There are some people who should just be tied to the back of the A Train and dragged from Inwood to Far Rockaway: this guy's one of them

Here we go again...

Award won't change Pedroia's attitude

AL Rookie of the Year doesn't feel he has anything to prove

1. Brian Bannister shouldn't feel he's got anything to prove with that 1.2 WHIP and 121 ERA+ on the KC Royals. Josh Fields shouldn't feel like he's got anything to prove with those 23 homers and .480 SLG in only 100 games, aside from learning how to not strike out every 3 at bats. Reggie Willits shouldn't feel like he's got anything to prove with that .293 BA and .391 OBP last year.

Any of those men should have won the AL Rookie of the Year over Pedroia.

2. Yes, Dustin. You do have something to prove. You need to prove you're not just a Fenway Park-aided David Eckstein (.351/.410/.502 at home, .282/.349/.380 on the road).

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- The proverbial chip that an undersized player carries on his shoulder for inspiration clearly doesn't go away one American League Rookie of the Year trophy later, or even after a heroic postseason.

Oh please, everyone's sick of this shit.

"Oh look at him go! He's so little but he's really big! He's so amazing! You think he's too small but he's proven all you haters wrong!!!"

-every Red Sox fan everywhere beating off to the picture of Pedroia in Big Floppy's arms

No, it's still there. All you had to do was be at Dustin Pedroia's locker early Sunday morning to see it manifest.

Does Pedroia have anything to prove after fueling the Red Sox in such emphatic fashion a year ago?

I already gave you the answer. But let me guess what this overrated little sack of shit had to say.

Reporter: Hey Dustin, after winning the Rookie of the Year, MVP, Cy Young, Rolaids Relief and Silver Slugger at 5'1" and 113 pounds, and then single-handedly winning the World Series for the Red Sox by hitting 11 walk-off grand slams in the postseason, do you feel you have anything to prove?
Pedroia: You know what, I don't care what anyone thinks of me. I'm good. I know I'm good. And I'm TOUGH and GRITTY. I give 3000%. I'm always going to be ME. A lot of people have a problem with ME being ME. I for one will always be ME. If you have a problem with ME being ME, then don't watch ME.

How close was I?

"I don't really care what people think -- I don't really have to prove anything to anybody," said Pedroia. "I just have to prove stuff to my teammates. I don't [care] what anybody says about me. I'm going to go out there and be who I am and if you don't like it, watch somebody else. That's all I care about."

You don't have to prove anything to anybody. You just have to prove stuff to your teammates.

Does anyone see an inconsistency here?

Oh and by the way, I was close, wasn't I?

And that Rookie of the Year Award? Sure, it meant something special to Pedroia at the time. But listen to the man speak, and it's clear he's not seeking pats on the back for past accomplishments.

"I don't think about that, man," Pedroia said. "That's just something that sportswriters voted on. I don't think I was the best rookie. I didn't really think about it. The only thing I knew is I got an opportunity to play in the World Series and we won. That's what our goal was all year. The whole Rookie of the Year thing, I'm not really concerned about it. I actually, I might put a little holster on it and hold up my garage door and put it down there."

Oh your humility is touching...

It's highly doubtful Pedroia will actually use his well-earned trophy as a garage door ornament, but you get the idea. This is a player who feeds off his feistiness.

Feed off this:














Still feeling feisty?

























Didn't think so.

Fuck it, time for some 'I told you so' pwnage

Meet Greg Cote. The predictive genius.

MIAMI — Yes, the New England Patriots will lose a football game.

It probably will be sometime around mid-autumn of 2008.

They will not lose before then. They will continue marauding through this NFL season as unstoppable as a rock slide. They will complete the regular season unblemished. They will sweep through both playoff games as expected. Then they will win the Super Bowl, just like they are supposed to.

Let's break this down.

Yes, the New England Patriots will lose a football game.

Correct. No team can win every game.

It probably will be sometime around mid-autumn of 2008.

I'm sure the chances of them losing a regular season game next year are high.

They will not lose before then.

Wrong.

They will continue marauding through this NFL season as unstoppable as a rock slide. They will complete the regular season unblemished. They will sweep through both playoff games as expected.

Correct.

Then they will win the Super Bowl, just like they are supposed to.

WRONG.

Stating an opinion is one thing. Writing an article that presents your opinion in the form of prophecy is where you can get yourself into a little trouble.

By the way, did you really think that you were writing something groundbreaking at the time, Greg?

The Patriots will finish undefeated and be called the greatest team in the 88-year history of American professional football.

WRONG.

If the 17-0 Dolphins of 1972 have the one and only Perfect Season in history, perhaps we will need to call New England's 19-0 the Beyond Perfect Season.

18-1. The Irrelevent Season.

No other team can.

This was written on November 25th, before the Eagles game, which NE won by a whopping score of 31-28, and before the Baltimore game, which NE won 27-24. I bet good old Greg was shitting his pants during both games.


Dallas, the likeliest eventual Super Bowl opponent, tried last month, at home, and lost by three touchdowns, buried in a 48-point Brady avalanche.

Now, you see? That's better. Dallas did NOT make it to the Super Bowl, but it was perfectly reasonable at the time to say they were the "likeliest" Super Bowl opponent.

Brady is having what to this point would rank very high among the greatest individual seasons by any athlete, in any sport, anywhere, at any time. His record pace of 38 touchdown passes against just four interceptions — 17 of those scoring throws to Randy Moss — is unprecedented. Giving Moss to Brady is like giving a raise to Bill Gates.

Bad analogy. Bill Gates is the richest man in the world at about $47 billion. He's head and shoulders above everyone else regardless of a raise. Tom Brady, before this year, never had a QB rating above 92.6, never had more than 28 TDs, never had a better completion percentage of 63.9%. He was a very good QB, but he was clearly never the BEST. He gets Moss, and then suddenly Brady goes from good to God with 50 TDs, 8 INT, and a QB rating of 117.2. "Giving Moss to Brady is like giving steroids to Barry Bonds" would be a better analogy.

The only reason to think New England won't stay unbeaten is that nobody (since `72) ever has. The thing is, history has never seen what we are seeing of a dynasty angling for its fourth championship this decade, led by a near-perfect, precision quarterback in his prime and directed by the most ruthless coach in the sport.

So...the only reason to think it won't happen is because it hasn't happened since it last happened. But what's happening is something that history has never seen happen. So it's going to happen. Good logic.

The Patriots are the perfect team to hate. Coach Hoodie. The Bling Dynasty. The classic overdog. And Brady is Mr. Perfect, with his movie star and supermodel girlfriends and his impossible dimple.

Yes! I agree! They are the perfect team to hate. They're a bunch of douchebags. I will comment fully on the douchebaggianism of the team and head coach in a later post to come soon

Miami will go 1 for 2, then, on NFL history this year.

The franchise will avoid the ignominy of a winless season, but can only watch as another team at long last achieves the perfect distinction Miami once held alone.

Nope, Miami went 2 for 2. You went 0 for everything. (Well, not really, but you might as well have. Remember, I have the freedom to exaggerate for humerous purposes.)

GO GIANTS!!!!!!!!!!!