Irrational Spring Training Player of Devotion Contest

by Tom Dakers on Feb 26, 2009 8:27 PM EST in Fun

It occurred to me that we need a player to irrationally cheer for during spring training, someone that isn't likely to make the team. So I figured we'd have a contest, tell us the player we should irrationally cheer for, make your case ~~in 100 words or less~~, oh heck use as many words as you want. Now I don't have a prize for this but you'll have bragging rights at very least.

Now I'm not going to suggest anyone, though as a personal thing, I'm cheering for Jason Lane. So give us your choice and reasons why he's the one we should be cheering for, irrationally.

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I know, Russ Adams!

Oh… I think I just made myself sad.

"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"

by Torgen on Feb 26, 2009 9:01 PM EST reply actions

Yeah but imagine how sad JP would be reading that....

would make it almost worthwhile….

by Tom Dakers on Feb 26, 2009 9:19 PM EST up reply actions

Not like JP was the only one who wanted him

"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"

by Torgen on Feb 26, 2009 9:24 PM EST up reply actions

No he was just the unlucky one....

No I wouldn’t rag on him for that pick really….lots of first picks don’t work out.

by Tom Dakers on Feb 27, 2009 12:37 PM EST up reply actions

Adam Lowen all the way

because Russ Martin vouches for him.
If Russ says he’s the new Morneu, so be it!

by bryfryy on Feb 27, 2009 3:15 AM EST reply actions

great idea

Dirk Hayhurst is my guy. I’m hoping he makes AAA Vegas, at least.

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Feb 27, 2009 7:02 AM EST reply actions

although Hayhurst has little chance of making the team

I’m not finding cheering for him to be all that irrational. In a truly irrational sense, I’m cheering for Ken Takahashi – he’s old, no one, even the Jays, seem to think he has any chance of being good, and it’s pretty cool to imagine, at the end of your career, going over to the other side of the world to compete in a totally different league and culture as a 40-year old.

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Feb 27, 2009 7:06 AM EST up reply actions