Link Dump 1/19: We are one day from tomorrow

by salb918 on Jan 19, 2006 8:23 AM PST

Bronson Arroyo is close to finalizing a three-year contract with the Red Sox, according to the Boston Globe. The total value of the contract will be something like 12 MM, which is a bargain considering his career ERA+ (100, exactly average), age, and apparent durability. Heck, that contract would be a bargain for an above-average reliever.

What's the downside for Arroyo?

...being signed at a fixed cost for a duration of some length ... also would appear to make Arroyo more vulnerable to being dealt to a team such as Tampa Bay, which is seeking affordable starting pitching and has a player the Sox covet in shortstop/leadoff hitter Julio Lugo.

I, for one, would find this sort of loyalty refreshing but for two facts:

Why is this happening with Red Sox, who can actually afford to pay market price for pitching?
Major league clubs are about as loyal as that one guy you know who is totally not loyal.

This contract is not as bizarre as Tim Wakefield's reserve-clause contract. But the Red Sox sure do get an awful lot of production from their low-monetary value contracts - David Ortiz, Arroyo, Trot Nixon, Wakefield - while Keith Foulke and The Man With the Bloody Sock get a boatload of cash for stinking it up.

The Toronto Star takes a look at the Jays' increased payroll. Verdict: they're pretty much at their limit and should probably forego Bengie Molina.

Speaking of Molina, it appears he - or his agent - overplayed his hand when he declined the admittedly lowball offer (6 yrs/18MM) the Mets gave him. The Dodgers may offer him a one-year deal, which would make no sense given their current catcher situation. The Yankees reportedly had interest in signing Molina, but now they deny, deny, deny. Flirts.

The Braves have no closer. They've struck out on Kyle Farnsworth, Trevor Hoffman, Bob Wickman, Todd Jones, and now Danys Baez. I understand that they also can't get a date to the NL East formal this spring. If Mazzone were still around, they would probably resurrect Billy Koch or, hell, Dan Quisenberry to post a sub-2.00 ERA and 55 saves. Now...we'll see.

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Geez

Tough crowd.

Copernicus felt the same way about the geocentric crew.

by salb918 on Jan 19, 2006 9:01 AM PST reply actions

Where is Billy Koch?

"How much room do I have to cover out here?" -- Kotsay

by Sharon on Jan 19, 2006 9:03 AM PST reply actions

Koch was last seen with

carmen san diego

"What I'm trying to do is set our pitching up for five years," said Beane

by Satchmo22 on Jan 19, 2006 9:05 AM PST up reply actions

Last I heard?

"I'm going to make them pay every cent of my salary. They can pay gas money for my car, they can pay to fill up my 240-gallon tank for my 30-foot Pursuit, they can gas up my jet boat and our three jet skis." - Billy Koch, reliever who was cut by Toronto after four exhibition games and was owed $850,000, March 31.

via OCRegister.

Copernicus felt the same way about the geocentric crew.

by salb918 on Jan 19, 2006 9:12 AM PST up reply actions

booo

hisssss and stuff.

"What I'm trying to do is set our pitching up for five years," said Beane

by Satchmo22 on Jan 19, 2006 9:04 AM PST reply actions

I'm throwing rotten fruit and eggs at the screen

"Put a Milo on him." -Billy Beane

by kaweahkaweah on Jan 19, 2006 9:16 AM PST up reply actions

demanding my money back!

"You don't look up truthiness in a book, you look it up in your gut." ~ Stephen Colbert

by Poppy on Jan 19, 2006 9:18 AM PST up reply actions

Just your $.02?

Copernicus felt the same way about the geocentric crew.

by salb918 on Jan 19, 2006 9:19 AM PST up reply actions

Sal

How much(and what) do you have to eat to start vomiting corner outfielders?

"How much room do I have to cover out here?" -- Kotsay

by Sharon on Jan 19, 2006 9:20 AM PST reply actions

What are you stalking me?

Sheesh!

You have to eat athletic, toolsy, high school kids after being a terrible team. And a banana.

Copernicus felt the same way about the geocentric crew.

by salb918 on Jan 19, 2006 9:24 AM PST up reply actions

Um...yes.

It's what I do.

By the way, it's really gross that Terry Ryan sat on his vomit.

"How much room do I have to cover out here?" -- Kotsay

by Sharon on Jan 19, 2006 9:31 AM PST up reply actions

It's what you sit in

you want to be a major-league executive. Don't even ask what you sit in to become a monkey.

Copernicus felt the same way about the geocentric crew.

by salb918 on Jan 19, 2006 9:32 AM PST up reply actions

trust me ...

... it's not what you sit in, but what sits in you ...

@('.')@

by monkeyball on Jan 19, 2006 9:37 AM PST up reply actions

In Russia

chair sits in you!

Copernicus felt the same way about the geocentric crew.

by salb918 on Jan 19, 2006 9:43 AM PST up reply actions

This is the funniest

thing I've seen in a week (intentional comedy division, only): http://www.gaslampball.com/story/2006/1/19/121632/906

Copernicus felt the same way about the geocentric crew.

by salb918 on Jan 19, 2006 9:23 AM PST reply actions

Winner, Unintentional Comedy Division

Red Sox sign Julian Tavarez to two-year contract.

@('.')@

by monkeyball on Jan 19, 2006 9:29 AM PST up reply actions

That's so awesome.

Too funny.

"How much room do I have to cover out here?" -- Kotsay

by Sharon on Jan 19, 2006 9:29 AM PST up reply actions

Haha

Thats great man. What a fun game, but you never had enough time in your designated "computer" period in school to finish a game. Everyone always spent most of the time hunting, shooting like 5 buffalos, a couple deer, only to take back like 50lbs of the 800 you killed. Oh and props to anyone who could actually hit the squirrel.

Bill Stoneman is about to be offered three seasons of a right-handed version of Vladimir Guerrero - Rev Halofan

by pickinmachine on Jan 19, 2006 9:29 AM PST up reply actions

Yup

We might as well have been playing doom.

Copernicus felt the same way about the geocentric crew.

by salb918 on Jan 19, 2006 9:45 AM PST up reply actions

Games

I never played Oregon Trail. In my computer classes, I always played Gold Rush.

by OaktownTribesman on Jan 19, 2006 12:48 PM PST up reply actions

Going OT-

Lost is killing me.

And Gabriela in last night's ep almost made me want to switch teams. Holy crap. She isn't human.

by Jennifer on Jan 19, 2006 9:32 AM PST reply actions

How're you enjoying

AD? I just got Seasons 1 & 2 and am reliving all the great moments. Steve Holt!

Copernicus felt the same way about the geocentric crew.

by salb918 on Jan 19, 2006 9:33 AM PST up reply actions

I finished both seasons.

Buster is awesome. "I don't want no part of yo' tight-ass country club, ya freak bitch!" is one of my favorite lines.

I also heart the Hot Cops and GOB. "Bees?"

by Jennifer on Jan 19, 2006 9:39 AM PST up reply actions

I can't get enough

of the "hermano" refs and random blue paint stains in the model home.

Copernicus felt the same way about the geocentric crew.

by salb918 on Jan 19, 2006 9:41 AM PST up reply actions

The Lucille quote...

"Everyone's laughing, and riding, and cornholing except Buster" almost made me pee my pants.

But that's because I once had to explain to my mother what "cornholing" meant.

by Jennifer on Jan 19, 2006 9:49 AM PST up reply actions

Best Family Circus caption ever

"Mommy, can I feed Barfy the corn bone?"

@('.')@

by monkeyball on Jan 19, 2006 10:06 AM PST up reply actions

Popcorn Shrimp...

....with club sauce...

by Ozzz on Jan 19, 2006 11:59 AM PST up reply actions

GAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!!!

SHOOSH SHOOSH SHOOSH SHOOSH!!! I haven't had a chance to watch my tape yet! Now I have to avoid this diary all day! {8-O

"You don't look up truthiness in a book, you look it up in your gut." ~ Stephen Colbert

by Poppy on Jan 19, 2006 9:34 AM PST up reply actions

The very last line of the show is...

<thud>

by Jennifer on Jan 19, 2006 9:37 AM PST up reply actions

That was awesome.....

Fired me up

Bring back Hammer.

by OaktownPower on Jan 19, 2006 10:07 AM PST up reply actions

Two words:

Ninja. School.

by Jennifer on Jan 19, 2006 10:15 AM PST up reply actions

Going OT in the link dump?

BANNED!

"How much room do I have to cover out here?" -- Kotsay

by Sharon on Jan 19, 2006 9:34 AM PST up reply actions

Yeah, seriously

We never go OT here. By the way has anyone seen this or this? I haven't, but I have a pretty hard time imagining that these aren't awesome.

Copernicus felt the same way about the geocentric crew.

by salb918 on Jan 19, 2006 9:37 AM PST up reply actions

Corey Feldman!!!

I can attest that both of those films are actually docu-dramas.

@('.')@

by monkeyball on Jan 19, 2006 9:38 AM PST up reply actions

Mark Hamill

Malcolm McDowell, that guy from Monty Python. How do they do it?

Copernicus felt the same way about the geocentric crew.

by salb918 on Jan 19, 2006 9:40 AM PST up reply actions

when you have giant robot monkeys ...

... who's going to say "no"?

Now, what surprises me, given that axiom, is why we've never seen Spielberg's and Polanski's giant robot monkey movies with Olivier, Gielgud, Judi Dench, and Pauly Shore.

@('.')@

by monkeyball on Jan 19, 2006 10:08 AM PST up reply actions

Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go

is one of the shows on JETIX, and I know this because that's all my twin sisters watch when they're staying with me.

"How much room do I have to cover out here?" -- Kotsay

by Sharon on Jan 19, 2006 9:42 AM PST up reply actions

If you have two

twin sisters, doesn't that make you triplets?

Copernicus felt the same way about the geocentric crew.

by salb918 on Jan 19, 2006 9:44 AM PST up reply actions

hmmmm...

...I should say the "twins" watch the show. And they are my sisters. But I'm also 17 years older than those little gals. So no...we're not triplets.

"How much room do I have to cover out here?" -- Kotsay

by Sharon on Jan 19, 2006 9:46 AM PST up reply actions

Gabriela was ridiculous....

Crazy beautiful.

Bring back Hammer.

by OaktownPower on Jan 19, 2006 10:06 AM PST up reply actions

Good call, Jack...

by ArakSOT on Jan 19, 2006 10:07 AM PST up reply actions

waitaminnit

I thought it was one day from tommorrow yesterday. Did I miss something?

by ArakSOT on Jan 19, 2006 9:38 AM PST reply actions

Yeah.

Midnite.

Copernicus felt the same way about the geocentric crew.

by salb918 on Jan 19, 2006 9:41 AM PST up reply actions

Well yeah,

but yesterday was one day from tomorrow when today was tomorrow, and tomorrow was two days from yesterday. Get it?

On a related note, I have no idea how to spell tomorrow. Did I spell it right?

"We don't start nothin', but we don't take nothin' either" - Dusty Baker

by Philip Christy on Jan 21, 2006 1:37 AM PST up reply actions

Danny Graves ate Huston Street

In an attempt to become a good closer again, it appears Danny Graves has eaten Huston Street...and probably Mariano Rivera too.

The Picture

by SeanR on Jan 19, 2006 9:50 AM PST reply actions

Holy cow...

...I'm scared.

"How much room do I have to cover out here?" -- Kotsay

by Sharon on Jan 19, 2006 9:56 AM PST reply actions

gross

jellyfish ice cream?

Bill Stoneman is about to be offered three seasons of a right-handed version of Vladimir Guerrero - Rev Halofan

by pickinmachine on Jan 19, 2006 9:59 AM PST up reply actions

I'm suprised

that the Japanese don't eat JellyFish. They eat everything else

"If you throw at someone's head, it's very dangerous, because in the head is the brain." -- Pudge Rodriguez

by niallmack on Jan 19, 2006 10:45 AM PST up reply actions

BP looks at the A's

A few highlights:

"There's not a team in baseball with as much starting-pitching depth as the A's have. "

"When you consider the depth of the bench and bullpen, the A's may have the strongest 16-25 roster in the game. That matters over 162 games."

"After a couple of disappointing seasons, each of which ended with the A's watching the Angels celebrate a division title on their home field, they look loaded for bear in 2006, and will likely enter the season as the favorite in the AL West. "

http://baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=4714

"Put a Milo on him." -Billy Beane

by kaweahkaweah on Jan 19, 2006 10:36 AM PST reply actions

Sheehan's apposite for Loiaza

"a reliable innings-muncher" sounds like it should be part of Zonis's list of hacked Rotoworld descriptions ...

@('.')@

by monkeyball on Jan 19, 2006 10:45 AM PST up reply actions

Just came to post that one.....

Great comments by BP.

Bring back Hammer.

by OaktownPower on Jan 19, 2006 10:46 AM PST up reply actions

ooooh

"Saarloos... joins Joe Kennedy... at the front of a 'shadow rotation'..."

So instead of calling the bullpen, Macha will now put a duct-tape "X" on the side of the dugout as a secret code for needing to initiate a pitching change...

"You don't look up truthiness in a book, you look it up in your gut." ~ Stephen Colbert

by Poppy on Jan 19, 2006 10:58 AM PST up reply actions

no, no, no ...

He'll put an orange traffic flag in an empty flowerpot to signal the bullpen. Then he'll look inside his morning copy of the NYT to see who's available. Later, he'll meet Brad Fischer in a parking garage to discuss who might be available tomorrow.

@('.')@

by monkeyball on Jan 19, 2006 11:43 AM PST up reply actions

And then the President will be impeached?

Please says yes.

by Ozzz on Jan 19, 2006 12:01 PM PST up reply actions

No, just ...

... the Red Sox' rightfielder ...

@('.')@

by monkeyball on Jan 19, 2006 12:15 PM PST up reply actions

Nice pickup, by the way ...

... and this is one of the things that I genuinely love about AN: we're able to disagree strongly about certain things in certain threads, yet remain collegial, respectful, and goofy in other threads.

I mean, you #$&*#.

@('.')@

by monkeyball on Jan 19, 2006 12:17 PM PST up reply actions

Not me, man

I'm going Plumber on your monkey ass, trashing this Temporary Autonomous Zone and dirty tricking your bad simian self all the way to Croatan and back. Like Colson and Liddy...with confidence, man!

Wait, what was I talking about? Oh yeah...nice fur.

Costly Seat Downgrade

by FreeSeatUpgrade on Jan 19, 2006 6:35 PM PST up reply actions

Don't forget Dirty Don Segretti!

Ah, ratf&*$ing. Them was the days.

@('.')@

by monkeyball on Jan 20, 2006 10:21 AM PST up reply actions

Disagreement with class.

It's how we do things in Canada.

by Ozzz on Jan 20, 2006 2:23 AM PST up reply actions

Also

An encouraging note about Chad Gaudin:

"He'll be just 23 on Opening Day, and despite being mishandled over the past few seasons, retains the talent of a mid-rotation starter."

I'd practically forgotten about him.

by SportySpice @ Athletics Nation on Jan 19, 2006 1:37 PM PST up reply actions

Everybody had

He might pull a Saarloos on us in '07. Or a Ramos. Could go either way.

Copernicus felt the same way about the geocentric crew.

by salb918 on Jan 19, 2006 1:38 PM PST up reply actions

If one pulls one's Saarloos ...

... does one get a Harillaka release?

@('.')@

by monkeyball on Jan 19, 2006 3:33 PM PST up reply actions

Intentional Intent to create Humor?

As many of you probably know, Rotoworld was hacked into last night, and a few news gems were posted, including:

Derek Jeter - SS - Yankees
He's Gay

Dontrell Willis - S - Marlins
d-low brown

A.J. Burnett - S - BlueJays
took the money and ran to Canada

Barry Bonds - OF - Giants
Juiced, whats up Brody?

David Wright - 3B - Mets
So young and sooo good

Knowledge is Power, Ignorance is Bliss. But I have Blissful Power, because I have a lot of knowledge, I just forgot it all!

by Zonis on Jan 19, 2006 10:39 AM PST reply actions

did anyone catch this?

Yabu was signed by Colorado yesterday, yikes.

"What I'm trying to do is set our pitching up for five years," said Beane

by Satchmo22 on Jan 19, 2006 11:07 AM PST reply actions

by a minute

i was surprised that nobody else posted that as well...but you beat me by a minute and a few seconds.

Baseball is like life. It's a day-to-day existence, full of ups and downs. You make the most of your opportunities in baseball as you do in life. - E Harwell

by peoples27 on Jan 19, 2006 11:10 AM PST up reply actions

yaba daba doo!

yabu going to the rockies - signed a minor league deal

http://fantasysource.sportingnews.com/baseball/articles/20060118/697715.html

Baseball is like life. It's a day-to-day existence, full of ups and downs. You make the most of your opportunities in baseball as you do in life. - E Harwell

by peoples27 on Jan 19, 2006 11:09 AM PST reply actions

any one else having one of those days?

It's now nearly 1:00 and I've just now figured out that I've got my sweater on backwards. Is it Friday yet?

"Don't be an ass!" --Bill King

by batgirl on Jan 19, 2006 12:51 PM PST reply actions

Oh, nuts.

I just realized I'm not wearing any pants.

Copernicus felt the same way about the geocentric crew.

by salb918 on Jan 19, 2006 12:54 PM PST up reply actions

<snicker>

"nuts"

@('.')@

by monkeyball on Jan 19, 2006 1:01 PM PST up reply actions

<Almond Joy>

by Jennifer on Jan 19, 2006 1:09 PM PST up reply actions

Jennifer's got nuts?

@('.')@

by monkeyball on Jan 19, 2006 1:47 PM PST up reply actions

I dar somebody

to make the "Mounds" joke and not offend anybody. Go on. Try it.

Copernicus felt the same way about the geocentric crew.

by salb918 on Jan 19, 2006 1:57 PM PST up reply actions

Bumper sticker...

Pitchers do it on mounds.

"HRs by second basemen are sexy. They're rare and exotic." -Kyli

by McFood on Jan 19, 2006 1:59 PM PST up reply actions

mousetype

... but they're not allowed to bring their fingers to their mouths ...

@('.')@

by monkeyball on Jan 19, 2006 3:28 PM PST up reply actions

Remember what happened

to my pants last time?

Copernicus felt the same way about the geocentric crew.

by salb918 on Jan 19, 2006 1:14 PM PST up reply actions

"Senator, I did not ..."

"... actually crap in that man's pants. I merely claimed to have crapped in his pants in an attempt to curry favor with the administration at that time to garner a political appointment. In the c ourse of one's professional life as a monkey, one often has to crap in other person's pants -- or claim to do so -- despite the fact that you yourself may not necessarily wish to crap in anyone's pants."

@('.')@

by monkeyball on Jan 19, 2006 1:47 PM PST up reply actions

"Committe members...

...I vigorously deny Mr. Monkeyball's characterization of the course of events that resulted in the crapping of my pants. I can say, unequivically and under oath, that he did indeed crap not only around my pants but indeed in my pants as well. I won't pretend to know under whose direction he crapped in my pants, but understand this: in December of 2005, Mr. Monkeyball visited me at place of residence, and our meeting ended with his crap in my pants."

Copernicus felt the same way about the geocentric crew.

by salb918 on Jan 19, 2006 1:57 PM PST up reply actions

"You want the truth?"

"You can't handle the truth! Son, we live in a world that has pants, and those pants have to be crapped in by monkeys -- or perhaps giant robot monkeys. Who's gonna do it? You? You, Mr. Salb918? I have a greater responsibility than you could possibly fathom. You weep for Jennifer, and you curse the Mariners. You have that luxury. You have the luxury of not crapping what I crap. That the end of Benito Santiago's career, while tragic, probably saved runs. And that my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, saves runs -- Nacho Runs. You don't want the truth because deep down in places you don't talk about at AN, you want me in those pants, you need me in those pants. We use words like BABIP, OPS, DIPS. We use these words as the backbone of a life spent defending something. You use them as a punchline. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very crap that I provide, then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather you just said thank you, and went on your way. Otherwise, I suggest you pick up your mouse, and crap in someone else's pants. Either way, I don't give a damn what you think you are entitled to."

@('.')@

by monkeyball on Jan 19, 2006 2:19 PM PST up reply actions

did you order the monkey crap in the pants!!!

YES I ORDERED THE MONKEY CRAP

by theblackpearl on Jan 19, 2006 2:23 PM PST up reply actions

I think that's know in the Corps as a ...

... "Code Brown" ...

@('.')@

by monkeyball on Jan 19, 2006 2:27 PM PST up reply actions

not related to A Few Good Apes...

and it'ssomeone else's work, unfortunately not mine... ;)

"You don't look up truthiness in a book, you look it up in your gut." ~ Stephen Colbert

by Poppy on Jan 19, 2006 2:52 PM PST up reply actions

reminded me of RvB

"Medals all around! Purple Heart for Griff, Pink Heart for Donut, and a Brown Nose for Simmons!"

Knowledge is Power, Ignorance is Bliss. But I have Blissful Power, because I have a lot of knowledge, I just forgot it all!

by Zonis on Jan 19, 2006 10:08 PM PST up reply actions

Um

Wow. I'm calling your supervisor to have you fired.

Copernicus felt the same way about the geocentric crew.

by salb918 on Jan 19, 2006 2:31 PM PST up reply actions

I'm suddenly strangely glad

that I wore my sweater backwards today. Because reading that made me spit coke on my sweater, but now I know I can just turn it around again for the rest of the day.

"Don't be an ass!" --Bill King

by batgirl on Jan 19, 2006 3:10 PM PST up reply actions

That's too damned funny

Benito Santiago, Nacho Runs ~ classic!

You can find me on other blogs too. I sometimes post as Sassy Sarah and I've had quite a bit of free time lately.

by LowcountryJoe on Jan 20, 2006 4:47 AM PST up reply actions

Me!!!

My dog is starting to get into this annoying habit of waking up at 2:30 to go pee instead of waiting until the morning like she used to do. It's been going on for the last 3 nights. The problem is, I haven't been able to fall back asleep. So here I am, trying to get some work done, dog tired (ha!), and probably unwittingly drooling and spilling coffee all over myself while writing long posts that no one cares about and run on sentences like I used to do in my English classes when I was a kid until my teacher corrected me and told me to stop doing it which I had stopped until now.

"Put a Milo on him." -Billy Beane

by kaweahkaweah on Jan 19, 2006 12:56 PM PST up reply actions

Reverse psychology

Don't click on the link:

http://images.bleedcubbieblue.com/images/admin/zitocub.jpg

Copernicus felt the same way about the geocentric crew.

by salb918 on Jan 19, 2006 2:08 PM PST reply actions

Credit Ienpw

by eamb on Jan 19, 2006 2:29 PM PST up reply actions

Honestly!!

Are you trying to kill me!

"If you know Nick, having someone to talk to is a prerequisite for his sanity." ~Billy Beane on Swisher playing 1st Base.

by BobbyCrosbysGirl on Jan 19, 2006 3:21 PM PST up reply actions

Ewwwwww

I. can't. breathe.

There. Much better now.

"I like Band Camp. He hits things." ~ Kyli (9/24/05)

by AsGirl on Jan 19, 2006 3:22 PM PST up reply actions

scary

he looks eerily good in that jersey which im sorry to say.

"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin, Seattle Mariners

by Helloooo 1st on Jan 19, 2006 2:17 PM PST reply actions

crossing tangents

Ana Marie Cox, the erstwhile Wonkette, to be interviewed by Tabitha (Mrs. Michael Lewis) Soren tonight at the Commonwealth Club.

And a lovelier pair of redheads you'll not likely find on the same stage ...

@('.')@

by monkeyball on Jan 19, 2006 2:24 PM PST reply actions

Question for Tabitha

Who is The Loneliest Monkey?

Bright moments!

by andeux on Jan 19, 2006 2:34 PM PST up reply actions

LMAO

"You don't look up truthiness in a book, you look it up in your gut." ~ Stephen Colbert

by Poppy on Jan 19, 2006 2:35 PM PST up reply actions

For uncultured simians

such as me: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabitha_Soren

Copernicus felt the same way about the geocentric crew.

by salb918 on Jan 19, 2006 2:37 PM PST up reply actions

well, according to BobtheCactus ...

... "it's only the loneliest monkey that never evolves into a poet," so I can only interpret that as a slam on my poetic skills ...

@('.')@

by monkeyball on Jan 19, 2006 3:12 PM PST up reply actions

nah

Just a reference to one of the primate legends of jazz (along with Douc Ellington, Nina Simian, Titi Bridgewater, Antonio Carlos Gibbon, Capuchin Calloway, Jackie Macaque, etc.)

Bright moments!

by andeux on Jan 19, 2006 3:34 PM PST up reply actions

Never realized the connection to...

suck.com. I used to read that daily before it went buh-bye.

"HRs by second basemen are sexy. They're rare and exotic." -Kyli

by McFood on Jan 19, 2006 3:39 PM PST up reply actions

I'm trying to prove

Daric Barton is better than Delmon Young over at http://www.minorleagueball.com/story/2006/1/18/193518/366
Mostly because the site is crappy due to its constant diaries regarding who to draft (not actually sure Barton is better than Young, though I'm almost convincing myself)

Any ANers willin to share some thoughts?

by Alon on Jan 19, 2006 2:42 PM PST reply actions

I disagree

I think Delmon Young is a better prospect.

Copernicus felt the same way about the geocentric crew.

by salb918 on Jan 19, 2006 2:52 PM PST up reply actions

Well

you aren't necessarily disagreeing with me... I'm making the argument for the sake of argument and trying to remind these guys that minor league chatter is more fun when it isn't solely about fantasy keeper league drafts... I'll probably make a ton more sweeping incorrect generalizations in the future to get responses. The amount my diary has gotten so far is far more than all the others in the top 25, and is more than most of them combined. So, whether you agree or not, let's try and bring back minorleagueball.com to the essentials, eh? Sal, you're a very intelligent guy. Please, weigh in -- it only breeds good natured debate

by Alon on Jan 19, 2006 4:26 PM PST up reply actions

I'd side with Young.

Bring back Hammer.

by OaktownPower on Jan 19, 2006 2:59 PM PST up reply actions

Both are excellent prospects ...

I think Young has a better chance of being a superstar - I think Barton has less of a chance of being forever remembered for his unfulfilled potential. Young is a better athlete, though and brings defensive value to the table along with his awesome bat, so I'd definitely go with him.

Check out some awesome music ...

by devo on Jan 19, 2006 3:24 PM PST up reply actions

Theo Epstein rejoins Red Sox!

dammit. =P

press release here.

doesn't say what his position will be though.

"you know it's way cooler to be an A's fan" - billy beane to larry krueger

by gotgreen on Jan 19, 2006 4:36 PM PST reply actions

sucks

I wonder what moves Boston will make now. Still need a CF, could move Wells, Manny etc. I was hoping the red sox would make those moves WITHOUT epstein.

Bill Stoneman is about to be offered three seasons of a right-handed version of Vladimir Guerrero - Rev Halofan

by pickinmachine on Jan 19, 2006 5:10 PM PST up reply actions

I'd imagine...

that he hasn't been happy with the moves made.

Damn! Street is so imposing, he even causes the earth itself to freeze in fear! - monkeyball

by Jjjsixsix on Jan 19, 2006 5:11 PM PST up reply actions

except for ...

... not resigning Damon ...

@('.')@

by monkeyball on Jan 19, 2006 5:12 PM PST up reply actions

well, that.

Acquired RHP Josh Beckett, 3B Mike Lowell and RHP Guillermo Mota from the Marlins in exchange for SS Hanley Ramirez, RHP Anibal Sanchez, RHP Jesus Delgado and RHP Harvey Garcia. << awful, and don't they also have likely-hurt Braves prospect Andy Marte?

Damn! Street is so imposing, he even causes the earth itself to freeze in fear! - monkeyball

by Jjjsixsix on Jan 19, 2006 5:21 PM PST up reply actions

Maybe Theo's the new CF...

I can't remember what I was going to say, but I assure you, it was brilliant!

by oblique on Jan 19, 2006 9:28 PM PST up reply actions

That's it!

The wedding is off!

<sob>

This hurts.

"How much room do I have to cover out here?" -- Kotsay

by Sharon on Jan 19, 2006 5:26 PM PST up reply actions

Theo is officially a tool.

I had a lot of respect for the guy for going like he did, but this? Lame, dude. That's your dignity being run over.

"Baseball fans are junkies, and their heroin is the statistic." -Robert S. Wieder

by Kyli on Jan 19, 2006 10:30 PM PST up reply actions

...picking nits...

"Verdict: they're pretty much at they're limit..."

Verdict: Yes, I am a grammar freak. Thanks for caring. ;)

"A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings." -Earl Wilson

by whiteshoes40 on Jan 19, 2006 5:13 PM PST reply actions

Ugh

can't believe I did that. Will fix.

Copernicus felt the same way about the geocentric crew.

by salb918 on Jan 19, 2006 5:21 PM PST up reply actions

Many thanks.

Maybe now I can stop compulsively writing "there, their, they're" in my notebook. <insert clever emoticon here>

"A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings." -Earl Wilson

by whiteshoes40 on Jan 19, 2006 5:27 PM PST up reply actions

There, there ... there, there ...

@('.')@

by monkeyball on Jan 19, 2006 5:29 PM PST up reply actions

I'm cold, so cold

wait a minute - haven't we been here before ?

by green star oakland on Jan 19, 2006 10:48 PM PST up reply actions

It's either a flashback ...

... or a literary device. I'm never sure which.

@('.')@

by monkeyball on Jan 19, 2006 11:20 PM PST up reply actions

There is no there there

by theblackpearl on Jan 19, 2006 6:34 PM PST reply actions

Kendall the table-setter

For those hoping that Kendall will bat 9th this year ...

"Jason is a table-setter," said Macha. "He's a top-of-the-order guy, not a power guy. But he's certainly capable of getting his fair share of doubles, and he'll drive some runs in. When it's all said and done this year, I expect him to have the kind of numbers we saw when he was in Pittsburgh.

by Larry E on Jan 19, 2006 7:28 PM PST reply actions