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Red Sox Reach Deal For Coco Crisp
imb replied to Sterling30's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
Did you run that through babel fish? -
How so? Hairston made some good catches last season, but they sometimes occured after he fell down or ran in the wrong direction first. :) Hairston didn't botch as many plays as Murton did. Keep in mind I said Hairston was not a great defensive outfielder, but a solid one. Murton will get better defensively as he gains experience. However, I won't have any problem with Baker putting Hairston in for Murton late in games for defense. He might be better than Murton, but to say that he is better than Jones is ridiculous. Jones glove is his only redeeming quality.
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Red Sox Reach Deal For Coco Crisp
imb replied to Sterling30's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
No I'm not. You do know that when I say Pierre, I'm talking about Juan Pierre, right? -
Red Sox Reach Deal For Coco Crisp
imb replied to Sterling30's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
If one of those players nets Michaels, I'll never understand why we didnt end up with him. No sane person would prefer Pierre to Michaels. -
Should McGwire be elected to the HOF next year?
imb replied to The Voice of Reason's topic in General Baseball Talk
you've got to figure this quote thing out -
He shouldnt be hitting anywhere that isnt 8th (except in April and May), he shouldnt be making 2.5 mil a year, he shouldnt be the first pinch hitter off the bench (unless it's April or May). It has nothing to do with fantasy baseball (give me a break) or Moneyball (give me a break x 2), or thinking that yourself could gm a baseball team, it has to do with him being an all glove, no bat short stop. Let's see what happens if Neifi hits this season exactly like he did last season, except that instead of being great in April/May, he hits up to his usual standards, that would probably rank him in the bottom one or two SS in the league, and I cant imagine anyone coming out of the woodwork to defend him then, no matter how misguided.
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Can you show me where guys considering ND were roomed with ND commits? Before the AA game there were only about 3 available spots left and Young and McCoy were the only ones who hadn't committed that were seriously considering ND. Well I have to admit that I just heard that, but here are the comments from Myron Rolle, one of the top recruits in the country this year: Lorenzo Booker said that Lemming made similary comments to him. Rolle and Booker both ended up at FSU, the Criminoles should love that guy!
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they have a bias against teams that do dumb stuff. some of their writers are even cub fans. Like sign Esteban Loaiza? i dont know if you read bp, but most of the writers there did indeed criticize the a's for the move. IMO the reaction would have been much more critical if Hendry had made the same deal. Do you even read BP?
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other than this board and sa, i usually just lounge around
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what, we werent trying to get them all wrong?
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Ya know what? On some level I agree with you. I was a little surprised to see Bobby Hill let go. He's everything Jim Tracy said he wants - a guy who can put the ball into play. Mack-O-Whack: It hurt to trade him, but a couple things come up. First, he's too streaky. He does much better as a spot starter (or even a few starts in a row) than being an everyday player. And, he strikes out too much. Not that I'd want to trade him, per se. But, I thought we got good value from him in Marte. Left Handed relievers don't come cheap. And my soon to be 5 year old loves saying his name (I've been taking her to games since she was 3 month old!) As for Sanchez - on the last Friday night home game, one of our local talking heads, Paul Alexander (who was fired last month as part of a station overhaul) had his booth set up out side of PNC Park. I asked him if he thought Freddy could compete with Jose for the everyday starting position for the upcoming season. He said to me: Two things come to mind here: Castillo hasn't been very healthy his first two seasons; and he has to hit both more HRs and for higher average. I'd bet Freddy is going to get at least 40 starts at second, 20 each at short and third. Caveat about third: Jose Bautista lights it up in Indy and plays his way onto the team. I think Getting rid of Bobby Hill was a bit shortsighted. No, he'll never be a star, but he can hit off of the bench and play 2nd & third. He'd have been behind Sanchez, to be sure. We have this guy who played 6 positions at Indy, Yuerendall DeCaster. It might his play that prompted the trade of Hill? Does the talking head know that Jason Bay is still on Pittsburgh? Thats what I was gonna say, maybe he was talking about the Penguins
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Jan. 2006: Questions & Answers with Len Kasper
imb replied to Laura's topic in General Baseball Talk
Firstly, Mega Lounge Love to da Len Secondovely, how do you prefer Brenly, with the "Fu-Manchu-Tombstone mustache", or with the "Youth Pastor-Boring" mustache? Thirdly, are you upset that Arrested Development had its episode order shortened? Where do you think it ends up, Showtime or ABC? Fourthly, did you get a chance to catch any of "The Comedians of Comedy" when it was running on Comedy Central? And, if so, what do you think of Zach Galifinakis? Fifthly, do you consider "Worlds coolest daddy" a job? Thanks Len -
i have a dvr, so I call it divo.
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Murray to OU!
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3 months left for them to not be stupid :P
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From today's Kiley article.........
imb replied to Bgbird68's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
I doubt it. Hendry signed him for 2 years. -
ADF, which im assuming isnt the case
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Greenway is currently the 3rd rated OLB in the draft, so for him to sneak into the top 5, he's going to have to jump Hawk and Ryans, which will be pretty tough.
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Maybe. Or it could be a test trade.
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Well, I do know them well enough to know what they're going to do with the first pick the 2006 NFL draft... and that is > 0. It's the first week of January, there's no way you can be positive at this point who the Texans will draft. I would bet on the Jets, who need a QB, trading their first rounder and an extra pick or two to the Texans for the #1 overall. The Jets need a QB, and if Vince stays in school, the only premier QB available is going to be Leinart. The Saints are primed to take him at #2, so the only way for the Jets to get him is to move up to number one. Fortunately for them, the Texans dont need Bush. Sure, they might want him, but with Davis, he isn't a need. Anyway, I think they trade the pick, so how about this. If the Texans draft Bush, I'll use the avatar of your choice for a month, and if they trade the pick, you do likewise?
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booo
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I can't imagine the Texans trading that pick. For one thing, fans would march on Reliant Stadium with torches and pitchforks if they trade it. And second, how would they explain to the players who threw games down the stretch that oops, you lost games on purpose for nothing? I think they do. They just resigned Davis to an extension, and they have a lot of years/cash invested in Carr. I say they trade down to 3 or 4, pick up a 2nd and a 3rd, or a future first, and draft D'Brickashaw. Regardless of whether one thinks they should do what you're saying above - and I don't - it's never going to happen. There's more for the Texans front office to consider than just what they think will work out best for the team on the field. They also have to worry about fan perception. This is a team that has been either mediocre or downright awful through the entire existence of the franchise. The fans need someone to rally around, and Reggie Bush is that guy. I guarantee you that his jersey will be one of the top ten sellers next year. The McNabb pick over Ricky Williams was unpopular in Philly, but trading down and drafting an obscure offensive lineman (doubt many Texans fans know who Ferguson is) over a dynamic superstar Heisman winner would alienate many fans. The only guy other possible move for them would be to pick Young if he comes out, because while it would probably be a foolish pick, he's a hometown hero and would be accepted by the fan base. Hahah how much do you know about the Texans and their front office and fan base? I'm thinking 0. I know we're Cub fans, but sometimes, teams really do what's best for their team. And in this case, trading the number one pick, and picking up at the very least 1extra pick, along with a top 5 pick this season, is the right thing to do.
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I can't imagine the Texans trading that pick. For one thing, fans would march on Reliant Stadium with torches and pitchforks if they trade it. And second, how would they explain to the players who threw games down the stretch that oops, you lost games on purpose for nothing? I think they do. They just resigned Davis to an extension, and they have a lot of years/cash invested in Carr. I say they trade down to 3 or 4, pick up a 2nd and a 3rd, or a future first, and draft D'Brickashaw.
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Oh, and if you want to have a laugh at Matt "We're the better team" Leinart, here you go. 1 - Oops, if you declared last year, you would have been the number one pick. Not this year, sorry Matt. 2 - Oops, no repeat Heisman, sorry Matt. 3 - Oops, no repeat (3peat?) Championship. Sorry Matt. 4 - Oops, if you declared last year, you would have made a few million bucks. Sorry Matt. 5 - Oops, instead of getting drafted by the 49ers, and staying in sunny California, you're gonna get drafted by the Saints. Sorry Matt.
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nicknamed him "dirty".
