Comments on: Sweet home Alabama

By: redsled

redsled — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 20:50:55 +0000

Just finding this blog. I played with Jorge in Alabama and some of what I’ve read from “journalists” are dubious at best. I didn’t notice any broken English or ‘cultural issues’ when I was with him.

By: rbj

rbj — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:40:10 +0000

“but Jorge Sr. did not want his son subjected to the south Florida nightlife.”

Smart man.

I suspect language issues had something to do with Jorge’s SATs.

By: Jones

Jones — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:26:15 +0000

I read that he was valedictorian.

By: KO

KO — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:47:05 +0000

Most interesting post on this blog in a while

By: sewinggirl

sewinggirl — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:16:05 +0000

“Hokiehill
July 1st, 2009 at 11:55 am
a Hokie in reality is nothing…the word Hokie came from our fight song…we get this question alot from Virgina Wahoos which is funny since a wahoo is a fish and their mascot is some kind of (g a y) musketeer”

Hokiehill (& anyone else reading this), maybe no one ever told you, but using “gay” as an insult is offensive, not to mention puerile & pathetic. Grow up, or keep your obnoxious prejudices to yourself.

By: Gustavo

Gustavo — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:49:46 +0000

[sarcasm]Flunked his SAT’s? no wonder he can’t call a good game![/sarcasm]

By: BBB

BBB — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:03:33 +0000

Ironically, I actually read the same exact thing [about Jorge going to school in AL and why he went there instead of FL] just the other day. I’m pretty sure it was in that Living On The Black book about Moose and Glavine, which I’m just now getting around to reading ::hangs head in shame::

Kinda disappointed me cause if Jorge had opted for Miami, we’d have had the same alma mater (well, where I got my associates degree, Miami-Dade CC) along with Placido Polanco, Raul Ibanez, BUCKY DENT and others. It’s a great baseball school. Glad everything worked out OK for Jorge regardless though.

And his father’s worry was a common one. Often when NBA teams come to Miami to play the Heat in the postseason especially, they stay in Ft Lauderdale cause the coaches do not want them near the SoBe scene. In fact, Avery Johnson famously moved the Mavs to a different hotel mid-Finals back in 06. Too bad it didn’t help

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:46:48 +0000

Great story, Pete. Never knew any of that…

By: Don W

Don W — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:24:52 +0000

Below is a link to an article in the Decatur Daily regarding his induction into the Calhoun HOF. It’s worth reading.

http://legacy.decaturdaily.com.....sada.shtml

By: TheHig

TheHig — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:18:54 +0000

I grew up in Alabama… can see how Jorge might have had some adjustin’ to do.

Since his only trips there now are probably to see the good doctor at HealthSouth, I doubt it’s one of his favorite places.