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QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Oct 24, 2010 -> 03:42 PM) You said they would never have a legit chance to win it all again, yet their offense will still be better than the Giants this year, even if they lose Werth. Anything can happen in the playoffs obviously, but I would put up Halladay/Oswalt/Hamels against any other team in the league. It doesnt always work out, but their chances are still decent next year. I never said they would never have a legit chance again, I even put a second adjective next to legit (super) to clarify that they will have a chance next year, but they won't be the heavy favorite like they were this year.

This reminds me of the San Francisco game last year.

Did Cutler make a deal with DeAngelo Hall before the game or something?

QUOTE (G&T @ Oct 24, 2010 -> 10:45 AM) Probably the lowest rates since 2005. Ratings have gone down every year for a while now. http://www.baseball-almanac.com/ws/wstv.shtml

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Oct 24, 2010 -> 12:08 PM) He said they won't have a super legit chance to win it all again. I get that the playoffs are a crapshoot. But just getting there is half the battle and with those 3 starters, they definitely have a chance to win it again. Will it happen? Who knows. But to act like their window is closed is kinda crazy. Nobody said it was closed. I was saying it was starting to close.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Oct 24, 2010 -> 07:14 AM) You're saying they will be a playoff team next year. They have Halladay, Oswalt and Hamels, and even with those 3 and the offense they have, they won't have a legit chance at winning it all? LMAO. They had them this year and look what happened... Their offense sucked this postseason and it's not going to get much better since they have some aging players and Werth will probably be gone.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Oct 23, 2010 -> 11:06 PM) Who is the 3rd? Zito and Rowand are givens, but I really can't think of another contract that can be considered among the worst in the game. Renteria was a bad contract, but yeah, it's not one of the worst. Honestly, that deal made absolutely zero sense. Renteria came off a terrible season and he still got paid like he hit .330.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Oct 23, 2010 -> 10:51 PM) Still, with the way Lee is going this post season, i's hard to say that trade wasn't bad. It's not like Roy Halladay did like s***.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Oct 23, 2010 -> 10:49 PM) True. Though we get our first real look at Dominic Brown next year. And they've still got a really good system. I hope we don't have to hear s*** about Cliff Lee. The Phillies simply didn't hit like they have in the past. It really wasn't the pitching. Howard and Utley didn't do anything.

QUOTE (beck72 @ Oct 23, 2010 -> 10:02 PM) Grady Sizemore would also be a Lefty bat that could be on the block. Whether they'd trade him to the sox, who knows. They'll more likely compete with the Royals for last than fight for 1st in 2011 so it's not like they're competing with the Sox. They need to shed salary and get more talent. With his knee injury, though, the Indians would be selling very low. His contract is reasonable if healthy [2011:$7.5M, 12:$8.5M club option ($0.5M buyout)]. Hell, a swap of Quentin for Sizemore could even be in the Indians interest, as they'd control Carlos through 2012. They could likely get more power production, at a cheaper salary, with Carlos in LF for them. I would do that deal in a second.

I have a feeling this might have been the last time the Phillies have a super legit chance at winning it all. They'll still be a playoff team next year, but they probably won't get Werth back. That rotation of theirs is still really good, but this is not a young team and I think we might see some regressions from a lot of their position players (Rollins, Ibanez, Polanco, maybe even Utley).

Ryan Howard has to be the most overpaid player in baseball.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Oct 23, 2010 -> 03:55 PM) Little Sqwert, which was me, used to watch lots of horror films as a kid. It's probably why I turned out so strange. My god, you are very strange indeed.

QUOTE (nitetrain8601 @ Oct 22, 2010 -> 06:25 PM) Guys I consider elite: Cliff Lee Doc Halladay Felix Hernandez CC Sabathia Jon Lester Out of that list, only three have won the Cy Young. Yet, Lincecum won two in a row. And he did that as recently as one year ago.

Great to see a team like the Rangers winning the pennant. They've been built the right way (through their farm system and some smart signings) and they've never come this close before.

QUOTE (T R U @ Oct 22, 2010 -> 09:42 PM) Well of course you have to have the multiplayer, otherwise you are spending $60 for a 6 hour or so campaign.. Call of Duty is and will always be about the multiplayer.. thats why its replay value will last a good year or so.. Now all you need is to ditch the lousy PS3 and you will be in business.. There's nothing wrong with the PS3...?

QUOTE (T R U @ Oct 22, 2010 -> 01:12 PM) gave in? that game is going to be awesome It was either just play singleplayer on the PC (no way in hell I'm paying 60 bucks for a PC game...) or get the whole thing on the PS3 for multiplayer. I had my options.

Finally gave in and pre-ordered Black Ops. Friend had a $20 game credit from Amazon he didn't need, so it was $34.44. Decent deal IMO.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Oct 19, 2010 -> 08:57 AM) Which in itself is valuable, wouldn't you say? I think its strange, people are saying he's so overpaid at $14M/year. I think they are looking at his 2010, and where he fit into the Sox rotation (as a more or less 3/4 guy), and think he's not worth it. To me, he's still a bargain at that price, unless you think he's going to head downhill from here. Looking at his career numbers, he's pretty consistently a 3.75-4.00 ERA pitcher who gives you 200+ IP every year, and defends his position well. On most AL team's, looking at his typical numbers, he's a 2/3 guy, and could be better in the NL. That's worth a lot, given his durability. Yeah, I wasn't saying him pitching 200 innings is a bad thing. Value comes from playing time.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Oct 15, 2010 -> 07:36 AM) Mark Buehrle is 5th in WAR among all pitchers in the 21st century. I felt like noting that somewhere. Pitching 200 innings pretty much every year helps.

Well this wasn't what I expected. There's home runs everywhere!

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Oct 15, 2010 -> 06:34 PM) Fixed. I like Danks, but he's not untouchable. I would definitely do Danks for Rasmus.

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Oct 15, 2010 -> 05:47 PM) How can that guy suggest Rasmus for Stanton? That's insane. He also doesn't know the difference between there and their. So there's a possible reason why he thinks that way.

QUOTE (bucket-of-suck @ Oct 15, 2010 -> 12:36 PM) I think Kenny will be targeting Colby Rasmus. He'd be that left handed bat to help balance the lineup and his .860 OPS and .366 wOBA were first among full-time NL CFs. It would take a serious haul to acquire him as he is cost-controlled for 4 more years. Here is a nice article on Rasmus and his value: http://pinetarandpocketprotectors.wordpres...us-trade-value/ In that article they suggest a few possible deals: To the Yankees for: Brett Gardner, Manny Banuelos To the Braves for: Craig Kimbrel, Arodys Vizcaino, Omar Infante (one year until free agency) To the Blue Jays for: Shaun Marcum, Zach Stewart To the Marlins for: Mike Stanton straight up I think you can get a good feel for his value with these somewhat generic proposals. I would say to the White Sox for John Danks, Gregory Infante, Brandon Short I write for that blog and the guy who wrote that isn't exactly the brightest... I had to edit the article to hell to make it look at least semi-professional. Half of those proposals don't make sense.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Oct 14, 2010 -> 06:10 PM) Money is a big part of it, especially if its the White Sox and not the Yankees or Boston. Quentin made $3.2 million this year, and a lot of this board hated him. They want him gone. Dunn gives you a little bit more than Quentin did this year. About 10 more homers, about .050 in OBP, he hit about .020 better and about 100 more strikeouts. As much as several here say they would love him, he would be quickly turned on, especially considering the kind of money he's going to make. Thome hit a lot of homers with the Sox, yet people were doing cartwheels when he left. Dunn offensively isn't too much different from what Thome gave you with the Sox his last 3 seasons. Edwin Jackson, pro-rated, had the best numbers of any Sox pitcher, yet people around here are crying about his $8.5 million price tag. Dunn created 45 batting runs last year in a pretty neutral park. Quentin created 12.4. The difference in their offensive production is about 3 win shares. That's quite the difference.