Lyle Spencer supports non-tendering of Mathis!
by davidbrad65 on Oct 28, 2011 11:22 AM PDT
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davidbrad65 @ @LyleMSpencer So you will join me in proclaiming that Jeff Mathis must be DFA'd (sic)? LyleMSpencer Lyle Spencer @ @davidbrad65 Sure. Whatever makes you happy.
Go see the skirmish in full here: http://twitter.com/#!/davidbrad65
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Either that or he just wanted to close a bad conversation
One that included references to him hitting a crack pipe with Darryl Strawberry.
by JeffJoiner on Oct 28, 2011 11:42 AM PDT reply actions 4 recs
I'm sure he just wants Jeffy to enjoy new, stress-free surroundings
In Texas, with best buddy (and rubber man) Mike Napoli.
R.I.P. Nick Adenhart - Always an Angel
Hey Josh Hamilton, here's your newest ex-Angel.
by moralesforpresident on Oct 29, 2011 7:15 PM PDT up reply actions
maybe he can hit .190 with 5 homers in texas
"id take 5th Dimention Wormhole Rivera over Wells any day of the week"
-clover_black
by the king of CERA on Oct 30, 2011 5:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Spenser comes off pretty okay in this I think
He still doesn’t get it, but neither does my grandpa.
Unlike this cat, my love for the LAA will never die.
I still think it's funnier than hell
Batshit crazy for sure!
by Halo Hurricane on Oct 28, 2011 12:43 PM PDT reply actions
I think it's illustrative that he admired Strawberry
The man — who I used to work with, years ago — never met anyone whom he could not drown in praise. There’s a straight line you can draw from his admiration of Strawberry — a drug-addicted train wreck of a human being — to his slobbering over Mathis, Wells, et. al. today. He practices journalism as sycophancy, i.e. a suck up. It’s high time it stops.
He thinks he's a serious journalist who never pulls a punch
@Amen367 I’ve asked tough questions for 40 years. I can’t manipulate answers to suit disgruntled fans. Sorry for that.
Just to be fair to the guy, it probably is pretty tough asking Mike Scioscia about what he had for lunch.
The sad part is...
He has a cartoonish view of fans — we are disgruntled, unreasonable, uninformed — but I know his act really well. He’s not capable of getting outside his own skin and learning anything new. And like Rev says, it comes off as condescension. He’s a dinosaur and he has no idea that both of his feet are stuck in the tar pits.
by davidbrad65 on Oct 28, 2011 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Don't forget the most important question
“Which one of Mathis’s perfect qualities is your favorite?”
My guess: "The Intangible one."
"Grantland Rice, the great sportswriter, once said 'It's not whether you win or lose, it's how you play the game.'
Well, Grantland Rice can go to hell as far as I am concerned." - Gene Autry
by Angelsfan015 on Oct 29, 2011 6:57 PM PDT up reply actions
The issue with Spencer is his intransigence
He digs in his heels with his opinion and instead of considering the arguments presented against his stances, he asserts his authority as a baseball expert while demonstrating no grasp of any knowledge or comprehension out of the ordinary.
Stubborness combined with vanilla-ness combines with elitism. Adds up to a shit sandwich…
He is The Dagwood of shit sandwiches.
by Halo Hurricane on Oct 28, 2011 2:12 PM PDT up reply actions
We talking about Spencer or Scioscia Rev?
by Angel Aviator on Oct 28, 2011 3:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Spencer
If Sciosica calls a canolini a rigatoni he will retract his assertion before the second plate.
Mmmmmmm.....
canolini
"id take 5th Dimention Wormhole Rivera over Wells any day of the week"
-clover_black
by the king of CERA on Oct 30, 2011 5:23 PM PDT up reply actions
I think he just wanted to shut you up.
Kinda like what I do to my kids when they are annoying me
I'm an Angels fan
Yeah, and I don't blame him
Lyle may be an idiot, and he definitely writes many terrible articles, but that does not mean he is going to engage someone who is acting like a child on a public forum, as davidbrad65 was.
Sometimes guerrilla tactics are justified
Everyone seems to want Lyle to STFU and cry uncle. Well, my antics accomplished that. And frankly, IDGAS what the “tsk-tskers” think. I have Lyle Spencer, in writing, supporting the release of Jeff Mathis. And yes, I know, there’s considerable evidence that his support was given under extreme duress. But this is the Angels, the most childish indulgence of my life. So lighten up there.
you don't have him in writing supporting you. You have him in writing telling you 'whatever dude'
I'm an Angels fan
And my response acknowledges that
In the next sentence. And the last sentence says “lighten up” — which I might add, is directed at you.
Sure. Whatever makes you happy.
I'm an Angels fan
by ladybug on Oct 28, 2011 3:38 PM PDT up reply actions 10 recs
A pip?
A wise man once said "never postpone to tomorrow what can be done the day after tomorrow. Except DFAing Mathis. Do that shit now, plz."
by Caseys Kiss of Death on Oct 29, 2011 9:57 AM PDT up reply actions
Different pip, I think.
"Grantland Rice, the great sportswriter, once said 'It's not whether you win or lose, it's how you play the game.'
Well, Grantland Rice can go to hell as far as I am concerned." - Gene Autry
by Angelsfan015 on Oct 29, 2011 6:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Seconded!
"Grantland Rice, the great sportswriter, once said 'It's not whether you win or lose, it's how you play the game.'
Well, Grantland Rice can go to hell as far as I am concerned." - Gene Autry
by Angelsfan015 on Oct 29, 2011 7:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Nicely played, bug!
All I need are some tasty waves, a cool buzz, and I'm fine.
by Quad Fin Rider on Oct 28, 2011 4:23 PM PDT up reply actions
You should be thanking Lyle Spencer
He gave you attention for a prolonged Twitter Battle. This coming from a guy that made an account specifically to battle Lyle Spencer. Why he would engage a guy with no avatar photo is beyond me, but you are very lucky. No wonder he feels fans are unreasonable and uninformed.
This is going to be my team, and we're going to rise together.
-Clipper Darrell
I used to work with Lyle Spencer
For several years. He knows me. I know him. Sorry I didn’t make this totally clear. So there was nothing anonymous about it. That’s why he engaged.
"Everyone"? No.
I might care about this if I read Spencer in the first place. The remarkable transference of aggression towards Spencer seems to parallel the whining about ESPN’s coverage of West Coast baseball. I don’t watch ESPN and I don’t read Lyle Spencer. Problem solved.
Instead of getting involved anonymously in electronic slapfights with strangers, maybe you might want to spend a moment and look at exactly how ridiculous you made yourself appear in the above. Calling someone you don’t know a crackhead in hopes of getting him to play on the swings with you isn’t your finest hour.
"The contract is brought up a lot. What it's going to take to get past it is winning. This organization took on the contract. I'm here to make them look good."~Vernon Wells
by George Kaplan on Oct 29, 2011 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
Totally agree GK.
I never read Lyle’s blog, unless it’s linked here, haven’t watched ESPN for about 2 years running now, except on the rare occasions they’re televising Halo games. Problem solved.
YOU DON'T KNOW THE POWER OF THE DARKSIDE.....
he is an idiot
I take it you don't have the DOV Secret Decoder Ring
You need to drink more ovaltine
-Quad Fin Rider
Which variety of "Special" do you mean?
A) “Special” so awesome it is the best in baseball history, or B) “Special” as in he takes the short bus to the stadium and back home at the end of the game?
"Grantland Rice, the great sportswriter, once said 'It's not whether you win or lose, it's how you play the game.'
Well, Grantland Rice can go to hell as far as I am concerned." - Gene Autry
by Angelsfan015 on Oct 29, 2011 7:02 PM PDT up reply actions
How could I ever??
Let us not forget that it is part of protocol.
"Grantland Rice, the great sportswriter, once said 'It's not whether you win or lose, it's how you play the game.'
Well, Grantland Rice can go to hell as far as I am concerned." - Gene Autry
by Angelsfan015 on Oct 30, 2011 1:44 AM PDT up reply actions
Of course he does.
And when it happens he will claim that is was his idea all along. And that it is the best thing to ever happen to Jeffey. Then he will start to think about it for more than 10 seconds and will start to promote the idea that playing NINE players with an offense is going to be a better approach than these recent years when we only played EIGHT, especially in the AL where all the other teams have already committed to NINE.
Mark my words…
"I am become Death, Destroyer of cERA" - Oppenheimer FTW!
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