tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4469790215503353723.post9149981147908500759..comments2023-11-05T03:48:38.279-08:00Comments on Earning a Nickname: A Happy Valentine's DayJonathan Morelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14272223651938146970noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4469790215503353723.post-59753903855385433582009-02-16T18:50:00.000-08:002009-02-16T18:50:00.000-08:00Thanks Jonathan. Will be checking in from time to...Thanks Jonathan. Will be checking in from time to time to hear how its going, and (hopefully) your collection of a bunch of knockouts along the way- starting this week. And you have a boatload of my respect just for hitting the gym after a "regular" day at the office. <BR/> <BR/>And wouldn't you know I just got done leaving another of my LONG messages at QR which came to the same conclusion on Kerm (although from perhaps a slightly different angle). While press folks using the term "choke artist" as their story "hook" makes me angry (I had 2 roomates in college (U of Penn)who became sportswriters--and believe me, they possessed no athletic skill whatsoever but an opinion on just about everything), I should have made clear that I thought an opinion like yours deserves a bit of more deference (I don't think I did a good job a making that clear upon rereading but then again I always in need of an editor to begin with).<BR/><BR/>Again, Good luck this week.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4469790215503353723.post-23208818199748161352009-02-16T15:32:00.000-08:002009-02-16T15:32:00.000-08:00Hey WF,Thanks for the comments and kind words. Gl...Hey WF,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the comments and kind words. Glad to have another reader, especially one that publicly comments and goes as far as to catch up on all my previous posts. Your readership and feedback is welcomed and much appreciated!<BR/><BR/>In terms of Cintron, my suggestion to him is to see a sports psychologist. Seriously. He has the skill and physical tools to be great, but his strategy and heart always seem to be lacking. In the early rounds he showed that he had the speed to keep up with Martinez...he just never used it. Kermit has turned into quite the enigmatic fighter IMO.Jonathan Morelandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14272223651938146970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4469790215503353723.post-85672674222503224432009-02-15T15:47:00.000-08:002009-02-15T15:47:00.000-08:00I neglected to wish you good luck in your bout nex...I neglected to wish you good luck in your bout next week. And I think your 1/15 entry helped me to understand a little bit of what happened last night much better. My only question now-- how does Kerm fix it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4469790215503353723.post-68815119254447535712009-02-15T09:54:00.000-08:002009-02-15T09:54:00.000-08:00Jonathan-- sorry for the proofread-less message ve...Jonathan-- sorry for the proofread-less message very late last night. A little bleary eyed and dazed/confused by all I watched last night. Anyhow, was so intriqued by what I saw last night that I came back this morning and found myself immersed (for some time) in reading some of your other musings. Its fantastic stuff-- well written, clever and just exuding in the joy you feel in what you are doing. And I'm a sucker for inserting out of the blue trivia/pop culture references too-- to the chagrin/annoyance of most of my close friends and colleagues. Hope you don't mind if I follow along and occasionally add my two cents (with just a tinge of envy as I watch you follow a path which I should have chosen a decade (OK-- its now two) ago!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4469790215503353723.post-67480530464802560552009-02-14T21:59:00.000-08:002009-02-14T21:59:00.000-08:00Hey Jonathan-- Willfrank from a poster on QR here....Hey Jonathan-- Willfrank from a poster on QR here. Checked out your blog (trying to take some solace after watching Kerm's disappointing performance). Its a title is a great hook (not in a boxing sense--although you may have that too!) and I found some great insights in a quick read. All my best as you keep working hard towards your dreams-- I always have a ton of respect for guys like yourself actually having the steel to step into the ring(as opposed to guys like me whose time is now passed (in their early 40's) chained to a desk and are just wannabes/never dids. Sorry you've had to bear the burden of being a KC Royals fan. (of course, they've yet to come close to my Phils record for franchise losses!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com