Mpho "Gift" Ngoepe

Terrific article about the South African second baseman who is playing in Bradenton. SI always does good work on stories like this.

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this is a fantastic article. i wanted to before, but now i really want to see this kid succeed.

by johnnycuff on Aug 7, 2009 11:12 AM EDT reply actions

give this kid all the support you can, the article describes him as he is. A rare diamond.
I watched him grow up playing cricket with us at the Randburg Cricket Club before we lost him completely to you baseball guys. Go Gift, we’re all proud of you!!!

by TracerZA on Sep 4, 2009 2:06 AM EDT up reply actions

Is it okay to pronounce his name Mofo?

charity standing orders

by BadMaafala on Aug 7, 2009 2:13 PM EDT reply actions

nope, prononouned Mmpo. but better known as Gift anyway

by tracymac on Aug 26, 2009 2:00 PM EDT up reply actions

He's my second favorite pirate...

I think its fairly obvious who’s my first…

by McCutchenIsTheTruth on Aug 7, 2009 2:24 PM EDT reply actions

Brian Bixler?

Show me a guy whos afraid to look bad, and I'll show you a guy you can beat every time. -Lou Brock

by Green_Wave on Aug 7, 2009 3:07 PM EDT up reply actions

No

by McCutchenIsTheTruth on Aug 8, 2009 11:08 AM EDT up reply actions

I got it

Brandon Moss

by WVPiratesfan on Aug 7, 2009 4:11 PM EDT up reply actions

i can't wait for him to get up to WV

I think he will be in for a culture shock that not even playing bradenton can prepare for him. Also I want to see if he gets his purple, lime green and baby blue glove.

by WVPiratesfan on Aug 7, 2009 4:11 PM EDT reply actions

Holy crap

West Virginia would definitely be a culture shock. I didn’t even think of that.

Show me a guy whos afraid to look bad, and I'll show you a guy you can beat every time. -Lou Brock

by Green_Wave on Aug 7, 2009 4:27 PM EDT up reply actions

culture shock for all players

other than those from the appalichian mountains area is. We play Bluegrass loudly at all times you know that guys from the domenican or california area just like what is going on what is this stuff being played loudly and why does it suck but eventually they get used to it I guess, its Old Crow Medicine Show good band you should take a listen to them.

by WVPiratesfan on Aug 8, 2009 12:19 AM EDT up reply actions

Come on

Charleston is no different than alot of midsize cities from across the country. The only difference is the mountains. I like it at least. And I hate country.

by McCutchenIsTheTruth on Aug 8, 2009 11:09 AM EDT up reply actions

Maybe he means if Gift happens to make a "Wrong Turn".

"So you think 25 percent of the country is retarded?! Yea. Atleast 25 percent. Well lets so a sample. There are 4 of us an you're retarded. Thats 25 percent." Southpark; Mystery of the Urinal Deuce

by gorillakilla34 on Aug 8, 2009 4:42 PM EDT up reply actions

heh

right…

keep coming with the stereotypes. Please.

by McCutchenIsTheTruth on Aug 9, 2009 1:33 AM EDT up reply actions

That wasn't even filmed in WV

i think it was actually filmed in Pennsylvania

by WVPiratesfan on Aug 12, 2009 9:45 AM EDT up reply actions

culture shock from South Africa

he is going from a place where they they run for their lives from tiger to a place where we run from our lives from Meth Heads who live in ~~White Trash Cities~~ Trailer Parks and where we crank Blue Grass before games loudly, I like the mountains it adds a little mixture to the landscape i hate places where its flat, too boring for me

by WVPiratesfan on Aug 12, 2009 9:48 AM EDT up reply actions

OCMS

old crow is badass… they have quite the following out here in colorado. their remake of bob dylan’s wagon wheel is as popular as anything john dever has done. my favorite bluegrass band is a group outta kansas called Split Lip Rayfield. check em out…. their bass player plays a homemade one string bass made from 1/2 of a car gas tank, a piece of wood bolted to it and a weed whacker string….and it sounds fantastic

by persp on Aug 8, 2009 5:18 PM EDT up reply actions