Fucking Christ. I'm almost ashamed to be a Niners fan.Originally Posted by tony bagadonuts
49ers fans once complained about Seahawks' 12th Man
A memo has now been circulating in San Francisco about training the 49er fans to be more like the Seattle 12th Man.
As Greg Gaffin (and Samuel Clemens) said, sometimes truth is stranger than fiction.
Tbags is this true?
http://ca.sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl...9196--nfl.html
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More like Raider fan dressed like the 12th man, but I think the commercial is pretty damn good.
Last edited by tony bagadonuts; 12-14-2013 at 10:36 PM.
I wonder if Peter Caroll goes out at night to inspire the poor teens of Seattle like he did in LA. At 7:12:
When not coaching Seattle, or helping at risk youth, Caroll fights fires and helps Koala Bears:
http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/eye-on-...n-rule-5-draft
The 2013 Winter Meetings come to an end today, unofficially with this morning's Rule 5 draft. Most executives will leave Orlando by midday.
A total of nine players were selected in the major-league phase (fewest in 15 years), but the most interesting pick came in the Triple-A portion. The Rangers selected current Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson from the Rockies with the 15th pick and now control his baseball rights. Because of the way the minor-league phase works, Texas essentially bought him from Colorado for the $12,000 fee.
The Rockies drafted Wilson in the fourth round of the 2010 draft out of North Carolina State. He had previously been selected by the Orioles in the 41st round of the 2007 draft out of high school. Wilson did sign with the Rockies for $200,000 and yes, he did play in their farm system for a portion of the 2010-11 seasons. He hit .229/.354/.356 with five home runs, 19 stolen bases and 118 strikeouts in 93 Class A games as a second baseman.
Wilson's baseball career came to end in 2012, when he was drafted by the Seahawks in the third round and given close to $3 million. He had to repay the Rockies a portion of his $200,000 bonus and has since gone on to become one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL. Wilson has been sitting on the minor league restricted list the entire time.
Taking a football player in the Rule 5 Draft is nothing new for the Rangers. They landed former running back Ricky Williams in the 1998 event, though by then it was obvious he was going to the NFL. Williams, an outfielder, hit .211/.265/.261 with four home runs in 170 Class A games for the Phillies from 1995-98.
Wilson obviously made the right choice and it's all but guaranteed he will never play baseball again. If he does though, it will now be for the Rangers' organization instead of the Rockies.
kinda makes me wonder if we hit some sort of weird anomaly in the late 80's/early 90's with some just amazing athletes who were able to pull off the 2 sport thing well (Bo, Deion, even Brian Jordan), or if people could still do it today? With so much sport specific training and practice today (and all the sports basically turning their "seasons" into year-long affairs), I doubt we'll see those solid 2 sport athletes again at a pro level.
Can someone explain to me why the Texas Rangers this week just drafted Russel Wilson?
Why would they do something like this?
Since Wilson is a bum. Why doesn't Seattle have 40+ pts off the giants?
Tony did you win $35K? Seattle shoutout of the Giants was very profitable for 12 people:
http://ca.sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl...1714--nfl.html
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No, and this is my town so I'm pissed. I didn't know it was going on or I would have gotten in on that action.
The article I saw mentioned that the promotion was supposed to be for the 49ers game last week. But there was some delay approving the promotion either from the dealership or their legal team. So they ran it against the putrid Giants. What a terrible idea.
It's actually brilliant. They're gonna get a hell of a lot of promotion for $7K, the insurance premium & after that's paid, WTF do they care, they want the team to get the shotout & give away the money.The article I saw mentioned that the promotion was supposed to be for the 49ers game last week. But there was some delay approving the promotion either from the dealership or their legal team. So they ran it against the putrid Giants. What a terrible idea.
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The last 3 Superbowl Champs record heading into week 16
9-5
7-7
8-6
seen on grantland...this is classic.
So you're saying your packers have a chance...
Does anyone here besides Tony really think the Hawks have any chance of winning the super bowl this year?
Me either...
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