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whiskybear
Damnit. Even I might have to start respecting the guy again.
A-Rod saves boy by wrist-slapping him out of path of oncoming truck
April 15, 2005 at 11:34PM View BBCode
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&ncid=1362&e=8&u=/ap/20050415/ap_on_sp_ba_ne/bba_a_rod_the_hero&sid=95747885Damnit. Even I might have to start respecting the guy again.
hobos
April 16, 2005 at 12:01AM View BBCode
He grabbed a kid by the shoulder, more a natural reaction than an act of heroism. I also think that story exaggerates the story. I could easily do this, and not even make the local paper...
ABDREW
April 16, 2005 at 12:50AM View BBCode
whoop dee freakin doo. We all do this a few times a month.
indychris3
April 16, 2005 at 01:30AM View BBCode
i never been taken by my shoulder. yeah it is a big thing to do and all but yes maybe over rated!
whiskybear
Shut up.
April 16, 2005 at 01:35AM View BBCode
Originally posted by ABDREW
whoop dee freakin doo. We all do this a few times a month.
Shut up.
ABDREW
Who the do you think you are? You are telling me you don't see someone do this everytime there are kids around.
April 16, 2005 at 01:40AM View BBCode
Originally posted by whiskybear
Originally posted by ABDREW
whoop dee freakin doo. We all do this a few times a month.
Shut up.
Who the do you think you are? You are telling me you don't see someone do this everytime there are kids around.
FuriousGiorge
Shut up.
April 16, 2005 at 01:46AM View BBCode
Originally posted by ABDREW
Originally posted by whiskybear
Originally posted by ABDREW
whoop dee freakin doo. We all do this a few times a month.
Shut up.
Who the do you think you are? You are telling me you don't see someone do this everytime there are kids around.
Shut up.
FuriousGiorge
April 16, 2005 at 02:12AM View BBCode
I would call YAZ more of a brother type. I'm more of a compatriot.
sycophantman
April 16, 2005 at 02:32AM View BBCode
Can't we all band together in mutual hatred for A-Rod?
skierdude44
April 16, 2005 at 02:44AM View BBCode
I remember when everyone around here sang the praises of A-rod constantly... Does the Yankee uniform really change all that?
FuriousGiorge
April 16, 2005 at 02:51AM View BBCode
Oh no, someone is questioning a Yankee! To the Batmobile!
sycophantman
April 16, 2005 at 02:58AM View BBCode
Hating A-Rod just makes me feel whole, I don't question it...
Smocko
April 16, 2005 at 03:02AM View BBCode
Rodriguez is a guy who, like Barry Bonds, is so good on a statistical basis that it is hard to say anything nice about him. Unlike Bonds, it is hard to see his greatness by watching one or two of his games. He squints at the plate, he strikes out too much and usually badly, flailing over the plate at outside pitches. He makes errors at critical points, and hits weak grounders with runners at third. He's also going to have 400 career home runs before the age of 30.
whiskybear
I remember the last time I was taken by my shoulder. I was 16 and he--well, he was 19. The sun set before we realized the afternoon had come and gone, and our hair smelled like fresh meadow grass. His father was transferred to Lincoln at the end of the summer, and I never saw Jim again. But I know we shared something magical. Something true.
April 16, 2005 at 03:04AM View BBCode
Originally posted by indychris3
i never been taken by my shoulder. yeah it is a big thing to do and all but yes maybe over rated!
I remember the last time I was taken by my shoulder. I was 16 and he--well, he was 19. The sun set before we realized the afternoon had come and gone, and our hair smelled like fresh meadow grass. His father was transferred to Lincoln at the end of the summer, and I never saw Jim again. But I know we shared something magical. Something true.
thejoe914
April 16, 2005 at 03:30AM View BBCode
i am now contemplating quitting reading this forum :(:(
hobos
April 16, 2005 at 03:55AM View BBCode
Whoa, where did you come from? I haven't seen you...in a long time. Welcome back
ME
There are YANKEES who actually do GOOD THINGS!
Although it doesn't change that "ARod" is an incredibly stupid nickname and he should be playing shortstop.
[Edited on 4-16-2005 by ME]
April 16, 2005 at 04:27AM View BBCode
Wow!There are YANKEES who actually do GOOD THINGS!
Although it doesn't change that "ARod" is an incredibly stupid nickname and he should be playing shortstop.
[Edited on 4-16-2005 by ME]
FiveToolPlayer
April 16, 2005 at 03:57PM View BBCode
Do Yankee fans even like A-Rod? I get the feeling that they don't fully accept him and his purple lips.
arodtoo
April 17, 2005 at 01:00AM View BBCode
A-rod was a great community contributor here in Seattle when he was here, and unlike bonds he doesn't seem to be a complete jerk, he seems human, i will permanently have that image engrained in my head of him crying after the 95' alcs when he was crying on the bench and Cora was comforting him, he has come a long way from his role player status of those days. I don't see why people dislike him, people said he took money over everything but that isn;t completly true...i remember when he was talking about seattle's offer, it wasn't even close, not in year length(stupid stupid stupid, does 2 more years make that much of a difference) or in money value, seattle expected to get extreme home town discount, they handed him a bunch of loose papers regarding their top prospects and their future, but Texas had a powerpoint that showed all these things with video clips showing him with his future double play partners that had been digitally altered to show what it woudl look like, Texas was just far more prepared than anyone else and offered him everything he wnated including no-trade clause(sry. atlanta)...he also i a great community contributor, he paid a ton of money to the univeristy of miami and helps with a lot of community service, one of the best players in the game, and a great person overall, yeah he has his faults as does everyone else, but he has to be one of the best rounded players in terms of overall skill, sociability, and community service..........and ME, you are right, he should be playing SS, but he still was a great 3b last year, but yeah gold glove SS shouldn't be moved for Jeter, i don't care what jeter has done, A-rod is a better player all around, better power hitter, can be better average hitter, can steal more bases, and just more complete of a player
Duff77
And like it or not, most of us don't make headlines for it.
April 17, 2005 at 01:32AM View BBCode
Hey, it's a very kind act, but not in anyway super-human. It's no different than anything any of us would do. I mean unless you're just the biggest evil jerk in human history, if you see a kid about to get nailed by a truck, you grab him.And like it or not, most of us don't make headlines for it.
whiskybear
Gotta love freakin' out the squares.
April 20, 2005 at 01:13AM View BBCode
Originally posted by thejoe914
i am now contemplating quitting reading this forum :(:(
Gotta love freakin' out the squares.
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