Call Goose Gossage, this is a disgrace
Posted by: Peter Abraham - Posted in Misc on Jun 26, 2008 
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So it seems that Francisco Rodriguez raises his arms in the air when he gets a save. He raises his arms in the air! Imagine the nerve. In the good old days players felt bad when they won so as not to show up opponents.
Something needs to be done about this. Baseball cannot have players celebrating. Thankfully Joba Chamberlain now starts and doesn’t pump his fist as often.
If you’re not checking out Big League Stew on Yahoo!, you should. It’s funny.
Papelbon pumped his fist the other night! Somebody needs to sit him down and give him a talking-to.
Papelbon and K-Rod are 10x worse than Joba was. At least Joba didnt kick gatorade containers when he blew the lead earlier this season. Papelbon is worse than youkilis with the crying BS
That was a great video
Speaking of KROD heres my thing. He is tremendous, but his act after a K or a save is way over the top. I think he is way beyond what Joba does. Goose was great, and we all love Goose but its the players of today way of doing things. Nothing is worse than football players who make routine tackles or block a pass thron right at them and do some dopey dance.
Pete – This is an unrelated question, but do you know who are the expected pitchers for the Yanks-Red Sox series next week? Thanks, Jerry
Joba only does it after big time moments like a huge strikeout to end the inning. Papalbon and K-Rod do it every freakin game they pitch. At least when Joba does it, there is emotion. Papaldush and K-Rod do it when nothing is going on just the end of the game.
Freakin ESPN
Now back to the Ponson character issue; so he had a little run in with the manager. What’s the big deal? Isn’t the Rapist playing for the LA Lakers?
I think K ROD is awesome. But he is the worst, way over the top, for someone who has won nothing. I love Goose, but its whats the players of today do.
Nothing is worse than the NFL where a guy makes a routine tackle or block a pass thats thrown right at them and do a dance
In fact, I’m pretty sure Papelbon’s fist pump (or maybe his throwing both arms into the air bit) is part of the Red Sox promo on NESN. Disgraceful! Think of the children!
jerry: It looks like Pettitte, Ras, Joba, Moose, but that’s only if I’m counting correctly and Ponson only has the one start.
I love the comment that f-rod isn’t showing anyone up, but Joba is.
“He’s not showing anyone up (a la Joba’s fist pumps/twirls/pirouettes), so it’s fine with me.”
lol
“But he is the worst, way over the top, for someone who has won nothing.”
Nothing but a World Series, you mean, right????
lets get k-rod in the winter… he and joba can do it together
Got this from Mark F’s blog
http://main.acsevents.org/site.....fId=236776
http://www.nydailynews.com/blo.....-doub.html
good cause check it out.
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/.....id=3460722
You guys see this?
“lets get k-rod in the winter… he and joba can do it together”
He’s not going to sign where he can’t close.
“He’s not going to sign where he can’t close.”
unless you pay him closer money, perhaps.
but then you’d have like $28-30 million tied up between two relief pitchers, albeit the two best in the game.
would be nice to have, but seems a bit excessive.
thanks for the article rebecca- nice stuff. thank god for the moose…
Who would have thought Mike Mussina would be holding up the rotation this year?
Pettitte’s done well of late, but while he struggled, it was Moose that felt like the only one that would give this team a chance to win.
I think K-Rod takes it over the top a little bit, but hey, if you want to look like an imbecile, you should be allowed to do so. People looking like morons make for good entertainment.
Rebecca,
Great read.
This bothers me though, kind of thumbing his nose at the Yankees at Phil and Ian’s expense (even though he says that they were put in a tough situation):
Instead, Mussina’s 3.96 ERA — lowest among Yankee starters — underscores how wrong everyone was in assuming his career was over and, more importantly, that the Bombers could pin their hopes on rookies Phil Hughes and Ian Kennedy.
“I think it’s kind of funny that me and Andy [Pettitte] are the only ones still out there,” Mussina said.
And K-rod!! He’s positively orgasmic out there after a save. He seems to have a really close relationship with the big man upstairs.
I think there is quite a difference between being excited and showing another player/team up. There are really only two players that I have seen this year that have appeared to show other teams up, and they are both on the Nats: Lastings Milldge and Elijah Dukes. Their celebrations after a couple of walk off victories this year have not seemed well intentioned.
I saw in either the Super Regionals or CWS where a team cleared the dugout and mobbed home plate on a homerun in the top of the 9th. There was still another half inning to play, the game was not over, and they were all at home plate jumping up and down. I thought that was rude to do to a team that had not even lost yet. Does anyone know what game I am talking about? Might have been LSU.
Anyways, clearly Joba disrespects the whole game like none other (cough, cough, sarcasm)
Our Jevenile Deliquent made a hussle play on a flyball to Right center just now, he had no chance on it rushed back and the ump took awhile to see if he came down w/ it.
K-rod gets the job done, but I think I’d puke if I had to watch him fall off the mound like a violent drunk after every pitch.
goose gassage is a Dick
Geez Met fans are big babies calling up asking Mad Dog why he isn’t ripping the Yankees that much. Please losers give me a break!!
He flied out to LF (he’s pulling the ball)
“asking Mad Dog why he isn’t ripping the Yankees that much.”
Ripping them for what? Lack of hitting with RISP? It’s a problem that’s existed for ages now. It’s not like there’s much more to say.
Brandon: Excellent!
Yaknow what would be amazingly awesome/heretical? Imagine a stage being set up somewhere underneath the outfield. After a save, a portion of the outfield would slide open for the stage to rise up out of the ground…with a band all set up for an impromptu concert.
Now that’ll be a way to celebrate a save.
Chris Russo admitting that he is a anti Yankee jinx. He says they are out, and they immediatly turn around
“After a save, a portion of the outfield would slide open for the stage to rise up out of the ground…with a band all set up for an impromptu concert.”
Screw that. Just detonate the pitching mound. A column of searing flame would truly set things off.
I believe the Sox-Yankee series is
Thursday-Pettitte
Friday-Rasner
Saturday-Joba (im going)
Sunday-Mussina
“K-rod gets the job done, but I think I’d puke if I had to watch him fall off the mound like a violent drunk after every pitch.”
With the possible exception of that asswipe Foulke in ’04, you may not find a relief pitcher who had a better SINGLE postseason than Krod had in ’02….at age 20.
Well, as long as Moose doesn’t pitch to Manny, there’s no reason we can’t take three of four!
Dog’s killing me with the fishbowl stuff.
Not sure if you have seen Gameday lately – but they just upgraded it to pretty muc 3-d…very cool. With the videos etc it a great way to follow a game
lapdog-
“i want to douse all subway series sprit this weekend”
i’m turning this crap off. it makes you actually miss francesa
“Screw that. Just detonate the pitching mound. A column of searing flame would truly set things off.”
Ooh, that works too
How about the bases too? Make it a majestic fire works display.
Scott Bittle Q&A and more
What do you guys make of the Brian Fuentes speculation. He has a 2.05 ERAS pitching in Colorado, and best of all he’s a lefty that can actually get lefties out. He’s in his walk year. Who is worth giving up to get this deal done?
Rockies want the farm for Fuentes
“What do you guys make of the Brian Fuentes speculation. He has a 2.05 ERAS pitching in Colorado, and best of all he’s a lefty that can actually get lefties out. He’s in his walk year. Who is worth giving up to get this deal done?”
Problem is there will be competition for his services, which changes the question from “who is it worth?” to “are you willing to overpay?”.
We got Hawkins from Colorado…and yeah. doesn’t entice me.
what would a guy like Fuentes get in the offseason? i’d guess a farnsworth-like deal from someone…
Yankeefan
I’ve heard from a few places that Kennedy could fetch us Fuentes…
I’d do it today if I were the big bald man in charge.
Side Note…You think Cashman could defend himself if we sign Chacon for another go around supposing he decides to pull a “Sprewell” on our slight yet scrappy General Manager?
I’ll tell you that guy in Huston needs a refresher course in Krav Maga hah
First let me say Joba’s fist pump didn’t bother me that much. Having said that, the difference with K-Rod and Papelbon is that they are closers – Joba was in the setup position.
More to the point is that there was a time – not so long ago – that it just wasn’t acceptable behavior. It wasn’t only Gossage who said something about it – David Cone and everyone else in the booth (aside from Michael Kay) said it. Besides, Gossage stopped saying anything (after hearing he was being inducted as a Yankee and being reminded that he still works for them) from the Yankees FO.
This is generational.
Always remember The Mick – he always kept his head down while rounding the bases after a home-run so as not to show up the pitcher.
And BTW, I wish we didn’t have to get guys like Ponson but the pitching staff is hurting. I hope Cashman is able to do something when pitchers become available around the trade deadline but I don’t see it happening except – at least, hopefully – a lefty for the bullpen.
Just a personal opinion – I think players like Ponson and Chacon need help and if their teams don’t want to do it then MLB should step in.
Brandon –
That Scott Bittle Q&A was awesome – I can’t wait to see the kid in pinstripes now.
While I can think of some games where we had a bad outing from a lefty reliever, I can’t think of any games we lost because we didn’t have a good lefty in the pen. I think we have other needs more pressing than trading for an established lefty reliever. And next year, I would prefer to promote relievers from our farm system and spend the money save on CC and hitting.
Thanks for the nice link, Rebecca.
saucY, good thought on Fuentes. That is a name that I have not heard come up at all and it does some like a perfect fit.
good things happening in TB
The pen needs immediate help as in tomorrow. If Fat Sid is consistent he goes 4. Who the hell do they run out there?
Garza working on a no-hitter.
There, I jinxed it.
“The pen needs immediate help as in tomorrow. If Fat Sid is consistent he goes 4. Who the hell do they run out there?”
THat guy will be Latroy hawkins
What Jose Valverde does after a save is a lot worse then what K-Rod does in my opinion.
Maybe Goose wants to mention F-Rod, Millage, and Dukes as examples of bush league behavior in his HOF acceptance speech?
http://fowlballs.blogspot.com/.....t-for.html
I know someone worst then K-Rod and Papelsuck put together Jose Valberde the guy start screaming in the air and i bet he says some curses while hes shoutin and then pound his chest look at some of his saves when we gets them