Damn You To Hell Sports Illustrated!

beargrowlz · 03-22-2007, 01:26 PM

For putting Dice-K on the cover of your baseball preview.

Sheesh why don't you just shoot him now and get it over with.

*sigh*

Oilers9911 · 03-22-2007, 01:30 PM

You'd think Dice-K was Cy Friggin Young coming back from the dead.

Desnudo · 03-22-2007, 01:33 PM

How did he end up with "dice-k?"

bulletsponge · 03-22-2007, 01:35 PM

beargrowlz · 03-22-2007, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Desnudo

How did he end up with "dice-k?"

Not sure. The media was calling him "D-Mat" for awhile. Then it became "Dice-K" and "D-Mat" disappeared.

Heh, read an interview with some Marlins hitters the other day that swore he was throwing the mythical gyro-ball.

NoMyths · 03-22-2007, 01:41 PM

Why does every effing nickname anymore have to be a variant of the same thing (J-Lo, K-Fed, A-Rod)? Can't we just call the guy Night Train or something?

bulletsponge · 03-22-2007, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by NoMyths

Why does every effing nickname anymore have to be a variant of the same thing (J-Lo, K-Fed, A-Rod)? Can't we just call the guy Night Train or something?

because the media who create nicknames have zero originality or creativity. thats why they go into journalism

Drake · 03-22-2007, 01:51 PM

Um, I believe he got that nickname because that's how you pronounce his name.

beargrowlz · 03-22-2007, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by NoMyths

Why does every effing nickname anymore have to be a variant of the same thing (J-Lo, K-Fed, A-Rod)? Can't we just call the guy Night Train or something?

Hrrm, "Pearl Hahbah" Matsuzaka has a nice ring to it.

Logan · 03-22-2007, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by bulletsponge

because the media who create nicknames have zero originality or creativity. thats why they go into journalism

True.

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Originally Posted by Drake

Um, I believe he got that nickname because that's how you pronounce his name.

Also true.

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Originally Posted by beargrowlz

Heh, read an interview with some Marlins hitters the other day that swore he was throwing the mythical gyro-ball.

Right around when Spring Training started, I could've sworn I read a quote by one of Boston's scouts or a personnel guy (it was anonymous) that sadly admitted that he doesn't throw the gyroball. I thought it was in a Jayson Stark article, but I can't find it, and people keep talking about it as if he is throwing it. Anybody else hear that?

Leonidas · 03-22-2007, 01:56 PM

I really have nothing against the guy and hope he never suffers a horrendous injury or have to watch a loved one die in his arms, but deep down I really do hope he bombs for the Red Sox.

bulletsponge · 03-22-2007, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Leonidas

I really have nothing against the guy and hope he never suffers a horrendous injury or have to watch a loved one die in his arms, but deep down I really do hope he bombs for the Red Sox.

ditto. the damn media hype secretly makes me want to see him bomb. i got nothin against the guy

Lathum · 03-22-2007, 02:07 PM

I wonder how much the Yankee's paid SI?

Franklinnoble · 03-22-2007, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by beargrowlz

Hrrm, "Pearl Hahbah" Matsuzaka has a nice ring to it.

Winnah!

spleen1015 · 03-22-2007, 02:19 PM

I like how everyone has been foaming at the mouth today after his performance yesterday.

Uh....did anyone pay attention to the hitters he faced?

Desnudo · 03-22-2007, 03:45 PM

Hopefully he doesn't understand English and therefore will be immune to comments from the Boston sportswriter and talk radio community.

VPI97 · 03-22-2007, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by beargrowlz

For putting Dice-K on the cover of your baseball preview.

Who is Dice-K?

Ksyrup · 03-22-2007, 04:34 PM

From one of the ESPN.com blogs today, a Marlins hitter was quoted as saying he thought the guy threw upwards of a dozen different pitches, and that when the guy aasked Varitek how many he throws, Varitek said, "I don't know, but I have to use both hands to give the signals."

NoMyths · 03-22-2007, 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Ksyrup

From one of the ESPN.com blogs today, a Marlins hitter was quoted as saying he thought the guy threw upwards of a dozen different pitches, and that when the guy aasked Varitek how many he throws, Varitek said, "I don't know, but I have to use both hands to give the signals."

Funny guy.

cthomer5000 · 03-22-2007, 05:31 PM

Daisuke, people.

vex · 03-22-2007, 08:21 PM

He's on ESPN's baseball preview as well.

03-22-2007, 01:35 PM	#4
bulletsponge Pro Starter Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: TX	LOL

03-22-2007, 01:56 PM	#11
Leonidas College Benchwarmer Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: East Anglia	I really have nothing against the guy and hope he never suffers a horrendous injury or have to watch a loved one die in his arms, but deep down I really do hope he bombs for the Red Sox. __________________ Molon labe

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Ksyrup This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off. Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: In Absentia	From one of the ESPN.com blogs today, a Marlins hitter was quoted as saying he thought the guy threw upwards of a dozen different pitches, and that when the guy aasked Varitek how many he throws, Varitek said, "I don't know, but I have to use both hands to give the signals." __________________ M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete."

03-22-2007, 01:30 PM	#2
Oilers9911 College Benchwarmer Join Date: Jan 2006	You'd think Dice-K was Cy Friggin Young coming back from the dead.

03-22-2007, 01:33 PM	#3
Desnudo Coordinator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Here and There	How did he end up with "dice-k?"

03-22-2007, 01:41 PM	#6
NoMyths Poet in Residence Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Charleston, SC	Why does every effing nickname anymore have to be a variant of the same thing (J-Lo, K-Fed, A-Rod)? Can't we just call the guy Night Train or something?

03-22-2007, 01:51 PM	#8
Drake assmaster Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Bloomington, IN	Um, I believe he got that nickname because that's how you pronounce his name.

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Lathum Favored Bitch #1 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: homeless in NJ	I wonder how much the Yankee's paid SI?

03-22-2007, 02:19 PM	#15
spleen1015 Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2003	I like how everyone has been foaming at the mouth today after his performance yesterday. Uh....did anyone pay attention to the hitters he faced?

03-22-2007, 03:45 PM	#16
Desnudo Coordinator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Here and There	Hopefully he doesn't understand English and therefore will be immune to comments from the Boston sportswriter and talk radio community.

03-22-2007, 08:21 PM	#21
vex Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Tulsa	He's on ESPN's baseball preview as well.

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