Rig boat for dive
Mike:
I am sorry, Ben, but a Watanbe in the hand is not worth a Tanaka in the bush.
Al:
Hey, but it's always good to have a submariner in the system.
Mike:
But considering he's old, throws the ball about 20 mph and hasn't had an ERA below 3.5 since 2007 his submarine sounds like the Kursk.
Why compare a niche player to? Wait. OK, role player. Get so-and-so out. That's this guys role.
Let's enjoy a weekend in Patriot Mode and then perhaps, we can discuss the virtue of a role player versus a plaYER!
Posted by: Cmdrflake | 2014.01.16 at 10:39 AM
How much they paying him? If not too much, they can always drop a depth charge.
Posted by: Bob | 2014.01.16 at 01:12 PM
Wonderful Wikipedia sentence about Watanabe:
"He holds the Japanese record for skipping stones, recorded on a show on Nippon Television. Chiba Lotte Marines manager Bobby Valentine made an appearance on the show as well."
Posted by: Chops | 2014.01.16 at 02:14 PM
>>throws up in mouth<<
lc
Posted by: louclinton | 2014.01.16 at 02:39 PM
RIP Professor :(
Posted by: Harwich Rich | 2014.01.16 at 03:46 PM
...and The Partridge Families manager too. I feel like the Grim Reaper ;O
Posted by: Harwich Rich | 2014.01.16 at 06:32 PM
Oh, Fridays off, right?
Posted by: Bob | 2014.01.17 at 09:44 AM
Yeah, I got nothing today even if it wasn't an off day.
My head is still really clouded from the surprising finish to 2013.
Posted by: h.b. | 2014.01.17 at 10:01 AM
You and me both. Stay creepy, my friends.
Posted by: Cmdrflake | 2014.01.17 at 10:02 AM
Reuben Kinkaid, gone but not forgotten: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIUPgqnc0Zc
Posted by: ponch | 2014.01.17 at 11:27 AM
Go Pats! I'll be at the game. I am hoping for a better result than 2006. Win or lose it has been an exciting season.
Posted by: Scott | 2014.01.17 at 11:30 AM
The RS are not above .500, so there's that.
lc
Posted by: lc | 2014.01.17 at 01:05 PM
Okay, have a great weekend all. Hopefully we'll have something fun to yak about on Monday.
I might be a little sporadic posting next week, as I'm having a a minor medical procedure. Nothing serious at all, but I literally can't be around people so I have the week off.
Posted by: Bob | 2014.01.17 at 03:15 PM
HB wrote, "His submarine sounds like the Kursk." Very nice, obscure reference, HB.
Posted by: Don in NH | 2014.01.17 at 06:18 PM
Bob, are you suggesting somehow that we're not people?? best of luck and speedy recovery
Posted by: buckner was framed | 2014.01.20 at 08:39 AM