Little Slide Rooter

Come on Angel, dont make Z kill you and everyone else who gets in the way.

Man, Zs going to break something or someone over his knee when he gets the ND.

Nice Zambo-copter

Some guy named DeRosa just hit a 3 run no doubter on the other side of town. didnt we have him at one point or am I thinking of someone else?

Meanwhile were looking at a washed up Rich Aurilia, a journeyman Russ Branyan or a bust Wilson Betemit to help save us.

Any word on Cashners early exit yet?

Can it really be considered a fake rally with 2 sure outs due up?

I was sure Hoff was going to drop that leaving Lou to blame him for everything.

If Hairston hits a 3 run bomb here, Im going to go out, buy a Gator Air machine and smash the crap out of it.

Soriano needs to be moved down the order until he gets out of this. Other managers do this all the time for lesser slumps.

When your offense is this bad, you gotta do it yourself.

We should have knocked this guy out when we had a chance.

In saying that, Kasper ensures that Bruce goes 3-4 with 2 home runs.

I wouldnt be surprised or dissapointed to see Freel DFAd/

Should I really be this satisfied with 1 run off of a bases loaded 1 out situation?

True, but neither have been good this year and that's part of why people are clamoring for a trade (guys who have had success recently not having success now - Fontenot, Bradley, etc). I guess while Atkins has a much higher upside, Betemit has no risk. Worst case scenerio we try him for a bit, and if it doesnt work out, send him on his merry way. Both have the upside of an .800+ OPS. I'd say Atkins might be a bit more likely to reach that, though again, both have struggled a lot this year. Betemit plays positions we need more depth at, though - SS and 2B. When the alternative is Bobby Scales, I cant imagine not taking the risk on Betemit, at least in the short term. Granted he wont place Aramis, but might be an upgrade over what we have.

True, but neither have been good this year and that's part of why people are clamoring for a trade (guys who have had success recently not having success now - Fontenot, Bradley, etc). I guess while Atkins has a much higher upside, Betemit has no risk. Worst case scenerio we try him for a bit, and if it doesnt work out, send him on his merry way.

Another Loogy who cant get out lefties. I feel we may have had 1 of those in the not too distant past. On the plus side though, he would be DYN-O-MITE

That's a silly reason to not like it. What don't you get? The Pirates season was thrown away the minute it started. Seriously they weren't going to do anything. And McClouth wasn't the guy who was going to determine if they ever returned to contender status. The Pirates season ended the moment Bonds and Bonilla left town. Too bad the Pirates dont have any money. Imagine them with Aramis Ramirez, Bay, Nady, McClouth, Freddy Sanchez, LaRoche, and Ryan Doumit. The NL Central could have spent a lot of years looking up at them Yeah umm... have you ever seen that Ashton Kutcher movie called "Butterfly Effect"? Nate McClouth CF Freddy Sanchez 2B Jason Bay RF Aramis Ramirez 3B Xavier Nady LF Adam Laroche 1B Ryan Doumit C Jack Wilson SS Dangerous.

I like the idea of facing the Vottoless Reds vs. Owings, Some guy named Maloney, and Arroyo, who for some reason the Cubs are the only team who doesnt realise that Arroyo isnt very good. Just dont pitch to Bruce.

Aurilia yes, Atkins, no. Granted hes been on the steady decline since his breakout 2006, but hes was very good in '07 and solid in '08. I cant see him continuing to be this bad this year. Maybe it has something to do with the fact that they spent the offseason trying to dump him and give his job to someone else. Wed probably end up splitting the remainder of his 7 million dollar salary, but surely we could afford that rather than giving up more valuable prospects for a rent a player. The problem with Atkins is when Aram comes back he has nowhere to play. A guy like Betemit when Aram comes back can play SS and 2nd base, meaning goodbye Miles and or Freel. Atkins plays 3rd and 1st thats it, and makes alot of money for a guy we would be hoping to do something. Betemit comes cheap, and has OPS'd over .800 against RH pitching for the last 3 years combined. Betemit just makes too much sense. THe thing about Betemit is yes, he could go back to being decent, but he could just as easily be another Miles/Freel/Scales/Blanco, and at this point, we really need something better. I still say Jim should at least inquire about Branyan if he hasnt already. That's the same case with Atkins, but at least Betemit can play SS and second base, thus lessening the impact of Aaron Miles. Branyan is still a far better option, though. Betemit is more of a question mark. His last good season was 2006 and Atkins has been good as recently as last year. Either way, Miles is making a rehab start soon, so I doubt Hendry does anything any time soon. Yay.

I found this from Goat Riders of the Apocolypse via MLBTR. Id deinitely belongs in this thread Can you imagine Ozzie and Zambrano together? It might be worth it for the comedic value alone.

Aurilia yes, Atkins, no. Granted hes been on the steady decline since his breakout 2006, but hes was very good in '07 and solid in '08. I cant see him continuing to be this bad this year. Maybe it has something to do with the fact that they spent the offseason trying to dump him and give his job to someone else. Wed probably end up splitting the remainder of his 7 million dollar salary, but surely we could afford that rather than giving up more valuable prospects for a rent a player. The problem with Atkins is when Aram comes back he has nowhere to play. A guy like Betemit when Aram comes back can play SS and 2nd base, meaning goodbye Miles and or Freel. Atkins plays 3rd and 1st thats it, and makes alot of money for a guy we would be hoping to do something. Betemit comes cheap, and has OPS'd over .800 against RH pitching for the last 3 years combined. Betemit just makes too much sense. THe thing about Betemit is yes, he could go back to being decent, but he could just as easily be another Miles/Freel/Scales/Blanco, and at this point, we really need something better. I still say Jim should at least inquire about Branyan if he hasnt already.

I can easily see Chrinios and Blake Lalli as the next generation of Iowas patented pushing 30 AAAA players in a few years.

Maybe he'll annunce Mark Cuban as a mystery partner :beg: