Comments on: Being For The Benefit of Mr. Guillen http://www.ussmariner.com/2005/10/21/being-for-the-benefit-of-mr-guillen/ Seattle Mariners blog and general baseball discussion Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:19:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Shoeless Jose http://www.ussmariner.com/2005/10/21/being-for-the-benefit-of-mr-guillen/comment-page-1/#comment-75115 Shoeless Jose Mon, 24 Oct 2005 19:52:27 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/?p=3071#comment-75115 I never paid a lot of attention to Guillen, but from watching him this postseason I have to say he's far more entertaining than just about any other manager in MLB. And that he's not yet another fat old white guy, and apparently is bringing latinos to the ballpark, is just a bonus. He appears to actually understand matchups beyond leftie-leftie / rightie-rightie, and is clearly outmanaging Garner in the WS so far. I never paid a lot of attention to Guillen, but from watching him this postseason I have to say he’s far more entertaining than just about any other manager in MLB. And that he’s not yet another fat old white guy, and apparently is bringing latinos to the ballpark, is just a bonus. He appears to actually understand matchups beyond leftie-leftie / rightie-rightie, and is clearly outmanaging Garner in the WS so far.

]]> By: Rusty http://www.ussmariner.com/2005/10/21/being-for-the-benefit-of-mr-guillen/comment-page-1/#comment-75021 Rusty Sun, 23 Oct 2005 02:27:47 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/?p=3071#comment-75021 Speaking of the arts and the White Sox, they had Liz Phair perform God Bless America during the 7th inning stretch of game 1. Now that is second city cool. Speaking of the arts and the White Sox, they had Liz Phair perform God Bless America during the 7th inning stretch of game 1. Now that is second city cool.

]]> By: Shoeless Jose http://www.ussmariner.com/2005/10/21/being-for-the-benefit-of-mr-guillen/comment-page-1/#comment-74999 Shoeless Jose Sat, 22 Oct 2005 07:52:15 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/?p=3071#comment-74999 Given that he's pitching for the White Sox, the funniest line is "But this is October, and you won't be playing ball again until April." Until this year, hasn't that been the truth... Given that he’s pitching for the White Sox, the funniest line is “But this is October, and you won’t be playing ball again until April.” Until this year, hasn’t that been the truth…

]]> By: msb http://www.ussmariner.com/2005/10/21/being-for-the-benefit-of-mr-guillen/comment-page-1/#comment-74994 msb Sat, 22 Oct 2005 04:50:15 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/?p=3071#comment-74994 thanks for the link, Jeff-- should also mention they were drawn by Will Johnstone & later Dick Dorgan. Lardner's original novella of the same name is also available <a href="http://www.ibiblio.org/eldritch/rl/unomeal.htm" rel="nofollow">online</a> "My roommate is Allen a lefthander from the Coast League. He don't look nothing like a pitcher but you can't never tell about them dam left handers." You can see Joe E Brown (an actor with a past as a vaudeville tumbler & a semi-pro ball player) in his baseball films from the early '30s on tv occasionally. The best two were based on Lardner stories; Elmer the Great and Alibi Ike. Brown was a man who just loved baseball-- he served as the first president of the Pony Leagues, had an interest in a minor league team (not to mention the studio team he got written into his Warners contract) and his son Joe became the Pirates GM for years, starting in '57 thanks for the link, Jeff– should also mention they were drawn by Will Johnstone & later Dick Dorgan. Lardner’s original novella of the same name is also available online

“My roommate is Allen a lefthander from the Coast League. He don’t look nothing like a pitcher but you can’t never tell about them dam left handers.”

You can see Joe E Brown (an actor with a past as a vaudeville tumbler & a semi-pro ball player) in his baseball films from the early ’30s on tv occasionally. The best two were based on Lardner stories; Elmer the Great and Alibi Ike.

Brown was a man who just loved baseball– he served as the first president of the Pony Leagues, had an interest in a minor league team (not to mention the studio team he got written into his Warners contract) and his son Joe became the Pirates GM for years, starting in ’57

]]> By: Zach in Spokane http://www.ussmariner.com/2005/10/21/being-for-the-benefit-of-mr-guillen/comment-page-1/#comment-74989 Zach in Spokane Sat, 22 Oct 2005 03:29:26 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/?p=3071#comment-74989 (And, of course, henry the horse dances a waltz.) (And, of course, henry the horse dances a waltz.)

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