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dlymnflddlymnfld CT Posts: 923
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Was listening to the WEEI (Boston Sports talk) last week and D&C were interviewing Mookie Betts and he was talking about being named after Mookie Blaylock. They asked him if he knew Pearl Jam was originally called Mookie Blaylock and Betts said he never heard of Pearl Jam. D&C is a 4 hour block from 600-1000 and there are 3 more four hour blocks of different sports personalities throughout the entire day and night. The running theme for all of the shows that day was how a twenty something year old could have grown up never once hearing Pearl Jam. I thought it was ironic hearing so much PJ talk in one day since Betts was clueless about the band and my family is forced in emergence of the band due to my obsession. On a side note, the way Mookie Betts is tearing it up in spring training odds are that the PJ boys might here of him first as he is a stud. Nothing music related just thought I would share.
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Boston 10/17/10, East Troy 9/3/11, East Troy 9/4/11, Missoula 9/30/12, Worcester 10/15/13, Hartford 10/25/13, Charlottesville 10/29/13,
St. Paul 10/19/14, New York 9/26/15, Quebec City 5/5/16, Boston 8/5/16, Boston 9/2/18, Boston 9/4/18, Quebec City 9/1/22, Camden 9/14/22, Oklahoma City 9/20/22 

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  • drewski_662drewski_662 Posts: 52
    Totally don't mean to sound ignorant but is Mookie Betts tearing it up in Red Sox sprig training? Just wondering since you said Boston sports talk. Great post. Crazy to think of people not hearing of Pearl Jam but I can totally understand why he might not have.
  • nostackedvinylnostackedvinyl Maine Posts: 857
    drewski_662 said:

    Totally don't mean to sound ignorant but is Mookie Betts tearing it up in Red Sox sprig training? Just wondering since you said Boston sports talk. Great post. Crazy to think of people not hearing of Pearl Jam but I can totally understand why he might not have.

    To answer your first question he is hitting .438 in 10 games with an OPS of 1.156. So yes. . .at the age of 22 he's officially tearing it up right now. Not to mention he can flip an 0-2 count and turn it in to a hit or at least get on base. His plate control is very impressive. And as I referenced his age, he was one when Ten came out.
    it's a fragile thing, this life we lead.

    05/24/06, 06/28/08, 06/30/08, 05/17/10, 09/07/11, 09/11/11, 09/12/11, 09/14/11, 09/15/11, 10/15/13, 10/16/13, 10/21/13, 10/22/13, 10/25/13, 10/27/13, 05/05/16, 05/08/16, 08/07/16, 09/02/18

    ev: 06/15/11
  • dlymnflddlymnfld CT Posts: 923
    Plus 5 doubles and 2 triples in 10 games. He is the leading candidate for lead off but with Rusney Castillo making 72 million and with two veterans (Victorino and Ramirez) also in the outfield someone is the odd man out. But this I PJ forum so I will stop talking about the Sox.
    Springfield 4/6/94, Boston 4/6/94, Hartford 10/2/96, New York 9/11/98, Hartford 9/13/98, Mansfield 8/30/00, Boston 9/28/04, Reading 10/1/04, Quebec City 9/20/05, Boston 5/24/06, Hartford 5/13/06, New York 6/25/08, Hartford 6/27/08 Philadelphia 10/31/09, Hartford 10/15/10,
    Boston 10/17/10, East Troy 9/3/11, East Troy 9/4/11, Missoula 9/30/12, Worcester 10/15/13, Hartford 10/25/13, Charlottesville 10/29/13,
    St. Paul 10/19/14, New York 9/26/15, Quebec City 5/5/16, Boston 8/5/16, Boston 9/2/18, Boston 9/4/18, Quebec City 9/1/22, Camden 9/14/22, Oklahoma City 9/20/22 
  • nostackedvinylnostackedvinyl Maine Posts: 857
    dlymnfld said:

    Plus 5 doubles and 2 triples in 10 games. He is the leading candidate for lead off but with Rusney Castillo making 72 million and with two veterans (Victorino and Ramirez) also in the outfield someone is the odd man out. But this I PJ forum so I will stop talking about the Sox.

    Agree on all accounts
    it's a fragile thing, this life we lead.

    05/24/06, 06/28/08, 06/30/08, 05/17/10, 09/07/11, 09/11/11, 09/12/11, 09/14/11, 09/15/11, 10/15/13, 10/16/13, 10/21/13, 10/22/13, 10/25/13, 10/27/13, 05/05/16, 05/08/16, 08/07/16, 09/02/18

    ev: 06/15/11
  • drewski_662drewski_662 Posts: 52
    Wow! The Mookster is tearing it up. Thanks for the info fellas, I'll have to check him out!
  • dlymnflddlymnfld CT Posts: 923
    edited March 2015
    drewski_662 said:

    Wow! The Mookster is tearing it up. Thanks for the info fellas, I'll have to check him out!

    I know I said I would stop talking about the Sox but Mookie hit a double and an inside the park homer today raising his average to .471. Farrel said there is no competition for center as Mookie is in and Castillo is out. Now I'll stop talking about the Sox. Go Mookie!! But the talk show host again plugged Pearl Jam saying "this kid is awesome but he still doesn't know who Pearl Jam is".
    Post edited by dlymnfld on
    Springfield 4/6/94, Boston 4/6/94, Hartford 10/2/96, New York 9/11/98, Hartford 9/13/98, Mansfield 8/30/00, Boston 9/28/04, Reading 10/1/04, Quebec City 9/20/05, Boston 5/24/06, Hartford 5/13/06, New York 6/25/08, Hartford 6/27/08 Philadelphia 10/31/09, Hartford 10/15/10,
    Boston 10/17/10, East Troy 9/3/11, East Troy 9/4/11, Missoula 9/30/12, Worcester 10/15/13, Hartford 10/25/13, Charlottesville 10/29/13,
    St. Paul 10/19/14, New York 9/26/15, Quebec City 5/5/16, Boston 8/5/16, Boston 9/2/18, Boston 9/4/18, Quebec City 9/1/22, Camden 9/14/22, Oklahoma City 9/20/22 
  • drewski_662drewski_662 Posts: 52
    Haha that's awesome. Dude the Mookster was actually on Sportscenter today. They were featuring players that were doing awesome in Spring Training and he was on it! I was like "damn, there he is!" All due to the thread lol, love it!
  • Last-12-ExitLast-12-Exit Charleston, SC Posts: 8,661
    The bubble will burst and he will probably be sent back down to the minors in august.
  • jervin007jervin007 Posts: 3,182
    Last-12-Exit said:

    The bubble will burst and he will probably be sent back down to the minors in august.

    Possibly, prospects definitely get overhyped sometimes. Mookie is a great hitter though and hasn't had much trouble at any level, including his MLB call-up last year. He even had a 66 game on-base streak last year. I'm hoping he plays well. Used to watch him play for the Portland Seadogs last year and could be an exciting player to watch.
    PJ:
    2003 Mansfield: July 2
    2004 Boston: Sept 28 & 29
    2005 Montreal: Sept 15
    2006 Boston: May 24 & 25
    2008 Hartford: June 27, Mansfield: June 28,
    2010 Boston: May 17
    2013 Worcester: Oct 15, Hartford: Oct 25,
    2016 Hampton: April 18, Raleigh: April 20 (cancelled), Columbia: April 21. Quebec: May 5. Boston (Fenway): August 7

    EV Solo: Boston 8/2/08, Boston 6/16/11
  • on2legson2legs Posts: 15,912
    It's not like the Red Sox don't have a history of overhyping prospects.
    1996: Randall's Island 2  1998: East Rutherford | MSG 1 & 2  2000: Cincinnati | Columbus | Jones Beach 1, 2, & 3 | Boston 1 | Camden 1 & 2 2003: Philadelphia | Uniondale | MSG 1 & 2 | Holmdel  2005: Atlantic City 1  2006: Camden 1 | East Rutherford 1 & 2 2008: Camden 1 & 2 | MSG 1 & 2 (#25) | Newark (EV)  2009: Philadelphia 1, 2 & 4  2010: Newark | MSG 1 & 2  2011: Toronto 1  2013: Wrigley Field | Brooklyn 2 | Philadelphia 1 & 2 | Baltimore  2015: Central Park  2016: Philadelphia 1 & 2 | MSG 1 & 2 | Fenway Park 2 | MSG (TOTD)  2017: Brooklyn (RnR HOF)  2020: MSG | Asbury Park  2021: Asbury Park  2022: MSG | Camden | Nashville  2024: MSG 1 & 2 (#50) | Philadelphia 1 & 2 | Baltimore  2025: Raleigh


  • jervin007jervin007 Posts: 3,182
    on2legs said:

    It's not like the Red Sox don't have a history of overhyping prospects.

    Along with MLB.com, ESPN, and pretty much every fantasy baseball website.

    PJ:
    2003 Mansfield: July 2
    2004 Boston: Sept 28 & 29
    2005 Montreal: Sept 15
    2006 Boston: May 24 & 25
    2008 Hartford: June 27, Mansfield: June 28,
    2010 Boston: May 17
    2013 Worcester: Oct 15, Hartford: Oct 25,
    2016 Hampton: April 18, Raleigh: April 20 (cancelled), Columbia: April 21. Quebec: May 5. Boston (Fenway): August 7

    EV Solo: Boston 8/2/08, Boston 6/16/11
  • Weston1283Weston1283 Fredericksburg, VA Posts: 5,007
    I'm 22 and I have plenty of friends who had never even heard of Pearl Jam until I introduced them. And usually, if they do, its not even the classics like Even Flow, Jeremy, Alive etc. that they know, its 90% of the time "Last Kiss"... Just the way it is unfortunately.
    2010: Cleveland
    2012: Atlanta
    2013: London ONT / Wrigley Field / Pittsburgh / Buffalo / San Diego / Los Angeles I / Los Angeles II
    2014: Cincinnati / St. Louis / Tulsa / Lincoln / Detroit / Denver
    2015: New York City
    2016: Ft. Lauderdale / Miami / Jacksonville / Greenville / Hampton / Columbia / Lexington / Philly II / New York City II / Toronto II / Bonnaroo / Telluride / Fenway I / Wrigley I / Wrigley - II / TOTD - Philadelphia, San Francisco
    2017: Ohana Fest (EV)
    2018: Amsterdam I / Amsterdam II / Seattle I / Seattle II / Boston I / Boston II
    2021: Asbury Park / Ohana Encore 1 / Ohana Encore 2
    2022: Phoenix / LA I / LA II / Quebec City / Ottawa / New York City / Camden / Nashville / St. Louis / Denver
    2023: St. Paul II
    2024: Las Vegas I / Las Vegas II / New York City I / New York City II / Philly I / Philly II / Baltimore
  • 2-feign-reluctance2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,457
    AET fella's, that way you can keep man crushing on Boston baseball.
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  • WhatYouTaughtMeWhatYouTaughtMe Posts: 4,957
    2-feign-reluctance said:

    AET fella's, that way you can keep man crushing on Boston baseball.

    Ha. Maybe change the title to the Mookie Betts bromance thread.
  • PoncierPoncier Posts: 17,807
    nostackedvinyl said:

    drewski_662 said:

    So yes. . .at the age of 22 he's officially tearing it up right now. And as I referenced his age, he was one when Ten came out.

    Actually other way around, Ten was one when Betts "came out".
    This weekend we rock Portland
  • drewski_662drewski_662 Posts: 52
    Weston1283 said:

    I'm 22 and I have plenty of friends who had never even heard of Pearl Jam until I introduced them. And usually, if they do, its not even the classics like Even Flow, Jeremy, Alive etc. that they know, its 90% of the time "Last Kiss"... Just the way it is unfortunately.

    That is crazy, simply crazy...but understandable seeing as many people dug that song. They can have it though.

    Totally digging the Mookie Bromance Thread.
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