Bengie Molina was originally a short stop?
by joe t on Feb 26, 2010 1:40 PM PST
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PrintI was flying back from Omaha yesterday (boy, are my arms tired!) and I thought I would pick up a magazine to read (as opposed to, you know, actually getting some work done). Of course, given that baseball season is coming up I chose the TSN preview magazine as opposed to the 10,000 NFL draft/fantasy football quides (man, has baseball fallen behind football or what? Good Lord).
Long story short, they mentioned in an article that Molina was actually signed as a short stop. I find this hard to believe, for a myriad of reasons. Number one, the idea of Molina actually trying to show athleticism gives me the giggles, number 2, aren't all of his brothers catchers as well? and last but not least, he is fat and I just always assumed that he has been fat forever.
Can this possibly be true?
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argggggggggh! Shortstop is one word!
Damn auto correct!
Yes
I know you nerds know NOTHING about the real game of baseball, or any other athletic endeavor requiring teamwork under physical stress.
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Posey was actually drafted out of high school as a pitcher – by the Red Sox in the 50th round.
I think he made the right decision by going to college.
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: the probably soon to be ditched but still awesome Fred Lewis
And, IIRC he was originally a SS at FSU
but at the beginning of his sophomore (or maybe freshman) FSU didn’t have a catcher and they had a SS. Ironically their former SS-Tony Delmonico is now a catcher-in the dodgers system
Kevin Frandsen: The best SS on the Giants roster
Hoping for BowkerMania to hit AT&T Park in 2010
Just think of the range he'd have
and all that dexterity in avoiding runners while turning a double play
by crazedcrustacean on Feb 26, 2010 1:54 PM PST reply actions
More like a wide stop, amirite?
The repetition is awesome. I think I’ll just start copying other people’s posts verbatim.
by EliminateMe on Feb 26, 2010 1:59 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
LOL
Wayne Rooney, 1/27/09: Cometh The Hour, Cometh The Man
by Useful_Idiot on Feb 26, 2010 7:54 PM PST up reply actions
Did you say Slow Stop ?
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Also
Joe Nathan
Brad Hennessey
I know you nerds know NOTHING about the real game of baseball, or any other athletic endeavor requiring teamwork under physical stress.
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Bengie Molina was originally Joe Nathan and Brad Hennessey?
The repetition is awesome. I think I’ll just start copying other people’s posts verbatim.
Bengie Molina originally ATE Joe Nathan and Brad Hennessey.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
It’s quite a story. I hope to tell it in full someday.
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He was a shortstop in college.
Carlos Delgado was originally a catcher.
Mark McGwire was a third baseman.
Gary Sheffield was a shortstop.
Pat Burrell was a third baseman.
Tony Gwynn was an NBA draft pick.
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: the probably soon to be ditched but still awesome Fred Lewis
Nate Schierholtz was a third baseman
/hides
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From Arizona Western College Wikipedia page.
Bengie Molina played shortstop for the baseball team in 1991 and 1992
That was before he ate the rest of his teammates
"Buy High-Sell Low"--The Brian Sabean Method Of Trading
by Mordy From Monsey on Feb 28, 2010 6:49 AM PST up reply actions
wow, Benjie’s bio with the Giants mentions Arizona Western too, and the timing is right, he was born in 74 and reached the bigs fulltime in 2000. But I’m sure I heard him say on the radio or someplace that his father taught all the Molina boys to be catchers. Bio on the team site says the dad is in the Puerto Rico Amateur baseball hall of fame as a second baseman.
Maybe Benjie, being a nice polite guy, misunderstood backstop vs shortstop and went out there with his big round glove.
cheering for Adam Witter, who will hit bigleague dingers some day.
Still yelling "Go, Antoan"
Lincoln had a secretary named Kennedy.
Kennedy had a secretary named Lincoln.
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
…..plays X Files music……
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Dave Winfield was drafted in Baseball, Basketball, Football & Hockey
Kevin Frandsen: The best SS on the Giants roster
Hoping for BowkerMania to hit AT&T Park in 2010
VERSATILITY!
Kevin Frandsen: The best SS on the Giants roster
Hoping for BowkerMania to hit AT&T Park in 2010
OR DOOR STOP
Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."
Bengie Molina: "I don't understand why they didn't want to commit to another year, with my numbers and my experience and things like that." Brain Sabean: "He's certainly welcomed back with open arms".
carp (paraphrased): "117 elements, and still no Stanfurdium"
by natteringnabob on Feb 26, 2010 8:47 PM PST up reply actions
congratulations
glad you dove in with the pitching!
Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."
Bengie Molina: "I don't understand why they didn't want to commit to another year, with my numbers and my experience and things like that." Brain Sabean: "He's certainly welcomed back with open arms".
carp (paraphrased): "117 elements, and still no Stanfurdium"
by natteringnabob on Mar 2, 2010 8:45 PM PST up reply actions
Bengie Molina was originally a zygote.
Proud member of The Gentlemen of Leisure.
"I been waitin' a long time for this! I been waitin' since the f**kin' amateurs!" --WILL "THE THRILL" CLARK
by Josh from Hollywood on Feb 26, 2010 8:37 PM PST reply actions
I find this hard to believe, for a myriad of reasons.
Is this the preferred usage, or is it “for myriad reasons”? I used to say “a myriad of”, but I got corrected a few times, and now I always use it as an adjective. Now I see the word “myriad” used as a noun a lot, and think I might have been right all along. Or has the usage changed in the last few years?
Osiris, Lord of the Dead, and relief pitcher for the San Francisco Giants.
Actually, “myriad reasons”, not “myriad of reasons,” is the corruption; myriad was originally a noun, derived from the Ancient Greek word for 10,000. In modern usage it’s both a noun and a adjective, so you can use whichever construction you prefer.
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Johan was an outfielder. Wakefield was some kind of position player. Ankiel was a pitcher. Sometimes these change for certain reasons.
Bengie is the best short stop i've seen
If he sees fast food, rest assured he will make a nice short stop.
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