"I'm absolutely driven," Percival said. "I'm in there doing a minimum of 40 minutes of cardio a...

"I'm absolutely driven," Percival said. "I'm in there doing a minimum of 40 minutes of cardio a day. I'm doing weights. That's the only reason I'm doing it. Whether this will be my last year or if I'm going to play more, I want it to be a productive year and help this team get back to where we were."

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I wanna trust you, Percy

but it is going to take a lot to regain that from me

Also, I fear that even if he DOES do well, it will just be last year all over again and he will get hurt and never be the same.

Evan Longoria and David Price - the fight for my heart

by joeybw on Mar 11, 2009 10:14 PM EDT reply actions

I appreciate the effort, now if you get hurt just be forthright and there won't be an issue.

by R.J. Anderson on Mar 11, 2009 10:32 PM EDT reply actions

Let's work on the honesty, too

If you get injured, man up and hand the ball back to Joe.

by rays_world_champs on Mar 11, 2009 11:32 PM EDT reply actions

I assume by "doing cardio"

he means “lifting the tongs to flip the bratwurst”

by daveh33 on Mar 12, 2009 3:03 AM EDT reply actions

I do 40 minutes of cardio quite a few times a week and I'm not exactly in tip top shape

by matthan on Mar 12, 2009 8:53 AM EDT up reply actions

Then you're either walking or you're eating horribly.

It’s not really that hard to get into shape. As big as Percy is, if he sticks to a diet that a nutritionist creates for him and is doing something like HIIT for cardio, mixed with weights he could probably drop 20lbs before the season starts.

Tools Whore

by Tyler on Mar 12, 2009 11:10 AM EDT up reply actions

No way Percy could do HIIT for 40 mins. He'd die.

by rglass44 on Mar 12, 2009 11:18 AM EDT up reply actions

I'm eating horribly

I chose to go to Rays games instead of hiring a nutritionist. Priorities…

by matthan on Mar 12, 2009 12:01 PM EDT up reply actions

20 lbs. would be a good start.

I thought last year that he could avoid injury and be more effective if he could drop about 30 pounds. That was before he had surgery and spent the offseason sitting on the couch. I’m sure he was even heavier when he reported this season.

by acelion on Mar 12, 2009 1:40 PM EDT up reply actions

doesnt quite sound convincing

“i’m doing wieghts”

BOHICA

by Mr. Tonight TB on Mar 12, 2009 9:03 AM EDT reply actions

FTFY

I’m absolutely driven," Percival said. "I’m in there eating a minimum of 40 doughnuts a day. I’m doing weight gain. That’s the only reason I’m doing it. Whether this will be my last year or if I’m going to play more, I want it to be a productive year and sit on the bench during the playoffs.

Why yes, I am this big of an asshole in person.

by Sandy Kazmir on Mar 12, 2009 11:48 AM EDT reply actions