40 Man Roster Addition/Rule 5 Draft Preview
by Brandon Lennox on Nov 7, 2010 7:30 AM PDT
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PrintThis month, the Dodgers are going to add players to their 40 man roster in advance of the Rule 5 draft. Jamie Hoffman has already been added, but the team has until Nov 20 to set their rosters so there may be more players who join him. Therefore, I wanted to do a preview of the players who could potentially get added. First, for those not exactly familiar with the Rule 5 draft or the timing of when players need to be added to the 40 man roster in order to be protected, here is a summary.
Players are eligible for selection in the Rule 5 draft who are not on their major league organization's 40-man roster and:
Were signed at age 19 or older and have been in the organization for three full years, so not counting the year that they were signed. So in reality, players who were signed at age 19 or older and have parts of 4 years with the organization, they are eligible for the Rule 5 draft. For example, if a player is signed in 2007 at 19+ years old, they will have been in the system for 2007 (half), 2008 (full), 2009 (full) and 2010 (full), and they would be eligible in the Dec. 2010 Rule 5 draft.
OR
Were signed at age 18 or younger and have been in the organization for four (full) years, so not counting the year that they were signed. So in reality, players who were signed at 18 years old or younger and have parts of 5 years with the organization, they are eligible for the Rule 5 draft. For example, if a player is signed in 2006 at 18 years old or younger, they will have been in the system for 2006 (half), 2007 (full), 2008 (full), 2009 (full) and 2010 (full), and they would be eligible in the Dec. 2010 Rule 5 draft.
Now let’s look at the different groups of players who are eligible for the 2010 Rule 5 draft. We’ll start with college players drafted in 2007, plus the high school players drafted in 2007 and were 19 years old when they signed. For the Dodgers, this list includes:
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2007 College Players (& 19-year old HS players): |
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Tim Sexton |
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Jaime Pedroza |
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Matt Wallach |
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Bobby Blevins |
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Jessie Mier |
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Alex Garabedian |
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2006 High School Players (18 yrs old when signed): |
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Jaime Ortiz |
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Gorman Erickson |
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Eric Thompson |
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Previously Eligible Drafted Players: |
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Josh Wall |
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Scott Van Slyke |
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David Pfeiffer |
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Esteban Lopez Cody White Jesus Castillo |
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Non Drafted FA signed in 2007 or Prior: |
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Matthew Sartor (Signed in July of 2007) |
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Blake Brannon (Signed in June of 2007) |
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2006 or prior signed Foreign Players (signed before season ended in 2006): |
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Gari Tavarez (Signed in April of 2006) |
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Marlon Urriola (Signed in May of 2006) |
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Pedro Guerrero (Signed in July of 2006) |
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Rafael Ynoa (Signed in April of 2006) |
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Geison Aguasviva (Signed in Dec of 2005) |
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Alfredo Silverio (signed in 2003) |
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Fransisco Felix (signed in 2003) |
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Elian Herrera (signed in 2003) |
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Mario Alvarez (signed in 2003) |
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Jesus Rodriguez (signed in 2005) |
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Thomas Melgarejo (signed in 2005) |
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Eduardo Perez (signed in 2002) |
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Miguel Sanfler (signed in 2002) |
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Keyter Collado (signed in 2004) |
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Luis Vasquez (signed in 2003) |
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Johan Garcia (signed in 2005) |
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Gabriel Gutierrez (signed in 2002) |
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Christian Lara (signed in 2003 by Red Sox) |
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Alberto Bastardo (signed in 2002 by Baltimore) |
The Must Adds
In November of 2009, the Dodgers added 4 players to their 40 man roster: Kenley Jansen, Trayvon Robinson, Ivan De Jesus, and Javy Guerra. For the most part, of the players added last year were obvious additions. In 2010, however, things aren’t so clear. The one thing I can say, though, is that relief pitchers are the most selected players in the Rule 5 draft, so the Dodgers will want to protect their most valuable home grown bullpen arm who is subject to the rule 5 draft.
Justin Miller – Miller has turned into a solid relief pitcher, and I’m sure any team would love to have him in their system. A ground ball pitcher, Miller would be easy to hide at the end of the bullpen if any team were to select him in the Rule 5 draft. Therefore, I’m pretty confident that the Dodgers will add him to the 40 man roster because he has big league potential and is not worth losing. I know he’s having a rough time in the AFL, but that shouldn’t change anything since he proved himself during the 2010 season.
The Might Adds
Within the Might Add category, I’m going to have a few separate subgroups. See each group below:
The Early Draft Picks
The worst nightmare for any team is to see a highly drafted player, whom they have invested a lot of time and money into, see that player thrive with another team. It is for that reason that the Dodgers could potentially added one or more of these high draft picks to their 40 man despite their average or below average stats.
James Adkins – Adkins has been a huge disappointment since being selected in the supplemental first round in 2007, but he’s a big bodied lefty reliever that some team might just take a chance on. He rebounded slightly in 2010 as a reliever, and was also very good against lefty hitters. Are the Dodgers willing to possibly let him go after investing $787,500 in him, or will they add him to their roster?
Josh Wall – While Wall has been eligible for the Rule 5 draft in previous years, 2010 is the first time he’s had a solid season since being eligible. Even though Wall was only playing in the Midwest League, he does have experience in Hi-A. In addition, Wall is still relatively young and has a great pitchers frame. His solid numbers in 2010 combined with the fact that he was a 2nd round pick might just be enough for the Dodgers to add him to their 40 man roster.
The Borderline Prospects
These players all appear to be long shots to be added to the 40 man roster, but since each of these guys has been and/or still is considered Dodger prospect to a certain extent, I thought I’d at least mention them here.
Scott Van Slyke – Last year, Van Slyke was coming of a huge season in the California League and there were several people who thought would get added to the Dodgers 40 man roster. I disagreed, saying that there was no way he’d be able to hit major league pitching and that nobody would take a chance on him. Well I was right last year, and I obviously don’t think he’ll get added to the 40 man roster this year either.
Alfredo Silverio – Considered by Baseball America to be a top 20 prospect heading into the 2010 season, Silverio initially struggled in the California League this year. However he caught fire in the 2nd half and ended the year with solid stats. He has been eligible for the Rule 5 draft in years past and obviously hasn’t gotten selected, so despite the additional year of experience I don’t think he’ll added to the 40 man roster or selected in the Rule 5 draft this year.
Matt Wallach – Wallach got his name on the Dodger prospect radar after having a solid season in 2010, which he split between HiA and AA. But honestly has anyone ever spent a Rule 5 pick on a potential back up catcher?
Jaime Pedroza – This is Pedroza’s first year being eligible for the Rule 5 draft, but I don’t think the Dodgers will add him to the 40 man roster. Despite having a solid year in AA, I don’t see why any team would select a 5’8" middle infielder in the Rule 5 draft, so why would the Dodgers worry about protecting him by adding him to their roster?
Miscellaneous Group
These players all have a chance to be added to the 40 man roster for various reasons. From the bullpen arms to the previous big league players to the insurance policies, each guy warrants at least a mention.
Cory Wade – Wade has had an interesting career thus far. He jumped from AA to the majors back in 2008 and had an outstanding season, but since then injuries have significantly altered his career to the point where he is no longer on the Dodgers 40 man roster. Still just 27 years old, the Dodgers may want to add Wade back to their roster to give him another shot in 2011.
Tim Sexton – Sexton had a solid year in the California League in 2009, but took a big step back in 2010. Sexton got off to a mediocre start in AA, but his ERA rose to over 5 and he was sent back down to the 66ers in August. Once back in Inland Empire, he was terrible and had a 7.07 ERA. He’s a lanky player who seems to still have some projection left in him since he’s just 23 years old. Even though he was a 25th round pick, the Dodgers spent a decent amount of money to sign him, so he might be worth adding to the 40 man roster in case another team is willing to take a chance on him in the Rule 5 draft.
Geison Aguasviva – Aguasviva has shown flashes of brilliance over the past few years and is a pretty good Dodger prospect. If the Dodgers really like him and think he has potential as a big leaguer as a left handed reliever, they might be conservative and add him to their 40 man roster to prevent another team from stealing him and stashing him at the back of a big league bullpen.
Alberto Bastardo – At best, Bastardo is an insurance option for the Dodgers as a starting pitcher. He can probably be replaced by a bunch of other 2011 spring training invitees, so I think his chances of being added to the roster are slim.
David Pfeiffer – The Dodgers already resigned Pfeiffer this offseason, so they clearly thing he is worth keeping around. However, he almost certainly won’t warrant a spot on the 40 man roster despite a pretty solid season in AA.
Justin Sellers – Sellers got the chance to play in AAA this year and proved his worth with 14 homers and an .867 OPS. Sure he may have been helped by the hitter friendly Pacific Coast League, but even still this is a shortstop we are talking about so those are some pretty good numbers. He was eligible for the rule 5 draft last year, but flew under the radar in 2009 while in AA. This year his performance might just warrant an addition to the 40 man roster.
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Nice write up thanks.
So it’s not clear how many roster spots are available right now, right, due to other pending moves? The latest 40 man I see seems already out of date, or soon to be out of date (i.e., Brad Ausmus is retiring)… And will guys like Oeltjen be cut to make room?
Anyway, after Miller, seems Van Slyke, Silviero, Wall and Adkins, and maybe Sexton, would be most likely choices. But as you say, very few guys who anyone would gnash teeth over losing nor expect to stay on an ML roster all season.
Sellers might be a potential guy lost, though I can’t see him being a Victprino…
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Thanks
plenty of room to fit the few guys they need to fit.
Will anyone cry over losing Cory Wade?
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
I would rather protect a younger arm (i.e. Aguasviva). He ranked as a top 20 prospect on Canuck’s list, so I’ll trust him with that.
agreed
he seems too interesting, has too much potential to risk losing to a team that could stash him as a reliever.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Also, why does it have to rain every frickin' Sunday?
Looking forward to playing soccer in the rain, AGAIN. Sigh.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
=/
Only with Daylight Savings will I wake up on Sunday before football has started.
"Save that for the girl chat rooms. No here cares that you are sentimental and sweet. Jose [sic] already passed on you, Dodger SF is having a mid 20’s relationship crisis living in a town where she can’t love anyone because they are either gay or Giant fans, Maddz is stuck in Theology hell, and Teal is married. Not sure what is up with Connector. And my nieces are off limits. Sporky hates you because you adorn the cover of Jon’s book."
Does anyone else still chuckle or shake their head when they hear
“World Series MVP Edgar Renteria”? Heard that on SportsCenter on radio this morning and didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
I cry.
(cries)
"Save that for the girl chat rooms. No here cares that you are sentimental and sweet. Jose [sic] already passed on you, Dodger SF is having a mid 20’s relationship crisis living in a town where she can’t love anyone because they are either gay or Giant fans, Maddz is stuck in Theology hell, and Teal is married. Not sure what is up with Connector. And my nieces are off limits. Sporky hates you because you adorn the cover of Jon’s book."
No more than when I hear
World Series MVP David Eckstein
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man
It's funny because
the list of all time World Series MVP’s is almost always given away to a very good player. While it is probably given to the team’s most popular player if the numbers are close, only David Eckstein, Edgar Renteria and Bucky Fucking Dent are players who have won it who I would consider to be average or below average who had a great series. The only other guys who be Livan Hernandez (who has had a 15 year career and counting), Pat Borders (who I always liked) and Ray Knight (two-time all star, also came in 5th in MVP voting in 1979).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Series_Most_Valuable_Player_Award
Optimists drown in half-full bathtubs.
So Brandon Lennox is basically doing the heavy lifting in the off season.
No wonder Eric and Phil guys hired him, they can retire to the beach for the winter.
Good morning all my favorite people : )
Nothing to be bitter about on Sundays. Time for a dance party!
Oh um, we need to protect Matt Wallach from rule 5, because of nepotism, which is important.
Oh you can definitely be bitter on Sundays
It’s just one day from Monday, lol.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
Very nice write up, Brandon
I was thinking about the potential FA additions to the 40-man, just to see how much room their is.
Right now there are 34 players on the 40-man.
- George Sherrill is a lock to be non-tendered, but I think at least one reliever will be signed, so that’s a wash.
- Loney and Theriot could be non-tendered (I don’t think they will; at the least it’s unlikely), but someone will be signed to take each spot, so that’s a wash, too
- We will sign one starting player, likely a LF, so that brings us to 35
- Rod Barajas is a lock to be back, which brings us to 36 (Martin could be non-tendered, but I don’t think they will go into the season with Barajas/Ellis on the major league team; there isn’t enough catching depth, so someone will be signed to take Martin’s spot if he is in fact gone)
- I think two starting pitchers will be signed, which brings us to 38 (There is a possibility that we go into the spring with Ely & a bunch of NRIs fighting for #5, so there is some wiggle room here)
- I don’t necessarily think we will sign more than one FA reliever; I think we will sign one to take George Sherrill’s spot. We will have a bullpen of Broxton, Kuo, Jansen, FA, Belisario (out of options), and two of Troncoso/Link/Schlichting. Actually the more I think about it, we might sign another reliever. Could be an NRI though.
That gives us a bench of Carroll, Gibbons, Barajas, and the two out-of-options boys Paul and Hu. Someone else could be signed to take those last two spots, but in theory if Paul and/or Hu are gone the net effect on the 40-man is zero, but due to the timing (FA signed let’s say in Dec or Jan; Paul/Hu not gone until March). There is a possibility that we sign a veteran IF, but it might be a Juan Castro-type who signs a minor league deal. So I don’t necessarily think the 40-man is affected here.
So we have 2 spots to add guys to the 40-man IMO, and can always create more if needed by, say, removing a John Lindsey.
I thought removing Lindsey would be a given. If he had done good after getting called up I could see him staying. But he only got like 2 hits so I can’t see him staying up. Plus he had a great year in AAA and the only reason he got called up is probably because we were out of the playoff race.
by Dodgerblue8188 on Nov 7, 2010 9:35 AM PST up reply actions
Thanks
and I think your logic makes sense in terms of free agents. Given this group, I also don’t think that we’ll add more than 2 players
by Brandon Lennox on Nov 7, 2010 9:40 AM PST up reply actions
Aguasviva
Aguasviva is a player I would definitely add..more so than any other…
LHP RP are hard to come by…he has better command than BLeach….or Guerra…decent stuff, not overpowering but gets guys out and is a Gball guy..I think his era as RP was about 3.00 in cal league!
Hate to lose him he is as good /better than WWright that we lost to Houston a few yrs ago.
If it means anything (which it doesn't, I just found it funny)
I had a dream that Theriot got non-tendered and then signed by the Red Sox. Of course, The Dodgers resigned Manny, and he was hitting right after I was in the lineup…lmao.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
Elbert
Where do you put Elbert in the bully mix? If he finishes up well in AZ (w/ Donnie as his manager) doesn’t that help him going into ST?
Elbert is in the mix but he’s already on the 40-man roster. I don’t think there will be a point this winter where the dodgers will say “we don’t need to sign Reliever X, we have Scott Elbert.”
by Eric Stephen on Nov 7, 2010 4:16 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
26 inch Vizio
who here was freaking out over a 26 inch Vizio? Whoever it was… apparently Costco has a sale going on Vizios (i think its $189 for the 26inch) going until tomorrow. http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/hot-deals/1041103/
That was my first reaction as well. The delete gun stayed in its holster though :)
by Eric Stephen on Nov 7, 2010 10:06 AM PST up reply actions
hahaha
oops ive been told i write like a spambot…. ive had a few emails go straight to peoples spam before ;D
heading out the door now
I want to make them beautiful, but they always turn out WRONG! That one... too fat! This one... too tall! This one... too symmetrical!
fuck me
sold out everywhere except Santa Mario(where?).
I want to make them beautiful, but they always turn out WRONG! That one... too fat! This one... too tall! This one... too symmetrical!
That doesn't even sound like a real place, lol
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
That’s gotta be a typo for Santa Maria, right? lol
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
haha yeah
apparently up by santa barbara. Man this is frustrating. crossing my fingers it goes on sale again and they aren’t just discontinuing all stock.
I want to make them beautiful, but they always turn out WRONG! That one... too fat! This one... too tall! This one... too symmetrical!
Where abouts are you located
I live about an hour below Santa Barbara, so depending on how much you really want that TV, it may not be too far a drive.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
Keith will not.
4Iron is the one on here talking about making good money now!
I’m buying me a new TV for the bedroom or new Hybrids…..
Wife is cool either way. Decisions decisions.
Yeah, good money for a 20 year old whose last job was making 8 dollars an hour, haha.
I need to get 4 new tires for my car, which will be 80 bucks each plus the install fee. Then I need new headlights, because i have 2 different types of headlights (most likely 2 different years), and one is more dim than the other. Then I want a new phone (going to fix up my 3G Iphone at work then sell it as refurbished but in great condition), and after that a new TV.
The great thing is that after the last 4 years of wanting so much stuff but never being able to get it, this is realistic of happening all by the end of the year.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
thats the refurbished
the actual new version is listed as completely out of stock online, not even an option to do that. lol. Its not the money now thats irritating me, it just keeps eluding me.
I want to make them beautiful, but they always turn out WRONG! That one... too fat! This one... too tall! This one... too symmetrical!
sold out online
and seemingly every store
I want to make them beautiful, but they always turn out WRONG! That one... too fat! This one... too tall! This one... too symmetrical!
no problem
all the help so far from you guys has been awesome. Between the texans game today and this tv business I’m just a cranky fool right now, prepping for the in laws for dinner.
I want to make them beautiful, but they always turn out WRONG! That one... too fat! This one... too tall! This one... too symmetrical!
Are Vizios really good TVs?
I’ve been thinking about getting a new tv, and I found some good ones at Best Buy, but it’s a 32 inch 1080p for 450 bucks, and I don’t know if I want to spend all that much on a tv right now.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
costco is usually the best place
to buy tvs, good return policy, extended warranties, etc. also, black friday is coming up.
It blows because I have to work on Black Friday
But I think what I’m going to do is just wake up really early, go shopping before I have to go into work at 8. Now that I’m making pretty good money I’d like to get some good gifts for my friends and family this year.
Also, that’s smart to wait till then for a tv, I hadn’t even thought about it.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
i spent a few years
wishing for, drooling over, and then finally “waiting” to buy a tv. i kept close tabs on avsforum.com and fatwallet.com, looking for the best deal on the best tv… drove me crazy and i finally just said screw it and got a decent brand at a decent price rather than the best tv at the best price (that may never exist haha)
Not sure this tv does exist.....
rather than the best tv at the best price (that may never exist haha)
i drove all over town one day
searching for a 40inch Samsung that was on clearance. I only found displays. It was like $350 thou and I almost got it hahaha but display tvs scare me.
Too many people put their grubby little paws all over the display TV’s!
On Black Friday about 7 years ago when tv’s were still expensive, I went to Circuit City and got a 50" Plasma for like $1400. They only had 5 of them there. I had a guy offer me $2000 for it.
I, of course, took it. I bought the same TV 11 days later at the same store for $1485.
I still have it. Good tv.
it wasnt so much grubby little paws as much as tvs being on torch mode for 10 hours a day, everyday.
these days black friday doesnt mean as much most places but there are still those few good deals, and amazon has good stuff too. and lots of pre-black friday. hahah and post too
Most black friday deals can be had online
best buy puts almost all their deals on their website.
I want to make them beautiful, but they always turn out WRONG! That one... too fat! This one... too tall! This one... too symmetrical!
My main tv
I bought a 46 inch samsung for a good prici right before the super bowl last year(09). This time I just need a small one for the bedroom and our budget is tight, so I’m wating through the end of the month to see if I can get it on sale.
I want to make them beautiful, but they always turn out WRONG! That one... too fat! This one... too tall! This one... too symmetrical!
vizios are decent
not bad, not great, but cheap.
I want to make them beautiful, but they always turn out WRONG! That one... too fat! This one... too tall! This one... too symmetrical!
back then they where untouchable
other brands have caught up some
I want to make them beautiful, but they always turn out WRONG! That one... too fat! This one... too tall! This one... too symmetrical!
PS
This article was EXACTLY what I have been waiting for. I knew nothing about our Rule 5 outlook and now I feel like an expert. Thanks Brandon!!
off topic
But since he’s your team’s prospect, I thought some of you might be interested to know that Dee Gordon is on twitter now – his handle is @deegordon obviously. :)
Random Ramblings from a Somewhat Scattered Mind
"It is a mistake to try to look too far ahead. The chain of destiny can only be grasped one link at a time." --Sir Winston Churchill (1874 – 1965)
LSU
Les Miles pact with Satan contnues
by bhsportsguy on Nov 7, 2010 11:33 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
Sellers and Wade most likely to get added
Nice write up. Tend to think Sellers or Wade whoever the Dodgers don’t add, will be the most likely to be added…..Off topic but now that the Japanese World Series is over any thoughts on where things are at with Kuroda, have heard nothing about him so far.
Browns beat Patriots
AHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 7, 2010 1:02 PM PST up reply actions
My guess is no
But put some bacon on that grilled cheese sandwich and you’ll have a mighty tasty sandwich.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
I would say absolutely yes!
But, like 4Iron, I’d add some meat. I prefer ham on grilled sandwiches myself.
Smoked Virgina or Black Forest?
Both make for one tasty sandwich.
I would go with Smoked Virginia. I like Honey Ham, but not as much as Smoked Ham.
Hard to lose either way…..
i wish i had some bacon or ham
but this is a “the wife is gone for dinner and i need to make myself dinner with scraps, so its either grilled cheese with garlic hot sauce or eggs and potatos with hot sauce” situation.
If you have cheese and onions you could make an omlette,
and depending on the type of potato you could do a lot with that and quick to.
You mean you prefer a melt
to a pure grilled cheese sandwich
I want to make them beautiful, but they always turn out WRONG! That one... too fat! This one... too tall! This one... too symmetrical!
speaking of melts
anyone been to the Grilled Cheese Truck? Oh mannnn
mac and cheese and rib meat. yum.
If that is the name…..I call them grilled Ham and Cheese.
I will start to call them melts from here on out.
:)
so I've been told
I want to make them beautiful, but they always turn out WRONG! That one... too fat! This one... too tall! This one... too symmetrical!
I am now starting the arguement on what bread is best for this wonderful
Sandwich.
Sour dough
OR
Whole Wheat.
Both types of bread make for
One tasty sandwich.
Possibly even more important than the kind of bread is the kind of cheese.
I submit that you can’t go wrong with this.
Now with 33% more Kavula
whole wheat if i feel fat
sourdough otherwise
I want to make them beautiful, but they always turn out WRONG! That one... too fat! This one... too tall! This one... too symmetrical!
I barf during all of them
I want to make them beautiful, but they always turn out WRONG! That one... too fat! This one... too tall! This one... too symmetrical!
I declare I am going to buy the 32 inch for 300 and call it a win
It’ll be a tight fit, but its worth it.
I want to make them beautiful, but they always turn out WRONG! That one... too fat! This one... too tall! This one... too symmetrical!
The players who will potentially need to be added to the 40 man roster after the 2011 season include Chris Withrow, Ethan Martin, Jerry Sands, Josh Lindblom, Dee Gordon, Kyle Russell, Pedro Baez, and Rubby De La Rosa, among others.
Wow.
Now with 33% more Kavula
Starship Troopers
I remember seeing Starship Troopers and thinking, “hey, this is a bad movie but its kinda fun”. That was 10 or so years ago. Unfortunately, now it’s more along the lines of “hey, this is a REALLY bad movie, turn it off turn it off!”.
I havent ALWAYS been a snob, btw
You've got to be kidding me, right?
Sure it’s an awful, awful movie, with just terrible acting. But can you really say that you don’t enjoy it? That movie is just made of awesome. It’s like National Security to me: No strong acting presence, bad lines, ok actors (I love Steve Zahn though, that guy rocks), but an overall enjoyable movie just cause.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
I still enjoy it
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Faith
Hill probably does very well the NFL demographic. Pink has not been on the opening since 2007.
by bhsportsguy on Nov 7, 2010 5:33 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Keith
What is it that LSU fans want from their head coach?
by bhsportsguy on Nov 7, 2010 5:35 PM PST via mobile reply actions
to leave????
They don’t like him because he is dumb. Actually they don’t like him because he isn’t Nick Saban.
They think he is just lucky.
Galaxy scores first
I can now understand what David Beckham can do on a soccer pitch, it is actually pretty cool.
no, conference final is a one off game, hosted by the top seeded team. So it’s aggregate-one off-Cup final
I do think the Cowboys have a better shot to come back against the Packers
than Seattle has to get back in the game against the Galaxy.
and he is ruining my fantasy football day
well him and matt moore (what a surprise) and injured antonio gates :\
And one more thing about Beckham
no one should be look that good after running around a soccer pitch.
I am going to guess
they’ll take Beckham out at some point to avoid the small chance of him getting a red card
That was the promotion at home
10 runs at home, I think you got free wings at Hooters or something like that.
Claim Jumper
but you had to get it for dine in, so you had to physically go to the store, sit down, and order 6 wings.
Total scam by Claim Jumper to get you to buy stuff you wouldn’t have normally eaten instead of just a straight marketing ploy like the tacos.
Optimists drown in half-full bathtubs.
10 runs got me some mini sirloin burgers
when we wooped the rockies at home last year
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Did the Lakers and Kobe set 70+ wins as the goal in this likely to be Phil’s last season?
This is the best the Lakers have looked to start a season in a long time…and their schedule is really easy this year.
I dont think that has anything to do with having very few back-back games
Which is the point I was alluding too.
fewest back-to-back games
in Lakers franchise history.
Also, they don’t have a challenge game until game 32.
Optimists drown in half-full bathtubs.
Its Phil’s last season…and I think Kobe’s competitive drive to eclipse MJ may be enough to get them to push thru towards a 73 win season.
Plus, the bench seems deeper this season to go at that goal.
This will only matter
if they get to March with 55 or more wins (playing .900+), then I’ll consider it. But I can’t believe it’s a goal.
Mind. Blown.
Challengers get to pick which Iron Chef they compete against in advance, so it’s not like all the Iron Chefs are waiting around in the green room before the taping. And you find out which particular ingredient you’ll be cooking with 45 minutes or so ahead of the taping and it’s usually between three to four particular ingredients, so you have time to plan menus for each and request ingredients for your pantry; you don’t go in blind or unprepared, it’s not a surprise.
http://eater.com/archives/2010/10/10/iron-chefs-dish-about-kitchen-stadium-secrets.php
Something viewers probably don’t realize: they cook once for the cameras, get a breather, and then have to cook again for what’s served to the judges. They flip a coin to see who goes first. Flay: “You get ready, first person. Present the first of your five dishes to the judges—you have 45 minutes total. Then the second person goes. The judging goes on for two hours.”
I assumed this was the case also
because they only ever show them plate one set of food.
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pretty sure
this practice goes back to the original series as well. not sure about the extra 45 min thou
Did not predict
Edson would be the first sub. Pro’lly just to avoid him getting hurt in garbage time, but still.
Hope you like noodle chains.
http://eater.com/archives/2010/11/05/wagamama-wants-650-us-locations.php
The fast-casual minimalistic London-based noodle chain Wagamama, with over 90 restaurants around the world — including three in the Boston area — announced the desire to expand to a whopping 650 locations in the United States.
wat?
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thats still enormous
should be 4, not 40.
I want to make them beautiful, but they always turn out WRONG! That one... too fat! This one... too tall! This one... too symmetrical!
even then....
a 40 meg menu would be a good 40 pages. Why do they hvae a 40 page menu?
I want to make them beautiful, but they always turn out WRONG! That one... too fat! This one... too tall! This one... too symmetrical!
The menu itself seems to be Asian fusion. And its not just noodles but teriyaki and other Asian dishes.
Seems like a clone of Pei Wei
They will have an uphill climb then
to winning my heart
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we co-opted their language
they co-opted our junk food
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 7, 2010 8:03 PM PST up reply actions
i take this
to mean I win. so yay!
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 7, 2010 8:11 PM PST up reply actions
btdubs taht galaxy game is on espn3.com
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hah yeah
ooops. Stupid in laws!
I want to make them beautiful, but they always turn out WRONG! That one... too fat! This one... too tall! This one... too symmetrical!
You can do that?!?
maybe the espn app on my 360 will let me do that later
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ooooooooooooooooooooooo just missed
I want to make them beautiful, but they always turn out WRONG! That one... too fat! This one... too tall! This one... too symmetrical!
I really like that green
I know most people hate neon green unis, but I like it. I feel like I was the only person who liked it when the seahawks wore these
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it was
awesoke.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 7, 2010 8:24 PM PST up reply actions
Dan Uggla
may be getting himself traded. I say that because he just rejected a 4 year $48 million extension. Does he just want more years?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
yeah, this is what we DO know
so how does that answer my question Mr. Tripon?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 7, 2010 8:42 PM PST up reply actions
now that's an answer!
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 7, 2010 8:47 PM PST up reply actions
he probably can
hitting like that at 2nd base
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Buster Olney
The compensation system was originally designed to provide some solace to teams that lost premier free agents but inadvertently has served to drag down the market value of some players.
No, the comp system was always designed to be a penalty on players with type-A status. The system is just working now as it was designed as.
http://insider.espn.go.com/mlb/blog?name=olney_buster&id=5776596
I like the idea of just giving the team losing them the pick
but not taking the pick from the team signing them. I don’t think it should hurt the player, but I would like it to help the team
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I think the idea was
if you lost Cliff Lee, you would get compensation, not if you lost a LOOGY. I mean Toronto should not get the benefit of having 3 relievers that happen to be at the top of list because they categorize relievers differently than starting pitchers.
Many many years ago
As compensation for an elder Gail Goodrich signing with the New Orleans Jazz, the Lakers got two first round picks and a second round pick. One of the picks turned out to be Magic Johnson.
I love that the Lakers won the NBA Title in 1982 and because they traded Don Ford to the Cavs in 1980 they ended up with the first pick and got James Worthy.
The Draft lottery was probably created for that very reason.
In a way, it created even more of a problem because teams like the Knicks kept on trading draft pick after draft pick that their drafts are affected 8 years into the future.
Adam Foster AdamWFoster
Tie between Ackley and Sands right now for tonight’s AFL video. Next one to get a vote wins.
SOME ONE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD VOTE
done
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YOU LOSE
AdamWFoster Adam Foster
I uploaded a YouTube video — Dustin Ackley HR vs. Greg Reynolds http://youtu.be/23uKZcbMeoA?a
I just found this from my livejournal from 6/28/2005
“dodgers won tonight, thank god. DJ Houlton the apparent “ACE” of the dodgers pitching staff? hahah him and elmer dessens…" and then I mention something about “Gameboy”. Who the hell was Gameboy???
Board Game is a better nickname for him IMO
I think Ranger fans called him that back in 08.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
Anyone else take a little offense to the title of this article?
http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2010/11/4/1792914/2010-mlb-season-in-review
Calling a year in which the Giants won “The Year of the Improbable”.
You might as well just say, “If you’ve got a roll of sourdough, throw it to the sky!”
Optimists drown in half-full bathtubs.
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