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Post by Guidas on Aug 14, 2013 10:14:21 GMT -5
James Loney, eh? Sign me up!!! Hey, he asked. I agree that this year is an aberration for Loney. But his D is good and he could be acceptable from one side of the plate. If you double his salary ($2M) he's still a bargain as a 1 year platoon piece.
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Post by bluechip on Aug 14, 2013 11:18:51 GMT -5
I didn't say he sounds awesome, just that he was better than Konerko for this year, and I don't care about anything other than this year. Konerko has been atrocious, Morneau has out produced him handedly this year, and has been red hot of late. You also cherry picked my comment by cutting off the end of the statement, in which I said I don't see them adding anyone anyways. Who do they even entertain adding, anyway? I've never seen the 1B position in a worse state offensively. There are currently 4 guys with a min of 300 plate appearances slugging over .480. Compare that to as recently as 2009 when there were 21. Offense is just down everywhere. Still a few very good top players, then there is a big drop off.
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Post by sammo420 on Aug 14, 2013 11:34:34 GMT -5
James Loney, eh? Sign me up!!! Hey, he asked. I agree that this year is an aberration for Loney. But his D is good and he could be acceptable from one side of the plate. If you double his salary ($2M) he's still a bargain as a 1 year platoon piece. The thing is did any of us not see this coming from him? I agree its an aberration too but its one I saw coming.
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Post by grandsalami on Aug 14, 2013 18:46:33 GMT -5
are the angels shit or what?
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Post by pedroelgrande on Aug 14, 2013 19:28:37 GMT -5
are the angels shit or what? No they are horseshit.
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Post by grandsalami on Aug 14, 2013 19:37:00 GMT -5
are the angels shit or what? No they are horseshit. mike scioscia will be fired
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Post by bluechip on Aug 14, 2013 20:17:18 GMT -5
Being up in Toronto reminded me of this:
Which reminded me of these:
I miss Manny
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Post by bigpupp on Aug 14, 2013 20:54:48 GMT -5
Hey, he asked. I agree that this year is an aberration for Loney. But his D is good and he could be acceptable from one side of the plate. If you double his salary ($2M) he's still a bargain as a 1 year platoon piece. The thing is did any of us not see this coming from him? I agree its an aberration too but its one I saw coming. I would love to hear more about your last sentence. I mean, Lonely has been a pretty crappy player the last few years.... But you somehow knew it would all the sudden click for him? I would love to see some of your previous posts where you predicted this...
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Post by sammo420 on Aug 14, 2013 21:38:43 GMT -5
The thing is did any of us not see this coming from him? I agree its an aberration too but its one I saw coming. I would love to hear more about your last sentence. I mean, Lonely has been a pretty crappy player the last few years.... But you somehow knew it would all the sudden click for him? I would love to see some of your previous posts where you predicted this... The comment is more about the Rays ability to get unexpected results out of players anybody could've had for next to nothing than it is a reflection of Loney himself. soxprospects.proboards.com/thread/219/american-league-east-rivalsninth comment down. My old account. I had to create a new one after the site upgrade. Love the search feature by the way, made finding that a whole lot easier than I thought it would be.
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Post by wcp3 on Aug 14, 2013 21:48:25 GMT -5
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Post by johnsilver52 on Aug 14, 2013 22:03:19 GMT -5
Never thought would reach the point of saying "enough already" of laughing at the joke, known as Alex Rodriquez as he squirms and wriggles around in the dirt in his futile attempt to lie his way out of his self inflicted predicament. www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/harvey-a-rod-better-careful-fights-ban-article-1.1426771How many of the rest of you are also tired of reading anything about this old news prima donna and would just prefer him to be relegated to the "National Enquirer" and rags like that from now on?
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Post by ibsmith85 on Aug 15, 2013 8:08:52 GMT -5
Being up in Toronto reminded me of this: I miss Manny I miss Bob Kurtz.
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Post by ibsmith85 on Aug 15, 2013 8:54:45 GMT -5
Soriano has 4 HR and 13 RBI in the last two days. F*cking ARod.
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Post by Guidas on Aug 15, 2013 9:14:11 GMT -5
The Curse of Manny.
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Post by ibsmith85 on Aug 15, 2013 13:19:55 GMT -5
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Post by gregblossersbelly on Aug 15, 2013 13:27:53 GMT -5
Our gameday thread is constantly ripping Farrell. You want to know a stupid manager. Mike Sciosca. But, we already knew that. He's ahead of NY 1-0 in Bottom 3rd. Gardner triples with one out and he brings the infield in. Soriano promptly grounds one past the drawn in shortstop. Another walk puts runners on 1st and 2nd. He gets out of the inning with a double play. But, that's a perfect example of over-managing that can lead to big innings. He has CJ Wilson pitching. Not Felix Hernandez.
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Post by bluechip on Aug 15, 2013 13:34:39 GMT -5
So it's similar to NHL replays rather than NBA/NFL replays. Personally I would have been in favor of a five man umpire crew with one being the replay umpire, but this system might work better.
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Post by grandsalami on Aug 15, 2013 13:35:58 GMT -5
So it's similar to NHL replays rather than NBA/NFL replays. Personally I would have been in favor of a five man umpire crew with one being the replay umpire, but this system might work better.
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Post by bluechip on Aug 15, 2013 13:36:05 GMT -5
My question is will umpires still get together and discuss close plays before a play is challenged? Will this replace automatic review of home runs?
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Post by grandsalami on Aug 15, 2013 13:50:29 GMT -5
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Post by fenwaythehardway on Aug 15, 2013 16:50:34 GMT -5
So it's similar to NHL replays rather than NBA/NFL replays. Personally I would have been in favor of a five man umpire crew with one being the replay umpire, but this system might work better. I'd rather go with the five man crew system as well, and I'm not crazy about the weird distribution of challenges before/after the seventh inning, but whatever, at least it's something.
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Post by johnsilver52 on Aug 15, 2013 22:55:16 GMT -5
My question is will umpires still get together and discuss close plays before a play is challenged? Will this replace automatic review of home runs? I am SO, SO, longing to see any basepath calls reversed by the egotistical Angel Hernandez and Cowgirl Joe West get reversed. Both of those have acted like judge and jury for years on the field, allowing no discussion before a quick thumb and exit from the game, regardless if it was an obvious blown call. This proposed rule change may do wonders to leash in those 2 somewhat and humble them somewhat, which in itself is a great thing and am looking forward to catching the game (any) that either blows a call big time, gets reviewed and it is over turned while either chump has to remain on the field. Those 2 have an ego larger than any stadium they are standing in. Hopefully, this rule change even will hasten each ones retirement from the game.. Then maybe that is dreaming...
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Post by grandsalami on Aug 15, 2013 23:45:31 GMT -5
The truth about replay is this: The extreme likelihood is that it will get bigger and better, and that’s just this iteration. Before the passage of the replay plan proposed to owners this week – one that allows managers to challenge one call in the first through sixth innings, plus two more over the final three innings – it must be ratified by players and umpires, too. And one source at the World Umpires Association said they plan to ask for – and expect to be granted – what amounts to a doomsday trigger: If a manager is out of challenges and an imperative call is close, they can request a replay themselves. sports.yahoo.com/news/instant-replay-proposal-is-small-step-in-right-direction-for-mlb-041246465.html
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Post by ray88h66 on Aug 16, 2013 5:47:31 GMT -5
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Post by nothingball on Aug 16, 2013 13:56:16 GMT -5
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