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These Boards have been deader than Nyjer Morgan's chances at a long Major League career!

I know that football drafts are this weekend and many members of the NFBC are on their way to NFFC drafts, but c'mon, it's as dull as a Suppan-Duke match up.



My son-in-law is in the Marines. He sent me a joke that guys around his base are fond of, I hope you enjoy-



A crusty old Army Sergeant Major found himself at a gala event hosted by a local liberal arts college. There was no shortage of extremely young idealistic ladies in attendance, one of whom approached the Sergeant Major for conversation.



'Excuse me, Sergeant Major, but you seem to be a very serious man. Is something bothering you?'



'Negative, ma'am. Just serious by nature.'



The young lady looked at his awards and decorations and said, 'It looks like you have seen a lot of action.'



'Yes, ma'am, a lot of action.'



The young lady, tiring of trying to start up a conversation, said, 'You know, you should lighten up a little. Relax and enjoy yourself.'



The Sergeant Major just stared at her in his serious manner.



Finally the young lady said, 'You know, I hope you don't take this the wrong way, but when is the last time you had sex?



"1955, ma'am."



"Well, there you are. No wonder you're so serious. You really need to chill out! I mean, no sex since 1955!"



She took his hand and led him to a private room where she proceeded to 'relax' him several times. 'Wow, she said, you sure didn't forget much since 1955.'



The Sergeant Major said in his serious voice, after glancing at his watch, 'I Hope Not; It's only 2130 now'.



Nothing whatsoever to do with baseball, but I thought it might brighten somebody's day.





A couple of thoughts...



Somebody told the Padres that they are in a pennant race...



Pujols infield mates are Skip Shoemaker, Brendan Ryan, and Pedro Feliz...

Gladys Knight and the Pips



Nyjer Morgan is a punching Judy...



Gaby Sanchez, a Judy puncher



Typical Cubs fan after a victory over the Pirates-

"We're only 20 games from being .500!"...



Edward Kennedy has been sober for a year...



Rob Dibble voiced an opinion about Stephen Strasburg and was let go by the Nats....Such is the state of 'Optimism Only' wanted by teams in their broadcast booths...



It seems Max Scherzer does just enough by the end of the year to get everybody's hopes up for the next year...



Desmond Jennings is the most likely candidate to take Carl Crawford's place in the outfield next year for the Rays. Is it me, or have Judy's been more prominent since the passing of the steroid era...



Thome, Vizquel, Manny...Baerga and Belle must be sitting by a phone waiting for the Ken Williams call...

I didn't see the Philly fan/ball in the stands incident. I read that the fan who was hit by the ball wasn't upset at all, and even wished Nyjer well in his appeal (from that suspension).



So, basically he ran over 2 catchers and charged the mound (after being thrown at TWICE). The first collision w/ the St. Louis catcher, I did not like. The 2nd collision w/ the Marlins catcher was S.O.P. in baseball. Should he have slid? Absolutely...however it was going to be a close play, so he elected to run the guy over (and I assume hope to knock the ball loose).



Why is it that the sports media make apologies for umpires, ie "it was a bang-bang play", "too close to call", "he's only human", etc, etc, but Nyjer is demonized. Didn't Pete Rose knock over a catcher in a meaningless all star game?



Some of these unwritten baseball rules are borderline retarded. I can understand not stealing bases when you're team is AHEAD by 10 runs or so, but when you're losing??



As Barry Larkin said if he got hit (esp on purpose) he was stealing 2nd AND 3rd. He later scored by the way and the game ended up alot closer than it was.



Even the pitcher Volstad, (who is like a foot taller) said he knew Nyjer "wasn't comin' out there to talk" after he threw behind him the 2nd time. So he came at him face to face...meanwhile the real punk was Gabby Sanchez. He runs over and clotheslines Morgan, who didn't even see it coming. He coulda broke the kid's neck! WTF?! That coward shoulda got just as (if not more of) a suspension than Morgan.



I watched that moron Harold Reynolds describe the brawl w/ extra sound effects and downright glee at the moment when Morgan was ambushed by Sanchez. He should be in the unemployent line w/ Dibble. Not just cuz of that, but also b/c he just sucks as an analyst. He is the Kenny "the jet" Smith of baseball. Thank you Captain Obvious is what I always think of H.R.'s "analysis".



I do not like the way he exited the field...thumping on his chest and hollering at the Marlin fans. But I can understand that his emotions got the better of him at that point.



I am not saying that Nyjer Morgan is an angel, but he ain't no devil either. Keep in mind he was a helluva hockey player, perhaps he plays the game w/ the intensity of an NHL player?

Originally posted by DOUGHBOYS:





It seems Max Scherzer does just enough by the end of the year to get everybody's hopes up for the next year...Kinda like my golf game- sucky all along then one beautiful shot on 18 and I'm sucked right back in.

Originally posted by rockitsauce:

The 2nd collision w/ the Marlins catcher was S.O.P. in baseball. Should he have slid? Absolutely...however it was going to be a close play, so he elected to run the guy over (and I assume hope to knock the ball loose).



Why is it that the sports media make apologies for umpires, ie "it was a bang-bang play", "too close to call", "he's only human", etc, etc, but Nyjer is demonized. Didn't Pete Rose knock over a catcher in a meaningless all star game?



Running over the Marlins catcher was not S.O.P., anyone that watched that play knows that winning the game or scoring a run was not involved in Morgan’s decision. It was about the highlight reel, it was about being ‘the man’.



S.O.P. is about scoring the run, if that means running over a catcher that is up the line blocking the plate, then that’s what you do. It’s not about being a free safety trying to lay-out a receiver catching the ball across the middle.



And to compare Morgan’s actions to that of Pete Rose is just silly. Anyone that watched Pete play knows he was a head first guy into a base. Watch the Rose replay again. Have in your mind the idea that he was going to dive head first into home. You can clearly see that he was leaning forward and getting ready to dive when Fosse stepped in front. Could Rose have changed course and gone around? Maybe. But what was the most likely way that Pete could score the run? By going over Fosse. And in the end, that’s all Rose cared about, scoring the run and winning.

I didn't know you had the powers of Miss Cleo, Naval? How else would you know that Morgan cared not about scoring a run to win the game, but wanted to be a "highlight reel or the man"?



All I'm saying is put down the torches & the pitchforks. Don't be in such a rush to judge.



Did you know the Marlins catcher (Brett Hayes) said the play was clean? If HE says that, who are you or anyone else to say otherwise?



As far as the brawl is concerned, he took his medicine the first time they hit him. The fact that they got upset that he stole 2 bases on them is ridiculous. Throw him out then, that would be the best revenge. No they, the MARLINS escalated the situation and it is their own fault that that brawl happened.



Many are quick to hate on Morgan, but as I said before he ran out there, took on a guy MUCH larger than himself, and then a real coward (Sanchez, a rookie for christsakes) clotheslines him, knowing Morgan didn't even see it coming. He should've received the largest suspension, not Morgan.



Perhaps the Pete Rose collision wasn't the best analogy, but I was probably like 2 when it happened so I don't recall all the details. That's what Dan is here for!

Originally posted by rockitsauce:

I didn't know you had the powers of Miss Cleo, Naval? Well I do, and for $19.95 I can tell you more about it.