Firebarn David Ross

[Saul Goodman]

He managed to not fuck up in the 11th.

Yay?

WHAT DOES HE HAVE TO DO TO PROVE HIMSELF, FOR GOD'S SAKE?

As far as I can tell, he must give back his entire salary and roster spot, issue an apology for having had the gall to accept such an offer, and permanently wander off into some cornfield in Iowa never to be heard from again. But he deserves far worse.

OK.

I just fucking love this. How many baseball players have we hated on this website? With the noted exception of Milton Bradley, how many of them seem to have been actual terrible human beings? Aren't most of them just bad baseball players? Shouldn't most of them have been people we expected to be bad baseball players? Why is David Ross the first guy to get the "well golly gee mister he sure didn't MEAN to be put on the roster and suck, would you have turned down the contract?" treatment?

That argument would apply to Aaron Miles, Neifi, and nearly every other bad baseball player the Cubs have had. So either get on board with hating David Ross for being bad at his job, or never hate another player on this board again, because this whole "well shit it ain't his fault he's on the roster" business is weak ass shit.

I think it's more about how painfully hard you're trying to make this happen than anything about David Ross.

Well if anyone would know about trying painfully hard, it's definitely you

[PenFoe]

He managed to not fuck up in the 11th.

Yay?

WHAT DOES HE HAVE TO DO TO PROVE HIMSELF, FOR GOD'S SAKE?

As far as I can tell, he must give back his entire salary and roster spot, issue an apology for having had the gall to accept such an offer, and permanently wander off into some cornfield in Iowa never to be heard from again. But he deserves far worse.

OK.

I just fucking love this. How many baseball players have we hated on this website? With the noted exception of Milton Bradley, how many of them seem to have been actual terrible human beings? Aren't most of them just bad baseball players? Shouldn't most of them have been people we expected to be bad baseball players? Why is David Ross the first guy to get the "well golly gee mister he sure didn't MEAN to be put on the roster and suck, would you have turned down the contract?" treatment?

That argument would apply to Aaron Miles, Neifi, and nearly every other bad baseball player the Cubs have had. So either get on board with hating David Ross for being bad at his job, or never hate another player on this board again, because this whole "well shit it ain't his fault he's on the roster" business is weak ass shit.

I think it's more about how painfully hard you're trying to make this happen than anything about David Ross.

Well if anyone would know about trying painfully hard, it's definitely you

Can I both validate this AND post the Butthurt Achieved pic?

[InternetApex]

He managed to not fuck up in the 11th.

Yay?

WHAT DOES HE HAVE TO DO TO PROVE HIMSELF, FOR GOD'S SAKE?

As far as I can tell, he must give back his entire salary and roster spot, issue an apology for having had the gall to accept such an offer, and permanently wander off into some cornfield in Iowa never to be heard from again. But he deserves far worse.

OK.

I just fucking love this. How many baseball players have we hated on this website? With the noted exception of Milton Bradley, how many of them seem to have been actual terrible human beings? Aren't most of them just bad baseball players? Shouldn't most of them have been people we expected to be bad baseball players? Why is David Ross the first guy to get the "well golly gee mister he sure didn't MEAN to be put on the roster and suck, would you have turned down the contract?" treatment?

That argument would apply to Aaron Miles, Neifi, and nearly every other bad baseball player the Cubs have had. So either get on board with hating David Ross for being bad at his job, or never hate another player on this board again, because this whole "well shit it ain't his fault he's on the roster" business is weak ass shit.

I think it's more about how painfully hard you're trying to make this happen than anything about David Ross.

Well if anyone would know about trying painfully hard, it's definitely you

*sips coffee*

[Eli]

[SKO]

We're commending a guy batting in front of the pitcher for getting pitched around so they can get an easy out from the pitcher. This is where we're at. Yeah, totally useful and not firebarnable player this guy is. He can draw walks when pitchers are obviously going to give him nothing to try and hit. Wonderful.

Cashner was trying to get him out on Sunday, for sure. 

He fouled off like 8 solid pitches.

or he could try being not old and slow and driving one of those fastballs he fouled off (because he is old and slow) for an RBI instead of drawing a walk we all knew was gonna be useless with Lester on deck.

BAM. Firebarned.

[Quality Start Machine]

We're commending a guy batting in front of the pitcher for getting pitched around so they can get an easy out from the pitcher. This is where we're at. Yeah, totally useful and not firebarnable player this guy is. He can draw walks when pitchers are obviously going to give him nothing to try and hit. Wonderful.

Cashner was trying to get him out on Sunday, for sure. 

He fouled off like 8 solid pitches.

or he could try being not old and slow and driving one of those fastballs he fouled off (because he is old and slow) for an RBI instead of drawing a walk we all knew was gonna be useless with Lester on deck.

BAM. Firebarned.

Ross' OBVDTODH (On Base Value Due To On Deck Hitter) is abysmal.

[World's #1 Astros Fan]

I'm not really entirely sure what this is supposed to mean but I can't stop laughing at it.

[SKO]

I'm not really entirely sure what this is supposed to mean but I can't stop laughing at it.

Also that dude looks a lot like Todd Marinovich.

[Bort]

SKO has put me in the unenviable position of being both pro-FIREBARN and but also pro-making-fun-of-SKO.

[Quality Start Machine]

SKO has put me in the unenviable position of being both pro-FIREBARN and but also pro-making-fun-of-SKO.

It's not unenviable at all. It's what we all strive for.

[SKO]

SKO has put me in the unenviable position of being both pro-FIREBARN and but also pro-making-fun-of-SKO.

There's a long and proud tradition of people agreeing with what I say while laughing at the unhealthy intensity with which I say it.

[Brownie]

He'll take your firebarn and drive a double into the gap with the bases loaded.

TRADE HIM NOW JED!

[Eli]

He'll take your firebarn and drive a double into the gap with the bases loaded.

TRADE HIM NOW JED!

big whoop. they already had the lead.

[SKO]

He'll take your firebarn and drive a double into the gap with the bases loaded.

TRADE HIM NOW JED!

big whoop. they already had the lead.

You beat me to it. DAVID ROSS AIN'T CLUTCH

[SKO]

I could embrace David Ross, knuckleballing reliever far more than David Ross,  shitty catcher