Comments on: Who needs facts when you have John Kruk

By: Zack

Zack — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:45:06 +0000

and isnt this the same ESPN thats working out a deal with Kraft’s Promotion company? Let me guess, next they’ll hire John Henry as their producer.

By: Zack

Zack — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:44:18 +0000

Before this i didnt care what happened this weekend, now I want a sweep and have Kruk run and hide.

By: Andrew M.

Andrew M. — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:39:01 +0000

I love what Keith Law said in his chat yesterday about Captain Intangible. Said he was a horrible game caller and thought he lost every finger on his throwing arm to an accident besides his index finger since all he calls for are fastballs.

By: Andy

Andy — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:40:04 +0000

One criticism of Brian’s article, because I am that anal – when you’re ripping Kruk’s retarded version of English, make sure to really edit your comments (i.e. “The Red Sox have the fewest weakness[es] going into the postseason,” and “overea[c]ting”).

By: JFH

JFH — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 04:44:12 +0000

but they have Varitek, Captain Intangibles!

By: Al from BX

Al from BX — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 04:41:54 +0000

Eh hes a grade A moron. Article sucks and its very biased. In MLB.com they have a video by the MLB Network breaking down the Achilles heel of all playoff caliber teams and it mentioned that the Red Sox don’t have the intangibles it once had.

By: JFH

JFH — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 04:32:33 +0000

Kruk is the same genius who picked the Yanks to finish 3rd and miss the playoffs.

Also the same genius (along with almost all of the Everything Sox Programming Network) who criticized the Yankees signings over the winter (no upside), but lauded the Sox’s signing of Penny and Smoltz and their high upside. Huh? High upside was some sort of guarantee for quality starts I guess.

Also lauded the Sox lineup, but cited the many question marks in the Yankee lineup. So, (this spring) no Manny, a recovering Ortiz, Varitek, no solid shortstop, etc = no question marks?

ESPN has gotten to be a joke and they are hard to watch for many reasons. Kruk is just one of them.

By: MikeD

MikeD — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 03:42:30 +0000

Kruk used to play the part of what he knows well: The sorta funny, fat dumb guy. Unfortunately, now ESPN wants him to be serious, which is a capability he can not fake.

He sucks.

By: Tank the Frank

Tank the Frank — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 02:55:47 +0000

Yeah I read this piece in the afternoon and I couldn’t help leaving a few choice comments. ESPN columns rarely make me angry – simply because I know what to expect from them – but this one was in another stratosphere.

Kruk’s logic:

Daisuke Matsuzaka, after three months on the disabled list, makes two starts and looks good. Therefor, Boston = no pitching problems. Andy Pettitte skips a start (one or two…or three, a few, he’s been out for the season) for precautionary reasons, comes back, looks good. Therefor, Yankees = pitching problems.

Ok…..got it.

By: King of Fruitless Hypotheticals

King of Fruitless Hypotheticals — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 01:29:55 +0000

Mmm…read it again and come and say somebody edited that.

I’m just sayin…