Now that I know the trade is legit, I will say that PEDs was not the only issue Swisher had off the field. For his sake, I hope he cleans up his act.

Yeah, I'm guessing a nasty coke habit!

Now that I know the trade is legit, I will say that PEDs was not the only issue Swisher had off the field. For his sake, I hope he cleans up his act.

Whats a PED?

 

I have a feeling I should know this.

Whats a PED?

 

I have a feeling I should know this.

Performance enhancing drug.

Nah, but i can see Betemit being a good deal better than Crede has been since his back troubles set in. Betemit will be more than tolerable, he won't be 2006 Crede certainly, but he'll be more than adequate assuming his bat kicks in.

I can agree with that. Crede in 2007 and 2008 was just not the same guy on defense. Which made me sad, as I really loved watching him play over there before his back issues just got too much.

 

Swisher might be the most overrated Sox player since I started following the team in '83.

Now that I know the trade is legit, I will say that PEDs was not the only issue Swisher had off the field. For his sake, I hope he cleans up his act.

In all seriousness, would you like to back up this slanderous allegation?

Swisher might be the most overrated Sox player since I started following the team in '83.

 

Joe Crede.

Joe Crede.

 

He actually produced for quite a while.

In all seriousness, would you like to back up this slanderous allegation?

In writing it's Libel.

In all seriousness, would you like to back up this slanderous allegation?

 

He's lives a fast lifestyle.

In all seriousness, would you like to back up this slanderous allegation?

these allegations were made all year about him by numerous posters, only support given is he played in Oakland

In writing it's Libel.

Thank you Sir Balta.

 

I don't like these types of sweeping statements. If he gets hammered every night, it doesn't really matter... but the way that statement was written, as fact, without anything to back it up, was a joke.

... but the way that statement was written, as fact, without anything to back it up, was a joke.

 

Or an illusion.

 

*queues 'The Final Countdown'*

Edited November 13, 200817 yr by BigSqwert

Swisher might be the most overrated Sox player since I started following the team in '83.

by who? Ozzie and the Sox demoted him in the order and he lost playing time at the end of the year, he got slammed on this board. He has a fun personality that people enjoyed. IMO Oz missused him. He will likely never hit for a crazy average.

Or an illusion.

 

*queues 'The Final Countdown'*

Fantastic!

by who?

 

Fans. The guy was a complete bust and wasn't even booed.

Edited November 13, 200817 yr by BigSqwert

Thank you Sir Balta.

 

I don't like these types of sweeping statements. If he gets hammered every night, it doesn't really matter... but the way that statement was written, as fact, without anything to back it up, was a joke.

 

Swisher reminds me of Kyle Farnsworth, who was too busy enjoying extracurricular activities than preparing his body for the full season.

Thank you Sir Balta.

 

I don't like these types of sweeping statements. If he gets hammered every night, it doesn't really matter... but the way that statement was written, as fact, without anything to back it up, was a joke.

One of the benefits of a board like this one is that there are some people who have various connections to people around the league or around the team, so we can occasionally be privy to more rumors that may have a level of truth. It's however up to each person to decide how much they want to believe. If a person makes a statement like that, then they feel like it's information that other people might be interested in but they don't want/need to reveal their sources since it's just a bloody message board.

Fans. The guy was a complete bust and wasn't even booed.

 

That's not true at all.

Edited November 13, 200817 yr by G&T

Fans. The guy was a complete bust and wasn't even booed.

Sqwert, I'm glad you edited that post, it was just a jumble of words.

Sqwert, I'm glad you edited that post, it was just a jumble of words.

 

My head hurt trying to re-read it.

Swisher reminds me of Kyle Farnsworth, who was too busy enjoying extracurricular activities than preparing his body for the full season.

Didn't he do that stuff with the A's?

That's not true at all.

 

Maybe I'm wrong about the booing but there's so many people that stick up for him and I just don't see why.

One of the benefits of a board like this one is that there are some people who have various connections to people around the league or around the team, so we can occasionally be privy to more rumors that may have a level of truth. It's however up to each person to decide how much they want to believe. If a person makes a statement like that, then they feel like it's information that other people might be interested in but they don't want/need to reveal their sources since it's just a bloody message board.

 

Like someone seeing a particular playing doing blow off of a stripper's chest in the locker room after a minor league game?

Didn't he do that stuff with the A's?

 

I'm sure....and that was when PEDs were more accessible (especially in that locker room).