Well...

[AGoodPerson]

Bartolo Colon, deemed 'not ready for the start of the season' by our resident baseball execs,
has already shut out the Minnesota Double-Rugs through 6 innings - a performance
superior to ANYONE on the entire PR Machine (name change -formerly, "Indians") roster in five games.

(and for less money)

[TouchEmAllTime]

He was still too much of a risk, even Sidney Ponson had a couple good starts last year, you'll have that.

[OSU819903]

Are you kidding me. Posts like this are nothing more than a F-You to people who actual are fans. Posting shit like this 5 games into a season b/c he's had one good game is just moronic. Colon would have gotten the same pessimism that Pavano did had the Indians decided to give him the chance and now you come along being a Monday morning QB after ONE good start....awesome, just awesome.

[AGoodPerson]

Wasn't Monday morning. Check my posts.

[OSU819903]

I just went back and checked them all, you mentioned that they better be kicking the tires on Colon ONCE. Not exactly calling it ahead of time there.

[AGoodPerson]

And I'm positive I've been a fan longer than "OSU819903" has been alive.

[OSU819903]

What the F does that have to do w/anything?

[waborat]

Nostra-friggin-damus...

Help a brotha out...

Please let me know who's gonna win tomorrow's game?

[Chris]

Are you kidding me. Posts like this are nothing more than a F-You to people who actual are fans. Posting shit like this 5 games into a season b/c he's had one good game is just moronic. Colon would have gotten the same pessimism that Pavano did had the Indians decided to give him the chance and now you come along being a Monday morning QB after ONE good start....awesome, just awesome.

AGREED.

This fat lard has a good game? Great. Still wouldnt have gotten him at the time.

[daddywags]

Right, posting stuff about other players' success five games into the season is idiotic.

Now let's get back to serious business, like the "should Willis be fired" thread.

[leadpipe]

Bartolo Colon, deemed 'not ready for the start of the season' by our resident baseball execs,
has already shut out the Minnesota Double-Rugs through 6 innings - a performance
superior to ANYONE on the entire PR Machine (name change -formerly, "Indians") roster in five games.

(and for less money)

As the great Winston Wolf said, "Let's not start suckin' out di&%s just yet."

You do realize, that if the season required Bart Colon to pitch 10 games, 32 teams would have been after him.

He made it thru a game, great. Keep pattin' yourself on the back thru 20 starts, and then you can proceed to blowing yourself.

Christ on a pony in this baseball area. DeRosa will never hit, can Willis, who do we deal at the deadline, 30 teams were stupid for passing on Colon based on one start.

Holy 90%.

[Bayou Tribe]

AGoodPerson

Just for starting this thread, I'd say you're not.

[Madre Hill, Superstar]

Christ on a pony in this baseball area. DeRosa will never hit, can Willis, who do we deal at the deadline, 30 teams were stupid for passing on Colon based on one start.

Yes, hi, welcome to the Tribe board. The hors d'ouevers are free and the cash bar is to your left.

[WiscTribeFan]

Bartolo Colon, deemed 'not ready for the start of the season' by our resident baseball execs,
has already shut out the Minnesota Double-Rugs through 6 innings - a performance
superior to ANYONE on the entire PR Machine (name change -formerly, "Indians") roster in five games.

(and for less money)

You forgot to throw in there how great Luke Scott, Jeremy Guthrie, Brandon Phillips, Kevin Kouzmanoff and the rest of the guys we got rid of are doing to really make this an truly obnoxious thread.

Work on it.

[Bayou Tribe]

You forgot to throw in there how great Luke Scott, Jeremy Guthrie, Brandon Phillips, Kevin Kouzmanoff and the rest of the guys we got rid of are doing to really make this an truly obnoxious thread.

Who's the Phillips guy?

[consigliere]

bump

[leadpipe]

This cat disappeared faster than the guy who made the Cavs bet with John Hnat.

[Mcreek]

Luke Scott's numbers:

328 .400 .672 1.072 with 13 homers

[peeker643]

Luke Scott's numbers:

328 .400 .672 1.072 with 13 homers

Reminds me that Roger Maris was a Tribe signee. And Russell Branyan. Never know how great these guys will be when you turn 'em loose. Damn the front office.

Ehh, at least we're off the Ryan Church/Jeremy Guthrie train today. No one's quoting those numbers this season for some odd reason.

Question: why do we put the OPS number in there when stats are quoted? Can't people add the OBP and SLG? Is it a nod to those too damn dumb or just courtesy? Always puzzled me. That and the continued popularity of 'ER' after the original cast left.

[Lokais]

To be fair, the original poster was almost correct. Colon would have fit in really well with our bullpen.

[davemanddd]

To be fair, the original poster was almost correct. Colon would have fit in really well with our bullpen.

not with that humongous ass!!! that thing was so huge, it would take up all 3 cushions on my couch. hee-hee!!!

[Lokais]

To be fair, the original poster was almost correct. Colon would have fit in really well with our bullpen.

not with that humongous ass!!! that thing was so huge, it would take up all 3 cushions on my couch. hee-hee!!!

Bartolo doesn't need a couch. He brings his own with him everywhere he goes.

[1Perry]

One of my favorite games that I actually attended was game 1 of the playoffs in 99 where Colon beat Pedro. The Colon trade can be pointed as one of the few things SHapiro did right.

So Colon pitched very well as an Indian and helped the Indians a lot when he left. I'm very glad the Tribe beat him today but I have no reason to personally knock him.

I wish him well.

[WiscTribeFan]

Keeping in mind that Colon is still making more money than probably everyone here, it must be difficult for a professional athlete who was once considered an elite talent to pitch after that mojo is gone. In his prime he could pretty much throw that fastball past anyone, but now it's an upper 80s meat ball.

When a skinny stick like Valbuena takes you yard, convincingly, you know that you're past the downward slide. It was painful to watch him pitch.

[Lokais]

Keeping in mind that Colon is still making more money than probably everyone here, it must be difficult for a professional athlete who was once considered an elite talent to pitch after that mojo is gone. In his prime he could pretty much throw that fastball past anyone, but now it's an upper 80s meat ball.

When a skinny stick like Valbuena takes you yard, convincingly, you know that you're past the downward slide. It was painful to watch him pitch.

This is why it is better to figure out when to bow out gracefully, rather than be forced into retirement because you suck so bad.

[hornet84]

Keeping in mind that Colon is still making more money than probably everyone here, it must be difficult for a professional athlete who was once considered an elite talent to pitch after that mojo is gone. In his prime he could pretty much throw that fastball past anyone, but now it's an upper 80s meat ball.

When a skinny stick like Valbuena takes you yard, convincingly, you know that you're past the downward slide. It was painful to watch him pitch.

This is why it is better to figure out when to bow out gracefully, rather than be forced into retirement because you suck so bad.

" Was that last remark directed at me ?"
Steve Carlton, Dave Winfield, Willie Mays and Henry Aaron

[Lokais]

Keeping in mind that Colon is still making more money than probably everyone here, it must be difficult for a professional athlete who was once considered an elite talent to pitch after that mojo is gone. In his prime he could pretty much throw that fastball past anyone, but now it's an upper 80s meat ball.

When a skinny stick like Valbuena takes you yard, convincingly, you know that you're past the downward slide. It was painful to watch him pitch.

This is why it is better to figure out when to bow out gracefully, rather than be forced into retirement because you suck so bad.

" Was that last remark directed at me ?"
Steve Carlton, Dave Winfield, Willie Mays and Henry Aaron

Not just baseball, either. Brett Farve, I'm looking at you.