Youk a Yankee!

[Youk Of The Nation]

Which wouldn't be wordplay at all.

[YAZMAN]

What the hell am I supposed to do about this username now?

 

Change it to Houk Of The Nation?:dunno:

 

Ralph Houk finished his managerial career in Boston, a players' manager, and was known as "rough, blunt and decisive" on the field.

 

Plus, it would be wordplay...

[Cervelli Sucks]

Youk's had a .659 OPS away from Feway Park the last two seasons. Enjoy that.

[Youk Of The Nation]

Change it to Houk Of The Nation?:dunno:

 

Ralph Houk finished his managerial career in Boston, a players' manager, and was known as "rough, blunt and decisive" on the field.

 

Plus, it would be wordplay...

 

Is it pronounced "Hewk", though? Or is it "Howk"?

[jung]

It's How-k

[YAZMAN]

Is it pronounced "Hewk", though? Or is it "Howk"?

 

It's Howk....

 

I said it was wordplay, not phoneticplay....

 

If you need it to rhyme you could always make it PukeOfTheNation.

[jacksonianmarch]

Is it pronounced "Hewk", though? Or is it "Howk"?

 

Wasnt Houk a manager of the Yanks too?

[SoxSport]

Good luck to Youk this year. He may be in decline, but he sure took the Yankees to the cleaners for $13 mil.

[dupree]

Good luck to Youk this year. He may be in decline, but he sure took the Yankees to the cleaners for $13 mil.

 

Cant hate on Youk for taking that money. I like the comment about him always being a Red Sox. He just looks weird with no goatee and in pinstripes.

[YAZMAN]

Wasnt Houk a manager of the Yanks too?

 

Yes, but he finished his career in Boston.

 

You think "Youk" is easy to finagle linguistically? I haven't seen you offer any help, Mr. Literal Concrete Operational.

[YAZMAN]

Good luck to Youk this year. He may be in decline, but he sure took the Yankees to the cleaners for $13 mil.

 

Youkilis scratched for minor cramp:

http://www.mlbdailydish.com/2013/2/26/4032330/kevin-youkilis-injury-yankees

 

Arod would have just taken some Pamprin and been in the lineup.....

[bkrull18]

YOUK struggled for my white sox last year. lets hope he does the same for the yankees.

[kgsmith]

I liked Youk for most of the time he was in Boston. I did have a problem with his attitude in Spring Training. He was signing autographs after practice and was complaining verbally. It was definitely not something little fans should have experienced. He was getting mad that people were calling his name and was having an attitude. .

 

So, you don't want kids to see real life? Nickelodeon is on daily and its full of fun, happy, joyful things that kids can watch all day.. and the best thing, they don't have to see life as it happens!.. IF YOU DO NOT WANT YOUR KIDS TO SEE GROWN MEN UPSET, OR SPEAKING THERE MINDS OR ANY OTHER LIFE HAPPENING SCENARIO, THEN DO NOT TAKE TO THEM TO WHERE LIFE HAPPENS.. KEEP THEM SHELTERED AT HOME..

[a700hitter]

So, you don't want kids to see real life? Nickelodeon is on daily and its full of fun, happy, joyful things that kids can watch all day.. and the best thing, they don't have to see life as it happens!.. IF YOU DO NOT WANT YOUR KIDS TO SEE GROWN MEN UPSET, OR SPEAKING THERE MINDS OR ANY OTHER LIFE HAPPENING SCENARIO, THEN DO NOT TAKE TO THEM TO WHERE LIFE HAPPENS.. KEEP THEM SHELTERED AT HOME..

Baseball is not real life. Like Nickelodian, it is entertainment. If the players really want to be frustrated and inconvenienced, they should try working at a less glamorous job where kids don't hold out baseballs for them to sign.

[mvp 78]

Baseball is not real life. Like Nickelodian, it is entertainment. If the players really want to be frustrated and inconvenienced, they should try working at a less glamorous job where kids don't hold out baseballs for them to sign.

 

Terrible logic.

[wyo-sox]

Baseball is not real life. Like Nickelodian, it is entertainment. If the players really want to be frustrated and inconvenienced, they should try working at a less glamorous job where kids don't hold out baseballs for them to sign.

 

Well said.

[a700hitter]

Terrible logic.

And there is nothing logical about a highly paid baseball player acting like a prima dona.

[mvp 78]

People shouldn't expect 24/7 access to autographs and pictures with ballplayers. Granted, being douchey while at a stadium and in uniform is a bit different.

[a700hitter]

People shouldn't expect 24/7 access to autographs and pictures with ballplayers. Granted, being douchey while at a stadium and in uniform is a bit different.

Yep, when in uniform, they are employees and represent theirr employer's product.

[jung]

I may not really be understanding the discussion about Youk at ST. It reads like the gist of it is that Youk was using some foul language and expressing some annoyance at fans yelling something....his name I guess.

 

Athletes have grown used to considering the arenas and other athletic facilities where they toil as their places of business. Also foul language seems to come with that territory. Sitting court side at an NBA game will really broaden your blue dictionary? I don't even think they consider us or fans generally any longer. It is THEIR place of business. Never mind that without fans in the stands or in front of their TV's they don't have a business. They are gonna' do what they want to do. None of the pro leagues have seen fit to curtail it which sort of lends credibility to the "its their place of business" thing I think. Honestly I think the only reason they don't let go a blue string in televised or taped for radio interviews is that they know the FCC is going to jump on the stations if they play any of that and the leagues will jump on the players for not making their comments fit for dissemination over the airwaves.

 

I am not saying that pro sports turning into R rated events is something I would have hoped for even being an adult. But it is what it is. I just think you don't want to be surprised to have your youngins' exposed to that at a pro sporting venue.