Dan Johnson, Tampa Bay Ray
by monkeyball on Apr 18, 2008 10:57 AM PDT
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It remains surprising that the Giants apparently had no interest in Johnson.
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I lol'd at the first comment on drumbeat.
“It gets hot in tampa, be careful with the sunscreen.”
by mikev on Apr 18, 2008 11:02 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
That would be much funnier
if Tampa didn’t play in a dome…
Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.
by PaulThomas on Apr 18, 2008 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
you would be wittier
if the Tampa Bay Rays played in Tampa & not St Pete
"I hurt people I'm a dick" Garry TA
by Crapper Jon on Apr 18, 2008 4:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think a new team and city will do him well
I think he will do better then alot of A’s fans think. Then A’s fans will bitch about him being released,lol.
by asfaninpismobeach on Apr 18, 2008 11:08 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Quite possible and would not surprise me either way.
but either way, I would also not be surprised if he hit for the cycle against us one game.
alaska A
by ak_A on Apr 18, 2008 2:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
DJ hitting a triple would take longer than the Padres-Rockies game
And what did we do once we discovered a rift in the fourth dimension? We launched a monkey into it. @('.')@
by monkeyball on Apr 18, 2008 2:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
sure there's no indication the giants
ever showed interest in DJ, but the rays got to claim him before NL teams had a chance, right?
does slusser have more recent evidence that the giants were still not interested in DJ?
A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05
by xbhaskarx on Apr 18, 2008 11:11 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
If they wanted him, they would have traded a low level prospect, is the theory she is going
on.
by theblackpearl on Apr 18, 2008 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
ah, i see. that makes sense.
A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05
by xbhaskarx on Apr 18, 2008 11:39 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
plus, she asked them several times, always got denials
And what did we do once we discovered a rift in the fourth dimension? We launched a monkey into it. @('.')@
by monkeyball on Apr 18, 2008 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don't doubt it, but...
...”plausible deniability” is standard operating procedure in MLB when questions are asked about potential interest and roster moves.
"Rebuilding" is loser mentality.
by UncleLeo on Apr 18, 2008 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thing is, most of their best prospects
are low level prospects. The only 2 guys with any real value in the upper levels of their system are Schierholtz and Bowker.
ZIPS: Milledge: 466 HR, 485 2B, 2282 hits, 278-379-524
by rfloh on Apr 18, 2008 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
somethin' beats nothin'
I don’t think Beane was looking for any sort of prospect with “any real value” in exchange for DJ.
And what did we do once we discovered a rift in the fourth dimension? We launched a monkey into it. @('.')@
by monkeyball on Apr 18, 2008 12:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not defending Sabean here
just saying that the Giants are in a position where a low level prospect could well be, and is likely, more valuable than an upper level prospect.
ZIPS: Milledge: 466 HR, 485 2B, 2282 hits, 278-379-524
by rfloh on Apr 18, 2008 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sometimes
nothin’s a pretty good hand.
Florida ain't no place for a self-respecting A's fan.
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 18, 2008 10:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
There are some pitchers lying around
Pat Misch, eg.
Not that the A’s need more generic arms, but whatever.
Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.
by PaulThomas on Apr 18, 2008 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ginats don't want A's ex-problem
Giants to me is in the same tough spot as the A’s were in before all their trades. Their major league team is not very good and going down hill, with not much help coming immediately from their farm system. The way to get out of it is trade and and all pieces of your ML team away to try to restock the farm system. If DJ is not good enough to be part of A’s future, then even though he’s an upgrade over what the Giants have now, he won’t be a viable piece for Giant’s future either. Why repaint the house now if you are going to have to rebuild very soon anyway?
by asfansince1989 on Apr 18, 2008 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, almost every former Athletic seems to do real well when they go to the NL,
he could have a very good career over there. He has hit extremely well in interleague play, I believe, but am too lazy to look at stats to confirm.
by theblackpearl on Apr 18, 2008 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
he's not in the NL...
President of the Joey Devine fan club as of 1/15/08. Accepting applications for other positions. "He has no equivalent." -Paul DePodesta on Jeremy Brown
by flipgatey3 on Apr 18, 2008 6:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Because, not every player on a good team needs to be a star
As long as a guy like Dan Johnson is cheap, he has value. He’s no worse than the Sean Casey’s, Doug Mientkiewicz’s of MLB. The money you are not paying DJ can be spent on someone else.
It’s when you have better options than DJ, that you dump him.
ZIPS: Milledge: 466 HR, 485 2B, 2282 hits, 278-379-524
by rfloh on Apr 18, 2008 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If the Rays claimed Johnson
then it wouldn’t matter if the Giants were interested. The Rays have priority in the waiver claims. Hell, it might just say that DJ was claimed by the first team that could claim him.
by Zonis on Apr 18, 2008 11:11 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
if they had any interest
they could have traded for him first for a bad of peanuts though
Let's have our Piazza and eat the Cust too - SPWC
by closetasfan on Apr 18, 2008 12:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Best
For all parties involved. Good luck DJ…
by river_cat28 on Apr 18, 2008 11:22 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Best of luck to Dan!
The candy and the baseball all night long: )
by Englishmajor on Apr 18, 2008 11:22 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Good luck DJ
Dan Johnson?
Dan Johnson.
May have to go ghostriding tonight in honor.
"Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it?"-Steve McCatty
by 5Aces on Apr 18, 2008 11:26 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
+5
President of the Joey Devine fan club as of 1/15/08. Accepting applications for other positions. "He has no equivalent." -Paul DePodesta on Jeremy Brown
by flipgatey3 on Apr 18, 2008 6:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good luck DJ!
I hope the crowd gives him a good ovation when he comes to town in May
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Apr 18, 2008 11:33 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
For what, exactly?
I mean, I’m not going to boo the guy or heckle him, but what did he do in Oakland to deserve an ovation?
by mikev on Apr 18, 2008 11:39 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
nothing.
unless fans want to give him a standing O for coming down with one freak injury after another.
i’m not blaming the guy, but -forget about double vision and whatever he came down with this spring- if he doesn’t get freaking vertigo in 2004 (when hatte was on fumes by the end of the season), the a’s make the playoffs.
A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05
by xbhaskarx on Apr 18, 2008 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Are you blaming DJ for no playoffs in 2004
When the entire rotation decided to throw like 8 year olds for the final month of the season?
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Apr 18, 2008 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
ovation as opposed to booing
there are a few former-A’s who should be booed. I don’t think DJ is one of them.
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Apr 18, 2008 12:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Silence is what we should greet him with.
by OldhamA on Apr 18, 2008 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
indifference
A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05
by xbhaskarx on Apr 18, 2008 9:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, I guess you & I can give him a 2-person ovation.
"Huston, you're hot!'' said first baseman Dan Johnson, dressed as a bottle of mustard.
by Poppy on Apr 18, 2008 3:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well at least the Heckler will be rooting for him now,
until his first slump of course
by theblackpearl on Apr 18, 2008 11:37 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Does this mean the A's will *not* be moving to Fremont?
Mint Chocolate Chip
by Ice Cream on Apr 18, 2008 11:45 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
So will DJ, now be Carlos Pena redux, go to
TB, and tear it up.
by theblackpearl on Apr 18, 2008 11:52 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I wonder where the Rays wil play him?
Maybe they’re going to move Johnny Gomes to the OF, and have DJ DH.
ZIPS: Milledge: 466 HR, 485 2B, 2282 hits, 278-379-524
by rfloh on Apr 18, 2008 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cliff Floyd is injured
DJ will, indeed, DH.
And what did we do once we discovered a rift in the fourth dimension? We launched a monkey into it. @('.')@
by monkeyball on Apr 18, 2008 12:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
he should love that, i mean really what
an opportunity to make hay. we will see what DJ is made of.
alaska A
by ak_A on Apr 18, 2008 2:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
hay?
And what did we do once we discovered a rift in the fourth dimension? We launched a monkey into it. @('.')@
by monkeyball on Apr 18, 2008 2:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh thats right. Farms? in Berkeley?
alaska A
by ak_A on Apr 18, 2008 3:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
DJ No Go to Giants
It is snarky, but I agree with Slusser. It is a mystery that the Giants had no interest in him. Aurelia is done.
by solotar on Apr 18, 2008 12:16 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
So long my Band Camp....
"Hasn’t the foggiest inclination toward winning ‘tall. Hates to win. Likes to be buggered."
by Jennifer on Apr 18, 2008 12:21 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
good luck DJ
remember when i had such high hopes for you… forever “on the verge.” hopefully you find better luck in tampa.
"I hope he arouses the fire that's dormant in the innermost recesses of my soul." - Ichiro on Matsuzaka
by ConditionOakland on Apr 18, 2008 1:30 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Never understood how DJ got into the dog house
He started his 2nd year 0 for 31, then with the eye problem, then he turned out to be just an average player. Is that all there is that put him in the Doghouse in Oakland, not just not getting playing time, but becoming the goat for the Fremont deal?
Buck started 0 for 22 (IIRC), and we still love him right? What if he remain oft injured like his 1st year, and never turn into a good player, will he be our next DJ? I’d like to think not.
by asfansince1989 on Apr 18, 2008 1:34 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Oh yeah, definitely wish DJ does well in Tampa
Hope he hits 40+ HR in a season, all against the RedSox and Yankees of course.
by asfansince1989 on Apr 18, 2008 1:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I blame Buck for the move of the A's to Las Vegas in 2025
And what did we do once we discovered a rift in the fourth dimension? We launched a monkey into it. @('.')@
by monkeyball on Apr 18, 2008 1:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Buck's annoying me right now.
I can overlook the fact he’s in a slump right now. It’s the constant stream of niggly injuries that I can’t stand.
by OldhamA on Apr 18, 2008 3:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Buck's swing annoys me
It’s that little bat circle flip he does as a timing mechanism, I think.
That, and the fact that he doesn’t take a stride, he just lifts his heel and rotates.
by mikev on Apr 18, 2008 3:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow, you guys are picky
If your co-worker types loudly, does he/she annoy you?
Ever consider being a yankees fan? I think a zero-tolerance policy is a must in NYC.
by asfansince1989 on Apr 18, 2008 8:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's not the typing loudly that bothers me.
It’s the way he always holds the SHIFT key for a 2-count for the first letter of every sentence. It’s like, “C’mon dude! Just type the rest of the word already!”
by ChrisCEIT on Apr 19, 2008 11:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And Future Ed, let me introduce
you to a few of my pals there’s the Sundance Kid, Chicago Slim and Tampa-Bay-Ray,
alaska A
by ak_A on Apr 18, 2008 3:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Too easy: "You can call me Ray ...
or you can call me DJ, but you doesn’t hasta call me JOHNSON.”
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
by The Dogfather on Apr 18, 2008 4:01 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Good luck to DJ
He seemed like a good guy.
by IM4Oakgal on Apr 19, 2008 12:51 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
so, would we have any interest in getting Gomes from Tampa?
He seems to be the odd man out in the TB OF/DH/1B carousel.
Good power, excellent plate discipline, RH bat, capable of playing a corner OF or 1B …
And what did we do once we discovered a rift in the fourth dimension? We launched a monkey into it. @('.')@
by monkeyball on Apr 19, 2008 9:19 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Excellent plate discipline?
I wouldn’t go that far….
Any offspeed pitch that is below is knees or on the outside corner, he flails at.
He hasn’t showed patience since his rookie campaign, he just gets nailed by pitches alot…
by Jacob Larsen on Apr 22, 2008 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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