08-11-2009, 07:25 PM
<!--quoteo(post=57071:date=Aug 11 2009, 04:39 PM:name=KBwsb)-->QUOTE (KBwsb @ Aug 11 2009, 04:39 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=57065:date=Aug 11 2009, 04:26 PM:name=BT)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BT @ Aug 11 2009, 04:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->It's a good thing you won't be there Saturday, because I am going to wear out my nut-kicking leg on Butcher, and I won't have any left to give to you.
The only reason we are still arguing this is because YOU ARE COMPLETELY FUCKING WRONG. In the last 6 years, Ramirez has averaged 144 games. That's more than Derrek Lee. That's more than DeRosa. That's more than Bradley. That's more than Soto. That's more than Soriano. That's only slightly less than Theriot.
So unless THE ENTIRE FUCKING TEAM is an injury risk, and you plan on carrying 16 position players, Ramirez was an injury risk only IN YOUR FUCKING HEAD. A guy who has averaged one stint on the 15 day DL a year, is not an injury risk. A guy who played in 149 games last year (tied for 3rd most on the team) is not an injury risk. A guy whose worst injury season was 4 years ago, where he missed less than 40 games is NOT an injury risk.
If you want to argue that we should have had a backup third baseman, fine. But for the love of fuck, STOP saying that Ramirez was an injury risk. He's not Cal Ripken, but he has been as or more dependable than pretty much anyone on the team.
Now I feel better.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
The recent history of Aramis Gehrig Ripkin:
2009-non-stop injuries
2008-missed 15 games, and played hurt at times, but DeRosa filled in ably.
2007-missed 30 games. No need for a good backup. None whatsoever.
2006-missed 40 games (!) No need for a good backup. None whatsoever.
Perhaps in BT-land, a GM can just throw away 30-40 games per season.
I mean, what-the-heck, right?
But it is my opinion that that Mr. Ramirez is not a Man of Steel, nor is ANYONE on the roster, and that is why <!--coloro:#FF0000--><!--/coloro-->having the best super-utility player in MLB, who could fill-in capably almost anywhere on the diamond<!--colorc-->
<!--/colorc-->, was a kind of valuable thing, correct?
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Are you trying to be an asshole, or are you just not reading what BT is saying?
<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->The recent history of Aramis Gehrig Ripkin:<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
BT SPECFICALLY SAID he's not Cal Ripken, so stop with this ridiculous over exaggeration (because you've used it before).<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->2007-missed 30 games. No need for a good backup. None whatsoever.
2006-missed 40 games (!) No need for a good backup. None whatsoever.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
BT SPECIFICALLY SAID feel free to argue that a backup is needed, because that isn't what he's fighting.
All he said was Ramirez was not a serious injury risk like you are claiming. So who exactly are you arguing with?
The only reason we are still arguing this is because YOU ARE COMPLETELY FUCKING WRONG. In the last 6 years, Ramirez has averaged 144 games. That's more than Derrek Lee. That's more than DeRosa. That's more than Bradley. That's more than Soto. That's more than Soriano. That's only slightly less than Theriot.
So unless THE ENTIRE FUCKING TEAM is an injury risk, and you plan on carrying 16 position players, Ramirez was an injury risk only IN YOUR FUCKING HEAD. A guy who has averaged one stint on the 15 day DL a year, is not an injury risk. A guy who played in 149 games last year (tied for 3rd most on the team) is not an injury risk. A guy whose worst injury season was 4 years ago, where he missed less than 40 games is NOT an injury risk.
If you want to argue that we should have had a backup third baseman, fine. But for the love of fuck, STOP saying that Ramirez was an injury risk. He's not Cal Ripken, but he has been as or more dependable than pretty much anyone on the team.
Now I feel better.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
The recent history of Aramis Gehrig Ripkin:
2009-non-stop injuries
2008-missed 15 games, and played hurt at times, but DeRosa filled in ably.
2007-missed 30 games. No need for a good backup. None whatsoever.
2006-missed 40 games (!) No need for a good backup. None whatsoever.
Perhaps in BT-land, a GM can just throw away 30-40 games per season.
I mean, what-the-heck, right?
But it is my opinion that that Mr. Ramirez is not a Man of Steel, nor is ANYONE on the roster, and that is why <!--coloro:#FF0000--><!--/coloro-->having the best super-utility player in MLB, who could fill-in capably almost anywhere on the diamond<!--colorc-->
<!--/colorc-->, was a kind of valuable thing, correct?
<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Are you trying to be an asshole, or are you just not reading what BT is saying?
<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->The recent history of Aramis Gehrig Ripkin:<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
BT SPECFICALLY SAID he's not Cal Ripken, so stop with this ridiculous over exaggeration (because you've used it before).<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->2007-missed 30 games. No need for a good backup. None whatsoever.
2006-missed 40 games (!) No need for a good backup. None whatsoever.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
BT SPECIFICALLY SAID feel free to argue that a backup is needed, because that isn't what he's fighting.
All he said was Ramirez was not a serious injury risk like you are claiming. So who exactly are you arguing with?
The thing you need to remember is that all Cardinals fans and all White Sox fans are very bad people. It's a fact that has been scientifically proven beyond a shadow of a doubt. Being a Cubs fan is the only path to rightousness and piousness. Cardinal and White Sox fans exist to be the dark, diabolical forces that oppose us. They are the yin to our yang, the Joker to our Batman, the demon to our angel, the insurgence to our freedom, the oil to our water, the club to our baby seal. Their happiness occurs only in direct conflict with everything that is pure and good in this world.
-Dirk
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