Comments on: On Manny, Hafner, Flacco and the Indians

By: alan t.

alan t. — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 12:10:46 +0000

I see that Ramirez's former teammates voted Ramirez a 2/3 playoff share, not a zero playoff share. Gee, that's 'despicable.'

By: larry d.

larry d. — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:14:46 +0000

Manny's always played on winners and he's always produced. I haven't heard any of his teammates call him 'despicable,' either.

It's a silly word used by someone who either takes himself much too seriously and/or thinks a little controversy will pump up ratings.

By: alan t.

alan t. — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:50:30 +0000

Oh, one other thing, James. Or maybe it's just Nate/Rick doing another of his Rich Little online impressions. Who knows. Who cares. The point is that "despicable" word for Ramirez wasn't Pat's word. It was Tim McCarver's. So perhaps you scroll past far more postings than you're aware of, because you obviously scrolled right through Pat's.

By: alan t.

alan t. — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:11:15 +0000

Which one of the old posters is this "James" character? By the way, you contradicted yourself, "James." How would you know about a guy who "rambles on and on about nothing" if you "quickly scroll past his lunatic postings?" Guys like you almost make me yearn for that Billy guy.

By: James

James — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 15:54:54 +0000

Pat, is there any way to block this "alan t." character from posting? He rambles on and on about nothing, refuses to accept or acknowledge that someone else might have a viewpoint that is–gasp!–not in line with his own demented view of the world, and, frankly, just takes up a lot of space. I quickly scroll past his lunatic ramblings.

And for the record, I applaud you immensely for calling Ramirez "despicable." That's actually TOO GOOD of a word for the jerk.

By: alan t.

alan t. — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 14:58:58 +0000

I don't know … that Nate/Rick guy is pretty mindless, but I don't think my stuff was too mindless. Shouldn't the front office guys that willingly acquire the Ramirez-type jokers have their feet held to the fire? Why kick the joker? It is what it is. It's always entertaining when an announcer or former ballplayer rips into these guys, but so what? Basically, McCarver said the same thing I wrote, which is hold Ned Colletti accountable. But McCarver didn't say that. It's easy to trash a player. "Ned Colletti" has only 11 letters. But McCarver couldn't find the gusto to say his name?

I mean, think about it. Ramirez obviously has periods of time where he's bad news. But are you telling me with a straight face that 99% of Indians fans wouldn't love to see Ramirez batting fourth and wearing an Indians uniform? Hypocrites of the highest order.

By: Marshall

Marshall — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 13:03:50 +0000

Gee… thanks for the mindless dribble that did absolutely nothing to add to the commentary of the article posted. That is five minutes of my life I will never be able to get back.

By: alan t.

alan t. — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:54:52 +0000

Boy, that was fast. I just posted, and it's first thing in the morning, Nate. Uh, I mean Rick. What, do you have a BlueBerry, or whatever they call those things, attached to your Beacon Journal blogs? Handy.

By: Rick

Rick — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:43:06 +0000

Looks like the "jerk" and "despicable" comments hit a little too close to home Comaguy. Have to protect your own kind when they behave that way huh?

So you went into a coma way back when dude? Did they live? Or did they go down below? You never finished the whole "story" as far as I recall. But then again, your hostility and rudeness to all the blog writers on this site as well as all Cleveland franchises generally overrides any other crap you tend to write about.

Have a good day Comaguy….don't go pissing off the wrong person now. You never know when your coma will come.

By: alan t.

alan t. — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:20:39 +0000

Oh, one point about the Indians' North Dakota designated hitter/loyal customer of Dr. Feelgood sports medicine. I could have sworn the party line on our resident Barry Bonds-like Cro-Magnon was always "there is absolutely no structural damage in his shoulder." Apparently, that's like a Browns locker room attendant saying, "There is absolutely no staph infection on our toilet seats."

Too bad Shapiro bowed to the media and fan pressure and put his pen to paper prior to fallout from Canseco's book, Rafael Palmeiro and the Mitchell Report. Otherwise, he would have had enough sense to pass on Travis Hughes. Uh, I mean Larry Hafner. It really wouldn't have mattered if they had a budget like the Yankees or Red Sox, but obviously, they don't.

With any luck at all, the surgery will go like a "Seinfeld" episode. Kramer will drop a Junior Mint into the hole, Hafner will lapse into a five-year coma, and Eric Snow's insurance will pick up the tab for the remainder of the contract.