The Phil Rogers Curse?

[Eli]

Of course they boo Pierzynski. It's only been two years since he brawled with Michael Barrett. But about an hour before Sunday night's game, a fan in the upper deck was heckling ESPN's Joe Morgan and waving a sign that read, "Ryno was better than you, Joe."

It's still amazing to me that Joe is so against statistical analysis, because -- as a ballplayer -- he was a laptop scientist's dream. By nearly every metric, he's better than Ryno.  But he loses out on the douche-scale by a pretty huge margin.

[Cade]

So why exactly does Joe Morgan still have a job?  Seriously.

[5laky]

Of course they boo Pierzynski. It's only been two years since he brawled with Michael Barrett. But about an hour before Sunday night's game, a fan in the upper deck was heckling ESPN's Joe Morgan and waving a sign that read, "Ryno was better than you, Joe."

It's still amazing to me that Joe is so against statistical analysis, because -- as a ballplayer -- he was a laptop scientist's dream. By nearly every metric, he's better than Ryno.  But he loses out on the douche-scale by a pretty huge margin.

Morgan's stats are ridiculous. The guy was damn good. He's just so unlikeable that his playing career has been completely overshadowed. At least for most of us.

[Dave B]

They are grasping at any positive straw they can right now and if all they have is AJ being a player they can't replace, let 'em have it.  It's not like Jermaine Dye is hitting the ball again....oh wait.  I mean we all know that no one can run on AJ and his wrestling belt....oh wait.

Joe Morgan said repeatedly that Jermaine Dye is a strong bet for MVP of the AL.

Somewhere in Arlington, Josh Hamilton ties off and laughs.

That's because Dye is black and Hamilton is white. Morgan never touts white players, only blacks and Hispanics.

[Thrillho]

They are grasping at any positive straw they can right now and if all they have is AJ being a player they can't replace, let 'em have it.  It's not like Jermaine Dye is hitting the ball again....oh wait.  I mean we all know that no one can run on AJ and his wrestling belt....oh wait.

Joe Morgan said repeatedly that Jermaine Dye is a strong bet for MVP of the AL.

Somewhere in Arlington, Josh Hamilton ties off and laughs.

That's because Dye is black and Hamilton is white. Morgan never touts white players, only blacks and Hispanics.

Meanwhile, his broadcast partner went and called Crede the best third baseman in the AL last night.

[Kerm]

They are grasping at any positive straw they can right now and if all they have is AJ being a player they can't replace, let 'em have it.  It's not like Jermaine Dye is hitting the ball again....oh wait.  I mean we all know that no one can run on AJ and his wrestling belt....oh wait.

Joe Morgan said repeatedly that Jermaine Dye is a strong bet for MVP of the AL.

Somewhere in Arlington, Josh Hamilton ties off and laughs.

That's because Dye is black and Hamilton is white. Morgan never touts white players, only blacks and Hispanics.

Meanwhile, his broadcast partner went and called Crede the best third baseman in the AL last night.

He's also the best soccer player in the AL.

[Dave B]

They are grasping at any positive straw they can right now and if all they have is AJ being a player they can't replace, let 'em have it.  It's not like Jermaine Dye is hitting the ball again....oh wait.  I mean we all know that no one can run on AJ and his wrestling belt....oh wait.

Joe Morgan said repeatedly that Jermaine Dye is a strong bet for MVP of the AL.

Somewhere in Arlington, Josh Hamilton ties off and laughs.

That's because Dye is black and Hamilton is white. Morgan never touts white players, only blacks and Hispanics.

Meanwhile, his broadcast partner went and called Crede the best third baseman in the AL last night.

He seemed kinda shocked when Crede's error totals popped up on screen.

[5laky]

They are grasping at any positive straw they can right now and if all they have is AJ being a player they can't replace, let 'em have it.  It's not like Jermaine Dye is hitting the ball again....oh wait.  I mean we all know that no one can run on AJ and his wrestling belt....oh wait.

Joe Morgan said repeatedly that Jermaine Dye is a strong bet for MVP of the AL.

Somewhere in Arlington, Josh Hamilton ties off and laughs.

That's because Dye is black and Hamilton is white. Morgan never touts white players, only blacks and Hispanics.

Meanwhile, his broadcast partner went and called Crede the best third baseman in the AL last night.

He seemed kinda shocked when Crede's error totals popped up on screen.

He was also probably pretty surprised when someone reminded him about Alex Rodriguez.

[Andre Dawson's Creek]

They are grasping at any positive straw they can right now and if all they have is AJ being a player they can't replace, let 'em have it.  It's not like Jermaine Dye is hitting the ball again....oh wait.  I mean we all know that no one can run on AJ and his wrestling belt....oh wait.

Joe Morgan said repeatedly that Jermaine Dye is a strong bet for MVP of the AL.

Somewhere in Arlington, Josh Hamilton ties off and laughs.

That's because Dye is black and Hamilton is white. Morgan never touts white players, only blacks and Hispanics.

Meanwhile, his broadcast partner went and called Crede the best third baseman in the AL last night.

He seemed kinda shocked when Crede's error totals popped up on screen.

He was also probably pretty surprised when someone reminded him about Alex Rodriguez.

That guy sucks.  He doesn't love baseball.  JP Ricarrdi told me so.

[5laky]

They are grasping at any positive straw they can right now and if all they have is AJ being a player they can't replace, let 'em have it.  It's not like Jermaine Dye is hitting the ball again....oh wait.  I mean we all know that no one can run on AJ and his wrestling belt....oh wait.

Joe Morgan said repeatedly that Jermaine Dye is a strong bet for MVP of the AL.

Somewhere in Arlington, Josh Hamilton ties off and laughs.

That's because Dye is black and Hamilton is white. Morgan never touts white players, only blacks and Hispanics.

Meanwhile, his broadcast partner went and called Crede the best third baseman in the AL last night.

He seemed kinda shocked when Crede's error totals popped up on screen.

He was also probably pretty surprised when someone reminded him about Alex Rodriguez.

That guy sucks.  He doesn't love baseball.  JP Ricarrdi told me so.

He's also a real jerk. I heard that somewhere.

[PTanner]

Crede's fielding reminded me...

Saturday night at Taste - Stevie Wonder.

[joesoxfan]

They are grasping at any positive straw they can right now and if all they have is AJ being a player they can't replace, let 'em have it.  It's not like Jermaine Dye is hitting the ball again....oh wait.  I mean we all know that no one can run on AJ and his wrestling belt....oh wait.

Joe Morgan said repeatedly that Jermaine Dye is a strong bet for MVP of the AL.

Somewhere in Arlington, Josh Hamilton ties off and laughs.

That's because Dye is black and Hamilton is white. Morgan never touts white players, only blacks and Hispanics.

See: last night when he mentioned the retired numbers/ flags at Wrigley and conspicuously failed to mention either Santo or Sandberg (naming only Banks and Williams, then pretending to trail off).

[Kerm]

They are grasping at any positive straw they can right now and if all they have is AJ being a player they can't replace, let 'em have it.  It's not like Jermaine Dye is hitting the ball again....oh wait.  I mean we all know that no one can run on AJ and his wrestling belt....oh wait.

Joe Morgan said repeatedly that Jermaine Dye is a strong bet for MVP of the AL.

Somewhere in Arlington, Josh Hamilton ties off and laughs.

That's because Dye is black and Hamilton is white. Morgan never touts white players, only blacks and Hispanics.

See: last night when he mentioned the retired numbers/ flags at Wrigley and conspicuously failed to mention either Santo or Sandberg (naming only Banks and Williams, then pretending to trail off).

Did he seriously?  What a cockburger.

[Taylor2]

They are grasping at any positive straw they can right now and if all they have is AJ being a player they can't replace, let 'em have it.  It's not like Jermaine Dye is hitting the ball again....oh wait.  I mean we all know that no one can run on AJ and his wrestling belt....oh wait.

Joe Morgan said repeatedly that Jermaine Dye is a strong bet for MVP of the AL.

Somewhere in Arlington, Josh Hamilton ties off and laughs.

That's because Dye is black and Hamilton is white. Morgan never touts white players, only blacks and Hispanics.

See: last night when he mentioned the retired numbers/ flags at Wrigley and conspicuously failed to mention either Santo or Sandberg (naming only Banks and Williams, then pretending to trail off).

Did he seriously?  What a cockburger.

Yeah, I noticed that too. The guy is an assclown of the first water.

[Waco Kid]

They are grasping at any positive straw they can right now and if all they have is AJ being a player they can't replace, let 'em have it.  It's not like Jermaine Dye is hitting the ball again....oh wait.  I mean we all know that no one can run on AJ and his wrestling belt....oh wait.

Joe Morgan said repeatedly that Jermaine Dye is a strong bet for MVP of the AL.

Somewhere in Arlington, Josh Hamilton ties off and laughs.

That's because Dye is black and Hamilton is white. Morgan never touts white players, only blacks and Hispanics.

Meanwhile, his broadcast partner went and called Crede the best third baseman in the AL last night.

He seemed kinda shocked when Crede's error totals popped up on screen.

That was hilarious. Neither him or Jon Miller could believe it.