some things never change
if i have to listen to the Sunshine Network guys complain one more time that Carl Crawford got snubbed not being voted into the All Star game, i am driving down to The Trop to duct tape their mouths shut! just try me.
they spent the whole game last night whining about how Crawford was at least as good as the three staters who got voted in for the American League.
As. If.
they are trying to tell me that Carl Crawford is more of an All Star than Manny Ramirez? Vernon Wells? Ichiro Suzuki? you've got to be kidding me, right?
Carl Crawford leads only one category: stolen bases, and is tied for AL leader in triples. of the four, he is 2nd in batting average, hits & runs scored, but only by a margin; is third in doubles, home runs & RBIs; and dead last in OBP. not to mention his team is 2nd to worst in the AL. oh & the fact that NO ONE outside of the Tampa area has any idea who he is! c'mon! even 2/3 of the crowd attending a Devil Rays game is there to see the opposing team!
i've said it before & i have no doubt i'll be saying it again: the Tampa sports announcers live in their own fantasy land where every Tampa team is a championship team & when they lose, it is a product of favoritism toward the opponent, not poor playing by the Devil Rays (Lightning, Bucs).
and of course anyone would give up the likes of Manny Ramirez, Vernon Wells or Ichiro Suzuki to get CRAWFORD on their team. Carl who?? =P
2 with their own thoughts:
hahaha. You have much more restraint. If I lived where you did and had to listen to those guys all the time, I'd have duct taped their mouths by the beginning of June!
Well, to be fair to your PBP men, JoeC and Trup talked about this guy a lot all series... so it's not just the TBay crowd that think he's on his way to superstardom. Even Francona jumped on the train and recalled the raw talent he had when he managed him on Team USA some years back.
*shrug* The TBay haven't had much to cheer for the last years. Now they've got Kazmir and Crawford... don't be surprised to see the Rays winning a wild card in 2-3 years if they can hang onto their currnt crop of stars.
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