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He said in another thread that he's asked and that Tejada would cost to much to us in terms of money, and that's likely not going to change unless the Orioles eat a chunk of the contract (which they won't). which is just insane considering the money and years they seemed perfectly willing to waste on matsui.
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what a completely idiotic system this is. there's a reason no other sport takes such a stupid approach to crowning a champion...what a mess.
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that's absolutely ridiculous. there are people who choke and people who don't choke, but the existence of chokers doesn't mean there are people who perform better under pressure.
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stupid racist delaware ends uni's season.
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which would be terrible. what is with hendry's obsession with a left-handed bat anyway? geez, he's hopeless.
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the twins don't have to trade johan. with liriano coming back next year, they could very well go far into the playoffs (if they make it). yankee fans are acting like the twins should just take whatever they can get for him.
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We might not like his game, but it's not fair to call Kaz a loser. Because he's clearly the winner here. The Cubs still lose, because now they probably move on to plan B from Kaz, which could only be worse. I dread Plan B. I'm so frustrated with Hendry, that I'd just as soon they don't make any moves this offseason, because I probably won't like anything he does. Call it an offseason now before any more damage gets done. I hesitate to bring this up, but one of my sources did say there was "some talk (nothing substantive)" of the Giants interested in pursuing a Dave Roberts for Jason Marquis deal in conjunction with a Miguel Cabrera for Lincecum/Cain plus prospects deal. wouldn't bother me at all.
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We might not like his game, but it's not fair to call Kaz a loser. Because he's clearly the winner here. The Cubs still lose, because now they probably move on to plan B from Kaz, which could only be worse. but the astros are clearly the biggest loser of all.
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that cubs' offer blows all rumored boston/ny rumors out of the water. they'd be getting two cheap, above average major leaguers in hill and marmol. i wouldn't do it though. i'd have no problem with a marmol + pie type offer.
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the kaz matsui sweepstakes...where the winner is the loser.
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prior owes the cubs nothing. he pitched like a $20 mil pitcher for pennies in 2003. i don't feel ripped off by him in the least.
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just about every team in baseball could beat that offer. my goodness, is melky worthless.
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the downside is now hendry will give someone worse than matsui 3/15.
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so it seems like this signing would be an attempt to strengthen the bench (by moving derosa there) even though it would weaken the everyday lineup (by installing matsui). why not just sign mike lamb to play 3b, bench aramis and make that bench really strong?
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seriously. the cubs are apparently hemming and hawing about a few mil for prior, but they're perfectly willing to piss away $16 mil on that guy? i'd much rather have mark prior for the next three years than matsui.
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a yankee fan friend of mine said that they twins should do a trade centered around melky because if melky can start for the yankees, surely he's good enough for the twins.
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i'd love to hear your explanation as to why.
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why is hendry looking to decrease the playing time of his one good 2b?
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Come on Cuse. First you're assuming hypothetical incentive-laden salary figures as guaranteed and then you definitively say he was on steroids? Doesn't Cuse pretty plainly say, "imo"? it looks like he said definitely in his opinion he took steroids.
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what an idiotic system. these conference championship games really screw things up.
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more money has been wasted on guys that don't have near wood's upside.
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http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3128280&campaign=rss&source=MLBHeadlines If I'm reading this correctly he has a $4.2M base salary and $3.45M in potential bonuses? Doesn't that seem kinda steep for a reliever who's a really bad health risk? Assuming the bonuses are for saves and games finished he should get $7.65M if he can grab the closer slot and stay healthy. Still seems pricy to me. I know he had a nice finish last year but there seems to be a pervasive excess of optimism regarding Kerry's health situation. you think it's too much to spend on a guy with health risks even though i'm sure his incentives are related to him staying healthy. then you say if he stays healthy and closes games effectively it's too much to spend for a guy who isn't healthy. even though in your hypothetical, he's healthy. i don't get it.
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Matt Garza
abuck1220 replied to KingCubsFan's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
what part of hill's numbers don't look dominant? and he may be older than crawford, but he's got a lot less service time, so he's considerably cheaper. -
Rolen to the Twins?
abuck1220 replied to reggiemiller rules's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
that's adorable. -
The OFFICIAL Border War Smack Talk thread (KU/MU)
abuck1220 replied to snoodmonger's topic in Other Sports
eh, i wasn't exactly wowed by daniel...he's a product of mizzou's system. he certainly is accurate and made good reads, but i wasn't bowled over by his arm strength or anything. i don't know if he completed a pass that he threw over 20 yards all night. reesing on the other hand, completed a number of long/difficult throws. if reesing were five inches taller, i don't think there'd be much doubt that he'd be a more successful nfl qb.