02-09-2007, 02:07 AM
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#441
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Brisbane, Australia
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Interesting note...cant find a link for it, heard it on the FAN 590....but apparently JP met with some seasons tickets holders yesterday and among other things mentioned that he thinks if all goes well Victor Zambrano will be the teams #3 starter. This surprised me, kind of a slap in the face of Gustavo...although he is still young....hope Zambrano can step up into the #3 hole...that would be nice.
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Last edited by kipperfan; 02-09-2007 at 09:12 AM.
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02-10-2007, 08:35 AM
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#442
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Probably stuck driving someone somewhere
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Well, looks like the Jays may have some even more $$ to play with if they are still in it:
http://www.tsn.ca/mlb/news_story/?ID=195380&hubname=mlb
The Toronto Blue Jays say payroll will not be an issue in 2007 if it means getting the missing piece to a championship puzzle.
Blue Jays president Paul Godfrey tells the Globe and Mail he's confident team owner Ted Rogers would approve any payroll expenditure for the right player.
"Let's just say that I would have no problem saying to Ted, 'Here it is, July 10, the all-star break - whatever - the team is in contention for the AL East or the wild-card spot and we need to get this missing piece," he tells the newspaper.
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02-10-2007, 09:16 AM
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#444
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Disenfranchised
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I like the Shannon Stewart signing for the A's ... he had a rough season last year with injuries but I think they may have found themselves a bit of a gem (especially at that price).
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02-10-2007, 09:30 AM
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#445
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Retired
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Pacific Ocean
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Originally Posted by RedHot25
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Sad to see Bernie go out like this  . One of the hilights of my life was at an Angel game last year, Bernie was playing LF and we we sitting by the LF foul pole. We chanted his name all game long and he finally looked over and tipped his cap to us. Plus he hit 2 homers and had a double. A class act all the way!!!
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02-10-2007, 09:56 AM
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#446
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Retired
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Park hasn't been the same pitcher since 2001, which is baffling. I remember catching a couple of Pads games where he pitched and that movement on his fastball is nothing short of amazing. The sad thing is, it doesn't look like Chan Ho even knows where it is going anymore.
This seems to happen a lot with some of the overseas pitchers from asian countries... their arms just get destroyed in their Highschool days.
I know there is a story on one of the Jays prospects who had to throw 250 pitches in a single game! Others who had to pitch to back to back nights. Their arms just don't have the stamina to last into their 30s anymore.
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02-10-2007, 11:28 PM
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#447
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Brisbane, Australia
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Looks like the Jays will be able to keep some Romeo Y Juliet's on hand in case of a big win....
http://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/art...09_184343_5388
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"Man, so long as he remains free, has no more constant and agonizing anxiety than to find, as quickly as possible, someone to worship."
Fyodor Dostoevsky - The Brothers Karamazov
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02-10-2007, 11:41 PM
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#448
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Strathmore
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Stewart to the A's is a decent deal for the A's. The problem is the A's needed another big time hitter and regular left fielder. Stewart has had huge injury issues the past couple of years and imo would be better of as a bench player.
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02-11-2007, 03:34 PM
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#450
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Retired
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Originally Posted by ricoFlame
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Good deal for the Twins. Mauer is a guy that I'd spend big dollars on because he produces offensively from one of the hardest positions in Baseball.
SS/C are far and away the toughest positions to find solid offensive threats/good defenders at.
I'll take that a step further and say the hardest defensive position in baseball.
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02-11-2007, 07:57 PM
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#451
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Stern Nation
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Originally Posted by CaramonLS
Good deal for the Twins. Mauer is a guy that I'd spend big dollars on because he produces offensively from one of the hardest positions in Baseball.
SS/C are far and away the toughest positions to find solid offensive threats/good defenders at.
I'll take that a step further and say the hardest defensive position in baseball.
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So true, a catcher who puts up offensive numbers is worth his weight in gold. gotta lock those types up when you have to opportunity.
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02-13-2007, 11:22 AM
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#452
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Probably stuck driving someone somewhere
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Benson tears rotator cuff; could miss 2007
http://www.tsn.ca/mlb/news_story/?ID=195957&hubname=mlb
Orioles pitcher Kris Benson has a torn rotator cuff in his right shoulder and will probably miss the entire 2007 baseball season.
Baltimore moved quickly to fill his spot in the starting rotation, agreeing Monday with free agent right-hander Steve Trachsel on a US$3.1-million, one-year contract, according to a baseball official who spoke on condition of annonymity because the deal has not yet been finalized. The contract, which is pending a physical, includes a $3 million salary this year and a 2008 club option with a $100,000 buyout.
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02-13-2007, 11:51 AM
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#453
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Toronto, Ontario
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Originally Posted by RedHot25
Benson tears rotator cuff; could miss 2007
http://www.tsn.ca/mlb/news_story/?ID=195957&hubname=mlb
Orioles pitcher Kris Benson has a torn rotator cuff in his right shoulder and will probably miss the entire 2007 baseball season.
Baltimore moved quickly to fill his spot in the starting rotation, agreeing Monday with free agent right-hander Steve Trachsel on a US$3.1-million, one-year contract, according to a baseball official who spoke on condition of annonymity because the deal has not yet been finalized. The contract, which is pending a physical, includes a $3 million salary this year and a 2008 club option with a $100,000 buyout. |
I'm not a fan of Trachsel after the crap he put up here in Toronto, but the deals these lower pitchers are signing all of a sudden are pretty nice (from a club's point of view). A $100,000 buyout on a $3M contract is real decent.
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02-13-2007, 02:41 PM
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#455
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Retired
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Originally Posted by ricoFlame
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LOL I LOVE IT! Refering to yourself in the 3rd person with a nickname.
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"Jim spent a lot of money. I hope he has more for 'Big Z.'"
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That is gold.
I don't think he is planning on having a bad year, just using this as leverage, he is due for a massive payday in the off season in the neighboorhoods of 13-15 per for a pitcher of his calibre. I don't think he is as good as Zito, but the guy is great.
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02-13-2007, 05:40 PM
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#456
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Brisbane, Australia
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Originally Posted by CaramonLS
LOL I LOVE IT! Refering to yourself in the 3rd person with a nickname.
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That was great....I LOL'd for sure...he sounds like a funny guy...probably good in the clubhouse.
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"Man, so long as he remains free, has no more constant and agonizing anxiety than to find, as quickly as possible, someone to worship."
Fyodor Dostoevsky - The Brothers Karamazov
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02-13-2007, 07:58 PM
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#457
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Toronto, Ontario
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And yet another one...intentional or a disease?
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"Whatever happens, I don't want to know about a contract during the season. I want to sign with the Cubs before the season starts. If they don't sign me, sorry, but I must go. That's what Carlos Zambrano thinks."
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02-16-2007, 09:07 AM
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#459
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Probably stuck driving someone somewhere
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02-18-2007, 03:36 PM
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#460
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Probably stuck driving someone somewhere
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Somewhat surprised that all this guy could get is a minor league deal.
Belliard signs minor deal with Nationals
http://www.tsn.ca/mlb/news_story/?ID=196738&hubname=mlb
Second baseman Ronnie Belliard agreed to a non-guaranteed, minor league contract with the Washington Nationals on Sunday that will pay him US$750,000 if he makes the team
The Cardinals acquired him from the Cleveland Indians on July 30; he hit a combined .272 with 30 doubles, 13 homers and 67 RBIs with the two teams in 2006.
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