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Saturday, September 06, 2008

TSN: Jones: Why I’m admiring and rooting for Francisco Rodriguez

Even when Todd Jones is at work...he finds time to watch where he’s not going.

Players watch (like hawks) how other players act, and I can tell you that over-the-top antics are not forgotten. As a rule of thumb, whatever you might do is accepted as long as you do it every time. Sammy Sosa’s homer hop, for example. Well, every time K-Rod gets a save, he points to the heavens and blows a kiss. The key there is that he does it every time. What once was perceived as a guy saying, “Look at me and how good I am,” no longer was construed as any kind of attempt to show anyone up.

When you look at K-Rod, you should look at him as a guy who’s having a dream season as far as the save opportunities he is getting and how he is converting them. He is doing a remarkable job and remains on pace to blow away Bobby Thigpen’s record for saves in a season (57).

Repoz Posted: September 06, 2008 at 06:02 PM | 7 comment(s) | Login to Bookmark
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   1. Hello Rusty Kuntz, Goodbye Rusty Cars Posted: September 06, 2008 at 06:52 PM (#2931248)
Everyone loved Sammy Sosa.
   2. unemployed Jeff Posted: September 06, 2008 at 07:21 PM (#2931266)
That's why I make it a goal to brutally murder at least one person a day.
   3. tl; dr (Voxter) Posted: September 06, 2008 at 07:29 PM (#2931273)
Should I make an inflammatory comment mocking Todd Jones and implying that he's a racist? I think maybe I should.
   4. Exploring Leftist Conservatism since 2008 (ark..) Posted: September 06, 2008 at 09:55 PM (#2931360)
I used to point to heaven and blow a kiss whenever I got laid. Then I met Thora.
   5. Los Angeles ALBERT F. PUJOLS of Anaheim Posted: September 07, 2008 at 01:34 AM (#2931605)
I used to point to heaven and blow a kiss whenever I got laid.
Small sample size.
   6. scareduck Posted: September 07, 2008 at 03:37 AM (#2931645)
#4 -- Thora Zine?
   7. Chase Utley, Shooty's Favorite Robot (Joey Belle) Posted: September 07, 2008 at 05:37 AM (#2931668)
Should I make an inflammatory comment mocking Todd Jones and implying that he's a racist?


Todd Jones is hates gay people, but he's not a racist. Get it straight(pun absolutely intended).
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