Quote:This week, we learned that GOP Presidential Candidate Ron Paul is the only congressman to -- ever -- hit a home run over the fence during an annual "Congressional Baseball Game."
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http://www.glittarazzi.com/home/2011/7/1...ll-ga.html
Hey, it's as legitimate a reason as 90% of Obama voters had.
(07-15-2011 07:08 PM)BlazerFan11 Wrote: [ -> ]Quote:This week, we learned that GOP Presidential Candidate Ron Paul is the only congressman to -- ever -- hit a home run over the fence during an annual "Congressional Baseball Game."
http://www.glittarazzi.com/home/2011/7/1...ll-ga.html
Hey, it's as legitimate a reason as 90% of Obama voters had.
Who is the fatty in the Cardinals jersey behind the plate? I wonder if they had to use a fork lift to get hi out of that crouch.
(07-15-2011 07:21 PM)aTxTIGER Wrote: [ -> ]Who is the fatty in the Cardinals jersey behind the plate? I wonder if they had to use a fork lift to get hi out of that crouch.
Far be it for me to defend those aholes in Congress, but back in the 70's and 80's, there were a lot of fat people in baseball. Normally DH's, but in some other positions as well. Never in the outfield.
(07-15-2011 07:23 PM)Rebel Wrote: [ -> ] (07-15-2011 07:21 PM)aTxTIGER Wrote: [ -> ]Who is the fatty in the Cardinals jersey behind the plate? I wonder if they had to use a fork lift to get hi out of that crouch.
Far be it for me to defend those aholes in Congress, but back in the 70's and 80's, there were a lot of fat people in baseball. Normally DH's, but in some other positions as well. Never in the outfield.
Don't you go picking on Rusty Staub.
(07-15-2011 07:23 PM)Rebel Wrote: [ -> ] (07-15-2011 07:21 PM)aTxTIGER Wrote: [ -> ]Who is the fatty in the Cardinals jersey behind the plate? I wonder if they had to use a fork lift to get hi out of that crouch.
Far be it for me to defend those aholes in Congress, but back in the 70's and 80's, there were a lot of fat people in baseball. Normally DH's, but in some other positions as well. Never in the outfield.
only pitchers were that fat
(07-15-2011 07:40 PM)aTxTIGER Wrote: [ -> ] (07-15-2011 07:23 PM)Rebel Wrote: [ -> ] (07-15-2011 07:21 PM)aTxTIGER Wrote: [ -> ]Who is the fatty in the Cardinals jersey behind the plate? I wonder if they had to use a fork lift to get hi out of that crouch.
Far be it for me to defend those aholes in Congress, but back in the 70's and 80's, there were a lot of fat people in baseball. Normally DH's, but in some other positions as well. Never in the outfield.
only pitchers were that fat
I remember a lot of DH's that were fat. Matter of fact, I don't remember too many that weren't. I have a '78-'83 Donruss baseball card collection.
(07-15-2011 07:42 PM)Rebel Wrote: [ -> ] (07-15-2011 07:40 PM)aTxTIGER Wrote: [ -> ] (07-15-2011 07:23 PM)Rebel Wrote: [ -> ] (07-15-2011 07:21 PM)aTxTIGER Wrote: [ -> ]Who is the fatty in the Cardinals jersey behind the plate? I wonder if they had to use a fork lift to get hi out of that crouch.
Far be it for me to defend those aholes in Congress, but back in the 70's and 80's, there were a lot of fat people in baseball. Normally DH's, but in some other positions as well. Never in the outfield.
only pitchers were that fat
I remember a lot of DH's that were fat. Matter of fact, I don't remember too many that weren't. I have a '78-'83 Donruss baseball card collection.
DH's arent baseball players.
Damn, come to think of it, I have a ton of sports cards. I have 3 Shaq rookies, as well as Boggs, Mattingly, Sandberg, and Ripkin. I don't know if the hobby is as big as it was in the late 80's, early 90's so I'm sitting on them.
(07-15-2011 07:43 PM)aTxTIGER Wrote: [ -> ] (07-15-2011 07:42 PM)Rebel Wrote: [ -> ] (07-15-2011 07:40 PM)aTxTIGER Wrote: [ -> ] (07-15-2011 07:23 PM)Rebel Wrote: [ -> ] (07-15-2011 07:21 PM)aTxTIGER Wrote: [ -> ]Who is the fatty in the Cardinals jersey behind the plate? I wonder if they had to use a fork lift to get hi out of that crouch.
Far be it for me to defend those aholes in Congress, but back in the 70's and 80's, there were a lot of fat people in baseball. Normally DH's, but in some other positions as well. Never in the outfield.
only pitchers were that fat
I remember a lot of DH's that were fat. Matter of fact, I don't remember too many that weren't. I have a '78-'83 Donruss baseball card collection.
DH's arent baseball players.
Designated hitters aren't baseball players? What are they, people plucked from the stands? Rusty Staub was a DH. He wasn't a baseball player?
(07-15-2011 07:40 PM)aTxTIGER Wrote: [ -> ]only pitchers were that fat
cue the Terry Forster flashback...
Rebel Wrote:I have a '78-'83 Donruss baseball card collection.
Those were my peak collecting years, too. Just a few years too late to really cash in.
Quote:DH's arent baseball players.
+1
(07-15-2011 07:47 PM)Rebel Wrote: [ -> ] (07-15-2011 07:43 PM)aTxTIGER Wrote: [ -> ] (07-15-2011 07:42 PM)Rebel Wrote: [ -> ] (07-15-2011 07:40 PM)aTxTIGER Wrote: [ -> ] (07-15-2011 07:23 PM)Rebel Wrote: [ -> ]Far be it for me to defend those aholes in Congress, but back in the 70's and 80's, there were a lot of fat people in baseball. Normally DH's, but in some other positions as well. Never in the outfield.
only pitchers were that fat
I remember a lot of DH's that were fat. Matter of fact, I don't remember too many that weren't. I have a '78-'83 Donruss baseball card collection.
DH's arent baseball players.
Designated hitters aren't baseball players? What are they, people plucked from the stands? Rusty Staub was a DH. He wasn't a baseball player?
They are baseball players in the same way that punters are football players. They get a jersey and a spot on the roster. DHs are mostly just roided up goons that either crush the ball or strike out (David Ortiz).
(07-15-2011 07:47 PM)Rebel Wrote: [ -> ] (07-15-2011 07:43 PM)aTxTIGER Wrote: [ -> ] (07-15-2011 07:42 PM)Rebel Wrote: [ -> ] (07-15-2011 07:40 PM)aTxTIGER Wrote: [ -> ] (07-15-2011 07:23 PM)Rebel Wrote: [ -> ]Far be it for me to defend those aholes in Congress, but back in the 70's and 80's, there were a lot of fat people in baseball. Normally DH's, but in some other positions as well. Never in the outfield.
only pitchers were that fat
I remember a lot of DH's that were fat. Matter of fact, I don't remember too many that weren't. I have a '78-'83 Donruss baseball card collection.
DH's arent baseball players.
Designated hitters aren't baseball players? What are they, people plucked from the stands? Rusty Staub was a DH. He wasn't a baseball player?
Leaving the dugout 4 times a day doesnt make you a baseball player.
(07-15-2011 08:32 PM)BlazerFan11 Wrote: [ -> ]They are baseball players in the same way that punters are football players. They get a jersey and a spot on the roster. DHs are mostly just roided up goons that either crush the ball or strike out (David Ortiz).
I don't remember too many of those. Care to elaborate?
(07-15-2011 07:47 PM)Rebel Wrote: [ -> ] (07-15-2011 07:43 PM)aTxTIGER Wrote: [ -> ] (07-15-2011 07:42 PM)Rebel Wrote: [ -> ] (07-15-2011 07:40 PM)aTxTIGER Wrote: [ -> ] (07-15-2011 07:23 PM)Rebel Wrote: [ -> ]Far be it for me to defend those aholes in Congress, but back in the 70's and 80's, there were a lot of fat people in baseball. Normally DH's, but in some other positions as well. Never in the outfield.
only pitchers were that fat
I remember a lot of DH's that were fat. Matter of fact, I don't remember too many that weren't. I have a '78-'83 Donruss baseball card collection.
DH's arent baseball players.
Designated hitters aren't baseball players? What are they, people plucked from the stands? Rusty Staub was a DH. He wasn't a baseball player?
You field, you hit. You hit, you field. This isn't complicated.
(07-15-2011 09:30 PM)Rebel Wrote: [ -> ] (07-15-2011 08:32 PM)BlazerFan11 Wrote: [ -> ]They are baseball players in the same way that punters are football players. They get a jersey and a spot on the roster. DHs are mostly just roided up goons that either crush the ball or strike out (David Ortiz).
I don't remember too many of those. Care to elaborate?
Bonds finished up as a DH.
(07-15-2011 09:30 PM)Rebel Wrote: [ -> ] (07-15-2011 08:32 PM)BlazerFan11 Wrote: [ -> ]They are baseball players in the same way that punters are football players. They get a jersey and a spot on the roster. DHs are mostly just roided up goons that either crush the ball or strike out (David Ortiz).
I don't remember too many of those. Care to elaborate?
Ortiz
Jose Canseco
Jeremy Giambi
Rafael Palmeiro
Gary Sheffield
All of these guys spent at least some time at DH.
To be fair, to me, I was referring to the 70's and 80's. Bonds, Giambi, Canseco, etc. weren't DH's in that time. They were stars. Maybe I'm just older than you guys. Back then they weren't "roided" up. They may have been "Big Mac'ed" up, but "roided" up wasn't their problem.
(07-15-2011 09:38 PM)nomad2u2001 Wrote: [ -> ] (07-15-2011 09:30 PM)Rebel Wrote: [ -> ] (07-15-2011 08:32 PM)BlazerFan11 Wrote: [ -> ]They are baseball players in the same way that punters are football players. They get a jersey and a spot on the roster. DHs are mostly just roided up goons that either crush the ball or strike out (David Ortiz).
I don't remember too many of those. Care to elaborate?
Bonds finished up as a DH.
Barry Bonds? He played in the NL his entire career. The only time he would've been a DH was during interleague play. Ther rest of the time he was an outfielder.
(07-15-2011 09:53 PM)BlazerFan11 Wrote: [ -> ] (07-15-2011 09:30 PM)Rebel Wrote: [ -> ] (07-15-2011 08:32 PM)BlazerFan11 Wrote: [ -> ]They are baseball players in the same way that punters are football players. They get a jersey and a spot on the roster. DHs are mostly just roided up goons that either crush the ball or strike out (David Ortiz).
I don't remember too many of those. Care to elaborate?
Ortiz
Jose Canseco
Jeremy Giambi
Rafael Palmeiro
Gary Sheffield
All of these guys spent at least some time at DH.
They were baseball players before they became glorified slow pitch softball players.