False Alarm

oh yeah and whoever's playing the cubs obviously.

probably the cardinals here. my dad is a sox fan and his dad was a cards fan, so i was always kinda soft on the cards. also like watching seattle cuz of edgar and oakland cuz of the big 3, though i think billy beane's mildly overrated.

sweeney's looked fantastic, but it's too small of a sample size in both cases for me to elevate him above reed, who's done it for much longer as a pro and might still have lingering effects from the wrist injury.

just updating this story. looks like no deal for now. from the miami herald: The Chicago Bears put in a call to the Dolphins on Tuesday to find out if the teams could work out a deal for restricted free agent defensive end Adewale Ogunleye. They might as well have saved the dime. The Dolphins have made it clear they will not accept anything less than a deal that includes a first-round pick and more for Ogunleye. Miami would just as soon have another team sign him to a contract offer as a restricted free agent to give them a chance to match the offer or get the first- and third-round picks they would be entitled to. By contrast, the Bears are unwilling to give up their first-rounder, which is the No. 14 overall pick, according to a report in The Chicago Sun-Times today. Beyond Chicago, two sources in the Minnesota organization said the Vikings have no interest in giving up draft picks in a deal for Ogunleye. The Vikings like Ogunleye but not enough to give up the No. 19 overall pick in the first round as part of a deal. ''No, we're not going to do that,'' a Vikings source said. ``Picks and a big contract? That's a double whammy.'' Agent Drew Rosenhaus acknowledged Sunday the Bears are suitors for Ogunleye and said he looked forward to beginning negotiations with them. On Tuesday, Rosenhaus said that if Ogunleye gets a significant offer from another team, that could put pressure on the Dolphins to deal him. if anything is gonna happen with ogunleye, i wouldn't be surprised if it's the morning of the draft. and yeah rosenhaus is a jerk-off.

chisoxfn, i'm a huge dolphins fan, and if i were their GM, there's no way i'd make the deal you suggested. ogunleye's 26, led the AFC in sacks last year, and is very solid against the run. you're talking about giving us basically a journeyman OL and a second-day draft pick for him. 20 to 14 isn't a big enough difference in the first round to be worth much. that said, the wanny-spielman duo will probably give him to you guys for an open box of little debbys. seriously, though, no way the fish give him up for less than a first rounder (not swapping spots). they have enough leverage to keep him around for a long time until someone ponies up (they can franchise tag him next year even if he holds out). and personally i'm hoping we sign him long-term over the summer; the dolphins are > 9 million under the salary cap at the moment.

i'm not sure it's immature to interpret what mreye wrote as an analogy.

i dunno. i mean, moss is obviously a better WR than chambers (and pretty much everyone else on the planet), but it makes no sense for the dolphins to trade chambers in the deal cuz it still leaves them with only one legitimate WR and no 1st-round pick with which to get another one (assuming they have to trade that in the deal too). madison and ogunleye for moss straight up i might be down with. bottom line: the dolphins still have no one to throw these guys the ball.

i love the dolphins, but they're driving me crazy this offseason. and we lost wade. if this moss trade somehow went thru and included chris chambers, i'd throw myself in front of a truck.

FWIW, excerpts on reed and honel from a BA chat about their top 100 list: --Reed-- WLingo: i think jeremy reed could be similar. will he do what he did in 2003 every year? JCallis: I say no on Jeremy Reed. JCallis: I like the guy, respect his hitting ability, but that .400 average in Double-A is going to get him overrated temporarily. JCallis: We still don't know if he's a long-term CF, if he's going to hit more than 15 HR, if he can steal bases at a productive rate. WLingo: me too. and i thought i would have him lower than anyone else and had him highest. i hate it when that happens! JManuel: His track record with the bat has been very steady, though. His offensive potential was depressed at Long Beach State. JBoyd: I agree with Jim on Greinke--but Greinke is so smart on the mound and he has the arm strength to throw 95, I thought he was one of the toughest guys to rank accurately. JManuel: Masked by a big ballpark. JCallis: And I'll bet he doesn't hit .373 every year. JManuel: No, he won't. Your point is a good one, he'll be temporarily overrated. JBoyd: Good bet. JCallis: One thing that gets me a little, and again, I'm nitpicking Greinke here, is that I like top pitching prospects to miss bats. And Greinke missed a good number, but not a ton. JBoyd: It's interesting how Reed when from underrated to overrated. --Honel-- WLingo: here's a guy john and josh can argue about: kris honel. ranked 50+ spots apart JCallis: I don't know what to make of Guthrie, and I think I ranked him lower than everyone at No. 81. JManuel: Honel and Macay McBride (who didn't make the list) I did the same thing: JManuel: they've shown less velo than in HS, but they've learned to pitch without the velo. JManuel: if it comes back (and I guess what I have read made me think it can) they'll be that much better for it JBoyd: Good point John, and both have outstanding breaking balls. JCallis: Honel's frame would indicate that he should add velocity, too. He's five inches taller than McBride, who is a lefty. And of course, you don't have to be tall to be good. JBoyd: I may have been light on them, but I think McBride ends up in the pen, where he can be really effective and I think neither is more than a No. 3 starter JCallis: And that brings up a good point, actually two. JManuel: McBride's delivery is the key to his velo; if he stays high in his delivery he's 90-93, and I think he'll be a very solid starter in Atlanta. JCallis: 1. When we call someone a No. 3 starter, that doesn't mean we don't like him. A good No. 3 starter is a pretty good big leaguer. JManuel: Excellent point JBoyd: oh, man, I get so many e-mails telling me I'm a hater when i call someone a no. 3 starter JCallis: 2. The Top 100 isn't 100 superstars or 100 all-stars. When you get into the 40s, we're essentially tabbing guys who most likely will have long careers but not be great.

oh...heh, that's me being oversensitive.

huh?

got the message. don't see how it matters. the fact that he acts like an asshole just to keep peeps listening and reading doesn't make him less of an asshole. the sox can be fairly criticized for plenty of things, but it was a mean-spirited article and even lamer response to yasny. i think it's reasonable to bristle when someone s***s on my team.

here you go mariotti this one's from chicago: :fyou

i remember hearing mulder on a talk show when the A's were in town last year, and he was talking about what a hassle it is every time he plays in chicago cuz of getting tickets for family and friends and whatnot. didn't sound so sure he'd wanna play here all the time. hope he changes his mind...isn't this a contract year for him or something?