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Comment on Do you feel lucky, Punk? by Chris

Chris — Fri, 18 May 2012 21:56:16 +0000

I’m with you too Mark, I love it. I wonder if we can draw a direct correlation between the angle of said hat and his pitching performance? Is it more or less jaunty than in Detroit/Anaheim? Did it always lean the same way? Can we confirm whether or not he removed the stickers from his hat (a trend that literally baffles me)? These are serious baseball questions that need answering!

Comment on Molding a Staff by Merrill

Merrill — Fri, 18 May 2012 19:32:16 +0000

And while they’re at it, they should hire Bill Belichick as special advisor to loose clubhouse-ness.

Comment on Do you feel lucky, Punk? by Merrill

Merrill — Fri, 18 May 2012 19:30:54 +0000

I’m just going to say “ditto” to Mark Raney.

Comment on Do you feel lucky, Punk? by Mark Raney

Mark Raney — Fri, 18 May 2012 16:58:32 +0000

I love the tilted hat. Not only is it inconsequential to his numbers, but it takes the attention of opposing batters, runners, and managers away from what he is doing on the mound. What he does on the mound is all we fans care about. If Joe Maddon addresses the hat, what is next? …Luke Scott’s sideburns? … David Price’s leg over the dugout railing and other in game shenanigans? That just is not the Ray’s style. Let us face it, not all baseball players are going be clean cut and a perfect reflection of “a civilized” baseball player like a Carl Yastrzemski, Joe Dimaggio, Ryne Sandberg, or Joe Mauer. Moreover, there is the perception and then there is reality. These types of eccentric and standout actions, hair and shave styles, and other behaviors have been around for a long time. The Great Bambino (Babe Ruth) rarely took his picture with his hat on straight. Then there are examples of Oscar Gambles hair (Yankees 1976), Goose Gossage (pick a year) mustache and Cal Ripken on his cell phone (Upper Deck Card No 240). All of these were about the individual player and not impeding their game in the slightest and all of them are Hall of Fame level athletes. Please keep the tilted hat, side burns, and shenanigans…I love my Rays just the way they are. Winning!

Comment on Molding a Staff by The Ray Area | Do you feel lucky, Punk?

The Ray Area | Do you feel lucky, Punk? — Fri, 18 May 2012 13:15:56 +0000

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Comment on Molding a Staff by Glynn Carrigan

Glynn Carrigan — Thu, 17 May 2012 13:28:17 +0000

I believe a comment is in order for both Hickey and Maddon. Please talk with Rodney about him wearing his hat cocked like a gangbanger or a hoodlum instead of a straight on his head like a professional player! Grow up and act like a major league pitcher, not a punk!

Comment on Molding a Staff by Merrill

Merrill — Tue, 15 May 2012 12:49:29 +0000

These are the Golden YEars for our club. In 50 years we will look back at these guys the way that the Braves fans look at their improbably good (yet horribly bad) 90s, but probably with even more reverence. I love it.

Comment on The Play of the Game by Brendan

Brendan — Thu, 10 May 2012 20:31:58 +0000

without the maddon small ball last night, we don’t see the joyce long ball.

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Thu, 10 May 2012 17:48:11 +0000

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Comment on The OG by Brendan

Brendan — Tue, 08 May 2012 14:57:55 +0000

that was by coincidence, right Libby? you weren’t like, “you know what would be the most romantic honeymoon spot ever? the birthplace of Jonny Gomes. We should go there, followed by the hometown of the guy who played Daniel Faraday on ‘Lost’, and then the town where dancing was outlawed in the movie ‘Footloose’.”, were you?
I’m not saying that Mark could’ve planned a better honeymoon than that…but just wondering.