Chulk Signs

by Scottsdale on Feb 6, 2008 10:49 AM PST

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Re: Chulk Signs

I wouldn't want to go to an arbitrator. Matt Wise got 1.2 mil.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/w/wisema01.shtml

Relief pitchers are being over paid this year.

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by Smotheredinhugs on Feb 6, 2008 10:57 AM PST reply actions  

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CHULK SIGN PUNY DOCUMENT

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by Natto on Feb 6, 2008 11:23 AM PST reply actions  

I suppose that's preferable to...

CHULK SMASH PUNY ARBITER

Bochy: grounded until he stops hitting and running with slow runners and crappy hitters

by Stuttering John Tamargo on Feb 6, 2008 11:29 AM PST up reply actions  

World War Chulk

Can't we just skip to the part when we send him into outer space?

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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Feb 6, 2008 12:16 PM PST up reply actions  

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HEY! YOU NO SPEAK FOR CHULK! NOW GIVE CHULK CONTRACT SO HE CAN SMASH PUNY SMALL PRINT INTO SMALLER PIECES!

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by Chulk on Feb 6, 2008 12:28 PM PST up reply actions  

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You owe me a new keyboard; I just spilled my drink everywhere.

by MidKnight on Feb 6, 2008 1:00 PM PST up reply actions  

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I like him better than Messenger, for what that's worth.

Matt Cain, cleanup hitter or starting pitcher?

by cain1rstballothof on Feb 6, 2008 11:28 AM PST reply actions  

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Ah, but you always kill the Messenger.

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by stobgopper on Feb 6, 2008 4:51 PM PST up reply actions  

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I guess that's reasonable for a guy likely to be DFA'd by the All Star break.  

by KCE on Feb 6, 2008 12:54 PM PST reply actions  

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If I admit that I didn't know he was headed for the arbitration table, how much blogger points do I lose?

by Skaldheim on Feb 6, 2008 1:17 PM PST reply actions  

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All of them, fork 'em over.

by xanthan on Feb 6, 2008 1:27 PM PST up reply actions  

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Chulk's not a world beater or anything, but you could do a hell of a lot worse than a 3.57 ERA/124 ERA+, 1.26 WHIP, and 41:14 K/BB ratio in the soft middle part of the bullpen. Those are pretty solid numbers. I know he's blown a few games (everyone in a bullpen has, it's the nature of the game), but I don't really get where the overwhelming sentiment that he sucks is coming from.

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by jponry on Feb 6, 2008 1:32 PM PST reply actions  

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Agree.

The commitment is small, sub 1-million-dollars, and if he explodes this year, we can just cut him loose. I actually like his stats better than Hennessey who's earning almost twice as much because of OMG SAVES.

by xanthan on Feb 6, 2008 1:35 PM PST up reply actions  

I'm not really anti-Chulk either

As long as you keep him the hell away from Scott Hairston.

Bochy: grounded until he stops hitting and running with slow runners and crappy hitters

by Stuttering John Tamargo on Feb 6, 2008 1:42 PM PST up reply actions  

I concur

I actually like Chulk. I think the main reason he gets a bad rap around here is that he was part of the Hillenbrand trade.

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by Natto on Feb 6, 2008 2:53 PM PST up reply actions  

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Vinnie's all right by me. Good for him.

I even like Messenger somewhat (gasp). If he wouldn't try to blow things by people all of time, he might do a little better.

Well, all except for the "jacked up" cap part :-)

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by nvsfg on Feb 6, 2008 3:31 PM PST reply actions  

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I'm kinda bummed that Klesko isn't back this year cause we could have a bitchin bro-off between Klesko, Rowand, Messenger and Frandsen.

Pedro Feliz: Marginally better this year.

by SloIsLonelyForTheOrange on Feb 6, 2008 6:30 PM PST up reply actions  

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Randy Messenger will be back in everybody's good graces after an offseason of rest for his broken hand. Randy will wind up being an important part of the Giant bullpen. Chulk will be mopping up.

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by rxmeister on Feb 6, 2008 6:39 PM PST up reply actions  

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I disagree. Messenger had about half a season's worth of good baseball in his career, and even that was suspect because of his large WHIP and tall BAA (1.52 and .303 respectively with Florida in 2007 - both of which were much better than his #s in SF). He's an emotional cannon, not very smart, and has what is described as strikeout stuff except that it doesn't manage strike many people out.

Chulk, as argued above, has been pretty darn good and surprisingly consistent since we traded for him, and if his hand is recovered, I would expect him to be playing in meaningful games until the team stops playing meaningful games. On the other hand, I'd almost be a little surprised if Messenger is still on the ML roster at the end of '08.

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by howtheyscored on Feb 6, 2008 7:56 PM PST up reply actions  

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But he will still lead the league in Not Being Armando Benitez, and nobody can take that away from him.

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by Natto on Feb 6, 2008 10:26 PM PST up reply actions  

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Well, not with that attitude.

He is Vengeance. He is the Knight. He is Dave Righetti. PRAY TO HIM!

by howtheyscored on Feb 6, 2008 10:33 PM PST up reply actions  

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Chulk as turned into one of those guilty pleasure types for me. I kept thinking  he would be gone in 60 days.  He was part of a brutal trade. It created a large  "Blah" for me. Then around July I released this guy is like a cockroach. He just keeps on surviving. Sure he is  no world beater nor are his efforts that glorious  but its kind of like Chad Zerbe story but from a different direction.

As for Flat Hat  the jury is out  on him.  After all how can I get that mad at a guy being so frustrated with the `07 season that he attacks a water cooler? It not something I want to see that often but , to steal from Mr. Rock, " I can understand".

by daveinexile on Feb 7, 2008 9:30 AM PST up reply actions  

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Water cooler, wall, same diff.

He is Vengeance. He is the Knight. He is Dave Righetti. PRAY TO HIM!

by howtheyscored on Feb 7, 2008 11:13 AM PST up reply actions  

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I sit corrected. Thanks Howie.

by daveinexile on Feb 8, 2008 9:26 AM PST up reply actions  

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