Professional Athletes say the Darndest things..

[Bill Lundberg]

With the world of facebook, twitter, myspace, etc. The common fan has more access than ever into the lives of today's players. Let's use this thread as a dumping ground for the funny, crazy, idiotic, smart ramblings of today's professional athletes.

Perfect example below as Matt Forte has a great slam on Maurice Jones Drew:

[/URL][URL="http://twitter.com/chitownforte22"]chitownforte22 (http://twitter.com/chitownforte22)
@Jones_Drew32 (http://twitter.com/Jones_Drew32) how's your dad Garry Coleman doing? 4 minutes ago (http://twitter.com/chitownforte22/status/10634784756) via Echofon (http://echofon.com/) in reply to Jones_Drew32 (http://twitter.com/Jones_Drew32/status/10633805709)

[booger]

lmao

[Bill Lundberg]

After further research it appears that was a retaliation strike after Jones-Drew posted this.

Jones_Drew32 (http://twitter.com/Jones_Drew32)
@chitownforte22 (http://twitter.com/chitownforte22) how's CT doing

I assume CT is Chester Taylor

[Demonpenz]

Anyone see the racist shit Torii Hunter was spewing? Love the way the dude plays, hate his stupid mouth sometimes!

[SPATCH]

oh snap!

[pr_capone]

http://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/showthread.php?t=160837

1) Rickey… on referring to himself in the third person:

“Listen, people are always saying, ‘Rickey says Rickey.’ But it’s been blown way out of proportion. People might catch me, when they know I’m ticked off, saying, ‘Rickey, what the heck are you doing, Rickey?’ They say, ‘Darn, Rickey, what are you saying Rickey for? Why don’t you just say, ‘I?’ But I never did. I always said, ‘Rickey,’ and it became something for people to joke about.”

2) In the early 1980s, the Oakland A’s accounting department was freaking out. The books were off $1 million. After an investigation, it was determined Rickey was the reason why. The GM asked him about a $1 million bonus he had received and Rickey said instead of cashing it, he framed it and hung it on a wall at his house.

3) In 1996, Henderson’s first season with San Diego, he boarded the team bus and was looking for a seat. Steve Finley said, “You have tenure, sit wherever you want.” Henderson looked at Finley and said, “Ten years? Ricky’s been playing at least 16, 17 years.”

4) This one might be my second favorite. This wasn’t too long ago, I think it was the year he ended up playing with the Red Sox. Anyway, he called San Diego GM Kevin Towers and left the following message: “This is Rickey calling on behalf of Rickey. Rickey wants to play baseball.”

5) This one happened in Seattle. Rickey struck out and as the next batter was walking past him, he heard Henderson say, “Don’t worry, Rickey, you’re still the best.”

6) Rickey once asked a teammate how long it would take him to drive to the Dominican Republic.

7) Moments after breaking Lou Brock’s stolen base record, Henderson told the crowd – with Brock mere feet next to him – “Lou Brock was a great base stealer, but today, I am the greatest of all-time.”

8) Henderson once fell asleep on an ice pack and got frostbite – which forced him to miss three games — in mid-August.

9) A reporter asked Henderson if Ken Caminiti’s estimate that 50 percent of Major League players were taking steroids was accurate. His response was, “Well, Rickey’s not one of them, so that’s 49 percent right there.”

10) Henderson broke Ty Cobb’s career record for runs scored with a home run. After taking his usual 45 seconds or so around the bases, Rickey slid into home plate.

11) On being Nolan Ryan’s 5,000th career strikeout: “It gave me no chance. He (Ryan) just blew it by me. But it’s an honor. I’ll have another paragraph in all the baseball books. I’m already in the books three or four times.”

12) San Diego GM Kevin Towers was trying to contact Rickey at a nearby hotel. He knew Henderson always used fake names to avoid the press, fans, etc. He was trying to think like Rickey and after several attempts; he was able to get Henderson on the phone.

Rickey had checked in under Richard Pryor.

13) I didn’t believe this one at first. However, I emailed a few contacts within the Sox organization and they claim it actually happened. This is priceless, it really is.

The morning after the Sox finished off the sweep against St. Louis last October, Henderson called someone in the organization looking for tickets to Game 6 at Fenway Park.

14) The Mets were staying in a hotel less than a mile from Cinergy Field in Cincinnati. While some players walked, most took the team bus. A few minutes after they arrived — again it was less than a mile – the last players off the bus noticed a stretched limo that had just pulled up.

Of course, Rickey emerged from the back seat.

15) A reporter once asked Rickey if he talked to himself, “Do I talk to myself? No, I just remind myself of what I’m trying to do. You know, I never answer myself so how can I be talking to myself?”

16) OK, I know everyone has been waiting for it. Alas, according to both parties involved, it’s not true. I wish it were. Heck, both Rickey Henderson and John Olerud have said they wish it were true. But it just didn’t happen.

The story went that a few weeks into Henderson’s stint with the Mariners, he walked up to Olerud at the batting cage and asked him why he wore a batting helmet in the field. Olerud explained that he had an aneurysm at nine years old and he wore the helmet for protection. Legend goes that Henderson said, “Yeah, I used to play with a guy that had the same thing.”

Legend also goes that Olerud said, “That was me, Rickey.”

Henderson played with Olerud on the Blue Jays and the Mets.

17) Rickey was asked if he had the Garth Brooks album with Friends in Low Places and Henderson said, “Rickey doesn’t have albums. Rickey has CDs.”

18) During a contract holdout with Oakland in the early 1990s, Henderson said, “If they want to pay me like Mike Gallego, I’ll play like Gallego.”

19) In the late 1980s, the Yankees sent Henderson a six-figure bonus check. After a few months passed, an internal audit revealed the check had not been cashed. Current Yankees GM Brian Cashman – then a low-level nobody with the organization – called Rickey and asked if there was a problem with the check. Henderson said, “I’m just waiting for the money market rates to go up.”

20) In June 1999, when Henderson was playing with the Mets, he saw reporters running around the clubhouse before a game. He asked a teammate what was going on and he was told that Tom Robson, the team’s hitting coach, had just been fired. Henderson said, “Who’s he?”

21) This is my all-time favorite. Rickey was pulled over by a San Diego police officer for speeding. As the officer was approaching Rickey’s car, the window went down a few inches and a folded $100 bill emerged. The officer let Rickey and his money head home without a ticket.

22) When he was on the Yankees in the mid-1980s, Henderson told teammates that his condo had such a great view that he could see, “The Entire State Building.”

23) During one of his stays with Oakland, Henderson’s locker was next to Billy Beane’s. After making the team out of spring training, Beane was sent to the minors after a few months. Upon his return, about six weeks later, Henderson looked at Beane and said, “Hey, man, where have you been? Haven’t seen you in awhile.”

24) To this day and dating back 25 years, before every game he plays, Henderson stands completely naked in front of a full length locker room mirror and says, “Ricky’s the best,” for several minutes.

25) In the last week of his lone season with the Red Sox, Chairman Tom Werner asked Henderson what he would like for his ‘going-away’ gift. Henderson said he wasn’t going anywhere, but he would like owner John Henry’s Mercedes. Werner said it would be tough to get the same make and model in less than a week and Henderson said, “No, I want his car.” Turns out the Sox got Henderson a Red Thunderbird and when he saw it on the field before the last game of the season, Rickey said, “Whose ugly car is on the field?”

[Sure-Oz]

lol @ jones-drew owning matt im man im forte

[Bill Lundberg]

@GlennDorsey72

Hate em all!RT @DocFluty: @GlennDorsey72 who is the offensive lineman you hate playing against the most?
about 9 hours ago via Echofon

[KcMizzou]

Spoon's latest pic..

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[KcMizzou]

Jarrad Page: ROCK CHALK JAY WHAT?????!!!! YES!!!!! UNI!!!!

[Hammock Parties]

Jarrad Page:

My cat is a fiend for Top Ramen. He climbed up on the stove to get some. Dont ask me why I eat Top Ramen. Lol. I love it. Chicken flavor lol

@ElliottButler (http://twitter.com/ElliottButler) ey bra I'm unfollowin yo ass if u spell one more word incorrectly. Smh. Lmfao

[Mr. Flopnuts]

Jarrad Page:

Jarrad puts Mayo in his chicken top ramen. Bank it.

LMAO @ Forte. That's golden.

[niblet]

I love this one from Steve Smith.

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[Rausch]

2) In the early 1980s, the Oakland A’s accounting department was freaking out. The books were off $1 million. After an investigation, it was determined Rickey was the reason why. The GM asked him about a $1 million bonus he had received and Rickey said instead of cashing it, he framed it and hung it on a wall at his house.

http://www.relativelyunrelated.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/facepalm-double.jpg

[Bill Lundberg]

MrNMrsFinley88 (http://twitter.com/MrNMrsFinley88)
@NickBarnett (http://twitter.com/NickBarnett) Court says to ask you.. whats a dirty sanchez? lol i have no clue....

[Bill Lundberg]

Chandler Williams gets it:

Chandler18 (http://twitter.com/Chandler18)
Q:Who do you want the Chiefs to draft? A:I dnt have a fav person so jus sumone tht can come i... http://formspring.me/Chandler18/q/454500915


Chandler18 (http://twitter.com/Chandler18)
Q:Let me rephrase that. If you were the GM of ... A:Lol, id prolly get Eric Berry. Luv his game http://formspring.me/Chandler18/q/454533866

[big nasty kcnut]

Larry johnson I'm cakn panta

[KCrockaholic]

Chandler Williams gets it:

Chandler18 (http://twitter.com/Chandler18)
Q:Who do you want the Chiefs to draft? A:I dnt have a fav person so jus sumone tht can come i... http://formspring.me/Chandler18/q/454500915


Chandler18 (http://twitter.com/Chandler18)
Q:Let me rephrase that. If you were the GM of ... A:Lol, id prolly get Eric Berry. Luv his game http://formspring.me/Chandler18/q/454533866

Chandler is on the Band Wagon!

[Bill Lundberg]

DaRealMattOates (http://twitter.com/DaRealMattOates)
Former Chiefs #1 Draft Pick Trezelle Jenkins now runs a Harold's Chicken Shack in Michigan #TrueStory (http://twitter.com/search?q=%23TrueStory)

[Hammock Parties]

He put his signing bonus to good use.

[Bill Lundberg]

I'm glad we signed Shaun Smith.

@MarcusMcNeill73
Marcus McNeill
@autumnsjs90 whats good homie

autumnsjs90 shaun smith
@
@MarcusMcNeill73 nothing hope yall lose to the bengals

[WebGem]

Shaun Smith and Eric Berry were talking on Twitter about playing madden with eachother on Sunday night after the STL game

[Bill Lundberg]

McNeill's response

@MarcusMcNeill73
Marcus McNeill
@autumnsjs90 CHOKE!!! lmao

[Bill Lundberg]

@autumnsjs90
shaun smith
@MarcusMcNeill73 man u crazy its going to be snowing in Ohio and yall can't handle the cold

[ZootedGranny]

@MarcusMcNeill73 nothing hope yall lose to the bengals

Hahahaha

[WebGem]

@autumnsjs90
shaun smith
@MarcusMcNeill73 man u crazy its going to be snowing in Ohio and yall can't handle the cold

This is actually probably true. The Chargers don't see to be the most physically tough team. When they play a team that's physical with them (Raiders) they get their ass beat. I don't think they like getting punched in the mouth, probably don't like being in freezing cold weather either. No wonder they beat the Colts, fucking pussies.

[kysirsoze]

I'm glad we signed Shaun Smith.

I almost started a thread about this one cause it made me laugh so hard.

CP search FTW!!

[KcMizzou]

Exchanges like that are what make Twitter fun.

I never post anything... just there for the candid comments you never see anywhere else.

[Chiefs Rool]

I remember the first year Andre Rison was with us he said:
"Jerry Rice is the best wide receiver of all time, Andre Rison is the best wide receiver right now"

[WebGem]

Not really fitting the title, but sticking to Shaun Smith being the man:

chiefssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss
22 minutes ago

[KcMizzou]

Not really fitting the title, but sticking to Shaun Smith being the man::thumb:

[KcMizzou]

autumnsjs90 shaun smith
I don't hear my chiefs fans get yall ass up let's go this is a big day for the whole state people I need to feel the energy seriously

[KcMizzou]

autumnsjs90 shaun smith
Let's go 29 24 92 72 39 34 n the rest of goons relentless today

[WebGem]

autumnsjs90 shaun smith
I don't hear my chiefs fans get yall ass up let's go this is a big day for the whole state people I need to feel the energy seriously

Lol yeah I saw that earlier. This is the Shaun smith tweets thread now apparently

[Jack]

I am surprised Yogi hasn't been mentioned.

My favorite:

"He's going to be a great pitcher if he ever gets his curve ball straighten out". IIRC he was mentioning Sandy Kofax.

Most of you probably don't know who Yogi was. Hint; he wasn't a bear.

[WebGem]

I am surprised Yogi hasn't been mentioned.

My favorite:

"He's going to be a great pitcher if he ever gets his curve ball straighten out". IIRC he was mentioning Sandy Kofax.

Most of you probably don't know who Yogi was. Hint; he wasn't a bear.

Well we obviously haven't mentioned that because it's not Shaun Smith.

Shaun Smith straightens out curved balls for a living.

[Jack]

Well we obviously haven't mentioned that because it's not Shaun Smith.

Shaun Smith straightens out curved balls for a living.

:LOL:

[Bill Lundberg]

I like Shaun, but he may need a muzzle soon.


@autumnsjs90
shaun smith
@ochocinco who told u to write about me in your book f a g
27 minutes ago via web Favorite Retweet Reply

[WebGem]

this deserves its own thread IMO, he's still going

[Sofa King]

I like Shaun, but he may need a muzzle soon.

Shaun Smith's twitter may have just found it's burst.

[Baby Lee]

http://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/showthread.php?t=160837

Rickey knows neither person nor tense, neither plural nor singular.

Had me on the floor at the thought of him playing MLB in front of his family and his one lone friend.

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Stern show riffing - on some earlier parts of the speech

"I guess mom do's know bess."

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[Bill Lundberg]

@GlennDorsey72
Glenn Dorsey
Although we've made the playoffs, don't think for a second that we've forgotten it's Raider week....

[WebGem]

@GlennDorsey72
Glenn Dorsey
Although we've made the playoffs, don't think for a second that we've forgotten it's Raider week....

fuck yes!!!!!!!

[Wyndex]

follow shaun smith and watch him and ochocinco go at it...lol

[KcMizzou]

berry1429 Eric Berry
Lovin this bday gift!


http://desmond.yfrog.com/Himg610/scaled.php?tn=0&server=610&filename=1usee.jpg&xsize=640&ysize=640

[-King-]

berry1429 Eric Berry
Lovin this bday gift!


http://desmond.yfrog.com/Himg610/scaled.php?tn=0&server=610&filename=1usee.jpg&xsize=640&ysize=640



:whackit::whackit::whackit:

[KcMizzou]

http://desmond.yfrog.com/Himg611/scaled.php?tn=0&server=611&filename=z8lt.jpg&xsize=640&ysize=640

[-King-]

http://desmond.yfrog.com/Himg611/scaled.php?tn=0&server=611&filename=z8lt.jpg&xsize=640&ysize=640

His brothers right?

[KcMizzou]

His brothers right?
Yeah, I believe so. He said...

berry1429 Eric Berry
Me Bo n boo Kc kickin it

[KcMizzou]

As a Mizzou fan, I loved this...

@D_Alexander84 Danario Alexander
Don't get much better than this lol @SeanWSpoon56 @jmac_18

http://yfrog.com/h2hn4kqj:iphone

[-King-]

http://a1.twimg.com/profile_images/1179731174/shaunsmith2_normal.jpg (http://twitter.com/autumnsjs90) autumnsjs90 (http://twitter.com/autumnsjs90) s/o to my old n new followers 21 minutes ago (http://twitter.com/autumnsjs90/status/20680132263940096) via web


Two minutes later


http://a1.twimg.com/profile_images/1148525217/112_112_normal.JPG (http://twitter.com/jcharles25) jcharles25 (http://twitter.com/jcharles25) s/o to my old n new followers 19 minutes ago (http://twitter.com/jcharles25/status/20680554630352896) via web


ROFL

[Bill Lundberg]

Here's my Chiefs list if anyone wants to follow it.
https://twitter.com/#!/list/BagsRHuge/chiefs

One more thing that excites me about this team is the way they seem to all get along and hang out together off the field. That's something I'm not sure we've had much in KC other than a couple of guys here and there. It seems that all of these young defensive guys get together all the time. Charles and Berry appear to be boys as well.

Just good to see - I think teams are better off when you actually care about the guy playing next to you. There's more accountability and a sense of personal responsibility.

Encouraging to see.

[kysirsoze]

berry1429 Eric Berry

I don't believe in runnin out of bounds on an int.

Bad


Ass

[KcMizzou]

Here's my Chiefs list if anyone wants to follow it.
https://twitter.com/#!/list/BagsRHuge/chiefs

One more thing that excites me about this team is the way they seem to all get along and hang out together off the field. That's something I'm not sure we've had much in KC other than a couple of guys here and there. It seems that all of these young defensive guys get together all the time. Charles and Berry appear to be boys as well.

Just good to see - I think teams are better off when you actually care about the guy playing next to you. There's more accountability and a sense of personal responsibility.

Encouraging to see.I get a kick out of them talking back and forth all the time. A little stalkerish... maybe. But these guys seem to genuinely like each other.

[KcMizzou]

Bad


Ass:thumb:

[WebGem]

Bad


Ass

yea

[WebGem]

@shawnemerriman I have a dream that 1 day ppl will realize tht I been a beast since I was 10 PED's didn't help me get there #MLK

He's since deleted the tweet.

[KcMizzou]

Terrell_Davis Terrell Davis
by ArrowheadPride
@
KC by far @MorgynC What stadium was the hardest to play in...Oak or KC? Or any other

[Bill Lundberg]

Meet Anthony Toribio's new pooch... Named KC!

http://plixi.com/p/86114053