Funny Baseball Names: Balfour & Walker

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The forum discussion centers around humorous critiques of baseball players and teams during the World Series, specifically focusing on Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Grant Balfour and manager Joe Maddon. Participants express strong opinions about the team's performance and fan engagement, with one user humorously noting the need for the LCD board to guide fans on when to cheer. The conversation also touches on the appropriateness of team names in the context of modern political correctness, particularly referencing the nickname "Cigar" in relation to Bill Clinton.

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I'm half (maybe only a quarter) watching the World Series...

...Tampa Bay has a pitcher named Balfour :smile: ! That's as bad as a pitcher named Walker.
 
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lisab said:
I'm half (maybe only a quarter) watching the World Series...

...Tampa Bay has a pitcher named Balfour :smile: ! That's as bad as a pitcher named Walker.

The Rays suck. One of their pitchers named Matt Garza, who's pitching in Game 3 has a dick nose. Balfour is an angry white dude that throws at people's heads. Joe Maddon, the manager looks like a child molester, and their fans are so ignorant of baseball that the LCD board needs to tell them when to get excited and to remind them of what team they should be rooting for.
 
Ok...a little mad still? Cyrus is good at riling people up...lol.
 
binzing said:
Ok...a little mad still? Cyrus is good at riling people up...lol.

I'm fine. I'm just stating the facts.
 
russ_watters said:
Go Phils!
If the Phillies win this then there is sure to be a lot of water cooler talk on the subject. I hope someone will post the scores, the number of innings, and the strikeout zones here on PF so that I will be able to join in the conversation.
 
LightbulbSun said:
The Rays suck. One of their pitchers named Matt Garza, who's pitching in Game 3 has a dick nose. Balfour is an angry white dude that throws at people's heads.
Why do you consider his race important?

Joe Maddon, the manager looks like a child molester
You have a lot of experience with child molesters, do you? What do they look like?

, and their fans are so ignorant of baseball that the LCD board needs to tell them when to get excited and to remind them of what team they should be rooting for.
 
russ_watters said:
Go Phils!

How come no one has ever put pressure on them to change their name? It seems to me having a cigar as nickname is pretty politically incorrect in today's anti-smoking climate.

Do you think Bill Clinton is rooting for the Phillies?
 
BobG said:
How come no one has ever put pressure on them to change their name? It seems to me having a cigar as nickname is pretty politically incorrect in today's anti-smoking climate.

Do you think Bill Clinton is rooting for the Phillies?
It's the perfect name for the 'close but no cigar' team.
 
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HallsofIvy said:
Why do you consider his race important?

I don't. You're just assuming I did.


You have a lot of experience with child molesters, do you? What do they look like?

You don't need to have experience with a child molester to know the Rays manager looks like one.
 
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BobG said:
Do you think Bill Clinton is rooting for the Phillies?
No, but I'm sure Monica is.
 

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