Punch and Judy Garland

I think there could be surprises. Maybe th ePhils decide to get younger if they fall out completely and perhaps the BRaves would swap a player like Furcal for a guy like Juan Uribe.

I think this is the first thread

who is the one sox player past or present you'd send ot the mound? I want to say Frank but his agility would be in question. I'm going with Jose Valentin. It seems like he could mix it up if he had to

Are they harmful? I have relatively little knowledge about these short of reading Ball Four lke everyone else.

This could be an around the horn topic but it's not like it doesn't affect the WHite SOx. Still, if the mods want to move it I understand. The question I want to pose today is if MLB should stop the use of greenie's or amphetamines. Is this a "problem" or is it MLB being busybodies? It's hard not to udnerstand why they are used. THe life of a big leaguer is probably a sleep deprived one with day games after night games and red-eye plane rides. SHould we really care if they are being used? ALso, are they easy to test for? If someone uses yellowjackets from a gas station or red bull-is there a big difference? Also, if as many players are using these as is thought, will there be a noticeable chang on the field in any way whatsoever? Your thoughts...

good point Jim. That pretty much sums up the way I feel about the situation as well.

Garland figures to make what? About $6-7 million in arbitration if he wins 16 games or so? Does that sound like an accurate conservative estimate?

he did just get married so he may not want to be on the road all of the time. How many dates is he doing for espn?

Pricew would be Brandon McCarthy given the market and theneed and none of those guys are worth top prospects with one exception: Billy Wagner. You don't pay a king's ransom for Baez, Affeldt, or Dotel with so many other teams in need of a closer. If Hermanson doesn't keep this up and Billy Wagner is the difference between going to the WS and not going then you do what it takes to grab him. Not sure if it'll be an iusse though

Discussing the merits of Pedro Lopez and Pablo Ozuna makes me want to see Rafael Furcal here next year

always bet on black

not drafted, from Mexico

I figured I'd add Hideo Nomo even though he stinks now. He's definitely visually interesting

Trying not to be a downer but Esteban was sensational for pretty much all year and Jon has a long way to go to make it 21 wins but hopefully he'll stay consistent. That said, nobody goes a CG with 4 hits every time out there so it will be itneresting to see exactly what we'll get out of Jon this year.

I know it's an old post but I'm a bit puzzled by the Johan rarely goes past 6 innings part. Not really true.

baseball-reference.com will sure what ails you. My brief look showed just 91 and 92.

How do the opinions of other sites compare to here? Are they sort of in favor of the same guys and not in favor of the same guys as people genreally are here? I would ask if they have as bad of a battered-wife complex with the national media but I know the answer already

Hey isn't Rex Dibble on the show? He's pretty funny. I remember his story on DP about dating a gril with a black tooth in the minors

he was part of the lineage of imports that provided Big Frank with a good bat behind him. Schuler deserved a lot of credit for bringing in the Kruks, Tartabulls, Burks, and Francos of the world

well Reynolds made an all star team and stole 60 basses and Kruk had a lifetime 300 average so your below average statement was pretty foolish

I like BBTN. It's a good show in my opinion

didn't think Freddy was in that movie. I think she was dunst's friend but nto sister but i can't be sure

let's not make DJ out to be Jack Buck either

is that dushku?

you don't talk about season ending awards four-five weeks into the year. baron Davis once got mvp talk due to that ridiculousness