tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post3956459232910192934..comments2023-12-15T07:22:02.492-05:00Comments on The Tao of Stieb: With Rios, you take the good and curse the badTao of Stiebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12459135109404905466noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-61814495505639663772008-08-14T18:56:00.000-04:002008-08-14T18:56:00.000-04:00Everyone team has one the MEts have Reyes, the Yan...Everyone team has one the MEts have Reyes, the Yanks have Cano and the Jays have Rios. Each one is filled with talent but mentall full of crap. All talent , no brain and very little heart.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-1207102280643948442008-08-14T14:49:00.000-04:002008-08-14T14:49:00.000-04:00Tao, that is one of the reasons I love watching Ca...Tao, that is one of the reasons I love watching Canadian baseball, we're intense.<BR/><BR/>Alex, wow. First, pitchers sometimes get it in their heads that they should block the plate like their catcher buddies do. The best way to fix that is by putting some spikes in their ankles. Second, risking injury to the pitcher? It's a baseball game. Risking injury to yourself? It's a baseball game.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-88917418975293015742008-08-14T14:42:00.000-04:002008-08-14T14:42:00.000-04:00Alex, you don't play to avoid injury. In a tight g...Alex, you don't play to avoid injury. In a tight game you get that run in. Fuck the pitcher's health too. Even if you want to "avoid inury", home is the safest place to slide in to. No pesky bag to get jammed on or anything. Or he could have tried a hook slide if he didn't want to knock over the pitcher. Pretty much he should have done anything but slow down and try to tiptoe in there.Brendanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07578183638472641234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-81012527885393873162008-08-14T14:38:00.000-04:002008-08-14T14:38:00.000-04:00Also, on that tap dance at home: it's possible tha...Also, on that tap dance at home: it's possible that Rios was a really big Jeremy Giambi fan.<BR/><BR/>Just sayin'.Tao of Stiebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12459135109404905466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-24488418432940417602008-08-14T14:36:00.000-04:002008-08-14T14:36:00.000-04:00Did anyone see the Canada-Cuba game this morning? ...Did anyone see the Canada-Cuba game this morning? Some Canadian hit a little nubber up the first base line, and the pitcher bends over to pick it up and BLAMMO! The Canadian ran him over and made it to first.<BR/><BR/>Rios should have done the same.Tao of Stiebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12459135109404905466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-90342129602489882622008-08-14T14:32:00.000-04:002008-08-14T14:32:00.000-04:00the pitcher wasn't positioned properly on home pla...the pitcher wasn't positioned properly on home plate and rios would have risked injury to himself and the pitcher by sliding there.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04069436126808900990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-44095529160147675872008-08-14T14:17:00.000-04:002008-08-14T14:17:00.000-04:00How about two nights ago when he didn't slide on a...How about two nights ago when he didn't slide on a close play? 8 year olds know you won't get the call on a close play if you don't slide. <BR/><BR/><BR/><I>"Like a blissfully oblivious gazelle."</I><BR/><BR/>hahahahaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-2844068711942537272008-08-14T11:24:00.000-04:002008-08-14T11:24:00.000-04:00yeah I was just thinking that I never really got t...yeah I was just thinking that I never really got that impression.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04069436126808900990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-16473513446270983132008-08-14T11:23:00.000-04:002008-08-14T11:23:00.000-04:00Not last night, but often this year. Don't ask us ...Not last night, but often this year. Don't ask us to find the actual game and play and moment and result. <BR/><BR/>Just close your eyes and think about Alex Rios running the bases. Like a blissfully oblivious gazelle.Tao of Stiebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12459135109404905466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-23770301274596954742008-08-14T11:18:00.000-04:002008-08-14T11:18:00.000-04:00when did he have a mental lapse on the basepaths?when did he have a mental lapse on the basepaths?Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04069436126808900990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-59193268005363917372008-08-14T10:36:00.000-04:002008-08-14T10:36:00.000-04:00someone should get right up in Rios' grill, slap h...someone should get right up in Rios' grill, slap him up side the head, and yell "HOLA ALEX" as loud as possible right into his mother fuckin ear.<BR/><BR/>BUT i knew that league was going to pick him up last night. that was a dirty, dirty strikeout pitch to inge. crazy movement. league's been sick. the whole bullpen, for that matter. <BR/><BR/>hopefully downs won't be gone for too long. he's my first, my last, my everything.Navin Vaswani (@eyebleaf)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08445618400360263938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-61321248670213928232008-08-14T10:34:00.000-04:002008-08-14T10:34:00.000-04:00Given the title of this post, I think a new nickna...Given the title of this post, I think a new nickname for Rios should be Tootie. Tootie Rios.<BR/><BR/>also, thankfully my guy Brando League came through with his NAILS gun again. You buying him yet Tao? I know you want to.The Ackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12374953233006854310noreply@blogger.com