The OC Register has a feature on Angels reliever Jose Arredondo and it is not pretty.
Read Bill Plunkett's BIG exposé about it.
When Arredondo was left off the postseaosn roster, he was told to go to the Angels' camp in Arizona to work out in case he was needed as a call up becuse of injury, or was selected in between playoff rounds to be added.
Instead he went home to the Dominican Republic. Basically, that is the best way to get your name on the top of your team's sheet list.
The problem for the Angels is that this is far from an isolated incident. Arredondo has a history of insubordination, outbursts and disestablishmentarianism in the decidedly antidisestablishmentarianist vocation of professional baseball. He stormed off a mound in the minors, is rumored to have cussed out coaches in spanglish and had the worst haircut in the major leagues in 2008. On top of all that (and rumors of much more swept under the carpet and away from nosy bloggers) he pretty much stunk in 2009 to render that 11-Win relief season in '08 a distant memory.
But wouldn't he look good in Blue Jay powder blue?
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"...and had the worst haircut in the major leagues in 2008."
epic.
clover_black - December 8, 2009
I beg to differ... he had the 2nd worst
dannyras - December 8, 2009
Dondo had the 3rd worst
Fan Since 1981 - December 8, 2009
That dude can wear his hair however he wants...
The Freak has earned it.
jimmuscomp - December 8, 2009
.....unless George Steinbrenner was his boss. King George ordered Oscar Gamble to get a haircut upon joining the Yanks.
source
Fan Since 1981 - December 8, 2009
Davey Havok, Jr. ^^^
Commander_Nate - December 8, 2009
Lincecum, not this guy.
Commander_Nate - December 8, 2009
Davey Havok, Jr. ^^^
There, now my comment is directed towards the proper person.
Commander_Nate - December 8, 2009
minus tattoos, piercings, muscles, band and makeup.
oh yeah, looks just like him.
BryanHarvey'sMoustache - December 8, 2009
so long hair is bad?
How about Jeter’s joke of a haircut? What a tool.
BryanHarvey'sMoustache - December 8, 2009
Technically long hair is not really a hair "cut"
stuck in Romania - December 10, 2009
That is a GREAT haircut. Particularly for baseball
mattwelch - December 9, 2009
FREAK
That thurr is a flash in tha pan, folks
tdforbust - December 11, 2009
FREAK
That thurr is a flash in tha pan, folks. He is probably high on marijuana in this pic.
tdforbust - December 11, 2009
Wow, that is some interesting timing
mattwelch - December 8, 2009
Ain't it though?
Was thinking exactly the same thing as I read the article.
If it was the LA Times I might jump to a conspiritorial conclusion…. But The Register?
D**kheads!
LAASurfin - December 8, 2009
why would the jays want him?
retrohalo - December 8, 2009
Filthy stuff, cheap
It’s not as if teams haven’t benefited from taking on our young reliever head cases in the past.
mattwelch - December 8, 2009
BJ Ryan replacement?
Clutch - December 8, 2009
interesting...
stuck in Romania - December 8, 2009
With this news in the press
Ninja would be dealing with a weak hand and would not get full value for him.
mustard_man - December 8, 2009
Exactly
It would be like running a negative story on Ron Artest and crushing his chance of signing with the Lakers, and…
oh, wait.
George Kaplan - December 8, 2009
But who will replace Fuentesaurus now?
Clutch - December 8, 2009
Meant to sound much more like sarcastic despair.
Clutch - December 8, 2009
Looks like Jepsen
He’s got the stuff, just needs the experience.
Slyintine - December 8, 2009
?!?!?!?!?!?!
Might have added to your dramatic inquiry.
Sethy - December 8, 2009
Ah yes, thank you!
Clutch - December 8, 2009
I give Arredondo the benefit of the doubt.
You never know what is going on in a player’s personal life. He has shown signs of brilliance and I am sure it is still in there somewhere.
44FAN - December 8, 2009
I appreciate the use of the second and first largest words in the English Dictionary in this post.
PhiSlamma - December 8, 2009
Non-scientific category, of course.
Match Day 5 - December 8, 2009
I thought supercalifragilisticexpialidocious still held that claim.
Downing Rules - December 9, 2009
pneumoultramicroscopicvolcanosilicosis
red floyd - December 9, 2009
I realize English is a Germanic language...
but dang, if that isn’t the German coming out of the English right there, I don’t know what is. Just hodge-podge a bunch of words together to make a mega word. Das is gut!
Downing Rules - December 9, 2009
Damn. I misspelled. It's actually even longer.
pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
red floyd - December 9, 2009
Ever seen the movie Sugar?
I sometimes feel like it was partially based on Dondo….
BryanHarvey'sMoustache - December 8, 2009
for his sake
i hope she was as hot
Rev Halofan - December 8, 2009
I wanted to see it when it came out but couldn't find a theater that was showing it.
Did you like it?
opiejeanne - December 9, 2009
You can get on Netflix...
It was a decent flick. You could kinda feel like they had a low budget and there are some corny hollywood parts but I dug it for the most part.
BryanHarvey'sMoustache - December 10, 2009
If he's dealt
I hope it’s somewhere far enough away that he doesn’t come back to hurt us. This kid has filthy stuff and needs one more chance to get his head together.
Dono Romantico - December 8, 2009
I think of Bobby Jenks....
when I think of the Angels letting some hot-headed player go and coming back to haunt. Bad news altogether, this story is.
Downing Rules - December 9, 2009
@ BryanHarvey'sMoustache (Davey Havok Comparison)
I was referring more to pre-2000’s Davey Havok, when had less tats and makeup and was mostly hair and a lip ring. I think he was skinnier then too. Minus the lip ring, Lincecum is easily the closest looking MLB player to Davey Havok…and you know he listens to AFI.
In fact, I’m willing to wager he was screaming along to “The Days of the Phoenix” just before he got pulled over with that pipe…“Ooh!”
And ps: the reply function doesn’t work right on my work comp. That’s why this is down here.
Commander_Nate - December 9, 2009
AFI is the shit dude.
God called in sick today FTW!
SenorChuckles - December 9, 2009
I'm partial to cereal wars.
But GCIST is definitely an AFI classic.
halofan4life - December 13, 2009
I agree
With the exception of their last two albums, they are one of my favorite bands. “Black Sails in the Sunset” and “The Art of Drowning” are their two best albums to me.
“God Called in Sick Today” is a fun song to learn if you play guitar.
Commander_Nate - December 9, 2009
sing the sorrow
is an awesome album!!
YOUknowulovetheIE - December 9, 2009
Good album.
But not their best.
halofan4life - December 13, 2009
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