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I vote no on signing a pitcher on the premise that he will win in the playoffs.

no you dummy, HE HITS .250! I DONT CARE WHAT HE WALKS, THAT ISNT ON BASEBALL CARDS

Is there an option for "hell no"

From what I'm hearing/reading, Hendry wouldn't. What I am wondering is who he would consider dealing for Dunn? I'd think he'd deal Harvey or Dopirak, one of Hill/Nolasco/Pinto, and a major league ready starter like Mitre. Enough? Too much? Help me out here, do the Reds need a shortstop? They just sent Felipe Lopez to Detroit so I doubt SS is a need. Not sure about 2B though.... Are you sure about this?

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If Bowden really twisted our arms, I'd even part with Macias. wow really

Ahh, I just skimmed it really, I thought he was commenting on the article instead of just posting the thing verbatim. My bad, dude.

He drew pictures too???

No that stuff was really interesting. It just seemed that the beginning and the end were talking about the All-Star game and Home Run derby in the future tense.

You do know that the All-Star game was last night, right?

DONT YOU CALL HIM THAT WETSKE

A lot of people didn't already hate Neifi before this season?

I don't recall Barrett, Burnitz, or Walker "carrying a team" for any stretch this year. That's a ridiculous way to determine anything, completely based on each individual's recollection of events Barrett and Burnitz never really hurt the team either. Burnitz has never really slumped and produced all year long. Barrett despite not having a great year was terriffic defensively at the beginning, throwing out a bunch of attempted basestealers, as I pointed out before. He'd probably have kept it up if not for an ailing shoulder. Neither has been a player that is hurting the lineup. So you can call it ridiculous, but the point that you can't debate is that despite maybe three good defensive plays and two meaningful home runs, he's been awful consistently. I'll let Fred dredge up the stats for you if he feels like it, but suffice to say that Barrett and Burnitz, just like every player not named Pujols or Bonds, have gone through a streak where they've been cold and have hurt the team. That's not the point. The point is that we can actually recall on one hand the times that Corey Patterson helped this team in 2005. Don't you see how ridiculous that is? Yeah, he's been really bad this year, wonderful, groundbreaking analysis. Personally, I dont judge players based on how many times I can "recall them helping the team". You didn't "recall" Barrett or Burnitz hurting the team this year either, but they did. Of course, when shown those stats, you just ignored them and changed your point. Not that we should really be arguing, because I think we both agree that Corey has sucked this year and deserves some of the blame.

Both of those teams would do both of those deals.

I don't recall Barrett, Burnitz, or Walker "carrying a team" for any stretch this year. That's a ridiculous way to determine anything, completely based on each individual's recollection of events Barrett and Burnitz never really hurt the team either. Burnitz has never really slumped and produced all year long. Barrett despite not having a great year was terriffic defensively at the beginning, throwing out a bunch of attempted basestealers, as I pointed out before. He'd probably have kept it up if not for an ailing shoulder. Neither has been a player that is hurting the lineup. So you can call it ridiculous, but the point that you can't debate is that despite maybe three good defensive plays and two meaningful home runs, he's been awful consistently. I'll let Fred dredge up the stats for you if he feels like it, but suffice to say that Barrett and Burnitz, just like every player not named Pujols or Bonds, have gone through a streak where they've been cold and have hurt the team.

i didnt say anything about dontrelle. actually, i didnt say anything about anyone because i dont care who starts this game.

oh no clemens throws a perfect inning, I guess we were right.

The good ones can do it on accident. He can't do it if he tries. The point is he doesn't have the physical strenght or the discipline to hit a ball hard on the outside corner and drive it deep. I dont know how you can say he doesnt have the strength for it. He's the strongest guy on the team, upper body strength wise, he just doesnt have the swing or discipline to go the other way. I agree Corey's main problem is discipline---and I would add to that his bat speed needs to improve, or at least the length of his swing (it's just too long & loopy). But there's no way in hell Corey possesses more upper body strength than Derek Lee & ARam. Corey's a pretty strong kid for his size, but he's not in Lee or Ramirez's class strength-wise. I read an article last season that said that Corey has the highest bench press of any Cub. He's ridiculously strong. This isnt even the point however, people dont hit a lot of homeruns because of their strong upper body.

that thing was destroyed.

Yeah, The Pronk is right up there with Miggy and Bellhorn as my favorite players.

The good ones can do it on accident. He can't do it if he tries. The point is he doesn't have the physical strenght or the discipline to hit a ball hard on the outside corner and drive it deep. I dont know how you can say he doesnt have the strength for it. He's the strongest guy on the team, upper body strength wise, he just doesnt have the swing or discipline to go the other way. Adam Dunn, I think we would all agree is at the top of the list as far as strongest homerun hitters go. He hits mammoth homeruns, no one would ever accuse him of having warning track power. How many homeruns does he have to opposite field? Two. If you want to say that Corey isn't a good hitter, no one will disagree with you, but to say that he doesnt have power because he doesnt hit the ball out to the opposite field is stupid.

Most homerun hitters don't go to opposite field.

Dont you, though? Totally off-topic, but my grandfather says that all the time. Me:Yeah, the food was good. Him:Wasn't it, though? Me:Yeah, I love hamburgers. Him:Dont you, though? Me:Yeah, they put the extra spice on there. Him:Dont they, though?

I love when people cant handle being in an argument, and resort to either changing their argument on the fly, or misrepresenting what the other person is saying.

Hahaha, that was awesome.