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  1. USSoccer
    The Yankees won WS titles when he was a kid, being led by some very good veterans. Since those guys left, they haven't won a WS. Jeter hasn't led them to anything. Don't tell the national media. Saint Jeter is the greatest baseball player ever. Just ask him.
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    Yeah, he's such a team player that he moved to 3B when the Yankees signed the best defensive SS in the AL...wait, that never happened. Jeter, through his service in NY, should hold the preference of position played. Again, you're making something out of nothing. You're saying that he should get to play whatever position he wants out of deference to his tenure, regardless of the fact that it's detrimental to the team? No, I'm not saying whatever position he wants. Jeter has developed as a SS and deserves to play that position until his skills dictate otherwise; another player acquisition should not be the reason of a position shift. Who says Jeter's defense is detrimental to the team anyway? He may not have A+ range but he turns the DP and fields balls that should be made. The Yankeee's infield defense is definitely not a problem of the squad. That still does not make any sense. A-Rod was the better SS. Jeter should have moved. Especially if he's the "consumate team player"
  3. USSoccer
    I wonder if Jeter pumped his fist after that play.
  4. USSoccer
    Yeah, he's such a team player that he moved to 3B when the Yankees signed the best defensive SS in the AL...wait, that never happened. Jeter, through his service in NY, should hold the preference of position played. Again, you're making something out of nothing. You're saying that he should get to play whatever position he wants out of deference to his tenure, regardless of the fact that it's detrimental to the team?
  5. USSoccer
    Yeah, he's such a team player that he moved to 3B when the Yankees signed the best defensive SS in the AL...wait, that never happened.
  6. USSoccer
    Maybe we should just cycle pitchers through the rotation. Call them up for 1 start at a time. We'd be unbeatable.
  7. USSoccer
    Is anyone warming up?
  8. USSoccer
    How old is O'Malley? His AAA numbers certainly didn't forshadow this sort of performance, struggling Astro team or not.
  9. USSoccer
    I don't, should have kept him in for another inning or two, let's see what the kid can do. Baker wasn't worried about a proven star why should he have worried about a kid whose biggest highlight will be beating Rocket Roger? It's a plunk in the back he could have taken it. Besides it would have looked too obvious and Roger would have been tossed. HCCF, I have to disagree. If we're going to rip Baker for his irresponsible usage of Prior and Wood in 2003, and Z this year, then I'm going to give him credit for pulling a young, developing pitcher after 78 last night. He threw well, why extend him another 15-20 pitches if you don't have to? Why risk uneccesary wear and tear? Baker did the right thing. Now, if he pulled him not to protect his arm but because he thought Clemens would hit him, he still did the right thing, albiet for the wrong reason.
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    Heaven help talk radio if that were Ramirez...
  11. USSoccer
    God, Neifi, please quit.
  12. USSoccer
    Hawkins gave up the 3-run, game tying home run to Diaz with two outs in the 9th. Some no-name hit the game-winning home run off Mercker in the 11th. You're right, my mistake. It was Dempster that walked 2 guys in the 9th, prompting Baker to bring in Hawkins for one of his patented 91 MPH fastballs belt high.
  13. USSoccer
    In 2004, the Cubs had the best chance of winning. When Hendry signed Maddux the chances increased even more. Disagree. The 2004 Cubs with Beltran and Cruz/Rusch (2004)/Mitre are a better team that the 2004 Cubs with Maddux and Patterson. Beltran wasnt a FA untill after the 04 season. D'oh! My fault, my years are running together. Now I remember. It was the whole "Sosa's contract" issue with Beltran.
  14. USSoccer
    In 2004, the Cubs had the best chance of winning. When Hendry signed Maddux the chances increased even more. Disagree. The 2004 Cubs with Beltran and Cruz/Rusch (2004)/Mitre are a better team that the 2004 Cubs with Maddux and Patterson.
  15. USSoccer
    What's especially hilarious about Baker's commet is that he talks about not wanting to mess with a guy's spot in the order too much, but how many different spots did Corey Patterson hit in 2004-5? How often was Michael Barrett shuffled around in 2004-5?
  16. USSoccer
    That April game against the Reds was bizarre. Baker got run for the double switch, Freel's catch was crazy, and then IIRC Wood was dealing in the 9th but got hosed on 2 straight curveballs that were strikes to 2 different hitters (Casey and Dunn, IIRC). After Cinci took the lead and Wood got pulled, he sprinted out at the home plate ump and lost it on him and got run. The atmosphere at the park was weird all year, too. It was like the entire season was a playoff series. The game against the Mets that Dempster gave up the 3 run shot in the 9th, and Mercker the Diaz HR in the 10th was sickening.
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    Furthermore, in any thread discussing Hendry it is perfectly reasonable to discuss this organizational failure.
  18. USSoccer
    Did you not say this? The pitching abuse responses are because of this post. Where is Hendry's name mentioned in this post? Dude, what are you talking about! You are saying that Hendry should have a crystal ball and known that Prior and Wood would go down in 2004? That's what I meant. And where in that post did I mention the pitcher abusing was Hendry's fault? Lord knows we have enough threads about Dusty's abusing our pitching... There are instances where Hendry would have been well within his authority as GM to tell Dusty to put a hard cap on pitches for the 3 most important building blocks of our franchise in 2003. Theo Epstein and John Henry did this with Pedro Martinez in the 2003 ALCS, and the manager's decision to go beyond that hard limit was the reason Grady Little was fired. Hendry didn't do this. We're now seeing what happens when you run a guy with questionable mechanics into the ground, at times for no reason, and we're seeing what happens when a ridiculous workload coupled with freak injuries happen to a young pitcher. Now, obviously Hendry wasn't going to fire Baker after 2003, but to say these injuries aren't an organizational failure is incorrect. Hendry has his share of blame for not asserting his authority to protect important players from overuse and injury.
  19. USSoccer
    # 2 slot is reserved for Nefei. It's like a "date night" between these two. No matter how well someone is hitting Dusty will always stick to his date night with Neifi. Another thing, I always thought that Theriot was a decent defensive player, so what is the problem here by not playing him? Plus, if you use Dusty logic he doesn't have the book on him yet. The day we traded for Izturis was the day that it became a lock that Theriot would be lucky to start once a week. They want to use Ronny at 2B, they are addicted to Neifi, and Izturis is going to play most of the time at SS. That leaves Theriot the odd man out. If Ryan Theriot is in the organizations plans for next season, they needed to DFA Neifi or refrain from aquiring another middle IF so he can get more than 6 AB's a week.
  20. USSoccer
    But your average hitter is still stronger and quicker, and the average park plays much shorter, so your end result is guys working harder and being more fine around the plate with their pitches than they used to be, which leads to more wear and tear on an arm.
  21. USSoccer
    Jason Schmidt has battled injury and relative ineffectiveness off and on for a few years now thanks to being used like a Kleenex in November. I'd hope we didn't sign him to big money for that reason-he's pretty erratic. And also, Schmidt is much, much older than Z. Z needs to be protected a little, especially when we're 18 games under .500 in mid-August.
  22. USSoccer
    Is it 26 straight starts over 100 pitches, and 7 over 120 this season?
  23. USSoccer
    Rick had a belly that he could pull some reserve out of when he needed the extra power. I think it's a combination of things. The small strike zone, can't throw inside, batters are more patient now, and the fact that if something hurts now players see that their future money may go away so the slightest ache they are more careful than before. I'm curious on how many pitches Rick threw a game because if memory serves me he had pretty good control or the very least didn't have to throw as many pitches per game with that sinker of his. I would also submit that pitchers have to work much harder to get guys out now than they did in the 70's and points previous. Your average MLB hitter is stronger and quicker at the plate than your average 1975 era hitter.
  24. USSoccer
    It's nice to read he is willing to do the work to get ready and I hope it works out for him and the team. I just hope the best possible people are looking at him and not Dr. Nick. http://www.worldwide-web.com/JeffreyBabad/Simpsons/Nick/nick.jpg "Maybe if I cut this red...oops! That was your UCL!"
  25. USSoccer
    Sane.
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