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  1. Jazz
    Rebuilding? maybe retooling wass better word.
  2. Jazz
    CUBAN FOR ALL TIME GUEST CONDUCTOR!
  3. Jazz
    i hate this. i have mlb.tv blacked out, and fox won't show the game.
  4. Jazz
    woulddnt it be funny that in a rebuilding/transition year with not a real owner we broke through?
  5. Jazz
    This isn't surprising. Roy Oswalt's strikeout rate has been in a perpetual decline since he broke into the majors. You think there is a reason for it? Is he just trying to pitch to contact more? He could just be losing his stuff as he gets older. I know he isn't really at the age where people think of players as declining, but K/9 tends to peak early in pitchers' careers, if I remember correctly. I haven't looked at his stats, so I don't know if how much more significant his decline is than the average. Your exactly right. In fact, you could probably say that as he has gotten older, Roy has become more of a groundballer pitcher, as his k-rate has gone down almost every year since he's come to the bigs. His season high for K's is 10, but I've noticed that in almost every game this year, he has gotten into the double digits for groundballs. I wish i had some stats that could show his average velocity, because I fully believe that he has lost some of it on his fastball, and because of this, hasn't used his curveball as much as his punchout pitch because it doesnt have as much of a difference from the fastball.
  6. Jazz
    Colangelo+Cuban???
  7. Jazz
    Ben Maller has some interesting "rumors" about A-Rod I don't know about how credible he is (i'm assuming not very), but well here you go: also:
  8. Jazz
    Alright it's official now: http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2935612 5 years/90 million. I had a feeling that the 100 million rumors were a little sketchy. I guess thats not overpaying to much, since its about the average salary Soriano is getting, but for less years (but theyll be the same age at the end of both deals).
  9. Jazz
    And the rally bitch is happy. careful now, don't want to get 5 pages of flack for that ;)
  10. Jazz
    hey i just realized i missed my turn :oops: Can i make it up?
  11. Jazz
    this contract is really insane IMO. If you're going to pay 20 million for someone, then he better be a 5-tool monster who plays great defense. Ok he plays an elite position, but in my honest opinion, he isn't the top CF in the game. I won't argue that he isn't top notch in the field, if not arguably the best. But his bat is lacking when it comes to power hitting. I'd be way more comfortable giving someone like Grady Sizemore that kind of contract, who is the premier offensive CF in the game from my perspective. He's also almost 10 years younger. Does anybody believe Ichiro is going to be as good as he is now at age 38?
  12. Jazz
    Another reason I want him: totally unafraid to try something new, something different, something better. the mere fact that he could be involved in the philosophy of the club, instead of just business and financial restrictions would instantly make him one of the better owners in this league. I can only think of one guy who is that involved with the team, and his team doesn't get alot of wins for as much money as he puts in ;).
  13. Jazz
    Rockies up 2-0 vs. the Brewers 2-run Double by Helton in the 3rd.
  14. Jazz
    well im going to be a bit bold and say your going to have alot of threads derail like this one with that kind of methodology ;).
  15. Jazz
    If Griffey only cost us Marshall, I would be fine with that. We're not going to get him for a couple mediocre prospects and I would be fine dealing one of our soft-tossing lefties for a huge left-handed bat. Yes it would create somewhat of a hole in the 5 spot, but most other teams have that same hole. but creating a hole to fix another is lateral progression. If we had someone who was near ML-ready even to take the reins over the 5th starter spot I'd be fine with moving Marshall, but since Dempster would be the best canidate when he gets back, I'd rather not go down that path. gaining Griffey closes a bigger hole than losing Marshall will create maybe, but when you combine the fact that you can get Dunn without giving up Marshall possibly, then Griffey becomes a less attractive option.
  16. Jazz
    Well i wasn't completely of the opinion that you were against adding minor league talent. its just that with the way you worded your post, giving no explanation other than just "no".
  17. Jazz
    If Griffey only cost us Marshall, I would be fine with that. We're not going to get him for a couple mediocre prospects and I would be fine dealing one of our soft-tossing lefties for a huge left-handed bat. Yes it would create somewhat of a hole in the 5 spot, but most other teams have that same hole. but creating a hole to fix another is lateral progression. If we had someone who was near ML-ready even to take the reins over the 5th starter spot I'd be fine with moving Marshall, but since Dempster would be the best canidate when he gets back, I'd rather not go down that path.
  18. Jazz
    so you're anti-adding minor league talent i see? interesting.
  19. Jazz
    I think once we sort out the mess that is the depth chart, then we can bring up Pie and start to give him regular playing time. IMO, once we see a trade for a decent regular at OF, or C (or if soto starts producing consitently) then we can plug Pie in the lineup so that we can afford his struggles. Right now, Floyd IMO is pretty much a vs. righty only guy. Find a platoon partner for him (since pagan isn't to good against lefties either) that can play good defense, and then stick Pie in CF. My hope though is we get Dunn or Griffey, and after myriad of roster moves, the 25-man works out as follows. C - Soto, Bowen IF - Lee, Ramirez, Derosa, Theriot, Fontenot, Ward, Cedeno OF - Soriano, , Pie, Floyd, Pagan SP - Zambrano, Hill, Lilly, Marquis, Marshall RP - Wuertz, Marmol, Dempster, Ohman, Eyre, Howry im hoping Dunn is the acquisition, since Griffey might cost us Marshall, and create a hole in the rotation. You DFA or unload Izturis and Jones. call up cedeno and you get: Soriano Theriot/Cedeno Lee Dunn Ramirez Derosa/Fontenot Pie Soto
  20. Jazz
    I don't know how big a deal 600 is. Over the next three years about 125 major leaguers will hit their 500th or 600th home run. Anyway, this is Ken Griffey Jr that we're talking about. And these are the Cubs. Anything that can go wrong, does. I'd give him about three innings before completely shredding his hamstring and being done for the year. ummm, what? There are 18 active players that have 325 or more home runs, so if you assume a 50 hr pace in 3 1/2 seasons, that is the line that im drawing. Of those 18, 15 are over the age of 35. of the 15 who are over the age of 35, 7 are not realistically going to get to 500, in 3 years, or ever (retirement). so of the 11 who aren't too old, or to far away the list of active home run leaders: Bonds - 751 Sosa - 602 Griffey Jr. - 586 F. Thomas - 501 A-Rod - 495 J. Thome - 487 M. Ramirez - 481 G. Sheffield - 476 C. Delgado - 421 C. Jones - 372 A. Jones - 357 and since you can take off Bonds, Sosa, and Griffey Jr. (since we're comparing him), and Thomas (since he obviously wont make it to 600), you're left with 7 players. And of those 7, only 4 are a lock to make it to 500 in the next 3 years). Only a few players (thome, a-rod, and manram) are going to get a good shot at 600 in the next 3 years. And when you factor in only 5 people have gotten to 600, the event will still be special.
  21. Jazz
    Honestly. Could you imagine what kind of attention that would draw the game? Of course, mlb doesn't care. they're too busy taking down video highlights off youtube. Just look at how much attention it brought MLB in 2003 when the Cubs and Red Sox each made their respective LCS's. And how many of those people didn't hang around to watch the Yankees and Marlins. and how many would have if the red sox and cubs had matched up god i just passed out because of how much media coverage a matchup like that would have gotten i mean seriously. WOW.
  22. Jazz
    i think there is some hope that comes with this. Cuban is a very determined guy that I don't think will be content with a denial by the mlb when he has the highest bid.
  23. Jazz
    I saw it on the first night and it was a disaster! They show stopped 4 times with tech problems. It's gotten much better since then. For a while I kinda felt like I was inside John, Paul, George and Ringo's minds while they wrote some of the songs. i saw it a week ago, and felt the same way!
  24. Jazz
    So, that means three very stupid teams.... or 3 teams really looking to upgrade their D with Izzy. But yeah, 3 stupid teams, since Izzy is mediocre on D ;)
  25. Jazz
    Strictly as a player, you're right. But for being a player + putting butts in Safeco's seats, he might be worth it. im not convinced the + putting butts in the seats makes up the differance between how much he is really worth and 20 million, especially when u figur that when (not if) he declines near the end of the deal, he wont be putting butts in seats anymore, and will just be another albatross.
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