DLD 8/18/09 - The Day After Signing Day!
by mikev on Aug 18, 2009 10:00 AM PDT
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You people bore me. Here, have a fresh new DLD to do stuff with please. I had a late, late game last night and am sitting here half dead. ENTERTAIN ME.
Oh, yeah, links. After the jump!
#1 overall pick Stephen Strasburg signed for a record 15.1 Million dollars. Crazy. Will he make a big league start this year?
As reported HERE, the A's signed Green, Krol, and Stassi. Awesome.
Some guy is supposed to sign a contract to play football with some team in Minnesota or something. Frankly, I've never heard of the guy before.
LOL, I don't know why this seems funny to me : The Nationals set a new spending record for a draft. Obviously this is because they gave Strasburg eleventybillion dollars, but still. They had another Top 10 pick (Drew Storen), and the total they spent on bonuses this year was almost $11.2 Million dollars. I wonder how much they're going to have to pay Bryce Harper next year?
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Re: Your NFL link
Here’s hoping the Vikings go 0-16 this season.
"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden
by doctorK on Aug 18, 2009 10:10 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Wow, could the Lions really win 2 games?
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Aug 18, 2009 10:12 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Depends.
Do they play the Raiders?
"There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want" -Bill Watterson
by nevermoor on Aug 18, 2009 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
QOTM
“I’m not really into football a whole lot anymore, but I do hate the Raiders” division.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
by mikev on Aug 18, 2009 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, I just love irrational Raider hate!
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by Rated-R Superstar on Aug 18, 2009 10:57 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Irrational? IRRATIONAL?
DOES ANYTHING LOOK DIFFERENT HERE?
Awesome:
NOT awesome:
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
by mikev on Aug 18, 2009 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
That sucks.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Aug 18, 2009 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
In addition, young man,
to being more aesthetically pleasing, the bleachers were actual bleachers, and even during their heyday (88-90/91), if you were there in the day during the week, you could spread out—lie down, even.
Twitter went down today--if only there were some short, shallow, self-indulgent way to express my horror.-Stephen Colbert
by Leopold Bloom on Aug 18, 2009 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Feet up on the row below you,
elbows up on the row behind you.
And you could actually see the entire field.
Heaven.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Aug 18, 2009 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yes. yes, it was.
And your name is way too close to Nate.
Twitter went down today--if only there were some short, shallow, self-indulgent way to express my horror.-Stephen Colbert
by Leopold Bloom on Aug 18, 2009 12:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Totally agree
I spent so many summer days out in those bleachers in the late 80’s and early/mid 90’s. Good lord I miss those days…
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Aug 18, 2009 2:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
life was so simpe then...
Ellis for President
by tosk on Aug 19, 2009 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
because if mt. davis wasnt there
people wouldnt just find something else to complain about
Don't confuse me with the facts, my mind is made up!!
by naq92 on Aug 18, 2009 7:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
like the team moving to LA?
( despite the full stadium every weekend?? )
Ellis for President
by tosk on Aug 19, 2009 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i still don't understand
how you all got over that.. let that slide.. moved on..
Ellis for President
by tosk on Aug 19, 2009 2:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah. The crappy team.
and not the (formerly) wonderful stadium that is now pretty much a shithole, and the godawful looking outfield grass during the last 2 months of the season.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
by mikev on Aug 19, 2009 9:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Better than irrational Raider love
"There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want" -Bill Watterson
by nevermoor on Aug 18, 2009 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
There is such a thing? That’s news to me, you know. We don’t get any kind of positive attention anywhere.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Aug 18, 2009 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why on earth would that be?
The team sucks
The coaches suck
The owner sucks
The team effed the A’s when they moved back
Where’s the room for positive attention?
Also, your response strongly suggests that you didn’t read the article. You might find it interesting.
"There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want" -Bill Watterson
by nevermoor on Aug 18, 2009 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You sound like someone who’s really, really bitter and someone who doesn’t know much — if anything at all — about the NFL, then.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Aug 18, 2009 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
There's no way to improve on Poz in responding to this, so I won't try (linked above)
This of course comes up again because it now appears that Raiders coach Tom Cable may have busted the jaw of his own assistant coach Randy Hanson during a staff meeting. At last check, Hanson has not said who on the staff busted his jaw — and Hanson is the same guy suspended by the last head coach Lane Kiffin for mouthing off after a loss to Denver, so there are probably no shortage of candidates. But the suspicion is it was Cable.
And … well, why not? The Raiders have been such a source for comedy fun the last few years that having a coach punch out another coach during a meeting just falls right in line. This, after all, is the team that hired Tom Walsh to be offensive coordinator, this after Walsh had been running a bed and breakfast for six years. I do have to admit that one of my favorite little column asides came during a classic Raiders-Chiefs fiasco back in 2006, when I tried to imagine what was happening in the sideline conversation between the always confused-looking Art Shell, Tom Walsh and the overmatched quarterback Aaron Brooks. The Raiders had the ball on the Chiefs 8 yard line late in the game with a chance to win.
Brooks: "What do we do now?"
Shell: (Inaudible)
Walsh: "You know, I faced a similar situation at the Hansen Guest Ranch bed and breakfast in Swan Valley, Idaho."
Brooks: "What did you do?"
Walsh: "Crullers. People love crullers."
Shell: (Inaudible)
Brooks: "You know, I could just run up to the line and talk to one of the other offensive linemen while the center snaps the ball to nobody."
Walsh: "No, we did that last week. OK, forget crullers. How about we just serve a continental breakfast, you know, a nice assortment of fruit and breads?"
Shell: (Inaudible)
Of course Brooks promptly threw an interception and lost the game.
Ah, memories. The Raiders have gone 24-72 the last six years under the watchful eyes of coaches named Callahan, Turner, Shell, Kiffin and Cable. They have had JaMarcus Russell, Andrew Walter, Josh McCown, Daunte Culpepper, Aaron Brooks, Ronald Curry, Kerry Collins, Marques Tuiasosopo, Rich Gannon and Rick Mirer start games at quarterback over this beautiful period. There have been countless preposterous losses and two books worth of hysterical moments. They were one of two teams that lost to the Kansas City Chiefs last year, and they lost mostly because they tried this jaw-dropping fake-field goal where the plan — the PLAN — was for the holder to snap the ball between his legs to a sprinting Sebastian Janikowski, the Raiders 250-pound kicker. Tom Cable* was coaching then. You wonder if someone wanted to hit him in the jaw.
*Did you know that Tom Cable’s sole head coaching job before he became coach of the Oakland Raiders was as head coach at Idaho? He went 11-35 in four years. After being offensive coordinator at a UCLA team that made it to Las Vegas and Sun bowls, he was hired to be offensive line coach for an Atlanta Falcons team that went 7-9. He then was the Raiders offensive line coach and led the Raiders to the 25th ranked offense. He was then hired as interim and finally permanent head coach. Well, it just makes sense.
Of course, you can’t talk about the Raiders without trying to guess what’s going on in the Al Davis Sanitarium. I love the fact that in late 2007, Al was sitting in his suite with Minnesota’s sportswriter version of Al Davis, Sid Hartman, and Davis said that he did not want to retire until he won TWO more Super Bowls. I just love that. Two more. I mean, what the heck, when you are living in Lala Land, might as well BUY a home rather than rent. We don’t get too many peeks into the Howard Hughes existence of Al Davis, but those peeks we do get tell us that you don’t want to know what’s in those bottles.
That covers my first three points (team, coaches, owner). Mikev’s pictures cover the fourth point. I’m very bitter about the fourth point, not at all about the first three (indeed, they make me happy). As for knowing anything about football, which of us is arguing that 24-72 does not suck?
Be a Raiders fan all you want, just don’t expect a ton of sympathy from non-Raiders A’s fans. Also, accept the current state of your team for what it is.
"There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want" -Bill Watterson
by nevermoor on Aug 18, 2009 12:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’ll accept the current state of the team because I know it’s in better shape than what you give it credit for. You obviously don’t follow the team.
Be a Raiders fan all you want, just don’t expect a ton of sympathy from non-Raiders A’s fans.
Stop acting like whiny little babies all the damn time.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Aug 18, 2009 12:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh boy.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Aug 18, 2009 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Chaz Schilens just broke his foot and so I’ll go cut myself repeatedly now.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Aug 18, 2009 12:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You jinxed us, kid.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Aug 18, 2009 12:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m such a failure.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Aug 18, 2009 12:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Everyone hates the Raiders, that's fine.
They have done little to prove they’ll be even a .500 team this year.
But I think they will. Jamarcus is underrated by a lot of people (Black Quarterback stereotype?). They have what could be a devastating offense. Their Run D still is F’d. If they can find a consistent run stuffer, I think they could win the division.
Warriors, Stupidest franchise in the league.
"It takes a special kind of anti-mojo for a team to miss the playoffs 14 out of 15 seasons. Like, say, the Warriors under Chris Cohan."
by kenntoe on Aug 18, 2009 4:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It’s not like this team hasn’t made improvements. Going 5-11 last year with no running backs or fullbacks and that’s clearly the strength of the team. Russell was really good down the stretch last season for a guy just starting for the first time. A 3-3 record isn’t all that, but when five of those six teams were at least .500, you can see where we are and where we’re headed as a young team on the rise.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Aug 18, 2009 4:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Whoa, really?
It’s been almost ten years since I’ve followed football, but is there really still a stereotype that black quarterbacks aren’t as good? I thought that was put to rest some time in the 1990s.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
by iglew on Aug 18, 2009 4:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's been forty years since desegregation, and most of the old canards are still believed by a disturbing percentage of white people...
Linda's in the cold ground, won't see her anymore
Somewhere out on the highway tonight, the drunken engines roar
It's just one of those things, one of those things
-- Al Stewart, "Accident on 3rd St."
In memory of Nick Adenhart and all victims of drunk driving
by PaulThomas on Aug 19, 2009 1:28 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm going to respectfully disagree here.
I do believe there’s still racism and prejudices, but I also think they’re a lot more muted and subtle than they were 40 years ago, especially here.
Twitter went down today--if only there were some short, shallow, self-indulgent way to express my horror.-Stephen Colbert
by Leopold Bloom on Aug 20, 2009 4:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
AN's new mantra?
There are stages to being a fan of bad teams: Anger first, then numbness, then irrational hope, then renewed anger, then realization, then finally this resting place of compromise where fans will either pull back their support or mock their own teams or call for change or simply decide to enjoy the small triumphs.
"If, by 'journey', you mean, 'me coming to terms with my manlove', and the destination being 'Jack Cust' then yes. I agree." -bobnothing
by dtownmbrown on Aug 18, 2009 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This has been numbness year for me.
I couldn’t tell you without looking how many games back we are.
"There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want" -Bill Watterson
by nevermoor on Aug 18, 2009 12:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
me neither...
I think my “numbness” stage included a side of withdrawl.
"If, by 'journey', you mean, 'me coming to terms with my manlove', and the destination being 'Jack Cust' then yes. I agree." -bobnothing
by dtownmbrown on Aug 18, 2009 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Games back?
Shit, I don’t even know the record without looking.
Outman, fighter of the Hitman, champion of the K, he's a master of scoreless innings and friendship for everyone.
by walk off bunt on Aug 18, 2009 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
19. Only cause I looked earlier in the day.
I wanted to see if we could beat Seattle out for 3rd place. Unfortunately, since the ASB, we’re both exactly .500 and we’re 8 games behind them.
by LoneStranger on Aug 18, 2009 3:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Irrational? The whole show is run by a zombie!
Just eat brains, baby.
by Joey C. on Aug 18, 2009 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh would you stop it already?
love him or hate him, the man is still a big part of NFL history and yes, he pisses me off as well las many Raider fans, but give the man his due.
Zeigler to Geren…."A-Rod? He’s my bitch." -alox
by mrod on Aug 18, 2009 6:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Also ignorant.
Anyone who knows anything about zombies knows that they eat BRAAAAINS, not hearts.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
by iglew on Aug 20, 2009 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Interesting, long story on baseball's efforts to build an African-American fanbase in Philadelphia
from the Philadelphia Inquirer.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Aug 18, 2009 10:15 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
David Wright is “embarrassed” by being on the disabled list and plans to return as soon as he can.
Wright suffered a concussion after being hit on the helmet with a fastball from San Francisco’s Matt Cain.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Aug 18, 2009 10:27 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Rangers Trading for Pudge
Bring Jerry back!
by ZigFan31 on Aug 18, 2009 11:02 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
That’s cute.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Aug 18, 2009 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
They should go get Juan Gonzales and Raffy Palmeiro too
make it a “Rangers who used PEDs” reunion.
by cityplANner on Aug 18, 2009 11:06 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Of course we can't really have the high ground
after bringing Big G back into the fold this year.
"No matter what I talk about, I always get back to baseball." - Connie Mack
by GoA's on Aug 18, 2009 1:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not sure when it comes to steroids,
we’ll ever really have the moral high ground.
Twitter went down today--if only there were some short, shallow, self-indulgent way to express my horror.-Stephen Colbert
by Leopold Bloom on Aug 18, 2009 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
At least we didn't sign Bonds
like many here wanted to.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
by iglew on Aug 18, 2009 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
(I would've rooted for him,
but I’m a whore)
Twitter went down today--if only there were some short, shallow, self-indulgent way to express my horror.-Stephen Colbert
by Leopold Bloom on Aug 18, 2009 2:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is Ivan Rodriguez the best catcher to ever play in a game
Answer in full sentence form with these required vocabulary words:
Yes.
Most definitely.
Yes.
Best Ever.
Eventually, my colleague and I trotted from the two-bit seats to the three-bit seats to get a closer view of the action. - Jlaff on Turn Back the Clock Day
by designatedforassignment on Aug 18, 2009 11:08 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
okay
Even Ivan Rodriguez would have to freely acknowledge that Johny Freaking Bench was yes, most definitely, yes, the best ever at the catcher position, though he would have to reserve judgment about the possibility that Josh Gibson just might have been better than both of them.
by jakarta on Aug 18, 2009 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Johnny Bench?
Solace: Law says he's a fourth OFer
PaulThomas: I think Keith Law is only a fourth analyst
by hero66 on Aug 18, 2009 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bench, yes.
If you want to argue that Piazza or Ivan are top 20 all-time players than that’s how highly you need to estimate them to have them surpass Bench. Bench was the best defensive catcher anyone had ever seen, in an era of running games on fast surfaces he was the stopper and was an elite hitter over his 12 or so years behind the dish.
The eras skew things, and the PED whispers have long been there regarding both Piazza and I-Rod. But what you had with Bench was a catcher who played defense like I-Rod, and hit like Jim Rice, in an era where his numbers aren’t suspect and where shutting down the running game was more of an issue.
by jakarta on Aug 18, 2009 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
and I cribbed this from an old BTF discussion
favorite Johnny Bench stat:
in the post-season from 1970-1976, 42 games total, he stole 6 bases and was never caught. If his 7 teammates had been as good, that would be 48 SBs, or more than one per game.
he allowed TWO steals in the 42 games. That is a pace whereby opponents would total 7 stolen bases for a 154-game season. Consdering that they played teams like Philly, Oakland, Pittburgh, NYY, all who ran pretty well, that just astounds me.
by jakarta on Aug 18, 2009 2:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's the thing
I’m of the belief that if we can’t really quantify catcher’s defense, you can’t definitively say that one was better than the other defensively. Sure, Bench had a much better rep, I’ll give him that, but is that enough for him to overcome Piazza’s offensive edge?
Solace: Law says he's a fourth OFer
PaulThomas: I think Keith Law is only a fourth analyst
by hero66 on Aug 18, 2009 4:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If you assume that catcher defense is totally unmeasurable, the winner is Piazza
If you don’t, but assume that there’s no way to really know degrees of “good” (i.e. where does Pudge rank) or “bad” (i.e. where does Piazza rank), you find yourself looking at hitting stats and just crossing off bad defensive catchers.
Pudge isn’t anywhere near the top of the hitting lists.
"There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want" -Bill Watterson
by nevermoor on Aug 18, 2009 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Im a big believer in immeasurable and valuable catcher defense
I just can’t prove it yet. Pudge was IMO the best defensive catcher in the game dominated behind the plate for more than a decade and along with being the 22nd best offensive catcher ever, I think that qualifies him for best.
He was one of my favorite non A’s to watch and after Terry Steinbach my favorite catcher growing up. I was a catcher in my playing days and so I always looked up to him.
Eventually, my colleague and I trotted from the two-bit seats to the three-bit seats to get a closer view of the action. - Jlaff on Turn Back the Clock Day
by designatedforassignment on Aug 18, 2009 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's what's so hard about arguing catchers.
If Pudge is far and away the best defensive catcher ever, he might well be the best overall. That, however, is assuming a lot (and purely subjective, other than his strong throws to second).
"There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want" -Bill Watterson
by nevermoor on Aug 18, 2009 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I've heard anecdotally that
for much of his career Pudge resisted participating in meetings with pitchers, and from that it has been speculated that part of the poor performance of Texas pitchers is attributable to him.
Do you think there’s any basis to that?
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
by iglew on Aug 18, 2009 1:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
FWIW
Fosse complained that he was lazy at blocking balls
by Future Ed on Aug 18, 2009 2:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
and I've heard he steals the pen from the desk at the bank.
Twitter went down today--if only there were some short, shallow, self-indulgent way to express my horror.-Stephen Colbert
by Leopold Bloom on Aug 18, 2009 5:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah - speculation but still...
It was said that Pudge would get his pitchers to throw a larger amount of fastballs when a runner was on to increase his chances of throwing out the runner.
Make of it what you will
by DeJay on Aug 19, 2009 2:14 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Seems unlikely to me he would deliberately
give up hits to pad his stats. That’s pretty extreme.
But if knowing certain guys are prone to steal and he could get them out perhaps made him marginally more inclined toward fastballs, that’s understandable. And indeed, if he really could get them out enough so that the numbers worked out in the team’s favor, then that’s a legitimate strategy.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
by iglew on Aug 19, 2009 2:22 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I guess it’s a quiet news day.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Aug 18, 2009 11:29 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Matt Purke
Rangers fan’s are pissed over at lone star ball, one of two first rounders not to sign
by CallMeDragon on Aug 18, 2009 11:34 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Well, their owner is broke.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Aug 18, 2009 11:39 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Texas League Triple Crown?
Double-A Midland’s Chris Carter went 2-for-5 on Sunday, and entering Monday, he was leading the Texas League in batting (.329), hits (152), runs (103), doubles (40), total bases (262), walks (75), on-base percentage (.425), slugging (.567) and OPS (.993). He was tied for the league lead in homers (22) and third in RBIs (94) in 117 games.
"If, by 'journey', you mean, 'me coming to terms with my manlove', and the destination being 'Jack Cust' then yes. I agree." -bobnothing
by dtownmbrown on Aug 18, 2009 11:51 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Please
Don’t " Adam Piat" Chris Carter!
"Twenty minutes," says Jack Sr. "Thank god for Billy Beane."
"Any fan that wants us to do that is going to be disappointed because that just isn’t us." - Wolff
by ST on Aug 18, 2009 12:06 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
Shit.
feel free to summon the power
"I did nothing. I did absolutely nothing, and it was everything that I thought it could be." -- Peter Gibbons
by dtownmbrown on Aug 18, 2009 12:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
leading in 9 catagorys most of which are more importand than RBI?
what kind of a crown is that?
"Gratuitous gesticulating together sounds even better"
by OmahaHi on Aug 18, 2009 10:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have 1 extra ticket to each of the following Kings of Leon shows:
1) St. Louis on 9/30/09 (face value)
2) Nashville on 10/13/09 ($130)
Both are GA. Anyone want to buy ’em?
"Smells like summer camp!"
by Jennifer on Aug 18, 2009 12:29 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
No.
but HI BFF!
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
by mikev on Aug 18, 2009 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Damn.
What up?
"Smells like summer camp!"
by Jennifer on Aug 18, 2009 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh just chillaxin.
You?
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
by mikev on Aug 18, 2009 1:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Killing time until I can take my next percocet.
Bhahaha.
"Smells like summer camp!"
by Jennifer on Aug 18, 2009 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mom?
Twitter went down today--if only there were some short, shallow, self-indulgent way to express my horror.-Stephen Colbert
by Leopold Bloom on Aug 18, 2009 1:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, yeah!
Wait, crap, I’m in Oregon.
But if I was anywhere near there. It’d be on like the proverbial Donkey Kong.
by Joey C. on Aug 18, 2009 5:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey Joey, random question...
do you go to Duck football games?
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Aug 18, 2009 6:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Religiously
Autzen is just plain crazy on Saturdays.
by Joey C. on Aug 19, 2009 5:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You don't have an email in your profile
can you email me?
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Aug 19, 2009 10:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
should've seen South Bend in the late eighties.
Twitter went down today--if only there were some short, shallow, self-indulgent way to express my horror.-Stephen Colbert
by Leopold Bloom on Aug 20, 2009 4:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Groupie.
ElQuesoCapitan: Grant Green stings the sting of a million Cliff Penningtons.
by pam5981 on Aug 18, 2009 6:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I know, it's awesome.
I’m staying with the random internet people again. So. Much. Fun.
"Smells like summer camp!"
by Jennifer on Aug 18, 2009 7:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Are you no1fanilow?
Am I the only one here who thinks Alfonso and Ramiro when I see that band’s name?
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
by iglew on Aug 19, 2009 2:05 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Who is going to Giambi Walking Papers Bobblehead this Friday?
by LoneStranger on Aug 18, 2009 12:55 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Do you reckon they'll trot him out to say hi?
by bobnothing on Aug 18, 2009 1:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What else is he doing?
Scouting for a new In’n’Out location?
by LoneStranger on Aug 18, 2009 1:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm assuming you're using the clockwork orange sense of 'in 'n' out'
by bobnothing on Aug 18, 2009 1:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I still have my Milton Bradley DFA bobblehead
wonder how much that is worth…
by TerrySteinbach on Aug 18, 2009 1:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
...about that time, I realized that the girl scout stood about three stories high and looked like a monster out of the paleolithic era...
Twitter went down today--if only there were some short, shallow, self-indulgent way to express my horror.-Stephen Colbert
by Leopold Bloom on Aug 18, 2009 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dammit monster! Get off my lawn! I ain't giving you no tree-fitty!
by LoneStranger on Aug 18, 2009 2:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
We WORK for a living in this family!
Twitter went down today--if only there were some short, shallow, self-indulgent way to express my horror.-Stephen Colbert
by Leopold Bloom on Aug 18, 2009 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That might be the best South Park ever
It had everything.
"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin
by Helloooo 1st on Aug 18, 2009 3:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
For me, that one is second tier.
Very good, but not among the top few. I think my favorite is the Mormon one.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
by iglew on Aug 18, 2009 3:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
the broken internet one
had the best ‘climax’ ever…
by jlanning17 on Aug 19, 2009 9:03 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
There's got to be a morning after...
by jakebmill on Aug 18, 2009 3:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
if we can hold on through the night.....
by LoneStranger on Aug 18, 2009 3:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Succubus rocked.
I loved Korn’s Groovy Pirate Mystery too.
Twitter went down today--if only there were some short, shallow, self-indulgent way to express my horror.-Stephen Colbert
by Leopold Bloom on Aug 18, 2009 4:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
damn it, woman!
That’s why he keeps coming back!
Twitter went down today--if only there were some short, shallow, self-indulgent way to express my horror.-Stephen Colbert
by Leopold Bloom on Aug 20, 2009 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought in CO it was just "in-out", no 'n'
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
by iglew on Aug 18, 2009 1:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah, you're right
I was just making a joke to pass the time on a slow afternoon
by bobnothing on Aug 18, 2009 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's a "collectible" now
Or at least that’s what the A’s are calling it
by TerrySteinbach on Aug 18, 2009 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yearn for the days of the generic bobblehead
Oh, when you could alter the doll simply by the changing the name on the back of the shirt.
I am Ray Fosse's infatuations with Clay Wood and high-definition television.
by franks a lot on Aug 18, 2009 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Stephen Strasburg barely made the deadline last night.
Stephen Strasburg signed his record-setting, four-year, $15.1 million contract only 77 seconds before midnight.
If Strasburg hadn’t signed by then, he would have re-entered the draft next year. Instead of cursing Strasburg and hard-nosed agent Scott Boras this morning, Nationals fans can hope better days are coming.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Aug 18, 2009 1:01 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Jake Peavy will not make his debut for the White Sox on September 3 against the Cubs because the team doesn’t want him running the bases.
According to a report, Peavy’s debut will come on Aug. 28 at Yankee Stadium at the earliest. He is expected to pitch for Triple-A Charlotte on Tuesday and Saturday.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Aug 18, 2009 2:26 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
David Wright and Matt Cain met to shake hands on Monday, two days after the Giants pitcher hit the Mets third baseman in the helmet with a fastball.
“He said, ‘I understand it was an accident,’” Cain told about his conversation with Wright.
Wright had already received calls and text messages from Cain.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Aug 18, 2009 2:27 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
It doesn’t look like the Tigers are interested in free agent pitcher John Smoltz.
“It’s probably not a fit for us,” Detroit general manager and president Dave Dombrowski said, “but we could still sit down and talk about it.”
The Tigers are believed to be happy with their pitching staff.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Aug 18, 2009 2:29 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Angels outfielder Torii Hunter loves the pressure the Rangers are putting on them in the division race.
“That’s good,” Hunter said. "You want that push. You don’t want a 20-game lead and to be so comfortable that you get to the playoffs and lose your mojo.
“You want to be pushed to the end, and I tell you what, Texas is not going an-y-where. Their pitching and defense is much better than it’s been in the past.”
The Rangers are 4 1/2 games back of the Angels in the division.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Aug 18, 2009 2:30 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Just be sure to bring the Wild Card west,
…along with the head of Theo Epstein.
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
by The Dogfather on Aug 18, 2009 2:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jack Cust speaks out
about the Mitchell Report and steroids in general.
"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin
by Helloooo 1st on Aug 18, 2009 3:25 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Wow.
Were there any Red Sox on the report? To me, that’s kind of a joke. How does that happen? It’s coming out now with guys on that team. [George Mitchell] worked for the Red Sox — they spent all kinds of millions of dollars — and then no one there had their name brought up.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Aug 18, 2009 3:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I really love that part, actually.
Especially considering Manny and Ortiz have both failed tests
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
by mikev on Aug 18, 2009 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
"and the guy who made all the money off it happened to work for the Red Sox,"
who did he just accuse of (lying, cover up, unethical conduct, profiteering) on the report?
Former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell released his report in December 2007 and of the 85 players mentioned, none of them were Boston stars. Mitchell has been a director of the Red Sox since 2002.
That pretty ballsy Jack. Your not afraid to talk shit about anyone I see. Has any other ballplayer called out Mitchell so directly? Or any Directors of teams? Those are some pretty big allegations of innuendo.
And did he just call out and cast suspicion all the players from the 60’s, 70’s, and 80’s with his “you don’t know” comment? More direct innuendo about other ballplayers well before his time.
I think there are going to be more than a few groups of people writing his name on a black list tonight.
"Gratuitous gesticulating together sounds even better"
by OmahaHi on Aug 18, 2009 10:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Definitely ballsy,
but this statement sure sounded to me like it had been thought out beforehand and probably run past a publicist/agent/attorney, so I’m guessing it was a deliberate insinuation, not just a careless outburst.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
by iglew on Aug 19, 2009 2:09 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good for him.
The Mitchell report was a goddamn joke.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
by mikev on Aug 18, 2009 3:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dude Im agreeing with like everything you are saying today.
dead right on the Mitchell report.
Eventually, my colleague and I trotted from the two-bit seats to the three-bit seats to get a closer view of the action. - Jlaff on Turn Back the Clock Day
by designatedforassignment on Aug 18, 2009 4:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm right a lot.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
by mikev on Aug 18, 2009 5:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That’s why ZigFan likes you better.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Aug 18, 2009 5:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is valid point.
Bring Jerry back!
by ZigFan31 on Aug 20, 2009 3:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Time to create another Custcentric fanpost
Seriously though, good for Cust
“You still hear it every time you go into a stadium. They want to get on you for something and talk about that,” he said. “To me it’s never been something that was ever anything that was true. No test results, no nothing. For your name to be brought up because of something said by someone you played with in the minor leagues, to me was a little weird. It’s something I’ve had to deal with and other guys have had to deal with.”
More than a little weird. It’s ridiculous.
I'm a happy seal
by SwisherThresher on Aug 18, 2009 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like this response a lot better than
his initial response when the report came out.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
by iglew on Aug 18, 2009 4:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And hopefully
it won’t make him look really, really stupid someday. The next trip to Boston should be fun.
"PECOTA can pretty much kiss my ass."-Nico
by jeepers on Aug 18, 2009 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
His denials are much hedgier now.
Evidence against him is just hearsay = fact
Never had a positive drug test = fact
Steroids have been around for a long time and were much more commonplace than they are now = fair assessment
Mitchell report was a joke = valid opinion
None of that Clemens-style “I’ve never done any PEDs and they’re all a bunch of liars!” blanket denial like in his earlier statement.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
by iglew on Aug 18, 2009 5:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And careful to mention he's taken lots of supplements
just in case some inflamed Masshole reporter decides to do some investigative reporting.
"PECOTA can pretty much kiss my ass."-Nico
by jeepers on Aug 18, 2009 7:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not to mention clarifying
what he actually said to bigbie which can easily be “telephoned” into “I’m taking steroids” by someone inclined to want to feel important.
CuttheMullet, from "The Thread":
"Whenever I’m about to do something, I think "would an idiot do that?" and if they would, I do not do that thing."
by DMOAS on Aug 18, 2009 8:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, that and that.
By the way, I was not being facetious when I said I like this statement a lot better. I really do like it better.
I don’t hold it against Cust that he used steroids. I don’t especially like it, but like many have pointed out, use was rampant in those days and it was hard not to go along with it, so it’s pretty understandable.
I did hold it against him when he categorically denied it, because even though, no, I couldn’t prove a case against him, I still basically thought that was complete bullshit, and I thought less of him for being either a bald-face liar or in complete denial.
This new tack — careful and cagey, but also with ballsy counterpunches — I think is totally fine.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
by iglew on Aug 19, 2009 2:18 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You know, it's like I always say. If you're going to crash a car at Laguna Seca
Make sure it’s a vintage Ferrari worth 8 million dollars.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
by mikev on Aug 18, 2009 3:30 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Shitty, but
if you click on the high-res gallery in that link, and then click through the pics it’s like a flip-book of the accident..
Excellent pictures, as well.
"I did nothing. I did absolutely nothing, and it was everything that I thought it could be." -- Peter Gibbons
by dtownmbrown on Aug 18, 2009 5:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bobby Crosby is unlikely to play tonight due to his calf tightness.
Regarding Crosby, manager Bob Geren said, “Today is not the day.”
So here’s the lineup: Kennedy 3B, Davis CF, Suzuki C, Hairston LF, Garciaparra 1B, Ellis 2B, Everidge DH, Sweeney RF, Pennington SS.
Geren said he’d still like to go to a six-man rotation to limit the innings the A’s young starters are throwing; Brett Tomko would be part of it, especially after last night’s outing, and Dallas Braden would complete it when he’s ready to go again in September.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Aug 18, 2009 5:47 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
everidge as DH next year?
… Tommy Everidge got his third start of the year at DH today, and I’m thinking he’ll get about 100 or more starts there next year. I just don’t see Jack Cust in green and gold next year, and Everidge probably isn’t good enough on defense to be an everyday first baseman. But as his man-sized home run off Sabathia showed, he’s got Custian pop, and he’s more of a complete hitter. And he’s cheaper. No-brainer.
so now i look to the cust-lovers (i too am a fan of jack cust) to give us a decent comparison of the 2 players. my question is how does that shape our 1B situation? barton as the starter? i’m a little pre-occupied with work right now, so i’m drawing a blank with the full implications of the idea of not re-signing cust. anybody feel like mapping out the possible lineup(s) without him?
also, it sounds like maybe things will turn around with buck. it would be nice to see a solid september from him so we could maybe feel like RF was decided, and part of the decision involved never having to put cust there again, going into 2010.
by jlanning17 on Aug 19, 2009 8:58 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Looks like Cust is being sat in his favor already
It is a no-brainer IMO.
Hope Buck turns it around. He seems to have the right atitude.
by Trainman on Aug 19, 2009 9:40 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
TOTAL no brainer!!!
Sit the .230 hitter in favor of the… .230 hitter!
BRILLIANT!
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
by mikev on Aug 19, 2009 9:48 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yep
It is brilliant. Let’s see what Everidge does for the rest of the season B4 we make judgements. We know Cust won’t get much over .230.
Give the young guys a chance. They know what Cust can do. Now this guy deserves a chance be it at 1st or DH in which case Cust seems to the the one that sits when Everidge DH’s.
by Trainman on Aug 19, 2009 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cust sat against Sabathia
I assume that was because CC is a LH, and Geren wanted to go with as RH a lineup as possible (which still unfortunately had to include Sweeney and AK).
I don’t think it’s a sign of anything more than that.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Aug 19, 2009 10:15 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yes i agree
i wasn’t surprised to see cust on the bench last night based on the matchup. i don’t think last night was an intentional sign of things to come at all.
one thing that got me thinking reading the earlier part of this DLD (after i posted) was the prospect of cust being blackballed by other mlb teams after he spoke out about the mitchell report. i wonder if that would have any impact on oakland’s negotiations with him. like i wonder if beane might be more inclined to keep cust if beane feels cust might not be able to catch on elsewhere due to some blackballing.
anywho, my real concern is 1B (and DH) if we let cust go. PT, you’re good with the numbers and you’re back in the saddle, what do you think? since most people agree that carter won’t be ready for mlb until maybe september 2010 or mid-season at the earliest, who do we plug in?
by jlanning17 on Aug 19, 2009 10:44 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Barton.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
by mikev on Aug 19, 2009 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
...whom we should plug into 1B tonight.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Aug 19, 2009 11:22 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Move Barton to 3B, put Everidge at first, leave Cust at DH.
Problem solved, plus gets rid of the haunting spector of Adam Kennedy continuing to be an Athletic next season.
Linda's in the cold ground, won't see her anymore
Somewhere out on the highway tonight, the drunken engines roar
It's just one of those things, one of those things
-- Al Stewart, "Accident on 3rd St."
In memory of Nick Adenhart and all victims of drunk driving
by PaulThomas on Aug 19, 2009 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Barton to 3B?
Where have I heard that before?
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
by mikev on Aug 19, 2009 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
why hasn't he played 3B in a few years?
has that just been because oakland wanted him to be a 1B? if it works, it would be a simple and painless solution to the 3B situation for a year or 2 at least.
by jlanning17 on Aug 19, 2009 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
SSS and everything...
but in 18 games at 3B at Sacto in 2007, Barton had 32 assists, 8 POs, and 9 E’s, for a fielding % of .816.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Aug 19, 2009 4:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
There really isn't any comparison
Cust’s current ZiPS projection is a wOBA of .364. Everidge doesn’t even HAVE one, but his wOBA so far has been .312 and I doubt any projection would have him much higher.
You’d basically have to be completely off your head acid-tripping insane crazy to start Everidge at DH over Cust.
Linda's in the cold ground, won't see her anymore
Somewhere out on the highway tonight, the drunken engines roar
It's just one of those things, one of those things
-- Al Stewart, "Accident on 3rd St."
In memory of Nick Adenhart and all victims of drunk driving
by PaulThomas on Aug 19, 2009 12:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm guessing that Big Urb's opinions
don’t carry much weight with Cust-lovers anyway.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
by iglew on Aug 19, 2009 2:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Did you know you can post from your mobile device while waiting in the Kaiser lab to get your blood drawn?
by LoneStranger on Aug 19, 2009 9:08 AM PDT via mobile reply actions 0 recs
BTW, there is a lady here wearing her #5 Matt Holliday jersey presented by Crush.
by LoneStranger on Aug 19, 2009 9:10 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
omg
Derek Jeter is underrated.
-The dude responsible for this mess
Proud member of the "Don't Trade Marleau" Club
by idunno723 on Aug 19, 2009 11:35 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
That's actually a really great article.
Recommended for Jeter haters and Jeter lovers alike.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
by iglew on Aug 19, 2009 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Nationals are close to naming Diamondbacks vice president Jerry DiPoto their general manager, according to sources.
DiPoto will replace acting general manager Mike Rizzo, who signed pitcher Stephen Strasburg to a record-breaking contract prior to Monday’s midnight deadline.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Aug 19, 2009 12:34 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
The Dodgers have interest in head-hunting pitcher Vicente Padilla, according to a source.
Padilla is expected to clear waivers on Wednesday afternoon and could sign with a new team soon after. The Rangers placed him on waivers this Monday.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Aug 19, 2009 12:36 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
John Smoltz will accept a contract offer from the Cardinals, sources confirmed.
Smoltz is expected to be the team’s fifth starter after he cleared waivers and became a free agent this week.
The Cardinals will only be responsible for $100,000, a pro-rated share of the major league minimum. The Red Sox, who designated him for assignment on August 7, are still on the hook for the remainder of his $5.5 million contract.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Aug 19, 2009 12:37 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
The Brewers are working on a trade involving utility man Bill Hall.
Milwaukee designated Hall for assignment on Aug.ust 12, giving them 10 days to trade or release him.
“I’m working on something,” Brewers general manager Doug Melvin said. “I’ve gotten some interest. I don’t want to say which teams have called or what we’re working on, though.”
Hall has $10 million left on his contract, meaning that the Brewers would need to take on another large contract or pay some of what Hall is owed.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Aug 19, 2009 12:38 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
The Indians are going to recall Matt LaPorta from Triple-A with Trevor Crowe reportedly set to go to the disabled list.
LaPorta has a .299/.388/.530 hitting line with 17 homers and 60 RBI at Triple-A. During his last stint with the Tribe in May, he started just 12 out of 24 games and hit .190 (8-for-42) with one homer and 11 strikeouts. It remains to be seen how much playing time he’ll get with the Indians this time around.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Aug 19, 2009 1:17 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Pitching coach Don Cooper said on Wednesday that Jake Peavy (ankle) is expected to make at least two more rehab starts before joining the White Sox’s rotation.
The team doesn’t want Peavy pitching in a makeup game at Wrigley Field on September 3 due to the risk of injury batting and running the bases, so the current best-case scenario has him returning on September 2 against the Twins. Alternatively, he could make his White Sox debut during the September 4-7 series against the Red Sox in Chicago.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Aug 19, 2009 1:18 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
via MLBTradeRumors Twitter feed
@MLBTradeRumors RT @FollowThePadres The #Padres sent Portland reliever Scott Patterson to the A’s for cash.
Does this mean someone from the bullpen is going to be #6 for awhile?
by LoneStranger on Aug 20, 2009 3:41 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Can we get a new DLD?
Esp on an off day. Cmon mikev sack up!
Bring Jerry back!
by ZigFan31 on Aug 20, 2009 3:57 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
We're not even at 200 comments yet!
by LoneStranger on Aug 20, 2009 4:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This one is alomost off the page though.
And not many people here. Where do we go to talk about the new acquisition?
Bring Jerry back!
by ZigFan31 on Aug 20, 2009 4:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
AND the old guy on the front page is really creeping me out!
Can we please get a new front page story!?!?!?!?
Bring Jerry back!
by ZigFan31 on Aug 20, 2009 4:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I almost made one at lunch, but I ran out of time....
I’ll see what I can put together before I leave for the day…
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Aug 20, 2009 4:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
thanks
it’s up. go there.
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Aug 20, 2009 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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