sunofgold Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 QUOTE (2nd_city_saint787 @ May 22, 2012 -> 10:16 PM) He's played with Alex in Toronto and Dunn in AZ, he's a likable guy so I'm sure he's made other friends as well....From what I read hes a big time outdoorsman and I know guys like Danks and Peavy among others are also so I can see why he wants to come here. Alex Rios has friends? Just kidding. Oh wait maybe he was friends with Crain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earthshiner Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 QUOTE (sunofgold @ May 22, 2012 -> 09:40 PM) ODA! No Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justBLAZE Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 Holy s*** he talks fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 QUOTE (justBLAZE @ May 22, 2012 -> 11:07 PM) Holy s*** he talks fast. Â I couldn't understand what the f*** he was saying, I needed to play it in slow motion or something Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiliIrishHammock24 Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 QUOTE (kapzk @ May 22, 2012 -> 05:35 PM) "Twins Reporter: Hudson Might Be The Worst Player I’ve Ever Covered" http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2012/05/22/twi...e-ever-covered/  "he’ll get thrown out about eight times a week trying to make a dumb hustle play"  What does that even mean? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottyDo Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ May 23, 2012 -> 12:46 AM) "he’ll get thrown out about eight times a week trying to make a dumb hustle play" What does that even mean? Probably means he gets thrown out trying to stretch a single to a double, a double to a triple, running on a ball in the dirt that didn't get far enough away, etc. I dunno how accurate this guy is but he really hates Orlando Hudson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiliIrishHammock24 Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 QUOTE (ScottyDo @ May 23, 2012 -> 12:35 AM) Probably means he gets thrown out trying to stretch a single to a double, a double to a triple, running on a ball in the dirt that didn't get far enough away, etc. I dunno how accurate this guy is but he really hates Orlando Hudson. Â I've just never heard the term "hustle play" used negatively. I think of a hustle play as one that was made because the player hustled so hard, which is a good thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 Apparently, there's good hustle and "bad hustle" in Minnesota. Â Good=Piranhas, Denny Hocking, Henry Blanco, Jason Bartlett, Nick Punto diving into 1B needlessly, Lew Ford, Matthew LeCroy, Cuddyer, Kubel, Koskie, Mientkiewicz, Christian Guzman, Jason Tyner, etc. Â Bad=Delmon Young, Alexi Casilla, Orlando Hudson, Nishioka, Valencia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balfanman Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 23, 2012 -> 01:09 AM) Apparently, there's good hustle and "bad hustle" in Minnesota. Good=Piranhas, Denny Hocking, Henry Blanco, Jason Bartlett, Nick Punto diving into 1B needlessly, Lew Ford, Matthew LeCroy, Cuddyer, Kubel, Koskie, Mientkiewicz, Christian Guzman, Jason Tyner, etc.  Bad=Delmon Young, Alexi Casilla, Orlando Hudson, Nishioka, Valencia, Pierzynski  added for correctness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSox_Sonix Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 23, 2012 -> 03:09 AM) Apparently, there's good hustle and "bad hustle" in Minnesota. Good=Piranhas, Denny Hocking, Henry Blanco, Jason Bartlett, Nick Punto diving into 1B needlessly, Lew Ford, Matthew LeCroy, Cuddyer, Kubel, Koskie, Mientkiewicz, Christian Guzman, Jason Tyner, etc.  Bad=Delmon Young, Alexi Casilla, Orlando Hudson, Nishioka, Valencia  You don't get points for obscure name drops Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 QUOTE (sunofgold @ May 22, 2012 -> 09:21 PM) Who does he know on the White Sox? How does he know Kenny so well. Did KW follow him around one offseason when he was a free agent ? Sounds to me that Odawg is a talkative guy. Probably a mix of Thome and Guillen. Guess Twins organization and media cannot handle that.  They showed about three different shots of him at 1st after his single, and there wasn't a single second where he wasn't talking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 23, 2012 -> 07:43 AM) They showed about three different shots of him at 1st after his single, and there wasn't a single second where he wasn't talking. Â I have officially decided that I like this guy. Â And for some reason I feel like guys with double ear flap helmets look more like baseball players. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ May 23, 2012 -> 01:41 AM) I've just never heard the term "hustle play" used negatively. You don't listen to the Fantasy Focus Podcast, apparently! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donny Lucy's Avocado Farm Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 QUOTE (Jake @ May 22, 2012 -> 11:25 PM) I couldn't understand what the f*** he was saying, I needed to play it in slow motion or something  Being a Dodgers fan as well as a Sox fan... I can tell you that Dodgers fans called O-Dog 'SloDog" and couldn't wait for him to leave. *shrug* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 QUOTE (Jillian Michaels' Abs @ May 23, 2012 -> 10:21 AM) Being a Dodgers fan as well as a Sox fan... I can tell you that Dodgers fans called O-Dog 'SloDog" and couldn't wait for him to leave. *shrug* Â For what reason? I'm confused on this because every naysayer hasn't quite articulated what he did wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ May 23, 2012 -> 07:43 AM) You don't get points for obscure name drops  Jerry Don Gleaton disagrees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 Jerry Kutzler also disagrees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Hibbard Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 Greg Hibbard disag....oh, never mind  I don't care how fast he talks or how annoying he is if he can hit .250.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 I'm just happy to have an alternate option to "stuck with Brent Morel". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunofgold Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 (edited) QUOTE (Steve9347 @ May 23, 2012 -> 10:31 AM) I'm just happy to have an alternate option to "stuck with Brent Morel". I partially excuse Morel b/c he hasn't been playing healthy and never should have been batting 2nd. However, I think that now it is ODawg's job to lose. Guy is a Gold Glove winner, thus he should at least be average defensively at 3rd. If he can be an average hitter from the ninth spot, that will work. Â He might be a little crazy in a good way. Edited May 23, 2012 by sunofgold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Hibbard Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 (edited) QUOTE (sunofgold @ May 23, 2012 -> 12:15 PM) I partially excuse Morel b/c he hasn't been playing healthy and never should have been batting 2nd. However, I think that now it is ODawg's job to lose. Guy is a Gold Glove winner, thus he should at least be average defensively at 3rd. If he can be an average hitter from the ninth spot, that will work. He might be a little crazy in a good way.  Like Jurassic Carl? I mean, hell, we won a world series with that in the clubhouse... Edited May 23, 2012 by Greg Hibbard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 QUOTE (Jillian Michaels' Abs @ May 23, 2012 -> 03:21 PM) Being a Dodgers fan as well as a Sox fan... I can tell you that Dodgers fans called O-Dog 'SloDog" and couldn't wait for him to leave. *shrug* Â Sounds like a Rios type of guy. Hope he stays just this one season unless he re-learns how to hit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunofgold Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 ODA probably hates the Twins as much as the Twins hate him. That has to be a + Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 QUOTE (greg775 @ May 23, 2012 -> 01:26 PM) Sounds like a Rios type of guy. Hope he stays just this one season unless he re-learns how to hit. Â Nothing I know about OH reminds me of Rios. But I'm interested in exactly what the people that don't like him don't like. Â All I've heard is "talks too much" -- is there something wrong with what he's saying? Â and "gets thrown out 8 times a week making dumb hustle plays" -- what? Â It's hard for me to evaluate based on this non-specificity. Maybe it'll be easier for us to like him since this may very well be his first gig with next to 0 expectations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 QUOTE (Jake @ May 23, 2012 -> 07:40 PM) Nothing I know about OH reminds me of Rios. But I'm interested in exactly what the people that don't like him don't like. All I've heard is "talks too much" -- is there something wrong with what he's saying?  and "gets thrown out 8 times a week making dumb hustle plays" -- what?  It's hard for me to evaluate based on this non-specificity. Maybe it'll be easier for us to like him since this may very well be his first gig with next to 0 expectations.  I didn't like the line in the story that said he was not any help or not interested in being a help to young players. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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