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  1. Magnetic Curses
    :?: if there were a GG for each position, LF, CF, RF rather than just 3 CFers, he would have gotten one. does that answer your question? No way, he doesn't hit enough to get a gold glove. Didn't Abreu get one of the OF gold gloves this year as a RF? for the record, i'm not saying that no corner OFers get GGs. Dawson got more than a few in RF.
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    why did giles sign a huge contract with pittsburgh in the first place, then? Giles wasn't tearing up the league back then and who did SD have in RF? are you kidding me? the year before he signed the new deal (2000), he did this: .315/.432/.594/1.026 with 35 HRs and 123 RBIs! what the hell are you talking about?
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    Why would that have been illogical if he loves where he plays? because we don't know if he loves where he plays. he's been one of the biggest critics of the new stadium and it's effect on the numbers of left-handed hitters, for one. you just can't ignore the premier free agent on the market because he's from california and likes to surf, and then say: "he wasn't available anyways". the cubs didn't even sniff giles, even though signing him would have gone farther to closing the biggest hole on this team than a million free agent middle relievers would have. that's hendry's fault, he's a crappy GM.
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    I'd take a $10 million/year job in SoCal over a $12 million job in Chicago or NY. I'm insane tho. ;) i'd question whether any of us would know what we'd do if we lived in the dreamworld of professional sports.
  5. Magnetic Curses
    um.... 1. not all players make their homes in the cities that they play in. they also spend half of their time on the road anyway, so it's not really a big deal to live in san diego and play somwhere else. 2. players accept more money all the time to change venues. JD Drew was born and raised in Georgia, yet accepted 55 mil to play in LA. maddux could have gone to san diego, but accepted more money to play for the cubs. it's absolutely insane to suggest that players aren't affected by money, especially today. 3. giles would be a cub at 3/39, believe it. 4. by your logic, it's a wonder why anyone would sign with the cubs, considering that there are much more climatically hospitable places to play. why doesn't hawaii have a team? last time i checked, baseball was played primarily in the summer. and even in april, you're going to have to travel somewhere cold to play--the padres don't have any more home games than the cubs. Just because J.D. Drew decides to leave for $$$ doesn't mean Giles would do the same. 3/39 getting it done with Giles is a belief not a fact, there were several reports indicating the Blue Jays offered 4 yrs to Giles. the fact remains that there was never a report that hendry was interested in him. san diego may have been his first choice but turning down a ton of extra cash would have been illogical.
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    :?: if there were a GG for each position, LF, CF, RF rather than just 3 CFers, he would have gotten one. does that answer your question? No way, he doesn't hit enough to get a gold glove. david bell and jose lind have gold gloves, for crying out loud. EDIT:can't forget neifi!
  7. Magnetic Curses
    why did giles sign a huge contract with pittsburgh in the first place, then?
  8. Magnetic Curses
    :?: if there were a GG for each position, LF, CF, RF rather than just 3 CFers, he would have gotten one. does that answer your question?
  9. Magnetic Curses
    um.... 1. not all players make their homes in the cities that they play in. they also spend half of their time on the road anyway, so it's not really a big deal to live in san diego and play somwhere else. 2. players accept more money all the time to change venues. JD Drew was born and raised in Georgia, yet accepted 55 mil to play in LA. maddux could have gone to san diego, but accepted more money to play for the cubs. it's absolutely insane to suggest that players aren't affected by money, especially today. 3. giles would be a cub at 3/39, believe it. 4. by your logic, it's a wonder why anyone would sign with the cubs, considering that there are much more climatically hospitable places to play. why doesn't hawaii have a team? last time i checked, baseball was played primarily in the summer. and even in april, you're going to have to travel somewhere cold to play--the padres don't have any more home games than the cubs.
  10. Magnetic Curses
    Jones beats the helloutta Burnitz or Patterson in RF. People set their sights way too high for RF given who was available, i.e. nobody good. i want your reasoning on why jones "beats the hell outta burnitz". Younger, better d and speed. Burnitz is bound for a .700 ops. yes, not really, and who cares? oh yeah, and so is jones. burnitz, statistically, was the best defensive RFer in the NL last season--and would have been a GGer if they handed them out to corner OFers. i don't see how jones is any kind of upgrade. they had identical OPS's last season, assuming you don't weight OBP as a slightly more important stat, which i do. jones is no upgrade, and at 3 years, he's in the negative.
  11. Magnetic Curses
    If it's the same game I'm thinking of (in Houston) we were down 2-1 and his two run homer gave us the lead and eventually the win. it was a 3-run homer, i believe. No, it was a 2-run homer. He tied it at 3 in the 7th, and then Alou hit a 2-run homer in the 8th, and they won 5-3. I love watching Z hit. It's hilarious when he gets pissed off when he strikes out, and then he looks like he's going to break his bat over his leg. i think you're right, now that you mention it. whatever it was, it was the turning point of the season, not that i believe in any of that crap.
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    on the contrary, the biggest hillbilly tractor drivin' rednecks i've ever met are the ones I met in Wisconsin. Because they can afford nice tractors in Wisconsin. :lol: :lol: :lol: "I don't kno how to get 'im crops to gro, Hoss. i tried shootin' at 'im, yellin' at 'im, spittin' tabacky at 'im, playin' my ol' banjee to 'im. i'm plum stumped, bo!"
  13. Magnetic Curses
    Jones beats the helloutta Burnitz or Patterson in RF. People set their sights way too high for RF given who was available, i.e. nobody good. i want your reasoning on why jones "beats the hell outta burnitz".
  14. Magnetic Curses
    I'd like to see him start at AAA and see if he pitches well and it gives the Cubs a chance to see if Wood is coming back and if Rusch can handle being a 5. I'd love to see him pitch without the Baker effect hanging over his head. i'd rather see hill in rusch's spot and rusch fill in as spot starter and long reliever. i doubt they're paying rusch so much to do that, which makes it all the more ridiculous a signing.
  15. Magnetic Curses
    If it's the same game I'm thinking of (in Houston) we were down 2-1 and his two run homer gave us the lead and eventually the win. it was a 3-run homer, i believe.
  16. Magnetic Curses
    Well, it looks like he won't be traded, so it's time to throw him into the rotation and watch him sink or swim. he'll be 26 by the end of spring training, so he's losing value in terms of age, and why even hang onto him if you plan on starting rusch? he strung together 3 very successful outings in late june and july last season and then pitched poorly and was sent down. let's put him out there and see if he can handle it. give him at least 10 starts to begin the season, then re-assess his place in the organization.
  17. Magnetic Curses
    the only thing that has changed for prior is how teams have adjusted to him. his control was just as good in 05 as it was in 03--it's just that the way teams have approached hi9m has changed. instead of swinging the bat early, they've been putting the bat on their shoulders for the first couple of pitches, staying away from any questionable pitch, choking up and slapping at pitches when he's gotten 2 strikes on them. i may be wrong (because i believe that trusting in your own eyes when it comes to a 162-game season is foolish), but it seems to me that players were going up there and actually trying to foul away anything close against him, playing for the walk, extending the pitch count, and trying to get to him in the 5th or 6th inning. now, prior hasn't changed one bit, he's not less accurate nor has he lost any of his stuff, teams have simply said "screw it, we'll just play the field position game with this guy and hope he tires when he hits 100". this is not necessarily a negative on prior, i hjust hope that he's realized that he needs to adapt to the way guys are approaching him. he's going to have to pitch to throw his 2-seamer and changeup for strikes early in games, and he might have to throw some fat ones out there and hope he guesses right. this is where he could really learn something from maddux. he definitely needs to throw more groundballs. zambrano kills him in this area. z is able to go longer into games even with his much higher walk totals because he throws a sinking 2-seamer that is just too heavy to lift. for this one single pitch, i would take z over prior. if mark ever decides that he wants to develop one, he'll have my vote twice on sunday. prior is a power-control-strikeout pitcher that doesn't throw very many groundballs, which is a pitcher that can be gotten to and hammered with patience. i'm hoping that prior adapts, and i bet he will, because his stuff is just too good to waste.
  18. Magnetic Curses
    how much higher would the bears be if orton could make his reads more quickly?
  19. Magnetic Curses
    better idea: draft shelden williams or aldridge depending on where NY's pick falls--use our pick to take rodney carney.
  20. Magnetic Curses
    Benson doesn't sound like somebody who thinks he can go, according to the quotes I read this morning. I'd rather give him the 2 weeks off, same with Kreutz, Brown, Azumah and a few others. Give Ayanbendejo, Leon Joe and Cain plenty of time at LB. Let Haynes have a chance to show something at D end. Give Orton and Blake some time at QB. This team can make some noice in the playoffs if the defense is 100%, but there are too many banged up guys right now to get all excited about the team points record. i'd be hesitant to start grossman with kreutz being out, but kreutz definitely needs to be held out, no question. grossman needs more real-time reps, but the vikings don't seem like a team that would be averse to taking a cheap shot at the back of rex's knees.
  21. Magnetic Curses
    i don't like the idea of drafting a TE who needs to add so much, or is as raw as this guy sounds. i still wake up in the middle of the night after a flashback nightmare of the john allred draft.
  22. Magnetic Curses
    btw- i hope that we're sure that benson can go. i keep picturing boobie miles (or the guy who played him in FNL), another odessa/midland legend, trying to play with a torn acl.
  23. Magnetic Curses
    Apparently Turner said that Benson will get some carries....how much is a big question, but that could eat into the number of carries AP gets. well, if he gets the carries, he'll most likely be effective.
  24. Magnetic Curses
    I think he would be an average #2 at best. He's had success here and there, mainly between week 9 and week 12. He's had just 68 attempts this year. I don't see him as a starter, and I'd rather have my backup RB be capable of taking over when the starter needs to be replaced. "average at best" is a bold statement concerning a guy who has 356 yards on those 68 carries, good for a 5.2 average. i wish all our rb's were that average. I don't think there's anything bold about it. He's an ideal #3, playing solid special teams and providing the occasional burst in short durations. But he doesn't always put up the numbers, as he didn't do much before this year and hasn't done much since that mid season string of solid games. He's small but quick, a better Dennnis Gentry. judging by what? the career 47 carries he'd tallied before this season? nope. this season he's shown that he can carry a lot, a little, or in-between and still be effective. it's never a bad thing to have too many RB's, but to say that he'd be an average at best #2 is pure pessimistic speculation. i predict that he'll get 25 carries against minnesota and break 100.
  25. Magnetic Curses
    I think he would be an average #2 at best. He's had success here and there, mainly between week 9 and week 12. He's had just 68 attempts this year. I don't see him as a starter, and I'd rather have my backup RB be capable of taking over when the starter needs to be replaced. What he said. he's successful whenever he gets the carries. again, there's no reason to believe he wouldn't be quality. I'd like to see him maintain that average over a 20 carry game. I know Benson hasn't had that many carries, but at least he has the pedigree to back him up. With this last game being pretty meaningless, I'd love to see AP get about 15-20 carries, with Jones getting about 5-7, and Benson getting a few to get back in action. in his lone 20 carry game this season, he averaged 5 yards per and got 120 yards against the niners, who are middle of the pack against the run. plus, it was on a day when a 10 man front wouldn't have been crazy. granted
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