The Cincinnati Bengals are the gift that just keeps on giving. Sunday, WR Reggie McNeal was arrested for trying to enter a club in Houston after closing time. Reggie was charged with resisting arrest after becoming aggressive when an off-duty cop (working security) told him he couldn't enter (you see, Reggie had just bet Cates that all it took was bullshit and experience, and...oh, never mind...)In case you forgot (and with so many of these clowns getting pinched, who can blame you?), McNeal also happened to be a passenger in LB Odell Thurman's vomit-filled SUV when Thurman got tagged for DWI (the other saint in that car? Chris Henry of course). Odell, already suspended 4 games at that time for violating the league's substance abuse policy, was given the reat of the year off following the arrest.
Amazingly, McNeal is the seventh Bengal to be arrested since December 15, 2005. The others on this prestigious list:
OL Eric Steinbach - We'll call him the Odell of the Sea. Steinbach got arrested for boating under the influence.
WR Chris Henry - King of the Hill. The Marcus Vick Charm School charge of getting underage chicks wasted, the DWI AND the gun charge. This guy is unbelievable.
DT Matthias Askew - This genius had to be Tasered after resisting arrest (over a parking violation).
LB A.J. Nicholson - Burglary (of a former Florida State teammate), grand theft, vandalism...all that's missing is a #2 in someone's clothes hamper.
DE Frostee Rucker - Spousal battery and vandalism in Los Angeles. I blame his parents for shackling him with that absurd first name.
Christ, Henry and Jimmy would've been better off hiring these guys for the Lufthansa heist...
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God bless Google image search for photos like that...
Greatest Jersey Ever?
I was hoping that that photo was your work, oh well.
While it's not a crime, I DO think that Chris Henry should gain extra points for being arrested while wearing his own jersey.
Also, don't forget that Rucker has a history of alleged sexual assaults.
I'm sorry, but "boating under the influence" should not be a crime...
Boating while NOT under the influence should be a crime!! Yeah!!
And the Buffalo Bills "SIMSPON" still has my vote for best jersey.
Yeah, you're probably right...
OK, who just sent me a phone call from Dwight Schrute?
I've gotten several. I'm thinking Swint.
I've got to admit, it was pretty damn funny...
When did JamesOn Curry learn to shoot a jumper? And was anyone else impressed by the athletes on Oklahoma State?
I think Curry has always had a pretty decent jumper, he's just very streaky. OSU is a pretty solid all around team. They should challenge Kansas in the Big 12.
I had not seen them this year, and I was impressed. The win last night gives them three solid Ws amongst that 10-0 start. The only thing that might stop them is Eddie Sutton stumbling on the court during March, a la Shooter in Hoosiers.
Other than the aforementioned disaster, I think the lack of uncertainty with their coach will lead to a better season for OSU. All the drama surrounding Sutton (retirement, DUI) had to affect the team over the last couple of years.
Now that I think about it, I would pay a million dollars to get a disheveled Eddie Sutton to stumble onto the court during a first round OSU/Marist game...
Rob, you cannot seriously tell me you think JD Drew will survive (let alone thrive) in Boston, right? And I know all the metrics involved with Drew, I already looked before I typed this, and for whatever he brings on a statistical level, the guy is an emotionless, aloof douchebag, and the good people of Boston are going to hate him by May. I'd love to hear your thoughts.
The fans in St. Louis couldn't even stand that guy, and Cardinal fans will support pretty much anybody wearing team colors.
A few things about the pricktacular J.D. Drew...
1. Every other year he gets hurt. In '99, '01, '03, and '05, he played in 104, 109, 100, and 72 games, respectively. A minor caution flag for 2007.
2. Mathematically speaking, according to baseball-reference.com, the player whose stats his most compare to of anyone? Trot Nixon. He's bound to be better than ol' Trot in many ways (not 70 million ways), but that struck me as funny.
3. Wow.
4. What does J.D. stand for? David Jonathan. Not kidding.
5. The biggest disappointment of Drew signing this albatrossian deal with the Sox comes in the City of Brotherly Love, since they won't get to hurl insults and projectiles his way next year.
The Energizer Boston plant has ramped up D battery production already. And that petition, wow is right...
Rob is obviously reading the Seth Mnookin piece and (mistakenly) nodding his head in agreement...or else slamming his head into a brick wall.
I think it's easy to mock other teams' signings and very hard to predict exactly how the player will perform in this new situation -- certainly there were those who thought that Jim Thome and Nomar were terrible acquisitions last winter. (Rob even groaned and tried to scramble for a quick replacement for Thome at 1B on our fantasy team.) Piling on too much on something like this is fun, but not necessarily prudent.
That said, Drew simply seems to have the baseball world rooting for his failure, and he's largely unlikeable. We all know how much karma plays a role in Rob's world. I think Theo might have just invested a whole lot of the Nation's dollars in a big ol' bowl of bad karma chowder. It will be interesting to see it played out, though.
You forgot the major point of this exercise: hopefully annoying Rob.
Whit, have to disagree a bit - there are most definitely offseason deals you just know aren't going to work, and more often than not it has to do with the perceived "makeup" of a guy, usually the mental issues but also the physical blemishes a player has that seem obvious to observers of the game (but not GMs). Thome going to Chicago seemed like it COULD work despite his injuries, but to use two examples from my team, I never thought Carl Pavano or Jaret Wright would succeed in NY, mainly because of injury concerns, but also concerns about mental toughness. The Red Sox didn't do their homework on Coco Crisp last year apparently (more than one article during the season said they should've know Crisp couldn't handle Boston). AJ Burnett is an inconsistent talent, and continued on that path in Toronto to no ones surprise. I know there are more (and better) examples out there...
You're right about Burnett. Just based on the stories I heard about him from people in the Marlins' organization, there was no doubt that he'd be terribly inconsistent (at best)in Toronto. He's neither mentally tough or dedicated enough to change his rep at this point in his career.
Renteria in Boston is another good example of an offseason deal doomed from the jump.
There are plenty of other examples that have nothing to do with mental/psychological blemishes. For example, can you think of a single person (outside of the Mariners' front office) who ever thought Richie Sexson was a good fit in Seattle?
Or Adrian Beltre?
I thought about including him but I had a tough time not attributing at least some of his problems with some mental "blemishes".
Well, if the Yankees pay Ted Lilly 40 mil for 4 years tomorrow, he can be included in this conversation...
OK, he's the Cubs problem now.
Was it Lilly's contract that did him in?
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Chicago Cubs general manager Jim Hendry was hospitalized Wednesday at baseball's winter meetings.
Hendry wasn't feeling well and spoke by phone with Cubs team physician Dr. Stephen Adams, who recommended that the 51-year-old GM go to a hospital to be examined. Hendry was expected to remain in the hospital overnight.
sorry - a bit late to the party here regarding drew, et al. more to come today (maybe tomorrow) over at mlc on this topic, but my initial reaction is that drew's contract is a well-calculated risk. when he's healthy, he's a top-25 offensive talent, and his injuries have all been fluky ones, not chronic. the dollars aren't crazy, especially in a market in which gary matthews is worth $10m a season (i'm not thrilled with the duration of the deal).
coco crisp's problems last year began and ended with his early-season finger injury, not adapting to boston. i'd be lying if i wasn't a little worried about drew's adjustment, but the sox team has so many lightning rods on it (manny, ortiz, schilling, now lugo) that drew should be able to fill bill mueller's role as the god-quoting quiet guy in the midst of the circus.
the sox have certainly broken away from the financial pack, now a mere $50m (and +/- 20%) below the yankees in payroll, and way above most everyone else except the cubs.
Rob, does Drew getting 70 mil leave your scratching your head in light of Damon and the 40 mil price tage last year? I would think you would rather have Damon than Drew, or am I wrong in that assumption?
damon's deal was done in a much different market (and it was only $1m/year less than drew's - damon got 4/$52). given the fact that damon is 4 years older than drew, i think i'd rather have drew's skills. that fact that damon was a perfect personality fit on boston is the only thing that makes me think twice.
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