Fantasy Baseball

Originally posted by vansmack:

Originally posted by sonickteam3:
why?

Economics. He's a table setter for Varitek, Ortiz and Ramirez? Which outfielder do you want setting the table for your big guys?

Johnny Damon: $8.25 Mil
Carl Crawford: $625K
Juan Pierre: $3.7 Mil
Chone Figgins: $390K

Table setters don't make $8.25 Million. He's paid to be more than that.

like a grand slam in Game 7 of the ALCS?

or a leadoff homerun in Game 4 of the Series.


i wouldnt want any of those scrubs you listed actually. not even for $10.

besides, who CARES who's a bargain when theres no salary cap and Henry doesnt give a rats ass about a luxury tax.

Damon is better than all 3 of those guys. and apparently he's a better business man too. :)

If you were already happy with an irrelevant answer, why did you even ask the question?

Originally posted by vansmack:
If you were already happy with an irrelevant answer, why did you even ask the question?

well, we were talking about Eckstein. and my "why" was why does it matter that he's cheaper if he's not as good?

Originally posted by sonickteam3:
well, we were talking about Eckstein. and my "why" was why does it matter that he's cheaper if he's not as good?

he doubled as I was reading about this, please keep talking about him

Originally posted by pollardteam2:

Originally posted by sonickteam3:
well, we were talking about Eckstein. and my "why" was why does it matter that he's cheaper if he's not as good?

he doubled as I was reading about this, please keep talking about him

DAMNIT, i knew we shoulda traded Damon for him!

;)

why are there so many day games this year, how lame.

Originally posted by sonickteam3:

why are there so many day games this year, how lame.

New travel rules for MLB because of the possibilty of extra inning games and having to travel long distances. I think this is the second year of this new policy, but venerable will know for sure.

Originally posted by pollardteam2:
he doubled as I was reading about this, please keep talking about him

I'll give you two Molina's for one Molina. What do you say?

Originally posted by vansmack:
I'll give you two Molina's for one Molina. What do you say?

nah, aren't you happy with your molina's? is the good one still hurt? I think Yadi will be a good one, although he is not very popular in the early going

i have a bad team. they should all be fired.

Originally posted by pollardteam2:
aren't you happy with your molina's? is the good one still hurt?

Bengie (or "Slow Mo" as I refer to him) can't stay healthy and Jose can't hit a lick. They're both great defensively though. I think Yadier has a lot of potential - what's he, like 22? He's no Joe Mauer offensively, but he's a lot tougher.

Originally posted by vansmack:
Bengie (or "Slow Mo" as I refer to him) can't stay healthy and Jose can't hit a lick. They're both great defensively though. I think Yadier has a lot of potential - what's he, like 22? He's no Joe Mauer offensively, but he's a lot tougher.

Yadier may be the slowest position player I have ever seen, but I think he will end up hitting in the .270 area every year and be great defensively, he has a great arm, he is 22

Eckstein is on base again

Originally posted by pollardteam2:
Yadier may be the slowest position player I have ever seen,

You've never seen Bengie run?

One time, Bengie grounded a chopper to A-Job at third, who caught it running towards first. He looked up, saw Slow Mo moving towards first (I can't even call it running) and put the ball in his glove. It looked for a couple seconds like A-Job was going to race Slow Mo to the bag, but he clutched tiwce and decided to soft toss it to Giambi instead. For the record, A-Job would have beaten him to the bag.

Bengie was pissed and had a few choice words for A-Job, who strolled off. When A-Job came to bat, he had a few more choice words for A-Job, and they started shouting. First pitch? High and tight.

Lesson learned? Don't make fun of the pitch caller.

Originally posted by vansmack:
You've never seen Bengie run?

I could see Arod trying a stunt like that, never seen Bengie run, mostly because I have a hard time watching american league baseball

Originally posted by chimbly sweep:
i have a bad team. they should all be fired.

ha ha. . .personally, my OF stinks. the team could be moderately better if the OF could stay off the DL.

Originally posted by vansmack:

Originally posted by pollardteam2:
Yadier may be the slowest position player I have ever seen,

You've never seen Bengie run?

One time, Bengie grounded a chopper to A-Job at third, who caught it running towards first. He looked up, saw Slow Mo moving towards first (I can't even call it running) and put the ball in his glove. It looked for a couple seconds like A-Job was going to race Slow Mo to the bag, but he clutched tiwce and decided to soft toss it to Giambi instead. For the record, A-Job would have beaten him to the bag.

Bengie was pissed and had a few choice words for A-Job, who strolled off. When A-Job came to bat, he had a few more choice words for A-Job, and they started shouting. First pitch? High and tight.

Lesson learned? Don't make fun of the pitch caller.

it's shit like this that makes me love baseball ..

damn, fico. . if you had been starting your kenny rogers, you'd be kicking ass in the pitching stats.

Originally posted by vansmack:

One time, Bengie grounded a chopper to A-Job at third, who caught it running towards first. He looked up, saw Slow Mo moving towards first (I can't even call it running) and put the ball in his glove. It looked for a couple seconds like A-Job was going to race Slow Mo to the bag, but he clutched tiwce and decided to soft toss it to Giambi instead. For the record, A-Job would have beaten him to the bag.

Bengie was pissed and had a few choice words for A-Job, who strolled off. When A-Job came to bat, he had a few more choice words for A-Job, and they started shouting. First pitch? High and tight.

Lesson learned? Don't make fun of the pitch caller. [/QB]

Obviously Bengie didnt see the headlock A-Rod put on the last catcher that tried to go toe to toe with him. And I think that last catcher is a little bit tougher then Bengie is….Or if anything, faster, more power, higher batting average, more at bats, less days on the disabled list….Ok, thats enough I could go on forever.

Originally posted by Rob_Gee:
Obviously Bengie didnt see the headlock A-Rod put on the last catcher that tried to go toe to toe with him. And I think that last catcher is a little bit tougher then Bengie is….Or if anything, faster, more power, higher batting average, more at bats, less days on the disabled list….Ok, thats enough I could go on forever.

I bet neither cather can see past their Championship Rings…..how 'bout A-Job? Ah, he can talk about it in his therapy.

Originally posted by vansmack:
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Well, I had Bengie on my team last year and can't complain about how he did, so I'm not totally hatin' on him.

Originally posted by pollardteam2:
Yadier…will end up hitting in the .270 area every year and be great defensively, he has a great arm, he is 22.

Yadier was great yesterday. I'm fairly convinced that Bay was stealing signs and was doing a fairly obvious relay. Good for Yadier. Of course, Bay had the final say….

Pirates Notebook: Alleged sign-stealing stirs incident
Monday, June 27, 2005

By Shelly Anderson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

ST. LOUIS – Daryle Ward didn't think much of it when Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina went to the mound two pitches into his at-bat in the first inning yesterday.

Then, he realized Molina wasn't talking to St. Louis starter Jason Marquis but to the Pirates' Jason Bay, who doubled ahead of Ward with two outs.

The next thing anyone knew, the Pirates and Cardinals were in the middle of an incident in which both benches and bullpens emptied, and both teams milled around for a minute or two.

"They said I was stealing signs, but I didn't know what they were talking about," said Bay, who went on to hit two homers, including one in the ninth to keep the Pirates alive.

"I was only out there for two pitches," Bay said. "I'm not that good."

Pirates manager Lloyd McClendon denied there was any sign-stealing.

"I wish we were that good," he said.

Ward was incredulous.

"[Molina] came back and said I should watch out," Ward said. "I said, 'Watch out for what?' "

Things settled down quickly with no ejections, but the Cardinals stood by their accusation.

"That's part of the game, and, if you get caught, you have to pay the consequences," Marquis said.

Molina declined comment, but manager Tony La Russa pretty much echoed Marquis' sentiment.