BunkoSquad SportsBlog: Trade Talk and Horrible Puns Are In the Air

July 13, 2002

Trade Talk and Horrible Puns Are In the Air

Sox Celtics Two of the local teams have been involved in big trade rumors the last few days. The Sox are reportedly trying to rescue 1B Jim Thome from the Titanically-sinking Cleveland Indians. I've never been a huge Thome fan -- he's just a big galoot -- but the Sox sure could use his bat in the lineup.

From the diamond we go to the hardwood. Bruce at Boston Sports Media Watch has an intriguing blurb from ESPN's Insider that says the Pacers are talking to the Celtics about a deal that would send Kenny Anderson to Indy for Austin Croshere and Jamaal Tinsley.

As soon as I saw this, I called my Dad and we both agreed we were positively giddy about the idea. Tinsley is an up-and-coming young PG, whereas Kenny manages a nice balance between still being a question mark and being too old to run a team effectively. So that's an upgrade. Croshere's got a touch of the stiff in him, but it allows the Celtics to say farewell to the shaky Rodney Rogers.

I wasn't sure why Indiana was so keen on this deal; the Indianapolis Star reports, however, that they want to dump Croshere's salary and make a run at Italian star George Fucka (yes, it's his real name). Apparently the Pacers have seen this Fucka play and think he can help them out. He's 7-1; that's one of the biggest Fucka's I've ever heard of. OK, that's out of my system.

The good news is that, unlike the Bruins, two of the teams around here are trying to improve their lots. What a concept!

Posted by michaelf at July 13, 2002 06:57 PM

Comments

I'm not quite sure why, but I've always equated Jim Thome to be the modern day version of Ted Kluzsewski. For all you youngsters (like myself), Ted was the 50s version of Mark McGwire, without the fame to go along. He walked around in a sleeveless jersey to show off his biceps, although that didn't make him play first base any better. I'm sure you can find those similarities with just about every 1st basemen out there (except for Kevin Young, who does a spectacular job in the field but is mediocre at best at the plate), but Thome just seems to carry himself in that way.

Posted by: Andy on July 14, 2002 01:23 PM

And how can we forget Dick "Dr. Strangeglove" Stuart, whose career fielding highlight was catching (on the fly) a hot dog wrapper that blew past him.

Posted by: Michael on July 14, 2002 03:51 PM

That era truly was the golden age of baseball.

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Posted by: http://www.lingerie-land.com on December 16, 2003 09:20 PM

In '53 '54 and '55 Big Klu batted over 300, hit over 40 home runs, drove in over a hundred runs and struck out less that 40 times each season. I don't think there's anybody around these days who could duplicate those stats for one season let alone three.
He was also the batting coach of the Big Red Machine of the '70's.

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