January 2011
NBC's Video Tribute to Brett Favre - Director's... →
NSFW.
Happy New Year, everybody!
“You know how I feel about it, truthfully? If a guy is making the minimum salary...”
– Jeff Bagwell
December 2010
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“I would say this to those people who would not vote for Jeff Bagwell because...”
– Joe Posnanski in his latest Hall of Fame piece. (via oldtimefamilybaseball)
More support for my new personal hero, Jeff Bagwell.
“You know how I feel about it, truthfully? If a guy is making the minimum salary...”
– Jeff Bagwell
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“The one thing I don’t understand is how people can talk about the era I...”
– Jeff Bagwell, killing it in what might be 2010’s baseball interview of the year. I’m probably going to keep pulling quotes for the next week.
Still, Bags, no love for the stars of the ’80s? Tim Raines? Dale Murphy? Trammell and Sweet Lou deserve to go in for their acting alone!
“I was telling the truth then, and I am telling the truth now. I don’t know...”
– Rafael Palmeiro, this week. He’s probably right about his inability to convince people, because his bullshit “tainted B-12 shot” story is no more believable now than it was back in 2005.
“Let me start by telling you this. I have never used steroids, period. I...”
– Rafael Palmeiro, to Congress, four months before his 3,000th hit, and five months before he was suspended for using steroids. I would be interested to know how much meat Raffy ate on a daily basis.
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“I know a lot of people are saying, ‘His body got bigger.’ Well, if...”
– Jeff Bagwell, refuting the idea that he took steroids. I personally find it more objectionable that he ate THIRTY POUNDS OF MEAT EVERY SINGLE DAY. That’s roughly a dozen cows a year. Steroids have bad side effects, but I can’t imagine they’re much worse than what happens when you...
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49ers to consult with Eddie DeBartolo, Jr. in GM... →
Let’s be clear: the 49ers have the closest thing to Mafia ownership that there is the NFL. Italian family, lots of vague “construction” holdings, and a scandal where the owner bribed a governor for a riverboat casino license. (No word on whether Edwin Edwards ever said, “Italians are the salt of the earth, and they’re one of the backbones of this country.”)...
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“Our object is to win the Super Bowl, year in and year out, to be there....”
– Jed “Tommy Boy” York, talking about firing Mike Singletary. Is it just me, or did he basically say, “I want winners!”
49ers fire Mike Singletary →
At one point in Sunday’s loss to the Rams, Coach Sing spent a few minutes berating an official on the sidelines. I imagined the referee said, “Wait, you’re criticizing the way I do MY job? Let’s see which of us is still employed in eight days.”
Turns out, Singletary didn’t even have his job for eight more hours. And before 49ers fans celebrate, don’t...
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“Can he hit?”
– Willie Mays’ response to the question, “Is Major League Baseball ready for an openly gay player?”
(via James S. Hirsch/the WSJ)
That’s why they call him the Say Heeeeeeeey Kid
The Curse of the 2002 Giants
After the 2002 Game Six collapse, I always blamed Dusty Baker’s hubris for the Giants blowing the lead. He handed Russ Ortiz the game ball as he took him out, and that supposedly led to the Angels comeback.
Now that the Giants are the reigning World Series champions, that collapse doesn’t bother me anymore. Well, not nearly as much. But recently, I discovered an old Sports Illustrated...
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Is My Tattoo Chinese? →
A helpful guide for NBA players to determine whether the symbol inked onto their bodies is in fact meaningful to a Chinese speaker.
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“What did I do? I sat in a room with the lights out for about two and a half...”
– Tom Coughlin, on his eventful Sunday night.
The Curse of the 2002 Giants
After the 2002 Game Six collapse, I always blamed Dusty Baker’s hubris for the Giants blowing the lead. He handed Russ Ortiz the game ball as he took him out, and that supposedly led to the Angels comeback.
Now that the Giants are the reigning World Series champions, that collapse doesn’t bother me anymore. Well, not nearly as much. But recently, I discovered an old Sports Illustrated...
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