Nameless and Blameless

[donzblock]

Yes, as of this past Sunday, he is hitting .169, and he has struck out 21 times in 59 at bats, and, yes, he has only one hit to the opposite field, and, yes, he weighs close to 250 pounds, and, yes, the team signed him to a 2-year $36 million contract, and certainly there is a temptation right now to blame the LA team and/or Mr. Jones, but neither is to blame. Who is to blame? Ask not who. What is to blame? That whose name must not be spoken.

The Nameless is even writing Jones' lines. "In the daylight in this place, it is tough to see the ball," or "I'm seeing a lot of off-speed pitches, a lot of balls out of the strike zone." Are you seeing, Andruw, or aren't you? And if you are seeing balls out of the strike zone, why are you swinging at them? And trying to pull them? And if you are not seeing them, why are you swinging at them and trying to pull them?

But don't blame Andrew for being kerfuffled. Put the blame where it belongs. You know where that is. Please don't blame Andruw as he continues his futile search for the peace that surpasseth all understanding, and please don't blame the LA executives who imagine they are running and in control of this runaway team that is plunging at a terrifying rate into the jaws of hell.

Blame the Nameless. Look no further than the Nameless. But do not name the Nameless. You will offend it if you do. Name not the Nameless. (It rhymes with Hearse.) Do not name it, and do not look at it. Avert your eyes. But know that it has eyes only for you.

[NY16CATCHER]

Yes, as of this past Sunday, he is hitting .169, and he has struck out 21 times in 59 at bats, and, yes, he has only one hit to the opposite field, and, yes, he weighs close to 250 pounds, and, yes, the team signed him to a 2-year $36 million contract, and certainly there is a temptation right now to blame the LA team and/or Mr. Jones, but neither is to blame. Who is to blame? Ask not who. What is to blame? That whose name must not be spoken.

The Nameless is even writing Jones' lines. "In the daylight in this place, it is tough to see the ball," or "I'm seeing a lot of off-speed pitches, a lot of balls out of the strike zone." Are you seeing, Andruw, or aren't you? And if you are seeing balls out of the strike zone, why are you swinging at them? And trying to pull them? And if you are not seeing them, why are you swinging at them and trying to pull them?

But don't blame Andrew for being kerfuffled. Put the blame where it belongs. You know where that is. Please don't blame Andruw as he continues his futile search for the peace that surpasseth all understanding, and please don't blame the LA executives who imagine they are running and in control of this runaway team that is plunging at a terrifying rate into the jaws of hell.

Blame the Nameless. Look no further than the Nameless. But do not name the Nameless. You will offend it if you do. Name not the Nameless. (It rhymes with Hearse.) Do not name it, and do not look at it. Avert your eyes. But know that it has eyes only for you.

Please take your medication, you apprently forgot to earlier. Thank you.

[willisraverchk77]

flaming is not allowed. you've been reported to the admins.

[KCGHOST]

Why wouldn't we blame those that felt $36M for two years of Andruw's services was a good idea??

[donzblock]

flaming is not allowed. you've been reported to the admins.

Ah the censor rears its hideous head. I have been reported. Woe is me. What shall I do?

[donzblock]

Please take your medication, you apprently forgot to earlier. Thank you.

Thanks, CATCHER. I was wondering where you were, but I certainly did not expect to find you here. I did forget to take my medication, but I can't remember what I was supposed to take. Please help me out.

[donzblock]

Why wouldn't we blame those that felt $36M for two years of Andruw's services was a good idea??

You cannot blame them because they are not responsible. They had no free will. They are in the control of forces greater than anyone can imagine. Blame them not.

[NY16CATCHER]

Thanks, CATCHER. I was wondering where you were, but I certainly did not expect to find you here. I did forget to take my medication, but I can't remember what I was supposed to take. Please help me out.

Try Cyanide. It'll do wonders for the rest of us.

[donzblock]

Try Cyanide. It'll do wonders for the rest of us.

Now, now CATCHER, are you wishing me dead? Are you speaking for everybody? I realize you had a rough time on the Brooklyn thread trying to make sense while explaining to everybody the difference between fact and opinion, but isn't the death sentence a bit harsh, especially from a man of reason like you? Did a bit of emotion creep into that response, Mr. CATCHER? Is it a fact or an opinion that I deserve cyanide, Mr. CATCHER? And does giving me cyanide, sir, have anything to do with Andruw Jones? Are you saying that Mr. Jones will begin to play like a $36 million player once I swallow cyanide? Is it possible that the man of reason has strayed from the point?

[willisraverchk77]

Ah the censor rears its hideous head. I have been reported. Woe is me. What shall I do?

how about get lost? your only purpose here in the LA team's forum is to antagonize their fans and cause trouble.

keep your "brooklyn curse" where it belongs, in your own forum.

[donzblock]

how about get lost? your only purpose here in the LA team's forum is to antagonize their fans and cause trouble.

keep your "brooklyn curse" where it belongs, in your own forum.

You are a nasty and extremely rude person. You are also dead wrong. You have understood pathetically little of what you are responding to. Your venom is a carry over from your troublemaking on the Brooklyn Dodger forum. There is nothing in my original post here that justifies the vileness that you spew. But keep it up so that this forum can experience the sweetness and light that is you, sweetheart.

[blacksilverfan12]

Hey guys, this isn't the place to act like children. If you want to do nothing but make character attacks, go to the ESPN forums

[dodger dynamo]

I usually don't respond in this forum, but A dodger curse, deserves an ah, c'mon guys, relax. If it exists, it's part of the heritage and if it's another part of the past being being forgotten and over looked, then how can it hurt?. The curse we suffered with for many years turned our team into a pretty good major league team, Wouldn't you all agree? When a former Brooklyn native who was a giant fan manages the team that left, (If they really ever left) There's a curse there some where at work. I might know of a cure, but I won't aggravate or antagonize any body here, because I'm respectful, like when I went to the polo grounds or Yankee stadium, or watched the A's in Philly, in old shibe park, over in the AL. battlin bake, the dodger dynamo.

[DownUnderDodger]

Ahhhh.....the donzblock curse......what would do without it
Please do not accept any cyanide from anyone donz, otherwise we will be affected not only by the donzblock curse but also the ghost of donzblock past. Hang in there man!!

[mojorisin71]

This thread has long outlived its purpose. While the Dodgers' futility the last 20 years has been well documented, I don't attribute it to the Professor's "curse." And personal attacks are not allowed here. Unless I get a pretty good reason otherwise, this thread is now locked.