Evidently not a no brainer

by ToyCannon on Aug 8, 2008 1:19 PM PDT

Brian Giles recently turned down the chance to play for the Red Sox and I can't fathom out why.

On one had you have the chance to play for a world series title, in a baseball crazy town, with some great characters. On the other hand you get to stay in San Diego and play for a terrible team, in a lousy baseball town,without much future of getting better.

You say to No to that?

We are talking two months of travel. Two months. Evidently helping a team win a ring is not as fulfilling as plugging away with one of the worse teams in baseball. The team tried to give you away. They don't want you, they want you to leave. Take the hint, they are not going to pick up your option.

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But duuuuude

Surf’s up man!

Seriously:
“the Red Sox are one of eight teams listed in the limited no-trade provision in his contract”

Some people probably really hate the idea of playing in “baseball crazy town” – fishbowl effect and all. Still, one should be able to suck it up for two months (almost three if the Sox go all the way), as you suggest – and how can one pass up such a shot at a ring? Brian Giles probably makes Larry Bowa vomit.

by El Lay Dave on Aug 8, 2008 1:27 PM PDT 0 recs

Giles really loves San Diego I think. He took a fairly sizeable paycut to stay there.

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by Andrew on Aug 8, 2008 1:33 PM PDT 0 recs

DePo really loves Giles too, so I wouldn’t be so sure about them not picking his option. (Possible PR spin here)

http://itmightbedangerous.blogspot.com/2008/07/brian-giles.html

Giles has been one of the best players in the NL this year and San Diego can’t replace him, why not pick up his option?

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by Andrew on Aug 8, 2008 1:36 PM PDT 0 recs

Depo

is a number-nerd yuppie. His ilk are what is ruining corporations like the one I unfortunataly work for. No offense, but the man is not the god of baseball. Just for the record, Colletti is an idiot.

by Statman122 on Aug 8, 2008 5:30 PM PDT up 0 recs

I think there is a difference between ...

good statistical analysis and bad managers and their bean counting.

Every time I see Ned, I’m still reminded of Bill Paxton in True Lies.

by El Lay Dave on Aug 8, 2008 5:40 PM PDT up 0 recs

Pft

baseball would be better with more Depodestas.

The poster formerly known as Matt.

by bluemax on Aug 8, 2008 7:12 PM PDT up 0 recs

Considering that Giles plays for DePo’s team, his opinion probably affects Giles’ future.

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by Andrew on Aug 8, 2008 7:15 PM PDT up 0 recs

It’s also pretty well documented that Giles is just kind of a weird dude.

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by Andrew on Aug 8, 2008 1:38 PM PDT 0 recs

Weird?

Maybe he likes Maddux peeing on his leg; or does Maddux only do that to rooks?

by El Lay Dave on Aug 8, 2008 3:57 PM PDT up 0 recs

I know he’s not a fan of clothes.

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by Andrew on Aug 8, 2008 4:04 PM PDT up 0 recs

Here we go.

PEORIA, Ariz. — San Diego Padres right fielder Brian Giles, in the shower after a morning workout, steps out and screams for his brother.

“Marcus, Marcus, hurry up and get in here,” Brian Giles screams. “Chris is in here.”

Marcus Giles, seven years younger than Brian, yells, “Oh, boy,” strips his clothes and is showering within seconds.

Minutes later, Padres pitcher Chris Young is red-faced and out of the shower, still shaking his head.

“You get nervous when you see those guys come into the shower,” says Young, a Princeton graduate. “Let’s put it this way: You definitely don’t close your eyes in there, even when you’re shampooing.”

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by Andrew on Aug 8, 2008 4:05 PM PDT up 0 recs