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or if he used steroids Fixed I was told guys that when guys get injured a lot it's from their bodies breaking down to steroid use.
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And while I'm griping, it kind of frightens me that Berg is all of a sudden the go-to reliever after Marmol and Marshall. I can easily see him blowing lots of games in the late innings last year due to an empty ERA this year. -
I hate it too, but there are only 2 people on the bench. One is the back up catcher and it's a tight game. It's one of the few times I think Z pinch hitting was warranted. I assume Ramirez is unavailable, but that still leaves Hoff, Kosuke, and 3 Fingers Yes, but if one of Hoff/Kosuke is used that means you only have 1 bench bat in a game that is tied going into the late innings. You play to win as early as possible, you don't hold a bat on the bench in case the game goes 13 innings. If it gets to that point, then you use Zambrano
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I hate it too, but there are only 2 people on the bench. One is the back up catcher and it's a tight game. It's one of the few times I think Z pinch hitting was warranted. I assume Ramirez is unavailable, but that still leaves Hoff, Kosuke, and 3 Fingers
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Why in the [expletive] is Zambrano pinch hitting?
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It's not about maximizing an individual's value. If the Cubs are better off with Lee (or whomever) at SS and Castro at 2B rather than vice-versa, you go with it.
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Fontenot to Giants
SouthSideRyan replied to CubsInNC's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
Vance, I want a refund on my Cajun Connection shirt. -
As I said earlier, San Diego wouldn't let Hendry finish his sentence once he mentioned the name Castro. Castro is a borderline all-star SS at the age of 20 with (at least) 5 more years of team control.
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If we spend a dime on Arthur Rhodes, I'm going to be livid.
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No kidding? What site are you getting this information from? I'd like to check it out. I would have thought it was actually more for a Padres ticket than a White Sox ticket. Just searched each one individually. The only stories on mlb ticket prices as a whole usually only list the most expensive and the cheapest, along with increases/decreases % wise
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Honestly, I have no idea. Well, I should say I have no idea why they traded for him, only to trade him away at the deadline while down 5 games for an underwhelming package centered on Tubby Wallace.
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Not if he wanted to avoid overpaying mediocre free agents and save that money for when his own guy hit the market. Probably would've made sense to extend him then.
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What evidence is there they cannot? I don't see why SD can't sign him longterm. Maybe they would rather not and ultimately will not, but there's no reason they can't. I missed this particular question. I just went to ESPN's site and saw that the Padres have a very similar attendance this year to the White Sox at around 25,000 per game. The Sox have a payroll above 100m while the Padres are sitting at about 40m. Not sure how different the median price of a ticket is for Padres and White Sox, but I doubt it's more than double to see a White Sox game. The Padres haven't had a payroll this low or lower since 2001. They have since moved into a new stadium and now charge quite a bit more for tickets than they did in the old park. Over the last 11 years, they are averaging about 53m a year in payroll, which is 15m more than their payroll this year. There is no reason why they can't is exactly the right answer. Average ticket price is almost exactly half that of the White Sox. ($15.15 to $30.28) Strike that, I was working on old White Sox #s. Average White Sox tickets are ~256% that of Padres tickets. Pretty much right in line with their payrolls.
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What evidence is there they cannot? I don't see why SD can't sign him longterm. Maybe they would rather not and ultimately will not, but there's no reason they can't. Because Moorad bought the team in January of '09 and has shown no signs of being eager to raise payroll? How does this prove they cannot commit to a higher payroll. As I said, they may choose not to, but more likely than not they can. There's been no good reason for them to up their payroll in his first year of ownership, but as the team's biggest draw approaches free agency, perhaps they will see fit. There's no good reason for a new owner coming off of back to back poor seasons along with declining attendance to spend money???
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What evidence is there they cannot? I don't see why SD can't sign him longterm. Maybe they would rather not and ultimately will not, but there's no reason they can't. I missed this particular question. I just went to ESPN's site and saw that the Padres have a very similar attendance this year to the White Sox at around 25,000 per game. The Sox have a payroll above 100m while the Padres are sitting at about 40m. Not sure how different the median price of a ticket is for Padres and White Sox, but I doubt it's more than double to see a White Sox game. The Padres haven't had a payroll this low or lower since 2001. They have since moved into a new stadium and now charge quite a bit more for tickets than they did in the old park. Over the last 11 years, they are averaging about 53m a year in payroll, which is 15m more than their payroll this year. There is no reason why they can't is exactly the right answer. Average ticket price is almost exactly half that of the White Sox. ($15.15 to $30.28)
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What evidence is there they cannot? I don't see why SD can't sign him longterm. Maybe they would rather not and ultimately will not, but there's no reason they can't. Because Moorad bought the team in January of '09 and has shown no signs of being eager to raise payroll?
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A 1 year salary isn't what's damaging to a small-market team, it's long-term commitments that are crippling. That and trading away cost-controlled players. Whether Gonzalez makes 6M or 13M doesn't make a lot of difference when it comes to how much a small-market team is willing to give up. My reference of long term deal was your opinion that not only could small market teams afford Gonzalez next year (because he made 6M), but that they would be looking to extend him once they got him (for presumably 16M+/year) How is that one possible? And what evidence is there that the new Padres ownership can committ to a higher payroll?
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The image of you funding the Bum's education is too sweet to pass up.
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IG's a real glass half-full kind of guy. It's not that somebody has to win, but somebody's definitely going to lose.
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Probably the guy who considers an extension signed in January to be right before a trade made in November. And the Cubs never paid Neifi 6M a year Show me where I said "right before". I said "before". He was making more than double what Gonzalez was making for the final year of his deal, which doesn't qualify him for this discussion. Even the small market teams can get in on the bidding for Gonzalez at 6m, and each that considers going after him will be doing so with the intention of signing him to a long term deal, more than likely. I amended my post to better respond to what you said. If a small market team is out of the running for Holliday because he makes 13.5M/Y: A) How did the A's trade for him? B) How would they be able to sign Gonzalez to a long-term deal which would surely be worth more than 13.5M/Y
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Probably the guy who considers Matt Holliday on a 1 year deal different than Adrian Gonzalez on a 1 year deal. I have no idea what the Rockies extending Holliday in January has to do with the A's trading for him in November. And the Cubs never paid Neifi 6M a year
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No he didn't. And wouldn't that make him more valuable?
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They're gonna wear black armbands the rest of the season in honor of Jason LaRue's skull.
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No, they don't have a lot of incentive. Why can't they afford him? They have a new ownership group in place that wasn't responsible for the cost cutting that was taking place a few years ago. The payroll for the Padres between now and 2008 was almost 40m in difference. They have another 8.5m coming off the books when they don't pick up the option for Chris Young. It's not inconceivable for the Padres to give Gonzalez a Joe Mauer type contract. They've managed to put a lot of butts in seats this year even though they were pretty much written off before the season ever started. Whatever the offer, it will need to be better than 28 other teams that would absolutely love to get their hands on Adrian Gonzalez if the Padres do make him available this offseason. My guess is that they cannot afford to alienate their fanbase by trading off their best player after the breakthrough season they just had with all these young prospects getting all this major league experience. If they move him, it will most likely be at the deadline, not during this coming offseason. Are a lot of teams going to be offering 20 year old SS with an OPS of 800 in the majors + their starting 2B + their top 3 prospects? The Padres would trade Gonzalez for Castro in a second
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Minor League Discussion & Boxes 8-11-10
SouthSideRyan replied to Outshined_One's topic in Cubs Minor League Talk
I still can't believe this. Big credit to Wilken and the minor league instructors on this one.
