Samantha : the real star of the game
by chazbfree on Apr 9, 2010 6:01 AM PDT
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For Samantha
Stood up for Lunch
Baseball Is Dinner
Like That! HA!
Dr. EN & Dr. DNIZZ give me a pass
13Steps and 13 dollars each times three = Tickets
Left field bleachers
Notebook in tow
talk with some folks
I am at home in a baseball park
1908hrs 62 degrees 07 April 2010
the battle starts
Fourth batter up Milton Bradley
greeted with boo's
a couple pitches later
he connects a nice @ run Hr to RF
classic 3out's come and the A's are up
When Milton takes the field
the troops are ready
A symphonic psych op mission begins
I record it all
Bradley responds with gestures taunting back
battle at the plate
battle in the field
Fly balls,ground out's,close fouls and many more combination's
I have my popcorn,soda and 3d glasses with the THX GOING ON!!!!
April is here
The real first month of the year baby!!!
lead changes,errors, hit batter
THROW THE BUM OUT!!!
I scream
Looked intentional to me
You hit Suzuki!!!
SOB!!!(thought bubble)
7th inning stretch
Don't spill beer on your date!! (thought bubble)
"Don't strand Ellis man" the boy behind me
I am a cartoon character
the autonomous press guy
21st century make your own media
then comes the finish
Suzuki gets a hold of one
it comes toward the left field bleacher's
is it??? is it??? is it???
BOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
off the wall
People point at DR. EN
He was talking to Bradley the whole game
"who's fault is it going to be this time Milton??"
OPS complete
When I was in the middle of all this
I started to feel something
Compassion!!!!!
April 15th
Tax Day
Jackie Robinson Day
Milton Bradley's Birthday
My Mom's Birthday
Both with mental illness
Rage!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Both in Denial
I tossed and turned that night
thinking of my mother
I AM
the Devils advocate of the day
Milton go talk your stuff out man!!!!!
My Mother won't!!! (nothing wrong with her everyone else has a problem)
many people suffer it
Directly
Indirectly
the girl who gave me a foul ball
Samantha
Gave me hope that another day will come
for me.for us and our Team
The A's
thank you Samantha and Ken her father
it means so much to me as a fan
mostly as a person dealing with chronic pain
Samantha Is the real star of the game
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Yeah, pretty much
At least I know someone whose posts I can skip over.
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by Flashfire on Apr 9, 2010 9:20 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
if you don't have anything nice to say....
If Pennington manages 17 HRs, I’ll vow to consume an article of clothing to achieve a humorous effect --Joey C.
Sorry if it bothers someone to hear I'm skipping over something from now on
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Everybody has to skip something once in a while...
chaz isn’t a troll, though… he’s the brother chained in the attic that nobody ever talks about. Evil Don goes up there once a week to feed him fish heads
"Cheese is the fruit juice nature intended."- The Reverend Billy Lard
by Gaijin_Suketto on Apr 9, 2010 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions
I skip all of your posts that are on the topic of "baseball" for reasons that are obvious to a lot of people*
*in case anyone wanted to know whose posts I skip.
With stout hearts, and with enthusiasm for the contest, let us go forward to victory. ----Hero Defector Montgomery
well, skipping doesn't usually require a negaive comment
it’s a silent activity, marked only by the absence of sound…
by Chilango on Apr 9, 2010 6:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Ditto
Shawn Spencer: Ahoy there! Um, yes. Right! My name is Shawn Spencer! This is my first mate Hummingbird Saltalamacchia!
Burton Guster: Hello!
Shawn Spencer: We were turned around-- discombobulated! We... we just now realized we're in restricted waters.
Burton Guster: Just now! And we both have hepatitis!
?naiaga,yllaeR
Yes again. don’t worry I am not trying to rain on anyone’s parade.
" sorry mom I really did run into the post trying to catch the ball and no I didn't do it on purpose"
Well, I was definitely in the minority on this one
Looks like people are really enjoying these so go ahead and give the people what they want. Plenty of room for everybody on this site and I can find plenty of things that do suit my tastes to talk about.
I'd be more annoyed by these if there were actually any decent analytic fanposts around these days
which were being driven (or should I say driveled?) off the sidebar.
Since there aren’t, well, I’m just screwed either way. Although the unaccountable reccing of these did cause grover’s excellent minor leagues post to meet an early demise. So, never mind. I’m back to profound dislike.
Shawn Spencer: Ahoy there! Um, yes. Right! My name is Shawn Spencer! This is my first mate Hummingbird Saltalamacchia!
Burton Guster: Hello!
Shawn Spencer: We were turned around-- discombobulated! We... we just now realized we're in restricted waters.
Burton Guster: Just now! And we both have hepatitis!
Things might look different
if we had the ability to de-rec. I want shit brown posts damn it!!!!
Leopold Bloom on why he loves Mr. Peter Gammons, his best buddy:
"Peter Gammons systematically ignored and/or ran down the A’s in the pages of Sports Illustrated and The Sporting News for a good ten year stretch in the late seventies and early to mid-eighties. Trust me, the c**ksucker hates our team."
by DMOAS on Apr 10, 2010 11:06 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
That's the way I feel about it, pretty much
But it’s apparently a bad thing to say so.
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There are polite ways to say so
“Gibberish” and “drivel” (not words you used, just examples) aren’t exactly polite.
"Smokey, this be not the foul jungles of the darkest East Orient. This be ninepins. We are bound by laws."
Eh
Things I’ve written have been called worse before, I’m sure.
I’m still here.
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Click. Click. Click.
Jimmy the Cop’s workin’ his beat.
Click. Click. Click.
I hear his nightstick as he drags it alongside my neighbor’s picket fence.
Click. Click. Click.
He stops and taps at the post(er) on the corner.
Click. Click. Click.
"What are you doin’ here?"
Click. Click. Click.
"Uh… you’re not from around here … so here’s some neighborly advice."
Click. Click. Click.
"You might want to take it somewhere else."
Click. Click. Click.
"We don’t take kindly to posts like yours in this neighborhood."
Click. Click. Click.
"It’s nothing personal, see?"
Click. Click. Click.
The sound of the poster’s heels grow faint on the sidewalk.
Click. Click. Click.
Jimmy the Cop surveys the neighborhood, smiles and takes out his camera to snap some pictures.
Click. Click. Click.
The neighborhood is safe again.
Click. Click.
The blog is safe.
Click.
by Ice Cream on Apr 10, 2010 2:46 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I agree. There's a lot of poetry, truth and insight out there, if you just look for it.
The Jackie Gleason reference (Jack Cust look-alike?) still makes me laugh. (On the same note, has anyone else noted Tim Lincecum’s resemblance to Lily Tomlin?)
Please understand -- I'm not replying to DiegoAsFan or Flashfire
If anything, it’s a reminder to myself to look more closely at the world around me.
It's just not my cup of tea, can of soda, glass of milk, etc.
So I’ll ignore them.
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I ignore glasses of milk for reasons that are obvious to some --
I’m lactose intolerant. Oh, I can digest lactose just fine but I simply won’t put up with it.
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
Hey all.
In the most non-confrontational way I can convey it…
This is different, I know. But I enjoy it.
I would kindly ask that if you do not enjoy it, please refrain from being rude about it.
It’s tough to put yourself out there like this, and a little acknowledgment of that (or, at least not openly scoffing) would be appreciated.
Thanks.
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles. -nm
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 9, 2010 10:25 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
I think my first comment was too harsh
I didn’t mean to disparage the quality of the writing here, just to express my opinion that it wasn’t quite suited for a fanpost on a baseball website. There are many talented and intelligent posters here but even a handful of them decided that they should regularly make new fanposts to express their freestyle musings tangentially related to the A’s it would limit the discussion that I enjoy on this site.
I certainly don’t wish to discourage any A’s fan from being a part of this great community and expressing their fandom in whichever way they see fit. I stayed out of the first post because it wasn’t my cup of tea but I felt that if this was going to be a recurring theme I would take the chance state my objection. Looking back I wish I would have expressed myself better but it was early and I had to get ready for class. I’m certainly not the arbiter of what is qualified for posting here but I don’t think I’m overstepping my bounds by expressing my opinion. If a post is not designed to generate discussion about the A’s maybe it should be directed to a more appropriate website.
My main concern is that something I think most people would consider offbeat, if creative, winds up...
…pushing other posts off the recommended list faster, like the DLDs often do.
Whether people like these kinds of posts, they’re more random than useful.
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useful is a relative term, no?
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles. -nm
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 9, 2010 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Not really
“Useful” is what draws traffic and conversation to the site.
Vaguely A’s-related, perplexing beat poetry does not draw very much traffic or conversation.
Honestly, I wish the mods here were much more rigorous about pruning lame fanposts from the sidebar. If a piece has 10 comments 36 hours after being posted, let’s face it— it’s either not very good or it’s already made whatever point it intended to make.
Shawn Spencer: Ahoy there! Um, yes. Right! My name is Shawn Spencer! This is my first mate Hummingbird Saltalamacchia!
Burton Guster: Hello!
Shawn Spencer: We were turned around-- discombobulated! We... we just now realized we're in restricted waters.
Burton Guster: Just now! And we both have hepatitis!
i strongly disagree that useful is not a relative term, pt,
but I appreciate your input.
nice frame.
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles. -nm
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 9, 2010 3:01 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm with LB
There are at least a few of us who appreciate these posts. They’re poetic, compassionate, humane, and therefore a hell of a lot more “useful” to me than some analysis of Jack Cust’s projected productivity. If the technical writers and statisticians can have their say, why deny the poets?
At any rate, the number of comments a post generates is hardly a reliable measure of its worth. (Are the A’s less interesting than the Yankees because they draw smaller crowds.) Many posts are bloated with, to put it kindly, inconsequential stuff: in-jokes between AN regulars, off-topic comments (of which I’ve contributed a number, generally music-related), petty bickering (again, guilty as charged), all sorts of things. That’s fun, and it’s one of the reasons I most appreciate AN. But it’s often a function of dynamic or organic conversation, not necessarily the total awesomeness of the original post.
I agree. Diversity is good.
Read the ones you like, I say.
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
I don't usually read the analytical posts, but I'm glad they're there.
Sometimes goofiness will ensue in the comments to an analytical post, and I’ll join in, just as sometimes seriousness ensues in a goofy post and the serious people join in, which is also cool.
I like the diversity.
"Cheese is the fruit juice nature intended."- The Reverend Billy Lard
by Gaijin_Suketto on Apr 10, 2010 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Except for the Dutch, of course.
We hate the Dutch, with their “Ooh, let’s split the bill evenly” nonsense.
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
and their whole, "Let's speak another language!"
Like, who gave them the right?
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles. -nm
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 10, 2010 3:42 PM PDT up reply actions
I NOES!!!
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
And don't even talk about that legalized prostitution thing.
The audacity! You ever try to pick up a two dollar hooker with clogs? It’s like the Dutch government didn’t even think this through.
Sundown dazzling day, gold through my eyes.
But my eyes, turned within, only see
starless and bible black.
Sure, but I'm just not seeing how it really belongs here
It’s just not very pertinent to the A’s overall, nor does it particularly generate A’s-related discussion. It’s just…there.
If he wants to write random stream-of-consciousness posts, no matter how creative, I’d suggest doing it on his own website and not AN. If this was a once in a while kind of thing, fine. If it’s every few days and it winds up getting promoted to the top by a few people who like it (as is their right), it just takes up space longer.
And look, Paul and I agree on something.
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okay, this is exactly what I did not want to happen.
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles. -nm
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 9, 2010 2:55 PM PDT up reply actions
It's just my opinion
I’m not going to badger the guy about it if he keeps posting.
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"And look, Paul and I agree on something."
unless that something is baseball-related analysis, that’s not necessarily a good thing.
i mean the dude has a quote from freaking psych as his sig…
A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones."
-BB 07/27/05
Dude
Don’t fuck with Psych. It’s awesome.
Leopold Bloom on why he loves Mr. Peter Gammons, his best buddy:
"Peter Gammons systematically ignored and/or ran down the A’s in the pages of Sports Illustrated and The Sporting News for a good ten year stretch in the late seventies and early to mid-eighties. Trust me, the c**ksucker hates our team."
dude its a great show
back off!
"Since other people actually read these threads, though, probably best that your particular brand of wrongness not go completely unchallenged." - PT
There are differing opinions on me. According to Iglew "DFA is PT with a sense of humor. PT is DFA with introspective self-doubt. I like them both" but according to sirbed Im "The Stats Killer"
by designatedforassignment on Apr 10, 2010 11:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Psych?
Really? USA?
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles. -nm
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 11, 2010 2:48 AM PDT up reply actions
Yes
Leopold Bloom on why he loves Mr. Peter Gammons, his best buddy:
"Peter Gammons systematically ignored and/or ran down the A’s in the pages of Sports Illustrated and The Sporting News for a good ten year stretch in the late seventies and early to mid-eighties. Trust me, the c**ksucker hates our team."
No...I don't believe it.
I’ve seen the previews. It looks like the ultimate cheesy USA show.
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles. -nm
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 11, 2010 8:45 AM PDT up reply actions
Right it is.
But it is so flawlessly cheesy and it is aware of its own ridiculousness. USA has actually come up with some pretty good shows recently: Burn Notice, Psych, and White Collar.
"Since other people actually read these threads, though, probably best that your particular brand of wrongness not go completely unchallenged." - PT
There are differing opinions on me. According to Iglew "DFA is PT with a sense of humor. PT is DFA with introspective self-doubt. I like them both" but according to sirbed Im "The Stats Killer"
by designatedforassignment on Apr 11, 2010 10:37 AM PDT up reply actions
Think about this Keith Law and Paul Thomas both like it
if it wasn’t so good the universe would surely end.
"Since other people actually read these threads, though, probably best that your particular brand of wrongness not go completely unchallenged." - PT
There are differing opinions on me. According to Iglew "DFA is PT with a sense of humor. PT is DFA with introspective self-doubt. I like them both" but according to sirbed Im "The Stats Killer"
by designatedforassignment on Apr 11, 2010 10:37 AM PDT up reply actions
DFA is right on the money
It in no way takes itself seriously, meanwhile the cast is just phenomenal together. Greatest chemistry I’ve ever seen on a TV show.
Leopold Bloom on why he loves Mr. Peter Gammons, his best buddy:
"Peter Gammons systematically ignored and/or ran down the A’s in the pages of Sports Illustrated and The Sporting News for a good ten year stretch in the late seventies and early to mid-eighties. Trust me, the c**ksucker hates our team."
Better than later series Cheers?
Surely not.
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles. -nm
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 11, 2010 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes
Leopold Bloom on why he loves Mr. Peter Gammons, his best buddy:
"Peter Gammons systematically ignored and/or ran down the A’s in the pages of Sports Illustrated and The Sporting News for a good ten year stretch in the late seventies and early to mid-eighties. Trust me, the c**ksucker hates our team."
it wasn’t quite suited for a fanpost on a baseball website
funny. because what i get the most out of this, is what it’s like to be a fan during a baseball game. specifically, what it feels like. and that’s certainly a dimension of fandom, maybe the biggest one, or will we deny that we’re fans more for the feeling than for the stats? and why shouldn’t that be discussed? sure, it’s subjective and personal, but so’s the way we give value to a favorite metric or why we second guess geren. so i say, this doesn’t detract or disrupt. this adds and complements. now we have metricians, eyeballers, and people who feel the game. what an amazing, multifaceted group of fans, each with interesting notions we readers get to enjoy. thanks.
don't care if i ever get back.
by AV on Apr 9, 2010 3:18 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
I certainly just could be missing the point on this one
I’m just concerned that if we start seeing too many posts that are about the poster’s thoughts and feelings there will be less space for baseball discussion. You can’t really argue, discuss, or really comment on another person’s personal experiences. We are in the first week of the season with the A’s doing well and the minor leagues just starting up, a lot going on and I noticed that two of the fanposts on the first page with a handful of comments not really related to the A’s and decided to express my opinion.
Maybe it is proper to submit creative and introspective pieces expressing one persons thoughts and feelings at a point in time that also included the A’s in some way but I feel it gets a bit too far from discussion of the A’s and baseball. As I admitted above, I’m certainly not in charge of deciding what is proper here nor do I want to be. Just wanted to give my opinion.
Nico and the Mods...
keep rejecting my idea that all AN posts be written in Haiku format but other then that I liked it. Thanks.
"-i never said half the things i said." --Yogi Berra
Nico and the Mods.
Take note,G_S.
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles. -nm
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 9, 2010 12:20 PM PDT up reply actions
A 60's rock group that opened for the beatles?
…before the lead singer collaborated with The Velvet Underground?
Sundown dazzling day, gold through my eyes.
But my eyes, turned within, only see
starless and bible black.
They've got goats in boots
a mohair suit
You know I read it in an A’s fanzine…
N-N-N-N Nico and the Mods
"Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it?"-Steve McCatty
Wonderful again!
Never mind the detractors – those who can’t make sense of this or think it’s not worthy of a baseball site just don’t look to baseball for the same reasons as some of us. To me, it’s all poetry.
I ignore many posts here that have too much to do with the math side of baseball, but I don’t waste my time telling the poster to stop wasting his/her/our time with things that don’t interest me personally. I appreciate the time and effort it takes even if it’s not my cup of whiskey. Same should go for this, and for all it matters, I’d love to see more.
by Chilango on Apr 9, 2010 6:43 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
There will be no swimsuit issue here
Hello. I want to thank my critics first and will be more than willing to have beer conference with them so I can better satisfy there wants and needs.I also want to thank the people who actually sat down and took the time to read my simple post.I am not a Beat writer.I am not super stat guy. I just am a sports fan. I go A’s game to enjoy a game.
I also want tell all of you a few things. I am waiting on reconstructive back surgery. it will be done by Webster Orthopedic Medical Group who are employed by the A’s because of their expertise.It is by pure coincidence that I was referred to them. I was stood up by someone who is supposed to help me with things around the house. i was mad so I decided I wanted to go to the game with my friends. I payed for going to that game. I wanted to help the A’s win by messing with Bradley. There where a ton of other people there to do the same thing it was remarkable.
I met some very nice families. I asked this girl for a foul ball, her dad made a great catch to get it he handed it to her and she gave it to me. i was surprised and touched by the gesture. These people didn’t know about this blog and are probably come to read it because i told them.
all the very best-
Chazbfree
" sorry mom I really did run into the post trying to catch the ball and no I didn't do it on purpose"
The Webster Orthopedic Medical Group
is the pervert medical provider of your Oakland Athletics.
Everybody's got a little light under the sun.
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Apr 9, 2010 9:03 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm assuming that that's it's fairly obvious that you have back issues just by cursory glance by fellow fan.
If that’s the case, then I’m rather surprised that you asked this girl for a ball that her dad caught for her. Unless, unless the dad reached over in your area to make the grab. Then, and only then was this a request with any decency [in my opinion, of course]. Though it was very much decent of them to give you the ball that you had asked for. Unless I’m missing something here, I am very critical that you asked for the ball in the first place — who would tell anyone in your position “No, it’s mine and you cannot have it.”
by LowcountryJoe on Apr 10, 2010 8:12 AM PDT up reply actions
can't see how this isn't pure poetry about the flavor of what Wed nite was all about
This is very snazzy chazzy… this is real talk!
Everybody be cool to my roommate!! His observations are a prescient and personal poesis, designed to take you deep in the soul of the game experience and the real fan’s vibe on the only team that matters!! LOL
Hey, I just bought the team from Lew Wolff... who wants to play third?
no reason to defend a fortress that is imaginary
Let them say what they want to say.Not my fault they can’t read.
" sorry mom I really did run into the post trying to catch the ball and no I didn't do it on purpose"
Judo.
Judo kills with the sound of one hand clapping.
"Cheese is the fruit juice nature intended."- The Reverend Billy Lard
by Gaijin_Suketto on Apr 10, 2010 5:32 AM PDT up reply actions
I thought that was Buddhism.
Wait, we’re back with paris again.
….
Shit, everything IS connected, isn’t it?
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles. -nm
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 10, 2010 6:34 AM PDT up reply actions
On an unrelated note
I don’t understand why everyone razzes Milton Bradley. He was a good player when he was with us, and I don’t remember him ever making any sort of trouble. Everyone else hates him for what he supposedly did wherever else, why can’t we just applaud him for his time here? He helped us make the ALCS in 2006, and he didn’t ask to be traded. Please correct me if I’m wrong about any of the above points.
rebuildingseason.blogspot.com
by Rebuilding Season on Apr 10, 2010 12:54 AM PDT reply actions
I think you're right on, and at the beginning of the game on Monday,
I think he did get the normal returning A’s reception. After that, he plays for the opposition, and Milt has very much let it be known that it’s possible to get into his head and make his performance suffer on the field. So we play the cards we’re dealt.
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles. -nm
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 10, 2010 2:12 AM PDT up reply actions
True, but it seems like usually, making him angry makes him hit better
Perhaps not the best idea.
Shawn Spencer: Ahoy there! Um, yes. Right! My name is Shawn Spencer! This is my first mate Hummingbird Saltalamacchia!
Burton Guster: Hello!
Shawn Spencer: We were turned around-- discombobulated! We... we just now realized we're in restricted waters.
Burton Guster: Just now! And we both have hepatitis!
Maybe not
His homerun, although impressive, is his only hit on the year so far. And apparently he is still plenty angry
Drinking so much that you forget your name is like trying to cure cancer, it might not be possible, but you should never stop trying.
by Trojanbrand on Apr 10, 2010 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions
His homerun was less impressive if you saw the pitch
That was Duke’s “nothingball” — the little cutter that couldn’t.
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
I could see people being irked by his comments upon leaving the A's
They didn’t particularly bother me, but whatever. As far as his play goes (went), I agree that A’s fans should have a little bit of love for the guy. I mean, c’mon, how funny was it to watch Macha bear hug him back to the dugout?
"Smokey, this be not the foul jungles of the darkest East Orient. This be ninepins. We are bound by laws."
I feel like taunting him is a little more cruel than taunting other players
He obviously has a difficult time controlling his emotions, and anyone would get upset by thousands of people chanting that you suck.
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