Comments on: What about Albert? http://umpbump.com/press/2007/01/08/what-about-albert/ In-your-face baseball commentary Sat, 20 Mar 2010 15:44:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: umpbump.com http://umpbump.com/press/2007/01/08/what-about-albert/comment-page-1/#comment-52158 umpbump.com Mon, 22 Jan 2007 07:51:01 +0000 http://www.umpbump.com/press/what-about-albert/#comment-52158 [...] Angels GM Bill Stoneman has one of those really apt names Sarah was talking about in one of her comments. Much like a stone, he never says anything, never shows any emotion, and never does much of anything either.  Stoneman is legendary in LA for never trading anyone for anything, so any time you hear a trade rumor involving the Angels, you can usually just discount it entirely and proceed with your merry little life. [...] [...] Angels GM Bill Stoneman has one of those really apt names Sarah was talking about in one of her comments. Much like a stone, he never says anything, never shows any emotion, and never does much of anything either.  Stoneman is legendary in LA for never trading anyone for anything, so any time you hear a trade rumor involving the Angels, you can usually just discount it entirely and proceed with your merry little life. [...]

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]]> By: umpbump.com http://umpbump.com/press/2007/01/08/what-about-albert/comment-page-1/#comment-52157 umpbump.com Wed, 10 Jan 2007 16:48:08 +0000 http://www.umpbump.com/press/what-about-albert/#comment-52157 [...] I mentioned in a recent post that I thought there was a decent case to be made for Albert Belle’s induction into Cooperstown. Apparently, I’m in the minority. Yesterday, Bell got bounced from the Hall of Fame ballot after receiving 21 fewer votes than the previous year and less than five percent of the total votes cast. [...] [...] I mentioned in a recent post that I thought there was a decent case to be made for Albert Belle’s induction into Cooperstown. Apparently, I’m in the minority. Yesterday, Bell got bounced from the Hall of Fame ballot after receiving 21 fewer votes than the previous year and less than five percent of the total votes cast. [...]

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]]> By: Alejandro http://umpbump.com/press/2007/01/08/what-about-albert/comment-page-1/#comment-52156 Alejandro Wed, 10 Jan 2007 03:38:03 +0000 http://www.umpbump.com/press/what-about-albert/#comment-52156 Aptronym schmatronym, now that we're done with the word nerdiness, can we get back to baseball??? Aptronym schmatronym, now that we’re done with the word nerdiness, can we get back to baseball???

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]]> By: Nick Kapur http://umpbump.com/press/2007/01/08/what-about-albert/comment-page-1/#comment-52155 Nick Kapur Wed, 10 Jan 2007 02:57:27 +0000 http://www.umpbump.com/press/what-about-albert/#comment-52155 Oh, okay, I feel better. "Aptronym" is hardly a real word, if at all. It was coined by a newspaper columnist and is only one of several competing terms. Bitches! Oh, okay, I feel better. “Aptronym” is hardly a real word, if at all. It was coined by a newspaper columnist and is only one of several competing terms.

Bitches!

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]]> By: Sarah Green http://umpbump.com/press/2007/01/08/what-about-albert/comment-page-1/#comment-52154 Sarah Green Wed, 10 Jan 2007 01:57:15 +0000 http://www.umpbump.com/press/what-about-albert/#comment-52154 It's an aptronym, bitches! http://www.slate.com/id/2132505/ It’s an aptronym, bitches!

http://www.slate.com/id/2132505/

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]]> By: Alejandro http://umpbump.com/press/2007/01/08/what-about-albert/comment-page-1/#comment-52153 Alejandro Tue, 09 Jan 2007 13:09:00 +0000 http://www.umpbump.com/press/what-about-albert/#comment-52153 As in, Albert Belle is "fair" in the diamond... ...park? ... (chirp chirp) As in, Albert Belle is “fair” in the diamond…

…park?

… (chirp chirp)

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]]> By: Nick Kapur http://umpbump.com/press/2007/01/08/what-about-albert/comment-page-1/#comment-52152 Nick Kapur Tue, 09 Jan 2007 01:59:04 +0000 http://www.umpbump.com/press/what-about-albert/#comment-52152 Argh, a word I don't know. I wanted a cookie, but even more than that I want to know what your word is. Argh, a word I don’t know. I wanted a cookie, but even more than that I want to know what your word is.

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]]> By: Sarah Green http://umpbump.com/press/2007/01/08/what-about-albert/comment-page-1/#comment-52151 Sarah Green Mon, 08 Jan 2007 23:52:37 +0000 http://www.umpbump.com/press/what-about-albert/#comment-52151 1. FWIW, Peter Gammons once told me that Albert Belle can do the NYT crossowrd puzzle in 20 minutes flat. (And before you ask, no, Gammons did not specify whether this was the Monday puzzle. If so, that makes it less impressive.) 2. There's a special word for when someone has a last name that correlates to their job. Like a librarian named Bookman, or an ice cream man named Cone, for you Seinfeld-lovers out there. For a cookie, who knows what the special word is? 1. FWIW, Peter Gammons once told me that Albert Belle can do the NYT crossowrd puzzle in 20 minutes flat. (And before you ask, no, Gammons did not specify whether this was the Monday puzzle. If so, that makes it less impressive.)

2. There’s a special word for when someone has a last name that correlates to their job. Like a librarian named Bookman, or an ice cream man named Cone, for you Seinfeld-lovers out there. For a cookie, who knows what the special word is?

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