Saturday morning nothing

by Adam J. Morris on Dec 29, 2007 8:51 AM CST in News

Meh. Nothing out there this morning, yet again.

Sorry.

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How about how this

Iowa caucus is shaping up?

Pisses me off that Fox is leaving out Ron Paul in the debates, it is unfair...

The IRS is an evil corparation...

by miles on Dec 29, 2007 8:42 AM CST reply actions

Hicks loves him some Rafa now

why no diary for that?

if you apologize for everything, you apologize for nothing...

by Longhorn on Dec 29, 2007 9:59 AM CST reply actions

Rafa

I still don't entirely trust Hicks, but I'm glad to see that the rift between him and Benitez seems to have calmed down.

As much of a Liverpool fan as I am, I'm almost as big a fan of Benitez. He has a lot of detractors, and he can be a frustrating coach at times, but he's also a very intelligent man, and Hicks would do well to listen to him. I don't think there's a better coach when it comes to the Champions League, and if Hicks and Gillette can give him a few more big-name players (the kind Man U and Chelsea pick up for fun) I think an EPL title isn't far off.

"Then I met some friends for a beer, went to a BoDeans's concert, and son of a vondruke, if I didn't leave him at the concert hall."

by RCCook on Dec 29, 2007 10:43 AM CST up reply actions

I know you didn't mention

the EPL in general, but this was a really big day for Arsenal, with a big second half come from behind 4-1 win over primed Everton and with ManU losing to Aston Villa. With those results (and Chelsea winning), the top of the table looks like:

Club GP PT
Arsenal 20 47
Man Utd 20 45
Chelsea 20 41
Liverpool 18 36
Man City 19 35
Everton 20 33
Aston Villa 20 33

So first of all, with today's win Arsenal goes up 14 points on Everton and Aston Villa in the Champions League qualification (a loss would have kept Everton in the title race at just 9 pts back of first), so only Man City can realistically knock them out of all of that money.

But as long as ManU doesn't run away with things, this could come down to the last weeks with four or maybe even five involved.

Oh and I agree with RCCook just above. Rafa isn't flawless by any means, but I think it would be more likely that Liverpool would struggle to gain CL spots or progress in CL if they changed managers than that they would be bigger contenders. He's a solid guy. Of course he's no Wenger... :)

by Brett Perryman on Dec 29, 2007 5:03 PM CST up reply actions

Is the "meh" really necessary...?

"Therapy can be a good thing; it can be therapeutic." -- Alex Rodriguez on the benefits of seeing a, well, therapist

by Joseph Mama on Dec 29, 2007 10:05 AM CST reply actions

1986 Cowboys Christmas Song

awesomenissimo - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UE2-TB-3FGk

Pages and Pages of Great Pics

by shroomer on Dec 29, 2007 10:56 AM CST reply actions

"Monday nothing, Tuesday nothing,

Wednesday and Thursday nothing.

Friday for a change, a little more nothing.

Saturday, once more nothing."

Name that tune.

by a bebop a rebop on Dec 29, 2007 11:32 AM CST reply actions

rotation

so who do you guys want to see in the 5th spot next year?

by meatbonelefty on Dec 29, 2007 11:36 AM CST reply actions

Luis Mendoza

unless they're just itching to spend the money, in which case I'll throw in with Colon providing they do their homework and put in weight + incentive clauses. Otherwise, I can't really see the point.

by ncrangerman on Dec 29, 2007 12:43 PM CST up reply actions

Colon or Jennings

If we can't get one of them on a one year deal, Robinson Tejeda.

by Adam J. Morris on Dec 29, 2007 12:45 PM CST up reply actions

I like Tejeda,

I'm afraid patience is beginning to wear thin for him as a starter though. I hope he has a decent enough spring to justify plugging him into the bullpen at the very least. On talent alone he brings more than White, Loe, Littleton, Feldman, and the last 3 still have options.

by ncrangerman on Dec 29, 2007 12:57 PM CST up reply actions

Well...

Someone has to be there. Loe would be okay, I guess, but I'd rather see him in the pen. Hurley isn't ready yet. Galarraga and Mendoza should start the year in AAA.

I think at least a couple out of Hurley, Galarraga, Mendoza, Mathis and Harrison will be pushing for a look by June or July, and I think Tejeda being out of options makes him worth a look. And if he tanks, well, that makes it a lot more likely you can get him through waivers.

by Adam J. Morris on Dec 29, 2007 1:18 PM CST up reply actions

Tejeda

To me he looks like a Benoit starter kit.

Fire Ron Washington

by pblack on Dec 29, 2007 1:34 PM CST up reply actions

METS - Showing us what not to do.

If you want to see a team on the verge of trouble, look at the METS. They had a payroll last year of $115,231,663. Beltran's salary goes up 6 million in 2008 and Delgado's goes up 1.5 million. I cut out only the proven players and put them in the list. They have John Maine and a fragile Pedro Martinez leading the starting pitching. At catcher they are average. The infield is very good, but Delgado seems to be slipping and goes into prolonged slumps. Beltran is very good outfielder but beyond that they are average.

Unless they harvest the farm system and trade for Santana of Minnesota, they could be a very average team this year. This is the type of thing that can happen to the big market team when they get too dependent on free agents and trades at the cost of the farm system. At least the Rangers have some future stars to look forward to. Houston really blew it with the Tejada trade.

48 Aaron Heilman R/R 6-5 225 11/12/78

33 John Maine R/R 6-4 200 05/08/81
45 Pedro Martinez R/R 5-11 195 10/25/71

13 Billy Wagner L/L 5-11 205 07/25/71
-- Matt Wise R/R 6-4 195 11/18/75

Catchers B/T Ht Wt DOB

-- Brian Schneider L/R 6-1 195 11/26/76

Infielders B/T Ht Wt DOB

21 Carlos Delgado L/R 6-3 265 06/25/72

7 Jose Reyes S/R 6-1 200 06/11/83
5 David Wright R/R 6-0 215 12/20/82

Outfielders B/T Ht Wt DOB

15 Carlos Beltran S/R 6-1 205 04/24/77

by derangers on Dec 29, 2007 9:39 PM CST reply actions