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Really starting to dislike Evan Longoria

by benderbrodriguez on Jul 9, 2010 6:19 PM EDT

So we drafted this guy in 2007 over Tim Lincecum (who has by the way won 2 Cy Youngs since then. how many cy young has Longoria won???). then we waste all this money signing him and its money that we couldve used to sign CRAWFORD long term. the other day Longaria hit a home run and stats was talking about how he hasnt hit one in a long time and I realized yeah it was about damn time! we aren't paying you all this money to be a below 300 hitter langoria and striek out all the time like you are right now. get it together

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Amazing.

Damn, has it been that long? Is that what happens since I been gone, homie?
they go the game all wrong, it’s too pretty in here, lets say we take it back to the trap one time

by 4QB on Jul 9, 2010 6:31 PM EDT reply actions

Attec followed the template, you got sloppy sir.

Maddon's Mission
Make you want to kill him, then make you want to love him. Sly.

by Jonah Keri on Jun 19, 2010 10:31 PM EDT

by Doug09 on Jul 9, 2010 6:38 PM EDT reply actions

This is a sad attempt

at trying to recreate the magic of Attec’s post for yourself.

Leave me alone, I'm watching monsterjam.

by mrichardkent on Jul 9, 2010 6:40 PM EDT reply actions

I still approve.

And Longoria is a waste of a roster spot

In my day lots of messy tissues over her

by sternfan1 on Jun 18, 2010 6:30 AM PDT

by IntrepidX on Jul 9, 2010 6:58 PM EDT reply actions

Lame.

by Vin on Jul 9, 2010 7:26 PM EDT reply actions

Fool me once . . .

You’ve gone to the well once too often.

Now get back in the saddle, ’cause tomorrow is another day.

by Not Whole View Gang survivor on Jul 9, 2010 7:27 PM EDT reply actions

Boooooooooooo

Unoriginal and you didn’t follow the original structure. Having said that, I agree with every point you made. This is a much more substantiated piece than your “Defending MVB” piece.

by Travis Lee on Jul 9, 2010 8:19 PM EDT reply actions

You dislike WHO?

Dislike Evan Longoria?? I never heard anything so STUPID in my life: SORRY for the bad mouth it just could not stay in.

by CharlieRay on Jul 10, 2010 1:20 PM EDT reply actions

Best or worst post ever?

by firemangreg on Jul 10, 2010 11:18 PM EDT up reply actions

Poor Charlie can't keep up with these young'ns and their 'sarcasm' and 'parody'.

I hope you understand how provocative and irritating a statement such as "baseball is played on the field not on paper" is. It is the kind of moronic critique that anti-sabermetric neanderthals use (along with the unfunny "mother’s basement" canard) to debunk what they do not understand.

by kericr on Jul 11, 2010 12:19 PM EDT up reply actions

meh,,,, played

by Rayskins on Jul 10, 2010 6:43 PM EDT reply actions

time to put this baby to rest.

I don’t get the fascination people have with Joyce. Is it his mediocre play in Durham? Wowing people with his .295 avg? His mediocre power at age 26? Is it people just praying he’s good because our offense is so poor and we traded Edwin away for him?

by pudieron89 on Jul 11, 2010 1:43 AM EDT reply actions

You're right

I wish we had Alex Gordon instead

2010 Rays Baseball: Shut up, Mr. Rosenthal. We're not giving up.
2010 FSU Baseball: 2010 ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS

by JMB on Jul 12, 2010 2:33 AM EDT reply actions

are you serious?

Longoria is having one hell of a season

one more year Brett Favre!

by RaysOfHope on Jul 15, 2010 5:05 PM EDT reply actions

and he is only getting paid a little under 2M if i am not mistaken

one more year Brett Favre!

by RaysOfHope on Jul 15, 2010 5:06 PM EDT reply actions

I thought it was a little under $1MM

As you can always expect come from behind victory is when you least expect it.

by Buc Wild on Jul 16, 2010 8:04 AM EDT up reply actions

Cot's

years/17.5M (2008-13), plus 2014-16 club options

signed extension with Tampa Bay 4/18/08
08:$0.5M, 09:$0.55M, 10:$0.95M, 11:$2M, 12:$4.5M, 13:$6M, 14:$7.5M club option ($3M buyout), 15:$11M club option, 16:$11.5M club option
if Longoria otherwise would be arbitration-eligible
after 2010, 2011 salary increases to $2.5M
after 2011, buyout for 2014 option increases to $4M

club must decide by 11/2014 whether to exercise 2015-16 options
2016 option may increase to $14M based on rankings in MVP vote
award bonus: $50,000 for All Star selection

As you can always expect come from behind victory is when you least expect it.

by Buc Wild on Jul 16, 2010 8:05 AM EDT up reply actions