Since people are piling on the Rockies...

[Neecy]

I thought I'd add a little perspective. Meet Mike Timlin, Red Sox relief pitcher and god-loving mountain man.



Here's a gruesome tale of his outdoor adventures:

''I enjoy being out among God's creations," he says.

--snip--

Looking through the scope he draws the Easton arrow back from the Mathews Solo Cam bow. The pig, now 15 yards away, is oblivious, inhaling the corn. Timlin takes a deep breath, exhales, and fires. The arrow travels twice as fast as Timlin's 93-mile-per-hour fastball. Bull's-eye.

The three pigs instantly scatter in three different directions, the big one limping, and the smallest one stopping for one more gulp of corn. Timlin is still, watching and listening. The sow starts screaming from the brush. Loudly.

''She's not having a good day," Timlin says. The pitcher's still whispering, but he's exhilarated and full of adrenaline.


http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2006/03/24/prey_time/?page=4

And, while this article is a couple of years old, contrast this with the stories of the Rockies Christian outlook and you'll see it's all the same damn thing, no matter what team you root for:

http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2005/08/31/faith_binds_many_on_sox/


So, who cares? Enjoy your teams and put their individual viewpoints aside (although TImlin really does nauseate me).

[Toasterlad]

1. THANK You! I Now Have a Legitimate Reason to Hate the Red Sox

Other than my lame case of Boston envy. Does EVERY team in that freakin' town have to be successful???

[Toasterlad]

2. Dupe n/t

[OKNancy]

3. Curt Shilling is a big-ass Republican... but

placing a blanket of politics on a SPORTS team is really, really stupid and narrow-minded.
I've read non-fans of a team cheer for them just because they are in a blue state.
So if Alabama happened to have a wonderful football team, they have no chance here at DU ( with some)

Also, I thought that "Christian" stuff was debunked.

[Longhorn]

9. Yes, or try rooting for a team from Texas!

Since we're ALL to blame for the Idiot Boy and his crew :sarcasm: we're not going to pick up any fans who base their decision on politics. :shrug:

[Red Zelda]

4. More reasons to HATE that team

I already have millions.

Go Rockies! (And anyone else who plays the Red Sux)

[Neecy]

5. well...

Here's a reason to hate Timlin - this is what he had to say after he shot the pig with his bow-and-arrow:

''A good shot. She finally moved away a little bit and I drilled her. See the arrow down there. Still stuck in the sand. It's good blood. It goes right through them. Probably right above the heart. She ran about 40 yards over there. There's two pine trees. It broke her left front leg. I shot her on the right side, it went through and broke her left shoulder. She screamed for a little bit but she's probably done now. She gave a serious death squeal. She's kicking and then all of a sudden, wheeeh, and then stop.

You know, it's one thing to hunt but it's another to glory over the suffering of the animal before it dies - especially when you start off by mouthing a platitude like how much you enjoy being among God's creations. Sickening.

[Red Zelda]

7. Funny thing about sports

so many of the people involved are, like this fuckwad, total assholes. It's a sad fact of never having to develop a mind in order to make a few million.

[JackORoses]

10. where's Powder when you need him? He could have let Timlin in on that pig's last moments...

[Gidney N Cloyd]

6. What's the deal with that pig in the picture? And what happened to the hog on the hood of the truck?

[rurallib]

8. Maybe he can't feed his family on what he gets paid

I mean throwing a baseball fast doesn't seem like a skill that the world desperately needs. So with his low pay maybe he needs to kill critters to feed his family.
Maybe you should start a little fund to collect money to help Mr. Timlin feed his family and he will no longer need to kill to feed his family. I am sure he would never do something this gruesome for 'sport'.