We’ve said it before (link here) and, today, we scream it again: Joe Posnanski, baseball reporter for Sports Illustrated and Kansas City Star, is a poop head. Sure—there’s exactly the type of immature name-calling that we promised to stop as part of our New Year’s resolutions but, after reading Joe’s article on the top 100 players in baseball today, we had no choice but to resort to these childish tactics.Best player in baseball? Albert Pujols—absolutely, couldn’t agree more. Guy's insane--maybe the best hitter since the other Ted (as in Williams) played for the Sawx
Top MLB young gun on the list? Hanley Ramirez at #3—100% agree. Fantasy gold.
But no Ted Lilly? Really? Are you f-ing serious Joe? This screams yellow journalism and clear Missouri-based jealousy of the Cubs. Sure, we might be biased a bit around the TLFC but we've never, ever offered up ridiculous/inane commentary* (editor's note: not true...at all).
Seriously, you can say it was a pity vote but TL was an NL All-Star this year AND a member of Team USA. Additionally, he is a filthy 5-1 at Wrigley this year with a home ERA of 1.86, which ranks among the NL leaders and, over his last 54 2/3 innings, Lilly has walked seven and struck out 49. On a Cubs team that stands only a few games out of first place (albeit in an under-performing NL Central), he is clearly the team ace (having pitched better than #92 Big Z).
In our old fan club age, we'll even grant that a few of the other pitchers on the list being ahead of TL. Greinke is nasty, Tim Linceum, while being a fakey TL, has good hair/solid curveball and King Felix is ridiculous at the ripe old age of 23.
But, seriously--you picked Wandy Rodriguez (#88--he has 28 wins over last 3 years. Ted? 41--do the math), Ryan Franklin (#73--before his big season this year, as a starter for the Mariners, Franklin had a record of 23-44. He tied for the Major League lead in home runs allowed in 2003, with 34--yeah--really good pick) and Jarrod Washburn (#99--last three years? 22 wins and 35 losses) over Ted?
TedHeads! We call on you to unite and send your hate mail to Joe at jposnanski@kcstar.com
Let him know that he's a knucklehead and that he needs to right this wrong and admit that Ted Lilly belongs on that list. It's the right thing to do...You know it, we know it and, if Joe took time away from his ridicuously vanilla blog (why don't you post pictures of your cats or trip to Door Country, Wisconsin too Joe?), he'd know it too.
Fire it up, TedHeads, let your voice be heard!
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Random question----do you think TL reads this blog?
Unlikely. TL doesn't need to read TLFC because he already knows what we're going to say - TL is omnipotent. Thusly reading this is a waste of time he could otherwise use to save kittens in trees and answer questions about the cosmos that Stephen Hawking needed clarification on.
is "thusly" a real word?
Thanks for clarifying, TLFC. I can only hope that the Ted-turday game is televised on a station I can actually watch. Nothing says "happy weekend" quite like getting to watch TL pitch.
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