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Showing posts with label Rookies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rookies. Show all posts
Tuesday, September 30
You Can't Hide From Me, Rookies!
And these Angels rookies, despite owning the best record in the AL, still gotta rock the haze, just like everyone else.
L-R: Frederica Sandoval, Shawny Rodriguez, Kendra Jepsen, Matilda Brown, Bobby-Socks Wilson, Josefina Arredondo, Darina O'Day.
Yanks Rookies Get OWNED
This could be the best day ever because the hazing pictures JUST. KEEP. COMING.
Not only did the Yankees dress up the lowest men on the totem pole as the fuckin VILLAGE PEOPLE (Alfredo Aceves - Indian, Humberto Sanchez - Sailor, Juan Miranda - Policeman, Francisco Cervelli - Biker, Brett Gardner - Construction Worker, and Dave Robertson - Cowboy), but they blasted the Village People's Greatest Hits while the team took pictures.
Fabulous.
Rookie, Rookie Hazing!
I can't sing enough to really express the true exuberant nature of my joy at rookie hazing photos. Sometimes God smiles on you, ya know? Here he has gifted me with the Diamondbacks, looking all kinds of silly in their hazing photos. Thanks, Big Man!
This is simply the best picture of all time.
Monday, September 29
Marlins Rookies Get HAZED
There is nothing I love more than rookie hazing. NOTHING. This picture comes courtesy of Boogie's camera. I would go look through the roster and see exactly who they are, but I am not in the mood. If you know, leave it in the comments.
**UPDATE**
There's video footage. I love life.
Saturday, September 20
Mets get Hazed
And I am a little disappointed. It wasn't that clever. And I have no problem seeing the sexy Mets rookies all dressed up like Michael Phelps. The video quality is a bit shoddy, but we do our best here at LLR.
Maybe D. Wright and Jose should have dressed up with them. And if you don't know why, you better ask somebody. (Sigh. I hate participating in gossip, but the facts are facts.)
Red Sox Rookies - HAZED!
The fun never stops. These photos come compliments of Kelly O'Conner and Liza (ripped from OutInCenterField
Chris Carter
First of all, the wig askew just gives a magnificent touch. I think I went to high school with a girl who had roots like that. Her boobs were far less impressive, however.
Chris Smith
This is hands down my favorite. He really seems at home. I guess he earned that tiara.
Davern Hansack
So the theme this year was High School Musical. So I am assuming Davern must be the Zac Efron character or that other guy whose name I am pretty sure no one has ever known. He got off easy. Too bad no one dressed as full bush Vanessa Hudgens.
Jonathan VanEvery
Priceless. Simply priceless. I kind of wish I had been in High School Musical now, so I could contribute to my beloved pasttime of rookie hazing.
It's Rookie Hazing Time!
God, I love rookie hazing. I lied in my previous post if I made it seem like I was opposed. I wish rookie hazing was every day.
Here's the Padres rookies ready to serve up some wings and beer. Make mine extra spicy!
Friday, September 5
What Do You Have To Say For Yourself, Rookie?
What little boy growing up at some point didn't dream of becoming a professional athlete? I can't tell you how many times as a kid Action made me stand in the batter's box while he pretended it was the bottom of the 9th and proceeded to strike me out. Pros seem to have it all - unbelievable talent, money, women, blogs like the LLR entirely focused on them. Who wouldn't want that life?
Well, it ain't all roses, let me tell you. Yeah, you spend half your life traveling and people who don't know you hate you. But that isn't the worst of it. What may potentially be the worst is rookie hazings. Allow me to provide you with a few examples of what the manliest men our country has to offer have suffered through.
Ladies and gentlemen, I present the team I believe to be the sexiest in baseball - the Twins. And here are their rookies catching the last of the Indians game at Jacobs Field. That's just cruel, guys.
Pink is not Andre Ethier of the Dodgers' color.
But perhaps Fruit Stripes Gum is the color of Andy LaRoche.
The Braves rookies... looking no worse than they do on the field this year. Zing! (I'm sorry, I love you guys.)
Not one of the Devil Rays rookies has the legs for that dress.
Just your every day... John Rheinhecker of the Rangers riding around on the BART in what is truly a penguin suit.
Hate to say it, but Yankee Robinson Cano is kind of sexy as a cheerleader.
And let us never forget... the little girls' backpacks that are the staple of any bullpen.
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Saturday, August 9
The Future Is In Good Hands
Growing up just a hop, skip and a jump from Hoboken, NJ (where the first baseball game in U.S. history took place), you can be damn sure that's a big part of the reason I consider myself a bit of a baseball purist. This is why I hate the American League and their piece of garbage DH rule. This is why I would like to bitchslap Barry Bonds and why bat corking is tantamount to felony to me. While I am not as extreme as some (let's get Pete Rose in the Hall of Fame, for God's sake!), it is why today I am so happy to be a fan of a little franchise called the New York Mets.
With the trading deadline just having passed, it is easy for all of us armchair general managers to reflect on what we would have done. The Mets this year let the deadline pass with zero fanfare. Not only did they not make a trade, but they were nearly absent from the preceding rumor mill. Instead, the Mets ballclub has made the decision to pull from the seemingly exceptional talent within their minor league system. And I couldn't be prouder.
Some teams elected to make some big trades, most notably the Yankees acquiring Pudge Rodriguez and the Dodgers acquisition of Manny "Just Being Manny" Ramirez. While both these dudes are phenomenal assets to any team, one has to wonder the real logic within this. Sure, these guys are filling holes within their brand spanking new teams and have already upped the bar for the level of play on each of their teams.
But at what cost? The Dodgers are paying out something like $20 million dollars a year to get Manny on the field. Manny, having a 14 year career already BEHIND him, has what, maybe 4 years left on the playing field? Great, so if 80 million dollars later, the Dodgers haven't won a Series, they are then left with nothing. The clock is ticking on Ramirez. Now I couldn't find exactly what Mets unstoppable rookie Dan Murphy is bringing in, but it can't be more than $322K a year, which is what my beloved D Dubs made his first year. That is literally less than 1/60th of what Ramirez is raking in.
Now let's look at some numbers. While these statistics are going to skew a tiny bit unfairly as Ramirez has played in more games as a Dodger than Dan has as a Met, they are pretty damn close. Little Murphy, after 5 games, is batting .500 for the New York Mets. Manny is batting .458 since joining the Dodgers, with 4 homeruns. Fucking ridiculous stat? Yes. But I will take Murph at 1/60th the cost with a higher batting average any day of the week. And not only that, barring unforeseen circumstances, the Mets will employ the services of the phenom from Jacksonville for the next 15-20 years. Who got the better bargain? Give me a damn break.
Long story made even longer, use your minor league systems. That's what they're there for. Trading be damned, I would rather see a team utilize all their resources and build a club that's going to look damn good for the next 20 years rather than blowing my load on a guy like Manny who will be a distant memory just as a guy like Murphy hits his stride.
Oh, and the Dodgers? 4-3 since Manny joining the team and if they were in the Mets division, they would still be 3 games back and 20 million more in debt. Enjoy your purchase.
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