August 11, 200817 yr http://blogs.chicagosports.chicagotribune....-and-a-los.html A win and a loss for Floyd By Mark Gonzales - 5:16 p.m. Gavin Floyd extended his season-high for wins to 12 by beating Boston 6-5. But Floyd suffered a "loss," based on a bet he made with closer Bobby Jenks in spring training. By losing the bet, Floyd had to shave his head. "I got to take the first swipe," Jenks smiled. "Right down the middle." Wonder what the bet was...
August 11, 200817 yr http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=280810104 According to ESPN, Floyd said he'd shave his head if he won twelve games after Jenks continued to prod him.
August 11, 200817 yr I hope he made a bet about shaving his eyebrows if he won 20 games (and that at the end of the season we see him shave those). Gavin is my favorite Sox starter to watch pitch (aside from the obvious one in Buehrle, since Mark works so damn quick). Danks is another fav of mine. I hate watching Javy/Jose pitch.
August 11, 200817 yr Javy, when he's not being a b****, is (IMO) the best pitcher on this staff to watch pitch. But when he is nibbling and not attacking hitters, he is so frustrating to watch.
August 11, 200817 yr The next time I see Javy actually throw anything on the inside half of the plate will be about the first time all season. Watching him pitch is horrid. It makes it worse when you can see that his stuff is still there. Honestly, Coop aught to punch Javy in the face until he throws a game where practically everything is on the inside half. Heck, I'll compare Javy with Garland. Garland was good when he threw inside, when he didn't, he'd be bad. Javy is the same way. Obviously they are different pitchers but to be good they have to make the hitter uncomfortable. Javy would be great if he pitched inside.
August 11, 200817 yr I'm a little confused. Floyd won his 12th game but lost a bet? LOL. You'd think that if a guy thought he was going to do well... and then he did... that he would be winning bets not losing them. Edited August 11, 200817 yr by scenario
August 11, 200817 yr Lol it was a playful bet I dont think Bobby would have to do anything if Floyd didnt reach 12 wins. Plus, going into the year who really thought Floyd would be winning 12 games and position to get a few more. He was a struggling pitcher and we were supposed to be a poor team.
August 11, 200817 yr Funny, cause during the game I was laughing at how he has shaggy hair and now to see him with no hair is going to be something else.
August 11, 200817 yr QUOTE (scenario @ Aug 10, 2008 -> 10:55 PM) I'm a little confused. Floyd won his 12th game but lost a bet? LOL. You'd think that if a guy thought he was going to do well... and then he did... that he would be winning bets not losing them. I thought I was the only one that caught that. Apparently, bets are confusing to Jenks and Floyd.
August 11, 200817 yr QUOTE (LosMediasBlancas @ Aug 10, 2008 -> 10:59 PM) I thought I was the only one that caught that. Apparently, bets are confusing to Jenks and Floyd. Maybe Jenks had more confidence in Gavin then Gavin did in Gavin??
August 11, 200817 yr I think Gonzales messed up by calling it a bet. It was probably more of an agreement. Like Floyd probably says if I accomplish a major goal, then you guys can cut my hair. He wouldn't want to have a s***ty year and also lose his mane. That's salt in the wound
August 11, 200817 yr I think Gavin has really had a turn around in personality this year. I could be wrong, but it seems that he was always stressed or scared out there, and now he seems to have settled in, relaxed, and become one of the guys. And even though his ERA is drifting back towards average, he's been great to watch this year.
August 11, 200817 yr QUOTE (scenario @ Aug 10, 2008 -> 10:55 PM) I'm a little confused. Floyd won his 12th game but lost a bet? LOL. You'd think that if a guy thought he was going to do well... and then he did... that he would be winning bets not losing them. Yeah maybe he thought he could win 12 games, but if he didn't he was going to win a bet with Jenks, who knows what Jenks would've had to do.
August 11, 200817 yr QUOTE (WilliamTell @ Aug 11, 2008 -> 11:46 AM) Yeah maybe he thought he could win 12 games, but if he didn't he was going to win a bet with Jenks, who knows what Jenks would've had to do. Eat a salad?
August 11, 200817 yr This team is obsessed with hair. Dyeing it, shaving it, growing it...on their head, on their chin, on their face...just obsessed! I'm just glad that the bet didn't involve having Dotel eat the hair off of someone's foot. I love em...but baseball players are dumb.
August 11, 200817 yr QUOTE (oralsoxpodcast @ Aug 11, 2008 -> 03:27 PM) This team is obsessed with hair. Dyeing it, shaving it, growing it...on their head, on their chin, on their face...just obsessed! I'm just glad that the bet didn't involve having Dotel eat the hair off of someone's foot. I love em...but baseball players are dumb. I think there's a body part that has a lot of hair on and around it that you missed.
August 11, 200817 yr QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Aug 11, 2008 -> 03:31 PM) I think there's a body part that has a lot of hair on and around it that you missed. lol...you just know Nick Swisher has had his hot girlfriend dye his junk hair. Well either her or Toby Hall. They do share pants sometimes.
August 11, 200817 yr QUOTE (oralsoxpodcast @ Aug 11, 2008 -> 03:39 PM) lol...you just know Nick Swisher has had his hot girlfriend dye his junk hair. Well either her or Toby Hall. They do share pants sometimes. WHOA I was talking about their armpits, settle down there
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