Roger Clemens responds to Roy Halladay

[taximan89]

Jesus

 

Hey man, I'm a Mormon, so seeing him ingest was a slight upon god in my books.

[Olerud363]

I wish I never found out about Halladay's twitter. In my mind, he used to conjure up the image of a greater than human force that was to be admired and revered. Now that I read his tweets and see he is on the threshold of being illiterate, it has knocked down his image a few pegs. He really is just a guy who threw a baseball really really well and not much else...

 

He's also a pilot... Some people just aren't good at grammar... maybe mild dyslexia... brain just doesn't fire right sometimes I don't know... personally I experience this...

 

sometimes I read things over, 10 minutes after I wrote them, and can't believe the errors... have no idea why I can't see them the first time.

 

bad grammar and bad spelling doesn't always = bad intelligence... there are people with great grammar and spelling who are dumb as rocks.

[RealAccountant]

Doc please come home. God I miss his starts it was an absolute pleasure

[Grant77]

He's also a pilot... Some people just aren't good at grammar... maybe mild dyslexia... brain just doesn't fire right sometimes I don't know... personally I experience this...

 

sometimes I read things over, 10 minutes after I wrote them, and can't believe the errors... have no idea why I can't see them the first time.

 

bad grammar and bad spelling doesn't always = bad intelligence... there are people with great grammar and spelling who are dumb as rocks.

 

Literacy and IQ are strongly correlated. Of course having poor literacy doesn't make you stupid, but there's a much higher probability.

[HERPDERP]

Wasn't he drafted straight out of high school? Guess that's why.

[Olerud363]

Literacy and IQ are strongly correlated. Of course having poor literacy doesn't make you stupid, but there's a much higher probability.

 

From Yahoo answers

 

No intelligence is some thing of a grey area, many people in MENSA for instance cant spell, and talk gibberish. Try going to there web site for yourself. The brain is a very complex organicism, there are few hard and fast rules that can define inelegance or a high IQ, in fact some people you might dismiss can have a very high IQ, while others in positions of authority can have an average intelligence, for instance look at the last few British Prime Ministers. A failed bus conductor for one.

 

Grammar / spelling are the ability to copy and repeat, that’s a memory question not one of inelegance, the more connection the brain makes, the more likely undesirable side effects are likely to crop up. Many of the most famous and intelligent people thought out history, have had problems with spelling / grammar / explaining themselfs. As they see things in a different way, Newton for instance cant have been the first person to have some thing fall on his head,

 

If your really interested you might want to take a course in non clinical psychology, or just view some of the papers on line. They can get a bit heavy, so a look at the MENSA web site might be all your looking for.

[Olerud363]

Literacy and IQ are strongly correlated. Of course having poor literacy doesn't make you stupid, but there's a much higher probability.

 

Also literacy (ability to read and understand) isn't the same as grammar and spelling. Grammar and spelling indicate good memory and ability to follow rules. Part of intelligence, but creative people with insight often aren't as good at grammar and spelling because they aren't wired to be rule followers.

[Jonn]

Hey man, I'm a Mormon, so seeing him ingest was a slight upon god in my books.

 

lol I thought you called yourself a moron. Who the f*** outside of Utah is Mormon.

[Dr. Dinger]

Literacy and IQ are strongly correlated. Of course having poor literacy doesn't make you stupid, but there's a much higher probability.

 

IQ and the willingness to accept Mormonism as anything but f***ing absurd are strongly correlated.

[L54]

lol I thought you called yourself a moron. Who the f*** outside of Utah is Mormon.

 

Off the top of my head Alberta, Idaho and Montana all have larger Mormon populations

[TBJ12]

Doc please come home. God I miss his starts it was an absolute pleasure

 

He did come home. Signed a one day contract with the Jays and retired.

[Brownie19]

Off the top of my head Alberta, Idaho and Montana all have larger Mormon populations

 

Really? learned something new today. I question the sanity of all Mormon's FWIW.

[Brownie19]

IQ and the willingness to accept Mormonism as anything but f***ing absurd are strongly correlated.

 

Dr. Dinger for the win.

[Spanky99]

Doc Halladay- "I'll let my reputation speak for itself"

 

[Jonn]

Off the top of my head Alberta, Idaho and Montana all have larger Mormon populations

 

That's actually shocking. Alberta really my goodness.

[Grant77]

From Yahoo answers

 

No intelligence is some thing of a grey area, many people in MENSA for instance cant spell, and talk gibberish. Try going to there web site for yourself. The brain is a very complex organicism, there are few hard and fast rules that can define inelegance or a high IQ, in fact some people you might dismiss can have a very high IQ, while others in positions of authority can have an average intelligence, for instance look at the last few British Prime Ministers. A failed bus conductor for one.

 

Grammar / spelling are the ability to copy and repeat, that’s a memory question not one of inelegance, the more connection the brain makes, the more likely undesirable side effects are likely to crop up. Many of the most famous and intelligent people thought out history, have had problems with spelling / grammar / explaining themselfs. As they see things in a different way, Newton for instance cant have been the first person to have some thing fall on his head,

 

If your really interested you might want to take a course in non clinical psychology, or just view some of the papers on line. They can get a bit heavy, so a look at the MENSA web site might be all your looking for.

 

Yahoo answers? Really? The guy called the brain a 'complex organicism'. Not only is it a ridiculously bad spelling error, but the brain isn't an organism at all. Do yourself a favour and get your information from more reputable sources.

 

I explicitly pointed out that there are exceptions to the rule and that it was simply a statistical correlation.

Edited January 9, 2016 by Grant77

[Boxcar]

Really, who gives a FAWK??? He is right, these guys cheated the game.

 

Nothing worse than guys that tarnish the game and when they are done their career they want to be acknowledged. We all know that Bonds and Clemons would have made the Hall without, but they took the risk and got caught so f***em.

 

Neither of them got caught

[L54]

That's actually shocking. Alberta really my goodness.

 

Really centralized to the Lethbridge area I think. I just know of a few communities that are pretty Mormon heavy.

[KingKat]

W5 of The Fifth Estate or Somebody ran a piece several years back on cross border wife barter between American and Canadian mormons. Of course we're not talking the mainstream Later Day Saints crowd but the live on a compound with 50 wives fringe.

[Gorlak]

Am I the only one who thinks Doc's comment was petty? If I was in Clemens shoes' I'd tell him to f*** off too.

 

I don't see how it's petty, He's just a clean hall guy, A respectable opinion even if you disagree. You could say he didn't need to mention individuals, but it's just him voicing his opinion. If anything Clemens response was petty, Basically tried to justify his situation by accusing Doc.

[Spanky99]

Yahoo answers? Really? The guy called the brain a 'complex organicism'. Not only is it a ridiculously bad spelling error, but the brain isn't an organism at all. Do yourself a favour and get your information from more reputable sources.

 

I explicitly pointed out that there are exceptions to the rule and that it was simply a statistical correlation.

 

Grant, please stop!

[vdartanian]

Off the top of my head Alberta, Idaho and Montana all have larger Mormon populations

 

LOL, that is absolutely not true, all regions have some communities with disproportionately large mormon presences but not more members, only state/province who has more Mormons than Utah is potentially California.

 

Anyways Roy isnt a practicing Mormon, so he can chew, drink beer and jack-off all over town without feeling guilty about offending the holy FSM.

 

Not sure why I know or give a f*** about this!

 

HASA DIGA EEBOWAI

[Atothe]

Roy Halladay was out of line.

[Grant77]

Grant, please stop!

 

Why? I can't stand when people try to make a scientific argument with yahoo answers or wikipedia. It's even worse when said sources are written by someone with the IQ of a chimp.

[GeorgiaPeach]

lol I feel the same. The guy seemed very private but professional. Spoke very eloquently and politely. Kind of like Greg Maddux.

 

This "professional" Greg Maddux?

 

http://totalfratmove.com/according-to-teammates-greg-maddux-was-basically-that-sick-bastard-in-your-fraternity-who-plays-horrific-pranks/

[Jimcanuck]

Why? I can't stand when people try to make a scientific argument with yahoo answers or wikipedia. It's even worse when said sources are written by someone with the IQ of a chimp.

 

'scientific'

 

wrong board, my friend

[closetjaysfan]

My only problem is that there was no concrete proof that he had taken steroids, so it's unfair to for him to identify Bonds and Clemens in that tweet.

 

And now that Clemens accused Halladay of cheating, it's pretty much the same thing as, say, Jamie Moyer coming out and saying that cheaters like Halladay don't deserve to be in the HOF.

 

It has been alleged that Clemens was using while on the Toronto staff... If true, it makes sense that Doc would have insider info.

[Boxcar]

This "professional" Greg Maddux?

 

http://totalfratmove.com/according-to-teammates-greg-maddux-was-basically-that-sick-bastard-in-your-fraternity-who-plays-horrific-pranks/

 

Not sure if awesome or just gross

[jays_fever]

Rookie or not, I would have knocked out anyone who pissed on my leg

[TheHurl]

That's actually shocking. Alberta really my goodness.