Replies to post #24895 on Baseball Chat (BASEBALL)

[fung_derf]

I watched Juan Gonzalez for many years and only one time did I ever see him dive for a ball. It amazes me the guy ever gets hurt the way he preens and protects his body.
On the other hand is Rusty Greer, a guy who dove for everything, played the game the way it was supposed to be played, and retired rather than leave the city he made his home. Of course, on that note, his career also ended awfully early because all those nagging injuries finally got to him.

[BullNBear52]

Plugger said it best...

It was not my father's baseball...

Heck it's not even mine anymore. And you can't even fire them. Long term guaranteed contracts. etc etc.

Look at what Plugger ate at the game...

last night I had an all you can eat buffet which serves until the second inning; jumbo shrimp,salad bar, prime rib,italian sausage,King crab, well you get the idea and then service at our seats until the seventh.

Geesh. Even Yankee Stadium quit selling Cracker Jacks.

[Biowatch]

And don't punch the wall when you're frustrated.

[jarsch501]

You should send that list to Garciaparra. I think the guy was trying way to hard to get a hit. lol


No doubt guys like Arod and Jeter give their 100% all the time. I remember Jeter's dive into the stands last year very well. Talk about sacrificing your body. Arod also played every single game in 2002 and 161 games in 2003. Not bad when you're on a losing team, he could easily take a few more days off.