Yasiel Puig: I Can't Even Think of a Word That Rhymes!

"theoretically"

MLB concludes dom violence investigation, finds no grounds for discipline

OMG this slide http://www.si.com/mlb/2016/04/12/video-dodgers-yasiel-puig-slide-avoids-tag

<3

incredible

https://twitter.com/YasielPuig/status/726110591769665536

#PuigYourFriend #PuigNotLate

seems to have burned his bridges in Dodgerland

http://www.espn.com/blog/los-angeles/dodger-report/post/_/id/20883/yasiel-puig-so-what-happens-next

an 'unknown team' has claimed Puig off waivers

http://m.mlb.com/news/article/198549100/dodgers-yasiel-puig-claimed-off-waivers/

i can confirm that it was my trivia team

I'd figure Atlanta, but I wouldn't be surprised if Cincy also took a shot at trading for him as I think they might have tried to get him a few months ago.

please don't be the padres

Jim Bowden:

"Dodgers will not be trading Puig after being claimed on trade waivers at least until the off-season. The claiming team had more interest in blocking than making an earnest attempt to trade for him according to source"

looking good so far. if you aren't rooting for him you're a punk

tonight, i just realized he is wearing glasses on the field now. v. cool look. love it.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DCPoQ5SWsAE2KJI.jpg

@BNightengale
Dodgers OF Yasiel Puig has received 1-game suspension and fine for his obscene gesture last night, but has elected to appeal.

<3 http://deadspin.com/the-mets-are-pissed-at-yasiel-puig-for-admiring-his-hom-1796325948 <3

love this dude

Puig should've worn the Mr. Met outfit on his day off

Flores said he told Puig to “run the bases.” Puig responded, according to Flores, “Fuck you.”

pretty much the best possible response

respect to reyes and cespedes for trying to deal with this like grown-ups, even though i think they're still wrong

On his home run, Yasiel Puig said he thought he got enough to hit it out, but then "I saw the outfielder saying 'I got it.' I guess the wind helped me a little tonight," he smiled. Then asked if this is the most fun he's had playing baseball, he joked, "I've had fun since 4 years old."

Sounds like the words of someone who doesn’t know how to play the game the right way

i don't think that last sentence was a joke, either

https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/demonstrative-takes-by-yasiel-puig/

^^came to post this

ha love it

“Fucking baby Stadium.” Yasiel Puig as he bangs balls over the railroad at Minute Maid Park

Three HR today, five in two games.

How can you not love a guy who's out there brawling on behalf of the team that just traded him?

that is an instant classic Puig moment, in a career that is full of them

Hope he stays productive enough to play till he's 40. He seems very much in the tradition of Fidrych/Mickey Rivers/John Kruk-type characters you never forget.

https://media.golfdigest.com/photos/5cab5bcd8a55807b1d53b642/master/w_960,c_limit/Screen%2520Shot%25202019-04-08%2520at%252010.00.22%2520AM.png

I really hope Puig pays someone to paint this and put it over his mantle in his mansion.

https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Pirates-Reds-Baseball_2_2.jpg?w=810

has it been confirmed he knew he was traded?

The interesting question is, in light of how mercurial Puig's season was, and weighing that against how much of a roll of the dice young pitchers are, who would you rather have going forward? Puig's about a year-and-a-half older.

― clemenza, Monday, November 11, 2013 11:28 PM

I.e., Puig or Jose Fernandez--a question I wish I hadn't asked.

(That crossed my mind too--my guess is, even though it undermines the story, probably not.)

I really hope Puig pays someone to paint this and put it over his mantle in his mansion.

it's am amazing shot all around, down to little details like Puig's number, right in the center, being the only immediately visible one in the image (you can make out small numbers on the other jerseys but none of them pop out in the same way)

who is the Red holding his ankles? along with the Hurdle-helmed Pirates surging forward against Puig, it comes off like a pastiche of military paintings

this pic is nearly as good

https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/1921308/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3052x2035+0+0/resize/840x560!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fca-times.brightspotcdn.com%2F86%2F88%2Fb006086e424992eb6dd28f3d98a7%2Faptopix-pirates-reds-baseball-40302.jpg

Got a little choked up at that last moment when he came off the field and that fan in the front row, right in front of him, was waving that Reds #66 jersey at him.

i did some investigating and I think Tucker Barnhart is holding Puig's ankles there.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/27386321/indians-puig-becomes-american-citizen

What a guy!

Puig our imitator. 😂 pic.twitter.com/VKcVJK9HFb

— Cleveland Indians (@Indians) August 18, 2019

My offseason training with sumo wrestlers in Japan 🇯🇵 pic.twitter.com/HmqAaGpEej

— Yasiel Puig (@YasielPuig) December 14, 2019

He came up in an e-mail response on James's site today. Where is he? What happened? How can a 30-year-old who hit 24 HR and had a slash line of .267/.327/.458 when he last played two years ago not have potential value for someone? A little erratic, true, but he never really had a bad season, and I would think his flair and enthusiasm would be clubhouse positives.

Okay, I didn't know there were sexual assault allegations pending. That explains that.

he is apparently trying to start bench-clearing brawls for being pitched around

Esto esta caliente, caliente... 🔥 Se vaciaron las bancas

9🔽| 👹 MEX 8-5 VER 🦅#Vamo8D1ablos #LMB #LaTradiciónContinúa pic.twitter.com/gULHPx123q

— Internetv Deportes (@AYMSports) May 30, 2021

should probably direct his anger towards the ump if he'd been calling that pitch a strike all game

Shot: Yasiel Puig could do up to five years in prison for lying to the feds arising out of an illegal gambling ring.

Chaser: he was in over $200K in debt at one point, paid it, and then made 899 more bets in a two month period! https://t.co/NpxN6ls8SD

— Craig Calcaterra (@craigcalcaterra) November 15, 2022

not a name i remember but perhaps some of you do:

Federal prosecutors today also filed a plea agreement for former MLB player Erik Kristian Hiljus, 49, of Panorama City, who agreed to plead guilty to two counts of subscribing to false tax returns and will face up to six years in federal prison upon entering his guilty plea. Hiljus was an agent for Nix’s illegal gambling business but did not work with Puig.