This week, a representative of Barry Bonds called the Twins to see if they had any interest in the all-time home run leader. They did not. And I get that. Barry’s long had an awful reputation as a clubhouse cancer. He’s 44 and long on the downside of his career. He would have to exclusively play DH because he can’t cover left field anymore which puts the team in a rut as that’s a position that allows AL teams to rest guys without losing their bats (and having someone only DH can put a strain on this rotation). All of these are valid reasons for not wanting Barry Bonds. How did GM Billy Smith respond?
“Who do you want me to get rid of, (Delmon) Young, (Michael) Cuddyer, (Carlos) Gomez, (Denard) Span or (Jason) Kubel?” Twins general manager Billy Smith said Thursday. “Which one?”
Uhhh…let’s see. Do we get rid of the former #1 overall pick with the anger issues who (as a corner outfielder) hit a whopping 10 home runs last year? Or do we get rid of the guy who hit a combined 19 over the past two years? Or the bat-sniffing lead off man who gets on base at a .296 clip? Or the guy who’s worth -2 runs above a replacement player in terms of left field defense? Which of these gems WOULD I HAVE TO SIT? Huh? Tell me Barry. Who do you want me to sit?
Or, do you take the guy who at age 42, hit 28 home runs, got on base 48% of the time and OPS’d at a rate of 1.045 all while only costing the team 3 runs in the field over the course of 110 games.
I think the correct response is: any of them.
what happened to the John Stewart post?
Bonds = best player in history
First the Twins are gay,
Secondly I thought we were calling it Manny Ramirez instead of cancer,
Finally, the Twins are gay
yea…bonds was the in the top 5 all time. id take him on the indians in a heartbeat.
Spence, who would you want cut to get him?
I’m shocked Angelos hasn’t signed him.
The Mexican one.
rick…cut? nobody. fransico would probably be better off coming off th bench.
I’m hesitant to go there.
After tomorrow, things will never be the same around here.
/For about a week
After yesterday, fuck.
CBH- Put the weed down. Yesterday was going great until. The question of using the N-word popped up. but I totally saw that coming.
After three weeks from now, it’ll be like 21 days until things are like they were 2 months ago.
cbh is clairvoyant
Don’t apologize for yesterday. That was a free-flowing conversation. And occasionally we’re gonna touch on mature subjects around here. I dare anyone to find something more mature.
The regulars around here know how to properly be racist.
By the way, if you’re looking for the rules on what is postable and what isn’t, try consulting with this place first. I bet you’ll find the answer there.
Damn noobs and their lowbrow racism. We drink top shelf around here.
Hey Hef, you get my email about the Suns tickets or are you ignoring me. Again.
Exactly, racism can be an art form.
/but not really
fair game: mexicans,white people.
untouchable:anyone not mexican or white
i know how to be properly racist now.
LOL! Hef thats spot on. Im not gonna lie I laughed at the ‘Zipperhead’ comment.
Shit, buddha, I’m sorry. I’ve been busy as hell lately. I’ll get back to you this afternoon.
Isnt Barry’s wife Oriental?
/
too soon?
No problem man, I totally understand. You had quite a mess to clean up yesterday. I’m a Gulf War vet and I was a little uncomfortable.
/not really
//hates middle easterners
///has good reasons
I’m sorry but that’s funny too.
Here’s the new standard for commenting that has been in “About MLJ” since the beginning (just replace “profanity” with “racist comments.”):
Makes sense?
Properly done racism.
/wasn’t calling you out mrejr
Thanks. I prefer my racism more or less implied.
second iraq war vet and i hate middle easterners too. they all look like mexicans.
Ahhhhh, so your PTSD is fresh.
nope no ptsd. just an asshole. if you do have ptsd though dude i feel for you.
Gotcha. Yeah, it’s gotten better with age, but thanks. What branch were you in?
army..you? can we continue this on the next thread?