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  1. javy knows my name
    Jesus damn.
  2. javy knows my name
    Heh... I got in an argument with my brother over wins and losses for pitchers. My brother even said "I understand exactly what your saying" and still didn't see the point. We were debating whether or not Samardzija has ace quality stuff. He said "He couldn't even win 10 games last year. If you can't win at least 10 games, you're can't even be considered an ace" Talking positively about Samardzija raises some serious meatball ire. It's been pretty fun. I'm going to win some money out of this next year.
  3. javy knows my name
    For some reason, I remember hearing he had a problem with alcoholism. But I may be totally making that up. Very sad. RIP
  4. javy knows my name
    What rumors? That he is not going to be able to make a comeback? There was speculation that our pitcher-hoarding behavior indicated real concern with Garza's health by the front office.
  5. javy knows my name
    Offensively from the start last year what has changed? From the end of last season, we have basically 1 change in a lineup that was bottom 3 in runs and slugging, bottom 2 in ops and ob%. I am not sure nate schierholtz will be the big a fix. On the mound IF you call Shark and Garza even (questionable with health issues) from last year to this year then: Jackson replaces Dempster, usually I'd call it pretty even but Dempster was out of his mind last year. I don't see anyone on the staff putting up that 2.25 era over their 1st 18 starts. Maholm also was way above what I expected. 9-6 with a 3.74 era...I am not betting either feldman nor Baker matches that. Then some combo of the "scotts" ,villanueva or wood replaces volstad(obviously a step up) the bullpen looks better but is unproven especially fukikawa.Other than that the main guys are the same marmol,camp,and russell. So I would say on paper we aren't better than the start of last year. We really need a bat, and it probably needs to be at 3rd. What do we call this shape you made? As Mike Schur would say, it's Escherian.
  6. javy knows my name
    Your posts have more in common with an acrostic poem than prose.
  7. javy knows my name
    I've been asking myself the same question. I think my excitement about him was inflated because of just how bad our pitching outlook was around that time (2010, I guess?). I remember hearing ceiling of a #3 starter, which I kind of discounted as conservative. The fact is, that was our most exciting pitching prospect. I'd like to think that even if he bounces back, he's just borderline top-10 in our much-improved system.
  8. javy knows my name
    I didn't realize Johnson had significant injury questions. I was mainly referring to him being a solid bullpen piece if he doesn't stick in a rotation. And I really, really dislike yours and others' assertions that every pitcher's floor is the DL in perpetuity. For projection purposes, that's pretty intellectually dishonest, and a total cop-out. However, if he really does have durability concerns, I'll amend my statement to "I'll be damned if Josh Vitters is ever a contributor at the major league level."
  9. javy knows my name
    Lake - I'm kind of surprised Lake didn't make the top ten. I think he should go as soon as possible outside of it. I like him better than Vitters by a good margin, as I think he has the floor of an excellent supersub, while Vitters' is out of baseball in 3 years. And he's really close, assuming we can find a spot for him this year. Candelario - Mad love for Candelario. The power/approach combination is evident at low levels, and these are skills that don't really leave as you move up. There's been talk of him being moved to 1st, but I think he'll hit well enough to be a 1B, yet he'll stick at 3B. That makes him really exciting to me. Amaya - I've always liked his bat, and my love for him went through the roof when it was reported that he was a good defender at 2nd. I predicted around this time last year that he'd be better thought-of than Marco Hernandez now. I'm pretty sure that's the case, though I haven't done extensive homework on the subject. I really like that all of these guys who were top-ten are being pushed out of it to make way for the elite tier that Theo and Jed have cultivated (with credit for Baez going to Wilken/Hendry, of course). I think our 12-20 depth is really exciting, and these guys' upsides is a big reason why.
  10. javy knows my name
    I really don't believe that Vitters will improve his approach enough to hit in MLB. Voted Johnson because I think his floor is higher.
  11. javy knows my name
    Nobody in the NL will want him. People know what a butcher he is, moving him to the warning track only covers up so much. Even the Cubs know, that's why he only plays 7 innings. He's also a good bet to be hobbled at some point if he keeps playing the field. By all accounts he's a good guy and he can still knock the ball out of the park, so one would think his value would be to an American League team looking for a DH. Soriano has been above average defensively for a LF for like 3 of the last 4 years.
  12. javy knows my name
    Yes, if you exclude the last 3 rumored trades that fell through in the last year.
  13. javy knows my name
    hahahahahaha
  14. javy knows my name
    We're trying to find a way to fit them into a 70M payroll. Way too late for that. Once we fill out the roster, we're basically at $90 million. I guess we're going to have to sell the McDonald's hahahaha
  15. javy knows my name
    If the Diamondbacks are the next in line to get absolutely fleeced of their minor league talent, I would like to please be a part of it.
  16. javy knows my name
    Upper deck for life
  17. javy knows my name
    It's only a matter of time. If they would have just thought this way all along and not offered membership to any school with a football team, they could have kicked out the football teams, kept the Big East name and MSG for their conference tourney. Instead, they are probably going to have to go it alone without an auto bid to the NCAA tourney for a year or two and try to start a new conference. Bad planning. That being said, could be a very strong hoops league with like teams. Would be nice to get to 10 teams and play a home and home every year. That could be cool: Georgetown, Villanova, St. Johns, Providence, Seton Hall, DePaul, Marquette and then add Xavier, Butler, and St. Louis. All located in major metro areas in the East/Midwest. Cool idea. As a Marquette alum, this is making the best of a bad situation. Keeping the Big East name and MSG are the key assets to protect, but you're off base on the autobid. In order for a conference to have an autobid for basketball, there needs to be seven active Division I members that sponsor men’s and women’s basketball and sponsor a minimum of six men’s sports and six women’s sports. That's not a problem. YES, that officially makes this news excellent! Of course, the BCS money will probably be no more soon, right?
  18. javy knows my name
    I wonder if Sweum et al go "hey Castro, I'm gonna say something stupid about you to placate the media because they think brown people are lazy. Don't, um, pay attention to any of it."
  19. javy knows my name
    Wow, that trade isn't fair at all. The Rays traded for prospects that actually make them better immediately, too.
  20. javy knows my name
    Nope, I misread that. I thought it was ridiculous, but indicated just how scarce 3B help is this offseason.
  21. javy knows my name
    According to the Trib, the White Sox have agreed to a 3 year deal w/ Keppinger worth 12M TOTAL. That's a damn good deal, if accurate. Wasn't it being reported that he was asking 12 per?
  22. javy knows my name
    Then "FIP/XFIP" would be wrong; he's filthy. He has over 400 MLB innings pitched & less than 350 hits... Not by luck, it's by great pitching. Ooooohh, fun!
  23. javy knows my name
    Shocked it took this long for the Cheney joke. Offseason for posters here too I suppose. It came 4 posts before. And it was done much better.
  24. javy knows my name
    Hahahahaha karma
  25. javy knows my name
    5 of those one-liners cracked me up. Loving this.
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