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HOTLANTA MAN posted:Julio is from Braves fans hating him because he's maddeningly inconsistent. He's either flirting with a no hitter or he can't find the strike zone with a basketball I have never seen him perform badly, probably because I am a Mets fan.  Also, I just realized I never shared my own ballot with you all. Hated: 1) José Reyes 2) Aroldis Chapman 3) Chase Utley 4) Ryan Braun 5) Hunter Strickland 6) Bud Norris 7) Trevor Bauer 8) Roberto Osuna 9) Andrew Benintendi 10) Dansby Swanson Loved: 1) Curtis Granderson 2) Jacob deGrom 3) Wilmer Flores 4) Enrique Hernández 5) Sean Doolittle 6) Joey Votto 7) Max Scherzer 8) Salvador Pérez 9) Robert Gsellman 10) Christian Yelich
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alpha_destroy posted:I had forgotten I hated Syndergaard! I realize it is irrational and that he wasn't actually throwing at Escobar's head, but when you say you have a plan for the guy who swings at first pitchers and then buzz him a 98 mph fastball, that is gonna earn you some hatred. I'm still pretty sure that was intentional. After Esky getting an inside of the park homer on the first pitch of the first game of the world series, then Syndergaard making a big public statement about having a plan for retribution for that and throwing straight at his head the first pitch he sees him, I don't know how else you could interpret that. To be clear though, I'm one of the few that only did a loved and not a hated list, so I didn't hate vote him, but I still have feelings about that pitch. That inside the park home run was a hell of a way to start a world series though!
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Also, after seeing where Paul Goldschmidt ranked, it looks like I am the only person to vote for a Diamondbacks player, unless there's a big surprise later. E: Wait no a multi team player should make it! Twenty Four fucked around with this message at 04:35 on Aug 7, 2018 |
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Sorry for these delays, they should be over now that I've been reunited with my internet & work schedule.  #21 Most Hated - 4 points Shin-Soo Choo Team: Texas Rangers Debut: April 21, 2005  What's to hate? Drunk-drove in 2011, with his BAC at more than twice the legal limit. Logan Morrison Team: Minnesota Twins Debut: July 27, 2010  What's to hate? He's a whiny bitch who doesn't understand how popularity works. LoMo posted:Gary [Sánchez] shouldn't be there. Gary's a great player, but he shouldn't be in the Home Run Derby...I remember when I had 14 home runs. That was a month and a half ago. Then when Yankees fans had the AUDACITY to balk at his pissy statements, he continued bitching. LoMo posted:[Yankees fans] didn’t like the Gary Sanchez thing with the Home Run Derby, but you can’t fix stupid, you know?  Matt Kemp Team: Los Angeles Dodgers Debut: May 28, 2006  What's to hate? This is unclear. He doesn't have a stellar reputation, having had an ex file a restraining order on him citing abuse as a reason, but she withdrew her complaints (yes, I know that can be par for the course, but she'd already left him at this point, so it doesn't seem like a Familia situation, for example). He isn't having a fantastic season, per se, but he's improving. So I'm just not sure. Sorry. Current Rankings quote:21. Shin-Soo Choo, Logan Morrison, Matt Kemp YeahTubaMike fucked around with this message at 21:15 on Aug 16, 2018 |
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#21 Most Loved - 10 points Curtis Granderson Team: Toronto Blue Jays Debut: September 13, 2004  What's to love? Everything. I am not a Christian, but if someone told me that Grandy were a literal angel sent down from heaven to play baseball, I would believe them wholeheartedly. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHDv7jxdjUY No one has a single negative word to say about him, except that he might be past his prime.   Barely. He is generous and kind, spending most if not all of his spare time giving back to someone in some way. He founded GrandKids, an organization dedicated to keeping children healthy & educated. He is also the only person on earth allowed to love Lucas Duda this much. The We Follow Lucas Duda Instagram -- an Instagram account created solely for stalking Lucas Duda around the Mets clubhouse -- lived and died with him.  Lastly, he has excellent taste in music. https://twitter.com/cgrand3/status/932310031147720704 Yolmer Sánchez Team: Chicago White Sox Debut: July 13, 2014   What's to love? The Gatorade-obsessed outfielder has a lot of personality.  He's fun to watch. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1mTeUFKiyE Has lots of love for his teammates.   He won the Heart & Hustle Award in July, and the White Sox vice president stated that he "brings all the things that embody this award to the field, clubhouse, bus and team plane every single day." It doesn't get much better than that. Andrew McCutchen Team: San Francisco Giants Debut: June 4, 2009  https://twitter.com/TheCUTCH22/status/485442384730152960 What's to love? Cutch is wonderful, on and off the field. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1SotwmfR4c He is loved by Pirates and Giants fans alike. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sULLThV11E He wrote what is still (at least, imho) one of the best Players Tribune articles out there, about how hard it is for disadvantaged kids to get into baseball. Also, perhaps most importantly, he's still got it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNofYM1i8rE Current Rankings quote:21. Curtis Granderson, Yolmer Sánchez, Andrew McCutchen YeahTubaMike fucked around with this message at 00:59 on Aug 10, 2018 |
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Shin Soo Choo? That's another strange one to me.
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Popete posted:Shin Soo Choo? That's another strange one to me. Yeah, Wikipedia helped me with that one. I had no idea about his drunk-driving arrest.
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I mean that is pretty lovely but there are plenty of other more recent instances of guys with drunks driving incidents. Im always curious why anyone in particular hates a player who has mostly faded into obscurity on a non-competitive team.
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#20 Most Hated - 5 points Miguel Cabrera Team: Detroit Tigers Debut: June 20, 2003  What's to hate? He has had a pretty gnarly last couple of seasons, with his 2017 involving a bench-clearing fight with Austin Romine and his 2018 being already over after a slew of injuries. Mike Moustakas Team: Debut: June 10, 2011  What's to hate? I really feel like I'm cheating whenever I say that I don't know, but...  I look for rivalries in the posters' favorite votes, I look for controversies in the news, I look for mean tweets, I swear I'm trying, but I can not figure it out here.Dallas Keuchel Team: Houston Astros Debut: June 17, 2012  What's to hate? He dissed the Cubs out of loving nowhere, for one. He also was apparently overheard talking about being happy that he wouldn't have to deal with fans after a game that he pitched, which I can see pissing people off, despite its validity. Current Rankings quote:20. Miguel Cabrera, Mike Moustakas, Dallas Keuchel YeahTubaMike fucked around with this message at 21:15 on Aug 16, 2018 |
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#20 Most Loved - 11 points Carlos Gómez Team: Tampa Bay Rays Debut: May 13, 2007   What's to love? He's gone from #22 most hated in 2017 to #20 most loved in 2018 -- what's changed? Well, he's doing better this year, to the point that drug testers are starting to hassle him. Good on him for speaking out about it too. Carlos Gómez posted:I am not afraid. Do all the tests that you want. Keep doing it to me. But I say it clearly, it's not random, because it's not. And I'm not going to keep quiet, because I've earned my position here. He's also a funny man. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PwR1Yk2Z8s And he likes to interact with fans during games.   He is so well-liked that people are literally still mad at Brian McCann for yelling at him (and José Fernández too, to be fair) once five years ago, which makes me wonder why the hell he was ever on the hated list to begin with. Alex Bregman Team: Houston Astros Debut: July 25, 2016  What's to love? He's a World Series champ, a World Baseball Classic gold medalist, and an All-Star MVP, and he's only 24. Never mind that he got knocked out of the 2018 Home Run Derby immediately -- he has otherwise had a VERY impressive run. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGjsVqjlMj0 Not to mention that he has a fiery personality that, despite the occasional frat-douchiness, is hard to dislike. Dude is living the dream, and so he's very enthusiastic -- how can you take that from him? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1Xr4_ukNl8  Current Rankings quote:20. Carlos Gómez, Alex Bregman
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Lol if you put Bud Norris on your least faves as a Cards hater (he broke their morale) or a Cards lover (he helped get Matheny canned).
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#19 Most Hated - 6 points Tim Beckham Team: Baltimore Orioles Debut: September 19, 2013  What's to hate? Beckham committed 20 errors last year for the Rays, the second most errors in the AL. Then he was magically fixed once the Orioles snagged him. That must be frustrating for a Rays fan. Yuli Gurriel Team: Houston Astros Debut: NPB: June 8, 2014 MLB: August 21, 2016  What's to hate? Slanting his eyes and calling Yu Darvish "chinito" ("little Chinese boy" in Spanish) in conversation during a World Series game despite knowing that such a term & such a gesture would be offensive. Craig Kimbrel Team: Boston Red Sox Debut: May 7, 2010  What's to hate? Causing loads and loads of trouble for the Jays, I assume? Eric Hosmer Team: San Diego Padres Debut: May 6, 2011  What's to hate? The Walrus last year posted:i voted for pedroia and hosmer in large part due to their punchable faces Hosmer's face has not changed much in the past year. Mike Fiers Team: Debut: September 14, 2011  What's to hate? Hitting Giancarlo Stanton in the face in 2014, then hitting him again in 2018 and then blaming Stanton for having an understandably negative reaction. Mike Fiers posted:The way he handled it, I think it was kind of childish. Anybody knows I'm not throwing at him. He's going to act how he's going to act. It kind of shows his character, because obviously I wasn't throwing at him. Current Rankings quote:19. Tim Beckham, Yuli Gurriel, Craig Kimbrel, Eric Hosmer, Mike Fiers YeahTubaMike fucked around with this message at 21:15 on Aug 16, 2018 |
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Finally there's no tie!  #19 Most Loved - 12 points Mookie Betts Team: Boston Red Sox Debut: June 29, 2014  What's to love? Mookie Betts is handsome and good. Occasionally his imperfection shows, but he doesn't let it get him down. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RG0RGKBAkw In addition to his two Gold Gloves, one Silver Slugger, and three All-Star appearances, he now has a cycle on his resume. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBSOVLeYJS0 I mentioned his bowling career in last year's favorites post. Since then, he has bowled yet another perfect game, because he's cool like that. And did I mention that he's handsome?   Current Rankings quote:19. Mookie Betts
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Where'd everybody go?  #18 Most Hated - 7 points Brandon Nimmo Team: New York Mets Debut: June 26, 2016  What's to hate? Brandon Nimmo never, ever, ever, ever, ever stops smiling. EVER. I can see his personality being annoyingly chipper to someone who either needs a little bit of edge/darkness in their lives or has a cuteness limit that has already been reached by Wilmer Flores. Aaron Judge Team: New York Yankees Debut: August 13, 2016  What's to hate? Well, he's injured at the moment, but he WAS terrorizing the AL East with his unrelenting bat. Johnny Cueto Team: San Francisco Giants Debut: April 3, 2008  What's to hate? Changed/ruined Jason LaRue's life by kicking him in the head. Current Rankings quote:18. Brandon Nimmo, Aaron Judge, Johnny Cueto YeahTubaMike fucked around with this message at 21:16 on Aug 16, 2018 |
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#18 Most Loved - 12 points Kevin Pillar Team: Toronto Blue Jays Debut: August 14, 2013  What's to love? He's an outstanding fielder, to the point that I'm genuinely shocked that he doesn't have a Gold Glove yet. Maybe they have different standards than I do.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lp7jBIjo0s In 2017, he called Jason Motte an anti-gay slur after getting struck out, but he owned it and was (at least apparently) sincere in his apology. He was suspended for two games and donated his forfeited salary to PFLAG & You Can Play. https://twitter.com/KPILLAR4/status/865269119192633345 Current Rankings quote:18. Kevin Pillar YeahTubaMike fucked around with this message at 20:39 on Aug 12, 2018 |
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I honestly thought that Mookie would have ranked higher, but, he was on my list, so at least he made it? Also I don't know about Hosmer and Moustakas being hated other then they left the Royals, which has more to do with Scott Boras being a garbage agent that cost the Royals hard this year and likely the next few as well. I believe he was holding out to make a little more money for sending Hosmer going from one destined to lose team to another. The offered contracts were pretty similar, and the trickle down effect for his other clients and the teams they played for hurt everyone. Case in point: Moose, among others. Okay, staying positive, I still have a couple of dogs in this race! Love the thread every year! Twenty Four fucked around with this message at 20:44 on Aug 12, 2018 |
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YeahTubaMike posted:Where'd everybody go? To Colorado for a wedding but I'm back now! Going back to Granderson, he's a native Chicagoan who does a ton of charity work here for inner-city kids. He's a great person, but all I can think about is game 4 of last year's NLCS when he was the beneficiary of one of the worst ump calls in history. 
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Curtis Granderson seems like a genuinely nice dude and I wish I would have remembered to put him on my favourite list. I even recently changed my swing to mimic Granderson a bit.
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Mookie is one of the few Red Sox I can stand and thats impressive considering my long standing hate for all the sawks considering im a jays fan. Also he could be a near pro bowler, and that is the coolest in my books.
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zapplez posted:Mookie is one of the few Red Sox I can stand and thats impressive considering my long standing hate for all the sawks considering im a jays fan. yeah I agree with this 100% but I still forgot to put him on my list lol
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I’m pleasantly surprised that Yolmer made it that high. He’s great and all but there are very few people who follow the White Sox based on posts in the GDT and N/V threads.
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Popete posted:Curtis Granderson seems like a genuinely nice dude and I wish I would have remembered to put him on my favourite list. Curtis Granderson only made it onto the list as a result of my #1 vote. So damned underrated as a human being. Pancakes posted:I’m pleasantly surprised that Yolmer made it that high. He’s great and all but there are very few people who follow the White Sox based on posts in the GDT and N/V threads. I had never heard of him before your vote, and I was worried that the post about him was going to look like poo poo because I loved Grandy and Cutch so much already in comparison.
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Favorite 1. Javier Baez 2. Kris Bryant 3. Freddie Freeman 4. Mike Trout 5. Aaron Judge 6. Jose Altuve 7. Jon Lester 8. Ozzie Albies 9. Shohei Ohtani 10. Carl Edwards, JR, aka CJ Edwards Most Hated 1. Jose Reyes 2. Jake Arrieta 3. Bud Norris 4. Yadier Molina 5. Eric Hosmer 6. Mike Moustakas 7. Logan Morrison 8. Julio Teheran - someone hit the nail on the head. He was way overrated by Braves fans and now he's just the most frustrating player in baseball to try to understand. 9. Ryan Braun 10. Tommy Pham - Actually, I wish him well now that he's out of the NL Central. I just needed somebody that seems to kill the Cubs to round out my ballot. I'm not saying that's backed by evidence.
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Pancakes posted:I’m pleasantly surprised that Yolmer made it that high. He’s great and all but there are very few people who follow the White Sox based on posts in the GDT and N/V threads. I'd post more but the team can be drat hard to watch this season
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#17 Most Hated - 8 points Dustin Pedroia Team: Boston Red Sox Debut: August 22, 2006  What's to hate? I'm shocked to learn that there is apparently a whole rear end forum about Dustin Pedroia sucking. Also, The Walrus last year posted:i voted for pedroia and hosmer in large part due to their punchable faces Can't argue with that.Current Rankings quote:17. Dustin Pedroia YeahTubaMike fucked around with this message at 21:16 on Aug 16, 2018 |
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#17 Most Loved - 14 points Max Scherzer Team: Washington Nationals Debut: April 29, 2008   What's to love? Max Scherzer is in the running for the NL Cy Young this year. He is the only person who is allowed to win the NL CY over Jacob deGrom without upsetting me. He already has three though, two of which are from the past two years -- they should give someone else a chance.   I get it if they won't though. Max Scherzer is an amazing pitcher who is, at the very least, a little bit insane.  That said, he & his wife get things done off the field, with his wife acting as ambassador for anti-human trafficking nonprofit organization Polaris and the both of them being involved with Humane Rescue Alliance. They care! It owns.  Just a side note that I couldn't really fit in anywhere else -- his baby looks creepily exactly like him. Anthony Rizzo Team: Chicago Cubs Debut: June 9, 2011  What's to love? He beat cancer and started a foundation dedicated to researching cancer & helping its victims. And if that's not enough, he's an excellent first baseman (he won the Fielding Bible award in 2016) with a 0.00 ERA. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aJgdRk28Bo And he is apparently quite huggable.    Sure he tried to kill Elias Díaz earlier this year, but no one was seriously injured and all is forgiven. quote:17. Max Scherzer, Anthony Rizzo
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YeahTubaMike posted:What's to hate? Causing loads and loads of trouble for the Jays, I assume? Also that stupid loving pose.
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Patrick Spens posted:Also that stupid loving pose. He was on my list because of this
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YeahTubaMike posted:His baby is a girl. Ah my bad I didn't really pay any attention other then a quick glance at the eyes.
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#16 Most Hated - 9 points Javier Báez Team: Chicago Cubs Debut: August 5, 2014  What's to hate? It is not clear. I did see someone in one of the N/V threads talking about how his infamous catch in that one WBC game was bad fundies rather than smooth coolness, so I guess his lack of fundies/loose attitude could be bothersome to some. Current Rankings quote:16. Javier Báez YeahTubaMike fucked around with this message at 21:16 on Aug 16, 2018 |
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I promise that was not me. I like Javy.
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#16 Most Loved - 15 points Kyle Schwarber Team: Chicago Cubs Debut: June 16, 2015  https://twitter.com/BiasedBunter/status/893195083356524544 He's a fat guy who rakes, that's more than enough for SAS. Granted, he lost 30 pounds before this season, but still.  He's got ice in his veins. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnmFfNLNPQ8 And I just generally assume that his performance in the 2016 World Series is still fresh in this Cubs-y forum's mind (in case anyone has forgotten, .412 batting average & .500 OBP). What's to love? Yadier Molina Team: St. Louis Cardinals Debut: June 3, 2004   What's to love? The person who voted for him will riot if he doens't make the Hall Of Fame, and I will join them. Yadier Molina is loving legendary. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvtglIQh-AY Adam Wainwright posted:He's a human vacuum behind the plate. The only thing you have to think about is making the pitch, because you know Yadi's going to catch whatever you throw. Mike Matheny posted:He’s a quick study. But at the same time, [pitchers] tend to just follow him. We do put them in Yadi’s hands.  He is widely considered to be one the best defensive catchers of all time, so it's no wonder the Cardinals would put this level of trust in him. And despite being a baseball god, he still takes time to goof off with the kiddos.  Current Rankings quote:16. Kyle Schwarber, Yadier Molina YeahTubaMike fucked around with this message at 02:33 on Aug 15, 2018 |
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YeahTubaMike posted:#16 Most Hated - 9 points Reveal yourselves you cowards
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Poque posted:HOW loving DARE ANYBODY You get the torches, I'll get the pitchforks.
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