NL West Adds Offense, Dodgers Add John Grabow
by Eric Stephen on Dec 19, 2011 9:05 AM PST
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It has been a busy few days for the National League West, as the division has seen an infusion of offense with three recent transactions.
On Friday, the Colorado Rockies agreed to terms with outfielder Michael Cuddyer on a three-year deal believed to be worth $31.5 million. The folks at Purple Row have more details here and here. Cuddyer hit .284/.346/.459 with 20 home runs in 139 games for the Minnesota Twins, pretty similar to his production over the last five years.
This morning, the Arizona Diamondbacks have reportedly agreed to a two-year, $15 million deal with fellow former Twin Jason Kubel, per SB Nation Arizona. This move was a surprise, especially given the breakout year of defensive wizard Gerardo Parra last season. Unless Kubel plans to play a lot of first base, platooning with Paul Goldschmidt, Parra figures to lose a lot of playing time in 2012.
Like Parra, Seth Smith seems like the odd man out in Colorado with the Cuddyer signing. Those two could be dangled for pitching help.
But the big move of the weekend was the trade between the San Diego Padres and Cincinnati Reds. The Padres sent their ace Mat Latos, coming off back-to-back superb seasons, to Cincinnati for a loaded package featuring first baseman Yonder Alonso, catcher Yasmani Grandal, starting pitcher Edinson Volquez, and longtime character actor Bruce Boxleitner pitcher Brad Boxberger.
With the addition of offense into the division, the Dodgers went the other way on Monday, agreeing to terms on a minor league deal with left-handed relief pitcher John Grabow, per Tim Dierkes of MLB Trade Rumors. Grabow, 33, was 3-1 with a 4.76 ERA in 62 innings for the Chicago Cubs last season, and had a strikeout rate (5.49 per nine innings) below seven for the first time in his eight-year major league career. Left-handed batters have hit .262/.329/.385 off Grabow in his career.
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At this point I would give the MVP to Kemp. There is no precedent for this situation, now would be a good time to start one.
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by meercatjohn on Dec 19, 2011 9:04 AM PST reply actions
Might as well. I’d be fine with it.
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Grabow is another player who was good in 2008. Is Ned in a time machine?
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People I had forgotten about for $600, Alex
by Eric Stephen on Dec 19, 2011 9:09 AM PST up reply actions
Hanley
Uggla, Willingham, Josh Johnson, Sanchez, Scott Olsen (maybe).
That team seemed stacked (as did the 2006 Dodgers, might I add), and Girardi set the pitching staff back 3 or 4 seasons with his mismanagement.
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can we send him back
to the dark ages?
"I was a little scared he was into that Oakland thing. We swing here on 3-0." Grady Little on Andre
The title made me laugh
The article made me sad
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by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 19, 2011 9:09 AM PST via iPhone app reply actions
I will say that for all the mediocrity that Ned has signed this off season, not sure why a minor league deal for John Grabow
is causing Keith law to rupture in particular. A two year Major League deal would’ve caused me to rupture. This is {shrugs}
I sure would like me some Seth Smith but don’t see a trade fit with the Rockies.
Not sure I get the Kubel signing in AZ either.
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It’s a story if you get arrested for public urination for the 68th time.
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by regfairfield on Dec 19, 2011 9:13 AM PST up reply actions
true, but this feels more like peeing in the alley.
/pee metaphors FTW
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This isn’t even public urination. This is giving a speech, in public, about urinating in one’s shower. It makes you wonder about the dude — why he’d pee in his shower, and why he’d give a speech about it — but at the end of the day, who cares?
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by Humma Kavula on Dec 19, 2011 9:45 AM PST up reply actions
grabow
is a lefty reliever signing to try to become the lefty speciality who isnt particularly any good at getting lefties out..
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Dec 19, 2011 9:17 AM PST up reply actions
What’d he say?
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by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 19, 2011 9:18 AM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
KLaw:
[don’t disagree with it and the last one made me laugh, but just seems odd to be remarking so much on a minor lg signing]
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@MikeSciosciasTI Agreed. Just kind of fits the pattern of their underwhelming offseason, except he didn’t give Grabow two years.
Colletti signed Grabow because an anonymous user wrote “Once played for the San Francisco Giants” on Grabow’s Wikipedia page
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Don’t see much improvement for the Rockies or Diamondbacks in the addition of Cuddyer over Smith or Kubel over Parra.
The Padre/Red deal at the moment looks good for both teams. Reds get what could be a key piece to a post season run without giving up anyone who was significant to the 2011 team. Padres get a current 1st baseman, future catcher, bullpen arm(and we know what padres do with bullpen arms), and someone who will slot right into the current rotation.
While the Reds will be done with Latos, this gives the Padres the ability to move Rizzo, Jesus Guzman, Blanks, and Hundley for more parts. Alonzo looks like a Loney clone, in that he should produce 40 – 50 doubles, 10 – 15 home runs.
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great japanese/iranian pitcher or greatest japanese/iranian pitcher
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Dec 19, 2011 9:24 AM PST up reply actions
Holy crap
It’s a Japanese Beatle!
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by Ivdown on Dec 19, 2011 9:25 AM PST up reply actions 5 recs
No love for Bobby here? C’mon!
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by Humma Kavula on Dec 19, 2011 9:46 AM PST up reply actions
Sean Lennon says, Whaddaya mean “if?”
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by Humma Kavula on Dec 19, 2011 1:59 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
LOL
I thought this was fake for a second
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by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 19, 2011 9:26 AM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
Padre Lineup:
Alonzo
Hudson
Bartlett
Headley
Hundley
Venerable/Denorfia
Maybin
Cast of thousands
Doesn’t look that bad to me compared to
Loney
Ellis
Gordon
Uribe
AJ Ellis
Andre
Kemp
Rivera
Best player for both teams is the CF and we have the huge advantage there, a slight advantage in RF, they have advantages at catcher, 3rd base, 2nd base. The difference between last place and contending is a MVP center fielder.
Something tells that when a team does not exercise their reasonable financial option on a pitcher, and the competition scoops him up, that the competition will learn why said team had no interest.
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The difference between last place and contending is a MVP center fielder
And a pitching staff
by Eric Stephen on Dec 19, 2011 9:29 AM PST up reply actions
Once upon a time the Los Angeles Dodgers could boast a rotation that our appears would envy, that is no longer the case. If any other team besides the Dodgers had a rotation of Billingsley, Lilly, Capuano, and Harang, Dodger fans would be laughing at them.
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a) OK
b) I can’t tell if you are leaving out Kershaw for a reason; take out anyone’s best pitcher and see how their staff looks
c) No
by Eric Stephen on Dec 19, 2011 9:40 AM PST up reply actions
All the synchronized treadmilling and shit.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 19, 2011 2:59 PM PST up reply actions
Such great heights.
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by regfairfield on Dec 19, 2011 9:42 AM PST up reply actions
An ace, an enigma, and the three old wiseman
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and we have the cover of the 2012 Media Guide! :)
by Eric Stephen on Dec 19, 2011 9:46 AM PST up reply actions
It was top 3 in the NL two years ago
It was top 5 at worst in 2011, possibly top 3, and I think they will have no problem being top 5 again (at worst) in 2012.
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Really top Five?
Better then the:
Giants, Diamondbacks, Braves, Phillies, Reds, Cardinals, Brewers, Marlins, and even Nationals?
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Keep in mind 4Down lives in a world where Chad Billingsley is a great pitcher.
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by regfairfield on Dec 19, 2011 10:02 AM PST up reply actions
You live in your horribly depressing fantasy world, I’ll live in the world where Chad has had 4 full seasons as a starter putting up fWARs of 4.4, 3.1, 4.5, and 2.1. He just came off a not good year, though still productive overall. He is what, 27? If he can’t come back to a 4+ fWAR year, or at least 3+, then i’ll stop calling him someone who has the ability to be a great pitcher.
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he's a good pitcher
with the potential to be great. i agree with Bobby
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Phillies and Giants clearly are above the rest
I think each team has a good chance to be in the top 5 besides those 2, including the Dodgers.
Braves – Hanson is very good, but he hasn’t put it together to be a real leader of that staff yet. Everyone else is pretty much really young, so while it’s full of incredible potential, it’s not quite there yet.
Dbacks – Last year showed it’s going to be a really good staff, but I’d count on some regression from Kennedy at the top, Hudson to be about the same (which was really good), then everyone else to be around average to below average. Cahill could do well, but in Arizona I see his ERA rising and his HRs going up for sure.
Reds – Cueto was really good in only 156 innings last year, and Latos had a near 4 fWAR season, but outside of those two no one has really been better than average the last 2 seasons, save Travis Wood, who had a worse year last year than the one before.
Cardinals – They will have their 1-2 punch of Wainwright and Carpenter back, and with a good Jaime Garcia as well they could certainly be the 3rd best staff in the NL, with Loshe having an above average comeback season and Shelby Miller possibly coming up middle of the season, but hard to expect much out of him as a rookie.
Marlins – If Johnson is healthy, they will have a great ace heading up the rotation, with several solid to good pitchers behind him with Sanchez, Nolasco, and Buehrle. I see their rotation ending up middle of the pack, closer to the top, but not top 5.
Nationals – They will primarily be relying on Zimmermann and Strasburg, but both have very good potential, with Strasburgs being that of one of the best pitchers in baseball, and outside of those two you’ve got the solid john lannan, then the young Ross Detwiler, and it looks like Jason Marquis. If Strasburg reaches his highest potential I could see this rotation being another top 5 and also top heavy, but with just an all-star season from him I see them being lower down.
Brewers – Gallardo and Greinke are the ones with ace potential, and Marcum is a good 3 pitcher. Gallardo has the same problem Kershaw had before this year, which is that he walks way too many hitters. Add to that his 1.17 HR/9 rate in 2011, and he becomes a good pitcher with greater potential, but held back both those two problems. I see this as an above average rotation, but as of 2012, not great.
Dodgers – Only the Phillies and Giants have one pitcher better than Kershaw (2 in the Phillies case), and at this point I could only see Strasburg being as good as Kershaw in 2012 besides the ones from the Giants and Phillies. Then you take Billingsley, who’s numbers are fluctuating every year back and forth except for his strikeout rate which has been dropping just about every year. As you know I think he will rebound in a big way in 2012, and that will be a big factor in whether or not the Dodger rotation is good, great, or around average. For the Dodgers rotation to look good or better, Kershaw and Billingsley will have to be an awesome 1-2 combo, with Lilly, Harang, and Capuano all being average to below average.
My best guess for rotations:
1. Phillies
2. Giants
3. Cardinals
4. Braves
5. Dodgers
6. Marlins
7. Brewers
8. Dbacks
9. Reds
10. Nationals
If Billingsley doesn’t turn it around, Dodgers drop to about 8 or 9.
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Current time, Kershaw was definitely better than Lincecum in 2011
It’s hard to deny Lincecum>Kershaw overall without Kershaw having another year better than Lincecum.
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Kershaw was better in 2010, too.
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by Taylor Maricle on Dec 19, 2011 10:45 AM PST up reply actions
ERA wise, at least
Don’t hurt me.
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by Taylor Maricle on Dec 19, 2011 10:45 AM PST up reply actions
Kershaw is the best pitcher in the NL. There is no one better.
by Rihanna's Ex-Boyfriend on Dec 19, 2011 10:35 AM PST up reply actions
Trust me, I’d love to just agree with that, but Cliff Lee, Roy Halladay, and Tim Lincecum have been pitching at elite levels for years. Lincecum is the best case for Kershaw being better than of the 3, as he hasn’t had higher than a 5 fWAR season since 2009, but you can’t ignore those 2 elite seasons and his last two all-star level seasons.
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For a guy as young as Lincecum
He should be able to be at that level again in the next couple of years, though i’d be thrilled if he never was again.
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He is just as good over the last 2 and younger
If I have to choose between any of them, I’m taking Kershaw hands down, but yeah, they where all pretty close the last couple.
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He's actually been better by a good margin the last two years
The problem is Lincecum was better than almost everyone the 2 years before that. One more year of Kershaw>Lincecum and i’m absolutely sold.
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I'd take Kershaw 10/10 over Lincecum
and that goes back to 2006 in the draft as well.
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I don't know man
If we had lincecum instead, we might have won 2 WS.
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Can’t wait to hear this virgin discussion.
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no, i don't believe that at all.
"I was a little scared he was into that Oakland thing. We swing here on 3-0." Grady Little on Andre
you must have missed the part where lincecum won 2 cy youngs
while kershaw was still finding his way
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yes but timeh alone
with the teams we had in 2008 and 2009 and 2010… we still would not have won.
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besides
past be the past and Kersh>>>>Timeh now
"I was a little scared he was into that Oakland thing. We swing here on 3-0." Grady Little on Andre
The 2008 and 2009 teams were in the NLCS. Lincecum easily could have made a difference.
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by David Young on Dec 19, 2011 11:23 PM PST up reply actions
Right
I don’t see how this is even a conversation. Not only would he have helped in the playoffs, but he would have saved the bullpen a lot of wear and tear throughout the regular season (Fuck You Joe Torre).
timeh
has really taken a step back, or a step higher if you will
"I was a little scared he was into that Oakland thing. We swing here on 3-0." Grady Little on Andre
Probably right, I am trying to think who is going to be clearly better at this moment. Phillies, Giants and after that I think it gets pretty debateable.
DBacks added Cahill
Reds added Latos
Cardinals add Wainwright and eventually Shelby Miller next summer
Marlins added Buehle to a possible healthy Josh Johnson
Nat’s get a full year of Zimmerman and Strasburgh
Dodger lost Kuroda and Rubby
added Capang
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by meercatjohn on Dec 19, 2011 10:04 AM PST up reply actions
It sucks that Rubby probably won’t come back as a starter.
by silverwidow on Dec 19, 2011 10:10 AM PST up reply actions
He is blocked by the Capang:)
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by meercatjohn on Dec 19, 2011 10:12 AM PST up reply actions
Do you mean in 2012, or ever?
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by Humma Kavula on Dec 19, 2011 10:11 AM PST up reply actions
2012, easily.
2013, I could see him back in the minors as the on-call guy instead of being back in the rotation ASAP.
by silverwidow on Dec 19, 2011 10:13 AM PST up reply actions
If the team is in contention and somehow the pitching rotation is intact, he will probably pitch out of the bullpen. If they are like the Nationals of 2011, he will make some starts.
By 2013 if the arm is the same, he’s the number two starter on the Dodgers.
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by meercatjohn on Dec 19, 2011 10:15 AM PST up reply actions
OK, I misread your comment. I thought you meant, “When he comes back, he’ll be a reliever.” I suppose that could happen, at least initially, when he first gets his feet wet in the majors again, but I gotta assume that the long term thought is for him to start games in LA. Whether that happens in 2012, from the beginning of 2013, or later in 2013, I dunno.
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by Humma Kavula on Dec 19, 2011 10:15 AM PST up reply actions
I think we’ll see him in the pen by September. But for ‘13, who knows. It’d be nice if someone was traded to make room for him in the starting 5.
by silverwidow on Dec 19, 2011 10:18 AM PST up reply actions
If we are worried about having to trade someone to make room for Rubby in the rotation then 2012 will have been a very very very good year.
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by meercatjohn on Dec 19, 2011 10:20 AM PST up reply actions
Cory Luebke? Dustin Moseley?
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by regfairfield on Dec 19, 2011 9:31 AM PST up reply actions
That describes every time the Padres lose a non-Latos pitcher.
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by regfairfield on Dec 19, 2011 9:35 AM PST up reply actions
Kemp will probably out WAR that whole lineup. I’d bet he did last year.
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by regfairfield on Dec 19, 2011 9:29 AM PST up reply actions
Well he would have if it wasn’t for Nick Hundley of all people.
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by regfairfield on Dec 19, 2011 9:35 AM PST up reply actions
I’m thinking AJ Ellis will be an OBP machine this year: .260/.380/.350
This is pretty nice for a a GREAT defensive catcher.
butttt
we’re not competing with the madres for anything. if we end up with a worse record then them… i dont know how depressed ill be
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Sherlock Holmes was fun, better then the first.
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I was thinking it looked better
Makes me want to see it, if not just for the Dark Knight Rises trailer with it.
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Very little Batman in the trailer. Very little Catwoman.
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by meercatjohn on Dec 19, 2011 10:07 AM PST up reply actions
How much Bane?
How much Conrad Bane?
How much Brooks Conrad?
How much Brooks from The Shawshank Redemption?
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by Humma Kavula on Dec 19, 2011 10:10 AM PST up reply actions
I just saw the TDKR trailer and oddly I am coming away a little non-plussed by it. I mean it looks like it is going to be pretty epic, but I am not yet super hyped about it.
wait till 2012 movie season starts
Spiderman, Avengers, Batman!!!!
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I just watched the new batman trailer
Looks epic! I’ve heard some theories, and the previews make it seem like they could be true that bruce wayne might end up dying in this movie and someone else taking up the mantle of batman.
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Oh My!
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by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 19, 2011 11:02 AM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
Hypothetical movie question
Could you get arrested for having sex with Jennifer Garner’s adult body character in 13 Going On 30?
by Eric Stephen on Dec 19, 2011 11:31 AM PST up reply actions
having thought I was a mature 22 year old, i can say in full confidence that there is no such thing as a mature 22 year old.
I thought of your wife during two different commercials I saw for movies this weekend. I don’t remember the titles, but they can be summarized as The Zoo Movie (with Matt Damon and Scarlett J) and The Whale Movie (with Jim from The Office).
My level of interest in those movies are something less than zero, while I would imagine your wife will be happily in attendance in the theaters for both films.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 19, 2011 9:33 AM PST up reply actions
Awesoke
Thanks for the short but sweet review. I really want to see that and TinTin
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by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 19, 2011 9:38 AM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
Bride and I are watching the BBC Sherlock series, which stars somebody named Benedict Cumberbatch, which is an even more ridiculous name than Sherlock Holmes.
The series is good.
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by Humma Kavula on Dec 19, 2011 9:48 AM PST up reply actions
Steven Moffat rules.
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by Humma Kavula on Dec 19, 2011 9:53 AM PST up reply actions
iPhone app is funny
It doesn’t show all the comments, so I sometimes see things like this and have no clue as to the context.
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by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 19, 2011 9:58 AM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
Been meaning to check that out
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by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 19, 2011 9:54 AM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
Can't wait for the next ones!
Martin Freeman makes a great modern day take on Dr Watson.
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by Eric Stephen on Dec 19, 2011 11:19 AM PST up reply actions
One was Tim on the UK office and Arthur Dent in Hitchhiker's.
The other is God!
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Per Arizona radio host John Gambadoro
Dbacks turned their attention to Kubel after Kuroda hesitated on Dbacks offer of $13 million for one year.
Kuroda must really not want to pitch in Arizona. Or perhaps he thinks the Yankees might come calling.
I also wonder if his intransigence at being traded at the deadline is preventing teams from wanting to roll the dice with him.. if you’re out of the race in July you cant spin him to something useful and you’re on the hook for the rest of the 6m.
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Dec 19, 2011 9:41 AM PST up reply actions
I’d say an offer of $13 million is rolling the dice.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 19, 2011 9:42 AM PST up reply actions
I have no evidence to support this, so this is just a question: was Kuroda’s no-trade clause in 2011 in any way tied to the fact that (1) he took a less-than-market-value contract to return to the Dodgers, and (2) deferred a third of that contract’s payout? Perhaps by paying the entire $13 million up front a team can get Kuroda to waive the no-trade…?
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by Humma Kavula on Dec 19, 2011 9:50 AM PST up reply actions
Waive is the wrong word here. Forego it, not insist upon it.
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by Humma Kavula on Dec 19, 2011 9:51 AM PST up reply actions
I thought it was mostly his concern with not wanting to disturb his family’s lives in LA..
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Dec 19, 2011 9:57 AM PST up reply actions
Also from Gambadoro
Kubel considered the Yankees and Dodgers before deciding on Arizona.
Trying to figure out how the Dodgers are “in” on these guys
by Eric Stephen on Dec 19, 2011 9:45 AM PST up reply actions
Isn't this obvious?
When they sign Loney and Andre, then flip them so they can fit Fielder in, they will need a real left hand bat for the outfield.
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Don’t forget, Bills will be in the deal too so the Dodgers have a slot in the rotation in which to fit the returning player.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 19, 2011 9:49 AM PST up reply actions
Core no More
could be the headline of such a deal
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Core No More; Who’s Minding the Store?
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by Humma Kavula on Dec 19, 2011 9:52 AM PST up reply actions
I think this happened last year
But can you trade a guy after being tendered but before his arb case?
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Rafael Soriano from the Braves to the Rays was an example of this was it not?
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by meercatjohn on Dec 19, 2011 10:05 AM PST up reply actions
Or, you know
Just stick with Sands/Rivera/Kemp with Gwynn backing them up.
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by Taylor Maricle on Dec 19, 2011 10:47 AM PST up reply actions
You mean Rivera, Ellis, Kennedy, and Treanor WEREN'T the bats he thought were all we needed?
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or he's just a money grubber
"I was a little scared he was into that Oakland thing. We swing here on 3-0." Grady Little on Andre
Maybe I should read up on the Purple Row stuff but doesn’t Seth Smith have the LF spot and Cuddyer plays 3B?
I suppose so. I always forget about Rockies 3B
by Eric Stephen on Dec 19, 2011 9:54 AM PST up reply actions
If so, only for a year.
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FTR – I have heard no talk of him playing 3rd base, Xeifrank mentioning it, is the first I’d heard about the possibility. They do have a plethora of outfield options with Smith, Blackmon, E Young, and Tyler Colvin.
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by meercatjohn on Dec 19, 2011 10:01 AM PST up reply actions
Just to add, you’d think that if Cuddyer could play 3rd base the team with a fairly pathetic group of 3rd baseman since 2006 would have played him there.
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by meercatjohn on Dec 19, 2011 10:11 AM PST up reply actions
Don’t the Cardinals now have a whole lot of money they can spend?
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the Pope will end up with much of that money, though
by Josie Becker on Dec 19, 2011 10:15 AM PST up reply actions
The kind of joke I’d expect my 83 year old father to make.
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by meercatjohn on Dec 19, 2011 10:17 AM PST up reply actions
Packs lose
Colts win
Two great storylines bite the dust.
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and the mighty Tebow
Hath fallen
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by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 19, 2011 10:27 AM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
I haven’t really been in any fights in my life, and I sure as hell haven’t been in any fights that caused a seizure and a concussion, like Penn State QB Matt McGloin.
Hypothetical scenario, (though I know the chance are near zero), but what if Ned pulled this off?:
Trade Ethier to Red Sox
Trade Billingsley to anyone
Sign Fielder
Sign Kuroda for 2012, keeping spot warm for Rubby
It’s Monday and 2 days away from taking my vacation, so I dare to dream.
I can't see
how that makes the team much better
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by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 19, 2011 10:28 AM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
Well, knowing that 2012 is pretty much a lost cause, we’re playing for 2013 an beyond.
If we think Ethier is walking after this year, we might as well trade him a year early and put us back in play for Fielder.
I really don't think 2012 is a punted season
It’s not a team built for 95 wins, but 85-88, who knows.
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If you are looking for another bet, I will take the under on 88 wins. Hell, I’ll even throw in the 88th; I will take the under on 87.5 wins.
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by Humma Kavula on Dec 19, 2011 10:39 AM PST up reply actions
This one i'm not nearly as confident on
Alright, 87.5 it is. I was going to ask for 85.5, but screw it, we are going to end up with Kershaw winning his second straight Cy Young, Kemp finishing top 5 in MVP, Ethier finishing top 10, Billingsley winning Comeback Player Of the Year, and Sands getting enough playing time to end up hitting 25 home runs as our starting LF :)
What is the prize of the bet?
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Beer seems good. That way, our two bets can cancel each other out!
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by Humma Kavula on Dec 19, 2011 10:49 AM PST up reply actions
When Uribe is actually the one to win comeback player of the year
for the 75 win Dodgers :P
I’ll have to opt for mikes hard lemonade or some kind of mixed drink, and i’m going to make you buy it and bring it over so everyone will see you holding it! :P
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Uribe’s unglorious past does not make eligible for the comeback player of the year.
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Okay, if 2012 is in play, then do you thinking Fielder would have at least the same impact as Ethier?
If so, I think you trade Ethier – knowing he’ll likely leave after 2012, freeing up his $12 million for Fielder to take in 2012 and a backloaded deal for 2013 and later.
If there was a play for Fielder, it would most likely have to involve a trade of both Ethier and Loney for whatever prospects we could get.
I think Fielder>Ethier by a pretty good margin, at least 1.5-2 wins
But I do see Ethier doing well in 2012.
If you’re signing fielder I’m on board for trading Ethier, I’m just not on board trading a guy who I believe to be a good pitcher with his value the lowest its ever been especially for a guy who won’t likely be here in 2013 and is going to be 38.
But i’m all for the ethier and fielder part
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dare to dream
Go back to sleep.
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by Humma Kavula on Dec 19, 2011 10:29 AM PST up reply actions
Keep Ethier and trade Loney and it would make a little more sense. Still wouldn’t wants to see Bills go.
What good would it do to trade Billingsley just to sign Kuroda? I understand they blocked Rubby’s spot for 2013, but hopefully everyone is right when they say Capuano or Harang will not block him from coming back if they are sucking.
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True, just thinking out loud to clear salary space in 2013, with the knowledge you have Rubby, Zach Lee, and Webster coming up.
Plus, I just wanted to see Kuroda pitch for the Dodgers this year.
I agree with your first part of it as far as Ethier and Fielder
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Capang makes assloads of money in ‘13 tho. That’s what makes me think they’ll have spots.
by silverwidow on Dec 19, 2011 10:41 AM PST up reply actions
Interesting
Buster_ESPN
Most folks guessing/assuming Jays have won Darvish bidding. But just got off the phone with an AL exec who speculates smart $ is on Rangers.
I would actually expect it to be the Rangers
What with the whole Wilson/Lee departures, they’re gonna want to bring something back. The Blue Jays already have some good pitching.
/talking out of my ass, too lazy to look up current blue jays staff
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by Taylor Maricle on Dec 19, 2011 10:50 AM PST up reply actions
How long does it take them to compare a set of 4-10 numbers and
figure out which number is the highest? Do they have teams of mathematicians working around the clock on this one? The suspense is no longer killing me!
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It’s a Japanese thing from what I’ve heard. Revealing the winner instantly implies that you don’t want the guy on your team.
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by regfairfield on Dec 19, 2011 11:22 AM PST up reply actions
I read your first sentence and I couldn’t get the old Arsenio “It’s a night thing” commercial out of my head.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 19, 2011 11:23 AM PST up reply actions
Same shitt* offense different year
If its all about the money with the owners, why not blanket mortgage the team to sign Fielder. Guaranteed sell-outs. cha-ching
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He means there will be 56,000 asses in seats for some games. :)
by silverwidow on Dec 19, 2011 10:55 AM PST up reply actions
yeah, we know phase three. But what’s phase two?
by Josie Becker on Dec 19, 2011 10:56 AM PST up reply actions
It is genius
i’m going to start using Fuck Yo*
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It's what you're doin' when you're doin' what you look like you're doin'!
You too can buy a Frank McCourt autographed toilet for just $1 billion dollars.
by Tripon on Dec 19, 2011 10:58 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I'm getting mine sent to my Kindle.
the money and trees I save will go toward my winning bid.
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by underdog on Dec 19, 2011 11:19 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
No politics, I know but
In 1994, Ben Jones, who played Cooter on The Dukes of Hazzard, ran for Congress against Newt Gingrich.
What was Newt like on the campaign trail?
He called me ‘scurrilous.’ And I thought, scurrilous? That’s a weird— that sounds awful. That’s an awful-sounding word. But what it means is ‘profane.’ Now, I gotta admit, I can be profane. I cuss. A reporter from the Atlanta paper said, “What do you think? He called you scurrilous.” And I said, “F him and the horse he rode in on.”
Just a good ol’ boy, never meanin’ no harm
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I didn’t get to the end of the interview, where Jones has a memorable quote:
Cooter is forever
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by Humma Kavula on Dec 19, 2011 11:02 AM PST up reply actions
I need to take a picture of this donut shop in Victorville. It was a former Winchells, and the new owner didn’t want to change the sign on the building, so they just turned the W upside down and it is now Minchells donuts.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 19, 2011 11:22 AM PST up reply actions
I havent eaten a doughnut in a couple of years, but man they are EVERYWHERE here and taken kind of seriously. I wok across the street from a place that has fancy ones. Might be time to pay the donut a visit.
by Lex in Brooklyn on Dec 19, 2011 11:27 AM PST up reply actions
Love it.
There used to be a place in Echo Park that used whatever letters they had found for the sig…it read “great Salvatorean food”
by Lex in Brooklyn on Dec 19, 2011 11:31 AM PST up reply actions
I just noticed how I spelled “walk” in my donut post…..talk about Freudian slip.
by Lex in Brooklyn on Dec 19, 2011 11:39 AM PST up reply actions
“McDonald’s has the Big Mac, McDowell’s has the Big Mic!”
by Lex in Brooklyn on Dec 19, 2011 11:39 AM PST up reply actions
Precisely. I think of it every time I pass and it cracks me up.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 19, 2011 11:40 AM PST up reply actions
“Sexual Chocolate!”
“That boy’s good.”
by Eric Stephen on Dec 19, 2011 11:42 AM PST up reply actions
How was this not like the first comment?
So it’s not really an “M”, it’s an inverted “W”???
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LOL
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by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 19, 2011 5:59 PM PST up reply actions
This is not my pic
But I did pass this place on the highway back east a few years back.
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droooooool
nom nom nom its hannukah time!
"I was a little scared he was into that Oakland thing. We swing here on 3-0." Grady Little on Andre
Saw a note today from David Fuccillo at Niners Nation that David Akers is three points away from breaking Jerry Rice’s season scoring record. That blew me away because I remember the season that Rice caught 22 TD passes, and that was in a strike-shortened 12-game season. He also had another TD and had 138 points.
Akers has a whopping 36 field goals (and 135 points) through 13 games. The NFL record for field goals in a season is 40.
Trivia: who holds that record?
and thus ends today’s trivia session.
2005 Cardinals
by Eric Stephen on Dec 19, 2011 11:29 AM PST up reply actions
I’m glad I dont play fantasy football anymore. I’d be imagining to myself that I thought to draft Akers but didn’t and would be upset.
by Lex in Brooklyn on Dec 19, 2011 11:29 AM PST up reply actions
Drives one mad. Truly. and i was good at it. Won money every year, but too much aggro
by Lex in Brooklyn on Dec 19, 2011 11:33 AM PST up reply actions
I'm glad it's over
Yesterday was the first Sunday that I was a “fan” again and not obsessed with statistics.
by silverwidow on Dec 19, 2011 11:33 AM PST up reply actions
I am loving FF right now! Won my championship in my big money league last night and will be advancing to the finals in 2 of my other leagues.
Congrats
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by meercatjohn on Dec 19, 2011 11:51 AM PST up reply actions
That scoring record is the 49ers team record BTW. Not an NFL record.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 19, 2011 11:30 AM PST up reply actions
Lakers / Clippers, with an occasional online check of USC laying bricks against TCU
by Eric Stephen on Dec 19, 2011 11:42 AM PST up reply actions
Please tell me Paul & Griffin will get significant minutes.
by silverwidow on Dec 19, 2011 11:43 AM PST up reply actions
They should. They have had only two practices together and their first game is in 6 days.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 19, 2011 11:44 AM PST up reply actions
Can we already to the Pau to Houston
for Scola, Martin and Dragic thing? what’s the hold up?
by Lex in Brooklyn on Dec 19, 2011 11:43 AM PST up reply actions
for real?
I’d do it in a heartbeat.
by Lex in Brooklyn on Dec 19, 2011 11:46 AM PST up reply actions
Gotta wait for Dwight Howard, and see how that plays out.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 19, 2011 11:49 AM PST up reply actions
flip Bynum and Martin
for Superman II
boom
by Lex in Brooklyn on Dec 19, 2011 11:50 AM PST up reply actions
Seems Laker fans forgot what they were like before Pau showed up.
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by meercatjohn on Dec 19, 2011 11:52 AM PST up reply actions
(looks around)
you talkin’ to me?
Pau is great, I just think the Houston package is not one to pass up. Scola is hugely underrated, Dragic fills a big need, and Martin has value.
by Lex in Brooklyn on Dec 19, 2011 11:53 AM PST up reply actions
I don't think Houston is offering anymore
Word was they wanted to pair Pau with Nene.
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by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 19, 2011 11:58 AM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
or briefly they were considering the all-Gasol frontcourt.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 19, 2011 11:59 AM PST up reply actions
Grizz eould be dumb not to keep Marc
by Lex in Brooklyn on Dec 19, 2011 12:00 PM PST up reply actions
and they did
But he was a restricted FA. The option was out there. A longshot, but still out there.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 19, 2011 12:01 PM PST up reply actions
Best record in the Western Conference before Bynum got hurt in 2007-2008! :)
(But I agree with you)
by Eric Stephen on Dec 19, 2011 11:56 AM PST up reply actions
I'm interested to see how Kobe looks
An interview on Yahoo, he spoke about his knee, he said it felt 90 percent better, and he can do a lot of things this year that he wasn’t able to last year.
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by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 19, 2011 12:08 PM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
:P
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by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 19, 2011 12:19 PM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
I’m pretty sure Kobe was able to do that last year :)
by Eric Stephen on Dec 19, 2011 12:21 PM PST up reply actions
I saw that...good interview
One thing I liked that Kobe said he can now do was practice. He was super limited by the end of last year. They will need a healthy Kobe this year (obviously).
by Eric Stephen on Dec 19, 2011 12:10 PM PST up reply actions
Let the Troy Murphy Era begin!
(being unnecessarily snarky about what is still a very good team)
Go Devin Ebanks!
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You’re just protecting your deli tray.
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That reminds me
I will probably do a baseball card post this week. Came across some 2011 Topps Update cards.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 19, 2011 12:15 PM PST up reply actions
i am laying low waiting for 2012 topps heritage in march
because i want a kershaw/koufax auto from that set. But yesterday i bought a card you would hate. a kemp/J. hamilton/Carlos Lee triple auto.
That would be cool except
Carlos Lee? The fuck?
by Rihanna's Ex-Boyfriend on Dec 19, 2011 12:20 PM PST up reply actions
Oh my bad I misread that. I thought that was from the 2012 set or something haha
by Rihanna's Ex-Boyfriend on Dec 19, 2011 12:23 PM PST up reply actions
Heritage will be cool next year
1963 Topps FTMFW.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 19, 2011 12:20 PM PST up reply actions
One of those men has herpes.
by Rihanna's Ex-Boyfriend on Dec 19, 2011 12:23 PM PST up reply actions
I didn’t like when Topps would use a repeat picture from a previous year in the 1960s.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 19, 2011 12:27 PM PST up reply actions
that happened a lot
i would like to see how far they can take this heritage line. cant wait for the 80’s
I would love a set of modern players with the 1974 Topps design.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 19, 2011 12:30 PM PST up reply actions
Don Drysdale
1963 Topps:
1964 Topps (same picture, zoomed in):
by Eric Stephen on Dec 19, 2011 12:29 PM PST up reply actions
He looks like he should be playing a leading actor role in a movie in the 50s
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Ben Jones says it’s forever.
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by Humma Kavula on Dec 19, 2011 12:40 PM PST up reply actions
They could pose Billingsley like this
Here’s a somewhat similar angle…
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by Humma Kavula on Dec 19, 2011 12:39 PM PST up reply actions
I'd be a much better pitcher
if I wasn’t so sad all the time.
It's not what you look like, when you're doin' what you're doin'
It's what you're doin' when you're doin' what you look like you're doin'!
I wouldn't be so sad
If I was a better pitcher
by Rihanna's Ex-Boyfriend on Dec 19, 2011 12:42 PM PST up reply actions
This is my
wistful face.
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by Humma Kavula on Dec 19, 2011 12:43 PM PST up reply actions
Minor league deal, says Bill Ladson of MLB.com.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 19, 2011 12:57 PM PST up reply actions
Will probably outhit Juan Rivera
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Anyone think Fielder will sign this month?
Or will it be in January?
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by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 19, 2011 1:06 PM PST via iPhone app reply actions
Grant is funny once again
The State of the NL West
http://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2011/12/19/2647145/the-state-of-the-nl-west
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Pretty well sums it up
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by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 19, 2011 1:10 PM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
The Dodgers acquired 73 different utility infielders. When I used to smoke, I figured out how addicted I was when I was thinking about my next cigarette while I was already in the middle of one. Ned Colletti was doing the same thing when he was signing Mark Ellis and Adam Kennedy. “Just can’t wait to get finished with that contract so I can get another one started. Mmm, maybe John McDonald and Willie Bloomquist are available to … dammit Diamondbacks so much”
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Ladies and gentlemen of the internet, I humbly suggest that the Padres are the only team in this division that knows what in the hell they’re doing.
Hard for me to disagree with this.
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yup
though I liked the commenter below adding " Except for wanting to play payers. That’s usually the one thing they get wrong." They could very well become the A’s, smartly trading and acquiring young players, but also constantly flipping them, and still never being better than average. But we’ll see. Everyone else other than the DBacks seem to be running in place at best.
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Without impact drafting they are wading into the deep water without proper equipment. Trading relief help for two future members of the rotation is a great place to start. The Maybin trade last year was the best trade made in the division. They might have made the best trade in the division this year. They certainly made the best deadline deal this year.
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I thought the “_ LOL” caricature of our posters to theirs was a caricature, but there it is in all its glory in the first 4-5 comments..
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Dec 19, 2011 1:24 PM PST up reply actions
LOLGiants
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Yyyyyyyup. It’s like it’s a swim meet, and the four swimmers would could possibly win the race are all treading water, and the one who can’t has gotten out of the pool and is talking to a very skeptical Michael Phelps.
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by Humma Kavula on Dec 19, 2011 1:33 PM PST up reply actions
Or it's like Monty Python's Upper Class Twit of the Year competition.
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Nice post by Clipper Steve for both Clipper and Laker fans.
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I’m happy Carlos Beltran will not be playing in the NL West this year.
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Until we get the Ned special
2011: 4 Million
2012: 31 Million
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Carlos should go back to KC and lead the renaissance
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Change his name to Borgia
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It's what you're doin' when you're doin' what you look like you're doin'!
http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ycn-10565325
Tim Tebow is a moneyball player. Best part is that this guy wrote that after seeing the movie, and not reading the book.
Its true, but he shouldnt cite wins to prove it. Its the whole scouting vs stats (production) argument.
Limiting turnovers is nearly as important as OPS.
Production is more important than what a scout says about the mechanics of a throwing motion.
Making plays with your feet, not taking sacks, decision making…playing QB really is all about decisions, and not about the physical attributes or mechanics of a player. Tom Brady is a great QB, but I guarantee almost every 3rd string guy in the league can make the exact same throws Brady can on a practice field. Difference is that Brady can process info way quicker on the field than the 3rd string guys.
Real QB rating developed by the CHFF guys may end up being the new OPS+
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They should bid to acquire Carly
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thechive.com had some pics of her up today on their website titled “T-Mobile girl Carly Foulkes can use my anytime minutes (20 Photos)”
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How could you not like Candido?
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I think Kubel fits really good with the Dbax.
At worst, he’s insurance for Goldschmidt.
Vs Left-handers:
1b – Goldy
OF – Parra, Young, Upton
Vs Righties
1b – Kubel
OF – Parra, Young, Upton…
or
Vs Righties
1b – Goldy
OF – Kubel, Parra, Upton
Thats assuming Parra can play CF.
Its not a given Parra’s time is going to go way down…could be Chris Young (who vs righties is really horrible—- 229/300/419 for his career.
720 OPS is horrible for a center fielder?
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Compared to what Parra and Kubel do vs right handed pitching, it is:
Parra – 289/337/420 vs righties
Kubel – 282/342/490
I think the Dbax, if they play this right…can have some excellent platoon advantages this year.
As long as they’re willing to throw their defense in the crapper sure.
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by regfairfield on Dec 19, 2011 2:21 PM PST up reply actions
Jason Kubel hasn’t played one inning of first base professionally.
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by regfairfield on Dec 19, 2011 2:22 PM PST up reply actions
Everyone seems to think slow, white, defensively challenged outfielder can simply stand at 1st base and be functional even if they have never played the position in their life.
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It’s incredibly hard
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by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 19, 2011 2:24 PM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
Do you ever listen to NPR’s Nina Totenberg take her listeners through a Q&A of a Supreme Court hearing? You get this back-and-forth between the justices and the lawyers… The justices keep pushing the envelope. “If you say that, do you also mean this increasingly hard-to-imagine scenario?” …and many, many times, the lawyer will say, “Yes,” because that is the only way to make their legal argument, and they lose the case.
This comment reminded me of that.
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by Humma Kavula on Dec 19, 2011 2:29 PM PST up reply actions
Just to be clear the difference between a .757 OPS (Parra) and a .719 OPS (Young) of .32 OPS points goes from good to horrible?
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I agree they will find ways for Parra
but it’s either he or Goldschmidt who will suffer the most from the Kubel signing.
From Arizona Republic today:
At the same time, Towers looked at what Kubel’s addition could mean to the Diamondbacks lineup. He sees it looking something like this (assuming Drew’s healthy): Drew, Hill, Montero, Upton, Goldschmidt, Kubel, Young, Roberts.
“That’s a pretty good lineup,” Towers said.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 19, 2011 2:20 PM PST up reply actions
I guess if they get the 2009 Kubel, otherwise who could tell the difference between the two?
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If the Dbax are really down on Parra and only think of him as a 4th OF’er….
I’d offer them Billingsley for Parra/Skaggs.
Dbax seems to be in win now mode, and they valued Cahill (who i think sucks) more than Parker.
Getting them to bite on Billingsley i think could happen.
I think they decided of the three pitching prospects, they could afford to deal Parker for the present, but I’d be shocked if they dealt either Bauer or Skaggs before next July 31st.
If knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we can solve them.
And the day Ned ever trades an established major league player without a must trade tag attached to him (Milton Bradley) for a top prospect will be the day I expire.
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How far away from contending are the Royals
With all the young pieces they’ve got, it looks like they could be in the playoff race by 2013, 2012 if things come together more quickly than people think.
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They won 71 games in a year where Alex Gordon became a 6 win player, Bruce Chen left balled his way to a career year, Jeff Francouer wasn’t the worst player in baseball and Melky Cabrera was known for something besides being fat. They traded nonfat Melky Cabrera for a dude who walked six per nine last year. Aside from their farm system collapsing as a lesson to anyone who thinks potential means more than talent pretty much everything went right for them.
At least this year, they’ll be lucky to match that total.
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by regfairfield on Dec 19, 2011 3:19 PM PST up reply actions
they were unlucky according to pythag
they should have been in second place behind the tigers… (I read this somewhat recently, didnt look it up fresh).
and the al central is fuckin horrible.
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Dec 19, 2011 3:21 PM PST up reply actions
78-84 pythag which would have been third, but still, AL Central.
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by regfairfield on Dec 19, 2011 3:22 PM PST up reply actions
Yup, If Reg wants to bet the Royals don’t match 71 wins I’d be more then happy to oblige.
If knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we can solve them.
Said that without looking at the Pythag.
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by regfairfield on Dec 19, 2011 3:23 PM PST up reply actions
they want young starters
but they don’t want to trade Wil Myers or Mike Montgomery
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 19, 2011 3:37 PM PST up reply actions
Just read MLB trade rumors?
That’s my inspiration for the post.
TBLA 2011 Postseason Prediction Champion
yup
don’t know who’d they think they can trade for a good young starter
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 19, 2011 3:41 PM PST up reply actions
Alex Gordon for Derek Holland. Boom.
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by regfairfield on Dec 19, 2011 3:47 PM PST up reply actions
With a current rotation of:
Sanchez
Duffy
Paulino
Chen
Hochevar
And Lamb/Montgomery/Ororizzi percolating the Royals are in decent shape rotation wise for that division. The last thing they need to do is trade an offensive chip like Gordon for a pitcher.
Hochevar and Paulino are two pitchers who showed solid skill growth in 2011. Duffy is young and coming. Sanchez can be great or awful, he could be the next Oliver Perez, or he could be a steal. You use Chen until the boys are ready.
Hosmer is a legit prospect who actually performed like a legit prospect. In fact the whole infield will make big strides in 2012. This is a coming team, being led by the two best corner prospects in the game.
If knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we can solve them.
So what you're saying is
There’s a chance?
Moustakes was really bad last year, improvement with him will definitely help. Danny Duffy had a rough year, he’s bound to improve, just depends on how much. I believe they’ve still got some reinforcements waiting in the minors, such as Lorenzo Cain to take Melky’s place.
You’re likely right that it’s going to be tough to get out of the low 70s in wins, but if they can improve that abysmal pitching staff it will be a start in the right direction.
TBLA 2011 Postseason Prediction Champion
74 win team
Playoffs in 2012 = Huge miracle
Playoffs in 2013 = Moderate miracle
Playoffs in 2014 = Minor miracle
So yeah, there’s a chance.
Ah, the yearly question we all ask.
and usually the answer is: “Definitely next year!”
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 didn't realize this at the time
but timing is everything, per David Aldridge of NBA.com:
If the Warriors had given Jordan the offer sheet on the first day they were allowed (Dec. 8) the Clippers would have matched the sheet. But in doing so, they would have used up all of their available cap room and wouldn’t have had anything to offer Chauncey Billups. The Warriors waited because they were still hopeful they could make a deal for free-agent center Tyson Chandler, but Chandler wound up agreeing to terms with the Knicks that weekend on a four-year, $60 million deal. But that deal couldn’t be made official until New York amnestied Billups — which happened on Sunday.
Although they could have amnestied Mo Williams if they wanted to, to make room.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 19, 2011 3:17 PM PST up reply actions
Big difference between adding Chauncy for nothing, to adding Chauncy but subtracting Mo.
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For me the allure of a three guard rotation the caliber of Paul/Chauncy/Mo when most teams can’t find two good guards is what is going to help this team through the tough 66 game schedule. Mo against scrubs, should make for some solid time.
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Mo could be The Microwave off the bench.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 19, 2011 3:25 PM PST up reply actions
I agree with this comment. That is going to be a horrific division for a few years. Tigers should be the cream but like the Dodgers what do they really have after Verlander and Miggy?
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Would have been funny(ier) if the joke ended after “Mama needs new clothes!”
by Eric Stephen on Dec 19, 2011 3:17 PM PST up reply actions
I dont think she rolled a winning number
and the jokes ends
She hugged each of the dealers and then picked up her
winnings and her clothes and quickly departed. The dealers
stared at each other dumbfounded.
Finally, one of them asked,
“What did she roll?” The other answered, "I don’t know – I
thought you were watching!
Just wanted to say what a weird font this is for a newspaper.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 19, 2011 4:18 PM PST up reply actions
Pretty sure that won't happen
Darvish doesn’t seem like the scissor-kicking type.
"Scissors cuts paper, paper covers rock, rock crushes lizard, lizard poisons Spock, Spock smashes scissors, scissors decapitates lizard, lizard eats paper, paper disproves Spock, Spock vaporizes rock, and as it always has, rock crushes scissors." -- Dr. Sheldon Cooper
Suckas also better not make any “Twirling Darvish” puns.
magnae clunes mihi placent, nec possum de hac re mentiri.
quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
by Humma Kavula on Dec 19, 2011 3:27 PM PST up reply actions
I heard that one on MLB Network on Friday. I cringed and secretly applauded at the same time.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 19, 2011 3:29 PM PST up reply actions
Nobody seemed to like my “Don’t get a Darvish pitcher, get a totally Darv pitcher” joke the other day, so I won’t make it again.
magnae clunes mihi placent, nec possum de hac re mentiri.
quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
by Humma Kavula on Dec 19, 2011 3:32 PM PST up reply actions
I wait with bait on my breath
for Yu the Man headlines
It's not what you look like, when you're doin' what you're doin'
It's what you're doin' when you're doin' what you look like you're doin'!
On the other hand I’m calling for the head of the first guy who runs with “What I Like About Yu”
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by regfairfield on Dec 19, 2011 3:34 PM PST up reply actions
When he gets caught in a Jeteresque scandal, can we use “Yu, Don’t Bring Me Flowers?”
magnae clunes mihi placent, nec possum de hac re mentiri.
quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
by Humma Kavula on Dec 19, 2011 3:36 PM PST up reply actions
Or, when the Jays get Darvish but when he stinks they cannot complete a rumored trade to the White Sox…. because… Yu Don’t Bring Them Flowers.
magnae clunes mihi placent, nec possum de hac re mentiri.
quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
by Humma Kavula on Dec 19, 2011 3:39 PM PST up reply actions
Possibilities are endless
Yu can’t get there from here
Yu gonna eat that?
Yu believe in miracles?
Yu can’t touch this
It's not what you look like, when you're doin' what you're doin'
It's what you're doin' when you're doin' what you look like you're doin'!
Speaking of that, the Australian League All-Star Game is on MLB Network Wednesday morning.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 19, 2011 3:48 PM PST up reply actions
It does make me wonder what Nancy Bea Hefley will play when Darvish visits LA for the first time. “You Are My Sunshine,” maybe?
Does she make musical puns for visiting players? I remember she played “Pennies from Heaven” for Brad Penny’s first start in LA, but of course he was a Dodger.
magnae clunes mihi placent, nec possum de hac re mentiri.
quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
by Humma Kavula on Dec 19, 2011 3:49 PM PST up reply actions
You Make Me Feel Like a Natural Woman would also be an interesting choice for Nancy Bea.
magnae clunes mihi placent, nec possum de hac re mentiri.
quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
by Humma Kavula on Dec 19, 2011 3:50 PM PST up reply actions
you send me
if he happens to be on the bases
It's not what you look like, when you're doin' what you're doin'
It's what you're doin' when you're doin' what you look like you're doin'!
As someone who never got tired of So Taguchi jokes, I appreciate it.
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by regfairfield on Dec 19, 2011 3:33 PM PST up reply actions
Whirling Darvish is acceptable though
It's not what you look like, when you're doin' what you're doin'
It's what you're doin' when you're doin' what you look like you're doin'!
But nobody calls a pitcher a whirler. Old-timey types might use “twirler.”
magnae clunes mihi placent, nec possum de hac re mentiri.
quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
by Humma Kavula on Dec 19, 2011 3:31 PM PST up reply actions
Silverwidow question fo the day - Space Jam 2012
who would play the NBA players?
hard to believe that Shawn Bradley was one of them.
Team: Shawn Bradley, Charles Barkley, Larry Johnson, Patrick Ewing, and Muggsy Bogues
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Dwight Howard would definitely be one of the five. It seems right up his alley.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 19, 2011 3:42 PM PST up reply actions
LeBron
He needs the image make over and this would garner a lot of good will.
Ron Artest would be there for the after shots.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 19, 2011 3:45 PM PST up reply actions
Needs moar
Agent Zero
It's not what you look like, when you're doin' what you're doin'
It's what you're doin' when you're doin' what you look like you're doin'!
Nate Robinson would weasel his way into the Muggsy role.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 19, 2011 3:48 PM PST up reply actions
Ray Allen could use an update to his SAG card, so throw him in there.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 19, 2011 3:49 PM PST up reply actions
The Josh Brolin impression of Tommy Lee Jones was great.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 19, 2011 3:58 PM PST up reply actions
"So's your face"
It always makes sense…so says J.D. :-)
"Scissors cuts paper, paper covers rock, rock crushes lizard, lizard poisons Spock, Spock smashes scissors, scissors decapitates lizard, lizard eats paper, paper disproves Spock, Spock vaporizes rock, and as it always has, rock crushes scissors." -- Dr. Sheldon Cooper
felines having their impact on Christmas cards this year, first the mayor of San Juan (leopard killing an antelope), now this haha
Did you know that ESPN owns and operates seven of the bowl games?
Since I know I at least asked what was in it for New Mexico hosting a bowl game.
Nobody can truly own the Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl
by Eric Stephen on Dec 19, 2011 4:05 PM PST up reply actions
Considering how often SportsCenter folk make fun o’ that bowl, I now believe they’re using reverse psychology
by Josie Becker on Dec 19, 2011 4:07 PM PST up reply actions
Long Beach State about to tear up an ESPN-owned property this week
by Eric Stephen on Dec 19, 2011 4:09 PM PST up reply actions
We need to find a Stu Scott pic to replace Leo
by Eric Stephen on Dec 19, 2011 4:24 PM PST up reply actions
I mean I guess it’s not that surprising that ESPN owns and operates sporting events. I mean not only does NBC own KNBC but it also owns the company that produces The Office. Still, it seems weird.
by Josie Becker on Dec 19, 2011 4:21 PM PST up reply actions
Just like most interviews with so-and-so with a new book or music release, etc. getting interviewed by 60 Minutes, only to find the publishing company is also owned by Viacom.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 19, 2011 4:24 PM PST up reply actions
ESPNZone and ESPN’s Own, sound the same, they need to get some of that Disney money and cross market-segment better.
like Tim Tebow dolls at the Disney Store?
by Josie Becker on Dec 19, 2011 4:27 PM PST up reply actions
Mostly, i was having fun with “I’m gonna get so many followers when @skinnyswag9 retweets this”
I was debating in my head who to go with, but figured he was the safest bet to be on twitter.
Given how many people seem to like the in person better then the on screen person it is a wonder we still talk on line. Is Eric the only person who has a better on screen persona then in person:)
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i noticed yesterday that the Lions hold up cards to their defense to call plays
like a stupid College team. One was named Deuce. I assumed it was in memoriam of him?
Deuce has many meanings
If knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we can solve them.
Like, how the Raiders handled those last five minutes.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 19, 2011 4:35 PM PST up reply actions
“With the first pick in the 2007 NFL draft, the Oakland Raiders select…”
by Josie Becker on Dec 19, 2011 4:38 PM PST up reply actions
i really wanted to see Janikowski make that kick
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 19, 2011 4:36 PM PST up reply actions
He kicked a ball that was blocked and still went 50-55 yards. Next time the ball and a finger go through the uprights.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 19, 2011 4:38 PM PST up reply actions
from my seat....
for a millisecond… “holy shit that is still going in”
then it bounced. angles are tricky
has Janikowski been around so long that he was once a LA Raider?
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He played with Hideo Nomo in [not Japan]
/4down
by Eric Stephen on Dec 19, 2011 4:42 PM PST up reply actions
You should have heard the one of the talking heads on kcal9 last night talking like she knew that even if it was blocked it would not have went through
she must have calculated the angle of trajectory, factoring in the wind differential of course
by Josie Becker on Dec 19, 2011 4:41 PM PST up reply actions
You punch one kitten….
If knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we can solve them.
It’s why I named all my kittens Pringles.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 19, 2011 4:35 PM PST up reply actions
I drop whatever I’m doing when Juan Uribe is the plate.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 19, 2011 4:29 PM PST up reply actions
Damn you stole my behind Ellis and Uribe line
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We need someone with Photoshop skills to make a Dos Ellis beer label.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 19, 2011 4:31 PM PST up reply actions
My list (as if anyone cares)
Kershaw
Bills
Dee
Javy
Jansen
TGJ
Loney
"I was a little scared he was into that Oakland thing. We swing here on 3-0." Grady Little on Andre
That is not your list. Or anyone else’s.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
yeah, it actually is
"I was a little scared he was into that Oakland thing. We swing here on 3-0." Grady Little on Andre
Look at it very carefully.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
yep no kemp
i like kemp, but he’s not a favorite. i root for him, but he’s a little too much. i tend to like players for their personalities and such a little too much.
"I was a little scared he was into that Oakland thing. We swing here on 3-0." Grady Little on Andre
The list was of the most exciting players. You don’t have to be a fan to say that Matt Kemp is about a billion times more exciting than Javy or Loney.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
oh well in that case, yeah, kemp too :-)
"I was a little scared he was into that Oakland thing. We swing here on 3-0." Grady Little on Andre
Heh :-) I’m with you in that the players I like having on my team and players that I like are not exactly the same list.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
Cal Fans will always come to an agreement
were a peaceful bunch
"I was a little scared he was into that Oakland thing. We swing here on 3-0." Grady Little on Andre
i stay off it
because i don’t want to be committed for my insane ramblings
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 19, 2011 6:00 PM PST up reply actions
“I hope I don’t get sucked into this telephony business”
-0down
by Eric Stephen on Dec 19, 2011 6:05 PM PST up reply actions
would a zero down
be possible?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 19, 2011 6:06 PM PST up reply actions
Al Gore
and his wacky ideas
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by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 19, 2011 6:24 PM PST up reply actions
i don’t care how “super serial” he is
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 19, 2011 6:24 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I still have a ‘stupid’ phone. Use Windows ‘classic’ for my screen display. And, in my room I have a tan push button ‘Bell Telephone’ phone. (I had to get rid of the dial phone a couple of years ago.)
Baseball is a game, and games are supposed to be fun.
ever think you'd see the day
where we’d have hand-held computers?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 19, 2011 6:55 PM PST up reply actions
Those fucking tricorders are huge compared to a smartphone – plus the communicator was separate!
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Ireland says D Howard to the Nets tomorrow.
If so the Laker future is Bynum/Kobe/Pau. Is that enough to contend for a championship one more time? Can they get to the Western Finals?
If knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we can solve them.
That reminds me, John Ireland is now the Lakers play by play man. I’m assuming its the radio feed, but still. What the fuck are the Lakers thinking.
they don't want to trade Bynum and Pau for Howard?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 19, 2011 5:05 PM PST up reply actions
they keep calling him 'the voice of the lakers'
and I want to cut myself
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Dec 19, 2011 5:06 PM PST up reply actions
dont forget the dude who looks like he passed out drunk in a gutter is their new tv guy to replace joel..
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Dec 19, 2011 5:07 PM PST up reply actions
i believe so
but I have an admitted bias :)
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 19, 2011 5:06 PM PST up reply actions
Well, only one team is coming out of the east… so Miami, New York, Brooklyn, Boston, Chicago get to beat each other up to qualify for the finals. Lakers just need to get by Dallas, OKC and whoever else is good (but not great).
As a Laker fan I hate to say it,
But you may have to include the Clips.
thedudeabides
Hoping that Dodger GM will end up back with Giants as assistant publicist.
by The Dude Abides on Dec 19, 2011 5:16 PM PST up reply actions
you could argue he never stopped working for philly
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Dec 19, 2011 5:18 PM PST up reply actions
Wow
Ken_Rosenthal
Sources: #Nationals pushing hard for Gio. Discussing 4-for-1 trade with #Athletics. #MLB
Four players means no Harper or Strasburg. :)
wow indeed
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by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 19, 2011 5:27 PM PST up reply actions
The last thing I expected this morning
was potentially seeing Scarecrow and Mrs. King references.
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power outage at Candlestick
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by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 19, 2011 5:33 PM PST reply actions
Who is playing Guitar Hero and hears a tune and thinks, “Wait a minute, is this the ‘I get a car with a bow on it’ music?”
Also, she should have been tipped off when the dad picked the song title “Mom’s gift”
who the fuck gives a luxury car as a present anyway?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 19, 2011 5:47 PM PST up reply actions
Ad executives.
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by regfairfield on Dec 19, 2011 5:51 PM PST up reply actions
“If anyone here is in marketing or advertising….kill yourself.”
Bill Hicks
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 19, 2011 5:52 PM PST up reply actions
I read somewhere those bows cost about $100 a pop
by Josie Becker on Dec 19, 2011 5:55 PM PST up reply actions
people who can afford a Lexus can also afford to have custom songs programmed into Guitar Hero, can rewire elevators to play custom songs, and they can have custom music boxes made. Fuck them.
by Josie Becker on Dec 19, 2011 5:50 PM PST up reply actions
so are we gonna start calling people Lexus drivers?
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by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 19, 2011 5:52 PM PST up reply actions
I’m way more annoyed by Lexus drivers than Accura drivers, but that’s Eric’s call
by Josie Becker on Dec 19, 2011 5:52 PM PST up reply actions
The elevator one is easy
Just pay a vagrant
by Eric Stephen on Dec 19, 2011 5:54 PM PST up reply actions
By the way, I affectionately refer to the guy who procured the music box as black Humma.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 19, 2011 6:20 PM PST up reply actions
you know guitar hero has that functionality without paying extra right?
or was that rock band? Or both
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
I laughed at those, but on 25th viewing they are getting old.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 19, 2011 5:55 PM PST up reply actions
I am humble?
or, I try to be humble?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 19, 2011 6:07 PM PST up reply actions
Andre Dawson, in the Cubs’ sit down interview with Bob Costas (with Sandberg and Jenkins), said he was humble, which is what spurred this question.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 19, 2011 6:22 PM PST up reply actions
does he have a personal DJ?
if no, then he’s humble. :)
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by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 19, 2011 6:24 PM PST up reply actions
Hasn’t the “humblebrag” person made a blog, twitter, etc. out of this?
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Harris Wittels! One of the guests on this week’s holiday edition of Comedy Bang Bang.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 19, 2011 6:26 PM PST up reply actions
Steve Henson tweet
The Cardinals are in discussions to sign Coco Crisp to play CF and bat at the top of the order. Jon Jay wld move to RF with Craig injured.
Beltran’s ripe for the taking!!
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 19, 2011 6:08 PM PST reply actions
or, put Sands in AAA, Rivera to the bench
and Beltran to LF
i’m not buying this no money shit anymore
/BSI
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 19, 2011 6:20 PM PST up reply actions
I like the platform you currently are on
the batshit insane one
TBLA 2011 Postseason Prediction Champion
glad you got the anagram
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 19, 2011 6:27 PM PST up reply actions
There is no point to only be regular insane. It’s batshit insanity or nothing.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 19, 2011 6:28 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
There is no point in saying plethora. Either say veritable plethora or don’t use the word at all.
by The Dude Abides on Dec 19, 2011 7:38 PM PST up reply actions
I would not want someone to tell me I had a plethora, and then find out that that person, has NO IDEA, what it means to have a plethora
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 19, 2011 7:39 PM PST up reply actions
I have many plethoras! (a blue one; a green one……..)
Baseball is a game, and games are supposed to be fun.
I have a veritable plethora of plethoras!
by The Dude Abides on Dec 19, 2011 9:45 PM PST up reply actions
Big Ben
picked off twice now
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by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 19, 2011 6:29 PM PST reply actions
lol
power went off at Candlestick again
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 19, 2011 6:46 PM PST reply actions
Is Johnny pulling the plug and giggling again?
Baseball is a game, and games are supposed to be fun.
he was
until the transformer blew up in his face
(seriously though, there is a helicopter vid of the transformer exploding)
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 19, 2011 7:01 PM PST up reply actions
man these things get made fast
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 19, 2011 7:11 PM PST up reply actions
that’s a good one
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 19, 2011 6:49 PM PST up reply actions
the line is Cal -9. I’ll happy bet Phil a tall frosty one that Cal wins by 10 or more
by Josie Becker on Dec 19, 2011 7:17 PM PST up reply actions
Yu called it
Alas, Cal fired up like 100 3 pointers and UCSB played their worst game of the season (I’ve watched or listened to them all). Also: Cal is very good and deep this year, I’m impressed.
That is no garbagey Gaucho team they played (they almost won at Washington on Friday) but they still won by 20.
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 don’t give a shit about the Gaucho’s
If knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we can solve them.
Well the good news is they don't give a shit about you either :-P
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Boom we won.
on to the next one on to the next one
"I was a little scared he was into that Oakland thing. We swing here on 3-0." Grady Little on Andre
heh
i guess the Fighters have to say they accepted the bid, and THEN the MLB says who won.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 19, 2011 7:10 PM PST up reply actions
Are the Fighters hamming it up?
Everyone gets to save face if the Fighters declined the bid.
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tee hee
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by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 19, 2011 7:36 PM PST up reply actions
I want the star of Mad Men to found a boxing or MMA club. Yes, The Jon Hamm Fighters.
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I’m sad that their nickname is just the Fighters and that the company who owns them is Nippon Ham.
by fbihop on Dec 19, 2011 10:19 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
They should be the Nippon Ham Radio Operators.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
They can swap with Fukoka Daiei and be the Nippon Ham Hawks.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
Category?
Old Globe?
Did Lincoln’s DNA drip on to it?
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you answered correctly with your second question
by Josie Becker on Dec 19, 2011 7:34 PM PST up reply actions
Ha! Ford's!
Serious guess wrong, tasteless joke right!
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no your series guess was right, my friend, Shakespeare’s globe was built on a icosagonic foundation
by Josie Becker on Dec 19, 2011 7:40 PM PST up reply actions
The Mayans would have loved Willie’s theatre.
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I counted “category?” as a question, cause of the question mark
by Josie Becker on Dec 19, 2011 7:41 PM PST up reply actions
Ah.
I wasn’t counting my title.
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that was quite a smash
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by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 19, 2011 7:53 PM PST up reply actions
Darvish = Ranger
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The Texas Rangers have won the posting auction of Japanese right-hander Yu Darvish with a record $51.7M bid, sources tell Yahoo! Sports.
Good for them. I think that’s a good move. If I were them, and I had $200 million, I’d go and get Fielder, too.
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by Humma Kavula on Dec 19, 2011 8:12 PM PST up reply actions
interesting
Ogando back to the pen? or Feldman?
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by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 19, 2011 8:13 PM PST up reply actions
Rotation
MLB DepthCharts had this as their rotation. Not sure which one gets the boot though.
Starting Rotation
1 LHP Derek Holland
2 RHP Alexi Ogando
3 RHP Colby Lewis
4 LHP Matt Harrison
5 RHP Neftali Feliz
If I had to pick I’d put Ogando in the pen to start the year.
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by regfairfield on Dec 19, 2011 8:20 PM PST up reply actions
But, weirdly, more than Capang, as Capuano manages to pitch negative innings.
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by Humma Kavula on Dec 19, 2011 8:33 PM PST up reply actions
With the addition of Yu, does it make any sense to move Feliz to the rotation and bump Ogando who was just as good last year as Holland?
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So the Rangers going to give 51.7 to the Japanese baseball league.
And then another 100/5 or so to get him?
probably more like
what CJ Wilson got
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by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 19, 2011 8:35 PM PST up reply actions
If Darvish doesnt sign, he can sign with anyone next year right without the fee..
I’d think considering the posting fee amount, he could sign a bigger deal next year.
this is true
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by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 19, 2011 8:39 PM PST up reply actions
Dice-K part 2
I’m calling it.
"I was a little scared he was into that Oakland thing. We swing here on 3-0." Grady Little on Andre
i’m sure it won’t be the first time you were wrong :)
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by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 19, 2011 10:20 PM PST up reply actions
nope
but im sticking to my guns…. i dont trust the japanese league pitchers success translating well
"I was a little scared he was into that Oakland thing. We swing here on 3-0." Grady Little on Andre
Yu is an American-style pitcher. He was a sensation in Japan before he ever threw a professional pitch. Strasburg is a better comp than Matsuzaka.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
this
also, Kuroda did just fine
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by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 19, 2011 10:26 PM PST up reply actions
but was he an ace? no, a solid #2
dice k was like a #3, they are going to pay this guy to be a #1… feeling the pressure of losing CJ?
"I was a little scared he was into that Oakland thing. We swing here on 3-0." Grady Little on Andre
I think Kuroda would have been the #1 last year
if we didn’t have Kershaw
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by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 19, 2011 10:31 PM PST up reply actions
but not an "ace"
quoth tony jackson et al
"I was a little scared he was into that Oakland thing. We swing here on 3-0." Grady Little on Andre
I can say without hyperbole that Yu Darvish may very likely be the best pitcher ever born in Japan.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
think about it
if there was a 25 year old that has absolutely dominated AAA for the last few years, his team would be screaming for him to be called up.
Darvish gets some questions only because he is Japanese, it seems.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 19, 2011 10:40 PM PST up reply actions
wither nomo?
"I was a little scared he was into that Oakland thing. We swing here on 3-0." Grady Little on Andre
They didn't even make a serious offer to CJ
so I’m thiking this was their plan all along
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
no he isn’t. all the reports say he relies on a veritable plethora of weaker offspeed pitches and doesn’t pitch off his fastball very well. American pitchers develop the fastball first, pick one or two offspeed pitches, and throw the fastball 70% of the time.
by G.Scott on Dec 20, 2011 8:07 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
That's racist
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by David Young on Dec 19, 2011 11:28 PM PST up reply actions
The things you learn on Twitter
So it seems that Kurt Vonnegut once needed a job, and the nascent magazine Sports Illustrated needed writers. So Vonnegut takes the job and is assigned to write a story about a race horse that jumped the rail and terrorized the crowd at a track. Vonnegut stares at his typewriter for hours, then walks out of the building — quitting — without saying a word. On his typewriter is a single sheet of paper with one single sentence: “The horse jumped over the fucking fence.”
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Makes me wonder just how much Vonnegut really helped Thornton Melon after all.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 19, 2011 8:57 PM PST up reply actions
True Story:
I didn’t ACTUALLY grow up in Schenectady, New York. Schenectady was the nearest big city (heh). I grew up in the town of Glenville, in the Niskayuna school district. To get to Niskayuna, one had to drive through some even tinier towns, including the town of Alplaus.
Alplaus has a tiny fire house that serves this tiny town:
Kurt Vonnegut was a volunteer fireman at the Alplaus fire house during his time in Schenectady, when he was a PR flack for General Electric.
When I was growing up there, it would have meant something to me if I’d known that Vonnegut — the subversive Kurt Vonnegut — spent his time in a place I passed every single day.
Number of times Vonnegut’s local connections were spoken of in my time at Niskayuna: Zero.
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by Humma Kavula on Dec 19, 2011 9:09 PM PST up reply actions
Wow, Lakers look like sleepwalking garbage tonight, Clips look like they think it's a playoff game
Clips should be good this year but lakers won’t be this bad. Playing a lot of backups when I’ve been watching but still, yeesh.
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Just got tix to the Holiday Bowl in SD
SOOOO excited to kick Mack Brown’s ass!!!!!! Josie and I will probs meet up but will anyone else be there?
"I was a little scared he was into that Oakland thing. We swing here on 3-0." Grady Little on Andre
I’m in SD now. Lots of TCU (and a few La. Tech) folks here now. Next week, you gotta represent.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
are you the cal alum
yes i will be reppin cal gear, getting rowdy, and booing texans everywhere i go
"I was a little scared he was into that Oakland thing. We swing here on 3-0." Grady Little on Andre
I apologize in advance for your game experience.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 19, 2011 10:26 PM PST up reply actions
why? fill me in?
"I was a little scared he was into that Oakland thing. We swing here on 3-0." Grady Little on Andre
Let’s go back to the fucking of Mack Brown.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
Oh I will be rooting for Cal, don’t get me wrong.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 19, 2011 10:34 PM PST up reply actions
Cal doesn't suck
We’ve got Isi, Keenan Allen, an OK Zack Maynard, Marvin Jones, some pretty damn good d-line….
"I was a little scared he was into that Oakland thing. We swing here on 3-0." Grady Little on Andre
yay! :-)
"I was a little scared he was into that Oakland thing. We swing here on 3-0." Grady Little on Andre
oh and a great punter
"I was a little scared he was into that Oakland thing. We swing here on 3-0." Grady Little on Andre
He gets a lot of work?
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by David Young on Dec 19, 2011 11:36 PM PST up reply actions
My senior year, we had two weapons — our punter (Nick Harris) and a cornerback/returner (Deltha O’Neal). It literally felt like we were more likely to score on an O’Neal pick-six than when we were on offense. Christ, we were terrible.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
ho ho ho
and a great field gold kicker, the one and only Giorgio Tavecchio!
"I was a little scared he was into that Oakland thing. We swing here on 3-0." Grady Little on Andre
Wow. $51.7 million translates into 4.02899002 billion Japanese yen.
I still believe a lefty can after a bit master third base
by DodgerofTrolleys on Dec 20, 2011 6:32 AM PST reply actions
Old Friend X Paul
Signs with the Nats
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by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 20, 2011 7:01 AM PST via iPhone app reply actions
What’s up TBLA fam…..Christmas shopping done yet?
"They will never ketchup to all of the energy that I've mustard"
Earlier this year
I said that no possible way would a Japanese star come to the United States and pitch for the Texas Rangers. Oops
If knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we can solve them.
well
He hasn’t signed yet :)
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by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 20, 2011 8:09 AM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
To be fair I don’t think anyone took you seriously.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 20, 2011 8:34 AM PST up reply actions
I"d expect Yu to be Nomo like, good enough to win ROY as a seasoned professional against first year major league prospects, but will he be an “Ace”? Only if you consider CJ Wilson an ace.
Still think the Angels made the best use of their assets by collecting Pujols and Wilson. Ten games to make up, the Rangers stay even by picking up Yu to replace CJ, but the Angels added both. Should be a great AL West race, with an even year Vernon Wells, and young Trout providing the difference.
If knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we can solve them.
The way I see is how much would Matt Moore get if he went to free agency right now. You’re not adding an ace, you’re getting the most credentialed pitching prospect in recent memory outside of Strasberg.
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by regfairfield on Dec 20, 2011 8:17 AM PST up reply actions
The day a Japanese import becomes an ace is the day I’ll believe it. Not sure why a team would not pay their own player who is a given and instead float 100 Million toward a possibility of greatness but in all likliehood be lucky to reach the level of the player they let go.
If knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we can solve them.
Nomo was an ace, at least for a little bit.
If we’re comparing Darvish to Wilson, I don’t know if Darvish will outproduce CJ Wilson in 2011, but he’ll probably be better than Wilson in 2013.
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by regfairfield on Dec 20, 2011 8:28 AM PST up reply actions
Yeah I don’t see CJ Wilson being much better than 2011 AJ Burnett by then
"I'm telling you, y'all created a monster."
Fairly big drop in one year.
If knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we can solve them.
I have a concern about a guy who has a short track record as a starter, who emerges at 30-31 (tho in a great hitter’s park) and then signs a big FA contract. He doesn’t have the pressure in Anaheim of being a top of the rotation guy at least, since it seemed he was feeling that in the playoffs this year.
"I'm telling you, y'all created a monster."
Vernon Wells - very very bad or solid every other year
using wRC+
2006 – 129
2007 – 82
2008 – 117
2009 – 86
2010 – 125
2011 – 77
If knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we can solve them.
Angels are interested in Dioner Navarro
Enjoy!
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by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 20, 2011 8:43 AM PST via iPhone app reply actions
Want to make Jeff Mathis look good I guess.
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by regfairfield on Dec 20, 2011 9:22 AM PST up reply actions
Really good read here
Overthinking It
Keeping Up with the Friedmans
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/a/15703
(even if first line will depress you)
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100% right.
And means that holds on to an old school GM or brings back some legacy hire is just gonna fall further and further behind.
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by regfairfield on Dec 20, 2011 9:40 AM PST up reply actions
Notes from the game:
Oh MY
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