Comments on: Hunter Pence is in The Best Shape of His Life

By: anxovies

anxovies — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 00:23:36 +0000

Lard sandwiches and Eskimo Pies have got me where I am today. 245 pounds of steaming, hulking chick magnet.

By: bigdicktater

bigdicktater — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 22:36:25 +0000

Hunter Pence’s inspirational speeches in 2012 turned around the Giants postseason and they won it all. He also had a couple of key hits and caught everything hit his way.
Off-the-field contributions cannot be easily measured, but he was The Man in that respect for SF last year.

By: philsphan34

philsphan34 — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 21:57:38 +0000

This is what we thought we were getting…
http://www.crossingbroad.com/2012/03/hunter-pence-on-cover-of-philly-magazine.html

He was great during the 2011 regular season when he got to hit behind a healthy Chase Utley and Ryan Howard, terrible in the 2011 postseason (.211 BA / .496 OPS), and mediocre at best when he had to be the man in 2012.

By: cosanostra71

cosanostra71 — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 20:38:30 +0000

In 155 games for the Phillies he went .289/28/94

By: philsphan34

philsphan34 — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 18:16:55 +0000

Really? Because I kinda remember him batting .210 the past two postseasons with an OPS of .516.

I don’t hate Hunter Pence, I am just supremely disappointed he wasn’t the .300/25/90 everyone expected. Instead we got an undisciplined hitter and below average fielder

Just enjoy Jared Cosart and Jonathan Singleton…once he’s back from his 50 game suspension

By: jeffa43

jeffa43 — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 17:50:06 +0000

Best rf you had in years…. Jealous Phily fans are the worst…
You won with him, sf won with him…

Do the math…

We lost in spite of him.

Signed, Astro fan

By: historiophiliac

historiophiliac — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 17:43:29 +0000

Well, people (men?) would be more likely to jump on the bandwagon when you sell it this way instead of saying this is how diabetics eat.

By: El Bravo

El Bravo — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 17:36:50 +0000

I also agree with Craig that this diet will produce weight loss b/c it is low fat and low carb. But that is kinda like: duh.

By: El Bravo

El Bravo — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 17:35:55 +0000

exactly. this is another trend diet and laughable on how they sell it. it is healthy to eat the items on the “good foods” list for this diet plan but the avoidance of grains, legumes, dairy products, potatoes, refined salt, refined sugar, and processed oils is just plain ridiculous. processed sugars and oils i get. avoiding trans fats, corn syrup, etc. i get. but to not eat grains? legumes? dairy? potatoes? that is utter nonsense. our bodies can process these things just fine. sure lactose intolerance is common, but that is much different than the bs this diet claims.

everything in moderation is the only way to go: diet, exercise, reefer and booze

dont overdo any of these and you’ll be just fine.

By: philsphan34

philsphan34 — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 17:33:12 +0000

I wonder, does the Paleo diet help to not swing at EVERY first pitch and play right field like a drunken blind man?

By: officialgame

officialgame — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 17:13:39 +0000

I enjoy a nice cut of Mammoth every once in awhile.

By: paperlions

paperlions — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 16:50:18 +0000

Death due to old age (i.e. system breakdowns, cancer, etc.) has never been that early for Homo sapiens (or any other species of Homo). If not killed by disease, starvation, physical injury, etc., most research indicates that people likely commonly lived to be 60+ years old before dying of natural causes. Yes, there is a reason that metabolism changes and that hormone levels change, but it isn’t because you should be dead, but at a different stage in life (i.e. mostly done making and raising kids).

By: kopy

kopy — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 16:38:18 +0000

Not really. Whenever I need to add on I just find the previous story (sometimes by searching “best shape” up top there). This was last year’s:

Official 2012 BSOHL Roster

Matt Cain – SF
Nick Swisher – NYY
Jose Valverde – DET
Darwin Barney – CHC
Brandon Inge – DET
Matt Diaz – ATL
Shin-Soo Choo – CLE
Bryan LaHair – CHC
Mat Gamel – MIL
Joe Saunders – ARI
Danny Valencia – MIN
Chris Davis – BAL
Brandon McCarthy – OAK
Anthony Swarzak – MIN
Billy Butler – KC
Mike Moustakas – KC
Russell Martin – NYY
Jason Grilli – PIT
Jed Lowrie – HOU
Logan Schafer – MIL
Lance Lynn – STL
Phil Hughes – NYY
Bill Hall – NYY
Yadier Molina – STL
Evan Longoria – TB
Brett Cecil – TOR
Freddie Freeman – ATL
Brian Wilson – SFO
Jason Heyward – ATL
Casey McGehee – PIT
Chris Tillman – BAL
Franklin Gutierrez – SEA
Miguel Olivo – SEA
Miguel Cabrera – DET
Justin Smoak – SEA
Dexter Fowler – COL
Jaime Garcia – STL
Miguel Tejada – FA
Aubrey Huff – SFO
Vicente Padilla – BOS
Carlos Zambrano – MIA
Yonder Alonso – SD
Mark Teixeira – NYY
Dmitri Young – FA
Yoenis Cespedes – OAK

By: goawaydog

goawaydog — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 16:09:33 +0000

do you still have a copy (no pun intended) of last seasons list? I would like to know if there are any repeat offenders for BSoHL.

By: cosanostra71

cosanostra71 — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 16:01:41 +0000

Craig did read my tweet!

By: daveitsgood

daveitsgood — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 15:57:56 +0000

as Craig said, it’s healthy because you’re eating more fruits n veggies and proteins. Any diet based on that, in moderation, will work. But the concept behind paleo, that our bodies haven’t evolved past that stage and thus aren’t suited to process “modern” foods like grains, etc. is absurd and in no way rooted in any form of science.

By: Hunter Pence's Eyes

Hunter Pence's Eyes — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 15:51:32 +0000

Intense diet.

By: kopy

kopy — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 15:00:30 +0000

2013 BSOHL Baseball Club

Hunter Pence, OF – SF
Dusty Baker, Manager – CIN
J.J. Putz, P – ARI
Carlos Gomez, OF – MIL
Trevor Cahill, P – ARI
Ramon Hernandez, C – COL
Daisuke Matsuzaka, P – CLE
Josh Hamilton, OF – LAA
Homer Bailey, P – CIN
Mark Prior, P – FA
Lance Lynn, P – STL
Vinnie Pestano, P – CLE
Jhonny Peralta, SS – DET
Mitch Moreland, 1B/OF – TEX
Albert Pujols, 1B – LAA
John Lackey, P – BOS
CC Sabathia, P – NYY
Javier Vazquez, P – FA
Hanley Ramirez, SS/3B – LAD
Neil Walker, 2B/3B – PIT
Ryan Howard, 1B/DH – PHI
Carlos Quentin, OF – SD

By: kopy

kopy — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 14:58:13 +0000

If you’re gonna be snarky, you gotta just jump all in: http://lmgtfy.com/?q=paleo+diet

By: Francisco (FC)

Francisco (FC) — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 14:48:45 +0000

General idea: people evolved for four million years to only eat those things (i.e. food that hunter/gathering people ate) and thus food that is the product of agriculture and manufacturing is unnatural.

Yes well said people also generally had a life expectancy of only 25-30. Notice how our metabolism falls off sharply after 25? Mother nature didn’t expect us to cheat with medication, agriculture, tehcnology, sanitation, etc. to extend our lifespans to nearly three times what the original homo-sapiens specifications called for.

Not saying it isn’t healthy, it is very good for weight loss, but I find the whole: “Cavemen ate this thousands of years ago and they were fine” argument to sidestep quite a number of side issues.

By: heyblueyoustink

heyblueyoustink — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 14:10:13 +0000

Hmmm…. “Cereal” chiming in on a diet post? I think I might go catch up on some Rod Sterling right about now. Or maybe even some George McFly.

By: Cereal

Cereal — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 13:42:09 +0000

Perhaps you should try the google machine
http://thepaleodiet.com/

By: Craig Calcaterra

Craig Calcaterra — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 13:39:07 +0000

Some people call it the caveman diet. Basically: lean meats, vegetables, eggs, nuts, some dairy. No grains/breads/carbs, processed foods or sugars. Usually no beans too, though many modify it to include beans.

General idea: people evolved for four million years to only eat those things (i.e. food that hunter/gathering people ate) and thus food that is the product of agriculture and manufacturing is unnatural.

Whatever the underpinnings of it, which whatever, it is a pretty healthy diet as far as weight loss and things because you basically are eating a shit-ton of vegetables if you’re doing it right.

By: dondada10

dondada10 — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 13:36:45 +0000

Paleo diet will work well for Pence. His middle name is Gatherer, after all.

By: yankeepunk3000

yankeepunk3000 — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 13:35:29 +0000

what’s a paleo diet? I’m on a cell and my internet is not working. I’m trying diets out too so this seems interesting