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  1. champaignchris
    Can we please address the elephant in the room here? Willson has two 'L's in his name and Welington Castillo only has one. What is being done by the League and the Federal government to correctly apportion 'L's among MLB catchers?
  2. champaignchris
    To the extent that Bartman deserved any blame at all, it should have been absolved the moment Alex Gonzalez decided to play soccer instead of field that double play ball. The fact that the press staked out his house - or that we even know his name, for that matter - is inexcusable. Why did they freaking publish his name? What did that serve? While the press deserves the lion's share of the blame for what happened to the guy, had the Cubs pulled their heads out of their asses and pulled off a win in game 6 or even game 7, Bartman's name would have been forgotten and all would have been fine. I figure that the WS ring is as good an apology for the Cubs' part in the matter as you could expect.
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    He is signed through next year. So, this is the Mets gearing up to go for it next year when all their pitchers are healthy.
  4. champaignchris
    An aside on Molina... I'm going to find his HoF candidacy fascinating. He's without question one of the top 5 or 6 defensive catchers of all time. The guys in that group that are in the Hall (Bench, Rodriguez, Carter) all hit much better than Molina did. The guys in that group that aren't in the Hall (Sundberg, Boone) all hit far worse than Molina did. Molina is a great defensive player who was a dead average offensive player... OPS+ 98, with a career WAR in the 30s, which doesn't even put him in the top 25 among catchers all time. Does that get you in the Hall? When you take the whole package into account, he's probably not the best catcher in Cardinals history (Ted Simmon, not in the Hall), nor the best catcher of his generation (Joe Mauer and Russell Martin both have solid arguments, and if you consider the 5-years younger Buster Posey to be in the same generation, forget about it).
  5. champaignchris
    What else could it be? Don't think the Yanks are looking for more bullpen help. Carlos Gomez and Mike Napoli are both free agents at the end of the year, should come cheap, and could help shore up the Yanks' lineup a bit. Cashner is also a free agent next year and is arguably having the best year of his career. Although that 4.50 FIP would scare the Hell out of me.
  6. champaignchris
    Didn't Soriano actually turn himself into a pretty decent fielder after Sveum and co came in and actually, you know, started coaching him to play the position?
  7. champaignchris
    He still had a better season than he did last year.
  8. champaignchris
    Are we supposed to be disappointed if Kyle Schwarber "only" has a 14 year career and hits 460-something home runs? Dunn had a 7 or 8 year period where he was a really, really good offensive player. Seems like people only remember his time with the White Sox.
  9. champaignchris
    Trevor Cahill (and others) just got traded for Travis Wood (and others). http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/20148748/royals-get-starter-trevor-cahill-relievers-brandon-maurer-ryan-buchter-san-diego
  10. champaignchris
    This is why God made DVRs.
  11. champaignchris
    I like Rachel McAdams.
  12. champaignchris
    With only 8 plate appearances in the month of July, I was assuming it would be La Stella.
  13. champaignchris
    Morrissey... Because this deal also somehow made them worse this year? Because there's another pitcher out there the Cubs could have gotten that would have made them better this year? What did he want the team to do? Am I actually going to have to read that article to find out? I just don't.... understand.
  14. champaignchris
    There's a pretty good chance the Cubs just got the best pitcher to switch teams via free agency or trade or otherwise between now and trade deadline 2018. Barring a complete surprise, Darvish and Archer are the only two contenders, right? Or maybe you think Sonny Gray is on the same level as Quintana. Who else is there? Cueto? Teahran, if you trust him. And when you take the contract into account, all qualification goes out the window. And the Cubs didn't have to give up a player off their MLB roster. And the ~$15 million a year they save from '18-'20 because they don't have to spend that on a top-flight FA pitcher should allow them to sign free agents that will more than offset the prospects they had to give up. I just don't see how anyone can't be thrilled with this trade.
  15. champaignchris
    Kershaw's peripherals in the playoffs aren't as good as they are in the regular season, but they're still very good, and far better than what you'd expect from the results. He looks like small sample size bad luck to me. David Price has just gotten shelled in the playoffs. If Kershaw is a playoff choker, Price is some level beyond that.
  16. champaignchris
    I completely do not care. I'm gonna eat the HELL out of it anyway!
  17. champaignchris
    He's a FA after this year. The Cubs will let him walk. If Caratini isn't traded, he'll probably get a look this September and could be the backup next year. Or they'll sign a reasonably priced defense-first back up catcher free agent. Don't really think that's a position of concern.
  18. champaignchris
    If the Mets are selling and want to balance out their core, trading starting pitching for hitting prospects, is there a guy you go after? De Grom's worrisome health has been covered. Regardless of how the lat heals, Syndergaard looks like he has a ticking time bomb for a right arm and has demonstrated a less than cooperative attitude towards trainers. Harvey looks washed up. Wheeler missed two seasons and then just got hurt again, and might not be any good. Matz (who I really like) is five (?) years post TJS, just had elbow surgery again in the offseason, and has never pitched more than 140 innings in his professional career. Gsellman and Lugo probably aren't any good. Is there anyone there you trade a decent prospect for and then feel good about yourself?
  19. champaignchris
    Which could still be anything. Could just be something embarrassing, like texts with a girlfriend.
  20. champaignchris
    Derek Jeter probably had the right idea how to handle things as a young baseball star... Stay single, bang anything that moves, get married after you retire.
  21. champaignchris
    Binghamton Rumble Ponies?
  22. champaignchris
    Right. And that's got to be a real sonofabitch for catchers who are on the balls of their feet so much. No reason not to give him a day if it's sore.
  23. champaignchris
    Mookie Wilson. The 2nd best Mookie in MLB history.
  24. champaignchris
    At some point Mets pitching injuries will stop being funny. We have not yet reached that point.
  25. champaignchris
    Through no fault of his own, Grimm didn't give up a run that inning.
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