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I feel once they made the rule where the DTs can't smash the long snapper it became a very easy job. When was the last time you saw a long snapper fuck up a snap?

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9 hours ago, TrashMaster G said:

Who the fuck names their kid Trott?

Excuse you, sir?

If a thoughtful pair of parents want to name their son after a legend with a career OPS of .828 and a leader of the breakers of Babe Ruth’s curse, who are we to question that? 

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2 hours ago, closetojumping said:

Excuse you, sir?

If a thoughtful pair of parents want to name their son after a legend with a career OPS of .828 and a leader of the breakers of Babe Ruth’s curse, who are we to question that? 

Highlights from Wikipedia entry on Trot Nixon:

May 5, 2002, threw his bat toward Devil Rays pitcher Ryan Rupe, pretending the bat slipped out of his hands while swinging. Fined $2,000 and suspended  four games.

Best year was 2003, hit .306 with 28 home runs, 87 RBIs. On October 4, in Game 3 of ALDS, had a two-run pinch-hit homer in the bottom of the 11th to win the series over Oakland. Hit .333 (8 for 24) with 3 home runs and 5 RBIs in the ALCS but Sox lost to the Yankees.

Herniated disc and a tight thigh muscle kept him out of much of 2004, but hit a two-out, two-run double off the right field wall at Busch Stadium in St. Louis in the top of the third to give Boston a 3–0 lead -- the final score in the fourth game of Boston's World Series sweep, bringing its first title in 86 years. Batted .357 (5 for 14) with 3 doubles, 3 RBIs in the series.

Endeared himself to Sox fans by briefly wearing a mohawk hairstyle, "one of many unconventional and bizarre hairstyles the Sox sported over the course of the 2004 season."

Known for his "extremely volatile temper and steadfast dedication to his teammates. In August 2005, while officially on the disabled list, Nixon remained in uniform and in the dugout with the rest of the team during the game. When teammate Gabe Kapler ... hit a long fly ball off of the Green Monster, the umpires ruled it a double. Nixon leapt off the bench and argued with such passion that Kapler's hit had been a home run (television replays confirmed that the hit had landed above the home run line...) that he was ejected from the game."

If Trott is like Trot, he deserves the spot.

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1 hour ago, Hayduke said:

Highlights from Wikipedia entry on Trot Nixon:

May 5, 2002, threw his bat toward Devil Rays pitcher Ryan Rupe, pretending the bat slipped out of his hands while swinging. Fined $2,000 and suspended  four games.

Best year was 2003, hit .306 with 28 home runs, 87 RBIs. On October 4, in Game 3 of ALDS, had a two-run pinch-hit homer in the bottom of the 11th to win the series over Oakland. Hit .333 (8 for 24) with 3 home runs and 5 RBIs in the ALCS but Sox lost to the Yankees.

Herniated disc and a tight thigh muscle kept him out of much of 2004, but hit a two-out, two-run double off the right field wall at Busch Stadium in St. Louis in the top of the third to give Boston a 3–0 lead -- the final score in the fourth game of Boston's World Series sweep, bringing its first title in 86 years. Batted .357 (5 for 14) with 3 doubles, 3 RBIs in the series.

Endeared himself to Sox fans by briefly wearing a mohawk hairstyle, "one of many unconventional and bizarre hairstyles the Sox sported over the course of the 2004 season."

Known for his "extremely volatile temper and steadfast dedication to his teammates. In August 2005, while officially on the disabled list, Nixon remained in uniform and in the dugout with the rest of the team during the game. When teammate Gabe Kapler ... hit a long fly ball off of the Green Monster, the umpires ruled it a double. Nixon leapt off the bench and argued with such passion that Kapler's hit had been a home run (television replays confirmed that the hit had landed above the home run line...) that he was ejected from the game."

If Trott is like Trot, he deserves the spot.

I faced Rupe in a non-district game in HS. Dude threw gas. 

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Posted (edited)
7 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:

An asshole?

Point well taken.

Trot was ... uh ... fiery. The part I edited for brevity about throwing the bat toward Rupe (which I should have left in) mentioned several HBPs that I imagine Rupe took part in.

Wouldn't want an asshole on the team, but would want a guy who stands for his teammates every time. Nothing in the Horns' team culture right now points to Sark recruiting assholes.

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3 hours ago, TonyTexas said:

Do we normally have a long snapper on scholarship?

Lance St. Louis but not sure if on scholarship.  The fact we never heard his name called is probably a good thing. Anyway, he did his job. Hope Trott can too.

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13 hours ago, Red Five said:


He is.

Awesome, young man certainly earned it.  I think he came in around 220ish and at the time on whatever I read was listed as a C.  I was thinking how fucked are we with 220ish guy at C. But I think he played his first year? Never a call out or TV picture for his family for all the right reasons. I guess this is his last year for us? Thank you Lance, you were perfect!

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15 hours ago, Funk Doctor Spock said:

I'm not evdn joking, sports illustrateed said he was a 5* long snapper. That has.fo he a first. 

 

Welcome to the 40, lod. 

 

23 minutes ago, hornlife said:

@Funk Doctor Spock I've never seen a kicker, punter, LS listed above a 3*.  We seem to being OK, new kicker and punter. Lance will probably graduate this year. GO TROTT, i never want to hear your name called in a game.

Long snapper specific rankings

https://www.kohlskicking.com/national-player-ratings/long-snappers/2026

 

Posted
2 hours ago, TheBryMan81 said:

Outstanding! Never heard of Kohls - other than a mall shop but they seem to know specialist. Sounds like we got a great one to follow Lance! Thx, @TheBryMan81, appreciate the knowledge. And btw, I'm totally on the Troy Owens bandwagon. I just hope we can keep him here.

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