Does this make K-Rod sound like a pompous jerk?
by melvintoast
on Jun 6, 2008 3:39 AM PDT
Arredondo is still being mentored by Rodriguez, the closer Arredondo calls "my little daddy."
Rodriguez, who made an even bigger splash as a 20-year-old phenom in 2002, is trying to make Arredondo feel comfortable.
"When I came up, no one took me under their wing, and it doesn't feel right," Rodriguez said. "So I try to do whatever I can to make him feel comfortable and have confidence in himself every time he goes out to the mound.
"He has great stuff, great velocity, a great split, but he's a human being. Eventually things aren't going to go the way you expect them, and that's when you have to be mentally prepared."
http://www.latimes.com/sports/baseball/mlb/angels/la-sp-angels6-2008jun06,0,6408905.story
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Yeah, it does
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by Carl Johnson on Jun 6, 2008 4:24 AM PDT 0 recs
"When I came up, no one took me under their wing, and it doesn't feel right,"
I’m pretty sure that’s a lie, and even if it weren’t, why bother whining about it now?
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by Carl Johnson on
Jun 6, 2008 8:53 AM PDT
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Maybe, but...
that doesn’t make it pompous.
White trashin' the 909
by Red114 on
Jun 6, 2008 1:13 PM PDT
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Sure it does.
It’s well known that Percival took KRod under his wing as his heir-apparent. Newspapers and the clubhouse would refer to Percy as KRod’s “mentor” and how much he was teaching the young phenom.
When KRod says stuff like this, he’s trying to say that no one helped him and he achieved his success all on his own. That is where he appears pompous.
by shiftyeyedgoat on
Jun 6, 2008 5:36 PM PDT
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I don't think it's so well known...
My memory of the situation is much how the Rev seems to remember it as well.
I actually thought he had some good things to say, but I knew when I read the article that this debate would ensue on these pages. It seems I have to defend this guy almost daily, especially to other Angel fans. I don’t get why he’s so polarizing, but I say sign him.
White trashin' the 909
by Red114 on
Jun 6, 2008 10:31 PM PDT
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Uhhhhh ....
Troy Percival didn’t take Frankie under his wing?
Pompous ass Frankie. Hit the road.
Don't call me Desmond
by highlandhalo on
Jun 6, 2008 9:48 PM PDT
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Percy took Shields and Donnelly under his wing
Frankie was not the favorite son of that bullpen, Donnelly started 2003 with an ERA below 1.00 (he went to the AllStar game – all the attention was on Donnelly and Frankie struggled – TO CALL PERCIVAL FRANKIE’S MENTOR has ZERO foundation in reality.
by Rev Halofan on
Jun 6, 2008 9:52 PM PDT
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Well, at the very least he started mentoring him in the 2004 season though.
We know that to be true.
~Till the Halo burns out...
by Zu Long on
Jun 6, 2008 9:54 PM PDT
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Fair enough to an extent
Percy took EVERYONE who would listen to him under his wing. If K-Rod chose not to listen that’s his fault. I agree that Percy did pay special attention to Donnelly in ‘03.
Don't call me Desmond
by highlandhalo on
Jun 6, 2008 10:04 PM PDT
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AND THAT IS ALL FRANKIE IS SAYING NOW
Arredondo is wheere Frankie was in 2003 and Frankie is making sure Jose has a “big brother” ...
by Rev Halofan on
Jun 6, 2008 11:09 PM PDT
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i agree
the main point of this is that frankie is mentoring arredondo.
I AM THOR, GOD OF THUNDER. BOW TO MY WILL AND MY HAMMER!
by anaheim angels on
Jun 6, 2008 11:14 PM PDT
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or a
“little daddy”
"Here we go baby, 'bout f***'n' time!"
by b0rd3rline on
Jun 7, 2008 3:02 AM PDT
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Se habla espanol percy?
"At some point, a veteran player will more often than not find his stroke. You just have to show them a little bit of patience."
by Downing Rules on
Jun 7, 2008 3:47 PM PDT
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Not to me
I think we know next to nothing about the dynamics of the team in that regard. Scioscia does lead a very tight ship in that their grievances with each other don’t get aired pubicly that much at all.
by MH252525 on Jun 6, 2008 7:31 AM PDT 0 recs
...you got it...
He sounds like a man with conviction.
by Rev Halofan on
Jun 6, 2008 12:05 PM PDT
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Negatory
It makes him sound like he’s interested in helping Dondo succeed in the bigs long-term.
Please go away Justin Speier. Your work here is done. And take Quinlan's half-inch fielding radius with you.
by ReggieBullits on Jun 6, 2008 8:12 AM PDT 0 recs
DONDO....
I think that I REALLY Like that name.
"......and you can kiss it GOODBYE"
by Hapyorange on
Jun 7, 2008 7:04 AM PDT
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It seems odd given what we've heard before about his relationship with Percy
but overall, no, it sounds like he’s trying to help Arredondo out.
~Till the Halo burns out...
by Zu Long on Jun 6, 2008 8:17 AM PDT 0 recs
My recollection may be hazy, but
didn’t Frankie resist Percy’s assistance when he came up?
This is bad Vlad and his band of wimps!
by K3YEROUT on Jun 6, 2008 9:25 AM PDT 0 recs
You are right, and he certainly did resist Percy's help
Figured he could do it all on his own
Don't call me Desmond
by highlandhalo on
Jun 6, 2008 9:50 PM PDT
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NO
Percy was buddy buddy with Shields and Donnelly. They just flat out did not hang and that is nobody’s fault.
by Rev Halofan on
Jun 6, 2008 9:53 PM PDT
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Oh well then screw it, let's just blame Percival.
Blah. I know what went on but I’m not going into it. Too much gossip for me on a fan board. Peace bro … let’s just say I’m not a Frankie fan.
Don't call me Desmond
by highlandhalo on
Jun 6, 2008 10:08 PM PDT
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you know what went on...
...but you’re not going into it…
because that would be…too much gossip for you on a fan board…
So you and Percy went out to dinner or something, he told you the whole story about how he tried so hard to be like a big brother to Frankie, but he just wouldn’t buy into his mentoring. So now, five years later, you still hold a grudge with Frank, because Percy told you he was pompous.
That about right?
Halos Fan Since 5th Grade
by angels4adam on
Jun 7, 2008 3:49 AM PDT
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Fucking weak
That is what you are. “I know what went on but I’m not going into it..”
Probably the worst genre of post in this blog’s history.
Seattle I would like to thank you for sucking. It allows me to get back to my roots: Hating Fremont.
by hauldog on
Jun 8, 2008 5:23 PM PDT
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i didnt see anything that made me think anything but good things about what frankie is doing
i root for teams that lack offense! go halos and bills!
by norcaliangelsfan on Jun 6, 2008 9:26 AM PDT 0 recs
Lost in translation?
Was Frankie fluent in English when he came up? Wonder if there was some language/cultural barrier and a lack of Spanish-speaking players in the ‘pen back in ‘02?
Nice to see that Frankie is extending this courtesy to someone who could take his job.
"At some point, a veteran player will more often than not find his stroke. You just have to show them a little bit of patience."
by Downing Rules on Jun 6, 2008 9:28 AM PDT 0 recs
also it could have been a fact that...
young kids dont wanna take advice from anyone…....they think they know it all…...and maybe NOW frankie has learned from the experience.
i root for teams that lack offense! go halos and bills!
by norcaliangelsfan on
Jun 6, 2008 9:31 AM PDT
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I suspect this is probably accurate. I'm almost positive that in '03 and '04
Percy and K-Rod ended up hanging out quite a bit.
*Visiting Angels fan* Never give up, never surrender!
by TheOptimist on
Jun 6, 2008 12:47 PM PDT
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please....
no more artificial drama surrounding Frankie K. Rodriguez, he saves our asses nearly every time and whether he implied arrogance in an interview is errrrrelevant
***Me to fellow die-hard Ryan after the Angels scored their tenth run on an eighth inning Tommy Murphy home run (10+ runs = free hot wings):
Me: "What the hell are you doing, dude?"
Ryan: "I'm flapping my wings for hot wings!"
Me: "Sit the f*** down and stop acting like a drunk 15-year-old, you ain't Christopher Lloyd and we ain't sitting in the outfield"
by AHaloInSF on Jun 6, 2008 10:39 AM PDT 0 recs
Nickname
From the same article, we learn that Arredondo has, by his own admission, “big hands, monkey hands.” The Soth compares him to E.T.
There’s gotta be a nickname in there somewhere.
by jjackflash on Jun 6, 2008 10:57 AM PDT 0 recs
If it didn't sound racist (even though he said it about himself)
I like “monkey hands”
K-brothers rule! (Kendrick & Kotch)
by halofan91 on
Jun 7, 2008 1:25 PM PDT
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No.......But I like that he's saying Arre to Arredondo to keep him on track.
Put Kendry Morales at 1B, and move Sean Rodriguez to 3B......NOW LETS GO WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by acuda27 on Jun 6, 2008 11:17 AM PDT 0 recs
I like the props he gives to Preston Gomez...
and it was nice to read the update on Preston Gomez as well.
"At some point, a veteran player will more often than not find his stroke. You just have to show them a little bit of patience."
by Downing Rules on Jun 6, 2008 11:49 AM PDT 0 recs
I would even say "bad-ass"
And let’s face it, that is a quality you want in your closer.
Plus, even if he was so arrogant he didn’t want Percy’s help, that is another part of what gives him the confidence to be as good as he is.
I have felt annoyed at Frankie in the past for the heart-stopping saves, but right now, he is simply the best! Enjoy it while we can.
K-brothers rule! (Kendrick & Kotch)
by halofan91 on
Jun 7, 2008 1:27 PM PDT
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No, I don't see anything pompous just a helpful teammate
Angels in 08!
by tanana40 on Jun 6, 2008 12:17 PM PDT 0 recs
Nope
The only thing is what others have said…Percy and others did supposedly take K-Rod under their wings, so to speak, so that part is surprising.
by jjackflash on Jun 6, 2008 2:51 PM PDT 0 recs
Sounds kosher too me, not arrogant
YOU DON'T KNOW THE POWER OF THE DARKSIDE.....
by halofolife on Jun 6, 2008 3:51 PM PDT 0 recs
He is that damn good.
Frankie is one of the best closers in the game. Let him say whatever he wants. I think he is 80% confident and 20% cocky. Who cares as long as he raises our blood pressures while getting all those saves.
by docescobar07 on Jun 6, 2008 10:48 PM PDT 0 recs
It maybe a stretch
But maybe he’s talking about coming up through the minor leagues…and through his first year in 2002. I’m sure Percy helped him out here and there, but it would be arrogant for you and I to think that somehow K-Rod owes his career [his success] to Percival [just because they co-existed in the same bullpen together] and now what K-Rod is saying is meant to throw Percival under the bus.
by BBFan1 on Jun 6, 2008 11:01 PM PDT 0 recs
Nothing pompous about his statements.
However, he has every right to be a pompous person: he’s the shit.
Halos Fan Since 5th Grade
by angels4adam on Jun 7, 2008 3:52 AM PDT 0 recs
Sound pompous?
If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and sounds like a duck… IT”S A DUCK!
by mcedeez on Jun 7, 2008 6:43 AM PDT 0 recs
You misquoted Terrell Owens talking about Jeff Garcia...
It’s a RAT, not a duck. Duh. ;)
"At some point, a veteran player will more often than not find his stroke. You just have to show them a little bit of patience."
by Downing Rules on
Jun 7, 2008 3:49 PM PDT
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