Who is Josey Wales?
by oc on Nov 20, 2009 8:24 PM CST
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PrintCongratulations dear reader.. you've stepped into the third dimension of hell in about as many weeks.
But I figure... this fanpost just might give us an alternative to the ban stick (which we all know is never gonna happen anyway). He may not do it as often as he blows chunks, but Josey does make the occasional valid point and has essentially blossomed into blog celebrity for being nothing more than everybody's favorite punching bag
My only problem is that he marches some of you dildos into never-ending subthreads of poop. And if he's gonna do that, then we might as well know who's calling the shots
So, take a guess. Who is.. Josey Wales?
As you probably already know, Jamey Newberg and I are spearheading this campaign to unmask Josey. Here's a small list of information that we've gathered about our informant:
- does NOT back Jon Daniels
- DOES back Galloway
- highest concentration of posts seems to be after breakfast and before lunch
- is well-versed in DFW sports history
- uses schtick vocabulary
- listens to The Ticket
- uses popular Ticket phrases
- never admits defeat
- sheepishly checks out of threads when he's cornered
- possibly has a vagina
There's so much more we can add on, but study that list closely and you'll find all the redeeming characteristics of a shock-jock on the radio. Sure, Josey could just be a bonafide troll, or just a mindless nut whose brain has been fried from the DFW media blitz. But it's obvious the guy has an agenda
When you compare him with the rest of the community, few, if any, will make as many ridiculous claims as he has... which is why I'm calling his bluff
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No vote for the Ruffles guy....is he the old coot?
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
by Cecilio's Guante on Nov 20, 2009 8:30 PM CST reply actions
The Ruffles Guy
is Justin Wilson whom some of you may remember from PBS fame. He was a cajun chef that was hilarious to listen to… and his food looked awesome! Anyway, he died in 2001, so I’m guessing it’s not him.
Never knew they were one in the same.
He always made that ’Whooooo weeeeee!" sound.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
by Cecilio's Guante on Nov 22, 2009 5:41 AM CST up reply actions
I met that guy once
He was really cool. Definitely not Josey Wales.
by Black Francis on Nov 22, 2009 8:53 AM CST up reply actions
You forgot
"It's kind of a new stat that's in vogue" - Joe Buck on OPS
"...he wasn’t a good hitter, just a good middle of the order bat that hit a lot of homers." - NYTXFAN on Mark McGwire
I voted for just an old coot...
of course I don’t live in the DFW area so I don’t know most of those local talk radio guys.
But I don’t believe king clown is anything more than your everyday common troll.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
"good point"
actually, speaking of “good point”
The most likely candidate, in my opinion, Is the Hammer himself.
"...like some Russian priest fresh off a bottle of potato vodka and a box of cigars." -t ball
by rangerdanger on Nov 24, 2009 6:42 PM CST up reply actions
The more I think about it
Josey could be Bob. Bob has expressed his negative sentiments toward JD in the past and is a sports nerd of epic proportions who very plausibly trolls local message boards, dropping anonymous lines for the hell of it.
That being said, I like Bob. I just disagree with him on baseball.
Josey knows things about the old Mavericks that I don't think Bob would know; don't think it's him
I suppose you could say the same thing about McDowell
He's definitely not Sturm
Because he’s taken shots at me for being a soccer fan, and Sturm is as big a Liverpool guy as I am.
Bob’s also had Will Carroll on BaD Radio before, and went to Liberty, not Texas Tech.
The Tech connection also rules out Rhyner (UTA), Dunham and Miller (UNT).
"I cannot believe how fucking off base I was about Tiny E before this season. The Kid is great and is going to become a star."
- Wails
Sturm also just doesn't care enough about baseball to waste his time on a thing like this.
"I was going to say, 'You’re gay for Elvis.' But then I realized that I, too, am gay for Elvis." ~Adam J. Morris.
by Kinslerhomer on Nov 21, 2009 8:51 AM CST up reply actions
Didn't Josey go to Tech?
Did any of that group?
"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take"-Wayne Gretzky"-Michael Scott
by ReallyCreativeScreenName on Nov 20, 2009 9:04 PM CST reply actions
There's no way he went to college.
Maybe El Centro or something.
by Black Francis on Nov 20, 2009 10:58 PM CST up reply actions
Sometimes I think you're in on it
Didn’t you visit BaD Radio at a live remote in Bedford or something? Or go on the air with them?
by oc on Nov 20, 2009 9:12 PM CST up reply actions
No
Ben and I have a brother who won the etouffe eating contest they had a few years ago, though.
I believe Dan’s comment was, “Yeah, I’m shocked that guy won.” Our brother was a bit heavier then than he is now.
by Adam J. Morris on Nov 21, 2009 1:37 PM CST up reply actions
etouffe eating contest?
i only wish i had heard of this before now!
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on Nov 22, 2009 4:44 PM CST up reply actions
Is that Josey's non-union Mexican equivalent?
by oc on Nov 20, 2009 9:17 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
I remember he had an epic post on the newberg board long before LSB got started, and
Eric Belin and many others (myself) were appreciative of his initial views. I think that was just a little while before the budget slashing began. But, I don’t if he was ever on the ESPN boards that folks talk about from time to time.
Pro baseball has always been a dream, so this is pretty freakin’ cool out here. -- Tim Steggall, undrafted Rangers minor leaguer.
Eric Belin
Accused me of sending Ben in to attack mjh on my behalf, despite my pretty vehement denials.
He was dead to me after that.
by Adam J. Morris on Nov 21, 2009 1:38 PM CST up reply actions
Haha, I love your wording there
“Sending Ben in to attack mjh”, sounds like it was a military mission.
I was on Newberg’s board back in 06, when did Ben and mjh get into it and what was the reason?
"Dying ain't hard. It’s living in the wake of a thorough public humiliation that’s hard.--JDT217
Internet greatness http://www.lonestarball.com/2009/11/10/1125340/will-carroll-calls-out-josey-wales
by WestTxAg06 on Nov 22, 2009 7:07 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
I called him a namedropper.
And then he announced that he was quitting NMLR.
"Blalock in the cleanup spot makes gives me agita." - Dustin
Haha, such a drastic response to a minor insult
"Dying ain't hard. It’s living in the wake of a thorough public humiliation that’s hard.--JDT217
Internet greatness http://www.lonestarball.com/2009/11/10/1125340/will-carroll-calls-out-josey-wales
No one, but no one,
had a thinner skin than Hindman.
"I don't condone steroids or any other type of growth hormones or anything else, but I could care less, and, for the most part, I don't think the fans give a (bleep). The people that care about it are the people that probably don't like baseball," - Jim Leyland
That was my recollection of him, so I'm not necessarily surprised at his reaction to Ben
I never understood his thin skin, because disagreement and debate comes with the territory of a) writing prospect analysis for a newsletter and b) posting on internet message boards. Every time someone disagreed with what he wrote he would swell up like they just insulted his mother.
Wasn’t the Barbaro incident what actually caused him to quit writing the farm reports?
"Dying ain't hard. It’s living in the wake of a thorough public humiliation that’s hard.--JDT217
Internet greatness http://www.lonestarball.com/2009/11/10/1125340/will-carroll-calls-out-josey-wales
Please explain this Barbaro incident.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
by Cecilio's Guante on Nov 24, 2009 2:18 PM CST up reply actions
I forget some of the specifics because it's been a while
But basically, what I remember is this: Barbaro gets hurt in the Preakness. Hindman is a big horse racing guy, and this was a big national news story too, so he makes some comments about it and provides some updates on the surgery, recovery, etc.
Apparently some of Jamey’s subscribers complain, because Hindman responds with a quip like “those of you who complained about the Barbaro updates, you were outnumbered about 10-1.”
Now this is where my memory gets fuzzy because I can’t exactly remember how we got from that point to Hindman quitting. I don’t know if people continued to complain to him or what, but there was a point (it might have been on the NMLR board) where Hindman basically said screw it, if you don’t like what I write I just won’t write it anymore.
Someone please correct me on the details if I got them wrong. That’s been a few years and I was still a relative newbie to the Rangers superfan internet circle.
"Dying ain't hard. It’s living in the wake of a thorough public humiliation that’s hard.--JDT217
Internet greatness http://www.lonestarball.com/2009/11/10/1125340/will-carroll-calls-out-josey-wales
Hilarious:
bq: Wasn’t the Barbaro incident what actually caused him to quit writing the farm reports?
"...like some Russian priest fresh off a bottle of potato vodka and a box of cigars." -t ball
by rangerdanger on Nov 24, 2009 9:14 PM CST up reply actions
But.....but.....but....
He got up at 3am everyday to write those reports for FREE. How dare you critcize him!!!!
LoneStarBall....You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy.
by LSBUser on Nov 25, 2009 6:40 AM CST up reply actions
Wasn't that also around the time of the Barbaro stuff?
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Nov 24, 2009 1:01 PM CST up reply actions
long time ago
orig newberg boards i believe?
he wasnt on espn was he?
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on Nov 22, 2009 4:44 PM CST up reply actions
Is he JD with self-esteem issues
severe enough that he truly hates himself? Or is he just fishing for compliments through saying negative things about himself?
"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take"-Wayne Gretzky"-Michael Scott
by ReallyCreativeScreenName on Nov 20, 2009 9:55 PM CST up reply actions
Josey was posting on the newberg board before JDs time.
Pro baseball has always been a dream, so this is pretty freakin’ cool out here. -- Tim Steggall, undrafted Rangers minor leaguer.
Just because this makes as much since as Josey being a radio personalty
JD’s like, "you want some fucking pitching? Here’s all the pitching you can stand. Now choke on it, bitches!"- RCCook
damint... it was working earlier...
JD’s like, "you want some fucking pitching? Here’s all the pitching you can stand. Now choke on it, bitches!"- RCCook
He's not a ticket host
He worships Grandpa Urine too much.
He’s a washed up salesman who lives in Collin County that used to make alot more money than he does now. That’s my guess anyway.
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
25%
It’s not that he talks about him alot — it’s that when the subject comes up he idolizes the man’s viewpoints
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Nov 20, 2009 10:24 PM CST up reply actions
None of the above
That’s all, folks.
"He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts... for support rather than illumination." - Andrew Lang (1844-1912) also -
"Telephone, n. An invention of the devil which abrogates some of the advantages of making a disagreeable person keep his distance."
~Ambrose Bierce
by Ed Coffin on Nov 20, 2009 11:03 PM CST reply actions
You don't think Josey is old?
I think he has some balls to come out and openly admit he’s a Raiders fan. But yet again, that’s the only thing I admire about him
Well
I’m sure Ed wouldn’t consider himself “old.”
And I think Ed figures Josey is younger than him.
by Adam J. Morris on Nov 22, 2009 12:47 AM CST up reply actions
True
Jocey is about the same age as my son.
"He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts... for support rather than illumination." - Andrew Lang (1844-1912) also -
"Telephone, n. An invention of the devil which abrogates some of the advantages of making a disagreeable person keep his distance."
~Ambrose Bierce
by Ed Coffin on Nov 22, 2009 11:42 AM CST up reply actions
Even if he's not on the Ticket
Maybe he should be. He’s way more interesting than any of the weekend guys, and as long as his voice is better than Galloway’s, he’s got a chance.
You're right
I like the Orphange.
Of course, it’s nothing compared to the Rant.
by brettgardner on Nov 20, 2009 11:31 PM CST up reply actions
Maybe you're right
Sports radio sucks. Josey sucks. Seems like a good match.
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
by t ball on Nov 21, 2009 2:26 AM CST up reply actions 2 recs
I think he sells used Acuras
“What’s it going to take to get you into a pre-owned Acura today?”
That's why they call them business sox
Who is Josey Wales?
Some useless anonymous fuck that folks spend too much time responding to. I doubt he has much of any job, because he seems to post 24/7.
"I don't condone steroids or any other type of growth hormones or anything else, but I could care less, and, for the most part, I don't think the fans give a (bleep). The people that care about it are the people that probably don't like baseball," - Jim Leyland
by DJCahill on Nov 21, 2009 5:55 AM CST reply actions 4 recs
If Newberg is in
on this then that’s pretty disappointing. I give him much more credit than that.
I’ve exchanged PM’s with Josey Wales in the past and based on the brief conversations we had regarding family, he’s not likely any of the above. He’s probably just a guy, like most of us, who I happen to disagree with on some issues.
You know, I’d like to come around here more but threads like Callis/Josey and this one really say a hell of a lot more about most of you than they say about Josey Wales. It’s sad because this is a pretty intelligent community. But a lot of you guys have your head so far up your own asses you don’t recognize clean air any longer.
Cahill, what happened to you man? We’ve always been polar opposites politically (so what!), but you used to be interesting, well spoken, and brought legitimate insight to the table.
Oh, well, do what you do. I’m out.
by poster formerly known as ncrangerman on Nov 21, 2009 8:36 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Who are you
again? Have you ever brought any insight to this forum?
"I don't condone steroids or any other type of growth hormones or anything else, but I could care less, and, for the most part, I don't think the fans give a (bleep). The people that care about it are the people that probably don't like baseball," - Jim Leyland
by DJCahill on Nov 21, 2009 9:28 AM CST up reply actions 3 recs
In on it??
I have no more idea who “oc” is than I know who Josey is.
by Jamey Newberg on Nov 22, 2009 10:56 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
It's a poorly worded phrase
It is meant to sound like ’we’re both trying to figure out who this clown is’… not ’we’ve joined forces, bought uniforms and started an investigation’
Even though...
you did buy a uniform.
by ghostofErikThompson on Nov 23, 2009 12:34 AM CST up reply actions
I don't really care who Josey is.
Mildly curious, but not all that interested in wasting energy on figuring it out.
by Jamey Newberg on Nov 23, 2009 9:51 AM CST up reply actions
poster formerly known as...
and you are criticizing others for having their heads about their own asses?
nobody knows who you are and nobody cares that you used to be some other name.
by ab03 on Nov 23, 2009 9:35 AM CST up reply actions 2 recs
Me too
Although it’s weird for him to have such a problem with Josey while being such a fan of Sharky.
LoneStarBall....You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy.
by LSBUser on Nov 22, 2009 9:11 AM CST up reply actions
Sharky amuses me
and JW bores me. Maybe because Sharky posts a whole lot less.
"I don't condone steroids or any other type of growth hormones or anything else, but I could care less, and, for the most part, I don't think the fans give a (bleep). The people that care about it are the people that probably don't like baseball," - Jim Leyland
C'mon people
Finding him is easy. But he chooses to be anonymous by using a screen name. No benefit in ferreting him out.
"He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts... for support rather than illumination." - Andrew Lang (1844-1912) also -
"Telephone, n. An invention of the devil which abrogates some of the advantages of making a disagreeable person keep his distance."
~Ambrose Bierce
by Ed Coffin on Nov 21, 2009 10:06 AM CST reply actions
Honest question..
were you ever in the CIA?
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
by Cecilio's Guante on Nov 21, 2009 10:18 AM CST up reply actions
No
Worked with, not “in”.
"He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts... for support rather than illumination." - Andrew Lang (1844-1912) also -
"Telephone, n. An invention of the devil which abrogates some of the advantages of making a disagreeable person keep his distance."
~Ambrose Bierce
by Ed Coffin on Nov 21, 2009 11:25 AM CST up reply actions
I know a guatemalan guy
Helicopter pilot. Attended the School of Americas. The shit the CIA has done down there honestly makes me want to throw up.
by Black Francis on Nov 22, 2009 8:56 AM CST up reply actions
"My only problem is that he marches some of you dildos into never-ending subthreads of poop."
Welcome to Dildoville. You have my vote for mayor.
The only thing lamer than engaging him in pointless circle jerks is composing a diary on the subject. I was watching Morning Joe a few weeks back, which is normally the most substantive show there is between 6 and 9am, and Mika Brezinski was bragging about how much more highbrow their show was for not doing a balloon boy interview. Well, it would be Mika, except you spent 20 minutes talking about how you weren’t covering it.
And yes, I realize the irony of criticizing you for criticizing people for wasting their time with an unaccountable buffoon.
Neftali Feliz says sit your 5 dollar ass down before he makes change...
Hi, Keith. Is this the year Edinson Volquez finally wins RoY?
by Brian Thomas on Nov 21, 2009 7:17 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
Fuck You Joesy
eom
Girl with a Pearl Earring
by hurlerhurley on Nov 22, 2009 1:40 AM CST reply actions 2 recs
Here he is
On video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hgGj8kbuRk
"He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts... for support rather than illumination." - Andrew Lang (1844-1912) also -
"Telephone, n. An invention of the devil which abrogates some of the advantages of making a disagreeable person keep his distance."
~Ambrose Bierce
by Ed Coffin on Nov 22, 2009 12:59 PM CST reply actions
lol
that seems like a hurler post not an ed post haha
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Nov 22, 2009 1:08 PM CST up reply actions
OT: That picture of Galloway makes me laugh so very hard.
How does he think that makes him look like someone whose sports writing anyone would want to read?
I'm of the opinion
That anyone who smokes cigars is a douche.
by brettgardner on Nov 22, 2009 8:04 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Fidel Castro
Kind of ruined the whole cigar concept.
"It's kind of a new stat that's in vogue" - Joe Buck on OPS
"...he wasn’t a good hitter, just a good middle of the order bat that hit a lot of homers." - NYTXFAN on Mark McGwire
Castro, Boss Hogg, and Guys in Smoke Filled Rooms
…all ruined cigars.
by Black Francis on Nov 23, 2009 2:13 AM CST up reply actions
Best line of that episoide:
“I would have gone in and bought a box of Magnum Condoms, thus demonstrating I have a monster dong.”
or
“I’ve got my Magnum condoms, I’ve got my wad of hundreds. I’m ready to plow”
"Does this effectively hide my thunder?"
Who is Josey Wales?
He is the dude that got his ass beat on TMZ by a cross dresser with a clutch. The great Josey Wales ladies and gentlemen!
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
In the interest of quicker games Ron should just tell the ump he's pulling the Feliz card and the ump should rule the inning over.--Sherman McCoy on Sept. 4, 2009
Couldn't possibly be Josey.
That guy doesn’t look anything like Hank Blalock.
"It's kind of a new stat that's in vogue" - Joe Buck on OPS
"...he wasn’t a good hitter, just a good middle of the order bat that hit a lot of homers." - NYTXFAN on Mark McGwire
by LSJ on Nov 23, 2009 6:55 PM CST up reply actions 5 recs
Rec this man!
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
In the interest of quicker games Ron should just tell the ump he's pulling the Feliz card and the ump should rule the inning over.--Sherman McCoy on Sept. 4, 2009
shrec
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
by Cecilio's Guante on Nov 24, 2009 6:43 AM CST up reply actions
so that's it?
He’s just an old coot? I was hoping he was Justin Wilson so I could get some recipes but it turned out he’d died already.
Good help doesn't come cheap.
- Gil LeBreton
I don't know who he is...
and I don’t care.
All I know is that it has been nice to have a Josey-less board for the last few days.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
damn...
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
by Cecilio's Guante on Nov 24, 2009 7:07 PM CST up reply actions
I've got another idea...
Here he is, the Cobra, here’s COBRA!
"...like some Russian priest fresh off a bottle of potato vodka and a box of cigars." -t ball
Why not Greggo?
Ticketschtick? Grandpa Ur’n was once his leader? Enjoys arguing Rangers? Out of his mind in recent years?
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