We Call Your Willie Bloomquist and Raise: Cede Grass Creek Now!

by Addicted to Quack on Jan 29, 2009 10:43 PM EST Comment 38 comments

A legendary Royal. Second all-time in Royals home runs. Third all time in batting average. Fifth in RBI. So badass that he twice hit over .400 and had 83 home runs in one season! Yes, your attempts to break the spirit of all Mariner fans by stealing such Mariner legends as Gil Meche, Jose Guillen, and Willie Bloomquist were a crushing blow to all Mariners fans in Grass Creek. But this response will shake Royals Nation like an atomic bomb. Only signing the great George Brett would shake the souls of Royals fans more than this bombshell.

Its now a formality. Why even bother. Grass Creek, Wyoming is Mariners country!

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If you sign George Brett..

You might as well welcome.. Edgar Martinez and Ken Griffey Jr. to the royals haha..

and we will raise you a Jeff Weaver

Bloomquist. God? Or just an illusion? You be the judge.

by focs on Jan 29, 2009 11:27 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

The pot is still light

You need to give Sweeney a 2-year, $3M guaranteed contract in order to make things even. Then you can raise us by signing Mark Redman.

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by NYRoyal on Jan 29, 2009 11:41 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

And then the Royals need to higher Bill Bavasi as Asst. GM

Jose Vidro should also be considered for KC’s dangerously low supply of 1B/Dh types

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by devil_fingers on Jan 29, 2009 11:50 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

"higher" = "hire"

“d_f” = “typing genus”

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by devil_fingers on Jan 30, 2009 10:59 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

certainly not a typing species

"Things could always be worse." - Buddy Bell

by buddyball on Jan 30, 2009 5:03 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs

haha

(sorry df)

I just got back from your mom's basement.

by Warden11 on Jan 30, 2009 6:43 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

no, it's good, no reason to apologize

I rec’d it, too

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by devil_fingers on Jan 30, 2009 10:09 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

sorry, it was the educator in me that did it...

"Things could always be worse." - Buddy Bell

by buddyball on Jan 30, 2009 11:18 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

this rivarly is getting dirty

Meche started it

that was the ignitor

I wanna know what love is, I want you to show me

by LeoBloom on Jan 30, 2009 12:34 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

how do you know sweeney isn't...

a spy or a saboteur

Seattle is the din of sin, the blight by the needle, the hellhole by the sound.

You know where the best place for a mariner fan is?

Inside the mouth of a killer whale.

Stand down, Sir.

by royalsreview on Jan 30, 2009 1:08 AM EST reply actions 2 recs

We shall see, good sir.

Yes, we shall see.

Is that the light at the end of the tunnel, or the headlights of an oncoming train?

by Benne on Jan 30, 2009 2:18 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Eat it, Royals.

Grass Creek is ours for the taking.

Is that the light at the end of the tunnel, or the headlights of an oncoming train?

by Benne on Jan 30, 2009 2:18 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

You’d better hope that the siege of Grass Creek is short. For due to an unfortunate misunderstanding, when Sweeney was dipped into the river Styx only his heel made contact with the sacred waters.

by 2X2L on Jan 30, 2009 10:26 AM EST up reply actions 4 recs

tremendous

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by devil_fingers on Jan 30, 2009 10:58 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Sweeney needs to actually make the Mariners

that’s step 1

right now, with Bloomy, Ho-Ram, Meche, Guillen, memories of Raul Ibanez and Olivo, the Royals have the edge

by royalsreview on Jan 30, 2009 1:44 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Having Bloomy, Ho-Ram and Meche

simply makes taking Grass Creek all that much easier.

See, the difference between Sweeney and those whom you mentioned is that, at least at one point, Sweeney was actually good.

--Dave
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by Addicted to Quack on Jan 30, 2009 1:59 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

go back to your coffee machine you effete ignoramous

Willie Bloomquist is a winner and the Mariners will find out just how much they miss him this season.

We’ve measured his intangibles and believe that he’s a sparkplug.

The Mariners won’t win 50 games this season. They’ll be playing in Oklahoma City by 2012.

Safeco will be an artifical reef by the end of the next decade.

by royalsreview on Jan 30, 2009 2:30 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs

There's really only one way to settle this...

Let’s go over the groundrules. Rule number 1: No touching of the eyes or typing fingers… AND THAT’S IT!

"Now…put that in your [BLEEP]ing pipe and smoke it."
I'm puffing away, Hal.

by Sweep_the_Leg on Jan 30, 2009 3:13 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

We've already measured Willie's intangibles

--Dave
Addicted to Quack, SBN's Oregon Ducks blog

by Addicted to Quack on Jan 30, 2009 3:23 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs

The Battle started with Danny Tartabull!

"If my uniform doesn't get dirty, I haven't done anything in the baseball game."
-Rickey

by Big Jared on Feb 3, 2009 5:34 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

We need another 1B/Dh type

Trade you Bloomquist for him.

Pecota, watch over us.

by castille on Jan 30, 2009 2:07 PM EST reply actions 1 recs

Ummm... who cares about Grass Creek?

You can have it, and Sweeney’s 75 ABs, 2 HRs, and his bad back.

by AxDxMx on Jan 30, 2009 3:57 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

its called snark

you’re supposed to play along

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by Addicted to Quack on Jan 30, 2009 4:52 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Ennui and dismissiveness: ultimate snark.

by 2X2L on Jan 30, 2009 6:23 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

does seattle bite its thumb at us sir?

My stories a lot like yours only more interesting because it involves robots!

by AvilesRotY on Jan 30, 2009 10:46 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I think someone needs a refresher

on the history of the grand conflict, or take a peek at the Hall of Heroes.

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by devil_fingers on Jan 30, 2009 5:12 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I guess I just don't find this funny or worthwhile

Meh.

by AxDxMx on Jan 31, 2009 11:48 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

when our teams are the Royals or the Mariners

is anything about them really worthwhile?

--Dave
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by Addicted to Quack on Jan 31, 2009 12:31 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I think that's the point I'm uncomfortable with

Why do I even go to games or watch on tv? This whole joke tells me liking either team is pointless. Hell, even liking a good team is really pointless. I should find something better to do with my life than enriching fat cat baseball owners, and rich ass players with my hard earned money.

by AxDxMx on Feb 1, 2009 1:02 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Sweeney is an important weapon, no doubt

But if this turns nasty, and i’m sensing it does, then frankly i rather have wee Willie and hoRAMBO fighting for me than the God-fearing pacifist.

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by kcbottom9th on Jan 30, 2009 4:59 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

true

you can’t have cookies and milk guys in the clubhouse!
Bloomquist moxie >>> Sweeney niceness

I say we blow thru Grass Creek and move on to Meeteetse!

"Things could always be worse." - Buddy Bell

by buddyball on Jan 30, 2009 5:08 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

PLUS, we have a huge intangible (that is until you feel it, whereby it becomes tangible and bloody)

Even though he is not a native Grass Creek warrior, we signed a mercenary this year. Meet Mr. Farnsworth!

meat

by kabrink on Jan 30, 2009 7:55 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I don't know

Remember Sweeney charging Weaver? Hmmm, Weaver recently pitched to Seattle. . . .

by BrRoyal on Feb 1, 2009 5:48 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Does this deal come with or without

Jason “Grim-Dogg” Grimsley’s “hidden treasures”?

Banny being Banny.

by JobDDT on Jan 30, 2009 8:40 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Sign Griffey NOW

Kansas City Royals: your 2006 and 2007 NL Central champions!

by mazoboom on Feb 1, 2009 11:40 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

The Battle continues...

I just saw a short discussion over on Lookout Landing wherein some of those Ms fans are plotting to tempt DM with Betancourt or Balentein for Kila or Butler. May the riots begin.

meat

by kabrink on Feb 1, 2009 12:54 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

local Grass Creek hero

There have been only 14 players ever to make it to the Big Leagues born in the state of WY and one of those players is on the Royals currently: John Buck

Do the Mariners have a home born WY boy, I think not. It will be ours.

by Jeff Zimmerman (TucsonRoyal) on Feb 5, 2009 4:36 PM EST reply actions 0 recs