West Duck :D

[RedsoxRockies]

Just got him in a trade with Houston lol!

[asianinvasion]

Is he from Oregon? That would make things more funnier.

[RedsoxRockies]

No, he is from New Jersey, and since this is the 2040's, he could be HoustonGM's son!

[justanewguy]

Houston lost more than just an unhealthy but potentially star-caliber leadoff hitter or #2 hitter, they lost a great deal of veteran leadership and experience at Rookie ball.

What is your Promotion to A set at?

Also, wow, the scouts that write their opinions into words sure differ from the scouts that put their opinions into numbers.

[asianinvasion]

No, he is from New Jersey, and since this is the 2040's, he could be HoustonGM's son!

Or his grandson.

[RedsoxRockies]

I took this just after I got him, so yea I put him in a higher level. The A ball promotion is at like 50%, and all of the promotions are high, because the ai has been stupid like this. A lot of players are not making it to the majors until they are like 27-28

[justanewguy]

I took this just after I got him, so yea I put him in a higher level. The A ball promotion is at like 50%, and all of the promotions are high, because the ai has been stupid like this. A lot of players are not making it to the majors until they are like 27-28

That always makes me... sad. I hate how it does this. Good thing you saved him. He wasn't going to sniff the majors until he was so old that he'd be even more likely to break a hip than he is now. Should make an excellent asset as a 4th outfielder and maybe part-time RF. Gotta love the switch hitter off the bench with good contact and decent speed. Not to mention the great name.

Now I wish I was at home and not at work so I could play BM...

[Arctic Blast]

Man...how do you live with yourself when told you're not good enough for the PIRATES? :eek:

[RedsoxRockies]

Thats because its the Pirates of the future, who I have gotten to the World Series 8 times and won only twice!

[Arctic Blast]

Thats because its the Pirates of the future, who I have gotten to the World Series 8 times and won only twice!

...I think even trying to compute the fact of a highly competitive Pirates organization has exploded my brain...

[RedsoxRockies]

I know right lol

[RedsoxRockies]

West Duck made it!!! And he is actually pretty good too!

[haveacigar]

he really should have better RBI numbers with those averages. Where is he batting in the lineup?

[RedsoxRockies]

was batting 2nd, but just moved him to 6th.

[RedsoxRockies]

He was hitting second because I had a fairly good lineup, which free agency and a bad trade has weakened slightly

[3RunHomer]

This Duck thing reminded me of a great thread in an Orioles forum.

Here's Halama, there's Halama
And another slow Halama
Change Halama, curve Halama
John Halama, duck!!!

K-Y thumbtack scuff Halama
Pickoff move to first Halama
Screaming liners past Halama
John Halama, duck!!!

Be sure to click the llama link.
http://www.websitetoolbox.com/tool/post/backstopbob89/vpost?id=1142203&highlight=halama+duck

[oriole^]

This Duck thing reminded me of a great thread in an Orioles forum.

Here's Halama, there's Halama
And another slow Halama
Change Halama, curve Halama
John Halama, duck!!!

K-Y thumbtack scuff Halama
Pickoff move to first Halama
Screaming liners past Halama
John Halama, duck!!!

Be sure to click the llama link.
http://www.websitetoolbox.com/tool/post/backstopbob89/vpost?id=1142203&highlight=halama+duck

From Wikipedia:

"John Halama pitched for the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League in 2007..." :)

[CatKnight]

Now we just need West's brother, East Duck.

[dannymac910]

Why was this ever funny? I just don't get it.

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

Why was this ever funny? I just don't get it.

Me either :confused:.

[BINGLEBOP]

It's funny because... hmmmm... well... actually when you think about it... it's because... never mind.

[haveacigar]

his first name is a cardinal direction, and his last name is an aquatic bird.

don't act like South Goose wouldn't amuse you.

[Coach Owens]

Or his grandson.

Yeah, if HGM had a kid at 16 and his kid had Duck at 17, or vice versa. HGM was born in 1989, West Duck in 2022. HGM would've been only 32 or 33 depending on when in the year he was born.

[oriole^]

Why would a duck be going in a cardinal direction??

:rimshot: Thank you! I'll be here all week! Tip your waitstaff!

[asianinvasion]

Yeah, if HGM had a kid at 16 and his kid had Duck at 17, or vice versa. HGM was born in 1989, West Duck in 2022. HGM would've been only 32 or 33 depending on when in the year he was born.

Could happen. HGM could be hiding a part of his life that we dont know about. Could have knocked up his girlfriend at 16, gave the kid up for adoption so they could have a normal life. Kinda like in Juno.

[HoustonGM]

It would have been nice to have sex with my girlfriend when I was 16.

:mad:

:p

[ohms_law]

...I still don't get it.


It would have been nice to have sex with my girlfriend when I was 16.

:mad:

:p

lol
Don't worry bro, most of us are right there with ya.
;)

[BINGLEBOP]

He forgot to mention that his girlfriend was 46 when he was 16.

I kid, I kid.

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

I still don't get it, although I'm guessing that HGM's last name is Duck.

[HoustonGM]

I still don't get it, although I'm guessing that HGM's last name is Duck.
I don't think there's anything to get.

[dannymac910]

Is your last name Duck?

[HoustonGM]

No.

[justanewguy]

Angel Gabriel is a way better name.

[HoustonGM]

Dick Rub beats all..

[dannymac910]

I think Dick Rub was the best... But that might be because I'm 16.

[justanewguy]

Yeah, well, let me know when Dick Rub or West Duck turn into burning bushes, or make prophecies about messiahs, or act as messengers between gods and prophets.

So there.

[RedsoxRockies]

West Duck can make prophecies... And Dick Rub can predict what time of day you rub your dick most at

[Slingshot]

Joe King would be a funny name.

[Arctic Blast]

It would have been nice to have sex with my girlfriend when I was 16.

:mad:

:p

Hell, we all wish we could have had sex with her, too.

Errr....uhhh...our OWN girlfriends...yeah...

[HoustonGM]

:p

[OregonDuck1989]

When I was 16 I mistakenly dated a mormon for five months.

Anything sexual was like murdering kittens to her.

It was the worst. Good thing she was rich :p

[RedsoxRockies]

Hell, we all wish we could have had sex with her, too.

Errr....uhhh...our OWN girlfriends...yeah...

How do you know Houston's Girlfriend was not a transgender?

[ohms_law]

How do you know... it... was a possibility? :eek:

[RedsoxRockies]

How do you know... it... was a possibility? :eek:

How do we know Houston is not a transgender :eek:

[HoustonGM]

I'm not a transgender, nor have any of my girlfriends been.

:)

[Arctic Blast]

Well, actually Houston, since you didn't have sex with the one you had when you were 16...can you definitively say that she WAS a she???

[HoustonGM]

Well, actually Houston, since you didn't have sex with the one you had when you were 16...can you definitively say that she WAS a she???
Yes. lol. We didn't have sexual intercourse...but....



Man, this thread's gotten off track....:p

[ohms_law]

lol

[Slingshot]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9G75tH2wfvQ

I'll bet this is his favorite song.

[5dodgers5]

Hey sorry to be stupid if this question has answered already and i'm sorry if this question is incredibly stupid but...

what's so funny about west duck? sorry for being ignorant...

[HoustonGM]

Hey sorry to be stupid if this question has answered already and i'm sorry if this question is incredibly stupid but...

what's so funny about west duck? sorry for being ignorant...
Pretty much nothing.

[BINGLEBOP]

RedsoxRockies was 11 when he made this post, so things like West Duck are funny to kids.

[RedsoxRockies]

I still think Houston's girl friend was transgender.... And I really don't remember why I found his name so amusing....

[BINGLEBOP]

You're growing up and maturing. In another year you'll look back and wonder how you ever thought grunge was cool after your Irish freestyle rap career takes off.

[RedsoxRockies]

You're growing up and maturing. In another year you'll look back and wonder how you ever thought grunge was cool after your Irish freestyle rap career takes off.

I thought I was going to form a Christian Polka band. Maybe I will combine the two genres....

[BINGLEBOP]

I thought I was going to form a Christian Polka band. Maybe I will combine the two genres....

That was last week. This is a board full of atheists, aside from RickD and dickay, so you didn't have enough members for the Christian Polka band.

[RedsoxRockies]

That was last week. This is a board full of atheists, aside from RickD and dickay, so you didn't have enough members for the Christian Polka band.

So are you suggesting an athiest polka group? Maybe called "Get your Jesus out from my Schnitzel"?

[PotatoOfCouch13]

So are you suggesting an athiest polka group? Maybe called "Get your Jesus out from my Schnitzel"?

How awesome would it be if you actually called a band that? On a scale of 1 to 10, I'd give it a 15! :D

[oriole^]

That was last week. This is a board full of atheists, aside from RickD and dickay, so you didn't have enough members for the Christian Polka band.

Ahem! I'm a theist, too...although I would so listen to RSR's atheist polka band.

[OregonDuck1989]

So are you suggesting an athiest polka group? Maybe called "Get your Jesus out from my Schnitzel"?

Ve are ze greatest polka band in all of ze vorld.

[haveacigar]

This thread is hilarious.

I love all the people searching for the deeper meaning to explain why West Duck is so funny. I mean, seriously, how many people do you know have a family name of Duck? And why did they name their kid after a cardinal direction? Why West and not North or South?

The answer to those questions is of course: who cares, West Duck is a funny name.

[BINGLEBOP]

I considered it odd funny and not comical funny, at least compared to some of the other great names that have been brought up before.

I'd consider it hilarious if there was some sort of Mad Lib-like program that created random names that Clay added just for the hell of it.

Let Star Prospect = [Adjective][Noun]
Random Player = [Color][Animal]

[etothep]

This name isn't even on the humor scale when you think of other names such as Dick Rub

[RedsoxRockies]

I considered it odd funny and not comical funny, at least compared to some of the other great names that have been brought up before.

I'd consider it hilarious if there was some sort of Mad Lib-like program that created random names that Clay added just for the hell of it.

Let Star Prospect = [Adjective][Noun]
Random Player = [Color][Animal]

Exactly, it is just an incredibly random name. When I posted the thread, I did not find it comically funny, but I found it odd, and it shows how weird the naming system is. And Clay did have some fun fiddling with names, I have heard. Not like you said, but he did enter names that were intentionally meant to be funny. I believe someone posted a Wouldja Blomey or something like that, and I believe Houston said Clay jokingly put it in the name database.

[etothep]

Exactly, it is just an incredibly random name. When I posted the thread, I did not find it comically funny, but I found it odd, and it shows how weird the naming system is. And Clay did have some fun fiddling with names, I have heard. Not like you said, but he did enter names that were intentionally meant to be funny. I believe someone posted a Wouldja Blomey or something like that, and I believe Houston said Clay jokingly put it in the name database.

It seems you found it comically funny at one point (http://www.sportsmogul.com/vbulletin2/showthread.php?t=185544&highlight=rub)