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Add Pablo to the list of guys who can flat out swipe bags. That inning was all Pablo. Mejor props.

My best guess is that Ozuna will attempt a steal. Go get it, Pablo.

QUOTE(Jabroni @ May 27, 2005 -> 03:32 AM) How's your boy Cruddy been doing? LOL. My boy? I didn't know I had a 'boy'. If you go back and look at my posts, I don't think I predicted Crede to stay over .300. I think, that if I did peg him at anything (and I don't even remember making a prediction on him), he'd be at .250-.260. I just thought that we should enjoy what Crede was doing at the time, rather than thinking about how he was eventually going to fall down. And, the Angels GM had an awful offseason. Instead of throwing big bucks at either Pedro or Beltran, they sign Finley and Byrd and Cabrera. AL Central > AL West.

Well, at least Ozuna still has got that hustle...

Cora's double was a cheapy. It was a flyball to the gap in left-center, and neither Stewart nor Hunter called for it, and it dropped in between the two. It seems that so often happens to us, nice to see it happen to Minny once in a while too. Hafner K's, runner on third, one out, Broussard hitting. 4-4.

QUOTE(Cubs Suck23 @ May 26, 2005 -> 06:45 PM) Anthrax- How can you say KW hasnt done a fine job.... Our minor league system is pretty solid and we have the best record in baseball.. If Frank& Mags didnt get hurt last we would have made the playoffs How many playoffs have we been to? I mean, I hate to be the pessimist here, but until we make the postseason, I can't say that Kenny has done a 'fine job'. I'm behind him 100%, and thought he did a pretty stellar job this offseason (other than the Lee trade, which is turning out to be awesome for us -- I'm just saying, I didn't like the Lee trade, but he's proving me wrong, a lot), as well as signings like Hermy and El Duque -- when a lot of other guys were getting huge bucks (Percival, Ortiz, Cabrera, etc etc etc). But we haven't made the playoffs. I want to see results before I call him a good-to-great GM. And, serious question -- when did Williams take over? Was it after '00? And, what prospects under Williams' tenure have already panned out to be an average-to-above-average major league player? Serious question, I didn't follow the team so close really until 2003 or so...

QUOTE(DABearSoX @ May 26, 2005 -> 04:44 PM) And people still want to get rid of him....... If it gets us a young stud-1Bman for next year, hell yeah... But now's not the time for that, go get 'em tonight Jose!

Flash, maybe he felt that they weren't in a position to go for the title, even with Mulder and Huddy. Or, since such weak starting pitchers were getting huge bucks this offseason, maybe he felt he could get a real nice return (which, neither of us can judge it yet). Did Beane do a good job this offseason? I don't know, no one will know until we see how the main chips in the deal like Haren/Meyer, and Barton pan out. But, considering the last time that the Athletics won under 87 games was '98, and they haven't been below 90 wins since '99, I'll give him the benefit of a doubt. If he proves to be incompetent over the next few years, without the Big 3, then he won't get that benefit -- from me, at least.

Zoom, yes, he could have taken one more shot. But even then, he still wouldn't have been able to resign them, win or lose. He wanted to secure a good rotation for the next five-six years, and he's done that. Is it showing? No, but two months a season doesn't make. I personally think the Hudson deal is was a little weak, but I think they got a fair package for Mulder -- Haren and Barton, along with Calero. I'd type more but I got finals today.

QUOTE(DBAH0 @ May 26, 2005 -> 04:32 AM) So much for Steve Finley being a good signing. Don't get me started on the Angels offseason. I'm sure Jason could tell you more about it, but man -- it really wasn't a god offseason for the Halos...

I was hoping Freddy would've gotten out of the inning without giving up the run (to get Shingo some work), but whatever -- still a great outing. BTW -- is it just me, or shouldn't Konerko have made that play on the ball hit by Erstad? It was hit hard, but it was right at him...

QUOTE(fathom @ May 26, 2005 -> 03:44 AM) I love the hustle that Ozuna shows.......but can he even hit the ball out of the infield? He must lead all of the majors in fewest feet per hit (the anti-Konerko). I noticed that. He ought to just bunt every time. Bunt, and stand right on the plate. His average is plummeting, hopefully he can keep the OBP reasonably high...

WIDGE! Jackie, I see ya lurkin -- where ya been lately?

QUOTE(Jabroni @ May 26, 2005 -> 01:22 AM) Yep, that's the funniest thing. All of the Beane supporters said that the A's would win THIS YEAR. Now they say, "Oh, but wait for next year!" Trading your two best pitchers is never going to get a team a winning season. He wasn't going to be able to resign either of them...

QUOTE(Flash Tizzle @ May 26, 2005 -> 01:14 AM) You're absolutely right-- it's easy (and quite fun) to kick Oakland while they're down. Witnessing Fats*** Blanton disgracing the Oakland organization was tremendous. My MLB Extra package covers its outlandish costs whenever I witness another Oakland meltdown. Interesting article printed last week: http://www.boston.com/sports/nesn/wilbur/s.../blog/05_17_05/ That article is pathetic. He's judging a team after two months into the season, and trades after two months. And funny, he rips Bill James -- yet his hometown team hired him in making personel decisions. Dumbass author...

QUOTE(santo=dorf @ May 26, 2005 -> 12:45 AM) I thought Oakland was going to compete for the division title this year. :rolly I don't think they'll be cellar-dwellars the whole year, but I've certainly been dead wrong in my prediction of them competing for the division this year. That said, it's easy to kick a guy when he's down. Jason Kendall is hitting .233, Eric Chavez is hitting .224, and a couple of their key parts have been DL'ed (Swish and Dotel and Crosby). I'm not saying I expect them to win their next twenty and take over the division, but they certainly haven't "clicked" at all this year.

I hate to bring up yesterday's game, but Marte was awesome. Just, to put it into perspective, Vizcaino was coming off a good year (in the NL, much less) and put up a 3.75 ERA, while Marte was coming off a 'bad' year, with a 3.42 ERA. Now, I realize ERA isn't the end-all, be-all (especially for relievers), but still...

Oakland will take it's lumps this year, but they've still got a pretty good group of talent for the upcoming years in Meyer, Haren, Harden, Blanton, Street, Chavez, and Swish...

QUOTE(AnthraxFan93 @ May 26, 2005 -> 12:10 AM) Here we go again, I trying to make peace, you stir the pot.. But I am the one that wants to argue.. :rolly The board would be better without someone like you, there is no need to argue about petty stuff, yet you seem to keep beating a dead horse with BS, keep trying I am sure it goes over well here. Can we take a vote on this -- who adds more to the board? I'm pretty sure the vote wouldn't be very close, and I hope you can take the hint...

QUOTE(AnthraxFan93 @ May 25, 2005 -> 11:26 PM) That is easy, I thought I posted that answer to that question awhile back.. When El Duque was inked, Peter Gammons wrote an artucle about how he ask several GM about him, and they had mentioned that they would be laughing the first time he went on the DL, since he hasn't pitched a complete season in 2 years and making 4 mil was just mind boggling... Of cource I am adlibing on this, sorry didn't know it word for word. I don't get off on arguing, it seems you do.. For I try and make peace only for you to stir the pot to further to defend what I know is right. Can you find the article? I'm pretty sure since you remember it so vividly, it'd be pretty easy to use Google and find it...

Happy Birthday!

QUOTE(RockRaines @ May 25, 2005 -> 04:05 PM) OF'/1bs I would rather have than Adam Dunn: Pujols, Helton, Ortiz, Overbay, Shea, Texiera, Derek Lee, Delgado, Morneau, Cabrera, Ichiro, Abreu, Vlad, Beltran, Matsui, Manny, Bonds, Berkman, Pierre, Edmonds, Huff, hell I'd even take caballo over Dunn. Of the guys you listed, these guys had higher OPS+' over Dunn's 2004: Pujols, Helton, Vlad, (Manny tied), Bonds. That's it. You really underestimate how good Dunn is offensively. Half of the guys on that list are no where near as good as Dunn. Lee (both of 'em)? Shea f***ing Hillenbrand? Juan Pierre? Give me a f***in break... And who cares about the strikeouts, he walks just about as much as he strikes out. I heard a that people are pissed off about the K's, well, GMAB -- don't change anything that guy is doing...

Buehrle and Gooch! Go get 'em tomorrow, Freddy!

Good inning by Damaso. Wake up, offense... :sleep :sleep :sleep

QUOTE(whitesoxin' @ May 25, 2005 -> 04:34 AM) He gone. Good job watching that go right down the heart of the plate AJ The Angels have a lot of hot chicks in the stands. 2 outs already, damn it That brunette they showed walking the concourse earlier... Me and my dad were talking to each other, when they showed her for that good six seconds, not a word was said.