AM Overflow: Reyes to the Marlins
It was never about the money. Jose just wanted a front row seat for the Marlins' new home run light show.
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Winter meetings!
The most wonderful time of the year.
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He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
GP, I imagine this was addressed on the previous thread, but...
…would you have had the Giants give Reyes what the Marlins did?
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Yes, he would.
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I like how you ask him as if he were some authority on the matter.
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I am a noted authority on what I would or would not do.
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He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
by GiantPain on Dec 5, 2011 6:58 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
But only with a commensurately large sample size.
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He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
This has gotta be my favorite GP comment of all time.
Torres IS the magic bean. - Johnny Disaster
by SituationalLefty on Dec 5, 2011 8:28 AM PST up reply actions
Yeah
Woulda gone a little higher, too.
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He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
Speaking of which,
I saw Aaron Rowand jerseys for sale at Sports Authority this weekend for $100 a piece. Yeah, those are gonna sell.
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MAYBE THEY’LL SIGN A GOOD PLAYER THAT WEARS #33.
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If they are home jerseys you don’t even have to do that.
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Still, the last person to wear that number will be Rowand
That can’t be undone… I would wait for someone else to be awarded the number.
There has to be a Joe or Biff Rowand out there somewhere the Giants could sign
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Dec 5, 2011 9:09 AM PST up reply actions
LOLGIANTS
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by operation carrot on Dec 5, 2011 6:57 AM PST reply actions
One day, I want to mail Chase Utley a couple knockoff MVP trophys
To compensate for the TWO times that he had a teammate win the MVP in a year that he was better than that teammate.
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He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
They were within .1 in bWAR, and Utley had him by a full win in fWAR
Defense and position matter. Utley’s one of the great defensive 2Bs of our time, and Ryan Howard plays first base, and not even that well.
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He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
I didn’t realize he was that good at defense. So Alomar-like?
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Maybe even better
Every defensive metric has him providing at least a full win or more with his glove every year since 05, when he became a full timer.
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He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
That’s if you buy into 1) buy into defensive stats and 2) agree with positional adjustments for WAR.
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by say hey nation on Dec 5, 2011 7:16 AM PST up reply actions
I guess
But it’s not like it’s just one metric that has him as a once-in-a-generation defender. Every single one I can find, including the useful “aggregate defensive metrics” on fangraphs which smushes all the different ones together, thinks that Utley is routinely a +10 defender, year after year, which is just bonkers.
So yeah, I guess if you think every single metric is wrong. But every metric publicly available has him as the best around.
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He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
I see Utley play all season and think he is incredible but that 2007 season by Howard was huge offensively.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Dec 5, 2011 7:23 AM PST up reply actions
They are building a pretty decent team.
Hanley Ramirez
Jose Reyes
Logan Morrison
Mike Stanton
Gaby Sanchez
Chris Coghlan
Kickham where it hurts
Josh Johnson If He Can Stay Healthy
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and after that he might sign with the Marlins.
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by Kestrel76 on Dec 5, 2011 7:10 AM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Bienvenidos a Miami
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A towering shot.
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by howtheyscored on Dec 5, 2011 8:30 AM PST up reply actions
Coghlan is kinda bad
But they have some good young players, and soon, Pujols!
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He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
But as their 6th best hitter?
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by say hey nation on Dec 5, 2011 7:11 AM PST up reply actions
And one of their worst defenders!
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With the offense they’re amassing I think they should bite the bullet and install Matt Dominguez as their 3B and figure out somewhere else to move Hanley. They’ve got enough bats to swallow Dominguez’ horrible offense and it would give them a fantastic defensive left side of the IF.
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HanRam to CF has been mentioned
Because, uh, why not?
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He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
I wonder if Hanley to 2B and Bonifacio to CF would work? Not sure how Bonifacio is in CF though.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Dec 5, 2011 7:48 AM PST up reply actions
I WANT TO SEE A BADLY PHOTOSHOPPED JOSE REYES WITH THE NEW MARLINS HAT
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by howtheyscored on Dec 5, 2011 8:31 AM PST up reply actions
If it’s for more than 4 hours, he should see a doctor.
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Heyman says the Red Sox are really interested in bullpen help
I still say Wilson + Hembree for Lowrie is fair.
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Grahamcracker bones
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Marshmallow ligaments!
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Sounds delicious.
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A local was on the Philly sports talk radio saying that the Phils are interested in trading Victorino. When asked what they could get for him he said they could get relief pitching.
I saw Wilson+Hembree for Victorino.
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by say hey nation on Dec 5, 2011 7:18 AM PST up reply actions
That sounds crazy to me
He was their best player last year. No idea why they’d trade him.
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He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
That’s because you don’t have 14,000 fake beards to move and commercials to film.
by Grant Brisbee on Dec 5, 2011 7:19 AM PST up reply actions
Would anyone notice if they just commanded Romo to grow his out?
I mean, Romo’s a first year arb guy right? Tell him you’ll give him an extra 100k if he never shaves, and then if anyone asks about Wilson, just be like, “who?”
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Nope
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I can understand trading Wilson, 1 year left on deal and closers going up
But why trade what could be his successor too?
To get the deal done.
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He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
#SFGiants appear to have submitted posting bid on SS Hiroyuki Nakajima, sources tell @Ken_Rosenthal and me.
But there has been no announcement from Nakajima’s club, so it’s not clear if bid was accepted.
by Grant Brisbee on Dec 5, 2011 7:21 AM PST up reply actions
WHO ARE YOUR SOURCES!!
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by say hey nation on Dec 5, 2011 7:21 AM PST up reply actions
Is it on his twitter?
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YES
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He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
I am really excited right now.
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I have no idea who this chap is.
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http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=nakaji001hir
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Nakajima, 29, batted .297 with 16 home runs, 100 RBI and 21 stolen bases this past year in Japan.
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Here's his stat page
http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=/Hiroyuki-Nakajima.shtml
THINGS I LIKE:
Consistency. OPS of at least 800 since 2004, and an OPS of at least 890+ past three years.
What I consider to be transferable skills: High contact rate, very good strikeout-to-walk ratio, and plate discipline.
Supposedly very good on defense.
Also, jctgamer will be ecstatic if we get him.
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He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
I'm excited
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I agree
I’m assuming the power will go down but the OBP should be transferrable.
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The power always seems to be the thing that doesn't transfer as well
But an eye’s an eye. It’s also important to remember that Japan is currently in something of a modern deadball era, so anyone who’s hitting well is doing it against a backdrop of league offense over there being very depressed. I think there were something like 5 starting pitchers in Japan last year with ERAs under 2.
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He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
Jctgamer being ecstatic is something that you like?
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I threw in the "also" beforehand to denote that it wasn't part of the "things I like" list.
But I like when other people are happy!
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pew pew pew ewwww
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by SituationalLefty on Dec 5, 2011 8:38 AM PST up reply actions
REDEEM YOURSELF SAVVY SABES
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He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
I’m telling you, even if we get Nakajima and he sucks, it’s hard not to give Sabean credit for just taking a fucking chance on something interesting.
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That was my angle. Now everyone will think I stole it from you when I write today. It’s a good thing I stopped giving a shit in 2007.
by Grant Brisbee on Dec 5, 2011 7:37 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Yes, the thousands of people who read my little comment on your little blog. Don’t flatter yourself.
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by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Dec 5, 2011 9:39 AM PST up reply actions
Wtf
More: #SFGiants have not confirmed their bid on Nakajima. This could impact their pursuit of Gonzalez and Hairston.
Per Morosi.
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by gianator on Dec 5, 2011 7:32 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
Not hard to understand
I don’t think teams know whether they’ve won or not until the whole process is over. So it looks like the Giants submitted a bid, and while they were waiting, they talked with Hairston and Gonzalez.
Hopefully, if they’ve actually won the bid, they’ll go after Nakajima instead of either of those guys.
THAT SAID, Hairston might still be in play as a utility guy.
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He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
Ok that makes sense.
Wilber Bucardo: Missing?
by gianator on Dec 5, 2011 7:37 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
Hairston
I haven’t been following. Which Hairston are they pursuing? Not that I’ve ever bothered differentiating them. Can either of them even play SS?
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Thanks
I see it now on his B-R page. The defense section is pretty cluttered.
Also, please no Hairston. I like them as pantomime villains. Not as the good guys.
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The shocker?
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Wrong configuration.
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by Johnny Disaster on Dec 5, 2011 9:09 AM PST up reply actions
Also, say what you will about Sabean
But damn if he can’t keep a secret.
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He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
I’d think Bum would be able to keep a secret. He’s a good listener.
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This is my favorite thing about Sabean
because it makes the McCoven so much more entertaining.
Just play a Brandon or two, come on!
I can dig it
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by nostocksjustbonds on Dec 5, 2011 7:48 AM PST up reply actions
Jon Morosi says
#SFGiants appear to have submitted posting bid on SS Hiroyuki Nakajima, sources tell @Ken_Rosenthal and me.
Wilber Bucardo: Missing?
by gianator on Dec 5, 2011 7:27 AM PST via mobile reply actions
Inb4 BREAKING
Stupid iPhone, Grant scooped the scoop.
Wilber Bucardo: Missing?
by gianator on Dec 5, 2011 7:28 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
GRANT WRITE A POST ABOUT OUR NEW JAPANESE OVERLORDS
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He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
Reyes just went there because he looks good in yellow, blue & orange.
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I know what I'm getting with Hairston and Gonzalez
At least Nakajima has a chance to be something better than meh to bleh
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True in a way
but Japanese imports sometimes have difficulty with the culture shock.
Just play a Brandon or two, come on!
He could find the information easily
http://www.sfjapantown.org/About/history.cfm
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Thinking about money
The Twins signed Tsuyoshi Nishioka, who was 26 and coming off a career year, to a 3 year/9 million dollar deal after paying a 5 million dollar posting fee, which essentially made it a 3 year 14 million dollar deal for the Twins.
I think I’d be pretty OK with a similar deal, even though Nakajima is a couple years older.
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He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
Nishoioka was a BUST
Considering pretty normal SS getting 5 mil a year, anything close to that would be a steal.
Nishioka got hurt
But you’re right, he sucked. I don’t think him sucking has a lot to do with how Nakajima might perform, though.
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He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
Similary stats
Nishioka – .305 /.380/.443
Nakajima – .313/.389/.491
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To Clarify
Those are career Japanese League slashes.
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No they aren't
You appear to have pulled Nishioka’s “minor league” stats from B-R, which do include his Japanese league numbers, but also include 29 PAs from the Twin’s minor league system this year.
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He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
And the stats on B-R, for reasons beyond my understanding, only go back to 2007
Whereas Nakajim has played since 2004 with much more consistent success than Nishioka ever had.
For instance, Nishioka had OPS’s under 800 in 2007 and 2009. Nakajima hasn’t been under 800 since 2003.
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He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
Nor do I
I was just mentioning even at a good price, there is always a chance it is all for waste.
Average SS price for possible above average play is worth that kind of risk.
The question for me is whether Nakjima is a legitimate SS. With Nishioka even before he signed we were hearing a lot of chatter from scouts who thought he’d have to move to 2B in MLB.
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This is true
I haven’t heard a ton about his defense, but the little I recall reading has him as legit.
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He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
Who knew Sabean had guts?
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by Evan on Dec 5, 2011 7:51 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Beltran took some guts.
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John Shea says
I’m told report that #SFGiants apparently submitted bit on SS Nakajima is not accurate.
:(
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by gianator on Dec 5, 2011 7:49 AM PST via mobile reply actions
WHAT???
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Mayor of Smug.
They actually put in a bid for a yacht called the SS Nakajima.
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by TheLetter2 on Dec 5, 2011 7:51 AM PST up reply actions 2 recs
With plans of renaming it RDF.
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by say hey nation on Dec 5, 2011 7:52 AM PST up reply actions
And Germany!
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by howtheyscored on Dec 5, 2011 8:38 AM PST up reply actions
Not bad.
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by howtheyscored on Dec 5, 2011 8:38 AM PST up reply actions
Hey Brandon, so about that stuff I just said…I was just joking. I think you will make a great SS!
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by say hey nation on Dec 5, 2011 7:53 AM PST up reply actions
Get your shit together, fourth estate
It would be pretty funny if Nakajima had been signed by the Yomiuri Giants.
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He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
Wait, that Giants defense already has three Japaneese dudes on it.
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He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
I was hoping you wouldn’t read any of that.
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I feel like Buzz Lightyear when he learned that he was a toy
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The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
can of corn
NO NO
In fact, according to Henson a deal with Arizona "could get done this week" if Kuroda is willing to drop his demand for second-year player option
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
This would be bad.
How is Arizona the team putting together the best bid for him? I’d prefer him over CJ Wilson.
RIP 2011 Giants Post Season
I think we should sit tight until Baggage has something concrete.
Damn you Morosi.
Wilber Bucardo: Missing?
by gianator on Dec 5, 2011 7:56 AM PST via mobile reply actions
I think we should sit tight until Baggs has something concrete.
Damn you Morosi.
Wilber Bucardo: Missing?
by gianator on Dec 5, 2011 7:56 AM PST via mobile reply actions
It's not the Rockies.
#Rockies weren’t the team that bid on SS Nakajima, team official said.
Are the beat writers of each team going to tweet a denial of a bid?
Wilber Bucardo: Missing?
by gianator on Dec 5, 2011 8:00 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
I think we could list right until baguette has stonewalled cretins.
Damn you Marconi.
Celebrating 60 years of NBC News Today, January 14, 1952 - January 14, 2012
HOF announcements imminent
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
FWIW
Baggs has not said anything about the posting report being false. And I don’t take Shea that seriously anymore
I'm on the twitters @FFFFFFFFreak55
2010: TGWTWS One of the most unbelievable, impossible, magic-packed amazing years of my life.
Before I even look at a giants lineup I'm already thinking LOLBELT
WHY IS CABRERA?!?!
The 2011 San Francisco Giants: comprised of extraordinary pitching and a black hole of suck that is their offense
by Falconer88 on Dec 5, 2011 8:06 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
I think he's at the HOF ceremony, so he might not have any idea.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
He did tweet the original report about the posting
But he won’t probably talk about it later until after the HoF stuff is over with
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2010: TGWTWS One of the most unbelievable, impossible, magic-packed amazing years of my life.
Before I even look at a giants lineup I'm already thinking LOLBELT
WHY IS CABRERA?!?!
The 2011 San Francisco Giants: comprised of extraordinary pitching and a black hole of suck that is their offense
by Falconer88 on Dec 5, 2011 8:15 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
Baggs is in Dallas, my bad
His post:
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
I completely forgot the Winter Meetings were in Dallas.
Wise words by wcw: "Nobody cares about your Pokemon."
"There’s a new celebrity inside the organization, and it’s a three-foot inanimate object," - Larry Baer, my adopted son.
Nashville next year.
"Baseball is a red-blooded sport for red-blooded men. It's no pink tea, and mollycoddles had better stay out." -Ty Cobb
Mayor of Smug.
That’s within ideal trolling distance by car.
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They’re fun—-I got to go in 2009 when it was in Indianapolis. You need credentials to get into the meetings and the Rule-5 Draft, but you can just hang out in the hotel lobbies if you want to meet players, managers, reporters, etc.
"Baseball is a red-blooded sport for red-blooded men. It's no pink tea, and mollycoddles had better stay out." -Ty Cobb
Mayor of Smug.
Aw, hell. I can sit around our lobby here and hang out with reporters.
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Sure. The possibility of running into Brian McCann. That’s something you can do every day.
"Baseball is a red-blooded sport for red-blooded men. It's no pink tea, and mollycoddles had better stay out." -Ty Cobb
Mayor of Smug.
Running into him sounds like it wouldn’t even hurt. Beefy.
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GET A SIGN AND GET DOWN THERE!
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Dec 5, 2011 8:30 AM PST up reply actions
I WILL COSINE
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GREAT NOW WE'RE OFF ON A TANGENT
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If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
GIVE ME A SECANT TO THINK OF ANOTHER PUN
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
OK I'LL GIVE YOU SUM TIME TO THINK ABOUT IT
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
I WILL HAVE TO LOG YOUR GENEROSITY
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
Santo to the HOF
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
Excellent. Too bad it didn’t happen while he was alive, though.
"Baseball is a red-blooded sport for red-blooded men. It's no pink tea, and mollycoddles had better stay out." -Ty Cobb
Mayor of Smug.
extrabaggs Andrew Baggarly
ROn Santo is in!!
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
About freaking time. 3B are so underrepresented in the HOF.
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There are alot less of them, but I’m not sure how underrepresented they are. Now that Santo is in, it’s hard to figure out who else you could make a case for who was really a 3B. Nettles maybe. But most of the guys who are high up on the 3b career WAR lists played significant to major parts of their career at other positions (Evans, Allen, Perez) Buddy Bell and Ken Boyer aren’t good enough.
Chipper will almost certainly go in and he’s played the majority of his career at 3B. Rolen I think probably should but won’t. But after those guys, it’s pretty hard to figure out who you could stick in there who isn’t already there from the career 3B).
MY DAD WAS WRONG!
MY BOY NEEDS TO THROW HARDER!
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Can’t locate the telegram station. BS
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
Stop playing the mambo and help him!
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Mayor of Smug.
LISTEN TO THE RADIO
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Sorry for all the posts. Went a little overboard there. I’ll stop now.
Wilber Bucardo: Missing?
by gianator on Dec 5, 2011 8:13 AM PST via mobile reply actions
You’re fine. We were just funnin’ ya.
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Mayor of Smug.
Haha I know.
Rarely get to post here, so when I do, I try to get involved in all the discussions.
Still damn you Morosi!
Wilber Bucardo: Missing?
by gianator on Dec 5, 2011 8:17 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
Moroni, you fargin icehole!
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BASTAGE BOINKER
2010 World Series Champions!
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by Johnny Disaster on Dec 5, 2011 9:13 AM PST up reply actions
:D
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Santo, who died last year, suffered much in lifelong fight w/diabetes, losing both legs. He’s clicking his heels somewhere this morning.
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Mayor of Smug.
Classic hall of fame
Dick around until a guy his dead
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
So given the the rumors, what are your expected outcomes for the Giants offseason
Yes or No to the following:
Beltran
Lincecum to a longterm deal
Lincecum to a 1-2 year deal
Cain to a longterm deal
Hairston
Alex Gonzalez
Affeldt traded
I’ll go first.
Beltran: No
Lincecum to a longterm deal: No
Lincecum to a 1-2 year deal: Yes
Cain to a longterm deal: Yes
Hairston: No
Alex Gonzalez: Yes
Affeldt traded: No
I think in the end Sabean overvalues Affeldt and no deal gets done. They clearly need a shortstop so I think Alex Gonzalez becomes the third straight stop gap vet at that position in as many years. Sabean wont go 8 like Tim wants and he’ll end up settling for something that keeps them out of arbitration just like they did two years ago. And there’s no way in hell they get Beltran.
RIP 2011 Giants Post Season
Lincecum to a 1 year deal called arbitration?
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I think they can find common ground for one or two years.
But it’s pretty much one great big LOL, Sabean offering a 4 year deal to Timmy. I mean, he’s Tim Effing Lincecum, he saved your franchise. Show some respect.
RIP 2011 Giants Post Season
I agree. It’s just odd to put it as a “1 or 2 year deal” when he’s under team control for another 2.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
That's just what they have said publicly.
No more odd than signing a two year deal two years ago.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxtJoGdujYo
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
Don't look too hard, he might break
Ken_Rosenthal Ken Rosenthal
Teams looking at Edgar Renteria as multi-position utility guy, including 3B. Wants to play for contender. #MLB
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
Sigh
I had about 30 minutes of positive feelings about the Giants offseason this morning (HIro Nakajima would be huge in SF next season):
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2011/12/giants-appear-to-have-bid-on-nakajima.html
"There ain’t much to being a ballplayer, if you’re a ballplayer." - Honus Wagner
Morosi said both him and Rosenthal had it confirmed
I guess only time will tell.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
That one was so unexpected
I though it was a SS (strong Safety) to the NY Giants.
RIP 2011 Giants Post Season
So isn't it possible that the First rumors were correct
even though that goes against everything Sabean has ever done or said?
RIP 2011 Giants Post Season
Baggs hasn't shot it down yet
I’ll wait until he shoots down the report. Or we find out the winner of the bid. I don’t think Shea is reliable
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Before I even look at a giants lineup I'm already thinking LOLBELT
WHY IS CABRERA?!?!
The 2011 San Francisco Giants: comprised of extraordinary pitching and a black hole of suck that is their offense
by Falconer88 on Dec 5, 2011 9:20 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
More Baggs:
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Probably mentioned yesterday.
One way or another, this darkness got to give.
I like this comment
Sabean needs to learn from what the A’s learned last year many players don’t care about posting fees they want it all. Any bid over $20 million means a deal will m ost likely not get done.
This guy clearly understands the posting system.
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The cake is a lie!
jon_bois Jon Bois
re: cake, this is the most important cake-related moment in video game history youtu.be/0pig3PbHyJY
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If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
I made a pecan pie yesterday. I haven’t had any of it yet, though.
@legaleagle88
Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Dec 5, 2011 8:48 AM PST up reply actions
Pecan Pie is always outstanding.
One of my favorite desserts. The ingredient list is a bit staggering hwoever from the nutrition perspective.
RIP 2011 Giants Post Season
I’m a cake person, but I love pecan pie.
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Giants Baseball: Why Not?
I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Dec 5, 2011 9:14 AM PST up reply actions
How is your cold?
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TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Much better, thank you! :)
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I thought Nate Schierholtz was cool before it was cool to think Nate Schierholtz was cool.
by kdl on Dec 5, 2011 9:34 AM PST up reply actions
I don’t know that I’ve ever tried pecan pie.
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I am currently eating a raspberry pear pie for breakfast.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
That sounds weird. Is it good?
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Mayor of Smug.
I’d say that it’s alright, but not great. Needs more raspberries, and it was my first time ever making pie, so I think the dough suffered (and I forgot the eggwash, so it isn’t nice and golden brown). Evaluate for yourself here.
Adopted father of Chris Lincecum, without whom (quite literally) Timmy would not exist.
On Saturday my wife made the cupcake/cookie things with Reese's Peanut Butter Cups in the middle.
Nom. Nom.
RIP 2011 Giants Post Season
Michael Cuddyer and Josh Willingham
Star Tribune:
Agents now are speculating that Michael Cuddyer will end up back with the Twins. The belief is that the offer Cuddyer and his agent, Casey Close, expected isn’t out there. That could change this week of course.
@jcrasnick Jerry Crasnick
Nine teams have called on Josh Willingham. The list includes the #Twins, #RedSox, #Indians and #Reds
It also included the Rainy Day Fund, which asked for a charitable donation from Mr. Willingham.
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Good
I don’t want either of those guys at the price they want
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Why hasn’t there been any Beltran rumors?
It’s like teams are ignoring him or something.
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Dec 5, 2011 9:06 AM PST up reply actions
I've thought about this. Here's what I've concluded.
We see: a guy who led the team offensively when he was playing.
Others see: a guy who missed a month after being traded and isn’t a 1.000 OPS type hitter and is average defensively.
He’s also, what, 36?
To us he looks like an offensive messiah to other deep pocketed teams, he’s just another bat.
RIP 2011 Giants Post Season
It would be sweet if this was true and he could be had for a one-year “prove myself” deal.
One way or another, this darkness got to give.
Maybe the less you hear of him means the less other people care the easier it is to sign him? Or maybe everybody’s just sitting around waiting for the Marlins to offer a ridiculous contract
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Dec 5, 2011 9:20 AM PST up reply actions
I’ve been wondering about this too. I thought maybe since wuzziz name now signed with the Marlins that we’d hear more about Beltran this week?
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
He’ll be 35 next April and he did have an 1.134 OPS the last month of the season.
He takes good care of himself and is in really good shape and some players have longer careers than others.
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Dec 5, 2011 9:20 AM PST up reply actions
It’s probably also true that teams are turned off by the prospect of paying for someone who could rapidly decline because of age or become useless because of injury.
It’s probably understood by interested teams that he wants more than they are willing to offer and they are going after other players instead. For example, the Red Sox have Willingham near the top of their list.
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Dec 5, 2011 9:27 AM PST up reply actions
I can understand this
what I don’t get is overpaying for relievers. Why has that become fashionable?
Just play a Brandon or two, come on!
Nothing more on Nakajima
Hopefully the situation will be clearer later today.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
The Brewers were the only rumored team but
Brewer GM Doug Melvin said Friday he would not be posting a bid on Nakajima.
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Dec 5, 2011 9:15 AM PST up reply actions
Giants?
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This is why I don't care about college football
“I think the BCS is just a mess,” said George Wine, 80, who retired as sports information director at Iowa in 1996 and still writes stories for the Hawkeyes’ official site. “I think college football is crying for a playoff system. This voting is highly subjective. I realize that voting is subjective and often arbitrary. I probably don’t do as much research … but who the hell knows whether Oregon is better than Wisconsin?”
http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/bulls/content/harris-voter-i-think-bcs-just-mess
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
If the things I’ve heard about the BCS being a total racket that does little except rip off the schools that play in its bowl games are true, then the ranking system is the least fucked up part of the whole thing.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Dec 5, 2011 9:21 AM PST up reply actions
Another thing it would be nice if I would research properly: But my anecdotal understanding is that not a lot of the revenue generated by the BCS Bowl System actually goes to the schools that participate.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Dec 5, 2011 9:27 AM PST up reply actions
That doesn’t seem that far fetched.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Dec 5, 2011 9:32 AM PST up reply actions
Dan Wetzel
had a great article destroying the BCS about a week ago, especially the mathematical portion.
"Stern’s analysis was clearly right," said Bill James, the baseball statistics maven whose work was highlighted in the book and movie "Moneyball" and backs Stern’s call for a BCS boycott. "This isn’t a sincere effort to use math to find an answer at all. It’s clearly an effort to use math as a cover for whatever you want to do.
"It’s just nonsense math."
http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/news?slug=dw-wetzel_football_hostage_illegitimate_bcs_112911
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I thought that was a lame article because it starts with this:
Understand this, though: No matter what it says, the BCS is not a system designed to choose a championship matchup. It is merely a tool to stave off the inevitable playoff bowl directors fear will cut into their millions in tax-free profits, a casino-style distraction to placate the masses.
And then spends exactly zero more sentences talking about the alarming part of that sentence. The whole thing is about how it’s weird to have computers vote and shit.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Dec 5, 2011 9:24 AM PST up reply actions
To be fair, I guess, it is pretty weird to have computers shit. Apple may have gone a little far with that innovation.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Dec 5, 2011 9:24 AM PST up reply actions
I got a little of that
but I think Wetzel’s point is that the “computer portion” of the BCS is nothing more than a cover and that a better system exists but is not used by the BCS intentionally.
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you mean the part about the bowl directors? There was a whole write up, possibly even a book or two written last year? on that whole subject. I don’t follow college sports at all, I just remember last year or maybe the year before getting tired of hearing about it. People were constantly honking on about it on KNBR.
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TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
I feel like if bowl revenue that should probably be going to schools isn’t, though, it’s a pretty big fucking deal. There’s a lot of cash tied up in that system.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Dec 5, 2011 9:29 AM PST up reply actions
that’s what part of it was. That the schools could make way more money the bowl director people apparently get huge salaries – year round- for doing the bowl thing.
Then there was stuff about bowls not wanting teams if they don’t “travel well” I would guess that’s for the non-BCS type bowls.
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Fiesta Bowl scandal prompts Senate Ethics inquiry.
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I recall that happening.
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by howtheyscored on Dec 5, 2011 9:41 AM PST up reply actions
A final four playing off into a NC game would be perfect this year.
Use the Fiesta and Sugar to play off into the NC. Make the Sugar between LSU and Stanford and the Fiesta between OSU and Bama. Or keep it a bit more regional and keep the Fiesta as is an dhave them play the winner of the Sugar (Bama or LSU).
RIP 2011 Giants Post Season
The only way that the BCS will die
is if the ratings for the championship game tank in comparison to the other “BCS” bowl.
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I think they are actually very well positioned to go make the change I outlined.
It would eliminate two BCS births, but if they combined that with ridding the all conferences of AQ status and just taking the top 8 teams in the BCS equation regardless of conference, they could definitely pass it off as “more fair” and maybe even, just plain old “fair.” They wouldn’t have to change any dates since the NC game already plays a week or more after the other BCS bowls.
RIP 2011 Giants Post Season
Granted this is Football and not Mens Volleyball
but that is essentially the system Men’s Volleyball has used. Only a 4 team playoff.
RIP 2011 Giants Post Season
Infact with the way the archetcture stands right now...
I would guess that the system has been designed this way. In a manner that they could become far more “fair” when threatened by outside forces, legal or otherwise, on a one year timeframe without disrupting too much the rest of the system.
RIP 2011 Giants Post Season
38 degrees
Too cold to run outside?
Wise words by wcw: "Nobody cares about your Pokemon."
"There’s a new celebrity inside the organization, and it’s a three-foot inanimate object," - Larry Baer, my adopted son.
Too cold to continue living.
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I walk when it’s that cold outside. Mittens, head covering, and something to cover your mouth/nose area is important.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
I best not. I huff & puff a lot.
Wise words by wcw: "Nobody cares about your Pokemon."
"There’s a new celebrity inside the organization, and it’s a three-foot inanimate object," - Larry Baer, my adopted son.
Ah that wouldn’t work too well. Your scarf would be frozen to your face.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
And now it’s drizzling. I’ll just be a little jollier for xmas.
Wise words by wcw: "Nobody cares about your Pokemon."
"There’s a new celebrity inside the organization, and it’s a three-foot inanimate object," - Larry Baer, my adopted son.
I tried to go outside to water the plants and rake up the fallen leaves, but I think my neighbors have some kind of “person who hates 2nd hand smoke” detector. Within 5 minutes of stepping outside I get smoke coming at me from 2 out of the 3 possible directions.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
It’s too something to run outside
Is it February 19 yet?
by j14 on Dec 5, 2011 9:29 AM PST up reply actions
That's not very cold
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
When Reyes starts to stink it up in Miami,
do we remember this post? I’m glad the Giants didn’t pay him that money, but he would have been a huge upgrade and help.
There is nothing wrong with me cheering for players that are former players for my teams. Unless they become a Viking.
by Giant_in_la_area on Dec 5, 2011 9:28 AM PST via mobile reply actions
When he is the best SS in the game for 4 of the 6 years do we remember your post?
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
Is that when he stays healthy,
or actually tries to play hard like last year. I just don’t trust Reyes to continue to play like last year.
There is nothing wrong with me cheering for players that are former players for my teams. Unless they become a Viking.
by Giant_in_la_area on Dec 5, 2011 9:35 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
but all he needs to be is JJ Hardy for the next 6 years!
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But for that much
they are expecting more. I know he is a very good player, and would love to see him here, but if the injuries persist can they justify that contract?
There is nothing wrong with me cheering for players that are former players for my teams. Unless they become a Viking.
by Giant_in_la_area on Dec 5, 2011 9:41 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
That was actually a reference to the fangraph defense of the signing.
BTW: I have turned 180 and am now all for the move since I learned that Cowherd hates the signing.
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Poo.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Dec 5, 2011 9:36 AM PST up reply actions
That was a poor choice of words. When his contract becomes a burden would have been better.
There is nothing wrong with me cheering for players that are former players for my teams. Unless they become a Viking.
by Giant_in_la_area on Dec 5, 2011 9:37 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
Laynce Nix signs with Phillies
@Ken_Rosenthal Ken Rosenthal
Source: Nix two-year contract with #Phillies worth $2.5 million. Should not preclude other moves. #MLB
This seems cheap
He’s maintained good production the past three seasons as a part time player.
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Dec 5, 2011 9:33 AM PST up reply actions
Do you remember this:
http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=14271605&c_id=mlb
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Dec 5, 2011 9:37 AM PST up reply actions
This is pretty good
If Nix is the last offensive piece the Phillies plan on adding outside of short stop, it will have been a puzzling offseason. In Ruben Amaro Jr.’s end-of-the-season press conference, he expressed a desire to put together better at-bats, particularly with two strikes. But the three hitters the Phillies have added are all the opposite kind of hitter: Wigginton is a career .185 two-strike hitter; Thome is a career .172 two-strike hitter. And Nix is a career .141 two-strike hitter. Rather than pursuing the type of veteran contact hitters that gave them fits against the Cardinals, the Phillies have added two swing-and-miss power hitters to go with a power-hitting utility man in decline. None will provide much in the way of options if Mayberry ends up struggling in an everyday role.
http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/phillies/135008358.html#ixzz1fgPFR1wH
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RAJ
is fast becoming the worst GM in baseball. Combine that with desperation, the Phillies are going to be bad for many years to come.
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Phillies’ fans seem to think that RAJ is operating under the belief that if he spends…spends…spends…the team will always contend and if the team always contends they’ll have the money to spend…spend…spend… but he’s made such bad decisions they’re comparing it to a tech stock in the late ’90’s.
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Dec 5, 2011 9:51 AM PST up reply actions
Sigh
All players are terrible with two strikes. All of them. Citing two strike stats is moronic.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
Ty Wigginton, Jim Thome, Laynce Nix. One of these things doesn’t belong here, one of these things just doesn’t belong.
FTFY
Ty Wiggington Jym Thome Laynce Nix
by GuyWhiteyCorngood on Dec 5, 2011 10:00 AM PST up reply actions
Oh hey
I met Lance Nix a few weeks ago while he was a guest for a wedding at the hotel I work for; nice guy. I also met Billy Butler and Jeremy Hermida. They were all in town for the same wedding, and I know it was a ball player’s wedding, but I never ended up finding out who it was because I don’t work too closely with that particular department.
by JSing on Dec 5, 2011 10:24 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
Baggs floats another one of my whales of whiteness
extrabaggs Andrew Baggarly
Stanford guy, switch hitter. Would be fit for SF if BOS needs relief. RT @nickcafardo A few teams asking about Sox utilityman Jed Lowrie.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
I would love that
But even suggesting Boston would give him to us for Ramon Ramirez or Affeldt is laughable.
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Sweetspot
had an entry in which they debated whether a Lowrie for Minor trade would be equal.
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Lowrie's a bit of an odd case
Because they don’t really need him for anything, and he’s always hurt, so teams don’t seem to have a high impression of his value. I agree that he couldn’t be gotten for RamRam or Affeldt alone, but I think a relief-centered package might work. It would likely have to include one of our better prospects, though.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
Do we even have any good prospects left to trade other than Brown?
I believe we can’t trade any of our picks this year.
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I meant someone like ToJo or Hector or Ehire or something
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
Re-sign RamRam
and send him and Nighttrain back to Bos.
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Can't trade Lopez.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
That's right
wasn’t really going to happen anyways. I just like the trading Bos their former relievers angle.
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Everything is good
except for the Stanfurd part.
If Sabean gets Lowrie for Affeldt and a prospect, the Giants should throw Zito in for free.
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I presume this some kind of “Lannister.”
Celebrating 60 years of NBC News Today, January 14, 1952 - January 14, 2012
No, actually he was sworn to Storm's End and Renly
but he declared for King Joffrey Baratheon later, who TECHNICALLY is a Lannister, but he doesn’t know that, and…
Ron Washington really Britta'd that Series.
Please follow my Twitter
by Murray, Present on Dec 5, 2011 9:43 AM PST up reply actions
One of our station volunteers just came into my office to ask if GP is a girl. To my great credit, I answered the question without laughing.
Celebrating 60 years of NBC News Today, January 14, 1952 - January 14, 2012
his name is Leslie Ann Levine
The first six innings are overrated.
With a very firm “Yes, of course he is,” right?
Is it February 19 yet?
by j14 on Dec 5, 2011 9:43 AM PST up reply actions
No, no. I did the right thing.
Celebrating 60 years of NBC News Today, January 14, 1952 - January 14, 2012
I know you posted above
Glad to see you back! Was getting worried that we had pushed you away. You know, sometimes why the relationship goes too fast, a person can get a little defensive…
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Well, that is pretty much what happened. I took some time for myself, and did other things. I think the lesson is probably to reduce the amount of time I spend here in a given day.
Celebrating 60 years of NBC News Today, January 14, 1952 - January 14, 2012
Wait wat
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
I’ll explain on Twitter.
Celebrating 60 years of NBC News Today, January 14, 1952 - January 14, 2012
He’s having the volunteers draw up the Weather map.
Wise words by wcw: "Nobody cares about your Pokemon."
"There’s a new celebrity inside the organization, and it’s a three-foot inanimate object," - Larry Baer, my adopted son.
Nakajima!
Here’s where we see the Rainy Day Fund in action, right?
Ron Washington really Britta'd that Series.
Please follow my Twitter
No if John Shea has anything to say about it.
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He is not Brandon Crawford.
Proud parent of SD-born Shane Loux.
If Cain is with us, who can be against us? - atxgiantsfan
by jhiat00 on Dec 5, 2011 9:46 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
decent
but injury prone. Available because Boston already has Avile and Scutaro. People believe that he will garner a big return but I think Affeldt and a mid/low prospect would do it.
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Sounds a lot like a hobbit I know.
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He was drafted in the 1st round by Theo. So he is teh awesome!!!!!!!!!
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by say hey nation on Dec 5, 2011 9:49 AM PST up reply actions
If he's healthy and hits his career averages, he'd be very good, and cheap.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
Very good seems like an overstatement. But I can kind of see it if he can handle SS, and stay healthy.
Ask me about my blog.
Look, you little shit, you can't ask me to come up with an opinion for you and then complain about the one you get
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
And not to be sematic about it
But average-defending shortstops who hit .252/.324/.408 are good. I don’t know how you differentiate the “very” from the “non-very”, but whatever.
Gigante. Campeón. Pumpkin. Andrés Torres.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
He's really good! He's an injury risk! But he's really good! But he'll be expensive! But he's really good! But he's an injury risk!
The guy hasn’t played in more than 90 since 2008. I’m not very interested.
Is it February 19 yet?
by j14 on Dec 5, 2011 9:51 AM PST up reply actions
more than 90 games that is
Is it February 19 yet?
by j14 on Dec 5, 2011 9:51 AM PST up reply actions
I don't mind it if the Giants can get him
for Affeldt. That would also mean the end of Fontenot though.
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HardBallTalk:
Joe Capozzi of the Palm Beach Post reports that the Phillies are "strong players" for free agent third baseman Aramis Ramirez. Meanwhile, Todd Zolecki of MLB.com confirms that the Phils do indeed have interest.
The most likely scenario is that the Phillies envision Ramirez as a fallback option for their lineup if they are unable to retain free agent shortstop Jimmy Rollins. They can’t possibly afford both, right? Buster Olney of ESPN.com wrote earlier this morning that it appears the Phils’ biggest competition for Rollins may come from the Brewers or Cardinals, though his colleague Jerry Crasnick hears that St. Louis doesn’t plan to pursue him even if they are unable to re-sign Albert Pujols.
Did I say the RAJ is fast becoming the worst GM?
He is now the worst GM.
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Did he get approval to approach Yankee levels with payroll? Are they actually nervous about the Marlins?
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by rxmeister on Dec 5, 2011 9:48 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
Yeah, the ownership group in Phillie is a tight nit group of 10 or so people who are represented by Dave Montegomery (who IIRC is also the largest share older). Monty is involved pretty directly with the club, though he does allow RAJ lots of freedom.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Dec 5, 2011 9:52 AM PST up reply actions
there may be some cracks involving the Madson thing but that may have been patched over with a lot of Papelbon.
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The theory here is that RAJ went rogue on that one just to see the price Madson wanted and that Monty never nixed the deal.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Dec 5, 2011 9:54 AM PST up reply actions
SO yes the Phillies ownership is very much involved with payroll. Hence all the creative Cliff Lee trade and contract.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Dec 5, 2011 9:53 AM PST up reply actions
This is why
Ken_Rosenthal Ken Rosenthal
Rival exec: #Phillies actively trying to move Polanco. Would clear 3B for A. Ramirez. #MLB
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
And the first RAJ overpay to be cut short is….
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Dec 5, 2011 9:56 AM PST up reply actions
The guy declined a $16 million option.
Probably wants 3-4 years at $16-18 million per.
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What has this world become?
In a sign of dire economic times across the pond, Buckingham Palace is now doing some budget busting, with the queen herself due for a pay freeze and Prince Charles set to foot the bill for some major expenses.
Queen Elizabeth II will see six consecutive years of frozen pay, as new austerity measures in the U.K. have cut funding for the royal household.
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Not the kind of world I want to live in
"You don’t really realize, but the queen is going around Buckingham Palace, turning off the lights, having fewer staff, even turning the heating down. She sometimes even writes letters in her very own fur coat," Ingrid Seward, editor-in-chief of Royal magazine, told ABC News.
So...
we didn’t get Reyes?
Quelle surprise, as Bruce Bochy’s French ancestors might say.
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Alright...driving up to Ventura
Hopefully the Giants don’t sign Yuni on the first morning of Winter Meeting.
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NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Phillies senior advisor and former GM Pat Gillick would consider a position as the Dodgers’ new president of baseball operations, he told Bill Shaikin of the L.A. Times.
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Dang it quote fail
Phillies senior advisor and former GM Pat Gillick would consider a position as the Dodgers’ new president of baseball operations, he told Bill Shaikin of the L.A. Times.
Gillick is good right?
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Gillick is good right?
They did put him in the HoF last year.
Where have you gone John Johnstone?
by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Dec 5, 2011 10:06 AM PST up reply actions
Gillick built what RAJ is destroying
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Dec 5, 2011 10:07 AM PST up reply actions
He helped build the Blue Jays teams of the early 90’s, the last Orioles teams to make the playoffs in the late 90’s (the one that could have won it all if it weren’t for Jeffrey Maier), the Griffey Jr/ARod Mariner’s teams, and your current Phillies team, so, yeah, he’s pretty good.
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Dec 5, 2011 10:11 AM PST up reply actions
OT: Boardwalk Empire
Ew, ew, ew, that Gillian is evil, sick and wrong. Great tv episode, tho.
Just play a Brandon or two, come on!
It’s way better than S1. I do like how this latest ep tied in a lot of things from both seasons.
Just play a Brandon or two, come on!
I'd take him 4 Zito or them paying a lot of the money
The Cubs are getting a bit of interest in left fielder Alfonso Soriano, tweets SI’s Jon Heyman. Soriano, 35, is owed $54MM through 2014 and has a full no-trade clause. I think the Cubs would have to eat over $40MM to move Soriano
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No public word from Hanley Ramirez on if he’s ok with position switch. Until that changes, trade remains possibility.
They would probably take Zito for him.
One less year.
Zito 2/45
Soriano 3/54
RIP 2011 Giants Post Season
With the 7 mil buy out we have to give Zito the Contracts are basically the same
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My number included the buyout.
27 million in 2013. 19 million in 2012.
That buy out is so high I am almost fearfull, they will pick up the 11 million more so as to not “waste” the 7 million.
RIP 2011 Giants Post Season
Breaking
http://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2011/12/5/2612977/giants-are-arent-interested-in-hiroyuki-nakajima
One way or another, this darkness got to give.
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