Wily Mo Pena

[ORS]

Heavy construction? What do you do?

[CrespoBlows]

You know we could just trade for Barry Bonds. :dunno:

[Mr Crunchy]

i work in finance for CAT

[ORS]

I see your equipment in use regularly. I work in construction project management for Clark Construction.

[Mr Crunchy]

is your headquarters in bethesda md?

the industry is diverse,out west we have gigantic machines for mining equipment

here in central mass we do a lot of work in the quarrys

down in florida the smaller machines are more popular and we dont compete as well.

 

i got my bones in the carpenters union but age arthritic knees and some piss poor economic times drove me into the steadiness of a corporate gig and i havent looked back.

[ORS]

Yep, headquarters are in Bethesda. I cut my teeth working for the the concrete construction division in that area. Outside of the mid-Atlantic we only do GC work with no construction divisions.

[v2freak]

If people want to complain about expensive signings, they should look at Dice-K first, lol

[BSN07]

I worked in DC on acouple jobs were they where the GC, there not too bad of a company, and CAT equipment I never had a problem with LOL

[riverside sluggers]

I've never understood the dislike for Drew. He played a full year last year and put up 20 HR 100 RBI. I loved the signing. I understood everyone's displeasure with the amount' date=' though. If this guy stays healthy, which I think he should (the Sox are giving him an off-day every 10ish days now I guess...), he'll be a force in the order. His talent was never in question, just his health. He's a tremendous upgrade over Nixon.[/quote']

 

100% agree Schill, I was all aboard Drew's bandwagon once I heard they were in negotiations with him. No doubt I was hoping Wily Mo could prove his worth as a potential starter, but the Sox netted a pure upgrade in the #5 hitter spot behind manny and a guy who could learn how to play fenway's odd right field dimensions

[jacksonianmarch]

I've never understood the dislike for Drew. He played a full year last year and put up 20 HR 100 RBI. I loved the signing. I understood everyone's displeasure with the amount' date=' though. If this guy stays healthy, which I think he should (the Sox are giving him an off-day every 10ish days now I guess...), he'll be a force in the order. His talent was never in question, just his health. He's a tremendous upgrade over Nixon.[/quote']

 

#1- Drew's rep is not very good. Around the baseball circles he is considered to be someone who shrinks under pressure. A guy who will take a called third strike rather than go for the game winning hit. Take it or leave it, that is what was said about him in LA.

 

#2- when JD and Mussina have a playdate on the DL this yr, I'll expect your feelings on his durability to change.

[jacksonianmarch]

btw, constructions gigs are no joke. Had a summer job working for a construction company working on my HS and it was awful. 6am to 6pm 6 days a week. Most of em talking about being out all night then coming to work hungover as f*** (I was 18 then, so no drinky). Only the toughest can do that for a living.

[adam123]

Hey does any one have josh hamilton on there fantasy team .. i think hes gonna be a steal

[adam123]

need the wisdom of baseball gods

[jacksonianmarch]

Hey does any one have josh hamilton on there fantasy team .. i think hes gonna be a steal

 

aside from the fact that he will be high on coke at least twice this season and may only see 250AB's. But continue living the acid flashback kid, dont let me steal your mojo.

 

http://www.johncoulthart.com/images/amtuk.jpg

[adam123]

aside from the fact that he will be high on coke at least twice this season and may only see 250AB's. But continue living the acid flashback kid, dont let me steal your mojo.

 

http://www.johncoulthart.com/images/amtuk.jpg

 

I think thats crack not coke .. ha ha i have been watching him for awhile kid has all the tools

[ORS]

I picked up Hamilton as a bench OF (actually started him today). I picked him up earlier but he didn't start the year getting an PT. But now, after he's broken out the ST bat during the season they are going to have to find playing time for him.

[seabeachfred]

Ok fine. I'll be very frank with you.

 

Whether you like it or not, Wily Mo has done much better than Crisp has in their time with Boston.

 

Schill, I just got back from Boston and the word is out all around baseball. You throw Pena a breaking ball and he is toast pure and simple. He will be pulling the same s*** he did in Cincy after his promising year there in 2004. He regressed badly and they got rid of him. He is absolutely useless to us. He looks like barf warmed over up at the plate. Unfortunately, so does Crisp and what's worse it looks like there is no escape for him. He wants out of Boston now that the fans are all over his ass, and big mouth comments about not caring what the fans think has just about sunk him.

 

Hopefully, the FO will get their heads out of their asses, stop this s*** of keeping Ellsbury in Double A and move him up to Pawtucket lickety split and send the 100 hitting Ochoa out to steal hubcaps. Maybe by last June or July he will be playing well enough to be brought up to the Red Sox. I saw it with my own eyes. Crisp looks like he has forgotten how to it and he whole persona is one of resignation.

[a700hitter]

Schill, I just got back from Boston and the word is out all around baseball. You throw Pena a breaking ball and he is toast pure and simple. He will be pulling the same s*** he did in Cincy after his promising year there in 2004. He regressed badly and they got rid of him. He is absolutely useless to us. He looks like barf warmed over up at the plate. Unfortunately, so does Crisp and what's worse it looks like there is no escape for him. He wants out of Boston now that the fans are all over his ass, and big mouth comments about not caring what the fans think has just about sunk him.

 

Hopefully, the FO will get their heads out of their asses, stop this s*** of keeping Ellsbury in Double A and move him up to Pawtucket lickety split and send the 100 hitting Ochoa out to steal hubcaps. Maybe by last June or July he will be playing well enough to be brought up to the Red Sox. I saw it with my own eyes. Crisp looks like he has forgotten how to it and he whole persona is one of resignation.

Crisp needs to get on a little run to get him out of his funk. It will happen.

 

Edit: Crisp will get better, but he will never be Damon.

[VaTechV-Tek]

Eh, I hope he does but I'm quickly loosing patience. The little run needs to happen real quick.

[TheKilo]

Schill, I just got back from Boston and the word is out all around baseball. You throw Pena a breaking ball and he is toast pure and simple. He will be pulling the same s*** he did in Cincy after his promising year there in 2004. He regressed badly and they got rid of him. He is absolutely useless to us. He looks like barf warmed over up at the plate. Unfortunately, so does Crisp and what's worse it looks like there is no escape for him. He wants out of Boston now that the fans are all over his ass, and big mouth comments about not caring what the fans think has just about sunk him.

 

Hopefully, the FO will get their heads out of their asses, stop this s*** of keeping Ellsbury in Double A and move him up to Pawtucket lickety split and send the 100 hitting Ochoa out to steal hubcaps. Maybe by last June or July he will be playing well enough to be brought up to the Red Sox. I saw it with my own eyes. Crisp looks like he has forgotten how to it and he whole persona is one of resignation.

 

Hey Fred. HE DOESN'T f***ING PLAY.

[seabeachfred]

Hey Fred. HE DOESN'T f***ING PLAY.

 

Hey Kilo, HE f***IN BATS AND HE f***IN STRIKES OUT AND CAN'T HIT A f***IN CURVE.. I will agree that four at-bats does not aid in timing your swing, but you have to see him flail away at breaking balls to understand that this guy has a hole in his swing the size of Mount Everest. I will also concede that if Crisp keep stinking up the lineup we might have to give WMP a shot at four at-bats a game. We need to upgrade the bottom half of our lineup any way we can. Too bad Crisp can't get some walks like Pedroia can. At least if he got on base he could steal some sacks for us.

[TheKilo]

Hey Kilo' date=' HE f***IN BATS AND HE f***IN STRIKES OUT AND CAN'T HIT A f***IN CURVE.. I will agree that four at-bats does not aid in timing your swing, but you have to see him flail away at breaking balls to understand that this guy has a hole in his swing the size of Mount Everest. I will also concede that if Crisp keep stinking up the lineup we might have to give WMP a shot at four at-bats a game. We need to upgrade the bottom half of our lineup any way we can. Too bad Crisp can't get some walks like Pedroia can. At least if he got on base he could steal some sacks for us.[/quote']

 

How can he adjust to in-game pitching if he never plays a game?

 

Keep in mind he hit .300 last year in what, 250 ABs?

[jacksonianmarch]

seabeach, you can try as you might, but you dont have the backing for this season to say anything about Wily Mo. WMP has a track record of serious power with tons of potential and a huge all or nothing swing. He could be an asset to any team as his skill set is rare to say the least. But he is as raw a ball player I have ever seen and his contract porked him. He would be much better off if he were dealt to the Pirates and played every day.

[BSN07]

Wily Mo Pena= Pedro Cerrano

 

 

 

From this day forth I shall only recognize WMP as Pedro Cerrano, there has never been a more comparable player:thumbsup:

[BSN07]

Heres a thought, What if the Sox told him they were gonna release him and sign him back so he can have some time in the minors... Just a thought, I'm outta ideas for this guy....

 

Or starts sacrificing live chickens and give rum to JoBOO...

[jacksonianmarch]

Heres a thought, What if the Sox told him they were gonna release him and sign him back so he can have some time in the minors... Just a thought, I'm outta ideas for this guy....

 

Or starts sacrificing live chickens and give rum to JoBOO...

 

If they released him, he'd get a very lucrative deal somewhere else. And if you think a guy will sign on to play in the minors, you are crazy. The only way this kid gets any better is if he leaves Boston and gets regular playing time.

[BSN07]

I figured as much, but couldn't think of anything else...

[adam123]

WMP SUCKS 0-3 3 strikouts and a walk what a scrub

[TheKilo]

http://www.lolwut.com/layout/lolwut.jpg

[CrespoBlows]

f*** you, Kilo.

 

I almost got fired for laughing so hard.