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Manny on waivers

Edited August 25, 201015 yr by Princess Dye

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Manny on waivers

Not a surprise since the Angels guys hit them yesterday.

Canseco made it pretty clear in his book how well steroids improved his ability to see the ball. Manny is insanely talented, but steroids take stars and superstars to even higher levels.

I thought it was HGH that improved vision?

 

Secondly, if you are admitting he is insanely talented, I don't really care to argue with you anymore. We're not really arguing different points.

Personally, I would have done them....money is money. And you can't fall behind everyone else. I get it. I still say that this era is so f***ing tainted by these f***s.

As long as you're not using while posting.

 

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what team should we worry about claiming manny?

I thought it was HGH that improved vision?

 

Secondly, if you are admitting he is insanely talented, I don't really care to argue with you anymore. We're not really arguing different points.

 

HGH didn't exist when Canseco was breaking into the league. He was struggling, spent an off-season doing s***, and then came back in Spring and opened up everyone's eyes. He specificallys says how well he was able to see the ball once he started them.

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Edited August 25, 201015 yr by BigSqwert

what team should we worry about claiming manny?

Basically NL teams. The Sox are the AL team with the worst record of any that are still in the race. Someone like Detroit might just to spite us, but $4 million is a lot of money for spite. No one in the West will. Toronto won't.

 

I can potentially still see the Giants or the Braves rolling the dice on him. He can't possibly be worse than Jose Guillen for the Giants, for example.

that is pretty funny. but if you look at the Twins, they just outslug everyone to death with decent pitching here and there. Maybe we can go back to that route.

 

That's why they are one and done in Oct. The Sox always tried to outslug everyone this decade. The Twins score a lot of runs but they are like 15th in team HRs. They don't really outslug anyone but they seem to do well hitting with guys on.

 

Basically NL teams. The Sox are the AL team with the worst record of any that are still in the race. Someone like Detroit might just to spite us, but $4 million is a lot of money for spite. No one in the West will. Toronto won't.

 

I can potentially still see the Giants or the Braves rolling the dice on him. He can't possibly be worse than Jose Guillen for the Giants, for example.

 

I agree...with the only problem for an NL team claiming him is that they have to put him the OF daily. Not sure how wise it is to have a butcher out there in a pennant stretch. Flipside...if the NL team has the horses to hide him in the OF and make it to the WS...you get yourself a nice DH for the AL away games.

Basically NL teams. The Sox are the AL team with the worst record of any that are still in the race. Someone like Detroit might just to spite us, but $4 million is a lot of money for spite. No one in the West will. Toronto won't.

 

I can potentially still see the Giants or the Braves rolling the dice on him. He can't possibly be worse than Jose Guillen for the Giants, for example.

Yeah, as public as the White Sox interest has been, I'd be surprised to see Manny clear NL waivers.

I have to admit I am walking around the office with a huge woody.

what team should we worry about claiming manny?

 

You're just looking at NL teams, unless one of the Angels or Athletics thinks they are close enough to justify adding him. You have to figure that a team not in the race will not claim him, the Padres won't as they are built around their pitching and defense and the other 5 NL teams really have their outfields full, though I could see the Braves considering it. Other than that, no one, unless Detroit really doesn't want the Sox to get him (and even they probably don't have room for him).

 

 

what team should we worry about claiming manny?

 

The White Sox. They need a DH who can also go to the mound in late innings and give up less than 3 runs.

 

I agree...with the only problem for an NL team claiming him is that they have to put him the OF daily. Not sure how wise it is to have a butcher out there in a pennant stretch. Flipside...if the NL team has the horses to hide him in the OF and make it to the WS...you get yourself a nice DH for the AL away games.

Like I said about the Giants...they already have butchers out there in the OF, and they're butchers with worse bats.

Could any NL teams stick him in LF? Phils?

 

 

Too expensive for a PH, right?

Could any NL teams stick him in LF? Phils?

 

 

Too expensive for a PH, right?

The Phils have Ibanez out there, so while that'd be an expensive platoon...he also potentially makes sense there.

If I have to bank on one of two things happening:

 

1) bullpen returns to form somewhat

 

2) Kotsay/Andruw being better than their stats as our DH

 

 

 

i would bet on #1. So we need Manny to be well rounded for this stretch run.

I have to admit I am walking around the office with a huge woody.

 

 

Don't you do that every day?

what is the timetable for making a claim? how long does each team have? Is it simultaneous?

Basically NL teams. The Sox are the AL team with the worst record of any that are still in the race. Someone like Detroit might just to spite us, but $4 million is a lot of money for spite. No one in the West will. Toronto won't.

 

I can potentially still see the Giants or the Braves rolling the dice on him. He can't possibly be worse than Jose Guillen for the Giants, for example.

 

Detroit just tried giving away Damon. They can't be looking to add Ramirez

Don't you do that every day?

Yes. It doesn't help that I work at the Playboy offices downtown.

Edited August 25, 201015 yr by BigSqwert

meh we been linked to him now for weeks... kenny never gets those guys ... time to look under the radar:)

The White Sox. They need a DH who can also go to the mound in late innings and give up less than 3 runs.

Holleeeee sheeeeet the Manny as pitcher joke is already playyyyyyyyyyed out.

Whoever said Aaron wasn't either?

Don't forget Home Run Baker!