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  1. Outshined_One
    I fully expect the Indians and Giants to win a WS before we do at the rate things are going. Heck, might as well throw the Astros, Devil Rays, Rockies, and Rangers onto that list while we're at it.
  2. Outshined_One
    For one, yes, it is open to criticism because of the fact that nearly every single player on this freaking list is white. You can find plenty of non-white players of comparable talent and production to all of the guys on this list on pretty much every team. Tell me, what makes David Eckstein any more deserving of an award like this than, say, Yadier Molina? Or John Mabry as compared to Henry Blanco? Secondly, this list seems completely arbitrary. The list ranges from halfway decent players (Westbrook) to 25th men at best (John Mabry). What exactly qualifies a guy for a list like this? Is it because John Mabry once told a joke that made Aramis Ramirez feel better after Rammy got a parking ticket downtown? Is it because Kevin Youkilis once took a 45 minute detour to get the Red Sox 10 dozen donuts with sprinkles from Dunkin Donuts before practice one day? Finally, while Cardinals fans are welcome here, you may want to tread lightly. Comments such as your first post in this thread usually are bad omens for posters such as yourself.
  3. Outshined_One
    I'd want them to be primarily about baseball. further announcements about football/basketball may or may not be forthcoming. :D Count me in, then. ;)
  4. Outshined_One
    Will these blogs just be about the Cubs, baseball in general, or could it stretch out to other areas (say, football)?
  5. Outshined_One
    IIRC, Sweaty Lou grew up with TLR and they have an intensely competitive relationship The 1990 WS immediately comes to mind.
  6. Outshined_One
    Methinks somebody got in his ear about this whole OBP thing. We'll see if it's just talk soon enough...
  7. Outshined_One
    Shouldn't Ritz Crackers be sponsoring this award?
  8. Outshined_One
    Already this sounds questionable. However, given that the 1B coach job seems to entail timing the pitcher's move to first and smacking guys on the butt when they make it to first base, it wouldn't be the worst of ideas.
  9. Outshined_One
    Is Speier a goner?
  10. Outshined_One
    link He helped the Reds make a huge turnaround to a high OBP team. Yes plz.
  11. Outshined_One
    I think the strongest argument against retaining Miller is his health and stuff. He's clearly not the same guy he was with Houston. I really worry that his drop in velocity and recent shoulder surgery are not good omens for his near future. I have more faith in some one like Marshall than Miller. It's my personal preference, but I'd rather not see Wade Miller, Kerry Wood, and Mark Prior getting cumulatively paid more than $10m to build pillow forts in the clubhouse for the entire season. At least guys like Marshall, Guzman, and Ryu are getting paid the major league minimum.
  12. Outshined_One
    The Cubs already have a bunch of guys in their organization who can pitch as well as Miller over the course of a season, imo. He's been injured way too much over his career for my liking. I'd rather see that $3m-$4m go to a better player.
  13. Outshined_One
    That was a Rod Beck Special right there.
  14. Outshined_One
    In other words, the Cubs might be just as well off just throwing a pile of money into a fire as they would by paying these guys.
  15. Outshined_One
    Steve Avery can come back and pitch an inning or two! ;)
  16. Outshined_One
    Ooo, this should be fun. Tony LaRussa accusing pitchers of cheating always results in hilarity.
  17. Outshined_One
    Maybe there wasn't any toilet paper in the john...
  18. Outshined_One
    This sucker is going to go down in history, one way or another. Kenny Rogers just helped his publicity with tonight's debacle.
  19. Outshined_One
    Looks like Kenny Rogers has been put on notice.
  20. Outshined_One
    What in the heck is that thing Polanco's wearing on his head?
  21. Outshined_One
    Nice catch, Jim.
  22. Outshined_One
    Wait, what happened? I just turned the game on... Fox had a super-closeup of Kenny Rogers where you could clearly see pine tar or some brown substance on his left hand. McCarver pointed it out and circled it.
  23. Outshined_One
    So...Kenny Rogers has been caught on tape with pine tar on his pitching hand. Am I not the only one bothered by this?
  24. Outshined_One
    Maz only got in because of his WS-winning HR. That's pretty much about it.
  25. Outshined_One
    Problem is, minor league players don't get to join the MLBPA until they come up to the majors. The MLBPA was probably fine with it because it'd mean teams would allocate more resources to signing free agents.
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