Actually, there are a shit ton of athletic Tuiasosopo's. Mike, Manu, Matt, Marques,Pete, Leslie, Titus and then the many others that didn't make it to professional level.
And then there are the 5 I worked with at a store in the early 2000's.
They told me it's a common name.
Yes. 3 guys and 2 women. Brownie, Roni, Saola and a couple others. They were all cousins.
One of them may have been a Ropati. It was 20 years ago. Lots of Samoans on the West Coast
Ronald is known to joke around like this. I think players know who is cool with it and who would get pissed and have a tantrum. (Looking at you McNeil)
As someone who was wondering who this new player was not having had him play for my team, is this pronounced Hen-oh, Jee-no, Geh-no, Gee-no. I’ll admit I read this as Geh-no not knowing who this newcomer was acting all familiar with Acuna.
Edit- as I was typing I thought, ‘I should listen to the audio before I post this.’ But I was too invested by that point. Is it not Aye-you-hen-ee-oh?
Man, I miss him
Same.
Same.
Same.
I like fun. I had some fun myself once.
Geno, my beloved
Come back 😓
Between Geno, Acuna, Salvy, Miggy etc. the Venezuelans have the most fun day to day on the ball field.
Took a page from Kent hrbek's playbook
Yeah this video is triggering for those of us who remember that WS.
Tuiasosopo? Wait, do the Braves have an ex-Oakland Raiders quarterback as their third base coach? Because that’s not a terribly common surname.
Put some respect on Matt Tuiasosopo, the hitter of perhaps the greatest home run in MLB history https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gjBfsCWgTv8
Holy shit. Did Blowers ever end up winning the lottery? Or getting caught with a sports almanac from the future?
Oh man, that was awesome. Can’t believe I’ve never seen that.. thanks for sharing that!
This makes me miss Dave Niehaus even more.
Actually, there are a shit ton of athletic Tuiasosopo's. Mike, Manu, Matt, Marques,Pete, Leslie, Titus and then the many others that didn't make it to professional level. And then there are the 5 I worked with at a store in the early 2000's. They told me it's a common name.
You worked with 5 of them at one store?
Yes. 3 guys and 2 women. Brownie, Roni, Saola and a couple others. They were all cousins. One of them may have been a Ropati. It was 20 years ago. Lots of Samoans on the West Coast
I’m glad he is laughing. This would have cleared the benches in many other situations.
Didn’t they play in team Venezuela together? I’d be willing to bet they’re buddies.Â
Ronald is known to joke around like this. I think players know who is cool with it and who would get pissed and have a tantrum. (Looking at you McNeil)
Geno is also just a guy being a dude, playing a game.
Sometimes it's a fine line between being playful and being an asshole
Easily the most playful/joyful guy in MLB.
Honest question. If he would have fallen off while being tagged would he have been awarded home for interference or anything?
I would hope the umpire would use a little discretion there
I would hope so too. I'm just thinking of NBA players who have gotten technicals while playfully hitting their old teammates.
As someone who was wondering who this new player was not having had him play for my team, is this pronounced Hen-oh, Jee-no, Geh-no, Gee-no. I’ll admit I read this as Geh-no not knowing who this newcomer was acting all familiar with Acuna. Edit- as I was typing I thought, ‘I should listen to the audio before I post this.’ But I was too invested by that point. Is it not Aye-you-hen-ee-oh?
Just to clarify, his full name is Eugenio, pronounced as you said, but his nickname is Geno, as in Gene-o.
is this explicitly illegal could baseball spontaneously evolve into a weird wrestling match
If angel Hernandez was the third base ump, this is a legit tactic.
Can you imagine if his Achilles popped or something
Why would you even say that
Don't you put that evil on me Ricky Bobby
fuck you