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  1. Outshined_One
    To be fair, some of the key players on those Marlins teams were shrewdly acquired through signings and trades. They might not have had a huge budget, but they picked up guys like Dontrelle Willis, Moises Alou, Derrek Lee, Gary Sheffield, and Kevin Brown in those ways. True, they developed guys like Edgar Renteria, Livan Hernandez, Josh Beckett, and Miguel Cabrera came up with them, but saying their 1997 and 2003 WS teams were built with "their own players" is a bit of a misnomer.
  2. Outshined_One
    The only chance the Cubs had yesterday, was to have a "better gameplan" at the plate. If the Cubs get Roberts, he makes the Cubs a significantly better lineup. We've been through this roughly a billion times. He makes the Cubs a better lineup if DeRosa shifts to SS. If Theriot's still at SS, the upgrade is marginal.
  3. Outshined_One
    what!!! You still haven't let WWII go? Hey, he's doing better than me. I still haven't let the Civil War go. I refuse to go the South, no matter what. I refuse to set foot in Canada after the atrocities they committed in The War of 1812.
  4. Outshined_One
    That 2004 team was one of the best assembled Cubs teams I've ever seen in my life. They had everything they needed to win 95 games, imo. We all know how that one turned out.
  5. Outshined_One
    I'll let you take this one...just this once. ;) And maybe again this summer if I get another crazy job. We'll see about that.
  6. Outshined_One
    Seconded.
  7. Outshined_One
    You! Shoo! Shoo!!! Get out of my spot!!! *Gets broom*
  8. Outshined_One
    I was unaware of the fact that Chris Young works for Deutsche Bank Group, much less that the bank is racist. I'll have to pull my funds from them.
  9. Outshined_One
    I think this team will be fine.
  10. Outshined_One
    I'd like to thank the offense for having the dignity to show up only for one inning. It's a nice change of pace from previous seasons where they'd go numerous games in a row without scoring three runs combined.
  11. Outshined_One
    We all knew that one was coming. Oh well.
  12. Outshined_One
    Fixed for cultural relevance.
  13. Outshined_One
    which is why people voted for him Funny thing is, as a recovered alcoholic who went through rehab, he supposedly doesn't drink any more.
  14. Outshined_One
    They'll convert him to pitcher, first.
  15. Outshined_One
    Is that LeBron's Nike Witness shirt I see on Dell Curry?
  16. Outshined_One
    And Renshaw. Don't forget Renshaw.
  17. Outshined_One
    I don't think he'll ever replicate his 2005 numbers, but I think there's a good possibility he'll put up slightly better numbers than last season, particularly regarding his HRs. Something like .295/.400/.530 with 30 HRs sounds about right.
  18. Outshined_One
    I think their stadium will look significantly better once they complete the construction. Those cranes and unfinished buildings can be eyesores.
  19. Outshined_One
    I say we merge this thread with the stream of consciousness thread, just for fun.
  20. Outshined_One
    Sweet! I'd love to see him this season. :good:
  21. Outshined_One
    LaPorta's biggest problem is that the Brewers managed to paint themselves into a corner in terms of playing time. Prince Fielder is going nowhere any time soon. LaPorta wasn't a very good catcher in college. Braun is currently slated to play LF, but supposedly he can play CF. However, that's not a guarantee. Moreover, with Mike Cameron in the mix getting a 1 year contract with a club option, it's very possible Cameron could be the Brewers' CF for the next two years (with Gwynn filling in until he returns). Also, Corey Hart's not going to go anywhere any time soon, considering his productivity. To me, LaPorta is the biggest unknown of all of them. He also would have tremendous value in the AL, where a team can stick him at DH/1B/LF and not worry about putting him in the field very much. If I were in an NL only league, I'd worry about the Brewers pulling the trigger on a deadline deal this season and trading him to an AL team. It might not happen, but again, you get back to the playing time argument above.
  22. Outshined_One
    I'm going to take things one step beyond denying the existence of clutch by denying the existence of baseball itself.
  23. Outshined_One
    He wasn't asking for major league-ready prospects.
  24. Outshined_One
    Well, at least he'll always have that game against Houston in 2006 to tell his grandkids about.
  25. Outshined_One
    not to mention basketball all weekend And Wrestlemania. Don't forget Wrestlemania.
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