Sammy Sofa
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It's true. I don't know why you're even debating whether or not to waste all of that money. You should. Go nuts. Pick a fight with a Manning. ENTERTAIN US.
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Rich Hill to StL
Sammy Sofa replied to Southpaw191679666239's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
Quality callback. -
Rich Hill to StL
Sammy Sofa replied to Southpaw191679666239's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
Did I talk more about Rich Hill than I remember doing? I hope Hill is just good enough to be mediocre in St. Louis and get crushed every time the Cubs face him. We'll see. He may have you mixed up with abuck. I figured the combination of an also-ran former Cubs pitcher and the much vaunted "pixie dust" of the Cardinals/Duncan that seems to give Andy fits might have been too much for him. -
Rich Hill to StL
Sammy Sofa replied to Southpaw191679666239's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
No response from Andy yet? Maybe this killed him. -
More like 2-0. More like 1-0. 2-0 is the lowest possible score. It also means a defensive play is the only score which I assume the whole 3-0 thing was a joke due to the best two offenses are in the Superbowl. Ok thanks, I didn't understand. CAN YOU SAY THAT AGAIN? MY PENCIL BROKE.
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I agree that it's not the worst thing, but why limit your options with Dye when you can have a guy who can legitimately start some in Nady? Nady's a better option to start for an extended period of time than either Fuld or Dye, and is as good or better of a platoon option as Dye, so I don't see the interest in Dye at all. I didn't want Dye over Nady: my point is that it wouldn't have been the end of the world if they had gotten Dye on the cheap for a support role.
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Nobody is supporting the idea of playing Dye fulltime. OK, that one dude was. The rest of us were discussing the idea of him in a platoon with Fukudome or off the bench against lefties, so don't freak out too much. Again, though, with the age and injury history of our outfielders (specifically Soriano), there's a better than average chance that Dye would get every day playing time for at least a period of time. Then sub Fuld & Hoff for the injured Soriano and keep Dye in a platoon/bench role. Is it ideal? Hell no, but it's not the end of the world if Dye was signed on the cheap as a platoon/backup/bench guy. He's still useful if used correctly.
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Nobody is supporting the idea of playing Dye fulltime. OK, that one dude was. The rest of us were discussing the idea of him in a platoon with Fukudome or off the bench against lefties, so don't freak out too much.
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Very nice.
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Defense aside, would you take Nady over Dye based on hitting alone? I wouldn't even if Nady was healthy, let alone coming off a second TJS surgery. Now I realize Dye is horrible defensively, but I hold firm to the position that you sign bench players for their bats, not their gloves. The only time this is not the case is when you're talking about backup catchers or defensive specialists like Blanco or Fuld. Nady is neither. With an injury prone guy like Soriano in left and older players in center and right, having a guy on the bench who isn't a liability in the field is important, though. With the signing of Nady, if Soriano gets hurt for a month, we won't have to rely on only Fuld to replace him. If we had signed Dye, then we would have had the choice of starting Fuld every day or starting a DH in left every day. Nady is the superior option for this team. Should I post the math yet again that proves that if they have to play the field Sam Fuld is a better player than Jermaine Dye? Nobody is supporting the idea of playing Dye fulltime.
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Nobody was supporting the idea of signing Dye for a fulltime role. It was an interesting idea in terms of a platoon with Fukudome and as a bat off the bench given his good numbers against lefties throughout his career, which continued through last year.
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As opposed to the "steroid-crazed" players of the last several decades?
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Nice. Here's hoping Nady rebounds form his surgery, and that he wasn't too expensive.
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Right, he's not pulling the melodramatic, self-righteous crap we've been seeing too many ex-players and baseball writers pull out of their asses lately.
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It's always amusing how the anti-steroids fanatics are mum when it comes to players taking speed.
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You do realize the difference between people actually hating Sandberg and simply not wanting him to manage the team, right?
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"Drug-crazed players of today" is hilarious because the players of today probably don't hand a candle to the drinking/snorting/dropping/popping/smoking antics of decades past.
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Really wouldn't have a problem with any of those guys so long as it's a smart deal and they're relegated to bench/backup/platoon roles.
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DON'T QUESTION DA BUM WHEN IT COMES TO NEW ORLEANS. Mardis Gras begins when they start getting ready for the holiday season, just like how Christmas officially begins whenever the hell companies start booking Christmas rates and advertising Christmas sales and putting up decorations. YOU WOULDN'T UNDERSTAND.
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It's so much fun watching Noah and Rose.
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If you have the attention span, you should read this article by Posnanski. Iron Fisk Good luck. Wow. Fantastic article.
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I don't think Ernie gets it. People are raving lunatics and wouldn't forgive him. Yeah, hence my question. Banks' intentions seem good and he's not coming at this like the usual morons, but there's simply no logical reason (from Sosa's POV) for Sammy to pull a McGwire.
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Is there really any point?
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Haiti beats Katrina. GEAUX COLTS.
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Colts - 30 Saints - 24
