Wes Helms 2010

[Swifty]

Because The Contingency deserves a thread as awesome as his nickname.

[FishFanInPA]

He's also apparently the Peacemaker....Joe Capozzi said on ESPN Radio that Helms is going to speak with Hanley tonight as the team leader.

[Party]

"Pero este gringo piensa que es mi padre?"

[MiamiHomer]

"Pero este gringo piensa que es mi padre?"

Wes Helms probably would think it was a compliment after the talk.

[Nick]

Hanley will not be traded to the Padres. Especially not for a gringo.

[THE_REAL_MIBS]

Is that what that means? I only understand about 3 words in that spanish sentence and it's not enough for me to piece together a sentence.

[Party]

Haha no.

It says: This gringo thinks he's my father?

[wanks1212]

Not only were Marlins players upset with Hanley Ramirez for his lack of hustle Monday, but they were irked by his comments Tuesday, Wes Helms said.

Ramirez said, ``We got a lot of people dogging it after ground balls. They don't apologize.''

Helms said that comment is ``unacceptable. Don't bring the other 24 guys into your problem. Don't start throwing people under the bus.''

Ramirez also said Fredi Gonzalez ``never played in the big leagues'' and that ``he does whatever he [expletive] wants.''

Said Helms: ``To say the things about the manager -- it doesn't matter whether Fredi played in the big leagues or not -- there is no honor in that and I have no respect for that. It's wrong. What he said really hurts us as a team and hurts a lot of peoples' feelings. This is just mind-boggling.''

On his lack of hustle Monday, Helms said, ``It upsets me, makes you wonder where his heart is.''

Read more: http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/05/1...#ixzz0oLwSCTK6

While I agree with Mr. Contingency's sentiment, he kind of needs to STFU and stop playing this thing out through the media. Handle it internally, like he supposedly did with some Hanley-related issues last year that occurred prior to the Hanley-Uggla incident.

[Swifty]

Don't start throwing people under the bus

Oh, irony, you never fail to satisfy.

[Party]

CHICAGO -- Some of the younger Marlins players call him Uncle Wes. In a few years, he may also be known as Coach Wes.

Wes Helms, Florida's veteran leader, makes it clear that he aspires to get into coaching when his playing days are over.

Helms turned 34 on May 12, and he'd like to play four more seasons after this year. If he achieves that, he would have a 15-year MLB career.

Whenever he decides to step away as a player, he wants to be in uniform in another capacity.

"That's the goal I've set for myself," Helms said. "Then I want to pursue coaching. It's something I've thought about, and something I want to do.

Helms' leadership and his approach to the game have earned him the respect of his teammates.

A pinch-hitting specialist and spot starter at either third base or first base, Helms has playoff experience from his days with the Braves and the Phillies.

He may wind up managing in the big leagues someday. If that happens, he would be an example of a position player rising up the coaching ranks. So often, catchers move into coaching and managing.

"Catchers, to me, they are in control of the whole game," Helms said. "They see what's going on. They put the plays on. They get the signs from the coaches. They are involved in the game on every pitch. They are learning the game from a managing aspect faster than the other players.

"A lot of catchers do pursue coaching when they get out of the game. It's something I want to do. I've thought about it a lot."

http://florida.marlins.mlb.com/news/...=.jsp&c_id=fla

Hehe.

[HUGG]

He'll be our manager one day. I can't wait.

[Swifty]

He's so much better as an everyday player. Goodness.

[Beef]

I like it best when he does not reach base and a handful of people post PROFESSIONAL AT BAT!

I like that least

[FishFanInPA]

He really gets more crap then he deserves.

[emkayseven]

he only gets crap because he's such an immense bag of dicks about everything. i'd bet he's the creepy guy in the corner at a party that awkwardly pushes his way into a conversation
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oh NOW i see why fip is defending him