Sport Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 I like him. He's sort of like the new version of the John 3:16 Clown wig guy.Also, he donates a lot of money to charity so he's not a complete asshat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teddthebucfan Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 I like him. He's sort of like the new version of the John 3:16 Clown wig guy.Also, he donates a lot of money to charity so he's not a complete asshat. Considering that when his fame dried up the John 3:16 guy started sending stink bombs to newspapers and churches and eventually ended up kidnapping two men and threatening to shoot down planes at LAX that's probably not the best metaphor. Shameless Self Promotion! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJTank Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 You know Marlins man buys two tickets and gives the other one to a random fan.I am a big of hater as anybody but this man is cool. www.sportsecyclopedia.com For the best in sports history go to the Sports E-Cyclopedia at http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kramerica Industries Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 Eh, Marlins Guy is a douche. I could understand going to all those games. If I were rich and had no family, I might do it, too. And I could even understand only getting seats behind homeplate, if I was so rich to be able to afford such seats during the World Series.The thing that annoys me is him always wearing the bright orange Marlins jersey. For all we know, there could be half a dozen other rich guys who do the same thing, but we don't know about them because they don't wear bright freaking orange jerseys for every game. It's not about just going to games and enjoying the action from great seats. It's about being seen on TV and having people all across the country asking who that doof in the orange jersey is. And he's normally standing, not seated, generally dead center in the camera shot for every pitch so he can be seen at all times. He's just a rich guy who wants attention.Exactly, he does not even follow the game closely, busy with phone and looking around for people to botherThere's an irony to you making this kind of comment when you can only really make it from having the intention of watching a sporting event, and then noticing something other than the event itself going on. Marlins Man checks his phone during the game? My goodness! Lets get the D'backs crew on that STAT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cujo Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 Also, he donates a lot of money to charity so he's not a complete asshat.The guy seems harmless, but there's no denying he enjoys the attention as much as the game itself.However, do we know if he's ever attended an actual MARLINS game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOldRoman Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 There's an irony to you making this kind of comment when you can only really make it from having the intention of watching a sporting event, and then noticing something other than the event itself going on. Marlins Man checks his phone during the game? My goodness! Lets get the D'backs crew on that STAT! Uh, he's wearing a bright orange jersey amidst a sea of people wearing largely the same color (which doesn't happen to be orange). And he's directly behind the homeplate. You're blind if you don't see him. And that's the point. That's why he pays so much to sit there in each park.It's nice that he gives some money to charity and buys an extra ticket. He's not a bad guy, but he's still a douche. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBTV Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 There's an irony to you making this kind of comment when you can only really make it from having the intention of watching a sporting event, and then noticing something other than the event itself going on. Marlins Man checks his phone during the game? My goodness! Lets get the D'backs crew on that STAT! Uh, he's wearing a bright orange jersey amidst a sea of people wearing largely the same color (which doesn't happen to be orange). And he's directly behind the homeplate. You're blind if you don't see him. And that's the point. That's why he pays so much to sit there in each park.It's nice that he gives some money to charity and buys an extra ticket. He's not a bad guy, but he's still a douche.He's not a bad guy, but he's not nearly as good a guy as he tells himself he is. I watched that interview with him, and honestly I'd like to slap him in the face with the back of my hand.He claims not to want the attention or fame, yet clearly dresses for attention and carries himself like a celebrity, even to the point of inventing a sobriquet. He wants anonymity, yet is anything but anonymous. He gives away a baseball ticket - wow, what a humanitarian. I get that he also does legitimate charitable things, and that's why I'll call him only a 97.9% complete douche. "The views expressed here are mine and do not reflect the official opinion of my employer or the organization through which the Internet was accessed." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiddySicks Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 Also, he donates a lot of money to charity so he's not a complete asshat.The guy seems harmless, but there's no denying he enjoys the attention as much as the game itself.However, do we know if he's ever attended an actual MARLINS game?He's one of the Marlins top season ticket holders. I don't get the hate. The guy's biggest offense is maybe standing out too much at Royals/Dodgers/ect games. Sure maybe it's turned into a case where he started doing it for the attention, but that's a pretty damn cool ability to have. I don't see how that one tiny dot of Orange on the screen is really that much of an annoyance, but to each their own I guess. On 11/19/2012 at 7:23 PM, oldschoolvikings said: She’s still half convinced “Chris Creamer” is a porn site.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo_prankster Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 How could Fox totally screw up last night's broadcast?That was a complete disaster but let's be perfectly honest. Did you really expect anything great production wise from the network that hired Harold "I have no idea what Run Differential is" Reynolds for insight and expertise on the game?No. I expect another network to step up and take over the contract from Fox. The Fictional Story of Austus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOldRoman Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 No. I expect another network to step up and take over the contract from Fox.Apparently, nobody wants it. Fox has had MLB for 20 years, and been the exclusive channel for the World Series since 2001. And it's to the point where they're putting the freaking League Championship Series on a channel most people don't know exists just so they can show new episodes of The New Girl without delay. Fox clearly cares little for the product, based on them now showing no games until the World Series and basically punting on the entire regular season. But unfortunately, no other networks care as much as Fox does.I'm sure ESPN would gladly take the playoffs and World Series, but having those games exclusively on cable would be a bad decision and baseball knows it. CBS has he highest ratings of network TV, ABC doesn't do sports outside of college football Saturdays because they found it was more profitable to pass it off to ESPN and show Dancing with the Stars four nights a week. NBC is largely crap, but even they would rather have the schedule certainty of not having to show baseball and delay their primetime lineup a month. We're stuck with Fox and Buck until the end of time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 I'd back the World Series on NBC if I weren't suspicious of Pierre McGuire popping up to ask Bob Costas what he thinks of Kristopher Letang. But yeah, Fox's baseball coverage is so desultory and New Girl sucks. ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Needschat Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 I wish TBS would do the Series. Ernie Johnson is both totally professional and a fan of the game. Buck's nothing more than a mouthpiece for the company on baseball. Oh what could have been.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still MIGHTY Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 I wish TBS would do the Series. Ernie Johnson is both totally professional and a fan of the game.No | ANA | LAA | LAR | LAL | ASU | CSULB | USMNT | USWNT | LAFC | OCSC | MAN UTD | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kramerica Industries Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 There's an irony to you making this kind of comment when you can only really make it from having the intention of watching a sporting event, and then noticing something other than the event itself going on. Marlins Man checks his phone during the game? My goodness! Lets get the D'backs crew on that STAT! Uh, he's wearing a bright orange jersey amidst a sea of people wearing largely the same color (which doesn't happen to be orange). And he's directly behind the homeplate. You're blind if you don't see him. And that's the point. That's why he pays so much to sit there in each park.It's nice that he gives some money to charity and buys an extra ticket. He's not a bad guy, but he's still a douche.The orange jersey is a given. We all know that. I was making fun of the poster for ridiculing what the guy actually does at the games. I would notice a bright orange jersey on my crappy SD television, yes, but you really have to have some kind of agenda against the guy to actually be caring about what he's actually doing back there. I know this is old fashioned and kinda of yelling-at-clouds-like, but when I'm watching a baseball game, 90% of the time, my focus goes towards the pitcher, where the catcher sets up, and thinking about what kind of pitch is coming next. Because, you know, that's where the action is, and stuff. Dude looks at his phone between pitches? Who on earth could give a damn? Does that make him any less of a fan? Even if it does, why the hell should I care? Is he taking away from my experience of watching the game? Marlins Man was behind the plate on October 6th when the Astros knocked the Yankees out of playoff contention. Somehow, that wasn't what I took to be the worst part of that game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMU Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 Just imagine Doc Emrick calling a home run... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 THE PITCH, ELEVATORED HIIIIGH TO THE FIELD THAT IS RIGHT, FOR THE ORIOLES A HOME RUN THIS WILL BE ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crabcake Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 Imagine the voice cracks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 LINE DRIVE BASE HIT CAUGHT OUT THERE THE RUNNER GOES THE THROW ON TARGET BAWK BAWK ERPADERP BAWK BAWK BAWK ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crabcake Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 HERES A FLY BALL TO DEEEEEEP RIGHT FIELD... HIT THE POST WITH THE SHOT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 Tied is the score and so to extra innings we will go. Baseball, or so the legend has it, was invented by Abner Doubleday in Cooperstown, New York. The Mets were previously owned by Doubleday Publishing and also play...in New York. Will this help them in Kansas City? Mike Milbury will tell us after the break. ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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