all the ‘intangibles’ that he has. Can’t we get those if he works with the pitcher before the game, talks to the pitcher and Kenji between innings, and calls most (all?) of the game from the bench?
We were both irate, but disagreed on why Johnson sucks so much at catching pitches. He is convinced it’s lack of concentration and not watching the ball into the glove. I say it has to be skill because he constantly does it and if it’s a concentration issue you’d figure it would get better over time not worse. Then again, he’s from Butte so he’s probably not super bright.
Or do you think it's purely accidental that Johjima is only catching the "new guys" now?
Felix, Bedard, Washburn, RRS…none of them seem to want much of anything to do with Johjima behind the plate, and the first three were veteran enough to call their own shots.
The empirical evidence that Kenji never seems to catch him?
I admit he’s a dodgier example to cite, since I just don’t have a strong memory of his starts. Whereas Johnson was ALWAYS behind the plate for Washburn and Bedard, and remains so for Felix.
I love it when Rob Johnson loses the ball when it rolls behind/to the side of him. He looks like a dog after you’ve faked throwing something, and it takes him several seconds to realize where it went.
But, really, catcher has to be the toughest position on the field to play. It’s easy to make fun of them, sure.
Finding a reasonably good one is really really really hard. They take longer to develop in the system, traditionally. It had to be one reason Fontaine picked Clement over, say, Tulo. While Clement’s catching skills were even considered rough back then, the sum of the parts was possibly considered by Fontaine and company to be equal to T2, and what pushed them over the edge was the position.
So, yeah, hahaha Rob Johnson can’t catch the ball. He’s not good. He’s overrated by some and under-appreciated by others.
Where the hell are we going to get a better catcher? Kenji’s not better. Adam Moore might become better, but even being the Moore fanboy I am, I’d still take Robby in the bigs over Adam right now.
Adam can’t finish his development fast enough for me…
He hits better. He catches better. He throws runners out better.
I’m not Rob Johnson hater. But, tonight was painful, he easily could have cost us the game. And it isn’t like we don’t have options. We have a catcher on the bench who is measurably better at much of the game.
The ugly truth is that the pitchers don't want to throw to Kenji for whatever reason.
I’m not saying it’s fair, I’m not saying it’s rational, all I’m saying is that it’s bleedin’ obvious by now. Both the endless media reports, some which come right out and say it (remember Washburn “throwing him under the bus?”) and others which dance around it (see Drayer’s recent Rob Johnson post for strong hints). And when it comes to two otherwise roughly similar catchers, the pitchers are going to get what they want. It’s not like Kenji is Jorge Posada (another catcher reputedly unpopular as a gamecaller with many of his batterymates) here.
Also, I don’t necessarily think Kenji is a better hitter anymore.
I’m not trying to hate on Rob Johnson. But when we watch passed ball after passed ball we shouldn’t pretend we don’t have options that are worthy of discussion.
I think the discussion begins and ends pretty quickly with "what do the pitchers prefer?"
Because as I said we’re not dealing with two players with significantly different capabilities. Johnson is a slightly better hitter, Johjima’s a slightly better defender, they probably cancel one another out. But given that they’re basically tied, the tiebreaker goes to soothing the pitcher’s nerves. Whether it’s irrational or not (it probably is), you just don’t want to get inside your pitcher’s head by forcing him to work with a catcher that, for whatever reason, he feels drags his game down. Psychological bullshit? Probably. But psychological bullshit can still have a real effect on the field, so tie goes to Johnson.
Again: notice that Kenji’s caught French and Snell and Fister. Not an accident: they’re the new guys without any accumulated “veteran” prejudice.
The problem with him is that he never lets you make the easy decision.
Sure you have all the passed balls.
But then you have the game-saving pickoff, and as much as we’d love to just credit Beltre exclusively, let’s be honest: that was really all Johnson.
And then there’s stuff like the line-drive double play, where you want to hate him but he did everything he could have been asked to do and just got terribly unlucky.
Unless you believe in karma, that is. In which case, fucker’s getting what he deserves.
This game actually started souring my opinion on Wak- I’ve liked him for the most part this year, but his well-known flaws really came out. Not having Sweeney bunt in such a close game in the 7th, letting Rob Johnson bat past the 9th…. these things really wore me down today. It came out okay in the end, but I think this game could have been managed better.
He’s got his flaws, but he’s a damned good manager who miraculously has a team that just last season had no chemistry all following him.
He’s going to make mistakes. He may be stubborn, but we should be so lucky these guys seem to love playing for him.
there is a runner on second. I wonder if he is paying too much attention to what the runner is doing, as in he just takes his eye off the ball as the runner takes his steps down the base path. Now the last one, he just didn’t get in front of the ball…..
Rob is a rookie playing one of the tougher positions to deal with. The staff likes him… and they pitch better. Is he a great hitter? Take away the top 5 in the league and you have mediocre bats running amok. He plays a position that is historically bad at hitting. Rookies need development time
If the staff is overachieving and believes it is because Rob Johnson is a lucky bunny foot and continues to believe so… then he gets to stay until he dies or they find someone better. Yes Kenji’s defense is better. But pitchers hate him. Yes Clement has a better bat. But he can’t catch or call a game. Moore isn’t ready for the bigs. Pissing off an overachieving staff with a bad offense seems like a bad idea
THE STAFF LIKES HIM AND THEY PITCH BETTER!!!!!!!!
Like that, maybe more exclamation points? I wasn’t sure exactly how many to use to I decided to error on the conservative side.
THE STAFF LIKES HIM AND THEY PITCH BETTER THE STAFF LIKES HIM AND THEY PITCH BETTER
THE STAFF LIKES HIM AND THEY PITCH BETTER THE STAFF LIKES HIM AND THEY PITCH BETTER
THE STAFF LIKES HIM AND THEY PITCH BETTER THE STAFF LIKES HIM AND THEY PITCH BETTER
THE STAFF LIKES HIM AND THEY PITCH BETTER THE STAFF LIKES HIM AND THEY PITCH BETTER
THE STAFF LIKES HIM AND THEY PITCH BETTER THE STAFF LIKES HIM AND THEY PITCH BETTER
THE STAFF LIKES HIM AND THEY PITCH BETTER THE STAFF LIKES HIM AND THEY PITCH BETTER
THE STAFF LIKES HIM AND THEY PITCH BETTER THE STAFF LIKES HIM AND THEY PITCH BETTER
THE STAFF LIKES HIM AND THEY PITCH BETTER THE STAFF LIKES HIM AND THEY PITCH BETTER
"We’re the boys from Butte,
the land of rocks and ditches.
We bang our cocks off the rocks;
we’re dirty sons a bitches."
No, not a joke. The football team used to chant it before every game – probably still do. IMHO, Rob Johnson needs to bring that tradition to the Mariner clubhouse.
something. “We bang our cocks off the rocks” doesn’t sound intimidating, it doesn’t ‘dirty,’ it just sounds painful and retarded.
“Rock-fucking crazy” has now supplanted “Pants-on-arms crazy” for me…..
mesmerizing
Will Kier - August 12, 2009
It's like a little dance.
msb - August 12, 2009
No wonder the staff loves him!
The first one also doubles as a missed strike-three called.
Who frames well now, bitch?
lailaihei - August 12, 2009
The position is called 'catcher'
BRKLN M'S - August 12, 2009
The next Dan Wilson!
Benne - August 12, 2009
You mean he will be our starter for the better part of a decade?
And actually bat .250?
magistermilitum - August 12, 2009
We scoff at such talk.
msb - August 12, 2009
Why dont they let him call the games from the bench?
JamMasterJesus - August 12, 2009
I was wondering this as well
all the ‘intangibles’ that he has. Can’t we get those if he works with the pitcher before the game, talks to the pitcher and Kenji between innings, and calls most (all?) of the game from the bench?
Snuffleupagus - August 12, 2009
All sarcasm aside, 'intangibles' just mean 'the pitchers like throwing into his glove'.
All other ‘intangibles’ seem like bull.
JamMasterJesus - August 13, 2009
I was watching with my dad...
We were both irate, but disagreed on why Johnson sucks so much at catching pitches. He is convinced it’s lack of concentration and not watching the ball into the glove. I say it has to be skill because he constantly does it and if it’s a concentration issue you’d figure it would get better over time not worse. Then again, he’s from Butte so he’s probably not super bright.
Thoughts?
SethGrandpa - August 12, 2009
Concentrating is a skill
Graham MacAree - August 12, 2009
I suppose so...
SethGrandpa - August 12, 2009
When you do something as mechanical as catching for that long, you get good at it. It MUST be a concentration thing.
Give him some adderall?
JamMasterJesus - August 12, 2009
He just doesn't move his feet enough. He stays crouched and tries to catch everything from that position.
Coach Owens - August 12, 2009
I dont think that's the problem with either of those. Just looks like lazy glove work to me.
Rudy4three - August 12, 2009
That, and his eyes are closed.
Sundevil78 - August 12, 2009
Less than 3 seconds sums up exactly what I don't like about Rob Johnson, excellent gif
Kermit. - August 12, 2009
He made a pretty savage throw to third, though
Steven was taken - August 12, 2009
That was a terrific play and I'm beginning to come around on him
He does however seem to have great trouble catching a baseball.
Jeff Sullivan - August 12, 2009
But Kenji's done that as well.
Well, he’s come close to doing it.
Coach Owens - August 12, 2009
Which I guess is the best problem to have. You would think he'd be able to correct that flaw
pretty easily.
Rudy4three - August 12, 2009
Felix must be thrilled that Wak annointed Johnson as his personal catcher..
Rudy4three - August 12, 2009
If Felix didn't want Rob he could tell Wak and make it so.
SethGrandpa - August 12, 2009
I don't Felix would do that
Rudy4three - August 12, 2009
Of course he would. He did just that with Johjima.
esoteric - August 12, 2009
Or do you think it's purely accidental that Johjima is only catching the "new guys" now?
Felix, Bedard, Washburn, RRS…none of them seem to want much of anything to do with Johjima behind the plate, and the first three were veteran enough to call their own shots.
esoteric - August 12, 2009
Is there any evidence RRS has ever had a problem with Joh?
SethGrandpa - August 13, 2009
The empirical evidence that Kenji never seems to catch him?
I admit he’s a dodgier example to cite, since I just don’t have a strong memory of his starts. Whereas Johnson was ALWAYS behind the plate for Washburn and Bedard, and remains so for Felix.
esoteric - August 13, 2009
RRS could be comfortable with Rob having been in the minors together.
Wilder. - August 13, 2009
What?
Kenji most certainly has caught RRS
Mariner John - August 13, 2009
There was that whole Johjima not catching because hurt issue, as well.
msb - August 13, 2009
I just watch Felix's leg over and over.
Slow Country - August 12, 2009
Yeah, he kinda sucks at blocking wild ones...
But don’t disregard that throw out at third. Kinda saved the game.
Timdor69 - August 12, 2009
Sorry.
Really sucks at blocking wild ones.
Timdor69 - August 12, 2009
I know you like Rob Johnson, and I do too.
But do you think we could sneak into his house tonight and threaten his manhood. So he blocks a damn pitch?
JamMasterJesus - August 12, 2009
Fair enough.
Timdor69 - August 12, 2009
Indeed!
Jeff Sullivan - August 12, 2009
Guilty pleasure
I love it when Rob Johnson loses the ball when it rolls behind/to the side of him. He looks like a dog after you’ve faked throwing something, and it takes him several seconds to realize where it went.
JLC - August 12, 2009
The Kelley one was hilarious. He was totally clueless
Rudy4three - August 12, 2009
I was disappointed when Kelley pointed at the ball
I was hoping Rob Johnson would go into a frenzied panic and start accusing the umpire of stealing the baseball
JLC - August 12, 2009
Then I have good news!
Jeff Sullivan - August 12, 2009
Needs to be long enough to capture the Rob Johnson frantic searching
JLC - August 12, 2009
These two don't quite illustrate the 'frantic searching'
JamMasterJesus - August 12, 2009
*two examples
JamMasterJesus - August 12, 2009
I don't find the frantic searching to be as hilarious as the simple missing of pitches in and around the plate
Jeff Sullivan - August 12, 2009
*Sigh*
JamMasterJesus - August 12, 2009
I love the way he just disappears from the picture
Jeff Sullivan - August 12, 2009
Now that's comedy!
JamMasterJesus - August 12, 2009
This is excellent.
appleshampoo - August 12, 2009
YES YES YES YES YES YES
JLC - August 12, 2009
I love the batter's reaction.
Mariner John - August 12, 2009
He could've walked the rest of the way
JLC - August 12, 2009
HE LOOKED IN THE BALL'S DIRECTION INITIALLY
WHY THE FUCK IS HE LOOKING TO HIS LEFT?! THERE IS NO REASON TO LOOK THERE.
JLC - August 12, 2009
Everybody else saw exactly where the ball went except Rob.
Goose - August 12, 2009
Incredible.
The best part is that Kelley is closer to it than Johnson by the time the .GIF ends.
esoteric - August 12, 2009
Kelly is pointing it out like Rob is a dog who can't find the tennis ball.
SethGrandpa - August 13, 2009
Vintage Rob Johnson.
Kelley – Hey retard, it’s over there!
Heydude - August 13, 2009
Epic!
A dog confused by some sleight of hand.
Big Jared - August 13, 2009
That's much funnier now than it was watching it in person
serotonein - August 13, 2009
Wow.
Amazing play there, Rob.
urchman - August 13, 2009
God how the fuck did he miss the pitch in the second gif
JLC - August 12, 2009
There are numerous others from Felix starts that just hit his stationary glove and pop out.
Rudy4three - August 12, 2009
Right as the ball deflects off his glove, watch his head
There’s a little hitch, I think he’s peaking at the runner just as the pitch arrives
Kermit. - August 13, 2009
All I can say is... bring on Moore ASAP.
lailaihei - August 12, 2009
Well...
I’m Moore’s biggest fanboy outside of the organization and even I recognize that he’s had his issues, too…
PositivePaul - August 12, 2009
But he projects to be a bigger contributor than Rob Johnson for mid-2010 and beyond, right?
lailaihei - August 12, 2009
Despite all the talk about Moore being the future starter
I just don’t see Rob Johnson getting less than 300 PA a year for the foreseeable future. He’s going to be a part of this team for a long time.
Manzanillos Cup - August 13, 2009
I wonder how bad Clement must have been, if we are tolerating this type of defensive effort
Anybody know how Moore compares to Johnson defensively?
Rudy4three - August 12, 2009
Lot better, only thing he needs help on is calling the game and relationships with pitchers. Which I imagine Moore will learn from Johnson.
w00tah - August 12, 2009
Clement was so bad that he couldn't even get in a catchers stance.
JamMasterJesus - August 12, 2009
He did in my bed.
kevin_ess - August 12, 2009
I immediately hate myself for this mental image.
kevin_ess - August 12, 2009
MY PRINT SCREEN ISN'T WORKING, AND IM GOING TO CRY.
JamMasterJesus - August 12, 2009
I like you.
kevin_ess - August 12, 2009
Can you do me a favor, implicate yourself, and print screen that for me?
JamMasterJesus - August 12, 2009
Sorry - I cannot bring myself to look at my comment.
kevin_ess - August 13, 2009
Damn. Foiled.
JamMasterJesus - August 13, 2009
They had different problems
Poochie - August 12, 2009
This makes me sad.
kevin_ess - August 12, 2009
Okay, I think we all get this...
But, really, catcher has to be the toughest position on the field to play. It’s easy to make fun of them, sure.
Finding a reasonably good one is really really really hard. They take longer to develop in the system, traditionally. It had to be one reason Fontaine picked Clement over, say, Tulo. While Clement’s catching skills were even considered rough back then, the sum of the parts was possibly considered by Fontaine and company to be equal to T2, and what pushed them over the edge was the position.
So, yeah, hahaha Rob Johnson can’t catch the ball. He’s not good. He’s overrated by some and under-appreciated by others.
Where the hell are we going to get a better catcher? Kenji’s not better. Adam Moore might become better, but even being the Moore fanboy I am, I’d still take Robby in the bigs over Adam right now.
Adam can’t finish his development fast enough for me…
PositivePaul - August 12, 2009
"Kenji's not better."
He hits better. He catches better. He throws runners out better.
I’m not Rob Johnson hater. But, tonight was painful, he easily could have cost us the game. And it isn’t like we don’t have options. We have a catcher on the bench who is measurably better at much of the game.
Snuffleupagus - August 12, 2009
I am no longer of the opinion that Kenji's a better hitter
Jeff Sullivan - August 12, 2009
But
the last thing I remember Kenji doing was hitting a game winning home run. Langerhans and he are the teams best hitters right?
Still, that’s interesting.
Snuffleupagus - August 13, 2009
The ugly truth is that the pitchers don't want to throw to Kenji for whatever reason.
I’m not saying it’s fair, I’m not saying it’s rational, all I’m saying is that it’s bleedin’ obvious by now. Both the endless media reports, some which come right out and say it (remember Washburn “throwing him under the bus?”) and others which dance around it (see Drayer’s recent Rob Johnson post for strong hints). And when it comes to two otherwise roughly similar catchers, the pitchers are going to get what they want. It’s not like Kenji is Jorge Posada (another catcher reputedly unpopular as a gamecaller with many of his batterymates) here.
Also, I don’t necessarily think Kenji is a better hitter anymore.
esoteric - August 12, 2009
Jeff beat me to the last part.
esoteric - August 12, 2009
Like I said
I’m not trying to hate on Rob Johnson. But when we watch passed ball after passed ball we shouldn’t pretend we don’t have options that are worthy of discussion.
Snuffleupagus - August 13, 2009
I think the discussion begins and ends pretty quickly with "what do the pitchers prefer?"
Because as I said we’re not dealing with two players with significantly different capabilities. Johnson is a slightly better hitter, Johjima’s a slightly better defender, they probably cancel one another out. But given that they’re basically tied, the tiebreaker goes to soothing the pitcher’s nerves. Whether it’s irrational or not (it probably is), you just don’t want to get inside your pitcher’s head by forcing him to work with a catcher that, for whatever reason, he feels drags his game down. Psychological bullshit? Probably. But psychological bullshit can still have a real effect on the field, so tie goes to Johnson.
Again: notice that Kenji’s caught French and Snell and Fister. Not an accident: they’re the new guys without any accumulated “veteran” prejudice.
esoteric - August 13, 2009
Kenji caught all three because Johnson was resting a sore elbow.
Hard to say how it would have shaken out if both catchers were feeling good.
msb - August 13, 2009
I get the sense that the "sore elbow" thing is a story for outside consumption.
esoteric - August 13, 2009
I don't know what to tell you.
msb - August 13, 2009
I suppose I should take this opportunity to state my position again
I have come around on Rob Johnson and do not loathe him anymore. I do, however, think it’s funny that he can’t catch a baseball.
Jeff Sullivan - August 12, 2009
I think you just USSMminged
Dewey N - August 12, 2009
whatever
Poochie - August 12, 2009
This game has made me loathe him again.
Fuck Rob Johnson.
Goose - August 12, 2009
The problem with him is that he never lets you make the easy decision.
Sure you have all the passed balls.
But then you have the game-saving pickoff, and as much as we’d love to just credit Beltre exclusively, let’s be honest: that was really all Johnson.
And then there’s stuff like the line-drive double play, where you want to hate him but he did everything he could have been asked to do and just got terribly unlucky.
Unless you believe in karma, that is. In which case, fucker’s getting what he deserves.
esoteric - August 13, 2009
Fuck it, I blame Wak.
This game actually started souring my opinion on Wak- I’ve liked him for the most part this year, but his well-known flaws really came out. Not having Sweeney bunt in such a close game in the 7th, letting Rob Johnson bat past the 9th…. these things really wore me down today. It came out okay in the end, but I think this game could have been managed better.
batura - August 13, 2009
Meh.
He’s got his flaws, but he’s a damned good manager who miraculously has a team that just last season had no chemistry all following him.
He’s going to make mistakes. He may be stubborn, but we should be so lucky these guys seem to love playing for him.
kevin_ess - August 13, 2009
Yeah. But Mike Fucking Sweeney.
batura - August 13, 2009
See my post in the game notes thread.
I was pretty pissed he kept coming up to bat.
kevin_ess - August 13, 2009
Mike Sweeney is a nice man. And nice men need at bats.
JamMasterJesus - August 13, 2009
I'm nice, and I would never start me. Ever.
kevin_ess - August 13, 2009
But I'm nice and it .400
Two Rs and Two Ls - August 13, 2009
Ehhh
The passed balls didn’t hurt us that bad, he made an awesome snap throw, and he was a dash of luck away from a game-winning hit.
Jeff Sullivan - August 13, 2009
"
I couldn’t care less about the passed balls. Just imagine how boring this game would’ve been without them.
I mean, seriously.
Steven was taken - August 13, 2009
I still loathe him, personally
Jeff Nye - August 13, 2009
At least Rob was able to catch an Ichiro throw for once.
Improvement!
Wilder. - August 12, 2009
yeah
when he reached to pick up his mask after the tag I was sure that he was picking up the ball I assumed he had just dropped.
Snuffleupagus - August 12, 2009
I was scared the ump would say safe because there was no block and it looked close.
w00tah - August 12, 2009
Yeah, he would have lost all the good will he's gained if he had dropped that.
It’s taken me months to get over that first drop.
Manzanillos Cup - August 13, 2009
Almost for not due to poor positioning.
SethGrandpa - August 13, 2009
I wish I could say he did a good job blocking the plate, but you're right, baby steps...
Zwakamatsu - August 13, 2009
New York Vinnie is talking about how Rob Johnson should always be behind the plate
He called him a “defensive gem”!
gregrabble - August 12, 2009
"He's the man, he calls a good game, he's a defensive gem"
msb - August 13, 2009
By the way, does anyone know what happened to Jack Wilson? I missed what he was pulled out of the game for.
Irredeemable ugliness?
esoteric - August 13, 2009
Hamstring
Wilder. - August 13, 2009
How serious?
esoteric - August 13, 2009
Probably not very.
SethGrandpa - August 13, 2009
Just tightness, I believe.
Wilder. - August 13, 2009
Blood was everywhere.
People were wailing and throwing up in the stands.
kevin_ess - August 13, 2009
Awesome.
esoteric - August 13, 2009
I know how to paint a picture.
kevin_ess - August 13, 2009
Hamstring aggrivation
PositivePaul - August 13, 2009
In the first three gifs,
there is a runner on second. I wonder if he is paying too much attention to what the runner is doing, as in he just takes his eye off the ball as the runner takes his steps down the base path. Now the last one, he just didn’t get in front of the ball…..
KDC_1988 - August 13, 2009
You know who you remind me of?
The kinds of people who used to make excuses for Hitler or Stalin. That’s who.
esoteric - August 13, 2009
I was yelling "catch the ball" far too much at the catcher tonight
serotonein - August 13, 2009
So I've been lurking for a while,
and tonight I finally realized why everyone hates Rob Johnson so much.
Trombone Dixie - August 13, 2009
I don't hate Rob Johnson.
kevin_ess - August 13, 2009
I hate Rob Johnson and everyone who doesn't hate Rob Johnson.
lailaihei - August 13, 2009
Same here. I can't stand a catcher who can't catch the fucking ball.
I don’t care how much of a suckup he is to the coaches and pitchers, his defense is almost unbelievably terrible.
If I was Clement, I’d sure be PO’d watching Rob Johnson “catch”.
Sam Regens - August 13, 2009
It also sucks that Felix and other pitchers get charged with wild pitches for fuckups like that.
Sam Regens - August 13, 2009
They shouldn't.
Usually if the catcher fails to catch a ball that doesn’t bounce and he did get a glove on, that’s a passed ball.
The pitcher normally only gets credited with a wild pitch if the pitch bounces or it the catcher completely whiffs at it.
Llewdor - August 13, 2009
But he's a defensive gem
gregrabble - August 13, 2009
If I was Clement, I'd be more PO'd at my own damn knees than Rob Johnson/Adam Moore/Jamie Burke.
marc w - August 13, 2009
I don't hate Rob Johnson
Rob is a rookie playing one of the tougher positions to deal with. The staff likes him… and they pitch better. Is he a great hitter? Take away the top 5 in the league and you have mediocre bats running amok. He plays a position that is historically bad at hitting. Rookies need development time
If the staff is overachieving and believes it is because Rob Johnson is a lucky bunny foot and continues to believe so… then he gets to stay until he dies or they find someone better. Yes Kenji’s defense is better. But pitchers hate him. Yes Clement has a better bat. But he can’t catch or call a game. Moore isn’t ready for the bigs. Pissing off an overachieving staff with a bad offense seems like a bad idea
Whoopetydoo - August 13, 2009
ROB JOHNSON ALSO CANNOT CATCH
Graham MacAree - August 13, 2009
"The staff likes him… and they pitch better."
How do you prove that?
msb - August 13, 2009
You say it louder
THE STAFF LIKES HIM AND THEY PITCH BETTER!!!!!!!!
Like that, maybe more exclamation points? I wasn’t sure exactly how many to use to I decided to error on the conservative side.
Kermit. - August 13, 2009
OOOH OOOOH! Bold print!!
THE STAFF LIKE HIM AND THEY PITCH BETTER
Kermit. - August 13, 2009
And then there's repetition
THE STAFF LIKES HIM AND THEY PITCH BETTER THE STAFF LIKES HIM AND THEY PITCH BETTER
THE STAFF LIKES HIM AND THEY PITCH BETTER THE STAFF LIKES HIM AND THEY PITCH BETTER
THE STAFF LIKES HIM AND THEY PITCH BETTER THE STAFF LIKES HIM AND THEY PITCH BETTER
THE STAFF LIKES HIM AND THEY PITCH BETTER THE STAFF LIKES HIM AND THEY PITCH BETTER
THE STAFF LIKES HIM AND THEY PITCH BETTER THE STAFF LIKES HIM AND THEY PITCH BETTER
THE STAFF LIKES HIM AND THEY PITCH BETTER THE STAFF LIKES HIM AND THEY PITCH BETTER
THE STAFF LIKES HIM AND THEY PITCH BETTER THE STAFF LIKES HIM AND THEY PITCH BETTER
THE STAFF LIKES HIM AND THEY PITCH BETTER THE STAFF LIKES HIM AND THEY PITCH BETTER
Kermit. - August 13, 2009
Got a GIF of Johnson's pick-off throw?
Just for comparison’s sake?
urchman - August 13, 2009
Butte High Fight Chant
"We’re the boys from Butte,
the land of rocks and ditches.
We bang our cocks off the rocks;
we’re dirty sons a bitches."
No, not a joke. The football team used to chant it before every game – probably still do. IMHO, Rob Johnson needs to bring that tradition to the Mariner clubhouse.
MtGrizzly - August 13, 2009
Wow....that's
something. “We bang our cocks off the rocks” doesn’t sound intimidating, it doesn’t ‘dirty,’ it just sounds painful and retarded.
“Rock-fucking crazy” has now supplanted “Pants-on-arms crazy” for me…..
marc w - August 13, 2009
Rocks is a euphemism for mountain goat.
Sec 108 - August 13, 2009
Butte, where men are men
and mountain goats are fucking nervous.
Jed MC - August 13, 2009
Catcher Defense Rate
Seems like there’s a defensive metric floating around here – some function of mishandled pitches, throw release times and accuracy.
BFR - August 13, 2009
I like the way Felix showed his socks yesterday.
Jed MC - August 13, 2009
Hey you're right!
I love the high socks. More players should wear them like that.
Zwakamatsu - August 13, 2009
Any particular reason or occasion?
Or has Felix decided to just become even more awesome for the hell of it?
Decatur - August 13, 2009
So I've noticed that pretty much all the pitchers have switched to high socks lately.
Aaron Campeau - August 13, 2009
Rob Johnson needs a swift kick to his intangibles
Bearskin Rugburn - August 13, 2009
No! Thats the source to all his power!
JamMasterJesus - August 13, 2009
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