Comments on: Nick Punto brings his jersey shredding to Los Angeles

By: patsandsox

patsandsox — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 20:51:38 +0000

Still trying to figure out why they had to have Punto? Maybe this was it?

By: cur68

cur68 — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 18:46:02 +0000

Pie Lover! UNCLEAN!!! UNCLEAN!!!!

By: WhenMattStairsIsKing

WhenMattStairsIsKing — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 18:36:00 +0000

R Kelly plays cricket?

By: pinkfloydprism

pinkfloydprism — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 17:11:45 +0000

Well, when you cannot hit, then you need something to be remembered for.

By: stlouis1baseball

stlouis1baseball — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 16:57:41 +0000

Hero: Cur is right on all accounts (with the exception of “cake” vs. “pie.”)
I love pie. Let me qualify that…I love all pie NOT named “Ruhbarb.”
Granted…I will eat cake. But give me a choice and pie wins everyday of the week.
Let me clarify that as well. I will take pie over any cake that is not named “Ice Cream Cake.”
Of course…I don’t know that Ice Cream Cake even qualifies as cake.
Regardless…I am taking pie.
I realize all (most) of my HBT friends will take cake over pie. But I refuse to conform.
Phuq it…I will take BOTH. Just give me pie first.

By: cur68

cur68 — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 16:09:51 +0000

New here, eh? No worries. Hang around a bit (there’s bean dip in the corner, some only slightly stale corn chips next to it, never mind the cat hair in the salsa: adds some useful fiber to your diet) and pull up a beanbag chair. In due course he’ll get into baiting the Philly Phans, Yankee fans, and People Who Like Jeff Francoeur. Just a tip though: the answer is “Cake”. If anyone tells you “Pie” stick two fingers in their eyes and leg it for the rows of corn: you’ll be safe there.

By: barroomhero80

barroomhero80 — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 15:53:06 +0000

Another chump LA hating writer

By: theotherfamousamos

theotherfamousamos — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 15:32:41 +0000

I can’t help wondering if this inane celebration technique is borne of the same idiocy that makes Punto insist that sliding into first base is a good idea. Um, sliding slows you down. It’s not a sign of hustle to any rational person.

By: hisgirlgotburrelled

hisgirlgotburrelled — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 15:23:53 +0000

“His value to a team searching for chemistry, however, cannot be understated, especially during walk-off wins.”

But the author certainly is overstating it. “We want Gonzalez. Oh, and we need Punto.” “You want Punto, too?!? No way… well, maybe, but you have to take Beckett.”… You all thought the Dodgers were trading for the best hitter in the game. Little did you know they were actually looking for team chemistry.

By: stlouis1baseball

stlouis1baseball — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 15:19:54 +0000

He’s a great teammate. When current and former teammates routinely praise someone (especially someone of Punto’s modest MLB talent)…you can bet your ass there is something to the whole chemistry, good teammate, high energy guy sorta’ thing. Every clubhouse needs one or two of them.

By: cur68

cur68 — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 15:16:54 +0000

Dude. Gross. Play a different sport. The English are disgusting.

By: rollinghighwayblues

rollinghighwayblues — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 14:42:42 +0000

18th,

I gave up after Punto was repeatedly still in the lineup when he was due up in the 9th with a one-run deficit.

By: blues1988

blues1988 — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 14:14:07 +0000

actually he had a very crucial walk off hit (ok sac fly, same thing) in a very close comeback win against the braves last year in early September. it was the beginning of their collapse and the cardinals never looked back. no need to hate on punto for having a good time on the baseball field, if he’s not playing might as well do as much as he can to boost the morale of the team.

By: mplsjoe

mplsjoe — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 13:32:47 +0000

The only way this could be more Nick Punto is if Punto slid head-first into the guy before ripping off her jersey.

Also, notice that Punto is never the guy who gets the walk-off hit.

By: 18thstreet

18thstreet — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 13:11:28 +0000

I can imagine a scenario where it would be good to have a guy like that on the bench. What killed me, in Boston, was how often he was on the field.

The record will show, if anyone kept records of these types of things, that I gave up on the season when he batted leadoff in the third game of the year.

By: tfbuckfutter

tfbuckfutter — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 13:11:05 +0000

I guess you gotta be known for something, and playing baseball certainly isn’t it for Nick Punto.

Personally I’d have gone for something a little less teenage-girl-at-a-Backstreet-Boy-concert, but whatever works for him.

By: groundruledoublebourbon

groundruledoublebourbon — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 13:10:38 +0000

Yes, let us not understate how instrumental the man running from the dugout to disrobe a teammate was for the walkoff win….

By: ajcardsfan

ajcardsfan — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 13:06:36 +0000

That photo looks like Ellis is saying, “Let me at ‘em, let me at’ em” in Three Stooges style

By: kiwicricket

kiwicricket — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 13:02:46 +0000

I spent a couple years playing cricket in England. After my first game winning effort, I got pee’d on in the showers after the game.
Sadly, never underestimate what can happen after a game.

By: hammyofdoom

hammyofdoom — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 12:54:45 +0000

Okay I like Punto as a guy, he seems cool and fun (like the picture of him on the plane, the other guys from Boston laughing at his stubby little oompa loompa arms), but as a baseball player I couldnt stand watching him. One more lazy pop fly to the opposite field and I was gonna hang myself

By: jagsfan11

jagsfan11 — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 12:52:19 +0000

Lol

By: Victor's Secret

Victor's Secret — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 12:49:46 +0000

Not sure why you’re ragging on Punto. His teammates seem to love him, and it’s not like he’s actually hurting anyone. He’s a backup infielder with seemingly no ego, and seems to be having a fantastic time playing baseball for a living. I feel like he’s the type of player to root for, not be dragged down to earth via mild internet snark…