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QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Dec 11, 2007 -> 10:19 PM) How many has Fukudome had? Zero!! Everyone is talking about this guy like he is some stud or something. I am so glad that we didn't oberpay for this guy.

QUOTE(fathom @ Dec 11, 2007 -> 10:12 PM) Nice try, but I was on here when the Cabrera rumors hit stating that we should trade every member of our organization in order to get him. Maybe you were, but I am sure once you saw that one man doesn't and wouldn't win us the division, things would be a different story. The last time I checked the Best player in basebal has played 3rd base for the Yankees the last few years and they have won how many World Series Championships? We have won 1. So just because you have all the big name players, don't mean nothing. the game is played on the field, not by who spends the most or signs the biggest free agents.

QUOTE(Dick Allen @ Dec 11, 2007 -> 10:05 PM) This reminds me of my head on car crash several years ago. A guy fell asleep at the wheel and nailed me hard. I saw it coming buy I had nowhere to go, it was like superslow motion and you knew what was going to happen. Who do you and Fathom suggest they get to play center?? I am just curious. If KW would have signed Hunter to a 5/95 mil contract you guys would have b****ed about that. Saying he overpaid. If we would have given up the farm for Cabrera, I am sure you guys would have said we mortgaged the future for one guy. It's like KW can't win no matter what he does with you guys. I wouldn't mind having Rowand back. It will solidify centerfield for the next 5 years, and I believe last year was a breakout year for him, and he will continue to put up similar numbers.

QUOTE(fathom @ Dec 11, 2007 -> 09:52 PM) Since money's not an issue for them really, isn't he an upgrade over J. Jones? Don't forget that this also means they're likely going to have more prospects to be able to land Roberts, as MacPhail seems intent on finally helping the Cubs in his MLB career. I have no idea if he is an upgrade over J.Jones. Neither should anyone else on here. The guy has never played in 1 game yet in the Big Leagues. Without J.Jones last year in the 2nd half the Cubs don't make the playoffs. So for anyone to suggest whether he is an upgrade over Jones, is totally just guessing. As for Roberts, if they get him, then hey they get him. It has no effect on me. I believe we are gonna stick with Richar, and I think they should. So if the Cubs acquire Roberts, more power to them. I am not worried about them. I am a Sox fan. I worry about what we do, not them.

QUOTE(fathom @ Dec 11, 2007 -> 09:45 PM) Rowand will get more than that, and Fuku will likely put up a VORP just as good, if not better. And you are basing this on what? How do you know what kind of player this guy is gonna be. He is a total gamble. And for 13 mil a year, I'm glad we passed on him. Now if he tirns out to be another Ichiro, then I will have no problem saying I was wrong. But I would rather have Rowand at 5/70 than this guy.

QUOTE(Dick Allen @ Dec 11, 2007 -> 09:41 PM) I don't know if you live in the Chicago area, but its really a pain in the ass when the Cubs have a good team. Its freaking everywhere. I live in the south suburbs, and have nothing but friends who are Cub fans, so I know how it gets, trust me. The media loves the Cubs and always will. I just learn to deal with it. But this by no means makes them stronger in my eyes. This guy is totally unknown, and to take a 13 million dollar a year for 4 years gamble, isn't worth it. I'm glad we didn't get into a bidding war for this guy.

QUOTE(fathom @ Dec 11, 2007 -> 09:39 PM) I would have been happy if we signed him to a 4 year, 52 million dollar deal if there was a corner spot open. We do have a corner spot open. Left field. no one came out and said Quentin was gonna start, hell he might not even be ready for opening day. There is no way I would sign this guy for 13 Million a year for 4 years, the guy hasn't proved anything in this league. If KW would have done that the majority of people on here would have said he overpaid because he lost out on Hunter and Cabrera. KW was smart not to get this guy. Too much money for an unproven player.

QUOTE(fathom @ Dec 11, 2007 -> 09:35 PM) Well, we're discussing a player that just signed with a team. It's no different than discussing the Angels lineup after they got Hunter, etc. Kudos to Balta though....he posted this before any of the Cubs sites did. At least the Angels are in the AL. The Cubs are in the NL. I could care less who the Cubs sign and what they do next year in terms of winning the Division or the NL. Some people on here are overly obsessed with the Cubs and what they do.

QUOTE(fathom @ Dec 11, 2007 -> 09:32 PM) If the Cubs end up getting Roberts in a deal for Marshall, Gallagher, and Murton, they're going to have to be considered the clear favorites in the NL Central, and probably the NL. Who cares.

QUOTE(fathom @ Dec 6, 2007 -> 12:52 AM) What part of "he's a Boras client" don't people understand? There really wouldn't be much benefit to only bringing him here for 2 years, so I'm happy he's not here. We might be hearing a lot more about Andruw in the next few weeks. I think you are gonna be hearing about alot of players. I would have went 3 years with Jones. He was the best centerfielder on the market in my opinion. He had a rough year last year, but so did most of our offense. JD was terrible, but we extended him. Jones would have been a good pickup in my eyes, beter than Hunter, and for only 3 years. Another wasted opportunity, because our GM won't deal with Boras. It's like f***ing grade school s***

2years/36 million for Jones. You mean to tell me KW couldn't offer Jones better than that. What a joke. I am so sick of KW!!!!

You beat me to it fathom!!

What he needs to do is sign Jones, but I am sure we will lose out on him to the Dodgers. That is who I want in Center, but we can't deal wwith a Boras player!!

QUOTE(TitoMB345 @ Dec 6, 2007 -> 12:28 AM) It's called confidence. He truely believes this team has what it takes to contend. And really, is he so wrong? How many people thought the '05 Sox would win it all? We weren't contenders at the beginning of the season, but the guys started playing well, and they gained more confidence. And look where it got us? A dominant World Series victory. So I understand we might not agree, but he could be right. If he truly believes this team will compete with Detroit and Cleveland he has no business being our GM. It is clear to see the difference between the 3 of us. They are both superior on the field in talent and in the front office. What has he done to stregthen this team this offseason?? Linebrink?? OC?? Come on. He is insulting my intelligence and that of many Sox fans intellingence. His own manager was saying yesterday about we would be in trouble if the season started today. The he comes out and says this. What a fool he is. Our Division in 05 was alot weaker than it is now. Especially with what the Tigers have done. It's simple, KW had a plan and it blew up in his face. And now he is like the child who has just gotten his candy taken away.

This quote makes me really scratch my head and wonder what the hell he is talking about "All this does is put the Tigers in a better position to contend with us"???? I am pretty sure the Tigers aren't worrying about us. Cleveland won the division last year. I think they are a little more worried about contending with Cleveland than they are with us. We will be contending with KC for last place.

It is pretty sad he is blaming the media and other executives in baseball.

Just want to say Congrats to Big Jim, one of the classiest guys in the game.

QUOTE(hammerhead johnson @ Sep 7, 2007 -> 04:40 PM) He's got a big fish rep, but I don't think he cracks a "Top 50 Offensive Players" list. Whether he cracks the top 50 Offensive players right now is debateable but these are big fish stats, pretty comparable to PK Year Ag Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG *OPS+ TB SH SF IBB HBP GDP +--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+ 1998 21 ANA AL 48 165 19 36 9 0 1 23 1 0 15 51 .218 .280 .291 49 48 0 2 0 0 3 1999 22 ANA AL 154 551 85 132 29 0 29 79 5 1 71 143 .240 .331 .450 98 248 0 3 1 6 9 2000 23 ANA AL 159 563 120 160 37 1 47 102 14 11 112 163 .284 .404 .604 150 340 0 1 6 2 14 SS,AS 2001 24 ANA AL 161 588 100 147 38 2 41 108 10 3 107 158 .250 .367 .531 127 312 0 7 7 6 16 SS,AS 2002 25 ANA AL 156 569 99 142 24 1 30 111 10 3 88 144 .250 .352 .453 115 258 0 8 4 6 12 2003 26 ANA AL 91 319 53 79 17 2 16 50 7 2 46 73 .248 .343 .464 118 148 0 1 4 1 8 AS 2004 27 ANA AL 58 207 47 52 11 1 18 42 2 3 31 52 .251 .355 .575 138 119 0 1 3 3 6 2005 28 ARI NL 149 538 78 139 29 1 37 97 4 2 84 145 .258 .363 .522 125 281 0 5 2 7 7 2006 29 TOR AL 153 540 105 136 27 0 38 104 3 2 86 134 .252 .355 .513 119 277 0 5 6 3 25 MVP-30,AS 2007 30 TOR AL 111 376 59 99 19 1 20 62 0 1 58 99 .263 .365 .479 118 180 0 5 2 5 7 +--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+ 10 Seasons 4416 1122 9 778 28 1162 .254 .358 .501 120 0 38 35 39 107 1240 765 240 277 56 698 2211 +--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+ 162 Game Avg 577 100 147 31 1 36 102 7 4 91 152 .254 .358 .501 120 289 0 5 5 5 14 Career High 161 588 120 160 38 2 47 111 14 11 112 163 .284 .404 .604 150 340 0 8 7 7 25 Special Batting Glossary Year Ag Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BA *lgBA OBP *lgOBP SLG *lgSLG OPS *lgOPS*OPS+ OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% +--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+ 1998 21 ANA AL 182 134 14 2.8 111| .218 .273| .280 .342| .291 .434| .571 .776| 49 .255 -12.4 -1.2 100% 1999 22 ANA AL 631 432 86 5.3 114| .240 .275| .331 .348| .450 .440| .781 .788| 98 .510 -2.9 -0.3 83% 2000 23 ANA AL 678 429 138 8.6 117| .284 .279| .404 .352| .604 .448|1.008 .800| 150 .707 44.6 4.0 56% 2001 24 ANA AL 708 467 119 6.8 113| .250 .275| .367 .343| .531 .442| .898 .785| 127 .650 25.6 2.4 76% 2002 25 ANA AL 671 450 96 5.7 103| .250 .261| .352 .328| .453 .419| .805 .747| 115 .577 14.6 1.4 76% 2003 26 ANA AL 367 251 52 5.5 101| .248 .259| .343 .324| .464 .415| .807 .740| 118 .560 8.6 0.8 77% 2004 27 ANA AL 242 165 41 6.7 109| .251 .269| .355 .337| .575 .432| .930 .770| 138 .627 11.4 1.1 40% 2005 28 ARI NL 634 413 108 7.0 111| .258 .273| .363 .344| .522 .435| .885 .779| 125 .694 20.8 2.1 66% 2006 29 TOR AL 634 436 95 5.8 114| .252 .279| .355 .344| .513 .443| .868 .787| 119 .570 15.5 1.5 60% 2007 30 TOR AL 444 290 69 6.4 110| .263 .274| .365 .342| .479 .429| .844 .772| 118 .616 11.0 1.0 0% +--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+ 10 Seasons 5191 3467 818 6.3 111| .254 .272| .358 .341| .501 .435| .859 .777| 120 .610 137.0 12.8 66% * indicates the value is park adjusted Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide) Year PA Pit Pit/PA Str Bll Strk%| StL% StS% StF% StI%| BlI%| SOc SOs SOc%| Swng% SwgA% Cntc% 1st%| 30% 30c 30s 20% 20c 20s 31% 31c 31s| PAu PiU StU +----+---+----+------+----+----+-----+------+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+---+-----+------+-----+-----+-----+------+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+----+----+----+ 1998 182 745 4.09 449 296 60%| 31% 18% 25% 26%| 0%| 18 33 35| 69% 42% 73% 25%| 7% 12 1 21% 38 16 12% 22 12| 0 0 0 1999 623 2492 4.00 1493 999 60%| 32% 16% 24% 27%| 1%| 40 100 29| 68% 41% 76% 24%| 7% 44 3 19% 116 37 13% 83 48| 8 0 0 2000 678 2870 4.23 1647 1223 57%| 34% 17% 25% 24%| 2%| 41 122 25| 66% 38% 74% 19%| 7% 50 2 21% 141 60 13% 91 35| 0 0 0 2001 708 2874 4.06 1655 1219 58%| 31% 17% 25% 26%| 2%| 39 119 25| 69% 40% 75% 24%| 9% 62 9 16% 116 36 13% 90 40| 0 0 0 2002 671 2671 3.98 1564 1107 59%| 29% 19% 24% 28%| 1%| 36 108 25| 71% 42% 73% 26%| 7% 46 8 18% 118 48 11% 77 35| 0 0 0 2003 367 1478 4.03 884 594 60%| 29% 19% 25% 28%| 2%| 15 58 21| 71% 43% 74% 22%| 8% 29 2 16% 60 19 11% 40 16| 0 0 0 2004 242 958 3.96 565 393 59%| 26% 20% 26% 28%| 3%| 8 44 15| 74% 43% 72% 27%| 11% 26 6 23% 55 18 12% 30 15| 0 0 0 2005 634 2609 4.12 1505 1104 58%| 27% 23% 24% 26%| 1%| 33 112 23| 73% 42% 69% 25%| 7% 42 6 19% 123 53 12% 78 36| 0 0 0 2006 634 2663 4.20 1563 1100 59%| 31% 18% 25% 26%| 2%| 27 107 20| 69% 40% 74% 19%| 8% 50 4 17% 109 37 11% 71 26| 0 0 0 2007 444 1922 4.33 1104 818 57%| 35% 17% 22% 26%| 0%| 31 68 31| 65% 37% 74% 16%| 7% 32 3 19% 84 19 16% 70 39| 0 0 0 +----+---+----+------+----+----+-----+------+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+---+-----+------+-----+-----+-----+------+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+----+----+----+ Tot 4.11 58%| 31% 18% 24% 26%| 1%| 25%| 69% 40% 73% 23%| 8% 11% 19% 36% 13% 46%| Avg 3.77 63%| 27% 14% 27% 31%| 2%| 26%| 73% 46% 80% 28%| 5% 6% 15% 39% 9% 55%| Glossary PA - Total Plate Appearances with pitch data Pit - Total pitches seen Pit/PA - Average pitches / plate appearance Str - Strikes total Bll - Balls total Str% - Percentage of pitches seen that were strikes (includes pitches swung at out of the zone) StL% - Percentage of strikes that were looking StS% - Percentage of strikes that were swinging (this includes 3rd strike foul tip strikes and foul tip bunts) StF% - Percentage of strikes that were foul (includes foul bunts) StI% - Percentage of strikes that were in play (any ball put into play fair) BlI% - Percentage of balls that were intentional SOc - Strikeouts that were called SOs - Strikeouts that were swinging (note foul bunts are not included) SOc% - Percentage of strikeouts that were called Swng% - Percentage of strikes swung at (StS + StI + StF)/Str SwgA% - Percentage of all pitches swung at (StS + StI + StF)/Str Cntc% - Percentage of times contact made when swinging (StI+StF)/(StS + StI + StF) 1st% - Percentage of times swung at the first pitch of PA 30% - Percentage of PAs that resulted in a 3-0 counts 30c - 3-0 counts seen 30s - Plate Appearances Swinging 3-0 20% - Percentage of PAs that resulted in a 2-0 counts 20c - 2-0 counts seen 20s - Plate Appearances Swinging 2-0 31% - Percentage of PAs that resulted in a 3-1 counts 31c - 3-1 counts seen 31s - Plate Appearances Swinging 3-1 PAu - Plate Appearances with no pitch data PiU - Pitches unknown (may be balls or strikes) StU - Strikes unknown (may be called, swinging or foul) The Avg is the average of the seasons for which we have data for the player and is not weighted by the player's PA's. Fielding Glossary / Minors / Sort by Position, then Year Year Ag Tm Lg Pos G PO A E DP FP lgFP RFg lgRFg RF9 lgRF9 GS Inn +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ +---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+ 1998 21 ANA AL 3B 48 27 85 7 7 .941 .948 2.33 2.23 1999 22 ANA AL 3B 153 114 277 19 25 .954 .950 2.56 2.21 DH 1 2000 23 ANA AL 3B 156 111 348 33 33 .933 .947 2.94 2.31 3.01 2.67 155 1373.0 AS SS 6 1 4 0 1 1.000 .980 0.83 4.17 5.00 4.70 0 9.0 AS DH 4 AS 2001 24 ANA AL 3B 159 103 285 19 21 .953 .947 2.44 2.41 2.51 2.73 158 1391.7 AS DH 2 AS SS 2 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 4.05 2.25 4.50 0 4.0 AS 2002 25 ANA AL 3B 156 100 281 20 30 .950 .951 2.44 2.40 2.57 2.68 153 1335.3 SS 2 1 1 0 1 1.000 .952 1.00 4.15 9.00 4.50 0 2.0 2003 26 ANA AL 3B 87 56 135 16 11 .923 .955 2.20 2.35 2.35 2.67 86 732.3 AS DH 4 AS 2004 27 ANA AL DH 39 3B 19 11 27 2 2 .950 .950 2.00 2.34 2.07 2.64 19 165.0 2005 28 ARI NL 3B 145 113 310 24 25 .946 .958 2.92 2.39 3.01 2.77 144 1264.0 DH 1 2006 29 TOR AL 3B 145 95 271 14 37 .963 .960 2.52 2.54 2.80 2.84 135 1175.0 AS SS 8 5 18 0 2 1.000 .970 2.88 4.03 3.74 4.49 8 55.3 AS DH 4 AS 2007 30 TOR AL 3B 110 61 189 8 23 .969 .958 2.27 2.38 2.50 2.65 0 901.3 +---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+ 1998 21 ANA AL 3B 48 27 85 7 7 .941 .948 2.33 2.23 1999 22 ANA AL 3B 153 114 277 19 25 .954 .950 2.56 2.21 2000 23 ANA AL 3B 156 111 348 33 33 .933 .947 2.94 2.31 3.01 2.67 155 1373.0 2001 24 ANA AL 3B 159 103 285 19 21 .953 .947 2.44 2.41 2.51 2.73 158 1391.7 2002 25 ANA AL 3B 156 100 281 20 30 .950 .951 2.44 2.40 2.57 2.68 153 1335.3 2003 26 ANA AL 3B 87 56 135 16 11 .923 .955 2.20 2.35 2.35 2.67 86 732.3 2004 27 ANA AL 3B 19 11 27 2 2 .950 .950 2.00 2.34 2.07 2.64 19 165.0 2005 28 ARI NL 3B 145 113 310 24 25 .946 .958 2.92 2.39 3.01 2.77 144 1264.0 2006 29 TOR AL 3B 145 95 271 14 37 .963 .960 2.52 2.54 2.80 2.84 135 1175.0 2007 30 TOR AL 3B 110 61 189 8 23 .969 .958 2.27 2.38 2.50 2.65 0 901.3 1999 22 ANA AL DH 1 2000 23 ANA AL DH 4 2001 24 ANA AL DH 2 2003 26 ANA AL DH 4 2004 27 ANA AL DH 39 2005 28 ARI NL DH 1 2006 29 TOR AL DH 4 2000 23 ANA AL SS 6 1 4 0 1 1.000 .980 0.83 4.17 5.00 4.70 0 9.0 2001 24 ANA AL SS 2 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 4.05 2.25 4.50 0 4.0 2002 25 ANA AL SS 2 1 1 0 1 1.000 .952 1.00 4.15 9.00 4.50 0 2.0 2006 29 TOR AL SS 8 5 18 0 2 1.000 .970 2.88 4.03 3.74 4.49 8 55.3 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total 3B*1178 791 2208 162 214 .949 .953 2.55 2.37 850 8337.7 DH 55 Games not counted in Overall Total below SS* 18 7 24 0 4 1.000 .972 1.72 4.09 8 70.3 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 1196 798 2232 162 218 .949 .953 2.53 2.39 Postseason Batting Gamelogs Year Round Tm Opp WLser G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG SB CS SH SF HBP +------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+ 2002 ALDS ANA NYY W 4 16 4 5 0 0 3 3 1 3 .313 .389 .875 0 0 0 0 1 ALCS ANA MIN W 5 19 4 6 0 1 1 2 2 5 .316 .381 .579 0 0 0 0 0 WS ANA SFG W 7 26 7 10 3 0 3 8 4 6 .385 .467 .846 0 0 0 0 0 2004 ALDS ANA BOS L 3 11 3 4 2 0 2 3 2 4 .364 .462 1.091 0 0 0 0 0 +------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+ 2 Lg Div Series 1-1 7 27 7 9 2 0 5 6 3 7 .333 .419 .963 0 0 0 0 1 4 Postseason Ser 3-1 19 72 18 25 5 1 9 16 9 18 .347 .427 .819 0 0 0 0 1 +------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+ WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series. All-Star Game Batting Year Tm Lg GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS SH SF HBP +------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+ 2000 ANA AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2001 ANA AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2003 ANA AL * 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Starting 3B 2006 TOR AL 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+ Played 4/4 1 7 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .286 +-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+ Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards Glossary Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played. All-Star 2000 * 2001 * 2003 (3B) 2006 * Awards 2002-AL-Babe Ruth Award 2002-ML-WS MVP Silver Sluggers 2000-AL--3B 2001-AL--3B All Multiple Winners MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr) 2006-AL-30-0.00 Slugging % 2000 AL-.604-6 Car-.501-89 OPS 2000 AL-1.008-7 Games 2000 AL-159-5 2001 AL-161-5 Plate Appearances (approx.) 2001 AL-708-6 Runs 2000 AL-120-5 2006 AL-105-9 Total Bases 2000 AL-340-4 Doubles 2001 AL-38-10 Home Runs 2000 AL-47-1 2001 AL-41-4 2005 NL-37-5 2006 AL-38-6 Act-277-28 RBI 2002 AL-111-8 Bases on Balls 2000 AL-112-4 2001 AL-107-4 2002 AL-88-7 2006 AL-86-10 Strikeouts 1999 AL-143-3 2000 AL-163-3 2001 AL-158-3 2002 AL-144-3 2005 NL-145-5 2006 AL-134-8 Act-1162-26 Adjusted OPS+ 2000 AL-150-8 Runs Created 2000 AL-138-9 Extra-Base Hits 2000 AL-85-3 2001 AL-81-3 Times on Base 2001 AL-260-9 Sac. Flies 2002 AL-8-9 Grounded into Double Plays 2001 AL-16-10 2006 AL-25-4 Caught Stealing 2000 AL-11-4 Power/Speed Number 2000 AL-21.6-8 At Bats per Home Run 2000 AL-12.0-3 2001 AL-14.3-6 2005 NL-14.5-6 2006 AL-14.2-8 Act-15.9-12 Car-15.9-27 Outs 2001 AL-467-10

QUOTE(Texsox @ Sep 7, 2007 -> 06:39 PM) *cough* golf *cough* I like golf. But it doesn't compare to baseball in my book. But like Johnny Fontaine sang "to each his own".

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Sep 7, 2007 -> 11:48 PM) He's never finished any higher than 30th in MVP voting. So in other words, he's never even come close to winning an MVP award. He does have a WS MVP on his resume but so do David Eckstein and Scott Brosius and I wouldn't call either of them anymore than small fish. My bad. I didn't clarify myself. I meant to say World series MVP. My fault your back.

QUOTE(Gregory Pratt @ Sep 7, 2007 -> 04:02 PM) Still only the small fish. Glaus isn't a small fish at all. He is one of the better players in the league. Won an MVP, so I say he is more than just a small fish. After all this today with Ankiel and Glaus, and all the stuff with Bonds, and with everything Canseco said, I've lost alot of respect for the game of baseball. Which is sad because it is the greatest game ever invented. But the players of today and the agents and all the baseball executives have really hurt the integrity of the game, and how I look at it. It's a shame.

First the news on Ankiel, now Glaus. I'm not sure about anyone else, but I am starting to believe all these professional athletes are on one thing or another. It's sad really.

Former World Series MVP and four-time All Star Troy Glaus received multiple shipments of performance-enhancing drugs via a Florida pharmacy and a California anti-aging clinic, Sports Illustrated reported on its Web site Friday. According to the report, a source in Florida with knowledge of the Internet pharmacy's client list, said multiple shipments of Nandrolone, an anabolic steroid, and testosterone were sent to a Corona, Calif. address that corresponds with Glaus' address. The shipments reportedly occurred between Sept., 2003 and May, 2004. The receipts only show that the substances were sent to the address. However, both nandrolone and testosterone were on Major League Baseball's banned substances list at the time the items were shipped, SI.com reported. Messages seeking comment left for Glaus through both the Blue Jays and his agent were not returned, the Web site reported. Glaus, then with the Angels, missed most of 2003 with shoulder injuries and underwent season-ending surgery after attempting a comeback in 2004. He now plays for the Toronto Blue Jays. According to the report, the prescriptions, written in Glaus' name, were obtained through New Hope Health Center, a California-based anti-aging clinic that advertises the sale of anabolic steroids and human growth hormone on its Web site. The ************ was sent through Signature Pharmacy, an Orlando-based pharmacy targeted by Albany County (N.Y.) prosecutors as part of their steroids investigation. The substances were prescribed by Dr. Ramon Scruggs, who, according to the Medical Board of California, is currently on probation and is prohibited from prescribing drugs over the Internet. Scruggs was also reportedly involved in a lawsuit with Mobile, Ala.-based Applied Pharmacy, which was previously targeted in a law enforcement raid, according to the report. When reached for comment on Friday, Scruggs responded with expletives and ended the conversation, SI.com reported. Also linked to the Signature Pharmacy probe, in various reports, are St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Rick Ankiel, at least 14 professional wrestlers, New England Patriots safety Rodney Harrison, who was suspended four games by the NFL, and Dallas Cowboys coach Wade Wilson, who has been suspended five games and fined by the NFL. Glaus, 31, was the MVP of the 2002 World Series for the then-Anaheim Angels. He is currently hitting .263 with 20 home runs and 62 RBIs. He has 277 career home runs -- an average of better than one every 16 at-bats -- despite missing significant playing time with injuries.

QUOTE(Linnwood @ Aug 31, 2007 -> 09:33 PM) Yes. Can anyone explain what the hell KW was thinking with Myers? He is just grasping at straws I think. I honestly believe he doesn't know what the f*** to do anymore. I wouldn't be surprised at all if both KW and Ozzie resign.

The Yankees!!