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  1. Derwood
    I pretty much don't like anyone in our OF outside of Soriano. If we have an OF of Soriano/Pie/Murton next year, we better have A-Rod at SS, or else we'll have a rough lineup
  2. Derwood
    Garrett Anderson is the epitome of "average" career .296/.326/.469, OPS+ 105 only 2 1/2 seasons of OPS+ over 105. 4 under 100. BLEH
  3. Derwood
    Is there an update on whether or not Big Ten Network will be on standard DirecTV? The first PSU game is slated for it.
  4. Derwood
    two words: Rafael Palmeiro
  5. Derwood
    glad to have stayed up for this one
  6. Derwood
    Kendall may end up being the Gary Gaetti of 2007
  7. Derwood
    i guess my friend's impression was that it was all very shiny and clean and nice but lacked personality (besides what it's designers ripped off from better stadiums). I've never been, so I can't really verify those observations
  8. Derwood
    Like I posted before, Marquis was even better with the Cardinals his first two years that what he has been with the Cubs this year. The Cardinals are too lucky to have him struggle that badly for a year with them, though. There would have been some sort of divine intervention that helped him right his path. They already had turned him around. He posted ERA+ of 82 and 75 in his final two years with the Braves. 2004 and 2005 have nothing to do with it. Marquis having a down year in 2006? Possible. But being the worst starter in the NL? Very unlikely. And for the Cardinals, no less? Inexplicable. I think you're missing the point, man: the Cards are protected by a magical aura that prevents them from suffering from the problems and distractions that normal, mortal teams are exposed to. Marquis 2006 season defies logic. Is this even debatable? how about winning the World Series despite having the worst starter in the NL on the team? Oh wait, they didn't put him on the playoff roster in favor of another starter who is nearly as bad but suddently was cy young inthe playoffs
  9. Derwood
    I really need to get to SF for a game at AT & T. my best friend went and was thoroughly unimpressed
  10. Derwood
    It's sad to us because it's so ridiculous how this keeps happening. You can feel free to come up with counter-examples from our own team though. :wink: Matt Clement, Joe Borowski, Sammy Sosa, Jon Lieber, Mark Bellhorn, Ryan Dempster, Michael Barrett, and I'm sure many, many more. kevin tapani? of course, we were the place where closers came to die for awhile (Jones, Rojas, Alfonseca, Aguilera, etc.)
  11. Derwood
    I wonder how they are going to get around the collective bargining agreement? I'm pretty sure they are not supposed to play for more than 21 days in a row without a break. Anyway, this is good news for the Brewers. maybe there are caveats for makeup games. either way, this further points towards how broken the scheduling is. not to sound too "olde thyme", but having some scheduled Sunday doubleheaders would create more off days and make this situation less of a struggle
  12. Derwood
    as a resident of the Eastern Time Zone, I have to say that west coast night games suck butt
  13. Derwood
    Week 1 is going to be blowout city for Penn State (FIU will be destroyed), so that's anti-climactic. Weekend of the 8th will be awesome: PSU vs. ND on saturday and Bears vs. Chargers on Sunday (assuming it will be aired here, which is no guarantee)
  14. Derwood
    Plenty of great players were taken in later rounds. You can't really make a case for Pujols. At all. Or Morris for that matter. Mike Piazza - Round 61
  15. Derwood
    Hendry has certainly accomplished his goal of "competing within the division"
  16. Derwood
    i said it in the game thread: Brewers will win 10-0.
  17. Derwood
    the decision was mentioned by Len during the broadcast today
  18. Derwood
    If you throw good pitches to Ramirez, those pitches end up 450 feet away. no, if you throw bad pitches to Ramirez they end up 450 feet away. it's possible to throw good pitches for strikes
  19. Derwood
    1. they moved Zambrano up to Thursday with Marshall pitching Friday 2. There is Monday plus one day in September where both teams have a scheduled off day
  20. Derwood
    ownership doesn't/shouldn't affect how the core group performs Then if this the core group, no. Too streaky. I feel that further acquisitions are needed to make this a truly impressive team with some longevity. well, barring trades, the following players are here for at least the next 2 seasons ('08 and '09) Lee Ramirez Soriano Ramirez Murton Pie Theriot Fontenot Zambrano Marquis Lilly Hill Marshall Marmol if you can add another bat (RF or C) you're in decent shape.
  21. Derwood
    ownership doesn't/shouldn't affect how the core group performs
  22. Derwood
    milwaukee will win 10-0 tonight. book it
  23. Derwood
    the rained out game never happened (according to the stats), so they can start whoever they want
  24. Derwood
    an established RF would go a long way
  25. Derwood
    yeah, like ANY hall of fame voter knows WTF OPS+ is
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