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  1. Rob
    I still think the jumbotron is a huge eyesore. I guess that makes me old.
  2. Rob
    If they traded Gomez and Lucroy, they could absolutely restock the farm system. And if they're willing to eat money, they can probably get better prospects than you'd expect for guys like K-Rod, Aramis, Garza, and Lohse. Not top 25 guys, almost certainly. But if the Brewers ate most of Garza's contract I wouldn't be surprised to see him pull in a guy or two in the top 100-150. Braun will be tough to trade if they aren't eating cash, but if they eat a bunch of it they could net a pretty good return for him even with the steroid stuff. Fans don't care as long as it makes their team better.
  3. Rob
    Good threads rise to the top through quality posts. Bad threads fall off the first page. This is capitalism. Megathreads are unamerican.
  4. Rob
    Yeah, I like Daz, but if he's not sitting there at #9 I'd just as soon underslot and use the extra to go after a high volume of interesting arms later.
  5. Rob
    what is it in particular you like? his 5.28 ERA? his 5.10 FIP? his 5.77 xFIP? the 6.49 FIP in '14? In fairness, his fastball velocity is increased over last year, as is his f-strike% and zone%. So there's at least some hope for his strikeout rate and walk rates to improve a bit. How much hope? I don't know. But I like him better than Schlitter.
  6. Rob
    Looks like they're hoping for Strop 2.0, but I'm concerned about the velocity drop and corresponding drop in swinging strike rate.
  7. Rob
    I'll echo TT's sentiments. The Mariners are an exciting fit. They've got some guys that could be fits for the bullpen or even the back end of the rotation, depending on how much their FO has soured on them.
  8. Rob
    I once had a hat vendor say, "[expletive], you have a big head". I had to special order a bike helmet because I couldn't find one in store that would fit. In little league, we always used to have to have one helmet designated specifically for me. Most years, there were a couple helmets I could force onto my head and be extraordinarily uncomfortable. But for a few years there, there was just the one helmet. And I would have to stop play and go get it if one of my teammates thought it would be funny to wear it and was still stuck on base when I'd be coming up to bat.
  9. Rob
    Are there any hats that don't draw attention to the fact that my size 7 3/4 head is enormous?
  10. Rob
    Maybe we should trade Rizzo for pitching. We can always reacquire Bryan LaHair to hold the fort until Vogelbach is ready.
  11. Rob
    I love seeing smart baseball like that.
  12. Rob
    There's no point to all of that. It's just that whenever I see Jerome Williams pop up I kinda associate him as a being a bridge to the past. I'd love to see him stick around the bigs for another five years so that those lineups look even older than they do now.
  13. Rob
    Jerome Williams is still only 33 years old. He made his debut for the Giants in 2003. The lineup behind him that day was: 2B - Ray Durham 3B - Edgardo Alfonzo SS - Rich Aurilia LF - Barry Bonds RF - Jose Cruz C - Yorvit Torrealba 1B - J.T. Snow CF - Marquis Grissom Neifi Perez, Pedro Feliz, Benito Santiago, and Ruben Rivera all made pinch hit appearances in that game. The lineup he was facing for the Phillies that day was: SS - Jimmy Rollins (24 years old) CF - Ricky Ledee RF - Bobby Abreu LF - Pat Burrell 1B - Jim Thome 3B - David Bell C - Todd Partt 2B - Tomas Perez Carlos Silva picked up the save for the Phillies that day. And a 24 year old rookie named Chase Utley got his 10th ever plate appearance in that game as a pinch hitter. He struck out.
  14. Rob
    Were people seriously still using subsilver?
  15. Rob
    http://i.imgur.com/wGLDKA3.gif
  16. Rob
    Interesting thought...I'm not sure how I would set that up through the software. Let's just start allowing swearing, but not at each other.
  17. Rob
    For anyone else bothered by this, you can turn it off here: ucp.php?i=ucp_prefs&mode=view Good catch. Thanks. That was the only thing really bothering me. The rest will take some getting used to, but I'm stoked about the embedded youtube and twitter links. Thanks Tim!
  18. Rob
    I chuckled and then felt like a terrible person. Thanks.
  19. Rob
    You hate to see your odds improve due to something like this, but after all these years of ineptitude I just can't help but think what this does for our chances to taking the division.
  20. Rob
    Simple solution. Unban Da Bum and make him a mod. Then he will have to start behaving, since he will know there's always a mod examining his posts.
  21. Rob
    -We're at a position where extra wins are the most valuable. -We're at a point where wins are the most costly to acquire. -All he costs is money. -Isn't WAR for relievers pretty [expletive]? -2nd half ERA?? Correct on all accounts. That said, Soriano looks to be a decent bet to provide the type of production I'm expecting from Motte this year. If Soriano is $3-5M for this year, sure, go for it. But if he's really still looking for something like $10M, there are much better options out there. Hell, I'd even rather take on Papelbon's contract at that price (even if that means getting stuck with his option).
  22. Rob
    I am loving baseball this year.
  23. Rob
    Everyone? http://i.imgur.com/cXJnu.gif It checks out, Tim. Open the floodgates. Please and thank you.
  24. Rob
    And Da Bum isn't here to enjoy it. #FreeDaBum #wearegood
  25. Rob

    Castro

    Rob replied to Tim's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk

    Seriously though, I'll give Hendry plenty of credit for helping to put together the good farm system in the first place. I never said he wasn't a good (or even great) scout. I'm just claiming that he was a terrible GM. Perhaps the contract bit is a fair point. Most of Hendry's stupid contracts were shorter term or small money. He mostly hamstrung us with the state of the farm system on his way out, not the contracts.
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