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Bankrupt oil deal? Of course it's in George W's backyard :rolly

I wonder if any kids were involved?

Russian company, with mostly Russian assets, trying to avoid a Russian tax bill, file bankruptcy in the US?! I love international trade. This is going to be interesting to follow.

The Expos had a rookie that went 3-0 for them at the end of the season. 1.54 ERA I wonder if we have any interest guy's name is Jon Rauch

Well said. One of the difficulties is there is no reliable stat for "attitude" and "team chemistry". No way to really add that to the formula. 2004 was an injury problem was 2003 attitude? team chemistry" Manual?

OMG

She was robbing the cradle a bit there. I'd love to know the drunken toast he offered

IMHO the key in that recipe is chopping the peppers very small, almost like confetti. It s there for color not taste. The last time I made it, I blanched the peppers and added them at the last minute, it added a bit of firmness to the softer corn. I like the sweet potato (yam) idea, but I would drop either the stuffing or the mashed to accommodate the dish. You do need something a bit sweeter on the plate, so when deciding on a vegetable, I would think a little sweet. You could also drop either the stuffing or mashed and add risotto with onion, and peppers. Made with chicken stock, and a good cheese, it works with the turkey and the beef. Will this be family style or plated? Are you planning on a salad course, or putting everything out at once? When I was doing the family Christmas dinner, I preferred a buffet style, and planned it so I could take off the side dishes and replace them with deserts but leave the turkey and standing rib roast for snacking later. Amazing how I managed to reduce the leftovers. I also invited family members to take home doggy bags, it helped with clean up.

Yorkshire pudding, very good with the beef, OK with turkey. IMHO a good piece of cast iron is absolutely necessary to have the Yorkshire pudding turn out properly. I also like to make corn with a bit of green and red pepper tossed in. I like the color on the plate next to the dull colors of stuffing and mashed potatoes. Or you could finely chop the peppers and use them like confetti as garnish if serving plated dinners instead of family style.

I remember during the Olivo trade that KW or JR mentioned that they have a 5-year roster projection and MO was on that projection. I wonder if Lee was also?

This is one thing I really love about this site. So many knowledgeable baseball fans. Facts talk and bulls*** walks. And remember there are lies, damn lies, and statistics.

If you want to take a stab at Frank, look at his post season average of .231 and slugging of .346 :puke Including his 0-fer 2000 Is only saving grace was in 1993 they kept walking him pushing is OBP to .500 Frank works hard at staying in shape. Frank isn't always the smiling C-Lee sort of guy. It seems like, again just impressions of watching his career, that Frank doesn't have patience for anything outside the foul lines. He also seems to sign bad for him contracts. I remember a quote when Albert joined the team. He asked other players if there would be a clubhouse problem with Frank. The player replied that Frank wasn't a clubhouse leader sort of guy. Frank would be happy to share any spotlight and wouldn't make waves. It was spun into a negative at the time. IIRC.

When the hell is Whoopie goin' to take off the blackface?

I would like to see in this article one judgement he made that could have been due to racial bias or prejudice.

The one thing that always fixes these attitude questions, this team chemistry, is winning something. Amazing how winning teams always have "chemistry" and "attitude". Win something and all that s*** happens.

One thing not mentioned about "small ball players" they are cheaper than power hitters. In the long run, that may be better for a 2nd team in a large market budget.

writing a story that is pro management would be a bad career move? The better stories aren't from the players "I just went out and played hard. Thank God for my talents" The stories that get noticed are the scoops on trades, mid season moves and the kind of stuff you get from access to OZ, KW, JR, etc.

Mariotti would have been vilified and the article dismissed as crap. But articles like this is what gets a pat on the head from the team and access later to better stories. Better journalists are able to ignore whatever insider tips they are getting and confirm and really check out the veracity of the information.

I am certain I've missed some nuggets of gold while skipping past many posts in search of the guys and gals here whose opinions have been well researched and written. I probably ignore half the posters at this point.

I am glad you didn't drag the Mods into that rumble . . .

I agree with your analysis of the pitching, but then someone needs to fill the Lee, Maggs, Valentin holes. And we would be almost out of fill.

Is there an easy way to add in his stolen base numbers, subtract out any hits where he was caught stealing, and xome up with a new slugging percentage? I'm not certain if it would be usefull or not, but it seems like his total bases may be worth looking at. It seems as if a single is as good as a double many times.

Because that would be lame and way to easy? Maybe if he had some power.