Comments on: Minions: stand down

By: dirtyharry1971

dirtyharry1971 — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 08:11:03 +0000

Well Pearlman is TOTALLY USELESS as a writer, i mean this guy is just angry cause he got beat up too many times at the bus stop, anyone with a ounce of common sense can see that and why SI continues to pay this guy just blows my mind and makes me see what a joke SI really is. On the other hand Craig is also a little angry boy who obviously hates the Yankees and really doesnt bring anything to the table but at least i dont think anyone is paying him the bucks Pearlman is getting!! I think they both should have a duel and im hoping the lesser of two evils wins here so im going for you Craig

By: Kanonen80

Kanonen80 — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 17:47:33 +0000

Is it okay if I hang on to the sharks I ordered for the Shark Tank? Because I don’t think they are returnable…

By: ta192

ta192 — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 03:53:46 +0000

You would have REALLY been cranky if you’d rushed right and gotten yours, wouldn’t you?

By: Old Gator

Old Gator — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 02:54:27 +0000

Ron Ziegler? Or is his minionhood inoperative?

By: Jason @ IIATMS

Jason @ IIATMS — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 02:17:11 +0000

In the immortal words of Warren G and Nate Dogg: Tribe members*, mount up.

*or Regulators. one or the other

By: motherscratcher23

motherscratcher23 — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 01:02:31 +0000

To be fair dond, I was the one who pointed it out and asked about Pearlman’s curious claim.

By: Jonny 5

Jonny 5 — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 00:13:31 +0000

Yes, and as “the machine” he’s even worse..

By: phukyouk

phukyouk — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 23:33:49 +0000

WIN! I was going to say that but figured none reading this would get it.

By: dondbaseball

dondbaseball — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 23:25:14 +0000

Letting it slide means you won’t mention it but considering you did, it must bother you a bit. As noted, we all love your passion, humor and links to the news on baseball but at times you go heavy handed with ridicule and derision of various writers and scribes. As evident by your mea culpa above, you have very good skills that you ignore when presenting your case instead choosing the aforementioned ridicule and that then leads to the “minions” persona as most people like adding their wit to the fray. You have wonderful insights at times and I just wish I could see more that as while I don’t agree with you on 50% of what you say, you do make me think about my position on those subjects and in this case Bagwell. I am more curious about his purporte Andro usage and his comments on it before I can determine my stance on his candidacy. Any thoughts on what the one commenter relayed about that?

By: crankyfrankie

crankyfrankie — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 23:03:56 +0000

I am glad I held off on the official minion tattoo.

By: Jason @ IIATMS

Jason @ IIATMS — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 23:02:41 +0000

Remember, it takes 10 minions to make a minyan

By: Utley's Hair

Utley's Hair — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 22:54:25 +0000

But where is the hard EVIDENCE of this alleged prior acquaintance?

By: uyf1950

uyf1950 — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 22:52:16 +0000

I have to say that at a very quick glance of the picture of Jeff on that piece he reminds me of the baby commercial for etrade where the baby is sitting at a computer and upchucks and then he go wow.

By: Utley's Hair

Utley's Hair — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 22:47:37 +0000

As I said, Lord Calcaterra of Minionsota is an old softy. Unless he’s secretly plotting to unleash the Mookster and Oil Can upon Pearlman.

By: Chipmaker

Chipmaker — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 22:42:27 +0000

So, when is Pearlman going to dig and dig and dig on Bagwell? What might he come up with? One unsubstantiated laugh-off comment from a contemporary player? Yeah, that’s the pillar to stand upon when discarding “innocent until proven guilty”.

By: Mr. Jason "El Bravo" Heyward

Mr. Jason "El Bravo" Heyward — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 22:25:22 +0000

HEYOOOOO!

By: Craig Calcaterra

Craig Calcaterra — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 22:13:31 +0000

Actually, considering that we’ve been Facebook friends for over a year — he having friended me, not vice-versa — and given that he has emailed me on multiple occasions (and as early as 2007) to complain about things I’ve written about him — I’m guessing he has heard of me before.

But I’ll let it slide.

By: motherscratcher23

motherscratcher23 — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 22:10:00 +0000

I don’t know, dude. It’s a nice gesture and all but…

Are you really buying that Jeff Pearlman first heard about you a few days ago?

Maybe he heard about you from that new kid at ESPN that I just caught wind off. Rob Neyer. Have you heard of that guy yet? Shows promise.

By: Utley's Hair

Utley's Hair — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 21:58:00 +0000

Watching Pat the Bat can be quite torturous at times, can’t it?

By: thinman61

thinman61 — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 21:52:47 +0000

Just flash the bat signal here on HBT, and the Minion Army will be on the march.

By: Utley's Hair

Utley's Hair — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 21:48:19 +0000

Admit it…you spent those four minutes cleaning mustard out of your pants, didn’t you?

By: Jonny 5

Jonny 5 — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 21:41:57 +0000

HA!!! that took me 4 minutes to get. I still had mustard in my pants when that song came out so I have an excuse…

By: Jonny 5

Jonny 5 — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 21:37:37 +0000

Can I still be in charge of the torture chamber? I was really looking forward to that. I already have a call into “the machine” Pat Burrell, he’s going to be my top punisher. Hey, he already has the uniform…

By: Utley's Hair

Utley's Hair — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 21:25:17 +0000

Oh, THAT’S right!!!! Thank God for Forrest Gump, though, because otherwise they never would have gotten the electricity restored over there.

By: Mr. Jason "El Bravo" Heyward

Mr. Jason "El Bravo" Heyward — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 21:24:08 +0000

Mario and Luigi?

By: jkcalhoun

jkcalhoun — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 21:19:10 +0000

Those were Plumbers.

By: Joe Tetreault

Joe Tetreault — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 21:05:00 +0000

You may damn me, but leave AT&T out of it.

By: churchoftheperpetuallyoutraged

churchoftheperpetuallyoutraged — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 21:00:29 +0000

And I just ordered my outfit!

By: spudchukar

spudchukar — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 20:58:23 +0000

I’m pretty sure Haldemann, Ehrlichman, Hunt, and Liddy fall into the minion category. But good reminder on the ol’ social discourse meme. Never hurts to aspire to higher ground in the blogosphere, not that we are nearing the summit of Everest or anything.

By: Utley's Hair

Utley's Hair — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 20:53:12 +0000

Damn you and my slow-ass interwebs connection!!!!