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Kevlar v2.0 posted:I am a little surprised that I only had one Cardinal on my most-hated list. I hate the fanbase way more than any specific player. I had no Cubs on either of my lists. Not even Lackey on my hated list. Dude's an rear end who Newt Gingriched his wife, but there are much more deplorable players out there who also didn't play well for us. E: I totally forgot I had Cogs on my hated players list. He's the one who bumped AJ off my list. My mistake, sorry. I also forgot that Chapman's a Cub now. I still think of him as a Red. YeahTubaMike posted:In my defense I've never heard of him. Anything that happens outside the AL/NL East that doesn't involve Hunter Pence might as well not even be real to me For the unenlightened, Carlos Martinez is awesome. A top pitching prospect, he first got noticed for his Twitter feed during spring training a few years back when it became clear that he was trying to bookmark porn and was instead posting it to his Twitter feed. Pages and pages of porn, just what you'd expect from a tech-challenged 20-something. Just porn, all the way down. NSFW: http://deadspin.com/carlos-martinezs-twitter-favorites-a-big-ol-wall-of-1530062520 From there he gained notoriety for being extremely fun-loving and expressive in the dugout. He dubbed himself the official water boy of the team, giving anyone who hit a home run a cup of water when they return. This has since evolved into splashing anyone who hits a home run in the face. According to the Cardinals' broadcast team the other players on the team ask the trainers to only partially fill the cups, since Martinez gets really into it. Carlos also takes his conservation duties very seriously. Whether it's wildlife outreach (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=i0upmFdvluA) or recycling (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0aLvW1w1EYo and https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Xu7RCk-xfKo). In case anyone thinks CarMart is all personality and not a good pitcher, he's also pretty good at baseball. An All Star last year and the best of the Cardinals' rotation this year, he's extremely good and fun to watch. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TLWujau8_PQ YouTube videos aside, I've seen him play peekaboo with small children for long stretches during games when they look bored in the stands, fake out ballhawks before handing balls to little kids and pay Jeremy Hazelbaker $15 to eat a bug during a game. Fine, one more YouTube video about him. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5dUQRXYi3lI Vote CarMart! Pancakes fucked around with this message at 15:59 on Sep 4, 2016 |
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I'm sorry, but nobody can touch Hideki Matsui on porn: Read more here. Oh, and don't forget his wife, pictured here:  ***not a photoshop*** Your Carlos Martinez sounds very amusing, but he's no Matsui. Edit: Can I vote for Matsui?  He actually appeared in a Godzilla movie, where he saved a child with his homer-hitting abilities. 
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Sep 1, 2016 13:33
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Oh gently caress, I just realized I forgot Munenori Kawasaki exists.
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Pancakes posted:NSFW: http://deadspin.com/carlos-martinezs-twitter-favorites-a-big-ol-wall-of-1530062520 I think my favorite parts of the video were the Spanish-language Christian meme and the baby picture. Red posted:Can I vote for Matsui? No  Explosionface posted:Oh gently caress, I just realized I forgot Munenori Kawasaki exists. I blame everyone who didn't campaign for him.
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 Less than 24 hours left to vote! I can't wait to start posting about these results. A few of them are pretty predictable, but some really surprised me. All in all, I think/hope you'll think they're interesting too. Red posted:- #/% of position vs. pitchers 1) Position vs. pitchers will be discussed after the poll closes. 2) I'll include debut dates only for the top 25 most loved/hated. I kind of wanted to do it for everyone who got at least one vote, but I decided against it because you jerks love/hate way too many players. 
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favs 1-10 yadi molina least favs 1-10 the cubs
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Scob posted:favs Where were you last year, jerk? I'm pretty sure Yadi was my #1 last year and he didn't crack the top of the overall list because everyone else hated neck tattoos. I think my #3 vote for Waino last year was the highest of my favorites who had a decent showing. I was also the only one last year who voted for Grichuk. Sadly, Colon leveraged his way onto my list this year and bumped Grich just off of my top ten. PS: Vote Carlos Martinez! He likes butterflies: http://cardinals.mlblogs.com/2016/07/01/carlos-martinez-on-time-for-butterflies/ He dances: https://mobile.twitter.com/OrtizKicks/status/728376807846776834?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw He will sell you a car in hilariously broken English: http://www.vivaelbirdos.com/st-loui...a-hunt-and-peck He will balance a kitten on his head: http://www.vivaelbirdos.com/st-louis-cardinals-news-analysis-mlb/2016/5/26/11784968/cardinals-with-kittens-a-hunt-and-peck Pancakes fucked around with this message at 18:20 on Sep 3, 2016 |
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My most hated players are generally the ones who have caused me the most pain in the past. Eat poo poo and die, Justin Morneau!
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Ice To Meet You posted:My most hated players are generally the ones who have caused me the most pain in the past. Eat poo poo and die, Justin Morneau! my list is basically split between "people who did lovely things like choke teammates or beat their wives" and "people who make me mad when they play the Blue Jays"
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Boof Bonser posted:This kind of breaks procedure so feel free not to count the vote but For breaking procedure I'm copying this list and submitting it (THE RIGHT WAY) as my least favorite list. TTTBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBTHHHHH. 
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13 votes for Kris Bryant. 12 votes for Kyle Schwarber.
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I didn't have enough time to do a proper response so there's a lot of Blue Jays on mine, as well as players who pissed off the Blue Jays
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Yaya posted:I didn't have enough time to do a proper response so there's a lot of Blue Jays on mine, as well as players who pissed off the Blue Jays So Yaya is anti-trash can.
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Red posted:So Yaya is anti-trash can. Rougned Odor is trash, yes
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Yaya posted:Rougned Odor is trash, yes Let's be forum best friends.
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Y'all are some procrastinating rear end bitches.  Anyway, I'm going to bed when this Mets game ends, but I will honor any ballots that enter my inbox with a 11:59pm-or-before timestamp. I will post my first fun facts tomorrow.
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I just got off the phone with 538 and they're predicting a 100% vote for A-Rod as SA's #1 favorite player
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Rand alPaul posted:I just got off the phone with 538 and they're predicting a 100% vote for A-Rod as SA's #1 favorite player Liar. Nate has assured me that A-Rod, like Trump, has a hard ceiling of 35%.
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Rand alPaul posted:I just got off the phone with 538 and they're predicting a 100% vote for A-Rod as SA's #1 favorite player Not Cubs enough. Sorry.
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THE POLLS ARE OFFICIALLY CLOSED! I have received 33 ballots for Most Loved Player (down six from last year, but that's perfectly fine), and 30 for Most Hated (up 30 from last year -- infinite growth!). Let us begin. In true Xenophonic fashion, I'll start by posting who you didn't love. MLB's best ERA without receiving a single Most Loved vote: 2.61, belonging to Jon Lester  Working theories: Possible residual hatred from 2011's Fried-Chickengate, possibly being overshadowed by Arrieta and Hendricks. The world may never know. Either way, MadBum should thank the person whose votes I almost forgot to add, because this could easily have been him instead. MLB's best batting average without receiving a single Most Loved vote: .340, belonging to Daniel Murphy  Working theories: None. Daniel Murphy is a saint. 
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Working theories: Daniel Murphy has an 80-tool boring name,
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Ya, it's a boring name. I know this for a fact because I would have put that fucker on my most hated list if I remembered he existed.
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Most Hated #25 (5-way tie), 10 pts: Joredandransbatt Paverzansonvey Coincidentally everyone who tied for #25 did so as a result of one single #1 vote. Your pet hatreds are serious business, SAS. Without further ado... Joe Panik Team: San Francisco Giants Debut: June 21, 2014  What's to hate? Nothing. He was an obvious spite vote and is a serviceable second baseman. At any rate, if you really wanted to hate him, you could hate him on the grounds that he might be Buster Posey's evil clone. Jered Weaver Team: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Debut: May 27, 2006  What's to hate? Jamie Moyer-esque fastball velocity and a non-Jamie Moyer-esque age, for one. Otherwise, he seems to be a normal and okay person (edit: LOL I lied -- he likes to throw at people's heads for no reason). We're still pretty early in the list. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqr2k8L2mMc edit2: Also, I forgot he was the guy that got trolled by Kyle Seager. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sK27yQPAidI Alejandro De Aza Team: New York Mets Debut: April 2, 2007  What's to hate? He started out the 2016 season absolutely abominably, but seems to have worked out whatever kinks were troubling him. Again, probably not actually a bad person. Dansby Swanson Team: Atlanta Braves Debut: August 17, 2016  What's to hate? He has a normal first name (James) but CHOOSES to go by Dansby. Also, he plays for Atlanta. The dude hasn't even been in the Majors for a month, he's barely had any time to do anything truly hateable. Matt Harvey Team: New York Mets Debut: July 26, 2012  What's to hate? The media in particular seems to hate Matt Harvey's nonexistent bad attitude. When he performs well and owns it, he's seen as arrogant. When he performs poorly and gets down on himself for it, he's seen as useless/overemotional/whatever else. Matt Harvey did nothing wrong and does not deserve to be on this list. Current Rankings Most Hated posted:25. Joe Panik, Jered Weaver, Alejandro De Aza, Dansby Swanson, Matt Harvey YeahTubaMike fucked around with this message at 15:50 on Sep 7, 2016 |
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Most Loved #25, 14 pts: Darwin Barney Team: Toronto Blue Jays Debut: August 12, 2010  #1 votes: 0 #2 votes: 0 #3 votes: 0 What's to love? He doesn't seem to have been lighting the MLB on fire with his playing ability in recent years, so I'm guessing that his popularity stems from the fact that he used to be a Cub and is very handsome...does that about cover it?  Current Rankings Most Loved posted:25. Darwin Barney YeahTubaMike fucked around with this message at 15:51 on Sep 7, 2016 |
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Hello, yes, I voted for Jered Weaver, on these grounds: http://m.mlb.com/video/topic/0/v17526209/must-c-confrontation-guillen-taunts-weaver-tossed
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Ice To Meet You posted:Hello, yes, I voted for Jered Weaver, on these grounds: Thank you! Also, I remembered that Kyle Seager also trolled him into beaning him so I included that too.
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Darwin Barney is a very good defensive middle infielder and always comes off as a super nice dude. I'm glad he made it in the top 25, he was #7 on my list. Also he can play piano like a boss. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxS2RxVBcZM
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I don't doubt it, but he's not super well acclaimed so I don't have much to go on, considering I've never actually seen him play. Thanks for filling in the blanks. 
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Barney went to one of my rival high schools and he always destroyed us but it's cool to see a local dude producing.
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YeahTubaMike posted:I don't doubt it, but he's not super well acclaimed so I don't have much to go on, considering I've never actually seen him play. Thanks for filling in the blanks. Also this year for the Jays he's played 3B, SS, 2B, LF and P*, which is hilarious. * Lifetime record 0-1 since he ended up eating the loss against Cleveland on Canada Day.
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Who hates Joe Panik? 
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Rand alPaul posted:Who hates Joe Panik? one of the myriad victims of Even Year Bullshit, i'd imagine
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I might have put Panik on my most hated list, if I had remembered he existed when I made the list. But he's pretty forgettable.
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R.D. Mangles posted:one of the myriad victims of Even Year Bullshit, i'd imagine What teams have really been personally victimized by EYB and have a legitimate basis to complain though? I don't think holding a grudge makes sense if you're knocked out at the divisional level because at that point the hope's still too remote. Ditto for the wildcard game, 2014 Pirates fans. That would just leave LCS and World Series losers. Each year that the Giants won they beat the defending NL Champions in the LCS; it's hard to hold a grudge when you won the year prior. Who's that leave? Rangers fans, Tigers fans, Royals fans? Royals fans won the next year, seems silly to complain. Rangers fans lost in more heartbreaking fashion against the Cardinals than they did the Giants. Tigers fans may have a legitimate beef I guess? This all supposes that blinding hatred among professional sports fans is a completely rational thing, of course.
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Pancakes posted:What teams have really been personally victimized by EYB and have a legitimate basis to complain though? I don't think holding a grudge makes sense if you're knocked out at the divisional level because at that point the hope's still too remote. Ditto for the wildcard game, 2014 Pirates fans. That would just leave LCS and World Series losers. Each year that the Giants won they beat the defending NL Champions in the LCS; it's hard to hold a grudge when you won the year prior. Who's that leave? Rangers fans, Tigers fans, Royals fans? Royals fans won the next year, seems silly to complain. Rangers fans lost in more heartbreaking fashion against the Cardinals than they did the Giants. Tigers fans may have a legitimate beef I guess? I dunno. Seeing the Phils job to Cody Ross in the 2010 LCS kind of sucked.
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Rand alPaul posted:Who hates Joe Panik? There was one poster who put all of Boof Bonser's votes on his Most Hated ballot to spite him for submitting his votes incorrectly. When I said that Panik was a spite vote, I was being literal.
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Joe Panik wasn't on my list but he easily could have been gently caress Joe Panik seriously look at that name gently caress that guy
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YeahTubaMike posted:There was one poster who put all of Boof Bonser's votes on his Most Hated ballot to spite him for submitting his votes incorrectly. When I said that Panik was a spite vote, I was being literal. Did a lot of people put their reason for voting? I tried to be honest and in the process came to the realization I dislike a lot of closers.
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