"How about waiving the rule that every team has to be represented? You've got these relievers from...

"How about waiving the rule that every team has to be represented? You've got these relievers from Kansas City, from Baltimore because of that rule."

Jay Mariotti, "Around The Horn," 7/16

Implying Soria is an illegitimate All-Star: Just another entry in the Reasons to Hate Mariotti archives.

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Yeah, and those relievers

really shit the bed, huh?

by raefzilla on Jul 16, 2008 6:54 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

If you think every every team being represented at the All-Star Game is an injustice

How about Jay Mariotti being represented by himself in the media?

[crash-bang]

Thank you! I’ll be here all week!

OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG

by devil_fingers on Jul 16, 2008 7:49 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I think it's just another example of

douchebags in the media who have no idea really what’s going on, just dragging out the same tired old cliches.

One man with courage makes a majority - Andrew Jackson

by Home Run Tony Cogan on Jul 16, 2008 9:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I think that's a fantastic idea

New York and Boston and Chicago are hideously under-respresented in nationally-broadcast regular season games, and we seldom see them in the post-season. Please, please, let’s stack the All-Star game so we only see New York and Boston and Chicago uniforms too!

Chaim Mattis Keller New York City's # 1 Royals fan!

by cmkeller on Jul 16, 2008 9:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Typical Mariotti douchebaggery

Longlorious.
Free Kila Kaaihue!

by RATW on Jul 16, 2008 11:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I would ask him which relief pitcher in Chicago is better than Soria?

The concept of progress acts as a protective mechanism to shield us from the terrors of the future. - Collected sayings of Muad'Dib

by buddyball on Jul 16, 2008 11:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

bobby jenks is a "proven closer"

by royalsreview on Jul 16, 2008 11:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

is that like being a "professional pitcher"?

The concept of progress acts as a protective mechanism to shield us from the terrors of the future. - Collected sayings of Muad'Dib

by buddyball on Jul 16, 2008 11:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

He's a ballplayer!

OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG

by devil_fingers on Jul 17, 2008 12:02 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

you mean - He's a "ballplayer"!

The concept of progress acts as a protective mechanism to shield us from the terrors of the future. - Collected sayings of Muad'Dib

by buddyball on Jul 17, 2008 10:14 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

“They say I just make stuff up and get by on my natural charm. Well, they’re half right.”

by 2X2L on Jul 16, 2008 11:24 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs

since he said it on "Around the Horn", I worry less about it

those guys say anything to try to get points

The concept of progress acts as a protective mechanism to shield us from the terrors of the future. - Collected sayings of Muad'Dib

by buddyball on Jul 16, 2008 11:31 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs

Soria was deserving

I agree with Mariotii that not every team should be represented in the All Star game. It does seem that the All Star game has become more of a Parade rather than a game. But I have to draw the line at the suggestion that Soria was undeserving. 25 saves and a 1.47 ERA from a .440 team is the definition of an All Star. Suck it Mariotti

Mr. Weatherstone

by Mr. Weatherstone on Jul 17, 2008 12:37 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I forgot

.721 WHIP and 46 K through 43 Innings . . . horrid. Send the guy down to AAA

Mr. Weatherstone

by Mr. Weatherstone on Jul 17, 2008 12:40 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I love how the real heroes of the game were from the smaller markets, and the goats were the big market guys

Outside of JD Drew, who were the real heroes of the game?

Pittsburgh’s Nate McLouth with the throw to the plate
Tampa’s Evan Longoria for the Jeter-esque clutch double in the 8th
KC’s Soria
Baltimore’s Sherrill
Colorado’s Aaron Cook
Houston’s Tejada

And who truly hurt their team in the late innings?
Boston’s Papelbon
New York’s Wagner

yes Uggla was brutal too. but he didn’t directly cost the NL runs (i think).

by Fernando Vina School of Linguistics on Jul 17, 2008 2:11 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

look

I get it, we hate Jay Mariotti. I’m guessing though that the point he was making was that you could have added a couple of more starters to each squad and we wouldn’t have had the nail biting, will-they-or-won’t-they-finish-the-game drama. Maybe the managers should think about that a little more when making their selections, Greinke would have been as worthy as Soria and would have provided Francona a lot more flexibility.

I still think each team should have a representative, even if only so that teams like the Royals get embarrassed by having Mark Redman selected and hire a competent General Manager and start spending some of that money. My guess is that is when the light went on for the Glass family.

by sfeldkamp on Jul 17, 2008 9:45 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Did you ven read the quote?

You’re disagreeing him as much as we are. He’s saying that the rule to represent even the worst teams in the All-Star game should be ditched. He wasn’t arguing for Greinke over Soria, or Bedard over Sherril. He was arguing for picking the best 32 players in each league, mix of teams be damned.

Chaim Mattis Keller New York City's # 1 Royals fan!

by cmkeller on Jul 17, 2008 10:17 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs