Buerhle = Idiot

[Big Z 38]

Put a clause in his contract that says if he hurts himself sliding on the tarp, he repays what he earned that year, and he doesn't get paid until he is healthy.

 

Not sure if that is legal within the league and player's union agreement...just a thought.

Actually, I think you could. If there's language in a contract saying you can't do certian things, and a player gets hurt doing that, then I don't think they're liable for some money

 

There you go.

And if it's been an issue in the past with the Sox, then they should have something in his contract. If they don't, then it's their own fault.

 

There's also the issue of not having your best pitcher playing. It's not just money. And I'm not so sure that would fly by the union. If putting that type of language in the contract, I'm assuming it would have to be an option to void the contract, not just not pay him.

Yeah. I think you could terminate the deal. The Yankees have a team policy that they can terminate your deal if you inflict injury upon yourself by intentionally striking any hard surface with any part of your body, from when Kevin Brown punched a wall in 2004

 

The Yankees also got out of Boone's contract when he hurt himself playing basketball in the offseason.

If I remember correctly, he wasn't supposed to play basketball, according to his contract.

Yup. And Houston could've terminated Berkman's deal, since he tore his knee playing football, which his contract prohibited. Bulls guard Jay Williams got his contract terminated for riding a motorcycle when he wasn't supposed to.

[ManEatingTarp]

Supid maneatingtarp... woulda won the world series I tell ya...

 

I think you're probably right. That chenged the whole complexion of their offence, dramatically.

 

Yeah, and it sucked if you were 12 years old and he was your favorite player.

 

Stupid Tarp....

 

:D

[Laura]

A much-younger Greg Maddux was out there too. There was a decently-sized photo of it in Sports Illustrated that week.

 

Yes, Buehrle sucks.

 

That's who I was thinking of! So first Buehrle accuses Maddux of cheating and then he steals his belly-flop move? Ridiculous!

 

Maddux and the rest of the tarp runners were also fined at the time, IIRC.

[SouthSideRyan]

Yup. And Houston could've terminated Berkman's deal, since he tore his knee playing football, which his contract prohibited. Bulls guard Jay Williams got his contract terminated for riding a motorcycle when he wasn't supposed to.

 

I don't believe the Bulls terminated his contract. If they did, they still paid him in full, I remember hearing about it in some puff piece about Reinsdorf.

[Big Z 38]

Yup. And Houston could've terminated Berkman's deal, since he tore his knee playing football, which his contract prohibited. Bulls guard Jay Williams got his contract terminated for riding a motorcycle when he wasn't supposed to.

 

I don't believe the Bulls terminated his contract. If they did, they still paid him in full, I remember hearing about it in some puff piece about Reinsdorf.

They bought him out, so he wasn't taking a roster spot

[ltb]

Yup. And Houston could've terminated Berkman's deal, since he tore his knee playing football, which his contract prohibited.

 

nope

he wasn't under contract at the time

[gus_dog]

Didn't Kent get hurt off-roading, or something like that, and then lied about it because his contract prohibited it? IIRC. Seems like that happened when he was playing for the Giants....

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Didn't Kent get hurt off-roading, or something like that, and then lied about it because his contract prohibited it? IIRC. Seems like that happened when he was playing for the Giants....

 

Yes.

 

Second baseman Jeff Kent claimed he hurt his wrist while washing his truck. Speculation is that he was injured in a motorcycle accident while doing tricks.

 

More funny injuries

[BeerHere]

Some of my favorites:

 

Nolan Ryan missed a start after being bitten by a coyote.

 

Outfielder Glenallen Hill received cuts over much of his body after he fell out of bed onto a glass table. He was having a nightmare about being covered in spiders.

 

Outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. missed a game after his cup slipped and pinched a testicle.

 

John Smoltz burned his chest while ironing the shirt he was wearing.

 

 

Red Sox rookie Clarence Blethen thought he looked older and meaner if he took his false teeth out when he pitched. He forgot to put them back in his mouth when he was batting. While sliding into second base to break up a double play, his own teeth bit himself in the butt.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

My favorite:

 

"Outfielder Vince Coleman missed the entire 1985 World Series after being rolled up in the tarp machine at Busch Stadium."

 

:P

[Bote McBoteface]

Buerhle is a village idiot. He makes inflammatory statements about the Twins and Indians 24/7, he goes at it with Cubs fans, accuses Dempster of being on the juice, accuses Mad Dog and Johan Santana of licking and doctoring baseballs, tries to kill Travis Hafner, and says the Rangers use a scoreboard to steal signs. It's truely a shame he plays in the AL, b/c someone should seriously consider throwing a 100 mph fastball at his head

 

I missed this... when did he do that. I would love a link if you have it.

[Andy]

Buerhle is a village idiot. He makes inflammatory statements about the Twins and Indians 24/7, he goes at it with Cubs fans, accuses Dempster of being on the juice, accuses Mad Dog and Johan Santana of licking and doctoring baseballs, tries to kill Travis Hafner, and says the Rangers use a scoreboard to steal signs. It's truely a shame he plays in the AL, b/c someone should seriously consider throwing a 100 mph fastball at his head

 

I missed this... when did he do that. I would love a link if you have it.

Link

 

"Basically I use snot if I have it. Mark, you caught me. I'm glad, with your busy schedule, you had nothing else to do but imply I was using spit on the ball."

--Cubs pitcher Ryan Dempster, responding to Buehrle's accusations (Chicago Tribune)

 

"He must get bored in-between the four days off. As a [former] starter, I can appreciate that."

--Dempster, on Buehrle's motivation

 

"Doing the relieving thing, I don't have enough time to think of things like that. Although I know that one of the White Sox players, I heard, is using some sort of atomic bomb in his jockstrap."

--Dempster

:lol: :lol: :lol:

[Bote McBoteface]

"If they want, umpires can come out and check guys after every inning, I'll be more than happy to drop my drawers and they can check whatever they want to check on me. I don't care."

--Buehrle

 

Talk about opening yourself up for a joke.

[rjchapma]

I would of done it too. It looked fun. I can see the injury risks though and worries for the mangment.