Tomlinism Tournament First Round Match 3

by maryrose on Jun 4, 2009 1:20 PM EDT

The polls are still open to vote for Match 1 and also Match 2, but we move to the third Match of the first round of the Tomlinism Tournament:

Poll

Which of these two Tomlinisms do you like more?

#10 Seed: "You've got to under-promise and over-deliver." (spoken to Limas Sweed after Sweed talked a better game than he produced in 2008)

530 votes

#7 Seed: "I don't want to hear about injuries. The standard of expectation does not change." (in response to a reporter after several key injuries late in the 2007 season)

421 votes

951 votes | Poll has closed

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All of these are great

but I love the pairing here. The first is individual and says one thing, but the later is team oriented and says the opposite. He refuses to take the under on expectations.

Over expect and under excuse. I love it.

by 13thieves on Jun 4, 2009 3:40 PM EDT reply actions

In a related story

I was razzing some Mets fans today when the Buccos pulled the sweep and their response was “it’s easy to sweep a team that is playing its 3rd stringers”

WAAAAAAAAAAAA!!

Go McCutchen – 2 for 4, 1 RBI, 3 runs scored, stolen base. We’ll miss you Nate.

There is no spoon

by chewiesteeler on Jun 4, 2009 4:47 PM EDT reply actions

Yeah, that was a pretty jarring trade. I think they made the right move, but trading the face of the franchise is pretty risky as far as fan support is concerned, even if he was only an All Star because he played on the Pirates. We’ll miss him.

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by BadMaafala on Jun 4, 2009 8:57 PM EDT up reply actions

Ha ha ha, fan support. For the pirates? Good one BM.

Don't worry about the haters. Haters only hate.

by steelguy99 on Jun 5, 2009 11:54 AM EDT up reply actions

If only the buccos management had the same track record as the Rooney family, I’m positive that this trade would be much easier to deal with. However, it has been quite a long road and restoring faith is going to take quite a while. Here’s hoping.

There is no spoon

by chewiesteeler on Jun 5, 2009 10:24 AM EDT reply actions

Yeah, you’re definitely right. This seems like the same old thing, even though I’d say it’s very different. It’s funny, the Steelers cut Joey Porter, who was the most vocal member of the franchise at the time, and no one bats an eye, but the Pirates trade a decent CF for some pretty solid prospects and suddenly it’s a good idea to boo the biggest prospect the Pirates have had this decade in his major league debut.

I guess they have to earn some respect before they get any, which is fair if you consider the history.

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by BadMaafala on Jun 5, 2009 3:31 PM EDT up reply actions