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  1. BigbadB
    I thought it made sense. Hill was going to have to come into the game. Why burn Hill, Jones and Ward on basically one at bat? Jones might have been used to pinch hit later.
  2. BigbadB
    Too many things factor into the equation. Promotions, trades, loss of prospect status (flame out), injuries and losing players in the Rule 5 draft coupled in with a bad draft and little or no impact signings overseas can change your farm system ranking from good to bad in a very short amount of time. Another thing you have to be careful about viewing rankings of minor league systems is what they are actually ranking. Some rankings are based only on the top end talent and how close they are to being major league ready. Some rankings are based on the win/loss records of the minor league system as a whole.
  3. BigbadB
    My least favorite thing in the world is losing the last game of a series. I'm happy that we won the series, but we have to bring the sweep home. Yeah, especially a Sunday game. A lot of managers like to give some of the starters a rest on Sunday and with a guaranteed series win, Piniella might be inclined to rest someone and I'd like to see him do the exact opposite, and send the regulars right back out there. Today's game seemed like a big win. The players really celebrated a successful squeeze. Ride out the high. This is how teams run off a string of victories. It's a little more fun and relaxed when everyone has a smile on their face and the team is winning.
  4. BigbadB
    Don't do that. x 2 :D
  5. BigbadB
    He Gawn!
  6. BigbadB
    I haven't even bothered to see if I can actually get this game on tv, but I'm guessing not. Is it on WGN?
  7. BigbadB
    I don't believe Oakland wants an outfielder in return. The main purpose for trading Bradley is because of a crowded outfield. They have Nick Swisher, Shannon Stewart, Travis Buck, Mark Kotsay, Bobby Kielty (injured), Jack Cust and Chris Snelling, without including Milton Bradley. It probably wouldn't be in the best interests of Oakland to add Jacque Jones, who has essentially been an everyday starting outfielder and gets starting outfielder salary, to a team that probably wouldn't play him everyday. To trade Bradley for Jones would actually be a downgrade offensively, and they will still have the same problem of having to listen to a veteran player complain about not enough playing time. To me, Oakland would view Jacque Jones as Terrence Long Part 2. An overpaid part time player that they would have trouble getting rid of. They finally pawned Terrence Long off on San Diego, but he was essentially a throw in to balance the contracts changing hands in a Ramon Hernandez/Mark Kotsay deal.
  8. BigbadB

    Week 12

    BigbadB replied to rawaction's topic in Fantasy Sports

    I actually deleted my post, but someone quoted it before I deleted it. The reason I deleted it is because my Kaz Matsui comparison was a bad example. I actually added him in the middle of the week from my reserves after I originally added him when BJ Upton was just sitting out several games before officially being put on the DL. I agree that this should be allowed, but with no rules to reference, I have to ask.
  9. BigbadB
    Rotoworld is speculating that Bradley might be faking the oblique injury so that he can become a free agent and pick and choose who he actually plays for.
  10. BigbadB
    Huh? Kansas City knew he as injured. He's been injured most of the year.
  11. BigbadB
    Boy do I hate Trigonometry.
  12. BigbadB
    The Royals are quietly putting together a respectable team.
  13. BigbadB
    I'll go with Marquis.
  14. BigbadB
    Bowen is so good he can replace his mitt in the middle of a game, so no worries Bowen uses a mitt? Maybe an oven mitt.
  15. BigbadB
    I thought Bowen did an outstanding job of framing that pitch for strike three on Konerko. It was way low.
  16. BigbadB
    A lot of people do that, and don't even realize they are doing it. A lot of these same people don't do it in normal conversation. It's basically a nervous tic. Not everyone is completely comfortable in front of a camera and/or microphone.
  17. BigbadB
    I'm surprised Pittsburgh hasn't jumped in on the sweepstakes. I would think they would show interest in Milton Bradley or Dukes.
  18. BigbadB
    It was definitely an outstanding post. For whatever reason someone doesn't post a lot, the least you could do is post sooner. :D I used albatross in reference to Barrett once, also. I didn't refer to him as an albatross, but I think Lou pretty much wrote him off as one.
  19. BigbadB
    Looking up and down the Cardinals roster and their minor league system, I would steer clear of this guy. Sure, he lucked into a World Series Championship this year, but he most certainly didn't build a dynasty. He's better than Hendry, but that ain't sayin' much.
  20. BigbadB
    yeah, i was gonna say, losing koyie hill should be at the bottom of the cubs concerns. With the sudden influx of young catching depth, concerns about losing Koyie Hill should be completely non-existent. Worst case scenario if you lose him is you still have Bowen and Soto for the rest of the year. You have Blanco still under contract through 2008. Donaldson just signed. Fox is not going to stick as a starting big league catcher, but he provides emergency type depth at the position. Not to mention the fact that there is a back up catcher type in just about every trash heap. However, I don't see the Cubs letting Hill go like that. I hope they prove me wrong.
  21. BigbadB
    In other words, we won't be seeing Soto until September?
  22. BigbadB
    And when have you ever known the Cubs to go after someone with those kinds of values?
  23. BigbadB
    Heck, I say bring up all the kids. Bring up Cedeno, Soto and Patterson. Send Hill back to AAA, DFA or trade Jones and Izturis. Bench will consist of Theriot, Fontenot, Bowen, Floyd/DeRosa and Pagan. Soriano Patterson Lee Ramirez Floyd Pie Soto Cedeno Let them get comfortable playing together, and then decide where improvements need to be made going into 2008. If Cedeno has gotten over the hump, we need to know this before 2008. Might even be able to showcase someone for a trade.
  24. BigbadB
    Dukes would probably love to get traded to the Marlins. He could still drive over to Tampa to beat up his girlfriend some more.
  25. BigbadB
    Oakland has a crowded outfield. They might interest in a reliever, though.
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