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#1231 |
Has a particular set of skills
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: On the water
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we have the money. We just got a new $2 billion cable contract. Baseball village is making money hand over fist. Cardinals expected to have $200 million in revenue this year alone. The availability of the money is not the issue. Lots more teams have money now. That’s also the real issue when it comes to money.
Again, why would Manny sign here long term if he can get the same or more money elsewhere in a bigger market? Especially with Matheny as the manager. |
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#1232 | |
Now you've pissed me off!
Join Date: Jan 2006
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Matt Carpenter is about 30% better than a league average hitter. That's who he is and has always been. Marcel Ozuna is a better than average hitter. He won't have another year like last year, but if he's 10-20% better than league average, that helps tremendously. If DeJong is 25% better than league average, and he has been at every stop in his career, including MLB, and Molina is a league average hitter (which is damned good for a catcher), which he has always been, there aren't a lot of easy outs on this team. Pham Carpenter Ozuna Martinez DeJong O'Neill/Bader/Fowler Gyorko/Wong/Garcia Molina Pitcher Good luck with that lineup. |
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#1233 |
Consuming CP souls
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: U.S.A.
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JFC...They aren't dealing for Machado
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#1234 |
Has a particular set of skills
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: On the water
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Of course Matheny puts the worst hitting regular starter in baseball leading off.
I know Fowler will not be the worst player at the end of the year but if your goal is to get him back on track, why expose him at leadoff? Carp finally got out of his funk when he was moved down to the #7 spot. |
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#1235 | |
Sauntering Vaguely Downwards
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Columbia, Mo
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Jason Hammel suuu*******s. Fowler can't hit quality pitching, but that really has no impact on how he'll do against Hammel. So send him out there with some protection behind him (with the expectation that most of the team will be getting good ABs against Hammel anyway and can pick him up if he fails) and try to jump-start him. If they can find any way at all to get his trade value somewhere in the "we'll take a 26 yr old in short season ball if you'll take 2/3 of his contract" range, it's a worthwhile endeavor. Still pisses me off they didn't move him in the offseason when they probably could've dumped him without assuming his contract. He hit enough last year to make him semi-valuable. They wouldn't have gotten any quality prospects back, but they could've unloaded his deal on a team looking for some OBP and occasional thump. He has to be moved. There are way too many people in this organization that are far better than him for him to still be around next season. |
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#1236 | |
What's up braj?
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Placencia, Belize
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#1237 | |
Has a particular set of skills
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: On the water
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#1238 |
Consuming CP souls
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: U.S.A.
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2nd and 3rd 2 outs...Fowler whiffs
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#1239 |
WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS
Join Date: Aug 2000
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Cubs getting shelled 7-0 in the 4th.
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#1240 |
Has a particular set of skills
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: On the water
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Looked like shit the whole AB. Swung with 1 strike and maybe getting pitched around at a pitch in the dirt.
The theory to get him going is backfiring. Everyone at The top of the lineup is hitting the ball hard or getting a hit. He’s just failing to get on. |
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#1241 | |
Sauntering Vaguely Downwards
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Columbia, Mo
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You think he wants to end his career as a 5th OFer and lefthanded pinch hitter? You tell him he can waive his NTC or rot on the bench in a city that isnt fond of him to begin with. |
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#1242 |
Diablo Negro
Join Date: Sep 2003
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Needs dropped in the order and sit a lot of games.
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#1243 | |
Has a particular set of skills
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: On the water
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You can cut him lose in the off season. But mid season just sitting him on the bench is not really optimal. |
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#1244 |
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Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: On the water
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#1245 |
Sauntering Vaguely Downwards
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Columbia, Mo
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Jesus Tits he's awful. Unreal.
Dude, its Jason Hammel. There are literally hundreds of minor leaguers that can make solid contact off this slop. |
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