July 31, 200817 yr QUOTE (lostfan @ Jul 31, 2008 -> 02:38 PM) Dude I'm 26 and I've been like that for a few years now. Heh. I can recall a conversation verbatim from high school but I can't remember why I went to the grocery store. Just wait. It gets worse.
July 31, 200817 yr QUOTE (JoeBatterz @ Jul 31, 2008 -> 11:19 AM) Maybe Griffey can come in and throw a tupperware party for the team. So are you saying that morale has no impact on performance in the workplace?
July 31, 200817 yr Just got home from work... In my mind, we didn't give up much at all. Don't like Richar much and Masset can easily be replaced. Don't see how this deal is bad for the Sox, unless you don't like the fact that Paulie will be getting benched. I must say that (I know his stats aren't the greatest, but...) just having Griffey on the Sox is something I would have never thought I'd see. It is pretty cool having one of the greatest of all time on the team, even if he's not what he used to be.
July 31, 200817 yr i say we sign bonds too, what the hell. As it stands now, our lineup will have 1800+ career Homeruns.....that has to be an mlb record. thome-526 griff- 608 bonds- 762 dye- 288 crede- 125 ocab - 103 swish - 95 2507 career homeruns for the lineup.
July 31, 200817 yr QUOTE (Jenksy Cat @ Jul 31, 2008 -> 02:46 PM) i say we sign bonds too, what the hell. As it stands now, our lineup will have 1800+ career Homeruns.....that has to be an mlb record. thome-526 griff- 608 bonds- 762 dye- 288 crede- 125 ocab - 103 swish - 95 2507 career homeruns for the lineup. You forgot one important piece...Mike Schmidt. We are struggling at third base and Schmidtty would fill that void. And what are the rules on signing dead guys?
July 31, 200817 yr QUOTE (dasox24 @ Jul 31, 2008 -> 01:41 PM) Don't see how this deal is bad for the Sox, unless you don't like the fact that Paulie will be getting benched. If you just look at the deal itself it's not horrible because we didn't give up a ton. That being said, if Griffey is starting in cf then we're hurting our team defense a great deal imo, not to mention if he's out there, the odds of him getting hurt again are probably pretty high. Hopefully we catch lightning in a bottle, but I don't think this deal makes us a better team at all.
July 31, 200817 yr QUOTE (dasox24 @ Jul 31, 2008 -> 01:41 PM) I must say that (I know his stats aren't the greatest, but...) just having Griffey on the Sox is something I would have never thought I'd see. I bet my dad 50 bucks about 4 years ago that some day Griffey would be in a Sox uni. He's not answering his phone right now!
July 31, 200817 yr QUOTE (lostfan @ Jul 31, 2008 -> 01:38 PM) I can't remember why I went to the grocery store. Beer run? Edited July 31, 200817 yr by Pants Rowland
July 31, 200817 yr I liked Richar a whole lot, as he showed last season that he could be a good 2B for a team with a bit of power and some OBP. His attitude may be the only thing that holds him back. Either way, KGJ in CF is a disaster and wont last more than a week, 2 when he gets injured. Basically you now have a rotation of corner OF'ers and DH types that doesnt really help the team a whole bunch other than getting Paulie's bat out of the lineup. Now if Dye or KGJ can play a good 1b, then we have something.
July 31, 200817 yr QUOTE (Wanne @ Jul 31, 2008 -> 03:06 PM) I bet my dad 50 bucks about 4 years ago that some day Griffey would be in a Sox uni. He's not answering his phone right now! Collect the $50 from him, then take him out to dinner using the money. Will be the best $50 you ever spent.
July 31, 200817 yr QUOTE (YASNY @ Jul 31, 2008 -> 02:11 PM) Collect the $50 from him, then take him out to dinner using the money. Will be the best $50 you ever spent. Well, you could do that or get some cheap strippers for you and him. He'd probably be happy either way.
July 31, 200817 yr QUOTE (WCSox @ Jul 31, 2008 -> 01:40 PM) So are you saying that morale has no impact on performance in the workplace? I'll say that morale has nothing to do with the ability to hit a baseball, throw a baseball and catch a baseball. Although that's a general principle, and not related to Griffey. I like this deal. We didn't give up anything.
July 31, 200817 yr QUOTE (Gregory Pratt @ Jul 31, 2008 -> 02:13 PM) I'll say that morale has nothing to do with the ability to hit a baseball, throw a baseball and catch a baseball. Although that's a general principle, and not related to Griffey. I like this deal. We didn't give up anything. Wow, we totally agree.
July 31, 200817 yr QUOTE (Gregory Pratt @ Jul 31, 2008 -> 04:13 PM) I'll say that morale has nothing to do with the ability to hit a baseball, throw a baseball and catch a baseball. Although that's a general principle, and not related to Griffey. I like this deal. We didn't give up anything. Because we didn't give up 'anything' makes it a good deal?
July 31, 200817 yr I really wish we could have got some bullpen help but I guess the deadline has passed.huh.
July 31, 200817 yr Did this really happen? Wow. Im happy, worried and confused on how this is going to work? Dye and Quentin better not get days off the way there hitting and Griffey in CF scares me. He'll be a hell of a DH and maybe he will be next year, but Griffey a pinch hitter? Is there anyway he plays 1b? Constant days off for Pauly, Swish? Is there another deal in the works? As of now im guessing we'll see this: Cabrera SS Pierzynski C Quentin LF Dye RF Thome DH Swisher/Konerko 1b Griffey/ Swisher CF Crede/Fields 3b Ramirez 2b
July 31, 200817 yr QUOTE (kwolf68 @ Jul 31, 2008 -> 02:17 PM) Because we didn't give up 'anything' makes it a good deal? Getting something for nothing isnt necassarily bad. And Griffey offers a little more than just something IMO
July 31, 200817 yr QUOTE (kwolf68 @ Jul 31, 2008 -> 03:17 PM) Because we didn't give up 'anything' makes it a good deal? Why wouldn't it be? You put a future HOF in your lineup with some pop for pieces that weren't going to be here anyway? I don't know why everyone's crying about this. It gives us more options then we had at a very minimal price.
July 31, 200817 yr QUOTE (Pants Rowland @ Jul 31, 2008 -> 03:10 PM) Beer run? They don't sell beer at the grocery store here which is... lame.
July 31, 200817 yr QUOTE (kyyle23 @ Jul 31, 2008 -> 02:18 PM) Getting something for nothing isnt necassarily bad. And Griffey offers a little more than just something IMO The addition of Griffey means that Ozzie will feel obligated to start him in center field, where I think I have more range than he does at this point. This would be a fine deal if it meant moving Griffey or Dye to 1B and putting whichever one that doesn't move in RF, but that's not going to happen.
July 31, 200817 yr Anyone have a link to the full $$$ details of the trade? We split the rest of his salary for this year, and the Reds pay the buyout correct?
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