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  1. big dog
    ???
  2. big dog
    Yankee Announcer, Opening Day 2018: And batting leadoff for the Yankees, #14 and a half, {insert name here}.
  3. big dog
    My recollection is that Dennis Martinez got traded for nothing, decided it was time to face up to a problem. He gave up drinking and became a much better pitcher. I'm sure the Orioles wished he had figured it out sooner rather than later.
  4. big dog
    Wacha has had 28 starts so far. If that's all they get, they've succeeded as a team? I don't think I'd personally consider blowing a guy's arm out after 28 starts (and a 9-7 record) to be a team success.
  5. big dog
    I don't want to trade an All-Star for more prospects. I want to trade prospects for another All-Star, or better yet, a young major-league player with a floor of Very Good. It's a 40-man roster, not a 50-man roster. The system is loaded- use it or lose it.
  6. big dog
    RZR is the fraction of balls converted into outs, right? That could be accounted for by great speed or great positioning. I don't think anyone's fooled about Hardy's speed.
  7. big dog
    Yeah, exactly. When Hardy joined the Twins, I was disappointed in his lack of range. Then I noticed he happened to get a lot of balls hit to him, and his throws tended to hit Morneau in the chest, as compared to all the diving and stretching Justin had done previously. Give me the good arm and positioning every time.
  8. big dog
    You convinced me. Let's not handle him the same way we handled Hicks, Parmelee, and Benson, and see if there is a better way. Let's lengthen the leash. Unless lightfoot disagrees
  9. big dog
    Slow news day. We need spring training to start, fast.
  10. big dog
    I do agree with that, and as long as they have a wealthy owner spewing money like water they will probably be at least competitive. I wonder if his heirs will have the same interest- maybe. How much money will they be willing to spend, though?
  11. big dog
    Detroit managed to get Price, not with the farm system, but with two of their few remaining young players. They gave up Drew Smyly, 25, who started 7 games for the Rays and went 3-1 with a 1.70 ERA, and Austin Jackson, 28, who struggled with Seattle but has been a good player. They've eaten through the farm system and started trading young major leaguers for older major leaguers. How long can that last?
  12. big dog
    Thank you. May peace and grace be with you.
  13. big dog
    But a lot of those contracts were panned at the time, not just now. Pujols and Hamilton, and Cabrera's extension, were just shocking amounts of money/years. The article does refer to some of that as well, not just looking at how they've worked out.
  14. big dog
    Let's Go, Burdi (clap, clap, clap-clap-clap) This Chattanooga team could be Legendary. Oops, gotta wipe the drool off my keyboard.
  15. big dog
    I thought it was interesting to see how many of the worst contracts went to people that were being discussed as good targets for the Twins the last couple of years (and maybe they would have been good contracts at a reasonable price, though the outcome in many cases isn't worth much). Nick Swisher Michael Bourn Edwin Jackson Bronson Arroyo Ubaldo Jiminez- the one-word description is "Oy". Keri gives Texas the 2nd, 4th, and 5th worst contracts, plus a dishonorable mention.
  16. big dog
    In related news, no one had asked Al Michaels anything in a while so he felt the need to put himself into a conversation.
  17. big dog
    Predictions for the White Sox season: 1) Abreu continues to be a monster at the plate. 2) LaRoche gets hurt, Abreu moves to first, infield defense is even worse than expected. 3) Lots of solo home runs. 4) Robinson blows 2 saves in 3 chances and the world falls apart. 5) Growing rumblings about Ventura's decisions and leadership. 6) People wish Konerko was still in the clubhouse, but no one mentions AJ. 7) The team holds its collective breath every time Melky is drug-tested. 8) Hawk Harrelson feuds with umpires and still does not realize how many people think he's a clown. 9)The team wonders why they are playing .600 ball and just drawing 18,000 angry drunk fans per game, while the Cubs continue to sell out to happy drunk fans. 10) Steve Stone announces he is no longer willing to announce "with" Hawk but from a different booth. Now insists that he be allowed to watch the game on TV in his living room in Arizona and just provide live tweets. Reinsdorf agrees. Hawk spends more time arguing with umpires and the Stone-tweets than the game, except when he can shout "He Gone" or "Put It On The Board...Yes!" Ratings skyrocket. Attendance drops to vendors plus a quarter of the team wives, along with homeless people who are allowed in for free to sit behind home plate and make the stadium look full from the centerfield camera.
  18. big dog
    If just adding power meant his OPS+ jumped 44 points in two years, I'll take more power, please.
  19. big dog
    Trout's going to be hard to get, but Willie is 83 so he won't cost much. If he doesn't work out, we'll go all Youth Movement and put Torii in center.
  20. big dog
    I'd rather have Gomez, but Denard would be a good start.
  21. big dog
    Our centerfielder climbs into a tree? We can't afford to lose any more CFs.
  22. big dog
    Joe Maddon?
  23. big dog
    The Tigers will have a good shot if Miggy, Verlander and V-Mart stay healthy all year. I don't see that happening. Miggy and Verlander have played an enormous amount of baseball for being 32 years old, and they've been getting (and playing) hurt. V-Mart is 36, with some lingering injuries. If those guys aren't at least close to full strength for much of the year, I think the team falls apart. Toss in the chances that Joe Nathan is fading away, and what have you got?
  24. big dog
    Players should only be expected to control the things they can control, borderline HOF or not. Any player with a decent OBP would score more runs with Miggy, Pujols, or players like that hitting behind him. Remind me again who batted 4th and 5th for this team the last few years? Look at the players that scored a lot of run, and think about the players they had hitting behind them. Hitting 35 HRs helps both statistics, but other than that, no player can do it on their own.
  25. big dog
    Hunter's OPS+ his first three full years: 73, 80, 102. Then at age 26, 124. I want to see how the Hicks story ends.
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