

by bktabinga on May 7, 2007 8:14 PM PDT up reply actions

Blum

Dex, your comments here and most that follow are very disappointing to me. A man states that he respects his wife and loves his children and wants to say thanks for how they have supported him. The the general response is that it's creepy and we should make fun of him. It's NOT creepy!! It is open and honest. Does that creep you out? If so, then, in my opinion, you have some problems. By the way, Dex, we will be talking about this!

by Old Fart on May 7, 2007 9:15 PM PDT reply actions

Dex you are soooo busted!

by jbox on May 7, 2007 10:25 PM PDT up reply actions

No one is saying

you can't feel that way about your wife...just don't go spouting off about it in a newspaper.

Just get a ghetto blaster, a trenchcoat and stand in your front yard.

by thenerdhater on May 8, 2007 7:15 AM PDT up reply actions

who says blum gave em the piece

whose to say it was already written...whose to say that it was a friend of a friend who heard blum wrote this, maybe as a mothers day present, HELLO MOTHERS DAY is around the corner, and thought it would be a timely tribute.

you swear he showed up to UT desk and said, PUBLISH THIS, IN FACT PUBLISH THIS IN THE SPORTS PAGE.

I hate blum as a player with the best of em, but come on people, hate something worth hating.

by bktabinga on May 8, 2007 10:15 AM PDT up reply actions

my last comment

before i start agreeing with nerdhater...

we go off "spouting our love" for everything else, we do this rosy tributes to steroid infused bohemeths, we so eloquently pay tribute to the history and sanctity of baseball, even on this blog, yet we discourage "open an public" displays on the sanctity of motherhood.

next time we profess our man love for peavy or any other baseball player, let me be the first to counter reply how your PDA's are uncalled for.

by bktabinga on May 8, 2007 10:19 AM PDT up reply actions

OK

I think saying, "Peavy is awesome cause he threw a great game" is much different than telling someone "You complete me".

But whatever...if you wanna play some Peter Gabriel in front of the stadium, go for it. If you wanna do it in your front lawn for your wife, go for it too.

Maybe all of Gaslamp could write in letters to the editor telling him how much this letter changed their opinion of Blum and how much man-love we have for him. I'd say if enough letters were mailed, the editor would be forced to print at least one.

by thenerdhater on May 8, 2007 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions

Geoffrey can do whatever he wants

Write gushing op-ed pieces in major newspapers, bat with the pink Mother's Day bats all season-- I really don't care. I agree that there is nothing wrong or creepy about these things. I'm sure Geoffrey Edward is, in fact, overall a more well-adjusted-- dare I say it, better-- person than myself. These are all good things.

That said, as a Padres fan, I reserve the right to make fun of his horrendous baseball skills. As a UT reader, I reserve the right to ridicule anyone who writes about the MVP on his or her team-within-a-team.

I am part of a team within a team. And the MVP of my team is named Kory.

by Dalton on May 8, 2007 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions

i think...

that you are the MVP of my team.

by bktabinga on May 8, 2007 9:48 PM PDT up reply actions

See?

That's the funny part. Not necessarily that he loves his wife and kids. It's just laughing at that. It's like at the end of Jerry Maguire where he's all like, "I'm looking for my wife" and "You complete me". Sure, it's really romantic, but that doesn't make it any less unintentionally funny.

by Dex on May 9, 2007 7:59 AM PDT up reply actions