SB Nation User Blog: rhombusface

A-Rod's pre-roid training tapes

rhombusface — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 22:05:31 -0000

Before making it to the big leagues, A-Rod showcased his raw talents for scouts. Did you guys see what Selig said. "What Alex did was wrong and he will have to live with the damage he has done to his name and reputation," the Selig statement read. "His actions are also a reminder to everyone in baseball -- under our current drug program, if you are caught using steroids and/or amphetamines, you will be punished.

funny video about mets fans

rhombusface — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 17:13:38 -0000

I thought you guys would appreciate this video.

Due to the recent destruction of New York baseball stadiums, Dan Thompson warns against pesky fans infesting your homes. Featuring Chris Mann, Lauren Adams, Ben Masten, Jim Santangeli, Rory Panagotopulos, Mike Antonucci, Andrew Ford, Lucia Aniello, Paul Downs, Jared Neumark, and Sajid Pothiawala. Written by Mike Antonucci.

The joke at the end about the red sox is pretty funny. Also the part when the fans get stuck on the fly paper.

funny video about yankees fans

rhombusface — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 17:09:09 -0000

I thought you guys would appreciate this video.

The joke at the end about the red sox is pretty funny. Also the part when the fans get stuck on the fly paper.

Funny video about stupid new york fans

rhombusface — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 13:52:17 -0000

Hey guys. Thought this was a worthwhile video to share. Let me know what you guys think. I run a production company that puts these sketch videos out and seeing how this one is about baseball I thought it was relevant. (Side note: this isn't spam, I've been on this board for 3 years.)

"Due to the recent destruction of New York baseball stadiums, Dan Thompson warns against pesky fans infesting your homes."

A-Rod on being partial owner of Cubs

rhombusface — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 19:04:44 -0000

Thought I'd share this funny article I came across on the humor site News Groper ... A-Rod on Boras: I just googled myself and saw this story about how I might own the Cubs! Wow! Nobody told me about this, but it's hella exciting. I guess my agent, Scott Boras, is finishing the deal. I don't really know the details. Scott takes care of me pretty well, and he gets angry when I ask about specific things. Last time I had a salary negotiation, for example, I planned to sit in on the talks. After about a day, he screamed at me for demanding a few things I didn't totally need, like a coin fountain. The next morning, though, we made up. He bought me a plane ticket to Phoenix (roller blade paradise!) And on the Cubs: "The first thing, probably, is that I'll move them to Miami. It's a much better town without all the wind and cold weather. Second, I'd make all the seats in the stadium bean bags. Imagine that! Businessmen in bean bags! What an experience! Third, I'd hire Melky Cabrera and make him pitch on the regular rotation. It would humiliate him and teach him an important lesson about being a bastard. Yesterday, after the post-game showers, he put a live frog in my locker. It was absolutely terrifying. I tripped over a bench as I was backing way, and everyone laughed. (My towel came off and I think some of them saw my penis)." The full post at http://www.newsgroper.com/alex-rodriguez/2007/09/26/im-owning-cubs/

Funny Bonds Blog

rhombusface — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 18:28:11 -0000

This is written by an Onion writer. Good stuff.
The rest of the site is pretty hilarious too.

http://www.newsgroper.com/barry-bonds/

Wow. Did you ever have one of those "always remember where you were" moments? Like when JFK was shot or when the Twin Towers went down? Well I had one of those yesterday. I, personally, will always remember where I was when Barry Bonds snapped his 0-21 slide and began his final charge at Henry Aaron's ancient, obsolete former record with two monster jobs.

Right at Wrigley Field's goddamned home plate.

I'll remember the sights of watching two different mopes sag their shoulders as I forcibly shoved them into the record books.

I'll remember the sound of 40,198 basically brain-dead college kids groaning or grunting or farting in unison -- not once but TWICE.

I'll remember the smell of lard-soaked hot dog and the slight fiery singe of the ball hitting my magic home run wand (my bat).

But above all, I will remember me. Barry Bonds. In all my glory. Standing at home plate a good ten seconds each to watch two towering fly balls cut through the heart of a beautiful day in a major American city, one to the right and one to the left.

Actually that Twin Towers analogy was really apt.

Kenny sign Kenny...and trade for Coco

rhombusface — Mon, 27 Nov 2006 20:19:18 -0000

Other than Crawford (who seems unattainable) these are our best bets to improve the outfield.

We need fast guys who get on base and make things happen. With the middle of our line-up home runs from the top and bottom should be irrelevant. Anyone who says it would be a mistake to have two OF'ers hit for avg., not power, is quite definitely an idiot. It doesn't matter where your table setters come from. You need to have at least 3 good ones and this would get us close. (Iguchi is 3/4ths of one. He whiffs too much.).

We need to get some players who have a realistic shot of having an OBP of 350. In the 2 seasons before last Crisp posted a OBP of 344 and 345. His value is the lowest it will ever be right now. I don't have the stats to back it up, but if memory serves me correctly, he seems to enjoy hitting at the Cell.

Signing Lofton should be a no-brainer. You have nothing to lose. Salary wouldn't be much. If you trade a starter,'07's total salary would still be less than in '06 (and we could afford to overpay for a good backup catcher). Also, if Lofton had a bad attitude or if he sucked, you would have plenty of other options (Sweeney, Anderson, Fields). And with Lofton's baseball savvy, he would net a prospect at the trading deadline. So think of it as an investment.

If we had all these guys in the OF, let them play it out. If Anderson comes around or if Sweeney hits the ground running, you have a surplus to trade to teams looking for another bat. It would be a HUGE mistake to count on Sweeney, Anderson or Fields as a starter. If you don't get 2 more outfielders, realistically you can expect sub-300 OBP's from the incumbents.

Funny side story... a friend of mine once saw Lofton at a Waffle House in Atl. and asked him for his autograph. Lofton slowly lifted his head from his hashbrown plate, gave my friend a death stare and didn't say a word.

Even though he's an ass, sign Kenny now.