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ESPN, Where Is My Check?
My last blog came out last Friday morning about 1:15 AM central time (It was only 11 PM Thursday night here in Alaska). It was about Ryan Braun and Prince Fielder and how they compliment each other so well. Here is my opening paragraph:
“PHOENIX — One is black, the other white. One swings from the right side of the plate, the other from the left.
One roams an outfield corner while the other plays a corner infield spot. And one provides the optimal blend of power and hitting acumen in the No. 3 hole in the order and the other pelts the bleacher seats with baseballs as the quintessential cleanup man.
If this were the 1950s or ’60s, we’d be discussing the relative merits of Hank Aaron and Eddie Mathews. Take the same personal profiles, rearrange a few particulars and slap a retractable roof over the proceedings, and the conversation just as easily applies to Prince Fielder and Ryan Braun.”
Really? This isn’t even close! He totally ripped me off! And I think I deserve some sort of credit! This also happened when we did the All-Time Brewers Line ups (Ross’s Picks and Ben’s Picks) and then a month later MLB did the exact same thing!
-Ben
…Since Sliced Bread
Yes, this is what Ryan Braun and Prince Fielder are. They are the best thing since…well, you
get the rest. With all of the buzz around Milwaukee right now is if they will sign Prince Fielder (they will, but let’s stay on topic), we are forgetting that we are seeing one of the best 1-2 combinations EVER. Yes, I said it. One right-handed, one left-handed, one sleek and smooth, the other powerful and monstrous. One plays infield, one plays outfield. One was Rookie of the Year, the other is a Home Run Derby Champion. I could go on and on and on. The only thing they have against them is time. They haven’t played together that long. But time will show you that these 2 sluggers will be historic together, rest assured. They need a nickname that people can relate to, something that is epic. If any of you have a good nick name, please step forward, but in the meantime, here are my top three nicknames for the Prince and the Hebrew Hammer:
3. The Yin Yang Sluggers
Like I stated before, these guys compliment each other in every single way. What one may lack in, the other picks up the slack. I don’t know how well they get along off the diamond, but I love it when they do their home run “punchout”. According to experts
“Yin yang are complementary opposites within a greater whole. Everything
has both yin and yang aspects, although yin or yang elements may
manifest more strongly in different objects or at different times. Yin
yang constantly interacts, never existing in absolute stasis.”
I think I just dropped some knowledge on all you Beer Mug readers.
2. Death and Taxes
The only 2 things in life that are guaranteed are… you guessed it. The same goes for baseball. The only hitters in the MLB you can count on are… Braun and Fielder. At least that’s how it could be promoted. I don’t care who is death and who is taxes, but it doesn’t matter too much. I know, this one is a little bit of a stretch, but Ross already came up with 3 pretty good ones!
1. The “Brew” Brothers
Classic Spin-off, of the Blues Brothers, this is nothing but fun to say and easy to remember. Plus, all you would have to do is put a black suit and tie with sunglasses and a hat on these guys, and you have yourself a perfect shirt! Which, by the way, is the whole purpose of these blogs!
Runner(s) up:
Riggs and Murtagh (Lethal Weapon)
Autobot and Decepticon (Why not?!?!)
Random thought of the day:
I think Zito throwing at Fielder is really funny. One, it’s spring training. The other, it’s Zito. Barry freakin’ Zito! He throws like 56 miles per hour! And the whole idea that they are mad about us celebrating a walk off home run win at home?!?! Seriously, if you get offended by people celebrating walk off homeruns, I have a simple fix: Don’t pitch fastballs down the middle to our best power hitter in extra innings.
-Ben
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