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Firsties?
guys -
FC said all welfare money is going back into the the organization. He is making this claim because:
- I forget the exact figure, but I believe their TAKE (I mean this literally) was 40 million.
- They "put" more than 40 into the organization
This allows him to say "it has all been put back in"
He (Nutting) has done this but not put much (if any) of his own money or incoming revenue back in..... it is all an illusion
I've never been FIRSTIES, I don't think.
All this talk about wives and former girlfriends??
Did anyone see the storyh about the divorce settlement for CBS NFL announcer Jim Nance?
She gets his home in Grenwich CT., $900,000 allimony, and $70,000 a month child support until he dies or she remarries.
Didn't know he made that kind of money.
Larry Z -
To answer your poll question from the last thread, I would still want it but would not be as bothered by a systemw without a cap.
At the end of the day, when you have 30 teams spread around the country in varying market sizes, fans have a better chance of their teams being truly competitive with a cap. Or so I believe.
Still, there are examples of perennial failures even with a cap. Can you say Detroit Lions?
I thought I'd check in on the "Nuttings are cheap and pocket all the money"blog.Any thing new?Nope.SOS
Former Sox fan:
Thanks for the response. They get to treat the fans like it's a privillage to get tickets because they brag about the consecutive sellouts. I guess they're my MLB alter ego, I realize they're part of the problem, but after the agrivation with the Bucs, I've got to have one team on cruise control. It isn't it interesting that after all the championships, the fans don't act the same way about the Celtics?
For Sh*t and gigs.....
In your opinion, who had the best season ever for a hitter?
Radio -
Re Jim Nance's settlement: wow, he is making A-Rod bucks, I guess. Maybe I need to marry Linda Cohn or Hanna Storm if TV sports people make that much.
G-Man - that avatar is scary.... ; }
AW - re cap article
Thanks I think I read that and there was the flavor to it that asking or going for a cap was the equivalent of nuclear war in MLB.
I still think something needs done with the big TV cable deals, what if we say, Cubbies, Mets, you can't put our games on your network anymore?
Larry Z - I would still vote for a cap, I think.....
One of the things I really hate about trying to go online while at work is the constant interruptions. "Sir, isn't my daughter supposed to receive medication around this time?" Lady, I'm not wearing this white cap and dress because it accents my hips. Well, it's not the only reason.
WTM could tell me it's going to rain hot dogs this afternoon and I'd rush out to buy an umbrella made of buns.
Jim Nance is proof that it's all fun and games until your wife learns about your stop offs at the Shake Shack and decides to see just how much blood will flow from your pocket. Lesson: If you're having an affair, do it with someone who's married. And keep it to a bi-annual affair.
On to other issues. Am I the only one feeling an urge to punch G-Man every time I see his avatar?
Boy, I don't know why that alarm keeps beeping, but I wish it would stop. I should take up smoking. Stand outside all day and forget that sick people even exist.
what...nobuddy posts ants marching anymore???
i went to all that trouble to do another song for you guys on the morning links and you jilted me. Just like mrs drew.
ok, i can take a hint. off to pretend to do some work now.
carry on.
Nevermind
WNels - good question. I thought I'd look up OPS+ leaders. Turns out Barry Bonds holds the top 3 seasons. Babe Ruth's 1920 season is the modern day non-roided best season.
www.baseball-reference.com/.../onbase_plus_slugging_plus_season.shtml
My apologies to anyone who may think it inappropriate to give advice on having affairs. It's just that, when you spend too much time in Millvale you think about all sorts of sordid stuff.
You'll also want to avoid these posts tomorrow.
Hit and run? It ain't a crime if there ain't no witnesses.
Could an insurance scam be the right investment vehicle for Jr's college fund.
Stealing cable. The little known way you can help fight the war on terror.
Etiquette for bootlegging DVDs.
101 reasons to take two papers from the box.
It's not really a Ponzi Scheme. It's more of a Distribution Paradigm.
BFD -
I think he might dispute that the number the team gets is 40 million.
However, I thought that his answer on the chat to that question was prepostorous.
When the organization has a major league payroll at 50 million, and they reduce it to 30 million (using round numbers) there is a difference of 20 million dollars.
I had the impression that they could execute their draft and development plan, along with sign latin american prospects and still be able to support a 50 million dollar MLB payroll without going into the red.
If that is true, and they reduce the payroll 20 million, then that excess money is not being used as Frank says and maybe the problem is the semantics of the question. Maybe the question shouldnt have anything to do with revenue sharing money and just money in general. How much of a surplus did the team have in 2009?
..or things are even worse off than we think, and they couldn't afford to sign our draft prospects and keep they players we had without going in the red. In which case, 'the plan' was not just strategic, but born out of financial neccessity.
BTW, I looked up the shared revenue percentage. 31% of all local revenue is shared equally between the teams. The difference between what teams pay in and take out is the revenue sharing amount of payors and payees.
WNels89 - who had the best season ever for a hitter?
Maybe Ted Williams? The 406 year?
What an awful ending that poor fellow had. I always liked him though till I heard about his dealings on trying to keep Maz out of the HOF. For that he deserves the tuna can...
Mine has to go to Barry Bonds(though chemically enhanced), not years 2001 or 2002, but 2004:
617 Plate appearances
373 AB
129 Runs
135 Hits
45 HRs
101 RBIS
232 BBs!!!! MLB record
41 Ks only!
.362 BA
.609 O-Base %! MLB record
.812 SLG
1.421 OPS! MLB record
This guy was more valuable to his team than every before. 3 out of 5 times he got to bat, he was on base. Only struck out once every 15 plate apearances!
@Willie: Not sure that this subject has any business being on this blog, but why not take a quick stab? I'm going with The Bambino 1920. Hit more HR's than the next 3 leaders combined.
Thanks JLP - I needed that.
Second for me is the Babe 1921 59HRs! 177RBIs!
MarkinDallas - did the article say how much the yanks and bosox pull in from their cable deals?
Bambino had some years where he hit more HRs than any other TEAM (other than his own, of course).
BTW, that's how i compare players between eras. What's the gap between him and his contemporaries...then compare that to the gap between those in another era. Leaving Roids out of it, when McGuire hit 70, Sosa hit 66. When Bambino hit 59, no other entire TEAM hit 59. Thus, in my convoluted little mind, Ruth's 59 was even more meaningful that McGuire's 70. (Except for all that beer and hot dog juice that taints the Bambino's #s)
"Maybe Ted Williams? The 406 year?
What an awful ending that poor fellow had. I always liked him though till I heard about his dealings on trying to keep Maz out of the HOF. For that he deserves the tuna can..."
Williams desrves much worse for his treatment of Maz. Still he was quite the player.
But regarding the best season:
What about Ty Cobb’s .420 (followed the next year with a .409)?
One of the problems with these types of comparisons is that there is no meaningful way to factor the changes in the game over the years (Cobb played during the dead ball era, most of Ruth’s and all of Williams’ careers were with a livelier ball) or changes in the ballparks (prior to the 1930’s, without lights, games often were played in poor visibility late afternoons/early evenings; the early generation of lights did not provide the same visibility as modern lights; spitballs once were legal pitches; the baseball stayed in the game until it was not usable, no matter how dark it got, contrary to today’s practice of tossing balls out of play if they hit the dirt.
Maybe the comparisons should be limited to the best of the different decades.
Either waym, it’s nice to have a topic that is a break from the old standard debates of (1) “The front office is crooked and incompetent vs The front office will lead us to the Promised Land” or (2) the Nuttings are cheap vs . . . well, I guess there really is no counter to that one.
Speaking of "tainted stats", did anyone else see that interview by Charlie Rose of Bob Gibson and Reggie Jackson? When Charlie asked what they each thought about the "steroid era", Reggie Jackson said it pretty well, I thought. (Paraphrase, of course...)
When he was growing up, dreaming about playing baseball, then later about making a living at it, then - still later - about joining that elite group of homerun producers, he was so thrilled. And when his career was over, he felt as though he had accomplished something - he had earned the right to belong in that group. When steroid-aided "members" joined, and surpassed him, he felt "hurt, cheated" - he felt that they "lessened the accomplishment"....
Ruth's 1921 year far and away when compared to what the rest of league did.
Babe 1921 59HRs! 177RBIs!
But wait, the Babe was always juiced up ; }
I have to agree with the discussion on that one though, he was head and shoulders above anyone else at least at the beginning of that era Drew this statement is amazing
When Bambino hit 59, no other entire TEAM hit 59.
How many dingers did the PBC end up with, BTW?
BucFan - agree, nice and quiet and peaceful in here today
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@Spike: That was one of my favorite interviews of the year. Yes, I have favorite interviews. Doesn't everyone? Unfortunately, it's not available to link yet.
Can anyone fill me in on the Maz / Former Slugger Who Currently Resides Next to the Butterball Turkeys thing? I always had the impression that Ted wanted get some pitcher in. Was it more to keep Maz out? Who was the pitcher?
Concerning Ted Williams -
I know, it incensed me, at first, when I heard his unwillingness to accept Maz as a fellow member in the HOF. In fact, I think the argument that ensued produced one of the more meaningful rejoinders. I don't know said it, but, somebody pointed out that Bill's glove probably saved so many runs, that it more than made up for a .260+ BA....
When I thought about that, I had to give Ted Williams a pass - he was just old and biased towards hitters, like himself. And, in the end, he did NOT prevail.
I gotta go with "Hack" Wilson's season in 1930.
From Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org/.../Hack_Wilson)
"Wilson stroked 56 home runs, drove in 191 runs, and walked 105 times, all while batting .356."
Wow.
Wait a minute. Why the hell are we putting so much effort into this? There's a simple solution to this.
@JAL: Who had the best season for a hitter?
The definitive answer should arrive within minutes.
Or DiMaggio's 1941 season.
From Baseball Almanac (www.baseball-almanac.com/.../player.php)
.357 BA / .440 OBP / .643 SLG / 1.083 OPS
193 H (43 2b, 11 3b, 30 HRs), 125 RBI, and an MLB record 56-game hitting streak.
He struck out only 13 times in 541 ABs and he scored 122 Rs
JLP,
That says it all (JAL, Imean)...G;>}
One of those days -- every time I think I'm caught up here, I have to do something else, and then by the time I've caught up again . . . well, you get the picture.
Put me in the camp that says our current catastrophe is a combination of the uneven financial playing field, the incompetence of the Bonifay - Littlefield - McLatchy years, and the decision to rebuild everything.
I think the most interesting thing today was the note about Buster Olney's comments on Mike & Mike this morning that a hundred or so arb eligible players will be non-tendered producing a rush by the Big 6 to scoop up the talent. I wonder if it will work out that way? Grabbing those guys is going to mean letting other guys go off their 25-man rosters, deflate the price of free agents, and present a lot of opportunity for the Bucs because their payroll is low, and they have the money to go after some upgrades. We might not reach elite levels, but it seems to me that the opportunity is there to get a lot better than we expected relative to our division as well as some of the other down-and-out franchises with less room to maneuver financially. Whether or not it plays out that way, and whether or not we take advantage of it remains to be seen -- but I sense an opportunity there.
My choice Babe Ruth 1920
.849 SLG pct--record that stood until Bonds 1.382 OPS highest of his career .533 OBP second highest of his career. 54 HR eclipsed the previous record by 25. Phil with 64 in the NL only team in MLB with more HR than Ruth
Another could be Carl Yastrzemski 1967 when he won the triple crown. This was during the deep ball era, two years before they lowered the pitching mound. .326BA, 44HRs, 121 RBIs.
I mean "dead ball era". This was the year before "the Year of the Pitcher" when McClain won 30 games.
Bizrow -
The tricky question about how much the Yankees and Red Sox bring in with their cable deals is...those teams OWN the stations that broadcast their games.
I believe...and maybe WTM or someone else can answer this...that enables those teams to make a sweetheart deal with their own company, thereby reducing the amount those teams have to pay into the revenue sharing pool.
So, let's say the Pirates get $20M from FSN to broadcast games. The Yankees could take $30M, and YES makes more profit (which is actually themselves). So they are under-reporting the value of those contracts.
One thing I do remember reading. The Yankees annual income from all sources of revenue is over $500M.
So $200M is about 40% of their revenue.
And then there's Rogers Hornsby's year in 1924
BA .424, 25 HR, 14 3B, 43 2B, 94 RBI, 121 R
OBP .597, SLG .696, OPS 1.203 OPS + 222
And that on a 69-85 team that finished 7th and not much to keep opponents from pitchig around him.
Spike - Ted Williams
My wife was from Framingham and she had a BoSox uniform when she was young, I saw a picture of her in it, asked for it when she passed, they couldn't find it. But anyways, she would tell me that he had probably the sweetest swing ever seen, but had some personal problems handling the media and fame and all of that. And we can't forget he was a fighter pilot for this country in WWII and Korea if memory serves me. I made a joke about the tuna can, but that is so sad to see things like that happen.
What were they thinking???
So the ruling on the field is Babe - 1920 it is? : }
Bobby Abreu has re-upped with the Angels. Good move on their part.
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/
On my choice of Babe Ruth's 1920 season, I used OPS+. His wOBA that season was .600! Average wOBA in 1920 was .335, so Ruth produced runs at almost twice the average rate.
That is really amazing.
Barry Bonds' top wOBA season was 2002 - .546 with league average .326.
That's especially interesting because league average wOBA in 1920 was higher than in 2002.
@Biz: The Ted Williams part of Ken Burns' Baseball is good. Mentions him dogging it on the basepaths and taking imaginary swings while in the outfield.
I'll ask again, can anyone fill me in on the details of what happened with Mr. Williams and the Maz vote?
I'd ask JAL but he has no concept of human interaction. The world is numbers and http: addresses to him. Little known fact: he dreams in binary code!
Non baseball but big story breaking on a mass shooting at Fort Hood.
I've enjoyed the flashbacks to great hitting.
For the record, and I know none of you care, I could CARE LESS about the Nutting profit margin. I care about the people in the dugout and the bullpen, and I want them to win.
Do yinz think the Yankees will keep Matsui or Damon?
Thanks, Mark, nice analysis.
Well maybe there is something to work on come next contract. You know, there is something evil and wrong with building a 1.5 billion dollar staduim, ours cost what 260 million and the overruns supposedly caused us to trade Ramirez for nothing, that as much as anything started the spiral, well not started, but kept us spinning. But the Yankees also get some break, revenue sharing wise, but building that monstrosity, I think
JHadar - afternoon, regarding non-tenders, I've seen statements saying they may be much more than 100 out there, this might be a buyers market, where even we get a taste of the action. We'll have to see
"Barry Bonds' top wOBA season was 2002 - .546 with league average .326."
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Bonds OBP in 2004 was .609, which is his career high.
From my previous post:
"Mine has to go to Barry Bonds(though chemically enhanced), not years 2001 or 2002, but 2004:
This guy was more valuable to his team than every before. 3 out of 5 times he got to bat, he was on base. Only struck out once every 15 plate apearances!"
POH,
Neither, I think they'll go after Matt Halliday or Jason Bay. Seriously, they've come this far, why don't they go a little further.
PoH,
I'd bet on Damon given the fact that he can still play the field albeit just one position.
WNels89,
I could envision them going after Holliday, Bay, Lackey and Sherrill. If not those exact names, they get at least 3 prized free agents and let Matsui go. Or two and bring back Matsui for less than he made this year.
I can't imagine them not getting a younger outfield bat to replace Matsui, then shifting Damon to DH. Imagine Bay in Left, Holliday in right, and Damon at DH. He could split LF with Bay. They'll get another veteran arm, and keep Pettitte assuming he still wants to play. Sherrill, who knows? I'd imagine they shift Joba back to setup duty, and if he regains his prior form then be groomed to eventually close sometime down the line.
I remember seeing that their payroll actually dropped a bit in 2009 compared to 2008, so by removing Matsui's $13+ million they'd probably only end up with a payroll similar to 2008. They'll have the cash. What a team that would be.
Would they need to do it? No, but they can, so why not. I hate the system, but I can't blame them for it.
JLP - all I remember is that Williams was the ringleader of people that wanted Maz out of the HOF, I remember reading some quote he made and the argument about his glove making up for it. Ozzie is in the HOF, and maybe Maz couldn't do backflips, but he was as solid as there ever was at 2B not to mention he played on an infield that was in pretty poor shape.
Anyways, I do know that Joe L Brown was the biggest Maz supporter and when Maz finally got elected by the veterans committee, the big thing that helped was that Ted W was in the hospital and couldn't twist arms from there. I guess Wiliams felt the HOF was strictly for hitters and defense didn't count. Thats the way I remember it, anyways
I said - "Barry Bonds' top wOBA season was 2002 - .546 with league average .326."
WNels said - Bonds OBP in 2004 was .609, which is his career high.
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I'm not sure if I am misunderstanding you, are you equating OBP and wOBA?
If so, those are different stats.
wOBA - Weighted On Base Average is a formula that assigns a value to everything a batter does and then expresses it as an average.
It is the currently accepted way of taking all offensive production into account so you can compare walks, hits and extra base hits and see what a batter's contribution to an average team would be.
JLP & Biz -
>>Am I the only one feeling an urge to punch G-Man every time I see his avatar?<<
Actually, it seems like a fitting photo for this blog. Her two main catch phrases can be paraphrased to apply to the blog:
(1) Being a Pirate fan may be a crazy life, but it's our life.
(2) Everything I do is for my asylum kids.
I guess Wiliams felt the HOF was strictly for hitters and defense didn't count.
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Teddy musta been playin Wiffle Ball
If we can avoid a howl about rule making, may I make a suggestion. Since we use the chain of equal signs as the ants marching symbol, would it be ok to use some other divider like
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or
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and so forth for separating sections of messages. Can't make a rule, of course, and if I know if you read slowly you're not going to get fooled, but it might be a helpful convention.
Mark,
Given the acquisition of Aki it obviously takes Blalock out of the mix with the Bucs but I'm still curious as to his physical condition. Is the shoulder completely gone? Can surgery repair it so he can play third again.
Thanks for the info. I lived in Dallas for quite a few years and always liked him as a player.
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IT'S A CULTURE OF WINNING!
Which pitcher had the single best season?
Denny Mclain in 68?
Steve Carlton in 72?
Ron Guidry in 78?
Pedro Martinez in 2000?
Ross Ohlendorf in 2009?
Srsly.
If your life depended on winning 1 game and you could pick any mlb pitcher in their prime to pitch, who do you pick?
Demery,
Did you see my note last note regarding our differences related to Mark Madden?
Jose DeLeon 2-19 1985 Pirates
Hoss I will read up.about Madden.
NuHo - is the pitcher question any pitcher now dead or alive? Or any current pitcher available to you in prime form?
Several options declined today with players becoming available.....
Jon Garland
Chad Tracy
JJ
Daniel Cabrera
Mark Teahan traded from KC to the White Sox.
Any pitcher, dead or alive, you get to choose them while they were in their prime.
That should read JJ , not just JJ.
NH -- Satchel Paige
The Marlins traded Jeremy Hermida to the Red Sox for two minor leaguers.
Hadar,
Good, out of the box call.
Angels re-sign Bobby Abreu to a two year deal.
Oh geez.
The moderation of this site will not allow one to type the name of the relief pitcher formerly of the Mariners and now Mets whose last name rhymes with Clutz.
JJ Clutz, minus the CL and add a P. - His option was declined by the Mets today.
Two years/$18 million + a $9 million option.
Let's see: the Trouble Ball, the Midnight Rider, the Hurry-Up Ball, the Two-Hump Blooper, the Long Tom, the Little Tommy, the bee ball, the Barber, the Four-Day Creeper and the Bat Dodger.
And, I'm sure I left a few out.
NH -- Greg Maddux
NuHo--glad you clarified that; I thought you were talking about Jersey Joe.
<The Marlins traded Jeremy Hermida to the Red Sox for two minor leaguers.>
Terrbear's going to be upset.
Hoss, although we are the same person, I happened to turn Madden on and he mentioned the DK interview. I was stunned he was talkin' baseball. He asked DK great questions and DK gave good answers. You would have liked the interview.
I'm no fan of MM, but I'm no fan of The Drive either. Now no more disagreeing here or people will think we're actually different people.
IT'S A CULTURE OF BAD LOCAL RADIO!
Well, time for me to call it a day here . . .
I'll be checking sometime late tonight or tomorrow afternoon, to see if anyone can remember any other Paige pitches. But 'til then remember I'm pullin' for ya'. We're all in this together.
Hoss, pitcher to win one game, Sandy Koufax.
One of the most forgotten pitchers: JR Richard Houston Astros.
He used to own our Buccos in the '70s.
NHJP44's Pants -- Okay, before I leave, I've just got to say this. Instead of creating a bunch of personalities that agree with you, why wouldn't you create a dumb one that disagrees with you so that you could point out how unrealistic their arguments are? I mean, if I was going to try to stir up a discussion, it would be much more effective to have a running argument -- about, say, the front office or some other topic that folks would be drawn into on both sides.
Just sayin', you know, eh?
Cy Young
Gibson
Yes Demery, you beat me to it. Koufax in prime for 1 game.
One season - and it really pains me to say this both because of team and person - Steve Carlton 72
One INNING? Mariano Rivera
And here's a twist, if i had to pick greatest OVERACHIEVER for one critical game: Petitte.
NuHo:
One pitcher for one game: Curtis Montague Schilling
11-2, 2.23 ERA, .968 WHIP, 4.8-1 K/BB
He only gave up 33 ERs in 19 GS! Do you want to know his ERA in those 6 ND? 1.74! He could easily be 17-2 in post season.
Arriva - i'd give serious serious consideration to Gibson as best all time, but not for any of the specific categories asked by Hossy.
Wells, Kip
Oh...and he did it during the "Steroid Era" when the balls were flying out of the park. Not during the Dead ball era or when the pitching mound was 4 feet off the ground giving the pitcher an advantage.
I have Mariano Rivera envy. Don't dredge up my issues Drew.
kthnxbai
Hoss started this discussion and he goes goose hunting with Dick Cheney.
Dem - who shoots whom?
unfortunately i have Rivera envy too. so does mrs dr...i gotta STOP this
NutHo - Doc Ellis on LSD.
JHadar -
Now you've caught me. NuttingHostage and I are the same person.
Missing Arriba -exactly
The guy to start? In my heart?
Steve Blass and Jim Rooker
Otherwise, Koufou
Dick Cheney and i are the same person. and Demery. Him too.
I take Ed Walsh from 1908
I think Hoss was the recipient of the Cheney crossfire. I mean I was in the crossfire.
In this world where many are labled "Kool Aid Drinkers," I'm amused the question is "best PITCHER." The answer should be obvious.
NutHo -
Of those pitchers you listed, I'll choose Pedro Martinez in 2000.
Martinez had a FIP of 2.17, wheras the league FIP was 4.77.
None of the other pitchers even come close to having a FIP of less than half of league average.
in 1968, league FIP was 2.98! That makes McLain's FIP of 2.53 seem only above average.
Carlton in 1972 was 2.01 FIP with league avg 3.26.
Guidry 1978: 2.19 FIP with league avg 3.69.
So, placed in the context of the leagues in which they pitched, Martinez wins out by far.
One pitcher for one game...if the game is in 2011, I pick Donnie Veal.
:-)
With the Marlins Red sox trade today, does that mean Rocco is gone from the Sox. If yes, any Bucs interest?
Radio, it's been reported previously that yes, Baldelli would be on the Pirates' radar.
Rocco would be worth a try if cheap but he hasn't played in over 100 games since 2004 and in only 62 last season. Still, at 27, you never know.
Rocco had that medical issue where he was fatigued all the time, and was finally getting over that last year, then a bunch of things like pulled hammys, etc.
Who knows if he has any talent left after all he's been through. It would be a great story, but him putting together a great season now...
Anyway, it would be a long shot. The guy was one of the most talented players when he came into the league. He coulda been a contendah...
I think I already read a post that Baldelli will be non-tendered, they told him that
Wait, there is this person that has a Rosanne avatar, I am not Rosanne Arnold... I don't think I'm NuHo either, or JAL, where's my wallet, my drivers license, who am I??
Whew.... I am me, one person, ah cripes....
Biz -
>>I am not Rosanne Arnold... I don't think I'm NuHo either, or JAL<<
I'm not buying it. I have documented evidence from an employee of the Port Authority that you are at least six different posters, including me.
I was on the road this weekend and flat out missed the Freddie Sanchez signing, and now I can't find anything on the blog about it. Any chance DK mentioned what our offer was to him? If he took $12m over two years, and had originally planned on his option being for $8.1 million next year, how close were we to that same offer? I'd think we would have kept him for $12m over two years, no? That seems like a deal about what he's worth, and would have been worth it to the Buccos unless Alderson turns out to be real deal Holyfield.
Bizrow
Yes, you are you
Mark--I know you probably think I'm picking on you by now, but not only do you have me totally confused with FIP this and wOBP that, and thinking that a computer can factor in luck and that the latest stat thinking is the true, unadulterated, answer to any question. Call Denny McLain a crook,call him an ex-con, call him a jerk, call him anything you want, but don't tell me that the only guy in the last, what 50 years, to win over 30 games with a 31-6 record was AVERAGE the year he did it??!! His record the following year was 24-9. He also had seasons of 16-6 and 20-14. Somethin's wrong with your picture, my friend.
I am actually NuttingHostage.I confess to being his alter ego.We are of split personalities.I'm not even sure how many there are of us.Schizophrenia is a somewhat unknown in many ways and I fear we are both pos and neg.Our personalities are juxtaposed from both viewpoints on spending and the everyday running of the PBC. :-)
it's too bad someone already posted "I am the Walrus" last week cause that would be right clever about now.
Drew--I had the exact same thought--"you are you"
Don't know about Baldelli - I think we ought to trade with the Marlins for Jorge Cantu to play 1st base and keep "The Legend" in RF. If we can find an upgrade at SS through free agency fine and, if not, spend some duckets on the bull pen.
Maybe a package centered around Doumit and/or Capps would be interesting -- we would need to get a catcher for at least next year since Sanchez won't be ready until at least 2011 if not later.
Drew, you should know by now that it is in fact incouraged to repeat posts from day-to-day and week-to-week. In fact many of us actually expect death by repetition.
The first blog comment from May 16,2008
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