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Post by Maidpool w/ Cleaning Action on Feb 23, 2009 0:10:51 GMT -5
Ani, why are you happy? Despite not being the best signing in the world, this puts us in better position than we were without him.
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Post by i.Sarita.com on Feb 23, 2009 0:22:04 GMT -5
Ani, why are you happy? Despite not being the best signing in the world, this puts us in better position than we were without him. What's funny is going into a season with Daniel Murphy as your everyday left fielder.
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Post by ani on Feb 23, 2009 9:08:17 GMT -5
I have to admit, I didn't look into Anderson's numbers before making that comment. I didn't realize he still had a solid average.
He did DH half the time though and is 37.
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Post by ani on Feb 23, 2009 9:32:34 GMT -5
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Post by thefunkytiger on Feb 23, 2009 10:19:08 GMT -5
Good signing for Atlanta. Provides a veteran presence who can push the young guys for playing time and maybe help them up their game. If anything, this is a smarter signing than Griffey would have been. Anderson is at this point a bit more reliable in the field than Junior, who almost needs to be a DH at this point. Agreed much better than Junior or Nick Swisher, who the Braves were also going after.
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Post by andrew8798 on Feb 23, 2009 12:07:03 GMT -5
Nationals released LHP Odalis Perez.
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Post by andrew8798 on Feb 23, 2009 12:07:19 GMT -5
The San Francisco Chronicle reports that the A's have serious interest in Nomar Garciaparra as a backup third/first baseman.
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Post by notonyourradar on Feb 23, 2009 12:17:36 GMT -5
Daniel Murphy will make you pay!
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Post by Sajoa Moe on Feb 23, 2009 12:35:02 GMT -5
So I was watching World Series Highlights on Saturday, and they were showing the 1995 Series between the Indians and Braves. And there was this guy in the stands during Game 1 in Atlanta that I swear looked and sounded just like AJ Styles. He had glasses and kind of shaggy hair, but it looked like it could've been him in his mid-teens.
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Post by i.Sarita.com on Feb 23, 2009 14:26:57 GMT -5
I'm really interested to see how the Royals build on the success they had late last season. They ended up finishing better than the Tigers and out of the cellar for a change. They've got the best put together team they've had in years going into this spring with: C- Olivo and Buck are a solid set of backstops. 1B- They've got Jacobs who had Over 30 HRs and 90 RBI, and he can now play DH too. 2B- Alberto Callaspo hit over .300 in the time he saw at the big league level last year. 3B- Alex Gordon was said to have worked all winter with the hitting coach and should build on his late season run. He should reach closer to his potential this year. SS- Mike Aviles hit .325 with 10 homers in just over 400 at bats last year and should also have a nice follow up season. OF- They've got a pretty good, solid group of guys in DeJesus, Crisp, Guillen and Teahan. Crisp may have a resurgence now that he's out of Boston and the front runner for the Center Field job with DeJesus moving to left. And Teahan, Guillen, and Jacobs all splitting time at the RF/DH spot. Jacobs at 1B/DH that is. Bench- They've got a lot of good, solid backups in Shealy, Gload, German, Willie Bloomquist and Mitch Maier. With Tony Pena mostly being a bust thus far in the running as backup SS/2B. Billy Butler needs to find his swing and produce like the scouts think he can before he can really be considered the starting DH. Starting Five- 1. Gil Meche was very solid last year. 2. Zach Greinke bounced back from his mental health issues very well. 3. Brian Bannister didn't do that well, but did start over 30 games. 4. Kyle Davies was solid and given more starts, could be decent again. 5. Horacio Ramirez and Luke Hochevar are the guys fighting for the fifth spot, with Hochevar having more upside despite a poor season last year. Bullpen- Soria is an All Star Closer and somebody they need to lock up for good. Farnsworth is Farnsworth. Ron Mahay was good last year and should be again this year. Waechter, Bale, Tejada, and Peralta are all decent middle of the pen guys and possible inning eaters. And they have some other guys who could get in gear and produce for them. I'm always rooting for the under dog, small market teams and think that this team will keep getting better as they grow up a little bit more. Maybe even a .500 team this year. I agree about the Royals to a degree. Most of their success last season was in part to their stellar relief pitching. They traded some of their best guys away. However, I'm likin the addition of Mike Jacobs and (to a degree) Coco Crisp. Plus, I'm HUGE on Soria. When me and my co-worker simulated an entire franchise on MLB 08 The Show, he needed a closer, so I foolishly told him to pick up Soria. Basically, the guy set the major league record for most closes in a season (69), and set the all time career for saves (I don't remember, but since his team was incredible, it was a crap ton!) Well, The Show is known to simulate ridiculous final season stats. Those games suck.
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Post by Sajoa Moe on Feb 23, 2009 14:33:05 GMT -5
I agree about the Royals to a degree. Most of their success last season was in part to their stellar relief pitching. They traded some of their best guys away. However, I'm likin the addition of Mike Jacobs and (to a degree) Coco Crisp. Plus, I'm HUGE on Soria. When me and my co-worker simulated an entire franchise on MLB 08 The Show, he needed a closer, so I foolishly told him to pick up Soria. Basically, the guy set the major league record for most closes in a season (69), and set the all time career for saves (I don't remember, but since his team was incredible, it was a crap ton!) Well, The Show is known to simulate ridiculous final season stats. Those games suck. The problem is that players almost never have declines in their careers. That's why most closers who are young and good in the current game end up with over 600 saves. There's also the problem with teams constantly releasing their top stars. I still think it's a great baseball sim.
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Post by Franchise on Feb 23, 2009 14:57:51 GMT -5
Forget Delucci, what the hell is wrong with Jose Guillen?
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Post by i.Sarita.com on Feb 23, 2009 15:00:51 GMT -5
Well, The Show is known to simulate ridiculous final season stats. Those games suck. The problem is that players almost never have declines in their careers. That's why most closers who are young and good in the current game end up with over 600 saves. There's also the problem with teams constantly releasing their top stars. I still think it's a great baseball sim. I couldnt stand playing a game where every top star free agent wouldnt get signed. That really ruined it for me, as I usually only play baseball games for the franchise mode.
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Post by Biggtone23 on Feb 23, 2009 15:07:46 GMT -5
The problem is that players almost never have declines in their careers. That's why most closers who are young and good in the current game end up with over 600 saves. There's also the problem with teams constantly releasing their top stars. I still think it's a great baseball sim. I couldnt stand playing a game where every top star free agent wouldnt get signed. That really ruined it for me, as I usually only play baseball games for the franchise mode. Yeah thats totally unrealistic right Manny Ramirez, Orlando Cabera, Frank Thomas, Juan Cruz and Ivan Rodriguez. Stuff like that never happens. I'm just picking on you, but that was a problem. It wasnt perfect but I still think it is a better game and sim then the 2k games.
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Post by ani on Feb 23, 2009 15:08:37 GMT -5
what the hell is wrong with Jose Guillen? That's a list too long to put here. Can't believe we almost traded for that moron.
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Post by Robbymac on Feb 23, 2009 15:13:24 GMT -5
Nationals released LHP Odalis Perez. Please let an NL Central team sign him.... Albert Pujols career numbers vs. Perez .609/.719/1.391 14 for 23, 5 HR, 15 RBI.
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Post by i.Sarita.com on Feb 23, 2009 20:36:50 GMT -5
I couldnt stand playing a game where every top star free agent wouldnt get signed. That really ruined it for me, as I usually only play baseball games for the franchise mode. Yeah thats totally unrealistic right Manny Ramirez, Orlando Cabera, Frank Thomas, Juan Cruz and Ivan Rodriguez. Stuff like that never happens. I'm just picking on you, but that was a problem. It wasnt perfect but I still think it is a better game and sim then the 2k games. Well I don't blame people for not wanting real life Manny for as much as we wants. Thomas and Rodriguez are old and not worth much. And Cruz will end up with someone before the season starts. The guys on the Show that aren't signed are all key players and young guys. Not to mention the previously mentioned tendancies to have CRAZY stats for just about everyone at the end of the year. Atleast with 2K games, when you simulate, it's usually mostly releastic.
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Post by Insomniac on Feb 23, 2009 21:36:48 GMT -5
I think this is pretty interesting: Peter Gammons linked to this blog in a column he wrote on Sunday. The blog discusses this 1969 SI article which talks about the rampant use of amphetamines in sports at the time. This was 40 years ago, and they were using illegal drugs in baseball all the way back then. It's a nice read and helps put into perspective just how long the game has been filled with illegal doping. I guess in reality, as much as we criticize today's athletes for what they put into their body to get an extra advantage, the players of yesterday were no better.
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Post by Chilly McFreeze on Feb 23, 2009 22:30:25 GMT -5
Goes all the way back to 19th century HOF'er Pud Galvin, who reportedly injected himself with monkey testosterone. It's even been alleged that Ruth may have used some kind of extract from goat testes, or something like that. I forget exactly, but it was in a book. Fact is, athletes are always gonna try to gain a presumed edge, however possible. It's not new, it's not relegated to baseball, and it's not about to stop. Just the way it is. Whether we like it or not.
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Post by KStrick on Feb 23, 2009 22:48:30 GMT -5
Well, The Show is known to simulate ridiculous final season stats. Those games suck. The problem is that players almost never have declines in their careers. That's why most closers who are young and good in the current game end up with over 600 saves. There's also the problem with teams constantly releasing their top stars. I still think it's a great baseball sim. Well I'm not quoting Soria as Jesus H. Curveball or anything. I think the guy is loaded with potential, but is being relatively squandered in Kansas City, whom will not give him NEAR the save opportunities as a team like Cleveland, the White Sox, the Red Sox, Tampa, or (potentially) the Cubs would.
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