How far beyond? For the ’82 Harvey’s Wallbangers, Yount won the AL MVP, led the league in hits (210), doubles (46), slugging (.578), OPS+ (166!), and total bases (367). His worth to the Brewers goes far beyond numbers. You know what’s weird that I just realized? You can’t actually throw statistics into a garbage can because statistics are intangible, but I have a strong feeling that this card will serve as a Robin Yount apologist by highlighting his intangibles.Īlso: Not a great idea for the lede of a card declaring him “The Franchise” to implore us all to ignore Robin Yount’s actual baseball statistics.Īlso: I think we'd ALL like to throw out our 1990 statistics, no? Throw his statistics, acquired through a 162-game season, into the garbage can. But today, as the famous baseball saying goes, the chickens are coming home to roost re: Robin Yount. I think a lot of it also had to do with the fact that I only rarely saw Yount play baseball-I recall none of it-due to the fact that, when I was nine, we didn’t have the not-yet-invented MLB Package (thanks a lot, dad!), and the Milwaukee Brewers were a team that largely existed only in theory. Pablo Sandoval You Fat S.O.B.Robin Yount was past his prime during the prime of my card-collecting days, a karmic circumstance that would prove unfortunate for Yount, as he never gained the proper respect he deserved from me, future Random Internet Blogger Who Makes Fun of His Old Baseball Cards.A Look at the Playoff Picture September 9, 2013.So Much Depends on the Weather September 15, 2013.Round 1 Playoff Results September 21, 2013.Miami Carlins End of the Year Ceremony Nominations September 21, 2013.Me: If you win what do you plan on spending your winnings on?ĭrunkin’ Drafters: Remaking this video! Written by Mooselicker Leave a comment Posted in Enemy Interviews, New York Mets, Team Drunkin Drafters, Trash Talk Tagged with darryl strawberry, humor, joe piscopo mets, jokes about the mets, mets choke, sports, why would anyone be a mets fan Follow Blog via Email Me: How do you feel about your brother making all of the random drops and free agent singings? Me: Do you have any memorable experiences when meeting a professional athlete, baseball or otherwise, that you would like to share? Me: What team in our league do you think looks the best? What team in our league do you think looks the worst? Get as cocky or trashy as you want. Me: Which player so far this season has disappointed you most? Me: Have you ever won a fantasy baseball league before? If yes, how awesome was it? If no, who do you blame? ![]() It’s relevant because ownership adores the Mets and who is a greater Met other than convicted criminal Darryl Strawberry? I realized last night I had yet to designate him an image so this is now his. ![]() The above image will be used to represent Drunkin’ Drafters throughout the season. I’m starting to think there’s a coupe against me. Now that I got the boring score out of the way, here is the made-up interview I did with Drunkin’ Drafters general manager since for the second straight week I got no response. Justin Verlander pitched very well for the Drunkin’ Drafters, but picked up the loss while David Price pitched poorly and got a No Decision. Coming into today, the Carlins maintain a 172-146 lead.
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