Rick Ankiel, You're Full Of It!

[GenoSeligPrieb]

For years, I was a regular contributor to the most popular weekly segment on Chicago's WSCR, called "Who Ya Crappin'?." Taken from a famous Mike Ditka quote directed at one of the show's hosts, this segment is devoted to calling out someone in the news, for a quote they delivered, catching them in an act of hypocricy, a lie, or skirting the spirit of the truth. You e-mailed, faxed, phoned in, ready to repeat their infamous quote, and then rip the hypocrite in question, in quick, humorous fashion.

 

It was quite a hoot for years, reaching back into the 90s. But once the White Sox partnered up with "The Score" to become their new house organ, asit is with all other media enterprises Jerry Reinsdorf does business with, the criticism of his team, stops. I discovered this, in no uncertain terms, when I dared to repeat a particularly false, ridiculous quote from an Ozzie Guillen or an AJ Pierzynski. The hosts knew me for years, and we even bantered a bit on the air, before I delivered my weekly dose of venom. But when I went off on Hawk Harrelson or poiunted out the hypocricy of a Mark Buehrle, my comments were now met with stony silence.

 

Not enjoying this treatment, I stopped contributing. But I'm itching for some creative release somehow, and I figured what better place than here?

 

So, if anyone's game for it, I'd like to establish this fun little parlor game here, at Brewerfan, and rename it "You're Full Of It!"

Since Barry Bonds has been quiet lately, this week's "You're Full Of It!" goes out to that heartwarming, feel-good story of the year, the hard-working, lovable ol' RICK ANKIEL.

 

This week, when Ankiel's 12-month shipment of injectible Human Growth Hormone, was finally made public, Scott Boras's favorite client was upset:

"I respect the integrity of the game," Ankiel said, "and I'm on the same playing level that everybody else is on!"

Sure, Ricky.

 

You were a colossal failure as a pitcher, you got hurt in the minors, you were facing Tommy John surgery, and staring at the end of your crappy baseball career, so you had your own quack doctor buy a 12-month shipment of HGH, amazingly JUST before it was added to the banned substances list. On that same level playing field as everyone else not named Bonds or Giambi or Glaus, you were a joke.

 

Rick Ankiel, You're Full Of It.

 

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Is anyone else up for this? It's fun, it doesn't have to just be from the world of sports, and to be honest, it's kind of cathartic!

 

Hope to see some other examples of bald-faced hypocrisy and lies from the rest of you. They're not hard to find!

 

Happy hunting!

 

GS-P

[TooLiveBrew]

"This is one of those games where the Cubs are only leading one to nothing, but it feels like they're leading six to nothing...They've hit the ball hard all game..." -- Len Kasper

 

No, trust me, "Len", I've been watching this game, and it "feels" exactly like it's 1-0. Slow, uneventful, and both teams failing to capitalize on scoring chances.

[sbrylski]

I like the concept.

 

In danger of taking this thread in the wrong direction, I want to disagree with your "YFOI". I'm predicting that the more we learn about the past decade, the more it will become apparent that taking HGH was the playing field. NOT taking it would put him at a disadvantage to just about everyone. I obviously have no real facts to back that up, but you don't really either to disprove me. (Yes, I know its a fairly weak argument, but I do just encourage people not to get too passionate about all the PED scandals until much more of the story gets out.)

[TooLiveBrew]

agreed, sbryl. I am fully ready to learn that > 90% of MLB has been or currently is using HGH/other PEDs.

[kgbaseball]

Who You Crappin' is always one of my favorite segments on the Score. It would be nice to see this thread get going.

[BCZF]

"I want to be known for my defense"

 

Johnny Estrada

[iluvlamp]

Geno, B&B bury the Sox all the time. So does North. I can't speak of your experience but they rip the Sox a new one all the time. Anyway, that segment is awesome and you should still call in. Under what name did you call under?

[GenoSeligPrieb]

Nicely played, TLB! You jumped into the spirit of this crummy little game right away. Thanks!

 

By the way, on the same subject, Ankiel's agent, Scott Boras (funny how it's always HIS clients who are under suspicion...) couldn't let Ricky the Comeback Kid have all the fun. In a hilarious Rafael Palmeiro imitation, baseball's human garbage waggled his finger in self-righteous fury, and scolded reporters:

 

"How can you even ask such a thing about Rick?"

 

Oh they can, and they should, Scottie.

 

Ankiel couldn't pitch anymore, he wasn't fast, and it's not his glove that would bring him back. The only way this clown could ever find his way back to the majors, after basically crapping himself on the pitcher's mound, was to return as a slugger...and make it happen fast! And how do you pull that off? With injectible HGH "prescribed" by some pusher with an MD behind his name.

 

So, SCOTT BORAS: You're Full Of It!

 

And by the way, on a side note, since so many of LaRussa's players through the years, from Canseco, Giambi, McGwire to Ankiel have been users, and since the names of sons of ex-Major Leaguers seem to keep showing up on drug-buying lists, like Gary Matthews, Jr., Jerry Hairston, Jr., Barry Bonds, Dale Berra, then I wouldn't be surprised that the sudden surge of power from Cardinal outfielder, and son of ex-catcher Dave Duncan, CHRIS Duncan was at least partially attributed to HGH, PCP, or LSD...

 

The Cardinals are closing in on the Yankees as my least favorite team again...

 

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"Geno, B&B bury the Sox all the time. So does North. I can't speak of your experience but they rip the Sox a new one all the time. Anyway, that segment is awesome and you should still call in. Under what name did you call under? "

 

Iluvlamp:

 

First of all, Mike North's nose is so far up "The Chairman's" keester that when he sneezes, Reinsdorf has to get an enema.

 

I was the one calling in, and my anti-Ozzie and anti-Pierzynski rants were met with a crushing silence. When I ripped Dusty Baker or prettyy much anyone else not employed by Reinsdorf, Boers and Bernstein welcomed me to the show, they always laughed at my material, and even when I wasn't satisfied with my contribution that week and they didn't laugh (can't win 'em all!), they at least thanked me for playing and wished me well.

 

But my brother and some friends would notice the same thing. It wasn't my imagination. Reinsdorf wouldn't be happy if his flagship was the home for anti-Sox diatribes.

 

I remember trying one last time with an anti-Ed Farmer rant for "Who Ya Crappin'?", which my friends thought was funny, and when I read it on the air, B&B allowed about 3-5 seconds of unmistakable silence to waft in, before saying, "Thanks, Geno." and moving on to the next caller. That made up my mind for me.

 

By the way, I was always Raider Boy Geno...

[brettac1]

The Cardinals are closing in on the Yankees as my least favorite team again...

 

Well, don't forget, they have Shelly Duncan, who must be on steroids, too since his dad is the sith overlord of HGH use.

[iluvlamp]

Geno, while I agree that North loves the dwarf he still has it in for Ozzie and others. Make no mistake I won't apologize for his or others actions. The thing is they are all Sox fans. Besides Murph and Hanley. BUT..Raider I remember you and it sucks that you were met with that response. I still hear them rip the Sox more than a lot of other markets. I realize that their opinions may have been tempered a bit:)

 

edit to say: The Score is still 20 times better than any sports radio in Milwaukee. Sad but true. It's better radio.

[BrewCityUnit]

If all it took to hit home runs in the big leagues is to take HGH, I will order my shipment tomorrow and be in the league next year.

 

What Ankiel is doing is pretty amazing, whether he took HGH 3 years ago or not.