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So let's say that he wound up getting a more reasonable contract...i.e. close to what Viciedo got or what Strasbourg got. What's our interest level then?

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QUOTE (WCSox @ Oct 22, 2009 -> 09:34 AM) I still think that the Phillies win one or two games (Phillies are hitting well, Lee will probably pitch twice, and Burnett/Pettitte are vulnerable), but agree that the Yankees should be heavily favored. The Phillies absolutely MUST schedule Lee to pitch games 1 4 and 7.

I'm not sure it was ever that mighty.

Do need to make an effort to forget about W more often, I guess I do.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 22, 2009 -> 08:55 AM) Blah. This is going to be a world series watched in between anything else on TV. The only reasons to watch might be: can Cliff Lee single-handedly make it a 7 game series instead of a sweep, and will Ozzie wind up getting Fox's broadcast license canceled?

Bullocks, I totally forgot about the existence of W, and no one noticed!

Xerasia might be associated with that.

QUOTE (Rex Kicka** @ Oct 22, 2009 -> 08:54 AM) Actually, that's not really true. Cutting back on state aid would have meant thousands more government layoffs from various states. Read what I said again.

QUOTE (Rex Kicka** @ Oct 22, 2009 -> 07:25 AM) Especially since the vast majority of the stimulus money hasn't left government bank accounts yet. Actually I think something like 25% or more already has, which is pretty good considering the contracting process. it could actually have been better but we cut back on the aid to the states, which would have substantially cut job losses and gotten the money out even faster.

Talk of small hands brings rumors of other discussions of abnormally tiny body parts to mind.

Phillies need pitching.

Very nice job of being tall, he does.

God forgive us.

I don't have a touch, but I have an IPod nano that was run over by a giant van on a field trip what, about 3 years ago now. Damn thing still runs just fine. Quality device I'd say.

If Hamels were pitching like he was last year and Lidge was pitching like he was last year, I'd think the Phillies had a shot against the Yankees. But really, aside from Lee, they just aren't pitching well enough right now for them to take the Yankees out with anything other than a legit miracle.

QUOTE (mr_genius @ Oct 21, 2009 -> 06:59 PM) well, that settles it. more stimulus money! You say so sarcastically, but that's exactly what Keynes's work says.

A good showing by the Dodgers...this series is not.

Therefore; a much larger stimulus package should have been considered.

Taj will rise up and rescue the season.

QUOTE (Rex Kicka** @ Oct 21, 2009 -> 02:32 PM) UPS and FedEx say hi. Says hi Yoda does as well.

Quality coaching or play from either Deng or Thomas and they make the Playoffs. Rose misses a week or so, then they hit the circus trip and he's still out of shape, and suddenly they're like 2-10 and at the bottom of the east.

QUOTE (danman31 @ Oct 21, 2009 -> 02:11 PM) I don't know about the bunting, but it seems pretty reasonable he can do the rest. He has a .362 career OBP in the minors. He could be Scott Podsednik with defense minus some of the bat. I'd rather look a little more in-depth in to his numbers because career numbers can be skewed by 100 ab's at too low of a level. When he's played a good chunk of a season, he's done so in: 2005, 2006, and 2009. In 2007 he was up in teh bigs for 1/2 a season at age 23 and hit .229. 2005, 21 year old in high-A, .370 OBP, .286 batting. 2006, 22 year old in AA, .346 OBP, .278 batting. 2009, 25 year old in AAA, .370 OBP, .300 batting. He started off being kinda young at every level, got an early callup but didn't do all that much, and spent 2008 hurt. A big issue appears to be strikeouts (sounds familiar). He appears to average right around 1 walk/10 PA's, which is pretty good, but he strikes out 2 times every 10 PA's or so. Full season his numbers would average 100-120 K's if they held steady from the minors to the bigs. Pods k'd 74 times last year in 537 AB's, in the weak PCL De Aza K'd 53 times in 267 AB's. He puts the ball in play a little more and he could be a solid player. Those K's will kill his OBP in the bigs though if he can't do that.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 21, 2009 -> 01:55 PM) My view of this team is that they don't have enough offense to make it, and they don't play enough defense to make up for that. Now if Luol Deng could suddenly turn in to the star he looked like he was going to become 3 seasons ago...

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Oct 21, 2009 -> 11:23 AM) I think I assumed from his draft day scouting report that he was a lefty and went with it. And your probably right. Probably one of the biggest gaffes I've ever had. Feel like a boob for being wrong for like 4 years on something that basic, haha. If that's one of the biggest gaffes you've ever had you're in great shape.