Since I'm lazier than s*** tonight, how old is Lillibridge?

 

25.

So his 2008 trainwreck should be ignored. OK. Just a hiccup.

 

Some big hiccups to forget with Lillibridge, Marquez, and possibly Bailey

Some big hiccups to forget with Lillibridge, Marquez, and possibly Bailey

We won a fancy trophy by curing a ton of hiccups a few years ago.

So are we going with Stone Cowboy? Or is the nickname still open to discussion?

We won a fancy trophy by curing a ton of hiccups a few years ago.

 

I'll be honest, I think Bailey is definitely curable. Lillibridge is likely to be nothing more than a utility player. Marquez, on the other hand, scares the crap out of me.

So his 2008 trainwreck should be ignored. OK. Just a hiccup.

What did you think of Carlos Quentin's 2007 trainwreck? I'm curious. Obviously not that I think Lillibridge is going to be Carlos Quentin but the situations are pretty comparable.

Edited December 9, 200817 yr by lostfan

What did you think of Carlos Quentin's 2007 trainwreck? I'm curious. Obviously not that I think Lillibridge is going to be Carlos Quentin but the situations are pretty comparable.

I liked the Quentin trade. They are 2 very different players. Quentin still hit the crap out of the ball in AAA in 2007.

 

I get it. Every minor league position player KW acquires will be like Quentin.

Every Cuban KW signs will be like Ramirez.

Every minor league pitcher KW trades for will be like Floyd.

 

 

Dear God, i surea ash hell didn't want this to turn into a serious discussion.

 

Just bask in the glow of the magnificent ears.

 

Looks a little bit like a young, white Orlando Cabrera.

I liked the Quentin trade. They are 2 very different players. Quentin still hit the crap out of the ball in AAA in 2007.

 

I get it. Every minor league position player KW acquires will be like Quentin.

Are you insulting G*d's ears?

So his 2008 trainwreck should be ignored. OK. Just a hiccup.

 

No. Of course not.

 

But when good prospects have bad years that doesn't suggest that they're garbage. Does it?

 

Look at the great "bad-year-bounce" pickups the Sox have had during the KW era...

 

Jenks, Quentin, Thornton, and Floyd are all good examples.

 

Am I implying that he'll pan out as well as those guys? Again... no.

 

But what's the hurry to put a fork in a guy whose only had one bad year? And only one year ago was considered one of the top 100 prospects in baseball??

Edited December 9, 200817 yr by scenario

Just bask in the glow of the magnificent ears.

Someone photoshop an elephant's trunk onto his nose

How about Dumbo? Heads' new avatar is like half ears

 

That's the first thought that came to my mind.

Since I have a feeling Lillibridge is going to be the new Pablo, just take all old Pablo memories, and substitute Lillibridge into them.

 

Remember that time Lillibridge hit his first HR? It was a no-doubter, and he then looked down like he had done it 40x a year.

How about a nickname that makes no sense at all and is entirely inappropriate just to confuse people. My vote goes to dickbag.

Edited December 9, 200817 yr by bighurt4life

I liked the Quentin trade. They are 2 very different players. Quentin still hit the crap out of the ball in AAA in 2007.

 

I get it. Every minor league position player KW acquires will be like Quentin.

Every Cuban KW signs will be like Ramirez.

Every minor league pitcher KW trades for will be like Floyd.

No, none of that is my point. I don't think it's out of the question that Lillibridge bounces back after a down year after being bought low on. I think that's more likely than the idea that he suddenly faded into oblivion actually. He could be no more than a bench player, he could be a MLB starter, who knows.

 

In any case we are ruining Heads's thread.

How about a nickname that makes no sense at all and is entirely inappropriate just to confuse people. My vote goes to dickbag.

i second this.

My vote goes to dickbag.

He's not a member of the Dash! He's a White Sock.!

No, none of that is my point. I don't think it's out of the question that Lillibridge bounces back after a down year after being bought low on. I think that's more likely than the idea that he suddenly faded into oblivion actually. He could be no more than a bench player, he could be a MLB starter, who knows.

 

In any case we are ruining Heads's thread.

 

 

Well, SUPPOSEDLY, he was battling a wrist injury/nagging problem and he adjusted his swing (as is normal, to compensate for injury to play through it, especially when given a legit shot to start in the big leagues) and ended up completely messing his mechanics up.

 

That's the KW story at least.

Edited December 9, 200817 yr by caulfield12

He's not a member of the Dash! He's a White Sock.!

 

Even better one, Brent "Bag of Dick" Lillebridge. The B first name with the B in the nickname, it's called alliteration, makes for a good nickname if you can't come up with one that rhymes.

Brent Lillibridge over the River Kwai....I'm not so far from it here in Thailand, thought I'd go with the old Boomer Berman nicknames approach.

Dick-in-a-Brent Lillibridge.

Well, SUPPOSEDLY, he was battling a wrist injury/nagging problem and he adjusted his swing (as is normal, to compensate for injury to play through it, especially when given a legit shot to start in the big leagues) and ended up completely messing his mechanics up.

 

That's the KW story at least.

 

Why yes! And, when spending time in Mexico, he throws only a tick or two less than Bobby Jenks!

 

Dickbag for sure

Why yes! And, when spending time in Mexico, he throws only a tick or two less than Bobby Jenks!

 

Are you making a joke about Nick Masset? Or Jon Adkins? Or Felix Diaz?

I liked the Quentin trade. They are 2 very different players. Quentin still hit the crap out of the ball in AAA in 2007.

 

I get it. Every minor league position player KW acquires will be like Quentin.

Every Cuban KW signs will be like Ramirez.

Every minor league pitcher KW trades for will be like Floyd.

 

that would be like saying:

 

OK I get it. Everyone who has a bad statistical year after being successful will always suck. He will never be able to rebound.

 

Just because someone has a bad season doesn't mean they will not be successful. I'm not saying he will be successful but there's no need to be so down on a player because he was highly thought of and had a poor season.