On Kam Loe
by Adam J. Morris on Nov 20, 2008 3:10 PM CST
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One of the things that being in Houston and separated from the baseball scene there in D/FW that I think helps me in blogging is that I don't really interact with the players or get to know them. It is harder to blog about folks who you have talked to or dealt with, I think.
Anyway, one of the players I have had the chance to visit with some is Kam Loe. At the Newberg Release Party a couple of years ago, he got trapped listening to Ben stories (or rants, I'm not sure which) for a while, and was very gracious about it. I had the chance to talk to him then a little bit about life as a major leaguer and why successful players in their early 20s get married instead of playing the field and other such things, and I found him to be a really good, engaging guy.
Which is consistent with what I've heard about him from everyone else who has spent time around the Rangers or their farm clubs...that Kam Loe is one of the really good guys in the game and in the organization.
So while I can understand why the Rangers felt they could part with Loe, and appreciate that he's getting an opportunity to advance his career (and make some nice money) over in Japan, on a personal, non-sabermetric, non-analytical standpoint, I'm pretty sad to see Loe leave the organization.
I can only hope he'll do well over there, and be able to come back to the U.S. and have a solid major league career down the road.
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Adam...
…please refrain from ever being “personal, non-sabermetric, non-analytical”. Your human side doesn’t advance my knowledge of the Rangers at all.
Physician: Primum non nocere
Batter: First, make no out
by Chad Crudup on Nov 20, 2008 3:14 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Yeah..
what we want to know is can Kam go to his left?
by Jea103 on Nov 20, 2008 3:27 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Good one...
…and while we’re at it, what’s his RZR?
Physician: Primum non nocere
Batter: First, make no out
by Chad Crudup on Nov 20, 2008 3:33 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
You feel non-stat based emotions?
I am shocked.
Fire Ron Washington
by pblack on Nov 20, 2008 3:18 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Awww,
AJM does have a heart! ;)
You & Ben..Tin Star ’06? Yep, I saw you there, and chatted with Kam for a minute…very good dude.
"...my balls are really like a veiny flesh color" blueballlefty on Jun 4, 2008 7:44 PM EDT
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
by Rodney on Nov 20, 2008 3:19 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
If he politely listened to Ben...
…then he earned about half the ML minimum salary that night.
Physician: Primum non nocere
Batter: First, make no out
by Chad Crudup on Nov 20, 2008 3:21 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I was at that Newberg event
And I agree that Kam seemed like a great guy. He actually made it seem like he enjoyed interacting with all of us.
In memory of Ulysses Simpson Grant Stoner. RIP Lil Stoner.
by tricer on Nov 20, 2008 3:20 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Not surprising to me...
…I used to see him every once in a while at Sherlock’s after Ranger games. He always seemed like a guy very comfortable with dealing with fans.
Not that he was mobbed or anything. But an athlete of his height does attract some attention.
Physician: Primum non nocere
Batter: First, make no out
by Chad Crudup on Nov 20, 2008 3:22 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Who is Ben?
Or is that a dumb question?
by FuturePants on Nov 20, 2008 3:27 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Adam's brother...
…and yes.
Just kidding. So now you can’t get mad.
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Batter: First, make no out
by Chad Crudup on Nov 20, 2008 3:32 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
lol
I like it.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
MVP votes are the new OBP.
by thedirkatron on Nov 20, 2008 4:04 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Man, I'm superawesome.
How could you not know that?
"I know you're a bit dense but no, it doesn't. Obviously lying isn't a problem for me."
by benmor78 on Nov 20, 2008 5:17 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
shouldn't that be hyphenated or something
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
by Gdawg on Nov 20, 2008 7:06 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
loe
now he’s going to the land of lucky midgets. you’ve got competition.
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
by rentz on Nov 20, 2008 7:37 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, with him and Botts...
wandering around like titans, maybe this is a Pacific Rim scouting ploy. Japanese players will think all Rangers are some kind of giant supermen, since both the ones that have recently been cut loose and sent over there are huge.
"I know you're a bit dense but no, it doesn't. Obviously lying isn't a problem for me."
by benmor78 on Nov 20, 2008 8:18 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Never met the guy
But I always rooted for him to do well. Seemed like just a fun dude who you couldn’t root against.
I wish him well in Japan.
"Relying on the government to protect your privacy is like asking a peeping tom to install your window blinds."
by Maximilian on Nov 20, 2008 3:29 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Kam
This clip always crosses my mind when he’s mentioned:
I skinned my knee! I skinned my knee!
by shroomer on Nov 20, 2008 3:30 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Awesome...
…thanks for the reminder.
Physician: Primum non nocere
Batter: First, make no out
by Chad Crudup on Nov 20, 2008 3:35 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Every time I watch that, I die laughing.
Littleton’s got to be the best part.
“Man, why don’t you just go to a Ranger game? It’s right down the road. It’s just a few bucks, get some food, some drinks.”
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by ghtd36 on Nov 20, 2008 4:31 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Don't forget this gem
Kam Loe has the table manners of a cross-eyed ferret
-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
"Football is like having a fling once a week. Baseball is a relationship." - oc
by baseballismyboyfriend on Nov 21, 2008 12:04 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Kam
What did he say about players getting married in their 20s?
I was just emailing someone about this, but someone with no connection to baseball.
Go Strangers.
by hightowersmith on Nov 20, 2008 3:33 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I have always wondered this as well.
If Derek Jeter’s dumb ass can date supermodels, certainly an actually good looking player can do just as well? Jeter looks like a girl mongoloid.
by FuturePants on Nov 20, 2008 3:48 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
You're going to upset Dirkatron...
…don’t dis his god!
Physician: Primum non nocere
Batter: First, make no out
by Chad Crudup on Nov 20, 2008 3:55 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
+1
Look at this fan art I drew, with extra squiggly lines to indicate my hearting him so hard:
It’s pretty awesome, I think.
Notice how he’s in perfect defensive position, possibly only just mere seconds from a jump throw!!
The 40 Trumps All!!!
MVP votes are the new OBP.
by thedirkatron on Nov 20, 2008 4:14 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
That is the same facial expression
….of my dog while she is shitting. Also, the same body position.
by FuturePants on Nov 20, 2008 4:33 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
You Bastard!
Tht shizz hurt my eyeballs!
"...my balls are really like a veiny flesh color" blueballlefty on Jun 4, 2008 7:44 PM EDT
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
by Rodney on Nov 20, 2008 4:04 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Mmmm...
She looks like she’s 14 but she has a wrinkly neck. That’s queer. And horrible.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
MVP votes are the new OBP.
by thedirkatron on Nov 20, 2008 4:10 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
And a forehead
that’s coming at ya, to say the least.
Bring up Matt West '09
by Chase Irwin on Nov 20, 2008 9:18 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Have you ever seen him do a jump throw!!??
He looks like sex incarnate when he does a jump throw and he does them all the time so it’s actually not surprising at all that he gets the fly bitches.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
MVP votes are the new OBP.
by thedirkatron on Nov 20, 2008 4:08 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
On that note...
…when he made that postseason catch where he ended up face first in the stands how bad did you mess your shorts?
Physician: Primum non nocere
Batter: First, make no out
by Chad Crudup on Nov 20, 2008 4:20 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
OMG, I messed them so hard.
That play was like twenty Derek Jeter jump throws worth of Jeterness all rolled into one play!
The 40 Trumps All!!!
MVP votes are the new OBP.
by thedirkatron on Nov 20, 2008 4:24 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
ballplayers get married
the same reason everybody else does, they don’t know any better.
In memory of Ulysses Simpson Grant Stoner. RIP Lil Stoner.
by tricer on Nov 20, 2008 3:56 PM CST up reply actions 6 recs
My dad married for the first time at 48. My mom was 40.
Then they had me. Then they had my sister.
I got a lot of patience with the marriage thing, with this being one possible source.
Go Strangers.
by hightowersmith on Nov 20, 2008 4:05 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Rec that!!!!
Physician: Primum non nocere
Batter: First, make no out
by Chad Crudup on Nov 20, 2008 4:19 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Huh
When he went 9-6 in ’05 I thought he was the second coming. I watched him pitch on May 12, 2006 in Boston – rain shortened game and he pitched a shutout (6-0). His sinker was a beaut that night. Next morning, I was at a bar in Boston (a nip to get the day started) and asked the bartender who won the game last night, he looked at my hat, told me to screw myself and walked off.
Nothing pithy here. Please move long.
by WyoRanger on Nov 20, 2008 4:02 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
MJH on Kam
http://rangersblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2008/11/how-the-loe-deal-went-down.html
For the "super dorkiest baseball dorks "
Go Strangers.
by hightowersmith on Nov 20, 2008 4:23 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
For the "super dorkiest baseball dorks "
Guilty!
Physician: Primum non nocere
Batter: First, make no out
by Chad Crudup on Nov 20, 2008 4:25 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Interesting.
Best of luck to Kam.
Always seemed like a good guy.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
MVP votes are the new OBP.
by thedirkatron on Nov 20, 2008 4:28 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
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