St. Louis church collects unwanted Pujols gear for L.A. homeless

Hey, it's better than burnin the stuff

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like Christ, I live among the homeless here in LA

I will let y’all know when I spot one of these

by Rev Halofan on Dec 9, 2011 1:12 PM PST reply actions

just look for the smell of stale Budweiser stains from the shirts.

Napoli's 27th, 28th, 29th and 30th homers of the year (four more than Jeff Mathis' career total) rained down on Angel Stadium like knives from the ceiling.

by 44FAN on Dec 9, 2011 2:32 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs

lucky homeless

The neighbor is a cranky irish expat. He if wanted no snakes, he shoulda stayed in Ireland.
-Moondoggy

by DAD OF VLAD on Dec 9, 2011 1:16 PM PST reply actions

I can't figure out the bitterness Cardinals fans have towards Pujols.

The guy brings you 2 championships and 3 MVP’s, as well as being huge to the community of St. Louis, and you want to burn his jersey and compare him to LeBron James? Not to mention he played at an enormous discount for years!

Blame your owner and GM for not doing the deal when they had the chance and pretty much daring the guy to leave.

"I too played shortstop for many years until I was struck down by Acne and Baby Fat" HST

by No Bologna Polonia on Dec 9, 2011 1:39 PM PST reply actions 1 recs

Didn't a whole bunch of people on this board get mad when Texiera and Lackey left for piles of money

on the east coast?

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Dec 9, 2011 4:59 PM PST up reply actions

U-Haul because he played with us.

Horseface, because he dissed us.

If the Halos don't care about the way they play, then why should I?

by red floyd on Dec 9, 2011 7:08 PM PST up reply actions

I didn't see any one burn a Lackey jersey

The only destruction witnessed was when Rev destroyed Napoli’s bobble-head after the trade.

by Trott on Dec 9, 2011 9:55 PM PST up reply actions

Cool

Turning anger into something productive. Works for me.

I reject your reality and substitute my own.

by mustard_man on Dec 9, 2011 1:41 PM PST reply actions

Well there is a bright idea.

Willits? Check. Reagins? Check. Mathis? Check

by hauldog on Dec 9, 2011 1:55 PM PST reply actions

That is wonderful

Cardinal’s fans that hate Pujos are still morons, but this is a great idea.

What we've got here is a failure to communicate.

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by SportsChicken on Dec 9, 2011 2:01 PM PST reply actions

Brilliant Idea!

When I'm not at the stadium, I'd rather be watching my Halos back in Costa Rica!

by Dono Romantico on Dec 9, 2011 2:15 PM PST reply actions

Didn't Frank McCourt lose all the houses in the divorce and is now living out of a hotel?

Even if it is the Beverly Hill Hotel, that sounds pretty homeless to me. Better give him one of those shirts.

Vernon Wells 2011 Stats (.218/.248/.412) and 2010 road stats (.224/.299/.400). The front office shouldn't have been surprised.

by snowhor on Dec 9, 2011 2:23 PM PST reply actions

Great idea.

Teach Arte a lesson once and for all by sowing 1000’s upon 1000’s of free ads for the Halos new Mega Star throughout the County of LA.

How can I help?

Dear Texas: "One, two...........THREE!" The next number IS THREE!!!

by Stirrups on Dec 9, 2011 2:29 PM PST reply actions 1 recs

That feels like uncharitable charity...

Bitter, bitter, bitter.

by waters96 on Dec 9, 2011 2:36 PM PST reply actions

Such bitterness from small minds

So apparently there are no homeless people in St Louis to give them to?

All I need are some tasty waves, a cool buzz, and I'm fine.

by Quad Fin Rider on Dec 9, 2011 3:05 PM PST via mobile reply actions

What difference does it make?

A homeless person in need is a homeless person in need.

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by Caseys Kiss of Death on Dec 9, 2011 3:46 PM PST up reply actions

Yes, and they all need Pujols jerseys

All I need are some tasty waves, a cool buzz, and I'm fine.

by Quad Fin Rider on Dec 9, 2011 3:56 PM PST via mobile up reply actions

They need clothes

I seriously doubt the average homeless person gives a **** what it is.

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by Caseys Kiss of Death on Dec 9, 2011 4:09 PM PST up reply actions

You're right, we shouldn't doubt the obvious altruism of this church

There’s clearly no cynicism at play here

All I need are some tasty waves, a cool buzz, and I'm fine.

by Quad Fin Rider on Dec 9, 2011 4:18 PM PST via mobile up reply actions

There may be cycnicism from the people giving

But it seems to me like the church is taking advantage of the cynicism to do something generous. I think this is a fantastic idea.

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by Gorbachav5 on Dec 9, 2011 4:24 PM PST up reply actions

Which be

All I need are some tasty waves, a cool buzz, and I'm fine.

by Quad Fin Rider on Dec 9, 2011 4:27 PM PST via mobile up reply actions

I think it is too

I was originally only pointing out how absurd it is for a nonprofit entity to pay for packing & shipping clothes in the dead of winter from St Louis to Los Angeles as if there were no homeless people back there who might need them more.

All I need are some tasty waves, a cool buzz, and I'm fine.

by Quad Fin Rider on Dec 9, 2011 4:35 PM PST via mobile up reply actions

Who in the hell said there was no cynicism?

I just think it’s stupid to criticize something that is, in the end, done first and foremost to help needy people. And that we’re talking about it and that it grabbed a headline means it is drawing attention.

Don’t be such a grinch.

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by Caseys Kiss of Death on Dec 9, 2011 6:22 PM PST up reply actions

For shit's sake CKD, on a Friday night you were still here trying to argue this dreck?

Seriously bro, enjoy your weekend.

All I need are some tasty waves, a cool buzz, and I'm fine.

by Quad Fin Rider on Dec 10, 2011 7:35 AM PST up reply actions

I was at work

until 9:30ish.

But thanks for your fake concern.

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by Caseys Kiss of Death on Dec 10, 2011 9:56 AM PST up reply actions

thats really cool i think

good for them. I don’t take it as being bitter at all. The donors, sure, but for whoever is organizing the idea, hey its for a good cause.

by pvinet on Dec 9, 2011 3:41 PM PST reply actions

Should I give my Mathis g-strings to my local church?

Official prediction: The Angels will win the AL west this season.

by RexTookMyStash on Dec 9, 2011 3:46 PM PST reply actions

The nuns would surely appreciate it

by LAA101010 on Dec 9, 2011 4:09 PM PST up reply actions

*sure

by LAA101010 on Dec 9, 2011 4:09 PM PST up reply actions

Why all this dumping of unwanted clothing on homeless people?

Chances are if you don’t want to wear it nobody else does either. Put it in a dumpster and let them chose what they want.

Napoli's 27th, 28th, 29th and 30th homers of the year (four more than Jeff Mathis' career total) rained down on Angel Stadium like knives from the ceiling.

by 44FAN on Dec 9, 2011 3:50 PM PST reply actions 3 recs