MiddleCoastBias

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Dec 9, 2009 -> 03:54 PM) He is loyal to New York and would like to stay there. It is much different with Japanese players, more often than not, they have a loyalty to their organization that most American born ball-players don't have anymore. Matsui is currently the Yankees plan B and will still be an option, but the priority in New York is to sign Damon as the DH and if that happens, Matsui's two main suitors will be the Angels and Sox. I just fear if the Sox wait on Hideki the Angels will jump into the picture after failing to land one or both of Lackey/Bay and will have more to offer Hideki than the Sox (financially). I've seen this mentioned elsewhere but I have yet to get a good reason why they prefer Damon over Matsui for DH. I think it's apparent that Matsui is a better hitter; Matsui bested Damon in most major statistics for a DH last year (OPS, HR, avg.). Is it the age thing, long-term goals, cost? I ask because a couple weeks back when it wasn't clear who the Yanks would retain, I recall some people saying they would much rather have Matsui as a DH, and now the Yankees are going to other direction. What am I missing?

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Dec 9, 2009 -> 04:32 PM) Crisp, Matsui and Putz would be nice moves IMO. Matsui fills the LH DH spot with power and RBI's Crisp plays good D and has produced a decent OBP. Putz is Dotel's replacement. Speaking of whom, has anyone heard anything about where Dotel is going to end up?

Curious here... it seems like a lot of people are excited but only "at the right price". Given our payroll and how much he may or may not demand, how much is that "right price"? How much can we afford and how much will he want?

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Dec 8, 2009 -> 10:31 AM) And who would be our everyday 1B? Kotsay? It's a stretch here, but JD did just say that he is willing to talk to teams about playing 1B, acknowledging that might the only place he could play. If it came down to actually moving Paulie, might Dye be had at a hometown discount?

QUOTE (Kalapse @ Dec 8, 2009 -> 02:18 AM) I'd say it'll cost somewhere between $17.5M and $19M total for Jenks, Danks, Quentin, Teahen, Carrasco and Pena. That doesn't leave a lot of wiggle room Is this estimate for this year or next? I ask because I'm not sure of how the process works out in it's entirety ie why would we need to pay Teahan arb this year if we just acquired him?

QUOTE (Kalapse @ Dec 8, 2009 -> 12:38 AM) Because I don't change my opinion on players based on one partial season, a good 400 PA season doesn't erase the previous 4 bad ones. I'm not going to buy high on an incredibly expensive 32 year old with a well documented track record of mediocrity, that's how a lot these teams in financial trouble accumulate bad contracts. I was anxiously awaiting your response because I had the same knee-jerk question; sometimes we are to quick to jump at positive numbers when we need to look at the big picture. I think your point about how teams "accumulate bad contracts" is often ignored.

QUOTE (Chet Kincaid @ Dec 7, 2009 -> 06:17 PM) You cannot have an outfield with Matsui/Rios/Quentin. Rios is a good defender, but he's not that good... Hell, I don't think there's a center fielder alive that can cover that much ground. [in best Hawk voice] Carlos Gomez, fastest man alive

Just flipped over and they are doing their run-down, I guess Ozzie will be speaking shortly. Edit: I've been lied to. No Ozzie, no new information. No fun.

My birthday. I love me some me. And I love when others celebrate me. Narcissists, assemble!

Big sexy CJ with a BOMB to put the Javelinas ahead in the 8th. Absolutely murdered that ball, well done.

Good piece of hitting by Morel in that last AB. And heads-up base running to take 2nd on the miscue by the catcher.

QUOTE (chisox2334 @ Nov 17, 2009 -> 06:39 PM) http://www.chicagobreakingsports.com/2009/...nry-blanco.html well apprently w sox are looking for backup catcher Wasn't his deal something super cheap like $500,000 for last year? And the Cubs didn't pick it up so he left? I remember thinking he had to be the biggest steal at that position, given his arm and power numbers. At the time, I thought he would've been a great addition. Depending on Flowers realistic timeline and Blanco's asking price, it wouldn't be a bad idea (entirely). Granted I realize Ozzie doesn't like having multiple catchers on staff so Flowers wouldn't fit (which it seems everyone is saying that he will be up for an extended period this year). I guess what I'm saying is that for a cheap price and the right conditions, I would love to have Blanco as our backup; if it's not in the cards, I won't be at all upset with what we have.

QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ Nov 17, 2009 -> 11:32 PM) His response: "Go to law school kid. Do yourself a favor. And tell them Uncle Joe sent you. You'll thank me later." That's probably serious advice from him. I bet Joe hates his life and just makes ridiculous comments to get attention and act out like a little kid.

Now, I'm going to preface this that I would love to see this going down as much as anyone, and I'm a huge Paulie fan. Everyone keeps talking about how the Angels have wanted Paulie for YEARS now, and we may assume that they are still interested in him now. But we also know that Paulie is not the same player that he was in '04/'05 when the Angels were shopping for him. Flash forward to the White Sox and KW pursuing Griffey for years... At the time KW first expressed his interest in KGJ he was still stroking it... similar to Paulie and the Angels years ago (and in all honesty, Griffey is GRIFFEY and Paulie was never at the same level). Flash forward again to the value of what KW actually gave up when he finally got his guy... What I'm saying here is that while the Angels may have had interest in Paulie for years, the value in this trade is nearly negligible and we'll likely end up throwing money/prospects to LAA in addition to SD.

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Nov 16, 2009 -> 05:14 PM) Yes, but it doesn't do you any good to weaken one strength to strengthen a weak area I don't know, I think it's easier to walk around with 2 normal legs than 1 really big leg.

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Nov 16, 2009 -> 03:43 PM) Maybe a Sox prospect going to SD or LAA is Viciedo? http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/chi-1...,4524518.column Take this article with a grain; I know the hitting sample size to claim Morel has surpassed Viciedo is small (12 games?), just thought it was something to point out to those that may have missed it.

Damn, working from home today on a tight deadline for tonight, and this is what I get? I wish I didn't have the willpower of a 3 year old, I'll probably be refreshing every minute now (even though I know nothing will be magically resolved today).

QUOTE (Kenny Hates Prospects @ Nov 11, 2009 -> 12:47 AM) My question is, does the Stone Pony actually like Taco Bell or is this his way of cracking jokes on air? Sometimes I think he gets off (no pun intended) on saying things that fly right over the ol' Hawkaroo's head My interpretation is that it's a Taco Bell paid advertisement... considering it's damn near every night. It's like the game start at 7:11 where it's not a big thing but they say straight up "the game start is brought to you by 7eleven". Pretty sure that the T-Bell references are all paid for. But god bless those cheesy gordita crunches...

Probably should be in "I'm drunk in 2009" (or deleted). But let's be honest here, folks, ginger kids are scary. And don't get me started on daywalkers...

QUOTE (Kenny Hates Prospects @ Nov 10, 2009 -> 11:14 AM) I'd offer up Hudson + Flowers + Viciedo + D2 + any 2 other players on the farm. When I saw this, my immediate reaction was "would you like my house and first-born, too?" But then I got to thinking about prospects and the pedestal we seem to put them on, and then I remember that they are still unproven and could turn into another Joe Borchard or Lance Broadway. As many others have said, you have to risk something; put the chips in play if we want to win. When you take a step back and look at the probability of all of the aforementioned reaching the stardom vs. current status of Adrian crushing, I think it's a risk that will be worth it in the end.

MLB Trade Rumors Not sure if this is posted anywhere else but I remember seeing someone mentioning Vlad (probably in the RF thread), and MLBTR has some pretty wild predictions in this list but has predicted Vlad as our big move for DH. FWIW.

QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ Nov 8, 2009 -> 02:54 AM) Back to the drawing board, you nickname savant. Agreed. D2 is good, and I'm also a fan of the classic 'Jordie'

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Nov 7, 2009 -> 01:37 AM) I'm sure Quentin is also saddened by Josh leaving. Barring any unforeseen changes, I hope Beckham has an incredible career at 2B. The new Brett Boone, minus the douchey bat flip? I hope so.

I feel like by definition, nothing can truly be an iPhone killer because they've set the bar and everyone keeps coming out with a phone that is "better". The main problem is that companies like LG have 3 phones trying to compete with the iPhone, as do others, whereas the iPhone is unique in that it is the first and only Apple phone out there. Everyone else keeps throwing s*** at the wall, waiting for something to stick and compete, but Apple is pretty much one-and-done and has already reached the peak. The fact that individual companies have released more than one product under the "iPhone killer" moniker says to me that they can't achieve the status that Apple has achieved.