RoboTiger
| Favorite team: | LSU  |
| Location: | Shreveport |
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| Number of Posts: | 28 |
| Registered on: | 11/7/2011 |
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He is currently kicking arse on a football field.
Some of y'all are on a message board worrying about another man's clothes.
Hmm...
Some of y'all are on a message board worrying about another man's clothes.
Hmm...
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re: The defense of the Red Sox front office re: Devers makes no sense
Posted by RoboTiger on 6/18/25 at 12:29 pm to Draconian Sanctions
First of all, it has been only Devers taking jabs at management and Breslow through the media. Not the other way around.
Secondly, why is Devers special in that they need to coddle and cater to him to get him to play a different position?
Duran
Rafaela
Story
Mayer
Campbell
Wong
Gonzalez
Hamilton
Toro
Have all played different positions at some point and there has been no issue.
Wilyer Abreu recently said he'll play wherever. He specifically mentioned 3rd, DH, outfield. Wherever he's needed.
Only ONE guy on the team has publicly said he won't do it. How do you think that makes the rest of the guys feel? You really think this is all because the GM mismanaged him? Do you think teams should bend over backwards to make one guy happy, at the expense of what's best for the team? Devers has been hearing people talk about his defense for years and refused to accept reality. He got ultra sensitive about it and behaved like a baby. Now he's gone. Good riddance.
Secondly, why is Devers special in that they need to coddle and cater to him to get him to play a different position?
Duran
Rafaela
Story
Mayer
Campbell
Wong
Gonzalez
Hamilton
Toro
Have all played different positions at some point and there has been no issue.
Wilyer Abreu recently said he'll play wherever. He specifically mentioned 3rd, DH, outfield. Wherever he's needed.
Only ONE guy on the team has publicly said he won't do it. How do you think that makes the rest of the guys feel? You really think this is all because the GM mismanaged him? Do you think teams should bend over backwards to make one guy happy, at the expense of what's best for the team? Devers has been hearing people talk about his defense for years and refused to accept reality. He got ultra sensitive about it and behaved like a baby. Now he's gone. Good riddance.
re: The defense of the Red Sox front office re: Devers makes no sense
Posted by RoboTiger on 6/18/25 at 11:40 am to Draconian Sanctions
I'm aware of the rumors and drama lol.
Joon Lee has been doing his best to pile on ever since the trade. I guess it's gotten him a lot of clicks?
For me, none of it excuses Devers' behavior.
Joon Lee has been doing his best to pile on ever since the trade. I guess it's gotten him a lot of clicks?
For me, none of it excuses Devers' behavior.
re: The defense of the Red Sox front office re: Devers makes no sense
Posted by RoboTiger on 6/18/25 at 11:25 am to Draconian Sanctions
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forget emotions you’re asking him to do something he can’t do and you’re not even giving him the support to do it.
Except apparently now he can do it, since he's on another team? And let's not assume we know exactly how this was communicated to Devers behind closed doors.
The media asked him about it in spring training, because it was a natural question to ask. He answered plainly "I play third".
Contrast that with the way Bregman responded to the same question. "I'll play wherever Alex Cora tells me to play."
No one is bigger than the team. And Rafael Devers CERTAINLY has not done enough in his career to earn this prima donna attitude. He can hit. That is literally the only thing he does well on a baseball field. I feel pretty confident the Red Sox will be just fine without him in the long term, though they are probably a bit worse without his bat in the lineup this year. But baseball is a strange sport. Maybe the rest of the team will rally together and go on a run. We'll see.
re: Yankees pitchers hate THE JUDGE more than Pirates batters hate Paul Skenes
Posted by RoboTiger on 6/9/25 at 12:01 pm to JerryTheKingBawler
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Skenes needs to be a Yankee no cap. This will fix everything
If the Yankees offered Judge and ate 90% of his salary, the Pirates MIGHT consider trading Skenes. No one else on the Yankees has enough trade value and their farm system is garbage. Keep dreaming though!
re: that no targeting call clearly show us just how officiating can determine a national title
Posted by RoboTiger on 1/2/25 at 9:54 am to GetmorewithLes
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Did not lead with helmet. Tackler was upright when they collided. Contact was eyeball to eyeball and shoulder to chest. In the tackle the defender wrapped the receiver and took him to the ground. If he led with his helmet he could not have done that.
Sure about that?
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That's not how it works. If someone posts something, actually post it all. I can't keep up with 100 plus teams dumbass. If you are gonna post, put the info here so that we can all see. It's that simple. You might have time to search all this stuff bc you ain't got nothing to do. Just include the needed info in post.
Putting aside the fact that this guy is one of the stars of CFB this season, not some rando. Are you really going to argue that you don't have time to google a name? You are obviously not that busy if you're taking more time to complain about it than it would actually take to do the damn search.
Surprised Kirby kept his composure enough to not shove any players or officials....
re: Mookie Betts is a Hall of Famer
Posted by RoboTiger on 10/19/24 at 12:21 pm to RunningJacket
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Everyone is a Hall of Famer because the term means nothing today. When the guy with the most hits in a sport where the entire goal of the sport is to hit a ball is not in then it means nothing. Sure, let Mookie in. Why not. Let all of them in. Everyone knows who the real Hall of Famers are anyway so who cares.
Pretty weird stance to take, but okay....
Even putting aside whether you think he deserved to be banned from the HoF (I do). He's not even the best player not in the hall. That would be Barry Bonds.
But just comparing Rose to Mookie. Rose was a great player who compiled a ton of stats because he played until he was 45. Mookie's peak is already far superior. We will have to wait and see how his career numbers end up, because he is still on the back end of his prime years.
To say "the entire goal of the sport is to hit a ball" is really oversimplifying baseball.
Seriously, how did that not even draw a flag? If a player had done that, it would have been a late hit out of bounds and probably unsportsmanlike conduct. Players are never given the leeway of "emotions were high" or "he didn't mean to shove him".
Coaches should be held to a higher standard. Kirby deserves to sit out a game for that.
Coaches should be held to a higher standard. Kirby deserves to sit out a game for that.
Wow, I've gotten some good laughs reading this thread.
"He's a good rebounder, but he's no Dennis Rodman"
So he's not the greatest rebounder of all time? Gotcha.
"He's a good passer, but he's no Magic Johnson"
So he's not the greatest point guard of all time either? Ok.
I'm beginning to think some of you honestly thought this guy was going to come in and be the greatest basketball player of all time....as a 19 year old.
But maybe the funniest thing to me is how some of you sit there and pick his game apart and list the things he's bad at.....and then complain that he didn't carry the team to a better record. Hello? He is limited in what he can do! You all know it because you've pointed it out!
Also, not every player Has the competitiveness of Kobe or Michael Jordan. Early in his career, LeBron had many of the same criticisms as Ben. People said he was too passive, afraid to take the big shot, couldn't shoot from outside, etc. No one knows exactly how Ben's career will turn out. But Jesus, try to enjoy his game for what it is and stop projecting your unrealistic expectations on him.
"He's a good rebounder, but he's no Dennis Rodman"
So he's not the greatest rebounder of all time? Gotcha.
"He's a good passer, but he's no Magic Johnson"
So he's not the greatest point guard of all time either? Ok.
I'm beginning to think some of you honestly thought this guy was going to come in and be the greatest basketball player of all time....as a 19 year old.
But maybe the funniest thing to me is how some of you sit there and pick his game apart and list the things he's bad at.....and then complain that he didn't carry the team to a better record. Hello? He is limited in what he can do! You all know it because you've pointed it out!
Also, not every player Has the competitiveness of Kobe or Michael Jordan. Early in his career, LeBron had many of the same criticisms as Ben. People said he was too passive, afraid to take the big shot, couldn't shoot from outside, etc. No one knows exactly how Ben's career will turn out. But Jesus, try to enjoy his game for what it is and stop projecting your unrealistic expectations on him.
It's so obvious that the people saying he's hurting his draft stock or he might not go number one do not follow the NBA game and are just looking for any reason to bash him.
Hield or Valentine number one? I seriously LOL'd. Any NBA GM that drafted either of them number one would be instantly fired. I challenge anyone to find a mock draft that has anyone besides Simmons number one. If one exists, I sure haven't found it.
For those of you comparing him to Carmelo, AD, etc....those guys went to powerhouse schools and played for hall of fame coaches. This team's failure is not on Ben, it is on the coach. Period.
Hield or Valentine number one? I seriously LOL'd. Any NBA GM that drafted either of them number one would be instantly fired. I challenge anyone to find a mock draft that has anyone besides Simmons number one. If one exists, I sure haven't found it.
For those of you comparing him to Carmelo, AD, etc....those guys went to powerhouse schools and played for hall of fame coaches. This team's failure is not on Ben, it is on the coach. Period.
I just can't see any way that LSU isn't already in the NCG. I see it as a reward, getting to watch LSU play on saturday while Bama fans sit around hoping their team gets in. My only concern is avoiding serious injury.
The article pretty much glosses over any Alabama/Oklahoma State comparison. It expects us to accept Alabama's superiority as fact, with no real evidence to support it.
For the record, here's the way I view the situation. I think that Alabama is the second best team in America. Most honest people would agree with that. However, up until a couple of weeks ago, I, along with most honest people believed that Oklahoma State would beat Iowa State. We were all wrong, which proves that a great majority of people believing something does not make it true.
What I know is that LSU has done everything in its power to prove that it is a better team than Alabama. I believe that LSU has more to prove by beating Oklahoma State than beating Alabama again. The Big 12 is either the best or second best conference this year, depending on who you ask. (The computers seem to think that it is the best) Matching LSU with Oklahoma State would provide more data for determining THE best team. That is the point of the season, is it not? Regardless of who won the game, there would be no reasonable dispute as to who the best team is.
I don't think my reasoning is stupid, and I'm certainly not scared.
Of course, if Oklahoma State loses on Saturday, it pretty much shoots all of this to hell and I will reluctantly support Alabama being #2.
For the record, here's the way I view the situation. I think that Alabama is the second best team in America. Most honest people would agree with that. However, up until a couple of weeks ago, I, along with most honest people believed that Oklahoma State would beat Iowa State. We were all wrong, which proves that a great majority of people believing something does not make it true.
What I know is that LSU has done everything in its power to prove that it is a better team than Alabama. I believe that LSU has more to prove by beating Oklahoma State than beating Alabama again. The Big 12 is either the best or second best conference this year, depending on who you ask. (The computers seem to think that it is the best) Matching LSU with Oklahoma State would provide more data for determining THE best team. That is the point of the season, is it not? Regardless of who won the game, there would be no reasonable dispute as to who the best team is.
I don't think my reasoning is stupid, and I'm certainly not scared.
Of course, if Oklahoma State loses on Saturday, it pretty much shoots all of this to hell and I will reluctantly support Alabama being #2.
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