Comments on: Write Your Own Caption: Jonathan Papelbon http://umpbump.com/press/2007/11/06/write-your-own-caption-jonathan-papelbon/ In-your-face baseball commentary Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:00:57 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Rich http://umpbump.com/press/2007/11/06/write-your-own-caption-jonathan-papelbon/comment-page-1/#comment-53778 Rich Tue, 06 Nov 2007 18:54:11 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/write-your-own-caption-jonathan-papelbon/#comment-53778 On March 3, 1969 the United States Navy established an elite school for the top one percent of its pilots. Its purpose was to teach the lost art of aerial combat and to insure that the handful of men who graduated were the best fighter pilots in the world. They succeeded. Today, the Navy calls it Fighter Weapons School. The flyers call it: TOP GUN. On March 3, 1969 the United States Navy established an elite school for the top one percent of its pilots. Its purpose was to teach the lost art of aerial combat and to insure that the handful of men who graduated were the best fighter pilots in the world. They succeeded. Today, the Navy calls it Fighter Weapons School. The flyers call it: TOP GUN.

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]]> By: Blastings http://umpbump.com/press/2007/11/06/write-your-own-caption-jonathan-papelbon/comment-page-1/#comment-53776 Blastings Tue, 06 Nov 2007 17:46:13 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/write-your-own-caption-jonathan-papelbon/#comment-53776 Damn it feels good to be a douchebag. Damn it feels good to be a douchebag.

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]]> By: Red Sox Super Fan http://umpbump.com/press/2007/11/06/write-your-own-caption-jonathan-papelbon/comment-page-1/#comment-53777 Red Sox Super Fan Tue, 06 Nov 2007 16:48:41 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/write-your-own-caption-jonathan-papelbon/#comment-53777 I am so sick of that Stupid Dropkicks Song... Now where are my fellow Bedazzlers? I am so sick of that Stupid Dropkicks Song… Now where are my fellow Bedazzlers?

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]]> By: Paul Moro http://umpbump.com/press/2007/11/06/write-your-own-caption-jonathan-papelbon/comment-page-1/#comment-53779 Paul Moro Tue, 06 Nov 2007 16:00:10 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/write-your-own-caption-jonathan-papelbon/#comment-53779 "Let's see... Going through my mental list of awesomeness... Awesome hair? Check. My 'Future's so bright, I gotta wear' shades? Definite check. Phallic structure in my mouth? Obvious check. The 'I'm so awesome I can barely hear myself go through my list of awesomeness' ear plugs? Awesomely checked... God... Why am I so awesome?" “Let’s see… Going through my mental list of awesomeness… Awesome hair? Check. My ‘Future’s so bright, I gotta wear’ shades? Definite check. Phallic structure in my mouth? Obvious check. The ‘I’m so awesome I can barely hear myself go through my list of awesomeness’ ear plugs? Awesomely checked…

God… Why am I so awesome?”

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]]> By: Northern oriole http://umpbump.com/press/2007/11/06/write-your-own-caption-jonathan-papelbon/comment-page-1/#comment-30339 Northern oriole Wed, 24 Oct 2007 15:25:33 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/write-your-own-caption-jonathan-papelbon/#comment-30339 Coley, sorry I was just teasing you about "trader" vs "traitor". The O's fans are actually angry about not seeing a playoff in 10 years, about the RSN invasion into Camden, which wouldn't happen if O's fans went to the games but they only want to see a winning team. They don't have the patience to wait 10 years never mind 20 or 86. Little do they realize that Millar actually woke them up so I expect to see them filling Camden (not) because they care so much about their team. Unfortunately there are team fans that root for a uniform and there are baseball fans that understand the significance of 2004. The ones that go online to rip Millar are the former. After all, when Janet Jackson's boob popped out people complained about that but I doubt if anyone called to give positive feedback for an encore. The internet is great for whining & commiserating, not positives. Plus, it's all anonymous. In 2005 D.Roberts (Padres) & Lowe (Dodgers) came to Fenway to get their rings during the opening ceremony. Both wore street clothes with their RS WS jersey over them. Only Lowe was skewed by the Dodgers fans big-time. The RS didn't want Millar, they had $500K/yr Youk in the wings. The FO spent 1/2 of '05 saying they wanted to get away from the "idiot" attitude so to be honest I don't think they really wanted Damon back & later said they had their eye on Crisp for 1.5 years. They also didn't want the fans' wrath considering at the time Theo had just escaped in a gorilla suit. Letting Damon sign with the Yanks was a perfect out. But that's business. Bill Mueller threw out the ball the game before, he may not be an active player but he is a front office man. If Roberts can't escape due to the fires to toss the ball tonight, Derek Lowe may be the sub. The Mets suffered such a tumble I can see why Pedro got a "no". And Damon, if he wasn't with the Yanks... even tho' he was integral to their win. But that's a shame on RSN. Power of the internet, makes it easy to cyber bully or to destroy anyone you want anonymously. Coley, sorry I was just teasing you about “trader” vs “traitor”. The O’s fans are actually angry about not seeing a playoff in 10 years, about the RSN invasion into Camden, which wouldn’t happen if O’s fans went to the games but they only want to see a winning team. They don’t have the patience to wait 10 years never mind 20 or 86. Little do they realize that Millar actually woke them up so I expect to see them filling Camden (not) because they care so much about their team.

Unfortunately there are team fans that root for a uniform and there are baseball fans that understand the significance of 2004. The ones that go online to rip Millar are the former. After all, when Janet Jackson’s boob popped out people complained about that but I doubt if anyone called to give positive feedback for an encore. The internet is great for whining & commiserating, not positives. Plus, it’s all anonymous.

In 2005 D.Roberts (Padres) & Lowe (Dodgers) came to Fenway to get their rings during the opening ceremony. Both wore street clothes with their RS WS jersey over them. Only Lowe was skewed by the Dodgers fans big-time.

The RS didn’t want Millar, they had $500K/yr Youk in the wings. The FO spent 1/2 of ‘05 saying they wanted to get away from the “idiot” attitude so to be honest I don’t think they really wanted Damon back & later said they had their eye on Crisp for 1.5 years. They also didn’t want the fans’ wrath considering at the time Theo had just escaped in a gorilla suit. Letting Damon sign with the Yanks was a perfect out. But that’s business.

Bill Mueller threw out the ball the game before, he may not be an active player but he is a front office man. If Roberts can’t escape due to the fires to toss the ball tonight, Derek Lowe may be the sub. The Mets suffered such a tumble I can see why Pedro got a “no”. And Damon, if he wasn’t with the Yanks… even tho’ he was integral to their win. But that’s a shame on RSN.

Power of the internet, makes it easy to cyber bully or to destroy anyone you want anonymously.

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]]> By: Rich http://umpbump.com/press/2007/11/06/write-your-own-caption-jonathan-papelbon/comment-page-1/#comment-30312 Rich Wed, 24 Oct 2007 12:42:13 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/write-your-own-caption-jonathan-papelbon/#comment-30312 The Mets were just afraid that Pedro would injure his shoulder again, requiring career ending surgery. They learned from Little's mistake. When Pedro's thrown a hundred pitches, he ain't throwing no more. The Mets were just afraid that Pedro would injure his shoulder again, requiring career ending surgery.

They learned from Little’s mistake. When Pedro’s thrown a hundred pitches, he ain’t throwing no more.

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]]> By: Zvee Geffen http://umpbump.com/press/2007/11/06/write-your-own-caption-jonathan-papelbon/comment-page-1/#comment-30240 Zvee Geffen Wed, 24 Oct 2007 02:39:51 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/write-your-own-caption-jonathan-papelbon/#comment-30240 Coley, I think you're misinterpreting the intros: a) everyone knows it's Daisuke, so that was Millar's idea of a joke and b) Jacoby is called "Jake" around the clubhouse, so either Millar is playing with us again and joking about it, or he's playing around with the kid's nickname. I really doubt he just accidentally bungled it. As for Pedro and the Mets, that's too bad. Who wouldn't want to see Pedro throwing out the first pitch? He probably would have found a way to notch either a strikeout or a hit batsman. Or, knowing Pedro Martinez, both. Finally Coley, I think you sort of mischaracterized what Remy said. I mean, from the youtube clip you posted, the consensus on NESN seems to be that it was unusual, but that "there's only one Kevin Millar." The NESN crew, Remy included, were laughing and shaking their heads about it, not saying it was too much and not saying he should be only an Oriole. Coley, I think you’re misinterpreting the intros: a) everyone knows it’s Daisuke, so that was Millar’s idea of a joke and b) Jacoby is called “Jake” around the clubhouse, so either Millar is playing with us again and joking about it, or he’s playing around with the kid’s nickname. I really doubt he just accidentally bungled it.

As for Pedro and the Mets, that’s too bad. Who wouldn’t want to see Pedro throwing out the first pitch? He probably would have found a way to notch either a strikeout or a hit batsman. Or, knowing Pedro Martinez, both.

Finally Coley, I think you sort of mischaracterized what Remy said. I mean, from the youtube clip you posted, the consensus on NESN seems to be that it was unusual, but that “there’s only one Kevin Millar.” The NESN crew, Remy included, were laughing and shaking their heads about it, not saying it was too much and not saying he should be only an Oriole.

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]]> By: Coley http://umpbump.com/press/2007/11/06/write-your-own-caption-jonathan-papelbon/comment-page-1/#comment-30225 Coley Wed, 24 Oct 2007 00:37:17 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/write-your-own-caption-jonathan-papelbon/#comment-30225 Nick, I think you're right that ballplayers don't stop being friends just because their friends are now on a team that fans think they are supposed to hate. And nobody would blame Millar if he called up Varitek after the ALCS and congratulated him. Or if he went hunting with Youkilis in the offseason. But actually showing up to throw out the first pitch is too much. Privately, these guys can and should do whatever they want. But publicly, as long as the Orioles are paying him, I think he should be an Oriole. And only an Oriole. For what it's worth, Jerry Remy agrees. And so do the Mets. Remy says the Mets denied Pedro when he asked permission to return to Boston to throw out a first pitch. Plus, I'm pretty sure he botched the player intros, calling Jacoby "Jacob" and referring to Daisuke Matsuzaka as "Daniel". Check it out: http://youtube.com/watch?v=xHVKgb5sdcA Nick, I think you’re right that ballplayers don’t stop being friends just because their friends are now on a team that fans think they are supposed to hate.

And nobody would blame Millar if he called up Varitek after the ALCS and congratulated him. Or if he went hunting with Youkilis in the offseason.

But actually showing up to throw out the first pitch is too much. Privately, these guys can and should do whatever they want. But publicly, as long as the Orioles are paying him, I think he should be an Oriole. And only an Oriole.

For what it’s worth, Jerry Remy agrees. And so do the Mets. Remy says the Mets denied Pedro when he asked permission to return to Boston to throw out a first pitch.

Plus, I’m pretty sure he botched the player intros, calling Jacoby “Jacob” and referring to Daisuke Matsuzaka as “Daniel”.

Check it out: http://youtube.com/watch?v=xHVKgb5sdcA

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]]> By: Paul Moro http://umpbump.com/press/2007/11/06/write-your-own-caption-jonathan-papelbon/comment-page-1/#comment-30210 Paul Moro Tue, 23 Oct 2007 23:08:49 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/write-your-own-caption-jonathan-papelbon/#comment-30210 I don't see anything wrong with this at all. The Orioles were terrible this year, and were out of contention months ago. They won't be playing real games again until April. Meanwhile, Kevin Millar was a key member of a historic, curse-breaking run, and he will always be remembered for that. Throwing out the first pitch was Boston's way of honoring him for that, and there is no reason he shouldn't humbly accept that honor. What, he should have stridently refused? All ballplayers whose teams get knocked out root for their friends in the postseason. It's just natural. If I can't win, at least maybe my good buddies will win. And ballplayers, who actually know each other as people, don't stop being friends with their friends just because their friends are now on a team that fans think they are supposed to hate. I don’t see anything wrong with this at all. The Orioles were terrible this year, and were out of contention months ago. They won’t be playing real games again until April.

Meanwhile, Kevin Millar was a key member of a historic, curse-breaking run, and he will always be remembered for that. Throwing out the first pitch was Boston’s way of honoring him for that, and there is no reason he shouldn’t humbly accept that honor.

What, he should have stridently refused?

All ballplayers whose teams get knocked out root for their friends in the postseason. It’s just natural. If I can’t win, at least maybe my good buddies will win.

And ballplayers, who actually know each other as people, don’t stop being friends with their friends just because their friends are now on a team that fans think they are supposed to hate.

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]]> By: Doogan http://umpbump.com/press/2007/11/06/write-your-own-caption-jonathan-papelbon/comment-page-1/#comment-30205 Doogan Tue, 23 Oct 2007 22:20:47 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/write-your-own-caption-jonathan-papelbon/#comment-30205 As an impartial observer, I would be pissed at him if I was an Orioles fan, and I would love him if I was a Red Sox fan. I mean, I think it's really cool that he shows how much he loved playing in Boston and how much winning a championship there meant, and still means, to him. BUT, when you're playing for a team in the same division, you just can't do that. He should wait until he retires, or at least moves to the NL, to be Mr. Red Sox Fan in the offseason. The Lowell eye-brow comment was great though. As an impartial observer, I would be pissed at him if I was an Orioles fan, and I would love him if I was a Red Sox fan. I mean, I think it’s really cool that he shows how much he loved playing in Boston and how much winning a championship there meant, and still means, to him. BUT, when you’re playing for a team in the same division, you just can’t do that. He should wait until he retires, or at least moves to the NL, to be Mr. Red Sox Fan in the offseason. The Lowell eye-brow comment was great though.

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