Top 10 Reasons I Miss Mike Jacobs

by Jeff Zimmerman on Apr 15, 2010 3:53 PM EDT

Last fall, I lost a bet on where Notre Dame would finish in the final football rankings. Guess what ,I lost badly, damn you Phil Steele. So to finally up hold my end of the bet, here is may Top Ten reasons why I miss Mike Jacobs.

1. When he connected, he could put some distance on the ball. He hit the two longest hit home runs for the 2009 season at 459 ft each.

2. Hopefully kicked Jose Gullen's Ass in Seattle last year.

3. We always felt safe with Jacobs in the field that he could turn the 3-6-3 double play, something Billy Butler struggles with according to Dayton Moore.

4. On the defensive side, he only had only two errors at 1B the entire season.

5. We finally got rid of the skinny Leo Nunez. Didn't Leo know he was playing in KC the home of great BBQ and a ton of all you can eat buffets?

6. Mike could go through some Redman loose leaf. It looked like his cheeks were about ready to explode any time.

7. He had his best game of the year on April 17^th, too bad it was a blowout in the Royal's favor 12-3

Batting	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Mike Jacobs DH	6	2	2	4	0	3	HR,2B

Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 4/15/2010.

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nunez was never a true royal

by Freneau on Apr 15, 2010 3:56 PM EDT reply actions

Where are the last three?

I’m giddy with anticipation.

"Now…put that in your [BLEEP]ing pipe and smoke it." -Hal McRae

"I was doing this when BJ was in his father's nutsack." -Renzo Gracie

by Sweep_the_Leg on Apr 15, 2010 3:56 PM EDT reply actions

thats just so typical of American culture

you’re so into instant gratification

by Freneau on Apr 15, 2010 4:17 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs

To be fair, it's called "Top 10 Reasons"

by sterlingice on Apr 15, 2010 4:18 PM EDT up reply actions

He hasn't posted since...

Maybe the trauma of coming up with this list caused him to have an aneurysm and die in the middle of making it.

by Tracer Bullet 82 on Apr 15, 2010 4:21 PM EDT up reply actions

I don't know how he came up with 10 reasons

I could only get 3 tops.

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by Jeff Zimmerman on Apr 15, 2010 5:03 PM EDT up reply actions

Reason 8: AAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH

by BrRoyal on Apr 15, 2010 8:47 PM EDT up reply actions

2 things about the Ol Chewbacco and JoGui fight...

First, were they fighting about who could finish the season with a lower OBP… And why am I not suprised Brena was in the middle of the fight breaking up, do you think Olivo was actually in the fight but swung and missed when one of the guys ducked low and away?

Sometimes the best way to convince someone he is wrong is to let him have his way. --- Red O'Donnell

by averagegatsby on Apr 15, 2010 4:08 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs

The Guy Dived

Into the dirt.

I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.

by philofthenorth on Apr 15, 2010 4:26 PM EDT up reply actions

I still like to think they were arguing over what was the best kind of tobacco

Jose can put a pretty big lip full of long-cut, while Jacobs stuck with the leaf stuff. Me and my friends always joked that they were arguing who could put the most in.

by NaturalsLight on Apr 15, 2010 11:55 PM EDT up reply actions

8. Definitely restored our innocent faith

by performing better in the first year after steroid-testing was put in place.

by Tracer Bullet 82 on Apr 15, 2010 4:11 PM EDT reply actions

not to mention

the obscene gesture in that last picture

by PopeSoria on Apr 15, 2010 4:29 PM EDT up reply actions

mike's fantastically gigantic wads of whatever he was chewing are def

what I will miss the most

by Freneau on Apr 15, 2010 4:18 PM EDT reply actions

He couldn't even close his mouth with that huge wad

by MinnesotaRoyal on Apr 15, 2010 4:26 PM EDT up reply actions

that pic is legendary

by AtTheWall on Apr 15, 2010 4:26 PM EDT up reply actions

TWHS?

I really wish I would have known my life as a fan would peak in October 1985. Savor the moment, kids.

by chiefstatnut on Apr 15, 2010 4:32 PM EDT up reply actions

He Chewed what I chewed...

Chum

Equal parts Leaf Tobacco (I preferred Levi Garret) & Bubble Gum.

Coming from someone that has quit smoking twice, quit skoal once & quit this…this was the hardest of them to break.

YUMMY!!!!!

BOOM! ROASTED!

by GoBabies!! on Apr 15, 2010 4:41 PM EDT up reply actions

In the words of Leon Phelps

Yeth, that ith dithguthting.

"Now…put that in your [BLEEP]ing pipe and smoke it." -Hal McRae

"I was doing this when BJ was in his father's nutsack." -Renzo Gracie

by Sweep_the_Leg on Apr 15, 2010 4:46 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs

Wouldn't you have to be...

…already married to even attempt a concoction like this? Chewie’s pictures prove that’s about as discreet as a tent pole in sweatpants. I feel like he probably even lessened his pool of Kansan jersey chasers to pick from by chewing that cud…

by Tracer Bullet 82 on Apr 15, 2010 4:53 PM EDT up reply actions