May 23, 201213 yr 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.
May 23, 201213 yr QUOTE (justBLAZE @ May 22, 2012 -> 11:07 PM) Holy s*** he talks fast. I couldn't understand what the f*** he was saying, I needed to play it in slow motion or something
May 23, 201213 yr 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?
May 23, 201213 yr 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.
May 23, 201213 yr 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. 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.
May 23, 201213 yr 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
May 23, 201213 yr 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.
May 23, 201213 yr 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
May 23, 201213 yr 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.
May 23, 201213 yr 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. I have officially decided that I like this guy. And for some reason I feel like guys with double ear flap helmets look more like baseball players.
May 23, 201213 yr 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!
May 23, 201213 yr 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*
May 23, 201213 yr 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* For what reason? I'm confused on this because every naysayer hasn't quite articulated what he did wrong.
May 23, 201213 yr QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ May 23, 2012 -> 07:43 AM) You don't get points for obscure name drops Jerry Don Gleaton disagrees.
May 23, 201213 yr Greg Hibbard disag....oh, never mind I don't care how fast he talks or how annoying he is if he can hit .250.
May 23, 201213 yr 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. He might be a little crazy in a good way. Edited May 23, 201213 yr by sunofgold
May 23, 201213 yr 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, 201213 yr by Greg Hibbard
May 23, 201213 yr 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* Sounds like a Rios type of guy. Hope he stays just this one season unless he re-learns how to hit.
May 23, 201213 yr 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. 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.
May 23, 201213 yr 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.
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