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  1. notoriousgod71
    Tier three is garbage. Just ignore it.
  2. notoriousgod71
    Great, Joe Saunders or Jeremy Guthrie it is. Color me unimpressed.
  3. notoriousgod71
    I'll take lead by example for $1000 Alex Mauer- .319/.416/.861, all just off his career average, a year after missing 80 games. Grienke- 8K/9, 3.51 K/BB ratio, career. I'll take that over some guy throwing cliches at me about how we have to "win one for the Gipper" and doing jumping jacks. Am I to infer that if Mauer were to say "We gotta win for Gardy", would not suffice to motivate all and turn things around? I much prefer Ugueth Urbina's "Win one or I'll ****ing kill you."
  4. notoriousgod71
    Yes, we will obviously have to agree to disagree. I think we all agree that WAR is a flawed stat. In my opinion it gives too much credence to defensive position. Someone posted a WAR update at one point saying Span was a top ten player in the league. That's not close to accurate. As for contact rate, Fielder struck out less than Mauer in more PA this season. Their career OBP are very close and Fielder's slugging is 70 points higher.
  5. notoriousgod71
    Mo Vaughn is listed at 6'1", 225 lbs. Prince Fielder is listed at 5'11", 275 lbs. Mo Vaughn ballooned in weight right around the time when he stopped being effective (2001-2002), hitting somewhere around 275 lbs. Not to mention that Prince Fielder is 28 years old and already weighs 275 lbs. What is he going to look like as a 32 year old? Vaughn didn't start gaining weight until his 30s. This is what he looked like in 1996 (his age 28 season): [ATTACH=CONFIG]2533[/ATTACH] I'll take Mauer's contract and cross my fingers. I don't believe either of those weights. I'll take five years of dominance over .320/.400/440 or whatever Mauer is going to give us.
  6. notoriousgod71
    Really? Mauer - 8 years, $23 million per Fielder - 8 years, $24 million per Other factors - Fielder hits for more power and is never hurt. And he's one of the few hitters who can approach Mauer's OBP. Mauer's a 1/2 time catcher now, and has a well-documented injury history. I think I'd rather have Fielder's contract. Within a few years, there's a damned good chance the Fielder contract is viewed as one of the worst in baseball. He may never be hurt now but do you really expect that to continue as Fielder gains more weight and ages into his 30s? Guys with Fielder's build don't age gracefully and the Tigers signed him through his age 36 season. The guy can barely play a position at age 28. What's he going to be like at age 32? Age 35? To quote Rod Beck: "I've never heard of anyone going on the DL because of strained fat." I would much rather have Fielder's contract from start to finish than Mauer's. Fielder is a better hitter and it really doesn't concern me all that much what happens eight years down the line. Teams that want to win don't use inflated contracts as excuses why they can't add more players. Even Mo Vaughn was relatively healthy and productive until his age 35 season (save for the one completely missed season) and I'd say they were very similar players and body types.
  7. notoriousgod71
    As someone who lives in NYC, I can assure you about half the people in this city absolutely despise the Yankees and their fans. I took my girlfriend to a yankees vs Twins playoff game about three years ago when we first started dating and we were both hit with beer bottles for having the audacity of wearing a Twins jersey into Yankee stadium. Later one drunkard had his 7 year old son come up to us, flip us off and say "The Twins ****ing suck", my buddy who was on the other side of the stadium actually got sucker punched by a Yankees fan when he was walking to the bathroom. That's all you really need to know about Yankee "fans" Since then she refuses to goto any sporting events in NYC and frankly I can't really blame her. That's funny. I found the Yankee fans to be a little disappointing in regards to taunting when I have been there. The old Yankee Stadium was more animated and exciting but the new Yankee Stadium was about the most depressing place I've ever been to. That place is horrid.
  8. notoriousgod71
    Bitching about the trees affecting your hitting is just a cop out. It doesn't make a difference to the rest of the league that slaughtered out pitching staff.
  9. notoriousgod71
    The movie can begin with a riveting opening scene of Arod making out with himself in a mirror.
  10. notoriousgod71
    The statement has more to say about how the Twins piss their pants every time the Yankees come to town that the state of the current Yankees team. This was the first time since 2001 that the Yankees got out of the first round without playing the Twins first.
  11. notoriousgod71
    I'd have no problem with that result but I sincerely doubt that the Twins would have GOTTEN to this series let alone win a game. Touche.
  12. notoriousgod71
    This is how we should strive to build our team. Strikeout pitchers up and down the rotation and bullpen and a couple big hitters in the middle with no futility infielders. All we have to do is trade our overrated prospects to cheap teams that want to shed salary. Detroit seems to rob Miami every season. Time for us to find a whipping boy. Hell, let's start with the Marlins!
  13. notoriousgod71
    Any of the past 10 Twins teams would have been defeated 3-1 in this series against the Yankees. Both Gardenhire and Girardi should be fired after this game.
  14. notoriousgod71
    I'd be happy to get any non-generic answers out of JR.
  15. notoriousgod71
    You forgot that announcers gush about how awesome he is in October but his postseason stats are essentially his career stats. Mark Lemke and Marquis Grissom, he is not.
  16. notoriousgod71
    Phil Cuzzi is from NJ. Jeff Nelson is from MN. Karma.
  17. notoriousgod71
    Game 5. Wow.
  18. notoriousgod71
    YES!!!! He once threw a no hitter for Carlsbad HS and also sports a career 1.00 whip in the majors!
  19. notoriousgod71
    He was dealing with some serious injury issues, he apparently will be back to 100% by opening day 2013. [TABLE=class: sortable stats_table] [TR=class: hl] [TD=align: right]281[/TD] [TD=align: right].356[/TD] [TD=align: right].448[/TD] [TD=align: right].803[/TD] [TD=align: right]106 OPS+ 67 HRs and excellent defense at 2B, 3B, LF, RF and serviceable defense at SS and CF[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] You're using 2007-2009 stats? And those 67 homeruns are 2006-2009.
  20. notoriousgod71
    I'd be fine with Martinez or Redmond.
  21. notoriousgod71
    Exactly. Like I said earlier, it took Hanley to get Josh Beckett moved. I would almost guarantee it takes Sano to get Johnson moved. The Marlins had huge reported offers this summer and didn't move him, so I doubt they'll move him without a big return. It took Gomez and Humber to get Johan...
  22. notoriousgod71
    Go O's!!!
  23. notoriousgod71
    Hardy believing he's still on the Twins as he stops at third base as Jeter continues to flash his great defensive skills this series.
  24. notoriousgod71
    Trade for them both. Who cares if we deal Span and/or Revere? There are comparable players that players that can replace them. Parmelee? Plouffe? Rosario? Meh. Starting pitching is the most import part of a team so even if the offense is garbage we're still better off than we are now. I would not trade Sano, Hicks, or Arcia but everyone else is expendable.
  25. notoriousgod71
    I have faith in no one to shut down the Yankees. They're just unbeatable.
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