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Cardinals Get Bourjos Looks like Freese is going to the Angels. Thank god

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Nov 22, 2013 -> 12:57 AM) This guy is on the block http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/andruel01.shtml even after Rangers trading Kinsler?? Seems odd that they would trade him but would love to have him

QUOTE (Jake @ Nov 22, 2013 -> 12:40 AM) Our team would be appreciably better if Freese was the everyday 3B. I don't know that the trade price would be worth that gain, but he's a nice player. NOOOOOO lol

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Nov 22, 2013 -> 12:24 AM) I think they think they are a proven bat away to be honest. If the rotation and pen hold up, all it takes is those what ifs to happen I feel the same.. Hopefully we can get another piece and we can actually compete

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Nov 22, 2013 -> 12:12 AM) NES and SNES I get. Playstation 1 is terrible I'm sorry but Frogger and Gex were off the chain for the Playstation 1

QUOTE (Jake @ Nov 21, 2013 -> 11:56 PM) I can't recommend Nexus 7 enough. I believe this year's release is discounted to $199 on Amazon right now. Great hardware, great software Yeah I am leaning towards the Nexus right now. Staples will have them for $199 for black friday as well

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Nov 21, 2013 -> 11:43 PM) You are a student? Nexus. Kindle fire isn't for you. Yep, going into the final semester of my junior year. That is what I am leaning towards. Seems like it is the best tablet for the price out there right now unless there is one i don't know about

QUOTE (Jake @ Nov 21, 2013 -> 11:38 PM) Well, I suppose part of the question is how you want to use it. For me, I wouldn't really consider the Kindles due to the limitations of their software. If you're just reading and streaming video, basic things, maybe the screen size is going to matter more. I have never had a tablet before so not really sure everything you can do with them. I am going to be watching videos on them and surf the web, and also games. I am a student too but only for one more year so I am not sure if I will have much use for it in that area. With the 7 inch I feel like it will be the same thing has my phone just a few inches bigger.

Alright guys I need some advice/feedback. I am getting a tablet for Christmas and I am trying to decide between two tablets: 1) Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8'9 2) Nexus 7 I have read a lot of things and Nexus has great reviews and you can customize more and probably do more things with it but the Kindle Fire has a bigger screen and also has good reviews but is just limited more.. So anyone have any experiences with these? Or should I be looking at other tablets?? I don't want to go more then $350 price and I don't want an Apple product

QUOTE (TheFutureIsNear @ Nov 21, 2013 -> 06:58 PM) Mistake in which way? You really like Gillaspie huh? If Semien hits in the Spring he absolutely deserves AB's over Gillaspie. I don't think Semien is a true 3B just like Beckham wasn't and they forced him there.. I want Semien to play but not at 3B unless somehow Beckham turns it around. Right now I would rather have Gillaspie then Beckham in the line up.

QUOTE (ChiSox59 @ Nov 21, 2013 -> 06:07 PM) He'll be in the mix, don't you worry. If they go out and get a legitimate 3B, cya later, but I don't see that happening, and Freese is not that guy. I have a feeling they will try Semien at 3B which would be a mistake IMO. Unless Beckham or Ramirez gets traded

QUOTE (sircaffey @ Nov 21, 2013 -> 05:44 PM) And now you are a person from St. Louis overrating Conor Gillaspie. Not overrating him. If you look at one of my post I said he had a chance to be above average. I know he isn't great or will be great but I think he is better then Freese and I would much rather have him on this team then Freese. And he is younger and left handed which is what we need. I personally want him to get another chance at 3rd this year.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Nov 21, 2013 -> 04:55 PM) FRIENDLY REMINDER: Don't ever mention David Freese again Sorry lol. Being from St. Louis I had to hear everyone say how awesome David Freese was and how everyone loved him and I said from the beginning he was overrated.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Nov 21, 2013 -> 04:44 PM) I also realize his numbers were much better than Conors in all three of those seasons. Like I said, Im not saying I want Freese, Im just saying he is better than Conor Huh?? At age 26 David Freese had 31 ABs with 1 home run and 7 RBIs Conor Gillaspie who was 25 to start last year had 408 AB's 13 home runs and 40 RBIs

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Nov 21, 2013 -> 03:57 PM) Ok, well you are using the "He is 30 and more likely to regress" reasoning for Freese. Thats fine, but what about "Conor Gillaspie had his first season in the bigs at 26, so this is probably the best he is ever going to be"? Usually players that couldnt get out of the minors until that age end up being nothing more than AAAA players. Freese has demonstrated that he can produce at the big league level You do realize the first MLB action David Freese got was at age 26 which he had 34 PA. At age 27 he had 270. At age 28 he had 363. so according to this and you Conor is ahead of schedule and will be better then Freese

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Nov 21, 2013 -> 03:40 PM) Ok, that's fine -- just so we all know it has nothing to do with who the better player is, lol. Gillaspie may have more upside, but right now, he is absolutely NOT a better player. And Gillaspie is NOT a better homerun hitter. You can cherry pick Freese's worst, injury-plagued year if you want, but you're ignoring the rest of his entire career, including his last healthy year, just one season ago, when he hit 20 homers. Freese has more power than Gillaspie. There is no information at all to suggest otherwise, even scouting reports on Gillaspie have ALWAYS questioned his power. Freese has played 2 full seasons, not like he has 6 or 7 to go off of. One pretty good year and one bad. Like I said he has an injury filled past too so you can't really say "injury-plagued year." He will always have some injuries going on. He still managed to play 138 games this year, only 6 more then the previous year.

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Nov 21, 2013 -> 03:02 PM) Career WAR Gillaspie: 0.4 Freese: 8.2 WAR per 500PA Gillaspie: 0.4 Freese: 2.3 2014 Steamer projected WAR Gillaspie: 1.3 Freese: 2.3 Career UZR/150 Gillaspie: -5.2 Freese: -4.8 Career wRC+ Gillaspie: 83 Freese: 119 2014 Steamer projected wRC+ Gillaspie: 95 Freese: 118 Hmmm. Wait, I found something! 2013 Ultimate baserunning Gillaspie: -0.1 Freese: -1.9 Help me, I'm struggling here. Is the argument that Gillaspie is better something like "Freese's injury-plagued down year in 2013 makes me think that his entire career precedent is lost now that he is age 30"? Because where I'm coming from, it looks like they are similar defenders, similar baserunners, but Freese is a SUBSTANTIALLY better hitter -- like several standard deviations better. I don't give 2 s***s about all those stupid acronym stats. I like Gillaspie more then Freese. Freese had one decent year (how many players have had similar years once or twice and sucked the rest of their career) and is full of injuries, 30 years old and couldn't even hit 10 home runs at 3B last year.. Tons of people here always talk about 3B, 1B, and corner outfielders must be able to produce the power numbers (not saying you are one of them) and Freese isn't that. He isn't that good of a player, he is average at best and Gillaspie has a CHANCE to be an above average player if he progresses. At age 30 Freese will likely just regress.

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Nov 21, 2013 -> 02:33 PM) There is a HUGE difference between a .305 OBP and a .340 OBP. I think you have to take the situations into consideration also. Freese was in a playoff race with a great team around him. Gillaspie was out of the playoff race by August and had nobody around him. It was also his first full year in the MLB. If I had to pick who I wanted next year and the next 3+ I would pick Gillaspie. And Freese is injury prone and has had bad ankles for all of his playing career.

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Nov 21, 2013 -> 02:10 PM) Freese is indeed overrated, and I don't want him either. However, he is absolutely better than Connor Gillaspie lol Freese 30 years old 9 HR 60 RBI .262 AVG .340 OBP 462 ABs Right Handed Gillaspie- 26 years old 13 HR 40 RBI .245 AVG .305 OBP 452 PA Left Handed And it was Gillaspie's first full year and with a horrible cast around him that never got on base. Freese was on a team that made the World Series and had a bunch of guys in front of him that got on base. I will take Gillaspie every day

QUOTE (TheFutureIsNear @ Nov 21, 2013 -> 01:16 PM) Rosenthal reporting that the Cards are looking for OF depth in exchange for Freese. DeAza for Freese? Makes a lot of sense to me, but I seem to like Freese a lot ,ore than most here. No no no no no no no. Just no. Conor is better thrn Freese. Just no. Being from St. Louis I can't stand Freese. So overrated because of a few games in the playoffs a couple years ago. I don't wamt him anywhere near this team.

QUOTE (ChiSoxFan05 @ Nov 20, 2013 -> 11:10 PM) Awkward. http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1859471...amming-national Hahaha I remember that commercial, awesome that it came true

Josh Johnson to the Padres David Murphey to the Indians

Really considering getting a PS4 in March.. Hopefully it will be in stock everywhere so when I trade in my PS3 and games it will knock down the price

QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Nov 14, 2013 -> 11:41 PM) PS4 comes out tonight. Xbox1 comes out....next week maybe? Ahh alright, was wondering why people were lined up

PS4 and XBox come out tomorrow or something?? I am out of the loop because 1, I am too poor to just buy one and 2, I don't want to now. I was going to Best Buy tonight because my dog chewed up my laptop charger and there were people sitting outside Best Buy in a line.