Portland owns Rudy´s heart
by amlmart1 on Jan 14, 2010 8:56 AM PST
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Via Marca.com (free translation).
"I write from home, just having come from the game. As you know, I´m playing again after 19 games being out, since I had surgery on my back. To be back is always special, but today has been incredibly exciting.
When I went into the court, the entire pavilion (the crowd) has stood up and has chanted my name. My mother was in tears. I have no words to express how the Blazers fans have treated me. I´ve always felt it was very special, but this time it was the last straw. They are incredible, the best in the NBA."
More after the Jump...
"I think our fans can only be compared to Utah ones. But our fans push more. They also put more preassure against the teams they dislike and they clap to the teams that deserve it.
I might tell a lot of stories about things that happen to me every day on the street. Basketball is the main sport for people from the city of Portland, no great football or soccer teams, and everybody follow the Blazers. I don´t know why, whether because of the Olympics Final or because the Spanish Connection with Sergio last year, but they´ve liked me right from the start. You should see the team´s Store: it sells shirts with 'I Love Rudy', another with my photo and the legend 'Rudylicious', playing shirt for girls, a cup, a banner, pens ... And a bobblehead, one of those dolls that nod, but enormous. All kind of things.
I've seen people in the stands wearing my Spanish National Jersey and others with my Penya Jersey (Rudy DKV Joventut Jersey). I approached sometimes to talk to them and they tell me that they buy them on Ebay. In addition, someone translates this Marca blog into English. I do not know if it´s read by a lot of people.
Apart from that, I have to tell you something that happened with Pau Gasol. The other day Pau came here with the Blazers (literally, Rudy usually writes like this, you may think we trade for Pau) and we went out for dinner to a Japanese restaurant, the same one I went the other day with his brother Marc Gasol . You have to eat Japanese food when you meet Gasols, because they love it.
Anyway, we moved in my car and I parked it in a parking lot. When I was going to pay I found there wasn´t anybody to charge, so I told Pau that we had to wait. It was cold and raining so, even though I didn´t like the idea, I listened to Pau: "If there´s no person nothing happens. Let's go to dinner."
In the restaurant we find a table next to the window, so I could watch my car and could pay when someone came, but you know: dinner, chat, a litle glass of wine ... And I got distracted. At one point, Pau looks at me and says, "Hey, there's a guy there giving you a ticket". I ran toward the car, but I was too late: I had been fined with $ 35, which is not much, but it's my first fine in Portland and I feel bad. I told Pau that he should pay it, that it was his fault, but it didn´t work.
So people here loves me, everyone in the streets knows me, and all what you want, but nobody will take my fine away."
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Rudy owns Portland's heart
And wtf Pau….you owe Rudy $35 AND a dunk contest.
by Sabonis4Ever on Jan 14, 2010 9:01 AM PST reply actions 50 recs
Rec this green!
I’m going to boo Pau even more now!! :-)
My favorite teams are the Blazers and any team that is playing the Lakers.
by OCBlazerFan1 on Jan 14, 2010 10:45 AM PST up reply actions
Only $35?
Don’t forget interest.
An offensive rebound in paragraph form. -Mr. Golliver
by you'vegottomakeyourfreethrows on Jan 14, 2010 10:59 AM PST up reply actions
I love that you are still bitter about the dunk contest
cause I am too!!
I didn't mean to turn you on
you don't have to pay it...
just explain to the judge, no one there, he may agree with Pau (especially if he is a fan).
We just need a layer (or law student, or…) to show in court as your representative.
"Travis went all wang-dang diddly wubba SPROING wow-wow on everybody " Dave's recap, season opener
How quickly can
FanFarAway get here?
"I'm a man, but I can change.....if I have to......I guess." - Red Green
by antediluvian on Jan 15, 2010 11:17 AM PST up reply actions
You guys should take a collection at Blazersedge night
If Bedgers can send 400 kids to the game, they should be able to come up with $35 for Rudy’s parking ticket.
Does Rudy need the money more than Bedgers? Of course not. There is another, and much more important reason — it would embarrass a L@ker.
#10 #52 #88 -- #5 is back!
you are missing the #25 in your sig.
#52 #10 #25 #88
by Cablinasian on Jan 14, 2010 10:14 AM PST up reply actions
How did I do that?
Horrible. Anyway, it’s fixed now.
#10 #25 #52 #88 -- #5 is back!
by jscot on Jan 14, 2010 11:13 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
No
I like him because he is Rudy’s friend, too. His face after Rudy got hurt last year said it all — and he never came back in the game.
But $35 means nothing to him, and the embarrassment of having Blazer fans pay what he wouldn’t pay would be much better. He’s still a L@ker.
#10 #25 #52 #88 -- #5 is back!
I love Rudy
Columbus til I die, Columbus til I die. I know I am, I swear I am, Columbus til I die!
Damn it feels good to be a Buckeye!
FKA BLAZER_FAN_199. Now an author for the Jackets Cannon! Check it out!
by Andrew Tolliver on Jan 14, 2010 9:20 AM PST reply actions
Probably Rudy wants to thank me ;).
Maybe I let him play with me and my friends someday. I´ll promise I won´t posterize him, so he still can walk proudly. I won´t let him dunk on my face either, but I let him make some points ;)
by amlmart1 on Jan 14, 2010 9:41 AM PST up reply actions 14 recs
lol
"Fernandez, to my eyes, is the Blazer who walks that walk most comfortably. A lot of Portland's fans (egged on, dare I say, by their local broadcasters) lament things like how Ron Artest or Yao Ming get to hit Brandon Roy's arms.
But I suspect Fernandez sees all that and thinks: We get to hit arms! Cool!"
http://myespn.go.com/blogs/truehoop/0-39-135/On-Playoff-Experience.html
"I told Pau the Lakers never win here in Portland; I think it's great." -- Rudy Fernandez
Maybe pass between his legs just once?
#10 #25 #52 #88 -- #5 is back!
Now that's what I call Fantasy Hoops
OK...so girls in movies where guys wear hockey masks have a better survival rate than the average Blazer player. - Dave
by 22baylor on Jan 14, 2010 4:33 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
thanks again amlmart1
i love what you contribute to this site.
Treat people well because Karma can hit you at any second.
Rudy is an endearing fellow
my wife used to be all about Lma, but now she has turned to a Rudy convert for her adoration.
Somebody should let Rudy know that parking tickets don’t count against your driving record, just your pocketbook.
My girlfriend moved here from Australia and knew nothing about the Blazers, the NBA or even how basketball was played.
Before Rudy I couldn’t get her into it. Now she owns two I heart Rudy shirts and tries her best not to miss a game. With no Rudy she was pretty bummed but became more of a fan of the team itself at least.
My 6-year-old daughter on the Blazers
“They have Brandon Roy, Greg Oden (he’s hurt) and the cute boy.”
I think we can all figure out who “the cute boy” is.
"My shoulder is OK. And away we go." -- Nic Batum
"wang-dang diddly wubba SPROING wow-wow" -- Dave
Whatever floats your boat S4E
In her case, she was referring to…
…Bayless
"My shoulder is OK. And away we go." -- Nic Batum
"wang-dang diddly wubba SPROING wow-wow" -- Dave
the guy cracks me up
I have no words to express how the Blazers fans have treated me. I´ve always felt it was very special, but this time it was the last straw.
the last straw? What’s he think he’s going to do about it?
"In order to keep a true perspective of one's importance, everyone should have a dog that will worship him and a cat that will ignore him."
What he said in Spanish doesn't translate well to English
“la gota que ha colmado el vaso” – basically, the drop that made the vase overflow. In Spanish, this can be taken in a positive or a negative sense. In this context it’s positive, but the equivalent in English is always negative, so you can’t really translate it.
Translation
“i’ve always felt it was very special, but this time it”: “overwhelmed me with emotion” or “was something else” or “was beyond description”
It’s not a literal translation but it can be translated into what was meant.
cool=cold but reality is that cool=good=bueno or other such related phrases due to the slang.
Honestly though, i love the pure translations because I feel more emotion from them than I think I would from the english language. The open emotion and passion is wonderful.
"Fernandez, to my eyes, is the Blazer who walks that walk most comfortably. A lot of Portland's fans (egged on, dare I say, by their local broadcasters) lament things like how Ron Artest or Yao Ming get to hit Brandon Roy's arms.
But I suspect Fernandez sees all that and thinks: We get to hit arms! Cool!"
http://myespn.go.com/blogs/truehoop/0-39-135/On-Playoff-Experience.html
"I told Pau the Lakers never win here in Portland; I think it's great." -- Rudy Fernandez
tipped the scales?
When reached 40 years of following Portland basketball you have, be as passionate of the Trail Blazers you will not!
I would translate it: "......but the thing that really tipped it is...."
"A bizarre and extremely rare hybrid Blazer/Laker fan, Timbo has always struggled to contain the Beast Within, like Dr. Jekyll, Bruce Banner, or Ted Kennedy." — Miled Animal
just wonderin if the gorilla's fingers ever get sore from picking all them bugs ;)
The Faith don't panic, the faith freaks out, burns out farms, and torchs small villages in the name of The Faith.
Head Czar of Amerika <--- Mortimer said so so there!!!
the drop that made the vase overflow
That’s the translation I like best. – Elgin
OK...so girls in movies where guys wear hockey masks have a better survival rate than the average Blazer player. - Dave
reminds me of
Chinese water torture
When reached 40 years of following Portland basketball you have, be as passionate of the Trail Blazers you will not!
Oh Rudy.
We love you so.
"What I´m sure about is that I never had a gun. For gunfights I have the Playstation."
~Rudy Fernandez
Rudy.
Love that guy.
-Thanks for the translations animart1
Much appreciated.
Like what you like, enjoy what you enjoy,
don't be afraid to make slurping sounds,
and don't take crap from anybody
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ae-5q8MaSSU
hmm..
don’t know why stuff gets crossed out like that.
Like what you like, enjoy what you enjoy,
don't be afraid to make slurping sounds,
and don't take crap from anybody
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ae-5q8MaSSU
thanks...the more you know ; )
Like what you like, enjoy what you enjoy,
don't be afraid to make slurping sounds,
and don't take crap from anybody
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ae-5q8MaSSU
you just don't like al
The Faith don't panic, the faith freaks out, burns out farms, and torchs small villages in the name of The Faith.
Head Czar of Amerika <--- Mortimer said so so there!!!
Thank you amlmart1...
Thank you. You are, and always will be my favorite Spaniard. That was the best thing I have read from Rudy’s pen, thank you for the translation, as always….
RUDY > MJ
But, of course, if I could make a dunk on his face I would. - Rudy
Rudy, you are so awesome!
My favorite teams are the Blazers and any team that is playing the Lakers.
Thank you for the translation amlmart1
Love Rudy’s blog. Sweet moment for his mom, being so proud and happy seeing the love for her son . Go Ruudyyyyy for threeeeeee!!!!
by blazersrmyteam on Jan 14, 2010 10:54 AM PST reply actions
Rudy City, man!
Thanks for the translation, amimart1!
"I never give in to the temptation to be difficult just for the sake of being difficult. That would be too ridiculous"
Jacques Derrida
Once again, thanks
There’s a special place in heaven reserved for fans who translate what Rudy and Nic have to say.
by Corvid on Jan 14, 2010 10:59 AM PST reply actions 1 recs
yes, heaven . . . .
"I never give in to the temptation to be difficult just for the sake of being difficult. That would be too ridiculous"
Jacques Derrida
I love having the Spaniards on the team... particularly Rudy
I love the fact that there are people in Iberia cheering for this otherwise unknown (and unknowable) city in the Pacific Northwest.
Makes me feel like I can wander the streets of Madrid—in Blazer gear of course—and actually have something useful to talk to folks about (in my awful, broken, Spanish).
Buck Williams for the hall of fame
I wish we'd trade Bayless for Sergio
If this Blazer team doesn't light your fire, then your wood is wet!
by TwoDeep on Jan 15, 2010 8:29 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
hmm...
I don’t see this post on his blog at http://blogderudyfernandez.blogspot.com/.
I figured it would be.
An offensive rebound in paragraph form. -Mr. Golliver
by you'vegottomakeyourfreethrows on Jan 14, 2010 11:01 AM PST reply actions
Rudy, Rudy, Rudy!
You won.
by Roybot on Nov 11, 2009 1:41 AM PST
by Magnum on Jan 14, 2010 11:14 AM PST reply actions 1 recs
ah... so it begins
first, a parking ticket. next, a speeding ticket, then reckless driving, dui. and finally, arrest.
sigh… we seem have found our newest jailblazer.
by CleBlazer on Jan 14, 2010 12:46 PM PST reply actions 5 recs
You forgot strip clubs
Proof that Miller is better than Blake: Miller is a 10 time non-all star and Blake is only a 6 time non-all star.
by tominhawaii on Jan 14, 2010 12:48 PM PST up reply actions
animal abuse!
The Faith don't panic, the faith freaks out, burns out farms, and torchs small villages in the name of The Faith.
Head Czar of Amerika <--- Mortimer said so so there!!!
My favorite part
playing shirt for girls, a cup
Proof that Miller is better than Blake: Miller is a 10 time non-all star and Blake is only a 6 time non-all star.
by tominhawaii on Jan 14, 2010 12:49 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
I drink my beer outta a Rudy cup
I had to duct tape the holes…lol
Elizabeth had a partner and he had a rap from the cops, Him and Lenny Suckerpunch were just out Tooling around
by Lizzy Lowblow on Jan 15, 2010 5:16 PM PST up reply actions
I love that Rudy loves and appreciates that we love him!
Some players don’t appreciate our wondrous love like they should, and it’s great to see an extremely popular player still be HUMAN enough to really appreciate it and not just expect it.
Thanks again Amlmart1, for the translations! Even though I’m sure whatever confused pagan deity that created you Spaniards has long been vanquished by Moses, I am glad that pagan deity made you.
Mortimer
#52
it's gonna be awfully hard for KP to trade #5, now
So Nate will have to figure out how to use Brandon, Rudy and Bayless in a future 3-guard rotation. I think Roy’s days as a “SF” will come to an end when Nic returns
One of Blake/Miller will have to go, with the remaining PG getting reduced minutes. Otherwise Jerryd and Rudy will be stuck in a number’s crunch
When reached 40 years of following Portland basketball you have, be as passionate of the Trail Blazers you will not!
roy: at least until the squishy frenchie gets hammered on again... batum just play's to hard.
The Faith don't panic, the faith freaks out, burns out farms, and torchs small villages in the name of The Faith.
Head Czar of Amerika <--- Mortimer said so so there!!!
Nic does play hard
but at least now he knows that his body isn’t unbreakable. I don’t like this talk about playing Batum against PFs who out-weigh him by 30 lbs. But I suppose he could just as easily be re-injured by a blindside pick, or hard-fouled on a dunk attempt like Rudy was
When reached 40 years of following Portland basketball you have, be as passionate of the Trail Blazers you will not!
It is important that we made a good impression on his mom
Now he is cool for sleepovers. – Elgin
OK...so girls in movies where guys wear hockey masks have a better survival rate than the average Blazer player. - Dave
by 22baylor on Jan 14, 2010 4:37 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
That was awesome!
I do love the translations and it’s great to hear that he appreciates us as much as we appreciate him, but this post had me rolling!
Can anyone with a recent version of NBA Live get me a screenshot?
You do not want that trust me!
Just last night I was thinking god damn EA could you have a worse looking model for Rudy! He looks like crap in that game. Its like they didn’t even finish rendering his hair. They don’t put much effort into player models unless they are superstars and even then they sometime don’t look good. I just think its funny that how terrible Rudy was really stuck out to me and the next day someone ask for a pic of it. anyway I would suggest the 2k series for better looking player models and a superior game all the way around. They jack up a fair share of guys but overall it seems like they but a lot more effort into them to get them right.
Nah, didn't need Rudy. Got that covered.
Just the Rose Garden floor. Cloudy came to my rescue though. Should have it done later today.
I think it was really mean of the RG crowd to make Rudy's mom cry
Winks
by southern oregon on Jan 14, 2010 3:40 PM PST reply actions
Those ushers just can't do anything about it either..
The Kings have the best bench I’ve seen. There are easily 14 guys on this team good enough for every bench in the league. Now if we could only get some starters, I’d totally jizz in my pants.
Kings fan
by dyshooter182 on Jan 14, 2010 4:07 PM PST up reply actions
I was at the game
when Rudy came off the bench to the scorer’s table Luke Ridnour had the ball for MILW at the same time, and all of a sudden the big cheer started “Ruuuuuuuuuuuudy”, and for a second I was thinking they were cheering “Luuuuuuuuuuke” and was a little puzzled!
Brandon Roy, 'nuff said.
In addition, someone translates this Marca blog into English. I do not know if it´s read by a lot of people.
A lot. Muchas gracias Amlmart! – Elgin
OK...so girls in movies where guys wear hockey masks have a better survival rate than the average Blazer player. - Dave
He knows who Ben is.
“some guy” I think he called him.
by Sabonis4Ever on Jan 14, 2010 5:28 PM PST up reply actions
why's he gotta be so nice! makes me love him sooooooo much more!
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Jan 14, 2010 4:37 PM PST reply actions
i feel so special now. never thought i would love a guy who i have YET meant!
bahahahhahahahhahaha
loveisrespect
by portlandgiirl91 on Jan 14, 2010 6:26 PM PST up reply actions
The reason Portland loves Rudy?
Its because we love players who wear their heart on their sleeve. Rudy is for sure one of those players. He goes out there on the court and you know he is giving it his all. It is why we have fallen in love with Bayless, Pendy, Oden and so on… Most of the players in the ball club are that way, and in my personal opinion it makes our team much better than the rest of the league.
It doesn’t hurt that Rudy is also the sexiest man on the court most of the time… Totally hetero, but ya’ll cant deny it :D
I don't think a guy can judge that
If this Blazer team doesn't light your fire, then your wood is wet!
Of he can
He is got his eye on you too
" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous
by 92wastheyear on Jan 15, 2010 4:00 PM PST up reply actions
for Keith Van Horn?!
The Faith don't panic, the faith freaks out, burns out farms, and torchs small villages in the name of The Faith.
Head Czar of Amerika <--- Mortimer said so so there!!!
unfortunately, Rudy's fans can't guarantee him more playing time
and I doubt Nate will be swayed by the Ruuudy cheers to leave Fernandez in the game longer, while Brandon cools his heels over on the bench
Bayless’ emergence just adds another mouth to feed minutes to, at the SG position. And we all know how “hungry” the Rex can be…
When reached 40 years of following Portland basketball you have, be as passionate of the Trail Blazers you will not!
If playing Rudy gets the crowd going then
maybe he SHOULD be played more.
by In Walks Rudy on Jan 15, 2010 5:57 PM PST up reply actions
Thanks Amlmart....for everything.
My amiga was thrilled to pieces to wear one of those DKV jerseys to the game last night….way too much fun.
Yes .. Blazer's Edge Community Podcast should become international!
Thanks, prez! It’s like hiring team scouts to watch for Euro talent. If the Blazer’s can do it, so can BEdge. :)
-jayfisher :)
Reading about dinner with Pau gets me wondering about how Pau and Nic get along ..
Who knows .. they might be good friends. On the other hand, they might not be .. and Rudy’s caught in the middle, being on one team with a friend on another team. I guess the world often works that way.
sweet, thanks amlmart1
rec-alicious. It’s funny that the best stuff comes from his Marca blog rather than his own official blog.
Much thanks amlmart1....
I really appreciate you translating this for us.
"I'm a man, but I can change.....if I have to......I guess." - Red Green
I know a way to make Rudy love us even more...
…and make sure he NEVER wants to leave Portland.
My friend and I wrote a song to sing to Rudy, just like all soccer clubs in Europe sing to their players. We ripepd off the tune and half of the lyrics from Liverpool’s song to Fernando Torres, because he is also from Spain so the second half fits in perfectly. We are going to post this song as its own fanpost soon… later today we are going to record ourselves singing it to give a better sense of it. But here are the lyrics:
The MVP of Euroleague, Rudy, Rudy,
He’ll spot right up and drain the three, Rudy, Rudy,
We brought the lad from sunny Spain,
He gets the ball and scores again,
Rudy Fernandez, Portland’s number five!
Na na na na na na na na, na na, na na,
Na na na na na na na na, na na, na na,
Na na na na na na na na,
Na na na na na na na na,
Rudy Fernandez, Portland’s number five!!!
Check out this clip on youtube of people singing the Fernando Torres song to get an idea of how it sounds. And then imagine the ENTIRE Rose Garden singing it! If ANY stadium and fanbase in the NBA would embrace this, it would be Portland. And if any internet fanblog can start a movement to get it started, it’s Blazersedge.
by ostateblazer on Jan 15, 2010 2:09 PM PST reply actions 3 recs
oh...When Rudy comes marching home again
Elizabeth had a partner and he had a rap from the cops, Him and Lenny Suckerpunch were just out Tooling around
by Lizzy Lowblow on Jan 15, 2010 3:16 PM PST up reply actions
better idea than trying to get "the wave" started
but Wheels would probably pan the Rudy chant, too
When reached 40 years of following Portland basketball you have, be as passionate of the Trail Blazers you will not!
I'm down.
But i’m gonna look like an idiot singing this song solo at the top of my lungs in the Rose Garden. This will never work.
Have faith!
We’ve taught a bunch of our friends, it’s catchy and fun to sing, especially when you’ve had a bit to drink.
by ostateblazer on Jan 17, 2010 3:23 AM PST up reply actions
Will he still love Portland if the Blazers say he can't play in Europe this summer?
"Brandon eats first around here" - KP
by BlazerFanSince1970 on Jan 15, 2010 4:00 PM PST reply actions
Will they do that? I doubt it.
But apparently they can contractually.
"Brandon eats first around here" - KP
by BlazerFanSince1970 on Jan 15, 2010 4:02 PM PST up reply actions
C'mon Pau, aren't you a featured actor on CSI Miami?
I hear CBS is paying pretty well these days.
Last year I worked hard but I came down with a Staph infection, so I had to sit out for 3 weeks. This year I didn't catch no Staph infection so I was able to work out full. -Big bass Trav
by MikeRiceIsForLovers on Jan 15, 2010 4:20 PM PST reply actions
"You have to eat Japanese food when you meet Gasols, because they love it."
Priceless.
Last year I worked hard but I came down with a Staph infection, so I had to sit out for 3 weeks. This year I didn't catch no Staph infection so I was able to work out full. -Big bass Trav
by MikeRiceIsForLovers on Jan 15, 2010 4:38 PM PST reply actions
This one's for all the ladies.
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=419&id=100000134886029&saved#/photo.php?pid=4369653&id=275288961941
ooh...thanks
Elizabeth had a partner and he had a rap from the cops, Him and Lenny Suckerpunch were just out Tooling around
by Lizzy Lowblow on Jan 15, 2010 5:09 PM PST up reply actions
he looks short in this pic...
Not like the Utah Jazz... it's about REAL jazz. Go Dawgs, Go Blazers, Go Tarheels!
by jazzaholic17 on Jan 17, 2010 1:29 AM PST up reply actions
Everyone knew Rudy was born to be a Blazers from the first youtube video you saw of him flying through
the air dunking down an alley oop.
Didn't he say he had a Clyde Drexler poster in his room when he was growing up?
Yep, born a Blazer.
My favorite teams are the Blazers and any team that is playing the Lakers.
by OCBlazerFan1 on Jan 16, 2010 8:40 AM PST up reply actions
alfredo...
…have u ever, ever, seen her; Penélope Cruz Sánchez
Elizabeth had a partner and he had a rap from the cops, Him and Lenny Suckerpunch were just out Tooling around
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