Balta1701

"Mets insist Beltran, Maine do not have Swine Flu."

QUOTE (lostfan @ Jun 3, 2009 -> 01:14 PM) Oh, I thought that's what you were saying but I wasn't sure. But yeah, absolutely. If you run a large for-profit business and you aren't trying to make profits, you're either a philanthropist, you're extremely generous to your employees, or you're just really dumb. (Checks to see that its the Dem thread)...or, you could just be working as a banker and realizing that you can rape the company when no one's looking and leave the government holding the bill now that all the rules are gone.

After about 2 weeks of his antics, KW and Ozzie would bench him and trade him for pennies on the dollar.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jun 3, 2009 -> 12:46 PM) Maybe Beckham comes up for Betemit and rotates between 2B, 3B, and SS. He probably could also play 1B. Betemit has 0 options left and would have to be released in that case. Not sure I'd complain. But jerking around Beckham and moving him from position to position when he's just learning to hit big league pitching...poor idea.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jun 3, 2009 -> 12:21 PM) WHAT!!!! But what about Ozzie's vendetta!!! There's a lefty on the mound. If we had a 30 man roster we could platoon every position and DOMINATE!

QUOTE (kyyle23 @ Jun 3, 2009 -> 12:54 PM) Is this argument moot since Ozzie is starting tonite and not Dweezy? There's an LHP on the mound. BRIAN ANDERSON CAN'T HIT RIGHT HANDERS. DEWAYNE WISE CAN'T HIT LEFT HANDERS. DEWAYNE WISE KILLS RIGHT HANDERS.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 3, 2009 -> 12:34 PM) Brian Anderson isn't a good enough player to get this worked up about. It's not like if Ozzie would have platooned Owens with Quentin last year. All Anderson had to do was get one clutch hit in the last week and/or not get sick, and we wouldn't have seen this thread. So Dewayne Wise doesn't lose his starting job to injury but Anderson loses his due to illness? Sorry, couldn't resist.

QUOTE (Cknolls @ Jun 3, 2009 -> 12:11 PM) Then what could possibly cause Obama to refuse to release them? The fact that those documents are specifically involved in another court case already.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Jun 3, 2009 -> 12:36 PM) I just dont get why people even care what the Media does. The media is there to make money, not to report the news. As capitalists it should be understood that what they report is based on their desire to make money, not on their desire to give information to the public. As such any news report should always be looked at with extreme skepticism as its main purpose is to generate money, not to inform people. So why is Obama getting headlines for nonsense? Because that is what is selling right now. The media is not there just to make money. The media is given an extraordinary role in society; it is specifically protected by the first amendment of the constitution of the united states not so that it can make money, but to allow for an informed populace. The electronic media; television and radio, are able to use the public airwaves at below what that space should reasonably cost because they are expected to perform a public service; to allow for an informed populace. Saying that the media's purpose is to generate profit is to ignore the fact that the government has granted it special permission on repeated occasion on the grounds that it performs a vital public service.

QUOTE (kyyle23 @ Jun 3, 2009 -> 10:07 AM) well, there was a big deal about a hummer LeBron recieved in high school, maybe it wasnt a car....... I thought his mom gave that to him?

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 3, 2009 -> 10:05 AM) Ugh, I'm so sick of the David Cook love. Anyway, the "Sign a leadoff CF" campaign still has its work to do. I'm not a huge fan of any of the OF's available on the market as a multi-year FA option. Figgins is probably the best option, but he'll be 32 to start next season. Beyond that, there's no obvious candidate...Baldelli isn't an everyday guy, Crisp has a team option, Damon will be 36, etc.

QUOTE (Lemon_44 @ Jun 3, 2009 -> 10:01 AM) I'm sure Guillen wants to win as many games as possible and,if BA gave him the best chance to do it,he'd be out there playing everyday. Frankly, after watching how Anderson was handled in 2006, I don't believe that at all. I'd love to be proven wrong one of these years.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 3, 2009 -> 09:59 AM) hopefully we acquire a leadoff CF this offseason. He's in Birmingham.

QUOTE (Kenny Hates Prospects @ Jun 3, 2009 -> 09:57 AM) Please trade Brian Anderson already. This situation has been ridiculous for 4 straight years. Let the kid move on. No one will give you a reasonable return for a guy who seems like he's on the .270 average, 15-20 home run, excellent defense, still pre-arb track when they think they can steal him from you because he's lost on your bench.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jun 3, 2009 -> 09:53 AM) I hadn't realized that. So we will definitely see Betemit then. I think Betemit at 1b is one I can live with on occasion. At least, if he ever starts hitting that is.

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Jun 3, 2009 -> 07:20 AM) The guestions begs to be answered: What position does Frank take on a team that already has a DH. I love the Big Hurt, but it dopesn't make much sense to have him on the roster if he just sits on the bench taking up a spot just to pinch hit once in awhile. Bring back Frank, DFA Betemit, use Frank as your backup utility infielder and be happy with the defensive improvement.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jun 3, 2009 -> 09:48 AM) In that situation, I think I might actually DH Fields, let him focus on hitting, play Nix at 3rd and Getz at 2nd. Getz is out for this series with that sprained ankle he suffered on Sunday IIRC. Probably could pinch hit today I'd guess but I was pretty sure they said he wouldnt' be playing this series.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jun 3, 2009 -> 09:46 AM) Because we don't know when CQ will be back, we can only guess. Also, if you DFA Wise first, you then have to pull a player up for just a week or two - Lillibridge or Kroeger or whomever - and then option them back down, which seems like a waste of an option to me. Calling up Lillibridge shouldn't use up an option if I understand the rules correctly. Calling up and sending down Kroeger would require him to pass through waivers though.

QUOTE (Jenks Heat @ Jun 3, 2009 -> 09:45 AM) I still think Beckham and Poreda are part of a deal for Halladay. That'd be an awful deal.

QUOTE (almagest @ Jun 3, 2009 -> 09:42 AM) If we're going to DFA Wise, why is he playing? If Anderson's sick it makes sense. But the real answer to your question is that Wise is the starter and you don't lose your starting job for injury, so Wise is going to remain the starter. And he's not getting DFA'd. Just watch.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jun 3, 2009 -> 09:24 AM) I hope you are right - I hope TCQ returns soon and Wise is released. I'd rather have any number of our AAA and AA outfielders be next in line over Wise, because Wise has proven he can't play at this level. It'll be Lillibridge.

Since people are still saying that Anderson could resolve this by playing better... Couldn't Wise also resolve this by playing better?

QUOTE (Lemon_44 @ Jun 3, 2009 -> 09:09 AM) if Beckham wasn't in the Peavy deal, he won't be in any deal. I don't see how there's anybody that KW would deal for that he would give up his top 2 prospects. Arizona would also be dumping a pretty sizable salary so that, in itself, is attractive for them. Don't get me wrong, it will take a very good deal but i seriously doubt Beckham is involved. Quite simply, the Sox brass was saying at the time of Peavy's decider day that they wouldn't swap Beckham for Peavy straight up. Quite simply, he's not moving. I don't know if there's a player in baseball they'd move him for.

QUOTE (EvilJester99 @ Jun 3, 2009 -> 08:45 AM) Isn't that the same response people gave with Chris Young and Jeremy Reed...and how many others?? Chris Young and Jeremy Reed never put up the kind of numbers/peripherals that Beckham is putting up.

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Jun 3, 2009 -> 08:28 AM) She waterboarded him into a lie. He really hates gay marriage, but he was forced to tell a lie to make it stop. Conan beat you to that joke by at least 12 hours.