SouthSideRyan

Thank you, that one on the left is ugh.

10 rows back of the dugout eh....??

Gotta step away from my desk for about a half hour. I assume 30 more pages by time I get back.

It's hilarious how many people are browsing the transaction forum right now. Back to work you bums!!

I was thinking the same thing with regards to the weather. My window just looks out an indoor lounging area, but I was able to hear the rain and thunder coming down on the roof 8 floors up. I mostly assumed it would be cancelled cause I have tickets.

I believe it. This is for the best. Jacque is not nearly as bad as he's been this year, but, he wasn't going to get the playing time to play out of it(nor should he) here. He's next to worthless off the bench.

Acquiring Jones is a decent idea for a team desperate for some offense. He'll be cheap, dollars(assuming we're picking up most of it) and talent wise and has the potential to be the player he was last year. Not an all-star, but a pretty good ballplayer for a paltry sum. It's low risk-decent reward.

99.5% sure DFAing clears a 40 man spot.

*whoosh* over my head.

Wouldn't the easiest solution(assuming you can't finalize a trade by tonight) be to DFA him. Gives you a 10 day window to make the trade, and since there are supposedly 3 teams interested, they're not likely to lower their already meager offers to wait it out til he's a FA.

I sometimes feel sorry for Jackson, cause I think often he's stuck parroting whatever Harrelson says even when he doesn't really believe it. The few times you'll hear him disagree Harrelson will shoot him down in his obnoxious style.

There were two outs, I'd hope he wouldn't be waiting to see if it was catchable. I meant more in terms of his secondary lead than running on contact.

Sorry, probably a bad thing, but I'm not gonna think good things for Henry, I'm hoping for a nice long 60 day DL trip.

Kasper pointed it out, but what a great jump by Hill to score easily on that play.

Soooo, what if he starts the game 3 for 3? This is good news cause Biggio sucks now, so a better player will be playing against Milwaukee.

I honestly think Izturis should start at SS against lefties with our current 25 man roster. That is to say I'd rather have Izturis at SS than Floyd in RF against a left hander. Either Pagan should be in RF or Izturis at SS, with DeRosa taking the other position.

Aramis came in in great shape this year. I think he's taking care of himself. Injuries happen.

I disagree with the notion that Dempster is either overpaid or easily replacable. He was a great closer in '05, and has been very good this year. People seem all too eager to declare his '06 his true talent level because it's funny to call him Dumpster.

I disagree with the notion that Dempster is either overpaid or easily replacable. He was a great closer in '05, and has been very good this year. People seem all too eager to declare his '06 his true talent level because it's funny to call him Dumpster.

If Harrelson's as big an egocentric jerk as I've heard, I wouldn't be shocked if CSN didn't show the replay cause they didn't want to make him look like an ass by being so wrong. Of course, instead he made himself look like an ass anyways.

Completely untrue.

Roast won't believe anyone on the Griffey rumors until they say what he wants them to. Then they'll clearly be right. Didn't we go through this same thing this offseason when Bruce Miles said the Cubs weren't interested in Schmidt(I think maybe Zito?) and Roast went off about him saying that he had to be wrong cause he heard a report about the Cubs getting ready to sign him. Accept it already.

Jenks, Aardsma and Sisco are not free agents. I think Sisco's the only one who'll even be arb-eligible. I'm not sure what Iguchi's status is, as I believe he was signed as a FA from Japan, and I don't know if things differ for players signed as FAs compared to those posted. I'm sure 1908 would know.

I don't think so. Pie was running towards 3rd, and he has not touched 3rd base when the interference occured. When it occured, the ball immediately becomes dead, and the runner stays at whichever base they are near by, I believe. By the time the interference occured, IIRC, Pie haven't touched 3rd yet. Of course, I could be wrong, but that's what I'd be guessing on how it was played out. I always understood it as obstruction awards you the base you are heading to. As the obstruction by Uribe happened after Pagan touched 2nd, he should be awarded 3rd, since he's awarded 3rd, Pie has to go home. As has been stated by others, Pie had not yet touched third, so it was probably ruled upon that Pagan can't advance to third since it was not yet occupied by the runner in front of him. Anyhow, I appreciated the fact the umpires huddled for as long as they did before making a ruling on the play. Four guys hashing out the rules are more likely to get it right. Good point on Pie, I hadn't thought abou that. I would guess that winds up being a judgment call on what the ump is supposed to do there. And I agree kudos to the umps on making sure they got it right. I was impressed, especially considering CB Bucknor and Joe West were 2 of the umps. I don't think Guillen really needed to be tossed, but it's quite likely he was saying the magic words over and over again.

I don't think so. Pie was running towards 3rd, and he has not touched 3rd base when the interference occured. When it occured, the ball immediately becomes dead, and the runner stays at whichever base they are near by, I believe. By the time the interference occured, IIRC, Pie haven't touched 3rd yet. Of course, I could be wrong, but that's what I'd be guessing on how it was played out. I always understood it as obstruction awards you the base you are heading to. As the obstruction by Uribe happened after Pagan touched 2nd, he should be awarded 3rd, since he's awarded 3rd, Pie has to go home.