Well it was also artificial turf. Some 10 year old's feet aren't going to do much damage.pedro1918 said:
Protecting the Shields -- The Nick Cafardo Thread
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Nick's got a hangup with groundskeepers. He threw a huge tantrum when the Pats replaced their groundskeeper a few years ago.
That Patriots groundskeeper was probably one of his top sources.
"The feeling from Patriots is..."
"A team source indicates..."
"According to a longtime insider with the team..."
"Will the Patriots do it? A source within the team with a good view of the locker room dynamics thinks so. What will that mean? And should they do it?"
"The feeling from Patriots is..."
"A team source indicates..."
"According to a longtime insider with the team..."
"Will the Patriots do it? A source within the team with a good view of the locker room dynamics thinks so. What will that mean? And should they do it?"
NickEsasky said:
I know that and you know that, but apparently Roger didn't and I'm hoping that Nick might not either.
Obviously I was being sarcastic in light of last night, but even further back:
http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/02/10/rollie-fingers-johnny-bench-and-the-intentional-walk-that-wasnt/
http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/02/10/rollie-fingers-johnny-bench-and-the-intentional-walk-that-wasnt/
The IBB rule tweak does seem negligible in saving time over 162 games x 9+ innings a year.
First order of business is speeding up Hunter Strickland. Holy shit does that guy take forever. Rubbing every new ball with his glove tucked under his elbow and staring off into space like he's pondering an SAT question. Good lord.
First order of business is speeding up Hunter Strickland. Holy shit does that guy take forever. Rubbing every new ball with his glove tucked under his elbow and staring off into space like he's pondering an SAT question. Good lord.
A hurting coordinator is what this team needs now that we have the late bloomer to. the damage train in Rusney.
Nick Cafardo, everybody:
"Shifting is killing baseball and hurting hitting coaches."
Killing baseball! The game is going to die because of defenses shifting!
"The Red Sox need a superstar, don’t they? Empty the farm system for Giancarlo Stanton."
Don't they? Hey sure they do! Wow, now that is a great idea that Nick had there. I can't believe that no one else has ever thought of it. Glad that's settled.
To make it a Cafardo Classic: Obviously, everyone is wondering what is the latest with J.P. RIcciardi! Luckily Nick has an update:
"J.P. Ricciardi is working out an extension with the Mets as a special assistant to GM Sandy Alderson."
Whew, we were all wondering whether some former GM from years ago would continue to be a consultant with the Mets or not. We can rest easy now that Nick got to the bottom of that big story. I wonder who told him that info?
"Shifting is killing baseball and hurting hitting coaches."
Killing baseball! The game is going to die because of defenses shifting!
"The Red Sox need a superstar, don’t they? Empty the farm system for Giancarlo Stanton."
Don't they? Hey sure they do! Wow, now that is a great idea that Nick had there. I can't believe that no one else has ever thought of it. Glad that's settled.
To make it a Cafardo Classic: Obviously, everyone is wondering what is the latest with J.P. RIcciardi! Luckily Nick has an update:
"J.P. Ricciardi is working out an extension with the Mets as a special assistant to GM Sandy Alderson."
Whew, we were all wondering whether some former GM from years ago would continue to be a consultant with the Mets or not. We can rest easy now that Nick got to the bottom of that big story. I wonder who told him that info?
This is an editor's mistake but it's still fairly amusing. From today's Globe story on Big Game James' performance in game 1 of the WS:
"The bad news is Shields, who will turn 33 Dec. 20, didn’t win his matchup against Madison Bumgarner, a bummer for those depraved Royals fans who had waited 29 years for this game."
It's not the usual Nicky idiocy and it will likely get cleaned up when someone notices that it should say "deprived." Still, worth a chuckle.
"The bad news is Shields, who will turn 33 Dec. 20, didn’t win his matchup against Madison Bumgarner, a bummer for those depraved Royals fans who had waited 29 years for this game."
It's not the usual Nicky idiocy and it will likely get cleaned up when someone notices that it should say "deprived." Still, worth a chuckle.
Why are you so sure it's an editor's mistake? Are you saying an editor changed "deprived" to "depraved"? Seems like the more likely answer is that Nick doesn't know the difference between the two.
Was thinking it was a typo. The emphasis on 29 years is consistent with deprivation. But your theory is more fun.Van Everyman said:
Even if it's a typo, a copy editor should catch it. But nobody likes paying for copy editors anymore, so no one might have edited this. Or if someone did, they probably had to rush through it to edit a ton of other articles.
Just imagine if you had to copy edit Cafardo's stuff, it would be so soul-crushing you'd probably just give up and let everything go anyway.
Just imagine if you had to copy edit Cafardo's stuff, it would be so soul-crushing you'd probably just give up and let everything go anyway.
Nick's lede is so bad today, I honestly can't believe it's in the Globe.
That kind of first-person insertion is high school j-class bad.
That kind of first-person insertion is high school j-class bad.
Oh man, there are so many things with today's column!
-- The stance on A-Rod. The Yanks want him suspended so they don't have to pay him the $61 million they owe him. Wonder why he's getting the special treatment other recent 'roiders haven't? That's why. I hope A-Rod returns and hits all his incentives while batting like .240.
-- The comments about Sox players lacking "fire" made me laugh out loud. You could say the same about certain Globe columnists.
-- Cole Hamels might have dropped the Red Sox from his "no trade" clause b/c he heard Boston is interested? Uh, Cafardo...players purposefully put teams on their no-trade list because they might be interested. It gives them leverage to renegotiate contracts with a potential new team.
-- Why the hell would the Red Sox be interested in John Jaso? He probably won't catch anymore. First base? Designated hitter? And Castro? Aren't the Sox loaded with young catching?
-- The stance on A-Rod. The Yanks want him suspended so they don't have to pay him the $61 million they owe him. Wonder why he's getting the special treatment other recent 'roiders haven't? That's why. I hope A-Rod returns and hits all his incentives while batting like .240.
-- The comments about Sox players lacking "fire" made me laugh out loud. You could say the same about certain Globe columnists.
-- Cole Hamels might have dropped the Red Sox from his "no trade" clause b/c he heard Boston is interested? Uh, Cafardo...players purposefully put teams on their no-trade list because they might be interested. It gives them leverage to renegotiate contracts with a potential new team.
-- Why the hell would the Red Sox be interested in John Jaso? He probably won't catch anymore. First base? Designated hitter? And Castro? Aren't the Sox loaded with young catching?
I can guarantee you the guy who was bitching about the lack of fire was Jonny Gomes. Jesus, that's such a Gomes thing to say.
And not to defend Cafardo, but Hammels putting the a Sox on a no-trade list is smart. Because he can squeeze a couple of extra bucks from the Phils if they're close to a deal with Boston and all of a sudden he doesn't want to go there.
"I'll play for them for an extra xxxx million but other than that ..."
And not to defend Cafardo, but Hammels putting the a Sox on a no-trade list is smart. Because he can squeeze a couple of extra bucks from the Phils if they're close to a deal with Boston and all of a sudden he doesn't want to go there.
"I'll play for them for an extra xxxx million but other than that ..."
John Marzano Olympic Hero said:
Oh, you're not defending Cafardo, you're helping me point out the stupidity. Here's Cafardo:
I mean, hasn't he covered this game before?
The logic there is pretty incredible, really. Can you think of one reason why you would have a team on your no-trade list and then remove them specifically because they showed interest in you? Just one? If you had them on your no-trade list in the first place, it meant you either didn't want to be traded there or you wanted to have leverage in the event they want to acquire you.
I mean, does Cafardo think that Hamels puts teams on his no-trade list because they wouldn't be interested in acquiring him? That doesn't make any sense whatsoever.
I mean, does Cafardo think that Hamels puts teams on his no-trade list because they wouldn't be interested in acquiring him? That doesn't make any sense whatsoever.
No, I think he thinks readers believe no trade clauses are negotiated by players who have specific teams they don't want to go to.
Van Everyman said:
Damn, if that's true, that's almost as sad. I think a good baseball columnist educates her readership or brings out something new and interesting out about the game, right? Or at least she should just give us the news. This is either ignorance, or pandering to ignorance. Of course, based on Shank's continued employment, the Globe apparently thinks there's a place for that kind of writing in its pages.
Of course this isn't Cafardo's fault, but the graphic accompanying his column today talks about all the foreign born Rookies of the Year, and they include Geovany Soto, Carlos Beltran, Sandy Alomar Jr., Benito Santiago, and Orlando Cepeda. All born in Puerto Rico.
His Stanton piece is more gobbledygook and talking in circles.
Will it be good for the Marlins? Who knows.
Will his injury have an effect? Don't ask me!
Will Loria cheap out eventually? I'm just the Globe beat guy!
Will it be good for the Marlins? Who knows.
Will his injury have an effect? Don't ask me!
Will Loria cheap out eventually? I'm just the Globe beat guy!
Nick's true calling in life was to be a writer for the show In Search Of...
Is this a photo of the Loch Ness Monster? Experts aren't sure.
Is this footage of an actual UFO? Controversy abounds.
Whatever happened to Amelia Earhart? Who knows?
Is this a photo of the Loch Ness Monster? Experts aren't sure.
Is this footage of an actual UFO? Controversy abounds.
Whatever happened to Amelia Earhart? Who knows?
I said this elsewhere, but, other than the stuff about Stanton, I actually thought this was a pretty solid column for him.
Lose Remerswaal said:
They field their own Olympic team, WBC team, can't vote for President, and consider themselves to have a national identity wholly separate from the US. While Puerto Ricans are in fact US citizens, I think it's perfectly acceptable to consider it a "foreign" country for the purposes of that graphic.
HriniakPosterChild said:
They are, actually. But only since the 90s, and that's hardly dispositive of anything considering that Canadians are subject to the draft as well.
Lose Remerswaal said:
There's a little something to that. Many people in PR refer to the island as a country (including Gov. Padilla and other politicians). They also field an olympic team separate and apart from the US. I also noticed - in Oct. 2013 when I was there for work and watching the world series - that local broadcasts would show each player's nationality in the line up - they had listed PR rather than the US for PR players.
Lose Remerswaal said:
Its an unincorporated territory which makes it neither fish nor fowl. And they have their own national identity of sorts. Yes, they are US citizens, but as a practical matter its not THAT silly to refer to them as foreign.
I love that the only debate in this thread is over a graphic artist/layout designer's inclusion of Puerto Rico as foreign.
Because we all agree Cafardo is dung.
Because we all agree Cafardo is dung.
I'm so tired of him having the lead on the Lester story and practially begging for the Yankees to get involved. We get it Nick, you think NY should sign him.
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