<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Jumkie @ Jul 20 2009, 04:58 AM)
<{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Gary, what's your point besides stating the obvious?
Pinks already made his point to Jaz, and you felt the need to restate it? That's rather strange coming from you (among one of the most level headed members here). BTW, I highlight the parts above that have me confused. So let me get this straight, Pinks at "times" posts nonsense, and this was "probably" one of those "attempts"? Uhm, really? Using pinks as part of your cogent opinion serves you no favor my friend. How about you just restate the point without rubbishing your post with the Pinky reference? I realize he 'stands up for Stoner' (in his inept way, which is why you felt the need to "come to his defense") but really, must misery make strange bedfellows?
You lost me Jumkie.
Pinky made a statement and Jaz basically called him out on it - true.
But Jaz attacked Pinky's post as an attack on Hayden when it was a reply to Cyngus post which stated 'well it's about time for hayden to beat stoner' and was not directed at any Jazkat comments.
All I am saying is that like it or not, in this case Pinky is 100% correct and that is that Hayden (and his supporters) need to worry about beating the person infront before they get to beating his team-mate. It may not be pleasant but it is true and at this stage he didn't beat Melandri so that is/was/should be his target.
The old adage that each and every rider wants to beat their team-mate is without saying totally true but first they need to start getting the best from their machines, In Hayden's case at this stage with the exception of Laguna he has been mid-pack and he needs to beat these guys in order to get to Stoner. I personally have no doubt at all that he can and he has suffered misfortune so I do not see it as a big issue, but is it wrong to say that he must beat all others riders between him and Stoner?
You may well have read it as an attack on Hayden, my post wasn't but it was supporting the essence of Pinky's post which is basically saying that he has to beat the others to get to Stoner first.
I also chose not to comment on the 'giving up' comment of Jaz as simply put, nobody should question Hayden in that regard, it goes without saying that he is no quitter.
EDIT:
Jumkie, there are times when Pinky has posted some sensible thought provoling comments so yes, at times he posts nonsecial (maybe I should have said the majority of times so shoot me
). Yes his reply was probably an attempt to put .... on Hayden (probably used as we cannot know for sure, yes we can assume but cannot know for certain)
Now you lose me further with the 'stands up for Stoner' comments as personally what do you mean?
I am not aligning to Pinky because he defends Stoner (as that is the inference I read) as IMO Pinky does no service to defending Stoner in any way but brings far more harm that any relevant and/or coherent arguments.
You seem to have read far more into my post and with respects back at you I suspect it is because Hayden was the subject of the post.
Garry