I think that English might have been [my worst subject]. I think that they all might have been...

I think that English might have been [my worst subject]. I think that they all might have been easy. I had all A's in every class, so it's hard to pick. I had to work the hardest at English."

- Phillies #1 prospect and former high school valedictorian Trevor May

Read the rest of his interview here. Pretty interesting.

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I have an absolute ridiculous amount of books. It’s the original one with the keyboard at the bottom and no touch screen. I have an iPad, but the Kindle has definitely gotten the most use.

So, I’m guessing he and Cliff Lee are gonna get along great, yeah?

"I wouldn’t run if there was a fire. I wouldn’t run anywhere. I hate running." - O. Munn

by doubleh on Feb 4, 2012 12:54 AM EST reply actions

I love the dichotomy there. The possibilities of the interactions between an old-school (for lack of a better term) redneck and a well-educated young guy are going to be rather hilarious to watch.

Some people don't think it be what it is, but it do.

by TheOrangeCone on Feb 4, 2012 1:40 AM EST up reply actions

WIth Lee as the “old-school redneck?” How do you figure that? Charlie, maybe, but Lee seems pretty well-spoken.

by Phrozen on Feb 4, 2012 3:05 AM EST up reply actions

I think there’s a difference between “redneck” and “hick.” A redneck can still be a well-cultivated individual that just doesn’t happen to know much about your standard “book-learnin.” A hick, on the other hand, has very little grasp on cultural and social etiquette.

I might just be talking out my ass, but this is kinda what I picked up on since I’ve been living in the South.

Some people don't think it be what it is, but it do.

by TheOrangeCone on Feb 4, 2012 12:31 PM EST up reply actions

We can debate terminology, but all I know is that Lee has told reporters that he’s never read a book in his life.

http://www.letsgotribe.com/2009/8/5/856250/what-cliff-lees-not-reading

by taco pal on Feb 4, 2012 12:41 PM EST up reply actions

Interesting. Here, a redneck and a hick mean about the same thing. Generally, people who own more guns than me, drive a bigger truck than me, and live between the meth lab area and the oil refinery.

by Phrozen on Feb 4, 2012 4:59 PM EST up reply actions

I’ve heard there’s good ol’ boys and rednecks. The comedian Blake Clark described it thusly: “Good ol’ boys may raise livestock but rednecks get emotionally involved.”

"I wouldn’t run if there was a fire. I wouldn’t run anywhere. I hate running." - O. Munn

by doubleh on Feb 4, 2012 9:49 PM EST up reply actions

Which one has brothercousins?

by Phrozen on Feb 5, 2012 4:56 AM EST up reply actions

But he does play chess.

Dennis Manoloff: Favorite book?

Cliff Lee: I don’t think I’ve read a book in my life, to be honest.

"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring". ~Rogers Hornsby

by nps on Feb 4, 2012 11:36 AM EST reply actions

FML. Just saw this.

by taco pal on Feb 4, 2012 12:42 PM EST up reply actions

Crazy. If you’d asked me which of the guys was most likely to be an “unlearned” guy, I’ve no idea who I would have picked, but it wouldn’t have been Lee. Dubee, maybe.

by Phrozen on Feb 4, 2012 4:57 PM EST up reply actions