tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post7582708730491203911..comments2024-03-17T03:18:56.070-04:00Comments on Dan Shanoff: Thursday 06/21 A.M. Quickie:Sosa 600, Pac-Man Fever, Schilling, Rivals, More!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-72495290829157539242007-06-21T20:22:00.000-04:002007-06-21T20:22:00.000-04:00Just wanted to say that since you linked to my Cle...Just wanted to say that since you linked to my Clemens live-blog a while back when you were filling in for the weekend on Deadspin, I threw you some votes on the hot blogger bracket. <BR/><BR/>Never before have women preferred a guy known for a "quickie" in such great numbers. There's hope for me yet.frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07508236221261282480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-12841049667667838672007-06-21T20:17:00.000-04:002007-06-21T20:17:00.000-04:00Good read on Pavano and the 40 million the Yanks w...<A HREF="http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/eticket/story?page=pavano" REL="nofollow">Good read on Pavano and the 40 million the Yanks wasted on him.</A>futurelegendvinceyounghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02175243502967953702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-50937589255852277912007-06-21T14:44:00.000-04:002007-06-21T14:44:00.000-04:00Yes, they'd have to offer him arbitration, but it'...Yes, they'd have to offer him arbitration, but it'd be highly unlikely that Barrett would accept, given that he'd likely have suitors for a multi-year deal somewhere else where he could also make more money. <BR/><BR/>I'm sure that San Diego will do this with Barrett, and net the draft picks. That's why I think that despite Barrett's defensive shortcomings, he wasn't worth getting rid of.ToddTheJackasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06333015679479284215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-51357557031175052492007-06-21T14:35:00.000-04:002007-06-21T14:35:00.000-04:00todd, don't the Cubs only get such compensation if...todd, don't the Cubs only get such compensation if they offer Barrett something? (can't recall the details - arbitration, full contract, something like that)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08914478854935892679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-16403115207415013192007-06-21T14:33:00.000-04:002007-06-21T14:33:00.000-04:00I disagree carlivar, because you neglected to say ...I disagree carlivar, because you neglected to say one thing in your otherwise well-written argument. And that's that specifically because Barrett will be a free agent at the end of the year, and likely won't re-sign him, that they could have gotten a first round draft pick and a supplemental first round pick for him, assuming he'd be a type-A free agent, which at Catcher I'm sure he would. <BR/><BR/>So while they're getting a former high draft pick, by trading Barrett, they're also losing the potential to gain two more draft picks for next season.ToddTheJackasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06333015679479284215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-20968868562623694642007-06-21T14:30:00.000-04:002007-06-21T14:30:00.000-04:00biggest bust free agent signing that goes to the ...biggest bust free agent signing that goes to the giants in Zito and Bonds, nearly 40 million a year for those 2 and what do you get. nothing but crap, If it wasn't for Cain and Lincecum being a giants fan right now would totaly suckshooless99https://www.blogger.com/profile/12315571612888514097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-4458103822807032602007-06-21T14:25:00.000-04:002007-06-21T14:25:00.000-04:00Re: Michael Barrett -- I'm sure the Zambrano incid...Re: Michael Barrett -- I'm sure the Zambrano incident contributed, but as a Cubs fan this is a great trade despite all that.<BR/><BR/>Barrett is a free agent at the end of the year. The Cubs won't resign him. He'll be too expensive (they got him off the Montreal scrap heap originally). So the Cubs got two players (including a recent #35 overall pick) for almost nothing, this season aside.<BR/><BR/>Add to the fact that Barrett is simply a bonehead mentally. Before the Zambrano fight he had made a couple really stupid mental mistakes, like trying to advance from 2nd to 3rd on a grounder to short (thrown out easily at a critical point in the game).<BR/><BR/>He's also thrown out LESS THAN 10 PERCENT of runners this year!<BR/><BR/>Barrett was a major reason why the Cubs record in 1-run games is so poor.<BR/><BR/>I think the media loves to obsess over interesting reasons like the Zambrano/Barrett fight. If the real reasons are less interesting, what's the point in reporting that?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08914478854935892679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-39938941470718197722007-06-21T13:59:00.000-04:002007-06-21T13:59:00.000-04:00Check this out! Great parody done by the Pirates ...Check this out! Great parody done by the Pirates PR group and shown on the video scoreboard during the past few home games. It's getting alot of press around Pittsburgh...not sure if it's gone any further yet.<BR/><BR/><A HERF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZC1jiwKMHc">Pirate Parrot Sopranos Parody</A>Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13305096508964522753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-81944504306070842972007-06-21T13:47:00.000-04:002007-06-21T13:47:00.000-04:00I think the Hicks thing is sort of a big deal, in ...I think the Hicks thing is sort of a big deal, in that it's the first time management has openly called out a former player, right? I mean in the "no snitch" ole boys network of MLB, the one where they celebrate idiots like Joe Morgan who still can't forgive Jim Bouton, this is something. <BR/><BR/>As for Girardi, I disagree with Big D. Not necessarily that he's wrong per se, but that his job last year with the Marlins necessitated he take the role of bringing along young players. I think it's wrong to say he can't coach veteran players, since the only experience he had was coaching a ton of rookies. I don't think anyone could safely say that he absolutely couldn't do that, he just hasn't ever had to yet. Also, note that the Marlins are doing just about as well without Girardi, despite having a lot of their best pitchers from last year hurt for a lot of the year (Anibal, Josh Johnson). <BR/><BR/>But I think the real problem was that the O's had a meddling owner, which was his problem in Florida, and that if he took the O's job he'd have to compete against the Yankees every year, which I bet he really doesn't want to do.ToddTheJackasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06333015679479284215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-89659686108275661942007-06-21T13:46:00.000-04:002007-06-21T13:46:00.000-04:00@big dI didnt think Girardi would be a good fit, b...@big d<BR/><BR/>I didnt think Girardi would be a good fit, but someone new to the organization was going to be a good start. <BR/><BR/>Im almost hoping for Davey Johnson now, but he and McPhail need to change a lot of things about philosophy and how things are done.<BR/><BR/>It has gone from a bragging poiunt 20 years ago to an embarrasment saying Im an Orioles fan. My family USED to have 8 sets of season tickets that they cancelled 3 years ago. <BR/><BR/>I still do not see anything going too right while Angelos is there, unless he realized the 2,000,000 fans a year he has lost spend about $50 a game on top of the tickets. Maybe the dancing dollar signs finally brought him to his sensesQwagmirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14731147733122184694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-69166099101035969312007-06-21T13:32:00.000-04:002007-06-21T13:32:00.000-04:00MLB Stud: Tom Hicks, if only for spicing up the se...<EM>MLB Stud: Tom Hicks, if only for spicing up the season by suggesting Rangers all-time great Juan Gonzalez used PEDs. Check the bus tires!</EM><BR/><BR/>Is this supposed to be a secret? Doesn't anyone remember the story last year? The one that noted that in 2001, Angel Presinal, trainer to Juan Gone, was picked up for steroid possession in the Toronto airport?<BR/><BR/>It's not a surprise that Hicks would say this. It's old news.Ben K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11938851241067496400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-37301166208464189422007-06-21T13:00:00.000-04:002007-06-21T13:00:00.000-04:00@ qwagmire:Consider yourself lucky as an O's fan t...<I>@ qwagmire:</I><BR/><BR/>Consider yourself lucky as an O's fan that Girardi turned down the job. Count me among the group of people (someone mentioned it on here a couple days ago) who believe his managerial style is far better at convincing very young, very green players to go out and win games. I just don't see him "getting through" to guys like Tejada, Huff, Millar, etc. - the guys who've been around and heard all the "rah-rah" speeches. He's a motivator, not a manager.<BR/><BR/>That being said, it doesn't take much to be a good manager in the bigs. Take someone like Jim Leyland - keep your guys interested, take the fall for them if necessary, hang them out to dry when they really blow it, and never hesitate to blow up at someone - media, umpire, guys on the team - if you think it'll get your guys back into the season.<BR/><BR/>Joe Torre, for all his rings, seems to have become a little complacent with his guys. Sure, he's a great game manager (or he has been in the past) - always used to have a knack for getting the right guy in the right situation. But it seems like he adopted the "If you can't get fired up to play for the Yankees, then nothing I can say or do will change that" mentality, and now just sits on the bench sending signals, waiting for Big Stein to bring down the guillotine.<BR/><BR/>/end managerial rantBig Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11478232002387175988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-16132378077308236912007-06-21T12:46:00.000-04:002007-06-21T12:46:00.000-04:00Girardi turns down O'sFurther into the Abyss...Girardi turns down O's<BR/><BR/>Further into the Abyss...Qwagmirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14731147733122184694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-2188510585388699442007-06-21T12:15:00.000-04:002007-06-21T12:15:00.000-04:00In retrospect, I think one of Yahoo's biggest mist...In retrospect, I think one of Yahoo's biggest mistake was not acquiring one of the major blog platforms. They have some key community-based assets like their Rivals and Flickr, and they're trying to acquire MySpace, but blogs are the ones they really missed the boat on. They could have had the whole user-generated content thing on locked down (YouTube excepted, of course).<BR/><BR/>But as it stands, AOL has the semi-pros (i.e. FanHouse) and Google has the indies with Blogger, and Yahoo's left with Geocities?badly drawn boykinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10664893116234530078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-75044905906761563852007-06-21T11:57:00.000-04:002007-06-21T11:57:00.000-04:00There is always the question as to whether or not ...There is always the question as to whether or not his wrist will ever heal fully and if he can't night in and night out olay like he did in the Ntnl Championship game it could be cause for concern. <BR/>He will still go number on e thoughMichaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02069031942564729520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-30681582139287590482007-06-21T11:49:00.000-04:002007-06-21T11:49:00.000-04:00Shanoff, what no more talk about the eaters?Shanoff, what no more talk about the eaters?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-66356201651285111622007-06-21T11:47:00.000-04:002007-06-21T11:47:00.000-04:00Unless Oden's leg falls off, he'll be top 2.His wr...Unless Oden's leg falls off, he'll be top 2.<BR/><BR/>His wrist hasn't healed all the way. Um..so? Seriously? He'll be in the league 15 years and you worry his wrist will be stiff for training camp?rafaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09286062038193331350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-7167794630772291982007-06-21T11:29:00.000-04:002007-06-21T11:29:00.000-04:00Here is a questions: Is it worse for a player to s...Here is a questions: Is it worse for a player to sign a big contract and then suck or is it worse to sign a big contract and be injured all the time?<BR/><BR/>I think it is worse for the team if you suck, at least if you are hurt a team has a chance to replace you with a healthy player<BR/><BR/>Also add to the list Julio Lugo who is coming close to dropping below the mendoza line.CMFosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05291296862033162143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-4682450897934096452007-06-21T11:17:00.000-04:002007-06-21T11:17:00.000-04:00How about Barry Zito and Jason Schmidt? 2 huge co...How about Barry Zito and Jason Schmidt? 2 huge contracts. 1 on the DL, the other just sucks!Natsfan74https://www.blogger.com/profile/02774593132826810650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-34377439485651407882007-06-21T11:15:00.000-04:002007-06-21T11:15:00.000-04:00This is the last year of the Sweeney contract. Tha...This is the last year of the Sweeney contract. Thanks to the miracle Royals season in 2003, Sweeney extended his contract with the team for another year. The sad thing is that he only played in about a third of the games that year and has gone down hill from then.pv845https://www.blogger.com/profile/05318367429970619320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-22325134371638995522007-06-21T11:13:00.000-04:002007-06-21T11:13:00.000-04:00Or Matt Clement for that matter.Or Matt Clement for that matter.ToddTheJackasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06333015679479284215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-68803232293378413022007-06-21T11:12:00.000-04:002007-06-21T11:12:00.000-04:00What about Carl Pavano??? in 3 years with the yank...What about Carl Pavano??? in 3 years with the yankees he has made 19 starts with a record of 5-6 with a 4.77 ERACMFosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05291296862033162143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-19073347325349384472007-06-21T10:57:00.000-04:002007-06-21T10:57:00.000-04:00Mike Hampton comes to mind as being more worthless...Mike Hampton comes to mind as being more worthless to the Rockies (and now Braves). Kevin Brown had his moments with the Yankees, and Chan Ho Park was another terrible deal when the Rangers signed him. But Sweeney's deal is bad. When does that come off the books for KC?ToddTheJackasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06333015679479284215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-28153121567906215062007-06-21T10:54:00.000-04:002007-06-21T10:54:00.000-04:00I know this is a day late, but because everyone is...I know this is a day late, but because everyone is speaking of worthless DH's:<BR/>HUGE multi-year Dud: Mike Sweeney<BR/><BR/>Is there a guy that has been more worthless for a team that him?pv845https://www.blogger.com/profile/05318367429970619320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-38981499004403516592007-06-21T10:46:00.000-04:002007-06-21T10:46:00.000-04:00Agree with Todd...why is Sosa's 600th such a big d...Agree with Todd...why is Sosa's 600th such a big deal? Has he had a better career with 600 HRs than he did with 588? It's not like he's been helping his team...hopefully now the Rangers get him out of there and put in a DH who will OBP above .300...Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01764597535956025803noreply@blogger.com