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  1. Sammy Sofa
    Because I'm playing devil's advocate where they start 2011 with Colvin as the starting 1B, and that's no good for anyone. And how does this "add to his versatility" or "increase his trade value?" 1B is where teams dump players who can't cut it defensively anywhere else.
  2. Sammy Sofa
    They'd still be negotiating from a "weak position" even if he played every single game at 1B for the rest of the season. Unless he's some kind of Dunn-in-the-making this could be a very, very bad sign.
  3. Sammy Sofa
    http://jemima.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/jk_bangheadwall.jpg [expletive], 2011 is going to suuuuuuuuck.
  4. Sammy Sofa
    Oh, good. The meatheads have already turned on Cashner. Welp, he's doomed.
  5. Sammy Sofa
    He's not horrible in the OF. I've seen him play horribly many many times and make very few catches that were not routine. On a scale from 1-10(10 being the best) he would come in around a 4 IMO and he is only that high b/c he has a great arm. He is better than Dunn out there but is well below average. You're not basing this on anything except what you think you've seen? What I think I've seen???? He does not go come in, go back, or go to his right well. He does cover a decent amount of ground to his left - not as much as he should with his speed though. I'm just letting you clarify what you're measuring his defensive capabilities by.
  6. Sammy Sofa
    He's not horrible in the OF. I've seen him play horribly many many times and make very few catches that were not routine. On a scale from 1-10(10 being the best) he would come in around a 4 IMO and he is only that high b/c he has a great arm. He is better than Dunn out there but is well below average. You're not basing this on anything except what you think you've seen?
  7. Sammy Sofa
    He's not horrible in the OF.
  8. Sammy Sofa
    Yes, those are the only two options.
  9. Sammy Sofa
    Did you look at his A ball numbers? They weren't terrible, but they weren't good. In low A. The only thing going for him is that he's 19. It's ok, I'm not saying it was a bad trade or anything like that. He's a very intriguing guy. Stats aren't the best thing to judge kids of that age on. Go look at Chris Archer's stats before we acquired him from Cleveland. We got a kid with solid upside here and the more I read, the better I think we did on this one. Especially with the record of success the Cubs have with pitching prospects.
  10. Sammy Sofa
    Did you look at his A ball numbers? They weren't terrible, but they weren't good. In low A. The only thing going for him is that he's 19. Only being 19 is pretty huge.
  11. Sammy Sofa
    Yeah, the Padres have had it easy, what with every team in their division except one having a record over .500! HERE COMES LEGIT PITCHING.
  12. Sammy Sofa
    They did get at least one player of value.
  13. Sammy Sofa
    OK, yes, it's all smoke and mirrors that they have a .605 record and are 5.5 games up on the Giants and are in first place.
  14. Sammy Sofa
    I think you're very confused. The Padres have a team that is playing well and the Cubs have a middle of the pack offense.
  15. Sammy Sofa
    Hah! Good one!
  16. Sammy Sofa
    Yeah, they should get rid of Cashner.
  17. Sammy Sofa
    Albert Pujols.
  18. Sammy Sofa
    So much karma.
  19. Sammy Sofa
    Holy tiny sample size, Batman. Just give it up.
  20. Sammy Sofa
    Yup. Ah-booooooooooooo, McD's. Go, old lady.
  21. Sammy Sofa
    I read it in law school, so I actually do remember some of the facts. And I just looked it up again. I never suggested she wasn't burned badly, but the suit was ridiculous. Lots of companies served coffee at high temperatures and it's sort of ridiculous to think that spilling coffee isn't going to burn you. As I recall, this wasn't her first McD's coffee, so she sort of knew what she was getting but put the really hot coffee between her old and presumably not terribly stable knees anyway. The people at McDs who refused her initial request probably got fired b/c even though I think it was the right legal decision, it was a bad business decision (even if they would have "won" the suit, the cost would be more than $20k and the bad publicity only adds to the cost). I don't know, maybe I'm just naive but it seems like there's a difference between serving coffee that's satisfyingly hot for most customers and so hot that if spilled on someone it requires skin grafts. I just think it's ridiculous that it's become the poster child for frivolous lawsuits where people are suing for millions of dollars when she sued a company for $20k to cover around $11k in medical costs.
  22. Sammy Sofa
    As much of a mouthbreather as Kaplan is, he's pretty well connected. This wouldn't be the first deal, or even the third, that he's been the first to report. Damn, really? That's depressing. Not that Lee might be traded, but that Kaplan has any legitimacy.
  23. Sammy Sofa
    Is it bad that I want this to be untrue just because this [expletive] [expletive] reported it? Not at all.
  24. Sammy Sofa
    The worst thing about this is being subjected to "Kap's Corner" and the ghoulish image that went along with it. Good Lord. Has anyone picked up on this besides Kaplan? If not, that doesn't really give it much legs since, well, it's Kaplan.
  25. Sammy Sofa
    Does nobody actually know the details of the McDonald's coffee suit? The woman received 3rd degree burns and initially wanted help paying her medical bills (suing McDonald's for $20k). Everyone talks about it like she was mildly burned and then started screaming for a bajillion dollars.
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