Adam Dunn wants 4 yr, 56 million
by ryanmoser on Jan 13, 2009 9:59 AM PST
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So offer him a 4 year 46 million and let him platoon with Giambi at 1st base/DH and he can fill in for the OF when needed. Move Barton or Cunningham in a deal for some depth at pitching. Even though Dunn is a brick on the defensive end, signing him would give us some many options for the future. He's out there for the taking and the market is going to be this weak forever.....beside Cust and Dunn together...only about 400ks
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Dunn can want it all he wants
There isn’t a market to support him getting it. With the current market, and the few teams left with the money to give Dunn his money, Dunn will probably get 3/33 million.
The A’s would not be acting responsibly if they offered Dunn a ridiculous contract like the one he’s asking for.
Sometimes life will strike you out on a curve ball and the only choice you have is to flip off the umpire and walk to first base anyway.
by Threepwood XX on Jan 13, 2009 10:09 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Dunn and Cust
That would be a lot of strikeouts!! I thought the A’s were going to work with Cust last year to cut down the strikeouts. If Cust was a right handed hitter, he would have the all time record for strikeouts!!
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by jayberwanger on Jan 13, 2009 10:11 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
It would also be a lot of getting on base and homers.
"We were s--, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
by lenscrafters on Jan 13, 2009 10:16 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
It amazes me that we still get these kinds of posts here
by thejd44 on Jan 13, 2009 10:41 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
What I wanna know
Is where the overlying “strikeouts are the end of us all” theme even came from. It wasn’t long ago that dudes like McGwire and Sosa were hitting home runs and striking out like there was no tomorrow, and nobody gave a flip. Now all of a sudden people need an excuse to keep Sosa and McGwire out of the Hall of Fame, so they were “one-dimensional” and their less home run proficient predecessors (or less juiced up, if you prefer, but whatever, that’s not a conversation I’m interested in) like Cust and Dunn and Ryan Howard are demonized because they strike out a bunch.
RagingHarden: Yeah if you get 20 starts out of me I'll be shocked. Like, I'll wreck my drawers.
by walk off bunt on Jan 13, 2009 1:27 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
People like to criticize ...
btw, I believe successor is the word you’re looking for … (see?) … it’s good fun … strikeouts are a clear and dramatic excuse for critique …
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by devo on Jan 13, 2009 1:50 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Heh
Successor. That’s the word I was looking for.
RagingHarden: Yeah if you get 20 starts out of me I'll be shocked. Like, I'll wreck my drawers.
by walk off bunt on Jan 13, 2009 1:54 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
people always cared
There is just a certain point of dominance when they had to stop arguing that mcgwire was worse than Omar Vizquel because of his Ks.
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by ChadGod on Jan 13, 2009 2:14 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Fans confuse the emotional impact of a strikeout on a fan with the true performance value of a strikeout. When someone sees a batter with somewhere north of 100 Ks, they see 100+ bummer trips which, even amortized over the course of a season, add up to serious emotional pain, even though there’s little actual on-field pain (at least vs other types of outs).
There’s also the pre-Reformation stigma of STRICKOUTS! as not having any work-value: at least someone who GIDPs is trying to get into heaven by pursuing good works, rather than relying on predestination.
a man has to have something to help the petite vanilla bean scones go down @('.')@
by monkeyball on Jan 13, 2009 2:39 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
How 
of you
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by doctorK on Jan 13, 2009 4:08 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Am I the only one who is far more depressed as a fan by weak-ass Bobby Crosby pop ups and ground outs
than any Jack Cust caught-lookings?
by thejd44 on Jan 13, 2009 8:10 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Not to mention the classic Kendall weak grounder to second.
That used to kill me.
by OldhamA on Jan 14, 2009 3:46 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
that's a great explanation
“this”
"Sweeney's a white Andre Ethier."--a white, drunk Billy Beane
by Cutthemullet on Jan 17, 2009 8:25 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I think you mean "strikouts"
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by WaddellCanseco on Jan 13, 2009 11:02 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
nope
he means ‘strickouts!!!!!111’
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by flipgatey3 on Jan 13, 2009 11:05 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Cust
He can’t play defense and he also leaves a lot of runners on base. I forgot, strikeouts and LOB don’t mean anything. Cust struck out 197 times!! Couldn’t imagine how many times he would of sruck out if he batted right handed.
If Cust is so f-ing good, why didn’t the A’s lock him up to a multi year deal, rather that a one year deal?
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by jayberwanger on Jan 18, 2009 7:41 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
He's out of his mind
56 million for a strikeout machine changing to the harder league.
NO thanks
by Trainman on Jan 13, 2009 10:15 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
And he likes to kick puppies. Puppies!
by thejd44 on Jan 13, 2009 10:41 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm going seal clubbing with him on Saturday
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by Ovale Fan on Jan 13, 2009 10:43 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Good
Nobody liked his music anyways.
by train80 on Jan 13, 2009 11:00 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
qotm
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Jan 13, 2009 11:26 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I scond that qotm
and third it and fourth it and…
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by adragon on Jan 13, 2009 11:54 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
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"Sweeney's a white Andre Ethier."--a white, drunk Billy Beane
by Cutthemullet on Jan 17, 2009 8:27 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I think that Dunn should sign the best one year deal he can get and hope that the market
for him is better after the 2009 season.
by A'sfaninNC on Jan 13, 2009 10:17 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
STRICKOUTS!!
Thanks for tomorrow 'cause I've had enough
by andeux on Jan 13, 2009 10:20 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
I just want $5
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Jan 13, 2009 10:25 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
no, you want $10
"Sweeney's a white Andre Ethier."--a white, drunk Billy Beane
by Cutthemullet on Jan 17, 2009 8:27 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
SOrry Dunce
Big Crybaby needs Tough Love.
Either he owns up to the idea that the market for his caliber
SO + awful defense > HR + OBP if 4/$56M is TRUE.
I agree with A’sfaninNC —> take a 1 year deal or be prepared to saddle up and tighten that belt for a deal a little better than 3-yr $35M. Beane doesn’t need him, but could use him. Although I’m sure Giambi was hoping his paycut not only endeared him back to the G N’ G Nation but would be used to add more talent.
It's just more exciting with Billy Beane running the team.
by ru155 on Jan 13, 2009 10:27 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
What makes Dunn a crybaby? Why call him Dunce?
His Ks + defense are not greater than (whatever that actually means) his power and on-base ability.
Yet, despite all this, I also think it’d be a good idea for him to take a one-year deal. Just not with the A’s. He would’ve been a better option than Giambi, but now it just won’t work.
by thejd44 on Jan 13, 2009 10:43 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I can't tell whether I should be more concerned about the content, the capitalization scheme, or the idiosyncratic symbolic logic
a man has to have something to help the petite vanilla bean scones go down @('.')@
by monkeyball on Jan 13, 2009 10:52 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
haha
Wow, totally was on a bender when i hit that posting (i’m east coast time). name calling was a bit over the top, but it was too easy + the SO worked great and i needed to be consistent in the title.
The math….
I suppose I was saying that we probably couldn’t afford to add another poor defender and big strikeout guy to our current line up. With Giambi and Cust already here we don’t need Dunn that badly.
Tough Love was about not getting your way (huge contract in a saturated market), no matter how much of a fit you throw.
It's just more exciting with Billy Beane running the team.
by ru155 on Jan 14, 2009 12:01 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
agree with you ru155
I brought that point up in another post when Giambi was signed. Hopefully, that was part of the paln when Beane brought back G.
by mrod on Jan 13, 2009 9:17 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Beane should focus on pitching right now
The lineup has great potential despite some fears of injury and possible decline in production (or in Chavvy case not returning to previous production). I would still like to see someone with more experience in the rotation.
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by micdog2001 on Jan 13, 2009 10:37 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Agreed
I’m more satisfied with our 2-5 hitters then I am with our 2-5 starters. I still think we could use bullpen help as well.
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by Ovale Fan on Jan 13, 2009 10:44 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
The trouble is that pitchers aren't being deeply discounted in the market like hitters are.
Lowe’s signing for 4/$60M or something right?
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Jan 13, 2009 11:05 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Correct
I don’t see any pitching bargains out there. The Lowe signing may induce the Mets to bid up Sheets’ price, and Wolf + Byrd….meh
by CapgrasDelusion on Jan 13, 2009 11:19 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not sure about spending $$$ on pitching
If the A’s have been proficient in anything, it’s developing pitchers. So, if they can manage 3 good starters out of the current rotation, and supplement with prospects or free agent pickups/trades, I think the rotation will be OK. What the organization hasn’t done well (recently) is develop offensive production, so that’s where the money should be spent.
by Athletic Supporter on Jan 13, 2009 12:53 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Generally I agree
But a 2 year commitment to Sheets isnt going to kill anybody when we traded away the rest of the rotation.
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by ChadGod on Jan 13, 2009 1:16 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
He will if he doesn't pitch
That’s the rub.
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by Nico on Jan 13, 2009 2:29 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
So Ben Sheets kills people when he's not pitching?
He’s like the Dexter of starting pitchers. Awesome. Sign him. Then tell him where Bobby Crosby lives.
by thejd44 on Jan 13, 2009 8:13 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
What about when he's done with Crosby?
We don’t want our clubhouse to turn into Final Destination like last season, only this time the IR move is permanent.
by OldhamA on Jan 14, 2009 3:49 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
"That’s the rub."
You mean like Ben Gay?
by mrod on Jan 13, 2009 9:19 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
He could be, I suppose
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by Nico on Jan 13, 2009 10:12 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Not that there's anything wrong with that
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by doctorK on Jan 14, 2009 10:33 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
The Lowe deal
was a good deal for Lowe. Smoltz is getting what 5 million? I’m not sure you can use that deal as a market standard. He had some leverage being the best pitcher on the board but not many pitchers from here on out will have that. And relief help has always been the most affordable position to fill and we will feel the loss of Street if we don’t get a quality arm down there.
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by Ovale Fan on Jan 13, 2009 3:22 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah
Just ‘cuz the Braves went all “crack fiend trying to sell cheeseburgers” in trying to land Lowe— "c’mon, baaaaaaaaby, I need this!"—doesn’t mean that other clubs have to do the same in their own negotiations. If Boras thinks he can leverage Lowe’s contract into getting similar numbers for a player like, say, Oliver Perez… well, he’s probably right since he’s dealing with the Mets. But in general, I don’t think poor decisions by a few GMs will really set the market for the remaining pitchers, anymore than the Yankees’ deals for Sabathia and Teixeira set the market.
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by Joey C. on Jan 14, 2009 12:04 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Sabathia seems to have set the market for Lowe, and probably Perez
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by WaddellCanseco on Jan 14, 2009 7:09 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I agree ...
For similar dollars (as Dunn will get … fewer than he wants, obviously) but hopefully fewer years, I’d go for Sheets. He’s a much better fit.
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by devo on Jan 13, 2009 12:00 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
another starter
Mulder is looking more likely all the time. Pedro may be a good 1 with low base and alot of incentives. I like Sheets but wondering how bad is his medical reports for him to have no offers.
by Arcman on Jan 13, 2009 2:14 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
That's probably about what he ought to get...
Given the current contract environment, though, he’s not going to. I’m not even sure who the putative contractor team is.
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by PaulThomas on Jan 13, 2009 10:44 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
I see Derek Lowe got 4 years and 60 mil
with Atlanta
by Trainman on Jan 13, 2009 10:56 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
I didn't expect that. No one else had been rumored over $40M
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by WaddellCanseco on Jan 13, 2009 11:05 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Braves are desperate. They pulled a Sabean: bidding against themselves
"We were s--, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
by lenscrafters on Jan 13, 2009 11:59 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Does this mean that Lowe will have re-signed with the Dodgers by tomorrow?
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by Nico on Jan 13, 2009 2:30 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
no, they wont' do that
it will be the Day After Tomarrow.
facepalm.jpg
by Zonis on Jan 13, 2009 2:54 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Me, too. Any takers?
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by The Dogfather on Jan 13, 2009 11:19 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
yep - pitching market is currently not discounted
but the hitting market is. We need to act now or landing a player like Dunn while the market is right. Giambi is close to retiring Holliday as 1/2- 1 year left with us then were back to Chavy, bust and company…not good. Dunn might not seem like the perfect signing for this year, but it could the next year. He is discounted andis a billy Beane type player. Even better, if we can get him for 3yr/33million and as for pitching, I like a few low risk high reward type players for 1-2 years max as our entire AAA starting rotation will be taking over the next few years. If Beane wanted to spend money on sheets he would have just kept Harden, Haren and Blanton.
by ryanmoser on Jan 13, 2009 12:13 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
he didn't trade them to dump money
he did it to restock the farm system. Money was definitly considered (it is more effecient to pay a bunch of young guys a few million than one guy a few million) but IMHO it wasn’t the driving factor in those trades.
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by micdog2001 on Jan 13, 2009 3:59 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Way off
when I initially wanted Abreu or just another offensive peace to the A’s lineup besides SS It made me think we can have a great OF but if we dont take care of our SS problem with pathetic crosby then it will hurt us more then adding a dunn or abreu period
We need to sign Cabrera when the time is right for a cheap price, hopefully it will happen and no one else will.
Time to compete now !
by UniqueDefiance on Jan 13, 2009 12:19 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
While I agree that Abreu is a bad option and Dunn is a redundant option
I don’t agree that the team NEEDS to upgrade Crosby. If they upgrade everything else, and it’s possible they have (excepting Ellis and Suzuki, both of whom are likely to be better than in 2008), that will more than make up for one suckfest at the bottom of the lineup.
by thejd44 on Jan 13, 2009 8:15 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I think we will sign cabrera -
for around 6-8 million for 1 year – but I would rather not. Cabrera is an upgrade over crosby, but not 6-8 million more. I would rather use that money on a big bat then give it to a rent a year player in cabrera – Plus Cabrera is a cancer in the club house – he always has problems. I would rather have crosby/petit or Pennington then cabrera. Now, if we could get Cabrera for 3.5 million – then I take the cancer
by ryanmoser on Jan 13, 2009 12:29 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Which "big bat" do you propose getting?
Dunn? Where does he play? Manny? You’ll need more money than that.
If Cabrera is an upgrade over Crosby, then he’s an upgrade over Crosby no matter if he gets $2 million of $15 million. If you’re looking for the A’s to improve, then Cabrera and/or starting pitching is the way to go.
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by brenarlo on Jan 13, 2009 12:38 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
You are the first person to think that paying $3.5million for cancer
is a good deal.
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by Nico on Jan 13, 2009 2:31 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Think of the Camel Cash!
I’ll get that #$%*! dart board after all!
Ryan Sweeney: I probably irrationally embraced him before you did.
by Joey C. on Jan 14, 2009 12:05 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
My grandpa always said if you smoked enough Camels
you would grow a hump on your back….. :0
by mrod on Jan 14, 2009 6:03 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
My sex life is more like a dromedary -
One hump if I’m lucky.
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by Nico on Jan 14, 2009 7:15 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Poor bastard.
< hires blind camel to escort Nico out for the night >
by mrod on Jan 15, 2009 12:15 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I don't date guys, and if I did
I wouldn’t go for Angel Hernandez anyway. But thanks.
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by Nico on Jan 15, 2009 8:03 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Crosby will be our ss
I can’t see the A’s dumping Crosby’s salary and paying 6-8 million on top for a small upgrade. I think we have to get used to the idea of Bobby doing his thing for one more year.
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by Dalesman on Jan 13, 2009 3:06 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I agree Dalesman
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by micdog2001 on Jan 13, 2009 3:59 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
J.P. Riccardi on Adam Dunn
From June 2008…
If J.P. Ricciardi is not alone in his assessment, Adam Dunn might be in for a rude surprise in free agency this fall. Dunn has hit 40 home runs four years running, the only major leaguer to do so.
Ricciardi, the Blue Jays’ general manager, has a Wednesday night radio show on Toronto’s the Fan 590. The power-starved Jays are in last place in the AL East, and a caller asked Ricciardi on Wednesday why he had said he would not be interested in trading for Dunn. Keep in mind that the Dodgers’ Ned Colletti and the Angels’ Tony Reagins hear the same suggestion all the time, and not unjustifiably.
Instead of treading lightly, as most general managers do when asked about a player on another club, Ricciardi challenged the caller.
Ricciardi: “What do you know about Adam Dunn?”
Caller: “He’s a great hitter. He’s a power hitter. He’s a …”
Ricciardi, cutting him off: “He’s a lifetime .230-.240 hitter that strikes out a ton and hits home runs.”
Caller: “Yes, he hits home runs, which none of the Toronto Blue Jays are doing.”
Ricciardi: “Do you know the guy doesn’t really like baseball that much? Do you know the guy doesn’t have a passion to play the game that much? . . . I don’t think you’d be very happy if we brought Adam Dunn here. I think you’d be one of the guys calling me on Wednesday night complaining about all the deficiencies the guy has. We’ve done our homework on guys like Adam Dunn, and there’s a reason why we don’t want Adam Dunn.”
by Athletic Supporter on Jan 13, 2009 1:04 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
The reason he doesn't like guys like Adam Dunn is because J.P. Ricciardi is an idiot that does not know how to evaluate what makes a baseball player talented.
“He hits .230 and strikes out a ton” He sounds like an unintelligent baseball fan running a shitty baseball franchise.
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by miggyk2 on Jan 13, 2009 1:11 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Sounds right.
I mean, what good teams has Ricciardi worked for, anyway?
by Nate on Jan 13, 2009 1:40 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
You would think that he'd have picked up a little skill through osmosis.
er.. diffusion.
by mikev on Jan 13, 2009 1:59 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
An unintelligent baseball fan...
…and Billy Beane disciple. Are those two mutually exclusive?
Bob Geren and Ken Macha both enjoy jai lai.
by CarGon's Jock on Jan 13, 2009 2:01 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
He was probably trying to appeal to the dumb fans and smart fans simultaneously
While knowing full-well that he would offend the really smart fans in the process.
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by ChadGod on Jan 13, 2009 2:17 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Can't please everyone, or can you?
Eveland rocks! Eveland rocks! Somewhere Drew Carey just smiled.
by miggyk2 on Jan 13, 2009 2:20 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
To me this does show a lack of intelligence on Riccardi's part -
not for disdaining Dunn’s skill set, but for trashing a player through the media when you don’t have to.
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by Nico on Jan 13, 2009 2:33 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
It makes you wonder why Billy values the skill set of Jack Cust, yet Riccardi does not.
Billy and J.P. are basically cut from the same cloth. Maybe it has to do with the cost of Cust v Dunn.
Eveland rocks! Eveland rocks! Somewhere Drew Carey just smiled.
by miggyk2 on Jan 13, 2009 2:48 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
It's all about cost
Beane wouldn’t be interested in Jack Cust’s skills if they came with a 4 year, $56 million price tag.
by methodrampage on Jan 14, 2009 10:55 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I would be.
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Jan 14, 2009 7:09 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
The best was when he then lied about talking to Dunn and clearing the air.
When Dunn heard JP said that, he said it never happened. Dunn also said, “If anything happens, I ain’t going to Toronto. I can eliminate one team. I’m not converting my dollars to loonies and toonies just yet.” I love that quote
by thejd44 on Jan 13, 2009 8:17 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Dunn to the A's would make Oakland Strickout City
with Dunn and Cust running for Mayor and Hannahan and Crosby acting as their campaign managers. Giambi begins his second term as District Attorney, mentoring ADA Barton. And of course, we get the return of Superintendent Chavez.
by scatterbrian on Jan 13, 2009 1:05 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
What would playoffs symbolize in this scenario?
Eveland rocks! Eveland rocks! Somewhere Drew Carey just smiled.
by miggyk2 on Jan 13, 2009 1:12 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I think they're still a City Council member or two short of making the playoffs
by scatterbrian on Jan 13, 2009 1:18 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Don't forget Chavez
If he plays a full year (ha ha!) he would definitely be elected to high office.
by jdr on Jan 14, 2009 11:05 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
On the plus side ... strickouts!!!!!1
help to run up pitch counts …
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by devo on Jan 13, 2009 1:52 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
But if we did get Dunn, we'd have a very high chance of the Three True Outcomes occuring back to back to back
Cust: HR
Dunn: HR
Giambi: HR
Cust: BB
Dunn: BB
Giambi: BB
Cust: K
Dunn: K
Giambi: K
facepalm.jpg
by Zonis on Jan 13, 2009 1:19 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
or all three in one inning
Cust: BB
Dunn: K
Giambi: HR
and so on….
by scatterbrian on Jan 13, 2009 1:22 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
27 true outcomes!!!111!11!
Save Rajai Davis
by oakinboston on Jan 13, 2009 1:49 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I feel like I'm playing a game of Risk
And trying to figure out which combination of cards will net me the most armies.
by thejd44 on Jan 13, 2009 8:17 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
"KKK? Ugh, that isn't good."
Ryan Sweeney: I probably irrationally embraced him before you did.
by Joey C. on Jan 14, 2009 12:08 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Dunn seems to be pretty funny in the lockerroom
He called the Reds Broadcasters from the dugout in Cincinnati during a rain delay:
link
He also liked to give rookie Jay Bruce a hard time, calling him one morning during spring training to tell him he was in the lineup in the morning game and to get out of bed (he was playing the afternoon game).
I’ve loved having him in the lineup for the last few years in Cincinnati. If there’s a way he could play in Oakland, I’d love to continue rooting for him. I don’t see it working, sadly.
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by JJ on Jan 13, 2009 1:33 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
I think it's funny (relatively)
One of the reasons Dunn gets so much grief is because he actually has a personality (and a brain) so he doesn’t just repeat the same boring cliches over and over. Which is funny, because we complain about how players are so boring and their interviews suck … then when one actually acts like a human and not like a drone, we start banging the jerk-complainer-doesn’t-like-baseball-drum.
by jdr on Jan 14, 2009 11:10 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I guess.
But I find a lot of things funny that others get offended at, I guess.
It was a practical joke on a rookie — that’s funny. Also, calling the broadcasters with the dugout phone is funny. ESPN even did a spoof like that with Ozzie Guillen adn the bullpen phone.
by mikev on Jan 14, 2009 2:08 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
"and let him platoon with Giambi at 1st base/DH"
The ol’ lefty/lefty platoon? A defensive platoon?
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by salb918 on Jan 13, 2009 1:38 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Well...
when we want a power-hitting guy and aren’t too concerned about defense or batting average, we put in Dunn, and…wait a sec…
by Nate on Jan 13, 2009 1:44 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I’m just amazed at the idea of paying someone $14 million a year to platoon.
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by marcello on Jan 13, 2009 2:55 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Getting it Dunn
Getting Adam Dunn serves as an offensive parachute in the event we cannot re-sign Matt Holliday at the end of the season. It softens the blow of losing of Holliday if we do. In that case, all we would need is to sign say, Xavier Nady in place of Holliday. Hey, I am all for keeping Matt Holliday for more than one year, but if we don’t, then we can use the windfall of losing his $13.5 million in 2009 to affordably pay for Dunn beyond 2009 and then maybe add an outfielder to replace Holliday. Go get Bobby Abreu as well this offseason.
by Bubby's Bashers on Jan 13, 2009 1:54 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
we wouldn't need to sign Nady
we’d just promote Cunningham.
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by Zonis on Jan 13, 2009 2:56 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
You seriously want Dunn, Holliday, Abreu, Cust, AND Giambi on the same team?
You realize one of those players would have to play CF?
by Rocktopus on Jan 13, 2009 4:46 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Wait a second
Maybe we just play without Crosby and with 4 outfielders.
Cust is LLF, Dunn in LCF, Holliday in RCF and Abreu in RRF.
by methodrampage on Jan 14, 2009 11:01 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Platoon Defensive positions
Dunn and Giambi would be in lineup almost everyday, just platoon position! — bunch of poindexters in here. Thank god Buddy Bashers is smoking the right stuff – its exactly what I said earlier – If we sign Dunn for a discount this year due to the downfall of economics of baseball, it will look like a smart deal come 2010 and beyond when these guys are getting 100 million + …Plus, it give us an insurance policy when Holliday walks, Giambi retires to teach a “sliding” class with her brother and we’re left with Bus,t Chavez and Co. Beane would only sign Cabrera for one year only and with Crosby contract were talking 13-14 million for the SS position this year…doesn’t make sense….But I do agree – leave your Nady in your pants – no need for him
by ryanmoser on Jan 13, 2009 3:20 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
a man has to have something to help the petite vanilla bean scones go down @('.')@
by monkeyball on Jan 13, 2009 3:30 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Now I can't find Nady.
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by Nico on Jan 13, 2009 4:17 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
so do i
but im not getting that contract either
that's gold jerry, gold!!!
by 9Custs on Jan 13, 2009 5:08 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
hes got a right to demand any contract he wants
and teams have a right to not pay it. The market will determine his true value
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by harendaman365 on Jan 13, 2009 7:08 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
other strikeout players
Some of the other players that have been mentioned that strikeout a lot. Have you noticed that some of these other players drive in a ton of more runs than Cust? Cust for MVP!!
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by jayberwanger on Jan 18, 2009 7:45 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
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