Comments on: MLBPA’s “Heart and Hustle” award has amusing candidates

By: thatguyinthecorner

thatguyinthecorner — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 21:55:30 +0000

What I think is funny is the “journalist” that wrote the article could not even get the organization that presents the award correct. Great research!

By: Adam

Adam — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 14:53:43 +0000

Can we get a Nick Punto/Brett Gardner slide off for the award?

Whoever gets injured first wins the award.

By: hasbeen5

hasbeen5 — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 12:16:17 +0000

Wow, comment deleted? At least he changed the post and took out the crap we called him on.

By: Sports shorts : mlb

Sports shorts : mlb — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 09:45:01 +0000

[...] Today the MLB players association released the list of 30 candidates for their annual “Heart and Hustle” award that’s “presented to an active player who demonstrates a passion for the game of baseball and best embodies the values, spirit, and traditions of the game.” A few things about the candidates list stood out to me… Read more on NBC Sports: HardballTalk [...]

By: scatterbrian

scatterbrian — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 21:36:32 +0000

Why is race an issue here? I understand “hustle” and “heart” are usually crass descriptions for white guys, but ~57% of the guys on this list being white is not anything close to a racial bias. What sucks is this comment probably gets deleted like a few of the other dissenting comments earlier.

By: ThatGuy

ThatGuy — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 20:56:33 +0000

Shouldn’t this be called the David Eckstien memorial award?

By: Mr. Jason "El Bravo" Heyward

Mr. Jason "El Bravo" Heyward — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 20:44:15 +0000

…or the usefulness of having the award to begin with.

By: JBerardi

JBerardi — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 20:22:26 +0000

You know, If both Albert Pujols and David Eckstein have won your award, it might be time to revisit the criteria for that award…