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6 months just to get back to normal (by normal I mean full range of motion like you and me). Probably at least 3-4 more months beyond that for conditioning and then another 3-4 months to get back to MLB pitching shape. Sounds about right, he had the surgery in March, was cleared to start throwing a couple weeks ago. So his time table puts him to be ready by as early as spring training, as late as May.

These ones are outrageous when you factor in booze and food. $350/person. They include all you can eat/drink from 2 hours before the game (as opposed to 30 minutes before in regular season) until the game concludes. Alcohol shuts off after 7th inning. Thats a pretty damn good deal considering the last time I was at a cubs game that basically ended their season I had 15 beers.

Which SS prospect are you talking about? Isn't Hu going to be moved to 2b? I hadn't heard that...they have Kent under contract for next season. Yeah, that's news to me. I think they were toying with it, but they like Abreu (I think) at 2B if Kent goes elsewhere, rumors is Kent will request a trade or just retire. I think it was just conjecture somewhere, nevermind. I think in order to keep kent happy they should trade Loney, Ethier, Kemp, and Billingsley to the cubs for DLee, Jones, and Marquis. :D

Well the 4 teams to do it are the 2003 Red Sox, the 2001 Yankees, the 1999 Red Sox and the 1995 Mariners. 2003 Red Sox lost in the ALCS 2001 Yankees lost in the World Series 1999 Red Sox lost in the ALCS 1995 Mariners lost in the ALCS So 0 Eh my bad. I meant the series they were playing in, not the World Series. Bad wording on my part. In other words, it's a roundabout way of asking how much better we're looking if we win tomorrow... Well right now we have a roughly 1/8 chance (1/(2^3)), so if we win tomorrow we will have a roughly 1/4 chance (1/(2^2)). In other words, our chances double.

I don't know. Didn't he hit some balls extremely hard in game one? It's really hard for me to say that so and so hasn't played well when you're talking about one or two games...but that's just me. And I understand, it's the playoffs. He crushed two to the warning track. However, in pretty much every other pitch he looked like an idiot. Same with Soriano. He hit that one that bounced and hit the wall pretty well, but other than that they've looked clueless.

Actually, it's more like 4 in 48, but still pretty close. How'd you get 1 in 12? I figure if we've got a roughly 50% chance of winning each game, our chances are 1/8. And that's pretty consistent with the 4 teams out of 27 that Raisin mentioned earlier. Yup http://www.baseballprospectus.com/statistics/postseasonodds.php

Which SS prospect are you talking about? Isn't Hu going to be moved to 2b?

In terms of $, hed cost in 1 year what Renteria will cost in 2 years. While I'm sure he'll bounce back with a healed ankle, the fact that they didn't find much wrong in the MRI and hes not having surgery actually scares me. If they find something wrong then the go in and fix it, he rehabs, he should be fine. If not, and all hes going to do is rest, this could be a lingering thing. Plus, I don't think the dodgers would let him go for any less than the braves would let renteria go for. If we are going to improve at one position, I'd rather it be as close to a sure thing as possible and not hope for a bounce back.

maybe I'm wrong, but I don't think an extension works that way That's what I'm not clear about. Isn't the old contract torn up for a new one? I believe so. I think the extension is a new contract replacing the old in the number of years and dollars the player is signed, not just an amendment to the current contract. An extention can either be a new contract replacing the old one, or a new contract supplementing the old one, as far as I know.

maybe I'm wrong, but I don't think an extension works that way Ok, I will spell it out... 2008-2010 financial obligations (eliminated if Rodriguez voids): NY: $50,695,500 (08:$15.884M, 09:$16.8985M, 10:$17.913M) Texas: $21,304,500 (08:$8.116M, 09:$7.1015M, 10:$6.087M) So, lets say ARod voids the contract and signs a 7 year 30M per year contract with the Cubs, he will receive 210M and the Cubs will be paying him 210M Instead, the Yanks could offer him a 4 year extention paying him 39.75M a year from 2010-2014. ARod would receive 231M, the Yanks would be paying 210M, and the Rangers would be paying 21M. SO, basically, the yanks can offer ARod 21M more than any other team, while only spending the same as any other team because they'd be paying him with some Texas money. If leaving NY is worth 21M to ARod, then I can see him leaving, but also, don't forget that assumes the Yanks would match the best "offer". Most likely they can outbid anyone they want, he is obviously their most important player, AND they have $ coming off the books. I'd be shocked if the Yanks and ARod didn't agree to an extention.

With what money? and whose? I think "getting a-rod" is code speak for "hitting the sauce HARD" I don't think A-Rod will be avaliable this winter unless we take him down off the cross the NY fans will crucify him on. There's a very good chance ARod will exercise the opt out clause in his contract this offseason and become a free agent. And, if he does, the Yanks have come out and said that they won't re-sign him. Who knows if that will really be the case, but that's what they came out and said. What makes you think there's a very good chance? The Yanks would be idiots to throw away the $21M+ that Texas is paying ARod. What do you mean? If AROD opts out he's a free agent and his previous contract is void. So Texas wouldn't be paying the Yanks anything. Right? Well, they could work out an extension with ARod and keep the old contract and, thus, keep the Ranger money. But if ARod thinks he'll get more no the open market and isn't happy in NY (there's reason to believe both), I don't see why he wouldn't opt out. Alex Rodriguez-3B- Yankees Sep. 27 - 10:24 am et In the post-game celebration after the Yankees clinched a playoff spot Wednesday, Alex Rodriguez, who can opt out of his deal after the season, hinted he wants to stay in New York. "This feels like home. It's hard to believe that I played for another two organizations. So much has happened to me here - adversity, some success - that I feel like anything but New York feels weird for me now," Rodriguez said. Perhaps that was just the champagne talking, but this is the clearest indication yet that A-Rod will remain a Yankee in 2008. Source: Lower Hudson Online

With what money? and whose? I think "getting a-rod" is code speak for "hitting the sauce HARD" I don't think A-Rod will be avaliable this winter unless we take him down off the cross the NY fans will crucify him on. There's a very good chance ARod will exercise the opt out clause in his contract this offseason and become a free agent. And, if he does, the Yanks have come out and said that they won't re-sign him. Who knows if that will really be the case, but that's what they came out and said. What makes you think there's a very good chance? The Yanks would be idiots to throw away the $21M+ that Texas is paying ARod. What do you mean? If AROD opts out he's a free agent and his previous contract is void. So Texas wouldn't be paying the Yanks anything. Right? Right, thats the point, the Yanks can offer $21M more in an extention than any other team can offer and would only still be paying the same as any other team.

Interesting. Clay's model predicted a CHI/LAA WS going into the playoffs.

With what money? and whose? I think "getting a-rod" is code speak for "hitting the sauce HARD" I don't think A-Rod will be avaliable this winter unless we take him down off the cross the NY fans will crucify him on. There's a very good chance ARod will exercise the opt out clause in his contract this offseason and become a free agent. And, if he does, the Yanks have come out and said that they won't re-sign him. Who knows if that will really be the case, but that's what they came out and said. What makes you think there's a very good chance? The Yanks would be idiots to throw away the $21M+ that Texas is paying ARod.

Can someone move this to transactions?

DeRo 2b Lee 1b Aram 3b Soriano LF Murton RF Soto C Jones CF Pitcher Cedeno SS

Interesting thought. Depends on if they are going to pick up Abreu's option or not. They'll be concerned mostly about 3B though.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the lowest we could offer him in arbi 10.4M? Isn't there a max 20% cut, or did that change with the new CBA? Or does that rule only apply to pre-FA players?

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the lowest we could offer him in arbi 10.4M? Isn't there a max 20% cut, or did that change with the new CBA?

diamondbacks leadoff hitter had reached every inning until now...that stat says it all.

An AB doesnt get worse than that without falling down.

5 hours...gotta factor in the time it will take us to come back and win.

Way to go DWard!!! We're within slam range!

Well unless we trot Ward, Soto, Murton, Soto, Ward, Soto, Soto, and Ward out there, then the answer is yes.

hey chicago is a nice city... enjoy the vacation and the city, don't let the cubs ruin it for you. Go shopping before sales tax goes to 11% Don't shop in Cchicago. Aside from my wife's wedding dress, I can't think of the last time someone in my family bought something there. They're stuck in the 17th century mindset. They only accept gold coins?