Ding Dong Johnson

he's safe if he waits for the throw back to 1st. oh well

poopie!

stop showing replays of that fat turd making the play of his career

Eaton showing off that glove

"we are meth heads" is what I heard

ive never been a huge fan of home run robbery (with the possible exception of 90's indians lofton and trout). more dongs for all. when Melky Cabrera can do it, it's wrong

I have always hated short fences like that

can someone explain to me what the hell is going on in the back of this thing or the front or the middle?

hash tag heyward opt out

the thought has crossed my mind, but I don't see them going forward with 4 lefties in the pen especially when 1 of them hasn't been particularly good

I've had people close to me who may as well have been Chapman's girlfriend. one of them took more than a decade before she had enough and left and confided in others about everything that had happened to her. she didn't always have red marks or bruises or black eyes, in fact I can't remember a single time when I saw any on her. she also had police show up one time and insist that no charges be filed. that doesn't mean her ex wasn't a huge piece of garbage. I don't know what Aroldis is like at home, but I'm not at all ready to give him the benefit of doubt.

I'll put aside the incident from December involving his girlfriend. I don't know what happened there ... will never know, because police didn't press charges and evidence wasn't brought out in court. It certainly doesn't look good, to say the least. I certainly wouldn't condone what has been reported. But all the other stupid stuff that's been linked to him .... yeah, nothing surprising there. He's not like other kids in Latin America who get put into baseball camps as teenagers, put through the minor league systems in America for several years and given time to acclimate and adjust to being an American professional athlete. He's not even like other Cubans like Abreu who come to America in their mid-late 20s (or 30s in El Duque's case). Chapman lived in abject poverty in Cuba until he defected when he was 20, signed with the Reds and handed a $30 million contract at 21, and spent a whole whopping 3 months in their minor league system before being called up to the major leagues. All of his family, friends and support system were still left behind in Cuba. He has to be the face of the franchise in Cincinatti when he can't speak the language and probably didn't know where Cincinnati was on map a few months earlier (no one does). Meanwhile, every poor life decision he makes is reported in national media. I don't know too many people who are handling that well. I know it's all cool to be "more morally outraged on the internet than thou" and all, but I think his situation is a little different than some American suburban brat who's a pain in the ass in little league because he's been told he's entitled to everything his entire life. so, so far from the point...

I have Eloy #1 in all of baseball

just stop. forever.

and tomorrow's press release will hopefully be on designating Clayton Richard for assignment

people always say that parents are the worst thing about youth sports. I put them at a tie with having to coach and pretend to be supportive of shitty kids. aroldis is that shitty kid.

what in the fresh [expletive] are you rambling on about now? I'm responding to the posts where people are saying that having Chapman doesn't really move the needle much as far as our playoff chances, while simultaneously saying it's great that we don't have to face him in the playoffs. http://media1.giphy.com/media/7blHuOrBY2Aj6/giphy.gif

what in the fresh horsefeathers are you rambling on about now?

I love how I keep hearing how big of a haul this is for the Yankees and what it means for other trades, but what they all fail to mention is that it was a whole bunch of suck along with Torres

I get it, but people are saying he beats women (plural) and should be in prison and basically not given a second chance. I don't agree with that. Are any of you employers? Would you not hire someone who has served their sentence? yes, some people may be exaggerating, but don't be an apologist for crying out loud

arrieta cgso, 5-0. it'd be more of a FU to baseball if it was Hendricks and game 4

hahahahahahahahahaha your friend may be a perfectly decent person. But I hope I never have to talk baseball with him (or her). yeah, I'll likely punch him in the grundle next time I see him