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Are the M’s at least paying Yuni’s salary? This is a pretty bad trade. He can play with Willie again!
by xanthan on Jul 10, 2009 3:54 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I believe so, but even still it’s an awful trade.
Proud father of Juan Carlos Perez. Think Albert Pujols at second.
by marcello on Jul 10, 2009 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
RLOLYALS
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by monta101 on Jul 10, 2009 3:55 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I can top that!!
The Mets just traded Ryan Church and cash for J. Francouer.
No, really.
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by Skaldheim on Jul 10, 2009 4:05 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I just saw that and laughed again.
Proud father of Juan Carlos Perez. Think Albert Pujols at second.
by marcello on Jul 10, 2009 4:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i think Royals trade is worse
when you factor in the contract
by superk1ng on Jul 10, 2009 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Francoeur has been one of the worst players in baseball the last two years. He has 12 walks in over 300 at bats this season, and seems to have lost his power. Omar Minaya is like Brian Sabean before Sabean finally opened his mind. He has no regard for on base percentage, and doesn’t care about his farm system, which might be the worst in baseball.
Proud new dad of Edgardo errr Edgar Renteria!!!
by rxmeister on Jul 10, 2009 4:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I would have traded Lewis for Francoeur – he would have at least been a good platoon partner in our outfield. He also has a cannon for an arm.
by OTTOMATIC on Jul 10, 2009 4:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Closer of the future.
VAE PVTO DEVS FIO
by Bhaakon on Jul 10, 2009 5:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lewis is twice the player Francoeur is, even right now.
"he walked 18; new league record! Struck out 18, another new league record! He also hit the sportswriter, the PA announcer, the bull mascot twice..."
by i did my job on Jul 10, 2009 5:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
As a starter or full time player you are probably right. But I have the feeling that ship has sailed for Fred Lewis in a Giants uniform, and he has 0 value to us rotting on the bench. Francoeur on the other hand could start against lefties (where his numbers are much better) and he would be a low-cost way to balance out our outfield
by OTTOMATIC on Jul 10, 2009 5:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He’s hit .303/.323/.404 against LHP. That is an 88 sOPS+. That’s about as empty a .300 average as you’ll ever seen.
He is worthless.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
by jponry on Jul 10, 2009 7:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No
No Fuck no.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
by jponry on Jul 10, 2009 7:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
THIS, FUCKING THIS
I wouldn’t take Frenchy for free.
Proud father of Juan Carlos Perez. Think Albert Pujols at second.
Fuck Juan Uribe.
by marcello on Jul 11, 2009 10:35 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I would have taken him for free
and then traded him to the Mets for Ryan Church…
Neal before Zod!
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by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 11, 2009 3:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Haha
True, very true.
Proud father of Juan Carlos Perez. Think Albert Pujols at second.
Fuck Juan Uribe. Dios es grande.
by marcello on Jul 11, 2009 3:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Has Sabean really opened his mind regarding OBP? He’s been an OK GM the last few years, but he still seems to love hacky players.
Adoptive parent of Noah Lowry.
:-(
by Cookyman on Jul 10, 2009 5:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
nah. The Giants preach swinging at everything.
Neal before Zod!
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by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 11, 2009 3:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
http://i43.tinypic.com/2u9ib2r.jpg
LOL Found this on the Mets Blog.
by SeeingStars on Jul 10, 2009 5:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just read the post on LL and died laughing. Why I don’t hang out there more often is beyond me.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Jul 10, 2009 4:07 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
yeah, its one of the best SBN blogs.
Prospective parent of new pick, Zack Wheeler. Projectable Righty stolen from the braves. Of course, I stalk my son's myspace: http://www.myspace.com/zackwheelerbaseball
"Obviously I’m not doing things like going toe-to-toe with a ninja. Find me a ninja, for one."--Brian Wilson
by haverecords on Jul 10, 2009 10:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Smart, funny, and cruel when necessary. I love it.
Proud father of Juan Carlos Perez. Think Albert Pujols at second.
Fuck Juan Uribe.
by marcello on Jul 11, 2009 10:37 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
How this deal was not stopped by the commish office is unknown.
Yes, This is still a 79 win squad.
Fuggen Rox! You might want to try beating The Bums more than once in 10 games. Try it. You might find you like it.
by daveinexile on Jul 10, 2009 4:08 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I live in Seattle...
…I’m still waiting for confirmation on when the ticker tape parade is.
by jewbacca on Jul 10, 2009 4:09 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Wasn’t Dayton Moore supposed to be smart?
What happened to that?
GROUGTHINK ALERT
by groug on Jul 10, 2009 4:22 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Must have had a blow to teh head that didn’t ge checked out. It is all I can think of. Well excpet maybe he will trade us Greinke for Zito!!
Yes, This is still a 79 win squad.
Fuggen Rox! You might want to try beating The Bums more than once in 10 games. Try it. You might find you like it.
by daveinexile on Jul 10, 2009 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Remember in the offseason when there were “rumors” or speculation or whatever of a Greinke-for-Francoeuer deal? If those rumors weren’t true, Moore should have sued for libel. Everything he’s done since makes me suspect they just might have been true.
Saving countless runs with my Brian Horwitz
by lyricalkiller on Jul 10, 2009 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The first comment in the Royals blog sums thing up pretty well.
From KLAW:
Betancourt does nothing well on a baseball field. He can’t hit and has lost bat speed since reaching the majors. He hacks at everything he sees, and even swings at pitches thrown to other hitters. He has next to no range at short. And he never hustles on anything — not balls hit in his direction, not ground balls he might have a chance to beat out (well, before he let himself go physically). Other than all that, he’s Honus Wagner.
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Bruce Bochy would like you to look at the career numbers and stop complaining.
by cheno on Jul 10, 2009 4:56 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Morons of the day
1. Charlie Manuel
2. KC Royals
3. NY Mets
Chris Dominguez: Bringing dingerz back to The Bay (In a while)
by CB30 on Jul 10, 2009 5:07 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
"For two minor-league pitchers?" said outfielder José Guillen, who spent 2007 with the Mariners. "Are you serious? How weird is that? I’m totally surprised. That’s all I can tell you. I’m shocked. That kid is pretty darn good."
Adoptive parent of Noah Lowry.
:-(
by Cookyman on Jul 10, 2009 5:18 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Just think how shocked he’ll be when he’s traded (along with cash considerations) for two even-lower minor leaguers.
Saving countless runs with my Brian Horwitz
by lyricalkiller on Jul 10, 2009 5:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
it’s amazing how little major league baseball players seem to know about their own game. Brian Schneider of the Mets said about Francoeur, “he’s a good hitter and he knows how to get on base in all different ways.” I guess that explains the on base percentage of .280!
Proud new dad of Edgardo errr Edgar Renteria!!!
by rxmeister on Jul 11, 2009 8:14 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
well, he can swing and miss at wild pitches not even nate will swing at, and k. With his speed, that’s an OB ability…..
Prospective parent of new pick, Zack Wheeler. Projectable Righty stolen from the braves. Of course, I stalk my son's myspace: http://www.myspace.com/zackwheelerbaseball
"Obviously I’m not doing things like going toe-to-toe with a ninja. Find me a ninja, for one."--Brian Wilson
by haverecords on Jul 11, 2009 3:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And people think Sabean is the worst GM? HA!
by Hobbes2d on Jul 10, 2009 5:33 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I don’t think anyone thinks Sabean is the worst GM.
Adoptive parent of Noah Lowry.
:-(
by Cookyman on Jul 10, 2009 5:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
…anymore. I might have thought he was, or at least top 3, for a spell there. So did he change? or did I? I don’t know.
Saving countless runs with my Brian Horwitz
by lyricalkiller on Jul 10, 2009 6:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t think he was ever close to Bavasi/Littlefield level.
Adoptive parent of Noah Lowry.
:-(
by Cookyman on Jul 10, 2009 6:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ha, right. I wanted to say he might have been the worst (in my mind) but I never put him ahead of/behind those two.
Saving countless runs with my Brian Horwitz
by lyricalkiller on Jul 10, 2009 6:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
As Bad a Deal as...
Neifi Perez for Jermaine Dye? There was another team involved but that is what it boiled down to for the Royals. Was that the same GM?
by RUSirius on Jul 10, 2009 6:37 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
No that was the genius that is Allan Baird. Who now works for Theo Epstein with the Red Sox…lol.
by Hobbes2d on Jul 10, 2009 10:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Royals Review
has some funny folks posting over there; but then team blogs are always funnier when they’re coming to grips with the shit end of a stick.
by VidaWantsYourCar on Jul 10, 2009 7:26 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I heard a lot of good things about Dayton Moore when he became the Royals GM, but good God he has made some awful moves
by FluLikeSymptoms on Jul 10, 2009 8:37 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Just a heads up that Joe Pos is gathering the energy to write about this tomorrow. Should be epic.
Bruce Bochy would like you to look at the career numbers and stop complaining.
by cheno on Jul 10, 2009 11:27 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I remember reading an article a few years ago in Sports Illustrated or Sporting News that said that Betancourt could be the next Omar Vizquel. Ummmm… right.
Judgment Day is coming
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by Natto on Jul 11, 2009 1:22 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
In a way Yuni was the M’s LeMaster but without the work ethic. And were LeMaster actually got better after a couple season Yuni just seemed to get dumber and dumber. Knowing all this he was on my short list of " Encase Renerria breaks and and Uribe is otherwise in use then …" mainly because it should have only taken a bucket of warm spit to get him. The fact Z got anything for Yuni is like the Giants getting Davis on the Matt Morriss.
That’s it! Katie bar the door for this 79 win team is star crossed! And I am loving it.
by daveinexile on Jul 11, 2009 8:11 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He did have some potential once. In his first full year in the majors, as a 24 y-o, he put up a slightly bellow average line for a SS, with solid defense. But since then his game has deteriorated in all kinds of different ways.
Adoptive parent of Noah Lowry.
:-(
by Cookyman on Jul 11, 2009 9:30 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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