NBC Comment of the Day

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October 1, 2009

We all had a lot of fun with the Derek Jeter thing yesterday, but I think today brought the absolute best comment ever:

Who of any of you have the right to call the number one hitter ,an all
star,a local hero to thousands of Yankee fans a thief.99% of you could
not carry his jock strap ……….so go suck it up………the man
deserves that sign ,he earned it the ole fashion way ,,,,,,it is part
of his history and not anyone elses,,,,,,,All you poor idiots looking
to make a statement on a ball player ,,,who are you Babe ruth cause if

your not then kindly respect the man and be quite

If this was one of you doing a parody, please, don’t tell me. I want to believe . . .


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YankeesfanLen
14 years ago

Wasn’t me…..round up the other usual suspects. I am quiet (sic) sure there are many.

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Connecticut Mike
14 years ago

What a novel use of the comma,,,,,,kudos to you sir!

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Mode: Theif and Lair
14 years ago

As truth is sometimes stranger than fiction, this truly could not have been made up.

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Jason @ IIATMS
14 years ago

And it’s Yankee fans like that who ruin it for the rest of us,,,,

comma comma comma ALLCAPS ALLCAPS !!!11!1

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Steve Stein
14 years ago

The defendant is charged with the wanton destruction by firearm of aquatic organisms in a cylindrical container!

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Mode: Theif and Lair
14 years ago

Kind of funny, I was looking for a Brave thief and found that I didn’t remember that the last game at Atlanta Fulton County Stadium was game 5 of the 1996 World Series.  That’s not the funny part though, especially for you Craig (wink, wink, nudge, nudge).

The funny part was that I found an article that quoted Joe Torre.  When asked if he wanted a momento from the final game at the stadium he said “I’ll probably grab something subtle.”

Joe Torre: Thief (but not Liar)

Joe Torre, “like a father” to Derek Jeter.  I guess the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.

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asinkingship
14 years ago

I’d really like to know who is in the 1% who *could* carry Jeter’s jockstrap.

Also, it amazes me how Yankees fans have more “defensive” abilities than their beloved captain.

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Mode: Theif and Lair
14 years ago

I just watched the Joe Mauer video.

Is this the definition of ironic? A Mauer caught stealing signs story comes out the day after your Jeter stealing a sign story.

I think “It’s a moral imperative” that you do a story on this.

Will it hurt Mauer’s MVP chances?  More importantly, where does stealing signs (during a game of course) fall in Mr. Marshall’s list of baseball transgressions?  Before or after stealing a physical sign from the stadium (not during a game, but during a baseball season). 

Many extra points for knowing the 80’s movie quote from above.

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Craig Calcaterra
14 years ago

I did a story on it over at NBC. No real reaction, sadly.

The moral imperitive language comes from “Real Genius.” First Chris to Mitch, and then Mitch to Chris, later in the movie re: revenge.

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scatterbrian
14 years ago

“Also, it amazes me how Yankees fans have more “defensive” abilities than their beloved captain.”

Gold.

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Mode: Theif and Lair
14 years ago

Ah. I usually don’t go over there until after your “exile” post here.

Ok, you’re now up 27 points on me.

Thanks for all you do Craig.  I read quite a bit, and rarely comment.  I’ll try to let out the bug that crawled up my ass yesterday.

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Dan Whitney
14 years ago

I used to work with a guy who typed like that, five to eight commas between thoughts. It was the strangest thing. I couldn’t understand how management allowed him to send off invoices where memo lines included “recommend to replace generator,,,,, necessary to re-wire harness,,,,,,,, $1325+tax,,, have a great day!!”

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scatterbrian
14 years ago

Bonus points if you knew the dude who played Lazlo is also the dude who played Uncle Rico.

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TUCK!
14 years ago

@Scatterbrain: And, don’t forget: Lazlo was also in the Billy Crystal/Gregory Hines buddy-cop movie “Running Scared” (with Jimmy Smits as Chicago crime lord Julio Gonzalez). (And is apparently a Royals fan if his IMDB foto is any indication (he said, bringing it back around to baseball).)

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