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Timby
Dec 23, 2006

Your mother!


Mmmmmm that 78 OPS+, right into my veins

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YeahTubaMike
Mar 24, 2005

*hic* Gotta finish thish . . .
Doctor Rope
#14 Most Loved - 18 points

Albert Pujols
Team: Los Angeles Angels
Debut: April 2, 2001



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mc_-vU5SCWk

What's to love?

Pancakes posted:

Okay everyone, let's kick it up a notch. I know, I know, in this house we hate the Cardinals. Consider, however, Albert Pujols



Albert hasn't been a Cardinal for going on 8 years now, but when we think about why he's going into the Hall of Fame, it's the Cardinals years that are the main driving force.




Simply put, Albert Pujols had one of the greatest first 11 years of a career in the history of the game. The man was a terror. He's second all-time in intentional walks to Barry Bonds and that's with bats the likes of Scott Rolen, Jim Edmonds and Matt Holliday lurking in the same lineup. He's third all-time in MVP voting shares and was honestly robbed of at least 2 MVP awards by the voters in 2006 and 2007. For some counting stats fun, let's see how he ranks all-time in home runs, total bases, hits and RBI's.






I know that's a lot of screenshots to throw out all at once, but just look at them. Look at the names he's surrounded by on these lists. Albert is one of the all-time greatest hitters in baseball. He's running down (well, hobbling down at this point) Cap Anson for RBI's, he may pass Cal Ripken for hits this year, he's going to pass Babe Ruth in career total bases this year and he's got an outside chance of passing Willie Mays in career home runs before the year is out.

Albert is more than one of the greatest bats ever. He's more than the 100+ career bWAR he's amassed. He's more than the living legend who helped mentor a young teammate in LA named Mike Trout. Albert is a past recipient of the Roberto Clemente Award and puts a ton of effort into outreach, especially among children with Down Syndrome. He's been active with charity for ages now but people were reminded of his fan outreach and character recently this year with this moment:

https://twitter.com/JoeBone546/status/1141540352559603713

So we have an all-time great who focuses on charitable work in his personal life and goes out of his way to engage with fans, particularly those with Down Syndrome. If only he had a sense of theater.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMyCb3oKbIg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4ptxMSM8Pc

:siren:Trigger warning for Astros fans:siren:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsEuTYbDRwE

If you have some space on your favorites list I'd humbly suggest that Albert Pujols, Great Baseball Player and Great Guy, is worth a vote.



Tommy Pham
Team: Tampa Bay Rays
Debut: September 9, 2014





What's to love? He has keratoconus, a degenerative eye disorder, and he still hits better than I ever will and better than plenty of players do (.272 -- not too shabby). I can't tell if the people who run the MLB video/GIF repository are so captivated by his swing & gorgeous smile that they simply forgot to add GIFs of him making awesome defensive plays or what, but trust me when I say he's a great defenseman as well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyqqagJgiek

Most importantly, he looks good and he knows it. :smug:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIhWISSiPjs

But MOST importantly, he hates Ozzie Albies's contract extension as much as the rest of us do.



Yadier Molina
Team: St. Louis Cardinals
Debut: June 3, 2004





What's to love? Won the Roberto Clemente award in 2018 for helping out victims of Hurricane Maria in his native Puerto Rico, raising money and delivering supplies.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEndk4dHbJA

He reverse-jinxed Dexter Fowler once.

https://twitter.com/sn_mlb/status/1164732952321744896

Of course, he isn't perfect. He's only been an All-Star nine of the past ten years, after all, and he has only won silver in the past two World Baseball Classics! Amateur.

quote:

14. Albert Pujols, Tommy Pham, Yadier Molina
15. Curtis Granderson, Shohei Ohtani, Zack Greinke
16. Adalberto Mondesi, Willians Astudillo
17. Kris Bryant, Paul DeJong
17 + 1. Marcus Stroman
18. Andrew McCutchen, CC Sabathia, Francisco Lindor, Ozzie Albies
19. Buster Posey, Marcus Semien
20. Andrelton Simmons, Blake Snell, Brandon Crawford, Dexter Fowler, Jeff McNeil, Justin Verlander, Mark Canha, Mike Moustakas, Mookie Betts
21. Aaron Judge, Carl Edwards, Jr., Carlos Martinez, Jacob deGrom, Kevin Pillar, Madison Bumgarner
22. Adam Ottavino, Dee Gordon, Eloy Jiménez, George Springer, José Altuve, Lorenzo Cain, Nolan Arenado, Trevor Bauer, Yolmer Sánchez
23. Cavan Biggio, Charlie Blackmon, Charlie Morton, José Berrios, Pete Alonso
24. Hunter Pence, Marcell Ozuna, Max Muncy
25. Adam Jones, Edwin Encarnación, Fernando Tatis, Jr., Giancarlo Stanton, Jeff Samardzija, Matt Chapman, Noah Syndergaard, Salvador Pérez

YeahTubaMike fucked around with this message at 20:00 on Aug 31, 2019

Pancakes
May 21, 2001

Crypto-Rump Roast
I heartily approve of the entirety of the #14 slot.

Fun facts for all three of these baseball men:
Since I made that lobbying post Albert has passed both Babe Ruth and ARod for career total bases, has pulled within 6 hits of Cal Ripken and gotten another 31 RBI's. He's also tied Willie Mays for career extra base hits. He is, however, back below 100 career bWAR.
Tommy Pham hates ballhawks, has a twin sister who was a track star, dotes on his nephew to an insane degree and was once stabbed by his uncle. He also won his arbitration hearing against Tampa in his first (!) year of eligibility. He had his breakout season after Yadi made a bet to motivate him: Whether he could have a 20/20 season while hitting .300. If Yadi won Tommy would owe $1,000. If Pham won Yadi had to buy him a watch worth up to $60,000.
Yadier Molina is my perfect baseball angel and if anyone speaks ill of him I will fight them in real life. And I will win.

My two favorite Yadi-related highlights from the most recent WBC:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6jD7TTLFZ8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuiEAdveNE0

Pancakes fucked around with this message at 02:53 on Aug 31, 2019

Bismack Billabongo
Oct 9, 2012

Wet
*in a mike Shannon voice*

Yadier..............molina

YeahTubaMike
Mar 24, 2005

*hic* Gotta finish thish . . .
Doctor Rope
I'm back, y'all. If you're wondering about all these gaps, 1) Labor Day weekend, and 2) I work for an edtech company and it's back-to-school season, so I'm half-dead.

#13 Most Loved - 19 points

Freddie Freeman
Team:Atlanta Braves
Debut: September 1, 2010





What's to love? He is so loving gooooooood I hate him. His friendly rivalry with Jacob deGrom is as amusing as it is frustrating. deGrom is not the only ace that he shakes up either.

https://twitter.com/FOXSportsBraves/status/1148329482819969026

He is an absolute menace at the plate.

https://twitter.com/Braves/status/1137136171400814594

Brian Snitker posted:

If he's not the MVP of this league, I don't know who is...We don't take him for granted. We know we have something pretty special in the person and the ballplayer.

Freeman has hit 38 home runs this season, a career high, which is less than Pete Alonso. :colbert: Anyway, he's impossible to hate -- he's a good player and apparently a good dude, visiting children's hospitals and whatnot.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHqOW1fAl0g

Tommy La Stella
Team:Los Angeles Angels
Debut: May 28, 2014



What's to love? Tommy La Stella leveled up this year after leaving the Cubs, and he was already good enough to have earned the nickname "3am" from Joe Maddon for his hitting reliability.


Also defensive reliability.

It's kind of hosed up that when he finally got onto a team that would give him a chance to flourish, he broke his leg by hitting a ball into it. Hopefully he'll be back soon.

Yasiel Puig
Team:Cincinnati Reds
Debut: June 3, 2013



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pa36kCLWeu0

What's to love? Puig your friend. :) Puig everyone's friend! Except maybe Chris Archer.



Puig kids' friend.

https://twitter.com/YasielPuig/status/1163648344842833921

Puig was perhaps undisciplined as a Dodger...

https://twitter.com/TMZ_Sports/status/1118148586871631872

...but he seems like a good guy nonetheless.

quote:

13. Freddie Freeman, Tommy La Stella, Yasiel Puig
14. Albert Pujols, Tommy Pham, Yadier Molina
15. Curtis Granderson, Shohei Ohtani, Zack Greinke
16. Adalberto Mondesi, Willians Astudillo
17. Kris Bryant, Paul DeJong
17 + 1. Marcus Stroman
18. Andrew McCutchen, CC Sabathia, Francisco Lindor, Ozzie Albies
19. Buster Posey, Marcus Semien
20. Andrelton Simmons, Blake Snell, Brandon Crawford, Dexter Fowler, Jeff McNeil, Justin Verlander, Mark Canha, Mike Moustakas, Mookie Betts
21. Aaron Judge, Carl Edwards, Jr., Carlos Martinez, Jacob deGrom, Kevin Pillar, Madison Bumgarner
22. Adam Ottavino, Dee Gordon, Eloy Jiménez, George Springer, José Altuve, Lorenzo Cain, Nolan Arenado, Trevor Bauer, Yolmer Sánchez
23. Cavan Biggio, Charlie Blackmon, Charlie Morton, José Berrios, Pete Alonso
24. Hunter Pence, Marcell Ozuna, Max Muncy
25. Adam Jones, Edwin Encarnación, Fernando Tatis, Jr., Giancarlo Stanton, Jeff Samardzija, Matt Chapman, Noah Syndergaard, Salvador Pérez

vincentpricesboner
Sep 3, 2006

by LITERALLY AN ADMIN
I used to love Pujols as a kid but nowadays the whole actually being 49 when he says he is 37 kinda annoys me.

Miz Kriss
Mar 17, 2009

It's only an avatar if the Cubs get swept.
I put Freddie as #10 on my list and my only comment was "I just think he's pretty"

YeahTubaMike
Mar 24, 2005

*hic* Gotta finish thish . . .
Doctor Rope

Miz Kriss posted:

I put Freddie as #10 on my list and my only comment was "I just think he's pretty"

His teeth look too big for his face, and not in a cute way like Christian Yelich.

rickiep00h
Aug 16, 2010

BATDANCE


Yasiel Puig got an autograph from Mo'ne Davis when she threw out the first pitch at a game and that is enough to be anyone's favorite player.

BasicFunk
Feb 26, 2011

How's your Funkentelechy?
I liked Tommy La Stella when he was with the Braves because he was so good at being "Not Dan Uggla".

YeahTubaMike
Mar 24, 2005

*hic* Gotta finish thish . . .
Doctor Rope
Every day, we get closer and closer to the top 10 hated list. I can't wait. In the meantime, let us celebrate Kyle Appreciation Day. :toot:

#12 Most Loved - 20 points

Kyle Hendricks
Team: Chicago Cubs
Debut: July 10, 2014





What's to love?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4pVkuxYrmw

He is mostly deadpan and emotionless, but somehow still likable. It could be because he is very good at pitching in addition to having no discernible personality.

https://twitter.com/PitchingNinja/status/1168617709954830336

He threw an 81-pitch CGSO this year, which was highly impressive too.

https://twitter.com/Michael_Cerami/status/1124416431586721793

Kyle Schwarber
Team: Chicago Cubs
Debut: June 16, 2015





What's to love? The only person who voted for him AND included a justification called him a fat overrated moron, so, uh...I will say that he owns at the plate.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9sEh1AUdpo

He is perhaps not the best defenseman but he's not terrible, which makes me wonder why the only GIFs I could find were of him clumsily owning himself.



quote:

12. Kyle Hendricks, Kyle Schwarber
13. Freddie Freeman, Tommy La Stella, Yasiel Puig
14. Albert Pujols, Tommy Pham, Yadier Molina
15. Curtis Granderson, Shohei Ohtani, Zack Greinke
16. Adalberto Mondesi, Willians Astudillo
17. Kris Bryant, Paul DeJong
17 + 1. Marcus Stroman
18. Andrew McCutchen, CC Sabathia, Francisco Lindor, Ozzie Albies
19. Buster Posey, Marcus Semien
20. Andrelton Simmons, Blake Snell, Brandon Crawford, Dexter Fowler, Jeff McNeil, Justin Verlander, Mark Canha, Mike Moustakas, Mookie Betts
21. Aaron Judge, Carl Edwards, Jr., Carlos Martinez, Jacob deGrom, Kevin Pillar, Madison Bumgarner
22. Adam Ottavino, Dee Gordon, Eloy Jiménez, George Springer, José Altuve, Lorenzo Cain, Nolan Arenado, Trevor Bauer, Yolmer Sánchez
23. Cavan Biggio, Charlie Blackmon, Charlie Morton, José Berrios, Pete Alonso
24. Hunter Pence, Marcell Ozuna, Max Muncy
25. Adam Jones, Edwin Encarnación, Fernando Tatis, Jr., Giancarlo Stanton, Jeff Samardzija, Matt Chapman, Noah Syndergaard, Salvador Pérez

Poque
Sep 11, 2003

=^-^=
The Kyles belong together

Pancakes
May 21, 2001

Crypto-Rump Roast
Hendricks seems cool and all, but gently caress Dartmouth.

YeahTubaMike
Mar 24, 2005

*hic* Gotta finish thish . . .
Doctor Rope

Poque posted:

The Kyles belong together

I've never worked with anyone who shared a first name with me. I'm not really sure what I'd do, especially if they were in my department or something.

Bismack Billabongo
Oct 9, 2012

Wet
He is fat tho

YeahTubaMike
Mar 24, 2005

*hic* Gotta finish thish . . .
Doctor Rope
"Thicc" is a less harsh descriptor.

Kevlar v2.0
Dec 25, 2003

=^•⩊•^=

YeahTubaMike posted:

I've never worked with anyone who shared a first name with me. I'm not really sure what I'd do, especially if they were in my department or something.

I briefly dated someone with the same first name as me.

alpha_destroy
Mar 23, 2010

Billy Butler: Fat Guy by Day, Doubles Machine by Night

Kevlar v2.0 posted:

I briefly dated someone with the same first name as me.

You know, I think we have a word for that.
Edit: gently caress, misread that as last name. Nevermind.

alpha_destroy fucked around with this message at 17:06 on Sep 10, 2019

YeahTubaMike
Mar 24, 2005

*hic* Gotta finish thish . . .
Doctor Rope

Kevlar v2.0 posted:

I briefly dated someone with the same first name as me.

I have a gendered enough name and am heterosexual enough that this will never happen to me...probably. Now I'm worried.

YeahTubaMike
Mar 24, 2005

*hic* Gotta finish thish . . .
Doctor Rope
I like to have some kind of fancy blurb before I get into the meat of a post, but I don't really have anything today, so...

#11 Most Loved - 22 points

Max Scherzer
Team: Washington Nationals
Debut: April 29, 2008





What's to love? He is an intense, fearsome, and talented Mets killer -- kind of like Freddie Freeman with rabies.



He bunted a fall into his own face, breaking his nose & blackening his eye. Did he go on the IL? Did he miss any time? Of course not. He clowned the gently caress out of the Phillies the next day, as scheduled.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OW7X1p1us0

Also, he & his wife love animals and support the Humane Rescue Alliance.

https://twitter.com/NatsAcademy/status/1145770850207064064

quote:

11. Max Scherzer
12. Kyle Hendricks, Kyle Schwarber
13. Freddie Freeman, Tommy La Stella, Yasiel Puig
14. Albert Pujols, Tommy Pham, Yadier Molina
15. Curtis Granderson, Shohei Ohtani, Zack Greinke
16. Adalberto Mondesi, Willians Astudillo
17. Kris Bryant, Paul DeJong
17 + 1. Marcus Stroman
18. Andrew McCutchen, CC Sabathia, Francisco Lindor, Ozzie Albies
19. Buster Posey, Marcus Semien
20. Andrelton Simmons, Blake Snell, Brandon Crawford, Dexter Fowler, Jeff McNeil, Justin Verlander, Mark Canha, Mike Moustakas, Mookie Betts
21. Aaron Judge, Carl Edwards, Jr., Carlos Martinez, Jacob deGrom, Kevin Pillar, Madison Bumgarner
22. Adam Ottavino, Dee Gordon, Eloy Jiménez, George Springer, José Altuve, Lorenzo Cain, Nolan Arenado, Trevor Bauer, Yolmer Sánchez
23. Cavan Biggio, Charlie Blackmon, Charlie Morton, José Berrios, Pete Alonso
24. Hunter Pence, Marcell Ozuna, Max Muncy
25. Adam Jones, Edwin Encarnación, Fernando Tatis, Jr., Giancarlo Stanton, Jeff Samardzija, Matt Chapman, Noah Syndergaard, Salvador Pérez

alpha_destroy
Mar 23, 2010

Billy Butler: Fat Guy by Day, Doubles Machine by Night
Pride of Mizzou Max Scherzer. I remember when they beat Georgia Scherzer wore the final score to a press conference.

Kevlar v2.0
Dec 25, 2003

=^•⩊•^=

Poque posted:

The Kyles belong together

YeahTubaMike
Mar 24, 2005

*hic* Gotta finish thish . . .
Doctor Rope
#10 Most Loved - 23 points

Adam Wainwright
Team: St. Louis Cardinals
Debut: September 11, 2005 (happy anniversary! :toot: )





What's to love? What's NOT to love about Adam Wainwright? He can sing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zI-JMPa8l94

He can dance.



He can even pitch!

https://twitter.com/Cardinals/status/1150527900359254016

Waino is 38 and still bringing it. The only bad thing about him is that his Twitter handle -- UncleCharlie50 -- makes me think that he's Charlie Morton sometimes.

Lucas Giolito
Team: Chicago White Sox
Debut: June 28, 2016



Pancakes posted:

Welcome friends! This is Pancakes' Lobbying Post, Part One: Lucas Giolito

I realize the Cardinals are a hard sell for people here. With that in mind I'm going to start you off nice and easy with a player who has zero ties to the Cardinals. I offer you the best pitcher this year in Chicago for your consideration.



Lucas was the actual worst pitcher in baseball last year. In his first full season the once-heralded prospect led all qualified starters in ERA, the entire AL in walks and all of MLB in earned runs. He had an unsightly 6.13 ERA in 173.1 innings pitched. Lucas's best contribution to the White Sox last year, apart from eating innings, was this rain delay video of him trying to remember how to play French Horn.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjwFvhvXV8E

In the offseason Lucas completely reworked his mechanics and has become a force to be reckoned with. At the All Star Break he sits at 11-3 with a 3.15 ERA, a WHIP of 1.070 and sits at 3.3 bWAR on the season to date. His starts have finally given Chicago's AL team a legitimate ace for the first time since they traded away known member of Team Drake, Chris Sale.

"So what?" you might say. "Other pitchers have been better than Giolito this year." If a good redemption arc isn't enough for you, I present to you Lucas Giolito's sparkling personality. Remember last year when a whole bunch of players had offensive Tweets show up from their timelines? Well, prepare for a breath of fresh air.

https://twitter.com/chisoxfanmike/status/1019703747268743169?lang=en

A quick stroll through his timeline shows that the 6'6" righty loves to bake, particularly with his teammates. Lucas is also an admitted nerd.



He loves video games and played a lot of D&D when he was growing up. He and his wife are active in helping with rescue animals, as she's training to be a vet. Interesting trivia: He comes from a Hollywood family. His maternal grandfather, Warren Frost is best known for his roles on Seinfeld and Twin Peaks which Lucas's uncle, Mark Frost, co-created. Lucas's mother is an actress as well and his father acted a small amount before turning to producing and (according to Lucas, anyway) working in the video game industry.

Lucas is also notable for being an MLB player who is vocally not a CHUD. He's using his new prominence to speak out in favor of immigrant rights. He also spends a lot of time with teammate Tim Anderson discussing their upbringings, not taking the comfortable upbringing he had for granted. Lucas's dad is also notably liberal on Twitter, frequently re-Tweeting C-SPAM favorite AOC.

In conclusion, Lucas Giolito is pretty much what most of us would be like if we were tall as hell and an elite MLB pitcher. If you're looking for someone to root for this year in the barren wasteland that is the AL Central, Lucas would probably appreciate your support.



I have to say -- if someone handed me a tuba out of the blue (an instrument I played for five years that I haven't played in 13 years), I would probably immediately start crying out of sheer joy. :unsmith: Tubas are so expensive, and I miss playing so much.

quote:

10. Adam Wainwright, Lucas Giolito
11. Max Scherzer
12. Kyle Hendricks, Kyle Schwarber
13. Freddie Freeman, Tommy La Stella, Yasiel Puig
14. Albert Pujols, Tommy Pham, Yadier Molina
15. Curtis Granderson, Shohei Ohtani, Zack Greinke
16. Adalberto Mondesi, Willians Astudillo
17. Kris Bryant, Paul DeJong
17 + 1. Marcus Stroman
18. Andrew McCutchen, CC Sabathia, Francisco Lindor, Ozzie Albies
19. Buster Posey, Marcus Semien
20. Andrelton Simmons, Blake Snell, Brandon Crawford, Dexter Fowler, Jeff McNeil, Justin Verlander, Mark Canha, Mike Moustakas, Mookie Betts
21. Aaron Judge, Carl Edwards, Jr., Carlos Martinez, Jacob deGrom, Kevin Pillar, Madison Bumgarner
22. Adam Ottavino, Dee Gordon, Eloy Jiménez, George Springer, José Altuve, Lorenzo Cain, Nolan Arenado, Trevor Bauer, Yolmer Sánchez
23. Cavan Biggio, Charlie Blackmon, Charlie Morton, José Berrios, Pete Alonso
24. Hunter Pence, Marcell Ozuna, Max Muncy
25. Adam Jones, Edwin Encarnación, Fernando Tatis, Jr., Giancarlo Stanton, Jeff Samardzija, Matt Chapman, Noah Syndergaard, Salvador Pérez

YeahTubaMike fucked around with this message at 02:56 on Sep 12, 2019

HOTLANTA MAN
Jul 4, 2010

by Hand Knit
Lipstick Apathy
Remember when the Braves traded Wainwright for JD Drew

Fuckin Schuerholtz

Pancakes
May 21, 2001

Crypto-Rump Roast
Glad to see that #10 is populated by cool, good, tall right-handed starting pitchers.

PS: Waino can also hit, argue for fair player compensation and raise money for charity by playing fantasy football. :allears:

Miz Kriss
Mar 17, 2009

It's only an avatar if the Cubs get swept.
Your lobbying for Giolito worked, Pancakes (I voted for him).

Mustached Demon
Nov 12, 2016

I voted for Wainwright.

Mostly because I have the image of him jogged to the mound in the 2015 nlds burned into my head. Same season his Achilles tendon blew up.

YeahTubaMike
Mar 24, 2005

*hic* Gotta finish thish . . .
Doctor Rope
First things first -- I completely forgot that #10 was the point at which I was going to start including the most hateds, so here we are with an interesting bottom of the list (at least in my opinion).

#10 Most Hated - 26 points

Bryce Harper
Team: Philadelphia Phillies
Debut: April 28, 2012



What's to hate? Signed a Trout-esque contract with the Phillies despite the lack of Trout-esque skills. It probably doesn't help that 1) he has a douchebag haircut, 2) he named his kid Krew, and 3) he is still good enough to be a thorn in the side of the NL East in particular.

The amusing thing is that Jonathan Papelbon made it very, very high on a previous most hated list for physically attacking him. While I'm sure you folks wouldn't CONDONE physically attacking him, it seems like a few of you at least kind of get it.

quote:

10. Bryce Harper

YeahTubaMike
Mar 24, 2005

*hic* Gotta finish thish . . .
Doctor Rope
Let the hate flow through you... :devil: Also, as was the case with previous threads, the players who overlap between the most hated & most loved will be bolded.

#9 Most Hated - 29 points

Madison Bumgarner
Team: San Francisco Giants
Debut: September 8, 2009



What's to hate? Always pissed off about something, always trying to start poo poo. Got his britches in a bunch over Max Muncy's home run celebration.

Madbum posted:

He just struck a pose and walked further than I liked.

quote:

They want to let everybody be themselves. Let me be myself...I just as soon fight than walk or whatever. Just do your thing, I'll do mine.

:rolleyes:

quote:

9. Madison Bumgarner
10. Bryce Harper

YeahTubaMike fucked around with this message at 03:02 on Sep 17, 2019

YeahTubaMike
Mar 24, 2005

*hic* Gotta finish thish . . .
Doctor Rope
I'm always surprised by how Cubs-y this forum is. I don't know why -- you'd think I'd know by now.

#9 Most Loved - 26 points

Jason Heyward
Team: Chicago Cubs
Debut: April 5, 2010





What's to love? He's handsome and good, and his middle name is Alias. How cool is that? Oh yeah, and he talked the Cubs into winning the World Series.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bg1_CnIFKFI

Not to mention that he's apparently been getting better and better.

https://twitter.com/Michael_Cerami/status/1145704888250359809



quote:

9. Jason Heyward
10. Adam Wainwright, Lucas Giolito
11. Max Scherzer
12. Kyle Hendricks, Kyle Schwarber
13. Freddie Freeman, Tommy La Stella, Yasiel Puig
14. Albert Pujols, Tommy Pham, Yadier Molina
15. Curtis Granderson, Shohei Ohtani, Zack Greinke
16. Adalberto Mondesi, Willians Astudillo
17. Kris Bryant, Paul DeJong
17 + 1. Marcus Stroman
18. Andrew McCutchen, CC Sabathia, Francisco Lindor, Ozzie Albies
19. Buster Posey, Marcus Semien
20. Andrelton Simmons, Blake Snell, Brandon Crawford, Dexter Fowler, Jeff McNeil, Justin Verlander, Mark Canha, Mike Moustakas, Mookie Betts
21. Aaron Judge, Carl Edwards, Jr., Carlos Martinez, Jacob deGrom, Kevin Pillar, Madison Bumgarner
22. Adam Ottavino, Dee Gordon, Eloy Jiménez, George Springer, José Altuve, Lorenzo Cain, Nolan Arenado, Trevor Bauer, Yolmer Sánchez
23. Cavan Biggio, Charlie Blackmon, Charlie Morton, José Berrios, Pete Alonso
24. Hunter Pence, Marcell Ozuna, Max Muncy
25. Adam Jones, Edwin Encarnación, Fernando Tatis, Jr., Giancarlo Stanton, Jeff Samardzija, Matt Chapman, Noah Syndergaard, Salvador Pérez

Kevlar v2.0
Dec 25, 2003

=^•⩊•^=

https://twitter.com/cubs_live/status/1126316155675787264

YeahTubaMike
Mar 24, 2005

*hic* Gotta finish thish . . .
Doctor Rope
Hmmmmmm somehow I feel like there are more hateable Pirates these days, but we can't go back in time and redo the polls sooooo...

#8 Most Hated - 33 points

Jung Ho Kang
Team: Pittsburgh Pirates
Debut: April 8, 2006 (KBO), April 8, 2015 (MLB)



What's to hate? Three DUIs. THREE. He apparently quit drinking after the third one, and I mean, better late than never, but people won't exactly forget that he repeatedly endangered people's lives with his recklessness.

There's also the fact that a woman accused him of sexual assault, but the woman wouldn't cooperate with the police investigation.

Odúbel Herrera
Team: Philadelphia Phillies
Debut: April 6, 2015



What's to hate?

quote:

On May 27, 2019, at 8:33 pm, patrol officers responded to the Golden Nugget Hotel and Casino, located at 600 Huron Avenue, for a report of a domestic violence incident. Officers arrived to find the victim, a 20 year old woman from Philadelphia, PA, speaking with security officers. The victim had visible signs of injury to her arms and neck that was sustained after being assaulted by her boyfriend, David Odubel Herrera, during a dispute.

Though his girlfriend, the victim, chose to drop the DV charges, Herrera admitted that he "acted in an unacceptable manner" and was suspended for the rest of the season. Unacceptable indeed.

quote:

8. Jung Ho Kang, Odúbel Herrera
9. Madison Bumgarner
10. Bryce Harper

YeahTubaMike
Mar 24, 2005

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#8 Most Loved - 30 points

Willson Contreras
Team: Chicago Cubs
Debut: June 17, 2016



https://twitter.com/NicoForMVP/status/1172683430867419136

What's to love? Handsome + good + a Cub = automatic SAS fave. Also, dat cannon.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7qFHzpp-Rs

His hamstring betrayed him in August but now he's back and better than ever!

https://twitter.com/Cubs/status/1172621893456814081

He has also been raising awareness of the strife in his native Venezuela (with t-shirts, among other things, and I would post his tweets about it if they weren't so gruesome. Here, have a very informative interview instead.

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8. Willson Contreras
9. Jason Heyward
10. Adam Wainwright, Lucas Giolito
11. Max Scherzer
12. Kyle Hendricks, Kyle Schwarber
13. Freddie Freeman, Tommy La Stella, Yasiel Puig
14. Albert Pujols, Tommy Pham, Yadier Molina
15. Curtis Granderson, Shohei Ohtani, Zack Greinke
16. Adalberto Mondesi, Willians Astudillo
17. Kris Bryant, Paul DeJong
17 + 1. Marcus Stroman
18. Andrew McCutchen, CC Sabathia, Francisco Lindor, Ozzie Albies
19. Buster Posey, Marcus Semien
20. Andrelton Simmons, Blake Snell, Brandon Crawford, Dexter Fowler, Jeff McNeil, Justin Verlander, Mark Canha, Mike Moustakas, Mookie Betts
21. Aaron Judge, Carl Edwards, Jr., Carlos Martinez, Jacob deGrom, Kevin Pillar, Madison Bumgarner
22. Adam Ottavino, Dee Gordon, Eloy Jiménez, George Springer, José Altuve, Lorenzo Cain, Nolan Arenado, Trevor Bauer, Yolmer Sánchez
23. Cavan Biggio, Charlie Blackmon, Charlie Morton, José Berrios, Pete Alonso
24. Hunter Pence, Marcell Ozuna, Max Muncy
25. Adam Jones, Edwin Encarnación, Fernando Tatis, Jr., Giancarlo Stanton, Jeff Samardzija, Matt Chapman, Noah Syndergaard, Salvador Pérez

YeahTubaMike fucked around with this message at 16:27 on Sep 18, 2019

Kevlar v2.0
Dec 25, 2003

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9RobwNIevU

From what Poque has told me about his time working at Cubs Convention, Willson is great with kids and genuinely loves doing the convention activities with them.

Poque
Sep 11, 2003

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Kevlar v2.0 posted:

From what Poque has told me about his time working at Cubs Convention, Willson is great with kids and genuinely loves doing the convention activities with them.

I generally like working the kids' areas at Cubs Convention because it's really lowkey and chill and the kids are great. Last time I worked it, Willson made a surprise visit to the kids rooms to sit there and color with the kids and they were all super excited.

He also literally gets so excited that he has to repeatedly be told not to pick up kids and toss them in the air. He is so awesome.

Pancakes
May 21, 2001

Crypto-Rump Roast
Willson likes Yadi. Yadi likes Willson. That plus Poque’s word is enough for me.

YeahTubaMike
Mar 24, 2005

*hic* Gotta finish thish . . .
Doctor Rope

Kevlar v2.0 posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9RobwNIevU

From what Poque has told me about his time working at Cubs Convention, Willson is great with kids and genuinely loves doing the convention activities with them.

Poque posted:

I generally like working the kids' areas at Cubs Convention because it's really lowkey and chill and the kids are great. Last time I worked it, Willson made a surprise visit to the kids rooms to sit there and color with the kids and they were all super excited.

He also literally gets so excited that he has to repeatedly be told not to pick up kids and toss them in the air. He is so awesome.

He seems like an awesome & thoughtful guy. My grandmother used to work at a Boys & Girls Club in Queens and she said that David Wright behaved very similarly, making surprise visits and hanging out with the kids.

Kevlar v2.0
Dec 25, 2003

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Poque posted:

He also literally gets so excited that he has to repeatedly be told not to pick up kids and toss them in the air.

With his arm strength, I could see how this would be a liability.

YeahTubaMike
Mar 24, 2005

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Now I'm imagining some poor kid getting thrown through the ceiling, and it's a hilarious mental image.

But you know what's NOT hilarious?

#7 Most Hated - 43 points

Daniel Murphy
Team: Colorado Rockies
Debut: August 2, 2008



What's to hate?

Daniel Murphy posted:

I do disagree with the fact that Billy [Bean] is a homosexual. That doesn't mean I can't still invest in him and get to know him. I don't think the fact that someone is a homosexual should completely shut the door on investing in them in a relational aspect. Getting to know him. That, I would say, you can still accept them but I do disagree with the lifestyle, 100%.

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I can love a teammate, even though I disagree with the choices he makes.

We disagree with Daniel Murphy's homophobic lifestyle. It doesn't help that his reaction to the backlash was to zip his lips and not to rethink his archaic views & apologize. Chickenshit dick.

On the bright side, fans are organizing donations to LGBT+ causes, donating every time Murphy, well...does anything at all, really. It's great.

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7. Daniel Murphy
8. Jung Ho Kang, Odúbel Herrera
9. Madison Bumgarner
10. Bryce Harper

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YeahTubaMike
Mar 24, 2005

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#7 Most Loved - 36 points

Ronald Acuña, Jr.
Team: Atlanta Braves
Debut: April 25, 2018





What's to love? Ronald Acuña, Jr. is one half of the most adorable bromance in the NL East, and I say this as someone whose favorite team has Pete Alonso & Dom Smith/Jeff McNeil.





https://twitter.com/Braves/status/1090306765982523392

He is also one home run and three stolen bases away from becoming the fifth member of the 40-40 club.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBqmOObCICk

His contract -- not as horrendous as that of Ozzie Albies, but still a massive bargain for the Barves that guarantees them access to most, if not all, of his prime years -- is a subject of controversy. He is young, talented, and deserving of more.

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7. Ronald Acuña, Jr.
8. Willson Contreras
9. Jason Heyward
10. Adam Wainwright, Lucas Giolito
11. Max Scherzer
12. Kyle Hendricks, Kyle Schwarber
13. Freddie Freeman, Tommy La Stella, Yasiel Puig
14. Albert Pujols, Tommy Pham, Yadier Molina
15. Curtis Granderson, Shohei Ohtani, Zack Greinke
16. Adalberto Mondesi, Willians Astudillo
17. Kris Bryant, Paul DeJong
17 + 1. Marcus Stroman
18. Andrew McCutchen, CC Sabathia, Francisco Lindor, Ozzie Albies
19. Buster Posey, Marcus Semien
20. Andrelton Simmons, Blake Snell, Brandon Crawford, Dexter Fowler, Jeff McNeil, Justin Verlander, Mark Canha, Mike Moustakas, Mookie Betts
21. Aaron Judge, Carl Edwards, Jr., Carlos Martinez, Jacob deGrom, Kevin Pillar, Madison Bumgarner
22. Adam Ottavino, Dee Gordon, Eloy Jiménez, George Springer, José Altuve, Lorenzo Cain, Nolan Arenado, Trevor Bauer, Yolmer Sánchez
23. Cavan Biggio, Charlie Blackmon, Charlie Morton, José Berrios, Pete Alonso
24. Hunter Pence, Marcell Ozuna, Max Muncy
25. Adam Jones, Edwin Encarnación, Fernando Tatis, Jr., Giancarlo Stanton, Jeff Samardzija, Matt Chapman, Noah Syndergaard, Salvador Pérez

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