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  1. 17 Seconds
    http://www.chicagobreakingsports.com/2010/09/cubs-ramirez-still-undecided-about-escape-clause.html Seriously? Mr. "I didn't show up for most of the season but now I'm hitting so it's cool." I'm not one to say that a player owes a team anything. However, after this year, I will actively root against Ramirez if he opts out using that excuse. He certainly didn't have a problem with the players on the team when he signed his big contract in 06. You mean when he took less so he could stay with the Cubs?
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    i like this because it makes both sides look bad
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    The article did not say that.
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    victor martinez is one of the more overrated players in baseball
  5. 17 Seconds
    I don't see what talent they've wasted. They're just not that good.
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    the 04 red sox are a bunch of jerks too. you're down 3 games to none in the alcs and dave roberts is stealing bases? gtfo
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    lincecum doesn't qualify this season.
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    you fish better quit running your mouths or i'll steal second AND third on you. test me, mother [expletive]. see what happens.
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    the only way jaime garcia qualifies for "big 3" status is if you look at ERA and nothing else
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    Halladay- 2.27 ERA, 190/26 K/BB, 1.04 WHIP, 7.99 K/9 Hamels- 3.18 ERA, 183/53 K/BB, 1.18 WHIP 9.1 K/9 Oswalt- 3.01 ERA, 161/49 K/BB, 1.08 WHIP, 8.2 K/9 What was the last 1-2-3 as good as this?
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    it's ignorant to dismiss what he's done this year, but it's also ignorant to ignore that coors has definitely helped his numbers. even your example of holliday shows that. holliday has OPSs of .973, 1.012, and .947 in his last 3 seasons with colorado. since leaving, he's gone down to .909 and .900 gonzalez has definitely been very good this season, but he's also definitely gotten a boost in his numbers from coors.
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    It was the FOURTH inning and his team was losing. He got himself not only into scoring position, but 90 feet away from home plate. Could have scored on a passed ball, wild pitch, base hit, etc. You can't expect to chip into a lead without scoring runs. yeah, but down so many runs, you don't need guys getting CS, you need runners on base. What if he had gotten thrown out? I guess the notion was more stupid than anything. The glove slam, and both catcher "collisions" definitely are douchey... go back and watch the clips. I'll let the SBs slide. Either way, all of the plays and incidents show Morgan as an idiot if nothing else. the glove slam is no more douchey than what ted lilly did Sure it is. Morgan thought it was more appropriate to slam his glove into the ground rather than think maybe the ball was still in play and thus award an inside the park homer to the O's. The D'Backs hit a homerun whether or not Lilly slammed his glove. ok, so maybe it was more stupid than lilly's. it still wasn't more douchey. it was exactly the same.
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    It was the FOURTH inning and his team was losing. He got himself not only into scoring position, but 90 feet away from home plate. Could have scored on a passed ball, wild pitch, base hit, etc. You can't expect to chip into a lead without scoring runs. yeah, but down so many runs, you don't need guys getting CS, you need runners on base. What if he had gotten thrown out? I guess the notion was more stupid than anything. The glove slam, and both catcher "collisions" definitely are douchey... go back and watch the clips. I'll let the SBs slide. Either way, all of the plays and incidents show Morgan as an idiot if nothing else. the glove slam is no more douchey than what ted lilly did
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    yea man racism is ruining the internet good thing it hasn't started happening in the real world yet
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    he went all milton bradley as he left the field afterwards didn't he just hit some fan in the head with a ball like a week ago after being heckled?
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    yeah i don't see how garza is a "big time SP"
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    His slugging has improved every year, which tells me that he has started to figure things out, and is better than his career .413 slugging in MLB. His .456 is good for 3rd on the current team among regulars, and would be good enough next year to be in the top 5 on the team. Not only that, but he is one of a few guys on the team over the last 3 years who consistently hits well with men on base. Just because getting on base is a stength, doesn't mean you automatically are providing the best production for your team by hitting in the leadoff spot. I don't think he would be out of place there, but I do "think" he would be more comfortable down in the order and would be more valuable to his team based on his slugging and success with men on base (.842 OPS) and runners in scoring position (.865 OPS). That is terrible terrible terrible reasoning. i don't think it even qualifies as reasoning
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    so the sharks got rid of nabakov so they could pay 4 million for niemi and niittymaki this season?
  20. 17 Seconds
    lead is up to 7. the reds ran away with the division in a hurry
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    but he wasn't a power hitting first baseman, so why penalize him for that? He was in that mold of first baggers like Will Clark and Olerud. Granted they both had a bit more power than Gracie, but they aren't Thome/Big Mac types. Would it have been nicer if he had more power? Hell ya. He still had a damn strong decade though. this makes no sense to me. i don't understand saying "he wasn't a power hitting first baseman", like that means it's okay that he didn't hit for power. it's like saying "michael barrett isn't a defensive catcher" after someone complains about his defense. mark grace not being a power hitter is a strike against him, at least when comparing him to others. it doesn't make his other stats better. power might not have been part of his game, but it's a huge part of THE game..... especially if you play first base.
  22. 17 Seconds
    Love Grace, but I'm not sure a .449 slugging percentage from a 1B (especially in Wrigley) is good enough to be a top 20 player for that decade.
  23. 17 Seconds
    i really want dunn, but man it's going to suck to have to put up with kaplan-esque meatheads whine about his skill set constantly.
  24. 17 Seconds
    brandon phillips igniting the cardinals will go down as one of the biggest blunders in ohio sports history
  25. 17 Seconds
    You mean his .335 OBP and sub .800 OPS?
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