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Scooter is not a name; it’s a choice...

Right. Grown men named Scooter should be revered...

I should? You’re the one who idolized Rizzuto. To a Sox fan, that’s like cheering for the love child of Benedict Arnold and Darth Vader...

So you’re saying you met Dozier. You must be thrilled he signed with the Padres today...

It’s really not nonsensical and it is different. Rizzuto was a grown man known by Phil, but called Scooter. Gennett is a grown man who goes by Scooter and no one outside of his family knows his real name without getting Google involved...

You’re pinstripes are showing. And let’s be fair here. While his nickname was Scooter, he was still better known as Phil. Go to the B-R.com nickname page. Phil Rizzuto’s listed nickname is Scooter. But Scooter Gennett’s listed nickname is Ryan. A world of difference...

And you’re just a methodical automaton completely devoid of romance and imagination. Also a Dozier Hater...

Since you insist and your desires are beyond obvious, I have desired to reconsider and I WILL apply for the job after all...

Whatever you say, Scooter...

Sure, if you also assume Jerome Bettis got his nickname due to his concern for the environment and his love of public transportation. To me, Ryan Gennett is a cool name. Ryan Gennett sounds like a guy who plays quarterback at USC or UCLA and gets Heisman votes. And then goes on to be drafted high and play in the NFL for a number of years, but never lives up to those lofty expectations and is even called a “draft bust” early in by some. But after he retires, we all reflect on the career of Ryan Gennett and realize he really wasn’t so bad. Now “Scooter” Gennett is another matter. “Scooter” Gennett sounds like that 8yo kid down the block that has ADHD but his parents don’t believe in medicating him and are anti-vaxers and possibly Scientologists. But Scooter is the kid your son befriends despite the fact that the only thing he eats are Triscuits covered in mayonnaise, and every time you see him, all you can think is “Please God. Do NOT let my son invite him to sleep over.” So, in conclusion. Brian Dozier...

The A's have no clear second baseman, and if Gennett was wiling to work cheap, this would be his best landing spot. That the A's have not even been rumored to be interested tells you either 1) he is not so cheap or 2) he is not so healthy/recovered...

At least he did not go on and on about his fantasy baseball teams as often as McDonough did...

Take it to the man-crush thread...

Puig or Gennett? I think Puig's baseball skills more than justify any man-crushiness. But yeah, he also brings a lot of other stuff to the table that makes life, well, interesting for any fan of his team. Don't know how I honestly feel about a grown man who goes by "Scooter," especially when his name is Ryan, and that should be cool enough. I mean, if you worked with an adult who insisted on being called "Scooter", what would you think about him?

Never liked Ramon Ramirez much, because I felt Coco Crisp was worth more and that was a bad trade where the Sox settled. Now Ramon Martinez I liked a lot, mostly because he only had one MLB skill during his tenure with the Red Sox - beating the Yankees....

I wonder if this Myers thing is even still active. No word from either camp for several days...

139 plate appearances. Also an OPS of .847 in 2018 and .874 in 2017. There is enough to Scooter Gennett that the reason he is still available might be related to his asking price. Hard to believe no team took a chance on him if he was willing to take any dirt cheap offer. He may already have a few such offers than he is ignoring for now...

"Let's just put these goal posts over here..."

Actually it was Haywood Sullivan

He was a Yankee. That's unethical in my book...

But can he pitch?

Nope. Lotto...

Ooooh... former Yankee catcher

Yankees will allow beards this season, as long as players trim them into the "swoosh" shape...

Well, the only redeeming facet of the Castillo situation is that he does not count towards the CBT. But he is definitely a waste of resources if he does not make the team this year. And potentially one even if he does.