Scott Pioli's Boston Ties: Chiefs Welcome Red Sox to Practice

by Joel Thorman on Sep 24, 2009 8:33 AM CDT in 2009 Kansas City Chiefs Campaign

The Kansas City Chiefs welcomed Terry Francona and the Boston Red Sox to practice yesterday.

The Sox are in town for a four game set with the Royals. Good news for Kansas City: Through three games the Royals lead 2-1 in the series.

"It was a different hour,’’ Francona said. "I wish I could have stayed more, it was fun. It was a different mentality than we’re used to. I really enjoyed it.’’

Different mentality? Uhh, yeah. Baseball players are some of the highest paid players and don't put their bodies through the same physical stress that football players do.

"Well, they’re 300-pound men trying to kill each other in practice. We’re taking grounders getting ready for a game.’’

Scott Pioli also visited the Sox clubhouse on Tuesday.

It's not Pioli's first tie to baseball since he's been here. Cleveland Indians manager Eric Wedge visited with Pioli, a "friend of the Tribe", a few months ago. Wedge called Pioli a "genuine person and a genuine friend."

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stupid red sox...

by tomahawk44 on Sep 24, 2009 8:39 AM CDT reply actions

look at that picture

no wonder they are friends, that looks like scott pioli in a red sox hat

by 03eltond on Sep 24, 2009 9:51 AM CDT reply actions

I'm a sox fan

and I had never noticed that or even thought about it but if one of the photoshop fellas here put a BoSox hat on Pioli, it would be hard to tell them apart!

by ttownmikey on Sep 24, 2009 10:14 AM CDT up reply actions

I don't know

I think Francona looks more like Gandhi than Pioli

RIP Bodhi - Not tragic to die doing what you love. You want the ultimate thrill, you gotta be willing to pay the ultimate price.

by craig in calgary on Sep 24, 2009 11:24 AM CDT up reply actions

In Fairness

While the NFL is certainly a more physical activity than baseball per game, the MLB does play 10 times more games than the NFL and the NFL doesn’t regularly feature people throwing a hard object at your head at 90-100 mph. The NFL season is like a boxing match to MLB’s marathon.

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Predictions for 2009

1. Todd Haley's going to struggle with managing his staff in his rookie year as head coach.
6. The Chiefs will go 7-9 in 2009, good for 2nd in the AFC West. Revision: We go 5-11 and finish behind Oakland.
7. Ryan Succop will not perform better in 2009 than Connor Barth did in 2008.
8. The Chiefs will have a bottom 10 defense this year.
9. RB will be a problem area this season on offense.

by UCrawford on Sep 24, 2009 10:29 AM CDT reply actions

I actually think hitting a baseball is the hardest thing to do in sports.

I can’t hit a flat baseball going 80 mph. I can’t imagine hitting one going 97 with movement with a change up on the back of your mind. I don’t thing they are “great athletes”, but they are definetly talented.

RIP Bodhi - Not tragic to die doing what you love. You want the ultimate thrill, you gotta be willing to pay the ultimate price.

by craig in calgary on Sep 24, 2009 11:26 AM CDT up reply actions

It's More A "Skills" Sport Than A "Tools" Sport

In football, there are certain things you have to be able to do…if you’re too slow you’re out, if you’re not strong enough you’re out, if you’re not a certain height you’re out.

In baseball it helps if you’re a great athlete but all of those things can be compensated with the ability to do other things. There was one story I liked about how George Brett said he always wondered what he could do if he had Bo Jackson’s body and skills. But of course Jackson, although an incredible athlete and a decent ballplayer, wasn’t half the player Brett was.

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Predictions for 2009

by UCrawford on Sep 24, 2009 12:26 PM CDT up reply actions