http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/03/16/springtime-storylines-is-character-and-passion-enough-for-the-arizona-diamondbacks/ Baseball. Baseball. And then a bit more baseball. Mon, 20 May 2013 03:52:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/03/16/springtime-storylines-is-character-and-passion-enough-for-the-arizona-diamondbacks/comment-page-1/#comment-119129 Wed, 16 Mar 2011 15:53:59 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=45432#comment-119129 Jose Bautista is the MLB Chuck Norris. Great beard, tougher than teak, could break the Dos Equis guy in half. Bautista, not Gibson.

]]> http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/03/16/springtime-storylines-is-character-and-passion-enough-for-the-arizona-diamondbacks/comment-page-1/#comment-119031 Wed, 16 Mar 2011 13:19:47 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=45432#comment-119031 Obviously rebuilding phase…Sounds like they may not have alt of talent in the minor leagues

]]> http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/03/16/springtime-storylines-is-character-and-passion-enough-for-the-arizona-diamondbacks/comment-page-1/#comment-119029 Wed, 16 Mar 2011 13:03:08 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=45432#comment-119029 Gibson hates strikeouts? Does he know he played on the ’93 Tigers and had more than 100 strikeouts every single time he got more than 500 PAs in a season (6 times)?

]]> http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/03/16/springtime-storylines-is-character-and-passion-enough-for-the-arizona-diamondbacks/comment-page-1/#comment-119028 Wed, 16 Mar 2011 13:01:25 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=45432#comment-119028 “Character, passion and desire” are great themes if you’re writing a script about an undersized, plucky Notre Dame scout team player, but in MLB baseball it’s code for a lack of talent.

]]> http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/03/16/springtime-storylines-is-character-and-passion-enough-for-the-arizona-diamondbacks/comment-page-1/#comment-119027 Wed, 16 Mar 2011 12:57:06 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=45432#comment-119027 I wonder if Gibson is the next Showalter – a manager that kicks some ass, gets a team going in the right direction but wears out his welcome just before the winning starts.

]]> http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/03/16/springtime-storylines-is-character-and-passion-enough-for-the-arizona-diamondbacks/comment-page-1/#comment-119026 Wed, 16 Mar 2011 12:52:39 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=45432#comment-119026 I thought the same thing. He basically said….Kirk Gibson doesn’t sleep. He waits.

]]> http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/03/16/springtime-storylines-is-character-and-passion-enough-for-the-arizona-diamondbacks/comment-page-1/#comment-119024 Wed, 16 Mar 2011 12:38:25 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=45432#comment-119024 Is Kirk Gibson the baseball version of Chuck Norris?

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