Transmogrified Tiger
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I didn't see but a couple minutes of the game after it was already in hand, but from what I can gather, Mizzou didn't play well, they couldn't force K-State into turnovers like both teams have done all year, and 2 guards from K-State shot a combined 10 for 14 from 3. It seems reminiscent of how Mizzou beat Texas last year, get a lead at the half, then don't miss a shot the rest of the game.
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I really wish Mizzou would either stick to being good or just lose in convincing fashion every game. Unbelievable.
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Jon Heyman with some very interesting stuff on Bradley's contract. -
Blanco bats with his right hand, stupid. maybe that's why he sucks so much, i mean, how many guys only hold the bat with one hand? (1.2) We already have Koyie Hill.
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Yet, Cedeno is the only one I've ever seen do that. Two people made dumb plays in that situation. Molina was dumb enough to risk an overthrow on ball 4, and Cedeno overslid the base to make the gamble pay off. You never see it because the vast majority of catchers are smart enough to not throw the ball to second on ball 4.
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Remembering Olson has pedestrian stuff makes this a little easier to take, but it's still a poor use of resources. We're making deals to get rid of Pie, Cedeno, and soon Hill, and instead of trying to get good minor league value or getting someone who can capably fill the bench spot we apparently want, we seem to be adding arms that Hendry likes under the "you can't have too many pitchers" adage. I really hope someone from Heilman/Gaudin/Wuertz/Guzman has a breakout campaign, or our bullpen is going to be stuck in "needs help but not so bad that it'll be worth the marginal upgrade for anyone but the best, and those guys cost a fortune" limbo for this year. Apologies if that quote doesn't make any sense.
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Someone in a previous discussion of Heilman talked about his stuff and how it pertained to last year's performance. Anyone remember that or the source for that?
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What a remarkably inefficient use of resources.
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Cotts, Pignatiello, Olson, plus Campusano, Stanton, Bill White, Jason Waddell, and Matt Smith from the NRI pile. Given that several of our RH relievers do just fine against lefties(Marmol, Gregg, to a lesser extent Wuertz), I don't think it's a huge problem.
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Isn't this one of those "I can't legally comment on having a player that already belongs to another team because of collusion" things?
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The Royals would be a team that could get huge benefit from say, Ben Sheets. Give him 1 year to re-establish his value at more per year than those offering him 2 year deals would. You're going to get at least one pick for him, probably two, to get value from that investment. A healthy Sheets gives them a rotation of Sheets, Greinke, Meche, Hochevar, Bannister/Davies/etc, which is strong enough to carry them even if only one or two of Hochevar/Butler/Gordon have good to breakout years.
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Nice. I love reading Gasaway's stuff.
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No, it's really quite the opposite. Look at history, or better yet, look at how many guaranteed contracts the team has for 2015-2020
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Good grief, none of this is remotely as certain as you're claiming.
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They've had 3 home games against probably the 3 worst teams in the Big 12, but Mizzou's now 4-1 after dispatching Texas Tech. Two big but winnable games @K-State and v. Baylor. I'll be very, very excited if they can win both.
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Because the Padres have even worse constraints than fan pressure. They have an owner mandate to lower payroll to a point that demands Peavy be dealt, and Peavy and his agent have essentially made the Cubs his only possible destination.
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wooo Zion
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Sullivan adds math to the list of things in which he is deficient.
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I've significantly distanced myself from affiliation with the Bucs. If anything I consider myself a Chiefs fan, but my knowledge and interest in them is such that I'd be awful at making picks for them. I think when I did it last year I just looked up what several message boarders thought their needs were and took the best one.
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I don't understand how both Colorado and Ole Miss show up on a list like that.
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2009 breakout prospects
Transmogrified Tiger replied to videographer's topic in Cubs Minor League Talk
When did you see him? It certainly looks like something clicked for him with the way he turned it on in the second half, especially in regards to making contact. -
PMR has Soriano as an average fielder for the last 3 years. UZR has him slightly above average in '06 and '07, and slightly below average in '08.
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David Freese looks a startling bit like Jason Dubois.
