Albert Belle Has Not Aged as Gracefully as The Rest of the 90′s Indians

All, Baseball Stephen Douglas February 28th. 2012, 6:29pm

Albert Belle visited the Cleveland Indians at Spring Training today. Albert Belle retired 10 years ago. Albert Belle will be 46 in August. Albert Belle does not look like a guy who played during my lifetime. Just look at that picture of Belle with Sandy Alomar Jr. (45), Carlos Baerga (43), Mike Hargrove (62) and Kenny Lofton (44). Belle looks more likely to have played in Cleveland with Hargrove in the early 80′s than with those other guys in the 90′s.

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39 Responses to “Albert Belle Has Not Aged as Gracefully as The Rest of the 90′s Indians”

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KC Resident Says:
February 28th, 2012 at 6:39 PM
Holy Shit, Joey.
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PL StabbinKabin Says:
February 28th, 2012 at 6:39 PM
Joey can golf.
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VladimirCrouton Says:
February 28th, 2012 at 6:41 PM
Whoa. Get well soon Joey. I’m pretty sure Kenny could come play CF until Grady comes back.
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scripty Says:
February 28th, 2012 at 6:41 PM
Albert Belle, My Favorite Athlete of my Youth. From 92-late 90′s this guy was so many levels of badass too. Holy shit.
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Billy Buckner Says:
February 28th, 2012 at 6:42 PM
I’m still fucking furious that the O’s signed him.
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scripty Says:
February 28th, 2012 at 6:42 PM
Kenny Lofton had some ridiculous red Lamborghini (sic? sorry) with a 90 Feet license plate. He was all sorts of fucking awesome too. 95 Indians, Lofton, Vizquel, Thome, Manny, Belle, Eddie Murray, Dave Winfield, Baerga. Good god.
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ms621 Says:
February 28th, 2012 at 6:43 PM
I call shenanigans.
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VladimirCrouton Says:
February 28th, 2012 at 6:45 PM
I renewed my Yahoo TBL Baseball league from last year. Anyone is welcome to join.
ID: 96651
PW: LGRW
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PL StabbinKabin Says:
February 28th, 2012 at 6:47 PM
Carlos Baerga looks like the white Sammy Sosa. And I think Cleveland sports fans of my generation can positively say that the 95 or 97 Indians were their favorite team of their youth. If not ever. Loved those guys.
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Billy Buckner Says:
February 28th, 2012 at 6:49 PM
The Albert Belle signing really was the best example of why the O’s have sucked for so long.
/Kick rock
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oskie Says:
February 28th, 2012 at 6:55 PM
where is Paul Sorrento?
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ms621 Says:
February 28th, 2012 at 6:57 PM
Actually we were looking for “The O’s are owned by Peter Angelos” as the best example of why the O’s have sucked for so long.
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Billy Buckner Says:
February 28th, 2012 at 7:06 PM
Actually we were looking for “The O’s are owned by Peter Angelos” as the best example of why the O’s have sucked for so long.
Well, of course. That’s what I mean, Belle was who Angelos wanted, that’s what I’m saying.
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St. Bear Says:
February 28th, 2012 at 7:19 PM
I renewed my Yahoo TBL Baseball league from last year. Anyone is welcome to join.
ID: 96651
PW: LGRW
In!
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Broccoli Beef Says:
February 28th, 2012 at 7:22 PM
I renewed my Yahoo TBL Baseball league from last year. Anyone is welcome to join.
I’m going to need someone to sign up on my behalf, it will be a cold day in hell before I type that password.
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mmonast Says:
February 28th, 2012 at 7:22 PM
I think Cleveland sports fans of my generation can positively say that the 95 or 97 Indians were their favorite team of their youth.
Nods in compete agreement. The Jake was rocking back then
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pkiguy22 Says:
February 28th, 2012 at 7:23 PM
I renewed my Yahoo TBL Baseball league from last year. Anyone is welcome to join.
ID: 96651
PW: LGRW
In. Oh and I promise to pay attention this year.
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St. Bear Says:
February 28th, 2012 at 7:24 PM
Oh and I promise to pay attention this year.
Yeah, I’m not going that far.
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Broccoli Beef Says:
February 28th, 2012 at 7:29 PM
I renewed my Yahoo TBL Baseball league from last year. Anyone is welcome to join.
Ok, I joined
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phillymantis915 Says:
February 28th, 2012 at 7:40 PM
I do two dedicated fantasy baseball leagues, don’t think I can add another.
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Quietgoesthedon Says:
February 28th, 2012 at 7:40 PM
Me too. Which reminds me I also have to pay MLB their freaking blood money for mlb.tv soon.
Belle should be in the Hall of Fame.
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Broccoli Beef Says:
February 28th, 2012 at 7:56 PM
I do two dedicated fantasy baseball leagues, don’t think I can add another.
As do I. Wait, what’s that smell I’m picking up now?
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RexKramerDangerSeeker Says:
February 28th, 2012 at 8:12 PM
Kenny Lofton had some ridiculous red Lamborghini (sic? sorry) with a 90 Feet license plate.
And Manny had a crazy Gembala Porsche convertible that he seemed to have on autopilot as it circled the stadium.
God, I loved that team.
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Ballz Says:
February 28th, 2012 at 8:22 PM
Where’s Jack Parkman?
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CodenameDuchess Says:
February 28th, 2012 at 8:49 PM
As soon as Clyde Frazier and Keith Hernandez get a hold of Mr. Belle he’ll be right as rain.
/Beard is weird’d
//Grandpa Belle could still f*ck up every person here
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CodenameDuchess Says:
February 28th, 2012 at 8:54 PM
Where’s Jack Parkman?
Lofton is Snipes, Snipes is Lofton it’s uncanny.
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mmonast Says:
February 28th, 2012 at 8:58 PM
Where’s Jack Parkman?
Doing a little shimmy that make all the women of Cleveland want to puke
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ButtersBC Says:
February 28th, 2012 at 9:17 PM
I want a Parkman White Sox jersey…heartbreaking loss in that ALCS, how was the pitcher supposed to know Cerrano was finally going to get a goddamn hit?
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Wally's World Says:
February 28th, 2012 at 9:23 PM
I renewed my Yahoo TBL Baseball league from last year. Anyone is welcome to join.
If you weren’t in the league last year, you can’t join now. I would like to if there are open spots.
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Jason McIntyre Says:
February 28th, 2012 at 9:25 PM
been out of the mix for a few days. Good to be back. Can’t wait to go hard and at that fraud Ryan Braun tomorrow.
has Miggy been back? That guy quit?
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Ballz Says:
February 28th, 2012 at 9:28 PM
See? Major League was so awesome that we’ve all seen Major League 2. That’s the sign of a great film.
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Wally's World Says:
February 28th, 2012 at 9:34 PM
God, I loved that team.
Ditto. I cried in the RF bleachers the night that they clinched in 1995. The two nuns with the season tix next to us did as well. It was absolutely awesome. That year was a dream… until Glavine’s 42 inch strike zone in game 6.
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Ballz Says:
February 28th, 2012 at 9:36 PM
until Glavine’s 42 inch strike zone in game 6.
God, I really fucking hated those Braves teams.
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VladimirCrouton Says:
February 28th, 2012 at 9:36 PM
Wally
I think I opened up a couple spots by deleting teams from last year that have yet to sign up. Try again.
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starkweather Says:
February 28th, 2012 at 9:43 PM
Miggy quit? Did I miss something in the afternoon? You mean Clown, right?
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Jason McIntyre Says:
February 28th, 2012 at 10:03 PM
oh, not sure, Stark. Just been popping in the comments lately, haven’t seen him since that failed attempt by him trying to smear me on twitter.
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Wally's World Says:
February 28th, 2012 at 10:12 PM
I think I opened up a couple spots by deleting teams from last year that have yet to sign up. Try again.
In. Thanks Vladdy…
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starkweather Says:
February 28th, 2012 at 10:53 PM
Clown/payaso/miggie smalls is definitely still around. I saw some magnificent Dwerick Rose fan trolling earlier today from him. ’twas possibly the funniest thing I read today, made memorable by a few people actually trying to engage him on the topic
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Milk Steak To Go Says:
February 29th, 2012 at 11:33 AM
I’m still fucking furious that the O’s signed him.
Are they still paying him? Or is that Bobby Bonilla?