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And he only needs 273 more walks to make 500 in that category.
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Is Blasko done, or is he still in the system?
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I haven't heard yet. I'll be calling my cable company on February 15th to put my order in, and see what they tell me then.
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Randy Johnson is 25 hit batsmen away from the all time record.
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Sammy Sosa needs 403 strike outs for the all time "K" record, currently held by Reggie Jackson.
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Probably next to no chance we could trade: Bob Hill for Bill Hall That's too bad. -
Julio Franco is only a year away from needing a 2nd baseball card for the spill over of his career stats. From age 43 to 46, Julio most closely compared to Minnie Minoso. Gee, I wonder why?
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DeRosa can play the corners also.
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Craig Wilson is an Atlanta Brave. How about Jason Bay instead. :wink: But, to make it fair for the Pirates, we should give them the choice of 3 PTBNL's and include Les Walrond and Roberto Novoa as their other options.
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That probably depends on who is playing CF and whether they would go with a 5 or 6 man bench. I'm assuming a 5 man bench. If Soriano plays CF, I don't think they need Pagan. You can just shift Jones over to CF when Soriano needs a rest. In a pinch, Theriot can probably fill in out there.
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I didn't realize that you also had Theriot on the 25 man. You didn't see this?
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Of course, if Casey McGehee beats Hill out of the job in Spring Training, I won't complain.
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Theriot, DeRosa or Hill if Izturis can't play. Any lengthy stay on the DL for Izturis would promote Cedeno.
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If the final roster spot comes down to Tomas Perez, Ronny Cedeno or Bobby Hill, I'll take Hill every time. Cedeno should only get the call once it's determined Izturis doesn't belong in a major league starting line up. Otherwise, he's better suited to play everyday at AAA. Perez should have trouble making it on a AAA roster, let alone a major league one. Last year at Portland, Hill hit .282/.396/.395. Definitely not much in the power department, but I'll take a guy with the ability to get on base starting off an inning in the pitcher's spot with Soriano on deck. Soriano really changes the dynamics of the pinch hit roles at the bottom of the order, IMO. If you have guys on base and the pitcher's spot is coming up, you can stick Floyd, Murton, Ward or Barrett in there to bring in the runner. Teams aren't going to pitch around those guys to get to Soriano like they would have with Neifi or Pierre on deck. If the pitcher's spot is leading off an inning, which will probably happen a lot with Izturis in the line up, a guy like Theriot or Hill can try to set the table for Soriano. A bench of Floyd, Ward, Theriot, Hill and Blanco is a quality bench, IMO. Lifetime as a PH, Hill is: .268/.363/.381/.744 Still missing is the SLG, but to me he's an upgrade over Bynum, Pagan, Neifi, Izturis and the many other OBP-lacking bats that don't provide any SLG either. Hill hits LHP better than RHP, and he appears to still be switch hitting for the time being.
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Agreed, Santana has his own category. Sheets (when healthy) can be amazing. Perhaps a better comparison is Roy Oswalt, no? I'd compare him to Peavy.
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I always use the same lame and boring excuse. The 35 hour drive is a bit much.
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Glad I didn't throw away my Bobby Hill jersey. What are the chances he gets his old number (17) back? Not one of my better sound investments.
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LaRoche should be exempt.
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Hater.
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Well, yeah. Besides Zambrano and now Marquis, it's definitely not worth holding back Michael Barrett in the 15th inning with a runner on 2nd and pinch hitting Rich Hill because you're worried that Blanco is going to get injured. I agree with the idea of the post though, this happens about 4 times a year. No catcher wants to catch for 16 innings straight. Your knees would hurt for days. You have to bring in the other guy for a while, and that has its risks. Is no one else looking for anything to scratch the itch? I am. The better plan is to put together a solid enough bench so that games don't drag on 15+ innings because they can't knock in a run.
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I think it would be worth $2.00 to not see Neifi in a Cub uniform, but that's just me.
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A-Rod in 08?
BigbadB replied to Banedon's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
I would agree with that statement if he wasn't going into the last year of his contract. If he can't be resigned to a long term contract, you risk losing him anyway, therefore he isn't "untouchable". -
Jayson Stark:Cubs Open Check Book, Raise Expectations
BigbadB replied to vance_the_cubs_fan's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Not as many lefties in the division as there used to be. -
I think you'd lose your money on Ward since he's left handed. Marmol won't be making the team unless about 3 other guys are injured all at the same time. My money is on Barrett not needing to be used in a PH situation unless he's coming in to replace Blanco. We have Theriot, Floyd or Murton, Ward, Marquis, Prior, Wood and Zambrano to do the pinch hitting while Barrett gets his rest. And all the above mentioned are potentially better PH options than Blanco.
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Why stop at DirecTV? Maybe DirecTV could go exclusive with a particular brand of television. And maybe the tv brand can go exclusive with a particular piece of furniture. And maybe the furniture brand can go exclusive with a certain kind of refrigerator. And maybe the refrigerator brand can go exclusive with a certain kind of beer. In the not too distant future, or possibly sooner, to get MLB EI, only those people with an Amana refrigerator filled with Budweiser, La-Z-Boy strato-lounger with a Sony HD TV and DirecTV can have MLB EI.
