McCarthy Out
by Section 339 on Mar 4, 2009 10:07 AM CST
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Per TR's blog:
RHP Brandon McCarthy will not pitch in Friday's Spring Training game. He has some shoulder soreness, the Rangers are hoping it isn't serious, but they are not saying when he'll be able to pitch again. More on the website later.
I was really hoping we wouldn't hear about a McCarthy injury this spring. So much for that.
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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
"It doesn't look like he's trying. It kinda pisses me off," "He could throw 110 if he tried. The way it explodes out of his hand is really something special." ~ B-Mac on Feliz.
by Kinslerhomer on Mar 4, 2009 10:09 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Raise your hand if you saw this coming
But I thought the Rangers were going to have good pitching this year?
by JBImaknee on Mar 4, 2009 10:13 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Note to McCarthy
If you are reading this, please DO NOT raise your right hand. Who knows what kind of damage that could cause.
by Bandire on Mar 4, 2009 10:17 AM CST up reply actions 16 recs
wreck this man
Doctor please. Some more of these.
by tricer on Mar 4, 2009 10:31 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
me me me me me me me me me (waving hand wildly(
I soloed in the Mile High Club!
by horsedooty on Mar 4, 2009 10:19 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Ready the Anna Benson pics
Because Kris just made the rotation…
Keith Law: (1:45 PM ET ) I think Michael Young should shut his mouth and move to third base.
by WestTxAg06 on Mar 4, 2009 10:19 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
SWEET!!!
Something to look forward to every 5th day
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Mar 4, 2009 10:21 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
If McCarthy is shut down this season
I have a difficult time believing we’re not going to give up 925-950 runs.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
by Josey Wales on Mar 4, 2009 10:27 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I know making such a prediction was painful for you.
Keith Law: (1:45 PM ET ) I think Michael Young should shut his mouth and move to third base.
by WestTxAg06 on Mar 4, 2009 10:31 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I never thought McCarthy could be counted on
to do much this year which accounts for most of my thoughts regarding the team, specifically the starting pitching.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
by Josey Wales on Mar 4, 2009 10:33 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
x
But you thought McCarthy was going to be the savior of the rotation? How many runs would the team give up if he started a full season?
by FuturePants on Mar 4, 2009 10:34 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Future Pants,
I’m not sure on the runs allowed total. I’ve read a lot of different projections (from non-Homers) that have the Rangers giving up 900-920 runs but i’m still processing info.
Across the board, everybody seems to believe the Ranger offense will be taking a major step backwards.
The search for reasons this thing doesn’t lose at least 90 games became a little more difficult.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
by Josey Wales on Mar 4, 2009 10:40 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
You are avoiding the question.
Across the board, everybody seems to believe the Ranger offense will be taking a major step backwards.
Because we don’t have Brandon McCarthy? Are you serious?
by FuturePants on Mar 4, 2009 10:53 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
x
And I assume you meant defense instead of offense because obviously offense has absolutely zero bearing on how many runs the Rangers will give up.
by FuturePants on Mar 4, 2009 10:54 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
its shoulder soreness
not season ending surgery
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on Mar 4, 2009 11:26 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
maybe
"To be ignorant of one’s ignorance is the malady of the ignorant."
by ab03 on Mar 4, 2009 10:26 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Mendoza!
"My mother always taught me that if the only thing you have to say is,
‘(Expletive) Dave Samson,’ then don’t say anything at all.
So I’m not going to say anything at all.
Is my mother the greatest or what?"
- Mariners GM Bill Bavasi, after signing Ichiro to a $90 million contract
by tyd3311 on Mar 4, 2009 10:26 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Nice
"My mother always taught me that if the only thing you have to say is,
‘(Expletive) Dave Samson,’ then don’t say anything at all.
So I’m not going to say anything at all.
Is my mother the greatest or what?"
- Mariners GM Bill Bavasi, after signing Ichiro to a $90 million contract
by tyd3311 on Mar 4, 2009 11:59 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
My next film is a mix of action und comedy
it’s called “McBain: Let’s Get Silly.”
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"Zirconia Ztolen!"
by Maximilian on Mar 5, 2009 12:06 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Well
you can wish in one hand and crap in the other and see which one fills up faster…
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Mar 4, 2009 10:26 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
McCarthy
Not shocking, but wow. Maybe this is just a pre-cautionary move?
How can we ever depend on a pitcher who can’t without pain(s)? This is February.
Now we’ll have to grimace every time this guy throws the ball.
by 3Bagger on Mar 4, 2009 10:26 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
actually it is March not February. Just being picky.
I soloed in the Mile High Club!
by horsedooty on Mar 4, 2009 10:34 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
x
My 2009 New Years Resolution: Quit feeding the trolls.
by ghtd36 on Mar 4, 2009 10:27 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
this is still early
do most pitchers make it through spring without having some sort of hiccup?
"To be ignorant of one’s ignorance is the malady of the ignorant."
by ab03 on Mar 4, 2009 10:29 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Your first mistake was trying to be rational when it comes to McCarthy
your second mistake was trying to be slightly positive
by Telegraph on Mar 4, 2009 10:32 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
rational and slightly positive
don’t go together when discussing this invalid.
Doctor please. Some more of these.
by tricer on Mar 4, 2009 10:36 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I must say
that I’m absolutely shocked. Never saw this coming.
Doctor please. Some more of these.
by tricer on Mar 4, 2009 10:31 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
lets hope
that this is just a precaution and that it is not serious.
by Lifewish on Mar 4, 2009 10:32 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
I want to say that on March 6, 2008
that the Rangers said McCarthy had forearm inflammation and could be expected to miss the next 3-4 weeks….which ended up being 5.5 months.
Here we go again on the morning of March 4, 2009.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
by Josey Wales on Mar 4, 2009 10:36 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
right
every year he’s in the best shape of his life, then takes the mound during ST and his body falls apart shortly thereafter. After days then weeks of rest and rehab, it’s discovered the injury is more serious and he’s out for an extended period, only to return late in the season for a truly meaningless cameo that produces more soreness then being held out for the last few weeks. We’ve been through this drill before.
Doctor please. Some more of these.
by tricer on Mar 4, 2009 10:39 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, Tricer
the theory about McCarthy’s body rejecting the notion that he can ever be a pitcher has legs.
His body, from the fingertips, to the forearm, to the shoulder, to the scapula keeps sending very strong signals.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
by Josey Wales on Mar 4, 2009 10:42 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Could the Danks-McCarthy trade look any worse?
that is rhetorical btw…..
by WALKERMAN on Mar 4, 2009 10:49 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
hmm
clearly a pre-cutter danks for mccarthy isnt a win-win for either side really
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on Mar 4, 2009 11:28 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
how does the rangers rotation look so far
outside of any fasttracking of feliz/holland is this the depth chart?
millwood
padilla
feldman
nippert
harrison
mccarthy
maybe benson/jennings
by Asfan4ever723 on Mar 4, 2009 10:33 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Nice!
its groundhog day! The calendar changes but everything else stays the same……
Cannot even describe how frustrating this news is to me
by WALKERMAN on Mar 4, 2009 10:36 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
I Hate
that my optimism has to switch players every other day.
Come on Hurley …A-Jones… McCarthy… Jennings!!
by BuckyB on Mar 4, 2009 10:37 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Well shit...
I really have tried to give McCarthy the benefit of the doubt, but if he misses any significant time this year then I’m done with him. I tired of this shit.
I’d find it hard to believe that the Rangers will stick with him much longer as well.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
by slc ranger on Mar 4, 2009 10:42 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Fuck
I need a drink.
Purgatory's kind of like the in-betweeny one. You weren't really shit, but you weren't all that great either. Like Tottenham.
by TheJeezus on Mar 4, 2009 10:42 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Seriously??!!??
We haven’t even started the fucking season!!
I wish I could get paid millions of dollars while calling in sick every day!!
Adam J. Morris - "Murphy isn't that good. He is overrated by Rangers fans."
....How dare you, sir!! Take it back!!
by bspate on Mar 4, 2009 10:49 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
shoulda put on even more weight
you know, to help his durability.
by SteveP on Mar 4, 2009 10:54 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Has anyone
seen Mark Conners?
Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year
by RangerMad on Mar 4, 2009 10:54 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Last time I saw
he was not with Mark Connor, that’s for sure.
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
by t ball on Mar 4, 2009 1:42 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I think
Connor’s has a Brandon McCarthy vodoo doll and perpetually jams the needle into Brandons arm..
Support your local Scott Feldman
"Back-to-back was like, 'Cool,’ " he said. "Then, everyone was like, 'Really?’ The fourth was like, 'Is this really happening?’ And the fifth one was like, 'Yeah, that really happened.’ "-Justin Smoak
by Martijn1309 on Mar 4, 2009 10:55 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
I think McCarthy's arm is a piece of shit.
I have fulfilled all my prophecies; all my predictions are up to date.
My train is right on schedule.
by oc on Mar 4, 2009 9:34 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Reading Andro's update on the FWST blog, it doesn't sound that bad
I doubt anyone was expecting McCarthy to make it a month without getting dinged anyway.
by LiamP on Mar 4, 2009 10:57 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Wasn't it just yesterday...
…that McCarthy was talking about throwing full speed and that he was gaining confidence and that, while he was getting sore, he was learning that it was only soreness and not injury? That was yesterday, right? I guess today he – or someone – thinks soreness = mild injury?
by FuturePants on Mar 4, 2009 10:58 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
McCarthy
It is possible that, given his injury history, the team is overly cautious in their handling of him. The problem with this is that any apparent injury induces panic in the fan base (see above) but ignoring strains and soreness with McCarthy could lead to a more serious injury. I will worry when they say he is out for weeks and/or months. Until then it is just spring training soreness. I think everyone needs to calm down.
Fire Ron Washington
by pblack on Mar 4, 2009 11:03 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Stiffness and soreness are not the same.
Inflammation can cause both, but stiffness affects range of motion while soreness just affects the muscles ability to contract effectively. If you’re stiff, you’d better not throw full speed.
by NoNameOnCard on Mar 4, 2009 11:53 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
if he is shut down
i am calling a Cat for Nate Robertson deal. And the thing is, it could actually improve our rotation.
by clark on Mar 4, 2009 11:04 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Update:
We talked with Brandon McCarthy and he said he had a little stiffness in his right shoulder after throwing a bullpen session Monday. He said he’s hoping to try and throw against Thursday and go from there. He will not make his scheduled Friday start. “We’re going to throw tomorrow and see if everything’s loosened up,” said McCarthy, who pitched two innings against Arizona Saturday. “It tightened up after my bullpen. The day off was nice and hopefully another day off with knock it out and loosen it back up.”
"...my balls are really like a veiny flesh color" blueballlefty on Jun 4, 2008 7:44 PM EDT
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
by Rodney on Mar 4, 2009 11:04 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
lol, I was just going to post that...
"It doesn't look like he's trying. It kinda pisses me off," "He could throw 110 if he tried. The way it explodes out of his hand is really something special." ~ B-Mac on Feliz.
by Kinslerhomer on Mar 4, 2009 11:05 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I'll bet that on Thursday
an MRI will be scheduled for Tuesday.
"My mother always taught me that if the only thing you have to say is,
‘(Expletive) Dave Samson,’ then don’t say anything at all.
So I’m not going to say anything at all.
Is my mother the greatest or what?"
- Mariners GM Bill Bavasi, after signing Ichiro to a $90 million contract
by tyd3311 on Mar 4, 2009 11:07 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
MRI Tuesday
— Surgery by that Friday
— Unsuccessful surgery and rehab on Saturday
— Arm falls off from unseen microscopic “Connor-rites” on Sunday
— “Connor-rites” move to rest of the body. Other appendages fall off by Wednesday.
— Funeral by March 20.
Nailed it!
(Wife) "So what do you want to watch on the T.V.? UFC or porn?"
(Husband) "Hmm... well, porn, I guess."
by mtex on Mar 4, 2009 11:10 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
one thing to note
because this is such a long spring training, some teams aren’t even letting their actual projected starters pitch yet. check out the names of the guys who have pitched in ST games for the Rays so far. Not a single player is expected to actually make the rotation (it says something about their depth that they still have a far better ERA than the Rangers and most other teams this spring). so McPussy missing a start this early as a precautionary move is not the end of the world.
by clark on Mar 4, 2009 11:06 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Your the one talkin' about Nate Robertson
"My mother always taught me that if the only thing you have to say is,
‘(Expletive) Dave Samson,’ then don’t say anything at all.
So I’m not going to say anything at all.
Is my mother the greatest or what?"
- Mariners GM Bill Bavasi, after signing Ichiro to a $90 million contract
by tyd3311 on Mar 4, 2009 11:08 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
break out candidate!
haha. still, a groundball lefty, and we will need to unload Cat anyway. If the Tigers pitch in a million or two, it really doesn’t look that bad.
and i only endorse this move if McCarthy has to go on the 60 day DL.
by clark on Mar 4, 2009 11:10 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
McPussy
I think this nickname has legs. Made me laugh out loud.
"I would like to extend to you an invitation to the pants party. The...party. With the...with the pants. Party with pants?"
by BrickTamland on Mar 4, 2009 12:09 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
This is what we get...
for cheering on Justin Duchscherer’s injury one FanPost down.
by ghostofErikThompson on Mar 4, 2009 11:08 AM CST reply actions 1 recs
and his MRI
will probably come back negative. because as far as i can tell, god doesn’t hate the A’s.
by clark on Mar 4, 2009 11:10 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Riding out the tangent
Based on the latest reports out of the Bay Area, it looks as if the MRI did indeed come back negative ~ though Duchscherer’s questionable for his scheduled Opening Day start.
by Snark on Mar 4, 2009 12:10 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
have you been aware the last 2 yrs
A’s have had the most injuries in mlb
by Asfan4ever723 on Mar 4, 2009 12:42 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Fact.
They hate it when you cheer for injuries.
by NoNameOnCard on Mar 4, 2009 11:54 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
so why do they allow so many injuries to happen?
by Telegraph on Mar 4, 2009 12:03 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Mostly for spite.
They are very vengeful.
by NoNameOnCard on Mar 4, 2009 12:07 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
The Rangers are forever cursed because they took baseball away from the nation's capitol.
I have fulfilled all my prophecies; all my predictions are up to date.
My train is right on schedule.
by oc on Mar 4, 2009 9:39 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Not too worried
I still have to believe there will be a trade at the end of ST (a la – Bryd, a Catcher, Cat, Blalock, etc.) that will fetch us a 4th-5th starter.
Ya....That's Real Mature.
by SMITTY on Mar 4, 2009 11:14 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
JD
needs to go pluck another team’s Anthony Reyes or Armando Galarraga.
by clark on Mar 4, 2009 11:18 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
agreed -
I think we’re holding our chips until the end, like most other teams. That Reyes-like or Galarraga-like pitcher may be pushed out of a better rotation and viewed as less of a comadity than what we would….
I would like to go with youth however, before a Benson/Jennings….Heck, maybe even Mendoza could “find it” this year before we put him into a loogy roll…?
Ya....That's Real Mature.
by SMITTY on Mar 4, 2009 11:37 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
*NOT* Anthony Reyes.
Please, oh, please. Not that guy.
by NoNameOnCard on Mar 4, 2009 11:55 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Disappearing neck can lead to...
Giraffe Syndrome as the neck compensates for the compression of the spinal column by increasing the inflammatory response which repairs the compressed tissues by increasing their mass. The result is a long neck, like a giraffe.
I just made all that up.
by NoNameOnCard on Mar 4, 2009 1:37 PM CST up reply actions 5 recs
I am honestly impressed.
Enough to extend a rec your way.
My 2009 New Years Resolution: Quit feeding the trolls.
by ghtd36 on Mar 4, 2009 1:58 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I have fulfilled all my prophecies; all my predictions are up to date.
My train is right on schedule.
by oc on Mar 4, 2009 9:45 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Cat and Blalock are way way too expensive.
Unless we pick up a portion of their K (or all of it by releasing Cat), get used to those guys.
by FuturePants on Mar 4, 2009 11:26 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I actually hope we keep Blalock
I think he’s geared for a year we thought he could have. I like the idea of him concentrating on hitting and working with Rudy.
I wonder what a Cat & MaxRam package would net us?
Ya....That's Real Mature.
by SMITTY on Mar 4, 2009 12:06 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I believe that a Cat + Max package would...
….actually be worth less to the other team than Max would be worth just by himself. Adding Cat to a deal “costs” salary $$$ and the value of a roster spot for the other team.
I miss 1989. I miss 1996. Please make me miss another season in 2008.
by Chaim Witz on Mar 4, 2009 2:48 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
This
marks the official start of ST.
"Come on man you have to admit the average guy in a baseball clubhouse...... is relatively a douchebag." BGL.
by sprite on Mar 4, 2009 11:15 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Uh
Millwood pitches today, eh? Sounds like the perfect time for Millwood’s groin to explode. Reading back on that…not sure I should go with it…..groin explosion….hmmm…..sounds kinda like a porn tittle. “Millwood’s Groin Explosion” featuring Ron Jeremy as Kevin Millwood, Peter North as “the Doc”, and Anna Benson making her debut as “The Naked MRI Technician”.
"Well-well look. I already told you: I deal with the god damn customers so the engineers don't have to. I have people skills; I am good at dealing with people. Can't you understand that? What the hell is wrong with you people?"-Tom Smykowski Office Space.
by Section 339 on Mar 4, 2009 11:26 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
exploding groins?
Isn’t that a scene in Evil Dead?
by Goyogringo on Mar 4, 2009 12:17 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
See, this is what we get for focusing on his (in)ability to throw certain pitches for a few days...
We start to think about something other than his arm exploding, and it comes back to bite us in the butt… go figure.
"Either we need to re-calibrate our rectangle, or Alfonzo Marquez is not having a good night." - Josh Lewin
by utlonghorn24 on Mar 4, 2009 1:56 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Well, maybe he'll convert the new slider into a knuckleball or an underhand pitch.
Those might take some strain off the arm.
I miss 1989. I miss 1996. Please make me miss another season in 2008.
by Chaim Witz on Mar 4, 2009 2:50 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
Actually, screw all of this.
Let’s see if MLB would allow the Rangers to set up a tee for the other team and we just field a defensive pitcher. This would probably allow less HR’s at The Ballpark and we don’t need anymore pitchers.
I truly am tired of pitchers breaking down with the Rangers, no matter what the reason. It’s just getting old. It almost makes me miss pitchers like Bobby Witt. Sometimes good, sometimes bad, but at least could make their scheduled starts.
I miss 1989. I miss 1996. Please make me miss another season in 2008.
by Chaim Witz on Mar 4, 2009 2:56 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
well well welll ain't that just par for the course...
I’d of been MUCH more shocked if the headling had read…
McCarthy In
Have any Ranger pitchers gone on the D L today? No? O K I'll check back in 10 minutes.
by BigGuns on Mar 4, 2009 3:57 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Perfect comment to point out my confusion
I thought the post would say that McCarthy really, really, really doesn’t like being the pitcher.
by WyoRanger on Mar 4, 2009 6:49 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
how suprising...
but we still dont need pitchers. right LSB?
by Stevoo on Mar 4, 2009 4:17 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I know one thing we don't need
Any more of you
Bryan Smith (12:17:17 PM PT): Justin Smoak and Josh Hamilton. The AL West might just have found their Bash Brothers, v. 2.0.
by bigsteve on Mar 4, 2009 4:19 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
i think we need more of me since
i’m the only who sees being the worst pitching team as being a problem.
by Stevoo on Mar 4, 2009 8:50 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Dude, you must not read the other comments around here
"Cause if you seriously think you are the only one who realizes our pitching sucks, you’re even more out of touch with the rest of the board than I thought.
You’re just the only one who chooses to take an over-the-top, brainless approach when complaining about it.
"You can have such a massive impact on a game even when you're not getting ground balls hit at you." - Michael Young
by lonestarJon on Mar 4, 2009 11:02 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Easily
the most delusional poster on this board, and that takes some doing with Sharky posting here.
Get off my lawn.
by DJCahill on Mar 5, 2009 7:31 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
i say the problem will be pitching in 2011
but everyone on here says you dont know what we will need in the future. im pretty sure EVERY YEAR the problem is pitching
by Stevoo on Mar 5, 2009 3:11 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
would LSB do a Salty for Bowden?
especially when Newberg pointed out how much Salty has progressed since July.
We need pitching. I still believe a little in the Buchholz or bust but I’m not sold that Buchholz is that great. We’ll see.
sry for bringing back the beating of this dead horse—-figured he had a break from torture
Another one bites the dust! And another one, and another one, and another one bites the dust!
by NothinG on Mar 4, 2009 6:46 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Only if it was Bowden + Hagadone
The way Salty is performing right now, there’s no reason to trade him unless you get a maximum return. If we’re going to wind up dealing a catcher out of panic over our what is becoming our usual spring pitching massacre, I think Max is a more likely candidate to be dealt than Salty right now, just based on how they’re performing. Or at least you would hope so. I’d hate to have hung onto Salty all winter only to panic and deal him for a Bowden/Bard package at the biggest the peak of his value since we accquired him.
"You can have such a massive impact on a game even when you're not getting ground balls hit at you." - Michael Young
by lonestarJon on Mar 4, 2009 8:10 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
dealing Salty at the peak of his value
yeah, what a horrible idea that would be.
Doctor please. Some more of these.
by tricer on Mar 4, 2009 9:33 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Didn't say that
Said dealing Salty for the minimal package of Bowden/Bard would suck.
"You can have such a massive impact on a game even when you're not getting ground balls hit at you." - Michael Young
by lonestarJon on Mar 4, 2009 11:03 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I don't think
dealing Salty for Bowden is a bad deal. We would get a top pitching prospect from Boston for a possible top-tier catcher. If the deal is Salty for Bowden + Bard, I would do that in a heartbeat.
Another one bites the dust! And another one, and another one, and another one bites the dust!
by NothinG on Mar 5, 2009 8:13 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
My problem is that
the top pitching prospect we are getting doesn’t project to be better than a number 3 starter.
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
by Gdawg on Mar 5, 2009 9:00 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Give me Sheets or give me Offseason Blues Part III.
by Chase Irwin on Mar 5, 2009 10:49 AM CST reply actions 1 recs
This could prove to be very useful.
"You can have such a massive impact on a game even when you're not getting ground balls hit at you." - Michael Young
by lonestarJon on Mar 5, 2009 4:13 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
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