jackie hayes

QUOTE(santo=dorf @ Feb 22, 2008 -> 03:29 AM) Why do cops constantly way overvalue drugs? Does it make the sentence longer? Doing the math, that's $59 a gram. I never bought weed in my life, but I know a rip off when I see it. That must've been some really, REALLY good stuff if a dimebag costs that much. Or maybe the pigs are just full of it. You're assuming "several" = 2.

QUOTE(ChWRoCk2 @ Feb 21, 2008 -> 08:07 PM) Well, you sir are in for a battle. Hey how bout you show up to the draft this time Though the cpu may end up drafting better regardless Nice. Hey, I still think bumping Bedard up on my prerank worked pretty well... But I'm def gonna try to avoid any parades this year.

Wait, wait, wait... Are you saying I can't gloat in the league thread? Like how I gloated about winning league 2 last year and how I'll gloat when I pummel everyone again this year? No, no, no, no, no, no, no. I mean, I'm willing to gloat in both threads. But don't take that away, knightni.

Prince Fielder is now a vegetarian. Alrighty then...

Weak.

QUOTE(ptatc @ Feb 18, 2008 -> 10:29 PM) You know me I live for the injury aspect. Yes, that's exactly what it means. It is obviously more involved than a single level but again if it could be done as a partial microdiscectomy the tissue involvement was minimal and he had a better chance for a full recovery (which he has). He should be fine for awhile. Hermie worked with him to make him aware of his spine during fielding and batting. He just needs to be vigilant to make the most of his career before he has problems again. Believe me, it's appreciated. I wish I understood more of this. But by "full recovery", you mean a temporary one, right? Because it sounds like this WILL come up again. As in, he'll probably make it through 2008, but the clock's ticking. And given that it was a double-level procedure, probably faster than it otherwise would. Is that right?

QUOTE(Controlled Chaos @ Feb 16, 2008 -> 07:32 PM) All had black friends, and none knew the nooses were offensive to blacks. Wow. The first part of that sentence just wasn't dumb enough, so he tacked on the rest.

QUOTE(ptatc @ Feb 18, 2008 -> 12:23 PM) It's pretty rare that a nerve is injured during a microdisectomy. The success rate of this surgery is high if the patint is chosen properly. Crede fit the criteria for this procedure. One of the first professional athletes to have it was Joe Montana. He had it toward the end of his 49er career. The surgery and recovery for the surgery is relatively easy. There is minimal invasion of tissues and he had been on a rehab program prior to surgery so he was strong. The significant issue is wear and tear on the spine. The constant bending during fielding and rotation swinging a bat will continue to put and excessive amount of force on already weakened tissue. His injury and subsequent surgery will definitely shorten his career. Once you have a lumbar spine problem it is a question of managing it. It never totally goes away. He may be mostly painfree for 2 years or 8 years but it will eventually return. I hope for Joe's sake that he can play at least another 6-8 years. He is one of the good guys in the game. I was hoping you'd make it into this thread. I wanted to ask -- since Crede was having trouble with two discs, does that mean he would have had the double-level procedure? I can't find any definitive info on this.

You won't get many expiring contracts for Carter, though, he's signed too long. Some big chunk of the money coming back would at least have to expire later. Carter for Marbury?

Nah. It's only worth it if it gets you on TMZ.

QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Feb 17, 2008 -> 09:52 PM) That is a great deal for the Nets. The Nets now are going to have to try to move Carter and Richard Jefferson and I think they should get solid value for each of them. They'll also be able to get some good contracts and they already have a solid center (defensively speaking) and a heck of a young PG (I'm a huge Devin Harris fan). The Mavs will need to win a championship (sometime w/Kidd there) for this deal to turn out for them, anything less and it will probably be a failure, imo. This does bode well for me as I just acquired Harris in my fantasy league and I think once he comes back he should be more successful (he'll get more minutes). For Carter? He's signed for three more years at something like $15 mil per, and his age is showing. I think he's almost unmoveable.

Kidd trade back on, sez ESPN. Story. Damn you, Balta...

QUOTE(witesoxfan @ Feb 17, 2008 -> 06:43 AM) Actually, from what the resident doctor has said, this surgery is actually a pretty small deal, and that Crede should be good. That's not to say it's not going to be a chronic condition, just that he should be fine for this year. Not to be a complete devil's advocate or anything, but just saying...I'm not about to sign him to a 5 year deal, just that he should be pretty productive, given that he's coming back from a year off, this year. Also, jackie, what bighurt said I don't know that a year off matters so much, especially when the layoff after surgery might mean his back isn't as strong as it usually is. And I still don't buy that this is a "pretty small deal". Why would Crede "obviously want to avoid" some minor procedure? Why would he have to prove his health in st if he's pretty much guaranteed to be good to go? I can only find one study on microdiscectomy on athletes, and it simply follows a small group (14) of college athletes who had the procedure, but it seems to be cited in other places. 9 of 10 athletes who had single-level microdiscectomy continued playing, but all of the 3 double-level microdiscectomy patients retired early. I don't know which one Crede had, but he was having trouble with two discs in his back. As for performance, I prefer to look at more recent years when looking forward. Inge was basically league-average for the three years after he stopped catching. Last year, yes, he was bad. But even on career numbers, Inge has an ops+ of 85, Crede has an ops+ of 92. It's not a night-and-day difference. And Inge has become a premier defensive 3b. Haven't most metrics had him as the top AL defensive 3b for the past two seasons? I just think everyone's a little too quick in dismissing him. Then again, it's Sabean. I'm still amazed he didn't resign Feliz for 3 years.

QUOTE(elrockinMT @ Feb 17, 2008 -> 01:06 AM) Health issues? Joe had back surgery and is healed. It isn't a career ending issue as it might have been 10-20 years ago Well, let's see what Joe had to say in 2006: "I never want to have surgery on anything, especially in the back area. But they sound pretty confident that it's a small surgery, that it won't have any long term effects. They say it will make you feel better, but there's also other stuff that could go wrong with it, too. ... It's something I obviously want to avoid but if it comes to it, it comes to it." Link. Sure, sounds like nothing. We really don't know. If this were a simple surgery, in & out & healed, he would have done it before last season. But this isn't tonsillitis.

QUOTE(Palehosefan @ Feb 16, 2008 -> 10:12 PM) The biggest piece in the trade was 33 year old Anthony Johnson averaging 6 points a game. Shelden Williams has been absolute garbage in the league and even worse this year than his miserable rookie season. I think that was a scary bad trade for Bibby. Basically the Hawks gathered a bunch of trash and the Kings were apparently impressed by the vast amount of trash gathered. They were impressed by the expiring contracts, that's about it. They aren't competing, wanted to start the turnover now, and noone was going to offer much for Bibby. Bottom line, they're better set up for the future than they were before, so this isn't a bad trade for them. Pretty much a win-win. For the teams, anyway -- if I'm Bibby, I'd much rather be going to Cleveland.

QUOTE(witesoxfan @ Feb 16, 2008 -> 07:25 PM) Why the hell would they want Inge? He's not very good, he's got an ugly contract, and he's going to cost more than Crede. If I'm the Giants, I much prefer Crede to Inge. The health issues don't change things? I don't know how to balance them, but Inge doesn't look too bad to me. He's erratic with the bat, and he was pretty bad last year, but he's still one hell of a defensive 3b. His averages over the last three years are about a .320 obp and a .420 slg in a tough AL Central. Put him in the NL, those'll improve some. And you don't have the serious health issues you get with Crede. And, you don't have to wait to see if Joe looks healthy. Joe has a higher ceiling, but this still doesn't sound implausible to me.

Iirc, it also violates the collective bargaining agreement to go around the agent. That's why Boras was nominally involved in the ARod contract negotiations. I believe KW has no choice but to go to Boras.

QUOTE(Soxpranos @ Feb 6, 2008 -> 04:21 PM) Says you. The 2007 Giants are better then the 2007 patriots. No football team is better than a perfect team, its unrealistic. it's impossible to prove that versus a team that no one beat. So stop hating Mercury and the 72' fins. WELCOME TO PERFECT VILLE POPULATION 1 2 (at least) ESTABLISHED IN 1972 Fixed.

QUOTE(SoxFan1 @ Feb 6, 2008 -> 03:08 PM) I'm in, years of experience. I like head to head, roto is cool too. You pick. Go ahead and put me in the same league, I don't care (can't remember the #). I shall be commish if needed. You don't remember the league number, huh? Well, iirc, it was league 2. Might want to saunter over to that thread and check out the results. Y'know...when you have time... I'm in. And I'm friggin awesome. Fairly experienced, and I stay active. I was in league 2 last year, I'd def do that again. I mean, all of it, including the winning. That was h2h, but if the leagues change, I could do either h2h or roto. Commish if necessary.

QUOTE(Soxpranos @ Feb 5, 2008 -> 09:10 PM) He is an individual that was on the greatest team in sports history. Let him say what he wants, cause he can. "Welcome to Perfect Ville Population 1 established in 1972" You seem to be forgetting the 1993 Buffalo Bandits.

QUOTE(G&T @ Feb 5, 2008 -> 07:52 AM) JD has a full NTC for '08 and a limited NTC for '09. The Ms already signed Wilkerson, anyway.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Feb 4, 2008 -> 03:55 PM) By the way...does anyone think we've officially seen the last of teams resting their regulars in week 17 if they have nothing to play for? Not at all. Dungy & Gruden'll do that forever. There will always be coaches who believe in that.

Reports are that the deal is done pending physicals. Rotoworld has the O's getting Adam Jones, George Sherrill, Chris Tillman, Kam Mickolio and Tony Butler.

QUOTE(kyyle23 @ Feb 4, 2008 -> 08:55 AM) he is looking up every available definition of "class" Well done. Oh, very well done. The Pratt e-vigil continues.