Ridiculous quote from Rick Dempsey on 105.7 this morning

[ScottieBaseball]

I think Rick Dempsey's a heckuva nice guy. Seriously. He along with Scott McGregor, Cal Ripken, Jim Palmer, and others are among my childhood favorites.

That being said, his appearance on 105.7 this morning, while apparently well received by some fans, bordered on comical in terms of how he'd fix the Orioles.

(paraphrased) "Baltimore is the toughest city in all of professional baseball to play in. They go down there to spring training in all that heat and humidity and lose a lot of salt. Unless their muscles are toned, they come back up here to Baltimore where it can be raw and cold in April, and then you get all these muscles pulls and strains."

Really Rick? The toughest city in all of baseball?!?! New York, Boston, Detroit, Cleveland, Cinncinatti, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, DC, and Minnesota don't also go from extreme heat in Florida and Arizona to colder northern climates?!?!

And "lose a lot of salt"? So what...salt tablet dispensers in the clubhouse and we solve that problem, right?

This isn't the first time I've heard him say something baseball-related and WTF'd right away.

Again...nice guy, but there's a reason he was slowly moved away from the dugout and then off the field altogether.

[Hank Scorpio]

I think the best thing Dempsey could do would be to shut up.

He's entirely too visible lately and it seems awfully coincidental to me. Phew, it reeks of desperation.

[ShaneDawg85]

The last time Rick Dempsey made a real, legitimate baseball comment was when, exactly?

[Old#5fan]

I think Rick Dempsey's a heckuva nice guy. Seriously. He along with Scott McGregor, Cal Ripken, Jim Palmer, and others are among my childhood favorites.

That being said, his appearance on 105.7 this morning, while apparently well received by some fans, bordered on comical in terms of how he'd fix the Orioles.

(paraphrased) "Baltimore is the toughest city in all of professional baseball to play in. They go down there to spring training in all that heat and humidity and lose a lot of salt. Unless their muscles are toned, they come back up here to Baltimore where it can be raw and cold in April, and then you get all these muscles pulls and strains."

Really Rick? The toughest city in all of baseball?!?! New York, Boston, Detroit, Cleveland, Cinncinatti, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, DC, and Minnesota don't also go from extreme heat in Florida and Arizona to colder northern climates?!?!

And "lose a lot of salt"? So what...salt tablet dispensers in the clubhouse and we solve that problem, right?

This isn't the first time I've heard him say something baseball-related and WTF'd right away.

Again...nice guy, but there's a reason he was slowly moved away from the dugout and then off the field altogether.

Maybe he actually just miss-spoke and meant to say "one of the toughest cities" in all of baseball. We all have do this before (at least I know I have, even in writing). As evidence of this I believe the Orioles may be the only team to ever have a player die in spring training. So to dismiss this as stupid is wrong just because of semantics.

[mcgraw238]

Maybe he actually just miss-spoke and meant to say "one of the toughest cities" in all of baseball. We all have do this before (at least I know I have, even in writing). As evidence of this I believe the Orioles may be the only team to ever have a player die in spring training. So to dismiss this as stupid is wrong just because of semantics.

As evidence of what? Are suggesting Steven Belcher died from low salt? Really?

[LookinUp]

Maybe he actually just miss-spoke and meant to say "one of the toughest cities" in all of baseball. We all have do this before (at least I know I have, even in writing). As evidence of this I believe the Orioles may be the only team to ever have a player die in spring training. So to dismiss this as stupid is wrong just because of semantics.

Are you Rick Dempsey?

At least he didn't call Baltimore a Horse**** town.

[Old#5fan]

As evidence of what? Are suggesting Steven Belcher died from low salt? Really?

No, just evidence as to how hot and tough Spring Training can be for the Orioles. Dempsey ought to know, he went to many of them as a player. Can you or anyone else here claim they have experienced Spring Training as a player in the Florida heat?:eektf:

[ShaneDawg85]

Maybe he actually just miss-spoke and meant to say "one of the toughest cities" in all of baseball. We all have do this before (at least I know I have, even in writing). As evidence of this I believe the Orioles may be the only team to ever have a player die in spring training. So to dismiss this as stupid is wrong just because of semantics.

That's a pretty low and insensitive comment.

[ShaneDawg85]

No, just evidence as to how hot and tough Spring Training can be for the Orioles. Dempsey ought to know, he went to many of them as a player. Can you or anyone else here claim they have experienced Spring Training as a player in the Florida heat?:eektf:

Here's a better questions: Can You?

[The Wedge]

Maybe he actually just miss-spoke and meant to say "one of the toughest cities" in all of baseball. We all have do this before (at least I know I have, even in writing). As evidence of this I believe the Orioles may be the only team to ever have a player die in spring training. So to dismiss this as stupid is wrong just because of semantics.

Even if he misspoke it's still patently stupid.

[Old#5fan]

That's a pretty low and insensitive comment.

Why, it happened didn't it? I feel terribly about it as anyone but merely stating a fact is not "low and insensitive." Get a grip.

[soxhotcorner14]

He just needs to stick to color commentating. Leave all the nutrion stuff to the experts there Rick!

[Old#5fan]

Even if he misspoke it's still patently stupid.

I am not arguing that. But every human being I know of except one has done at least one or more stupid things in their lifetime. So what?

[LookinUp]

No, just evidence as to how hot and tough Spring Training can be for the Orioles. Dempsey ought to know, he went to many of them as a player. Can you or anyone else here claim they have experienced Spring Training as a player in the Florida heat?:eektf:

I always thought it was evidence of the danger of a certain supplement if misused.

You do realize that the point of this thread is that a lot of teams play in Florida and then come north to colder weather cities, don't you? If it's hot for the Orioles, it's hot for a lot of others too.

Maybe they eat more soup.

[Hank Scorpio]

Even if he misspoke it's still patently stupid.

And, I'm with Scottie... I have extremely fond memories of the guy, but this isn't the first stupid thing we've heard Dempsey say.

Honestly, I think he's a good guy but he is an attention monger when there's a managerial opening, and that's annoying. I listen to sports talk radio at work and I've heard his voice seemingly every day since they fired Trembley.

It gets old.