Clearly, I've been wrong.

VY is awesome.

Over at MLBTR They have a link to a Braves mailbag, like TR's, where the writer claims that Jordan Schafer may be available in a trade.  I think that this is a way to go in terms of looking for another outfielder.  He may need a little bit of time in the minors because of injuries the last few years limiting his playing time but depending on the cost; Who is interested?  What do u think that cost would be and is it a good idea?

Cransick says that Johnson will not be signing an extension with Florida, as the negotiations have reached an impasse. The Marlins are now going to explore trade opportunities.

He is asking for a contract comparable to Greinke's 4 year, 38 million dollar deal. He had a 3.06 FIP last season and a career 3.49 FIP. He has a career K/9 around 8, walks around 2.5 per 9 innings, and he is only 25 years old. He is easily the best pitcher on the market now. I'd be willing to trade some serious prospects to acquire Johnson.

UPDATE: The Sun-Sentinel says that Johnson's days with the Marlins are numbered. His agent also says he will be traded. 

Congratulations dear reader.. you've stepped into the third dimension of hell in about as many weeks.

But I figure... this fanpost just might give us an alternative to the ban stick (which we all know is never gonna happen anyway).  He may not do it as often as he blows chunks, but Josey does make the occasional valid point and has essentially blossomed into blog celebrity for being nothing more than everybody's favorite punching bag

My only problem is that he marches some of you dildos into never-ending subthreads of poop.  And if he's gonna do that, then we might as well know who's calling the shots

So, take a guess.  Who is.. Josey Wales?

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Kings at Mavericks

• Tim Thomas is underrated. If you think he can't make an impact on this team when healthy, you are dead wrong.
• I'm not sure Drew Gooden has the mentality to consistently be the type of player he could be good at being, but he will flash it now and then.
• Roddy B continues to wow me with the way he moves with the basketball in his hands. He's so raw, yet, he seems to have an innate ability to get into the lane and break down a defense, rarely looking out of control to do so.  Oh, and his touch is oh so soft.

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Rangers receive: Bradley, Tom Gorzelanny and $5 million from Cubs

Rangers receive: John Maine and $5 million from Mets

Mets receive: Kevin Millwood and a player that we will expose in Rule 5 anyway

Cubs receive: Luis Castillo and a player we will expose in Rule 5 anyway

We get two serviceable pitchers to let Maddux try and re-discover, plus our RH bat for $10 million over two years.

If Bradley behaves for two years and gives 100%, I would rather do this deal and lose Byrd.

I know the teams are saying the original rumor isn't happening, but maybe there is a combination out there like this to make a deal better for the Rangers.

You know, usually in a global warming argument, generally accepted fundamental tenants even GW opponents accept, is that the world is warming. GW opponents and proponents alike will usually say something like "we all agree the world is warming. What we disagree on is if man is the cause". But I've been in plenty of these arguments, and I'll always say, frankly, I certainly dont know enough to say if the world is warming or not.  I flatly dont accept "scientists" word for it. There's too much money and bias involved.

Call me a nutjob, but I've never, ever, bought that. I mean, I dont do the data, and quite frankly, I dont trust the "scientists" who do one bit, not one bit. I've already heard evidence that scientists do in fact "adjust" the raw temperature data. Of course then you could get into an argument whether the "adjustments" are legit.

Anyways the point of all this, is I dont even know how legit this is, maybe it'll blow over and turn into some fraud, but apparently the email at a major pro global warming "science" center was hacked, and well, lets just say they dont look good, it appears plenty of likely fraud occured. Of course, I'm sure this will all be spun away by the global warming cover up mainstream media machine in the next few days, pay no attention to the man behind the curtain. But anyway... link to get you started.

Link

These may not be fanpost worthy, but I figured that they might help distract from the Hicks imbroglio and help start or continue a few conversations we are having elsewhere regarding our offseason targets. Please forgive me if these have already been posted in old fanshots.

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I typically just read and RARELY throw in any thoughts...Just haven't seen this on the site and wanted to throw it out there.

Former Ranger's Pro Scout Frankie Piliere is now "scouting for the fans."  He's set up at fanhouse.com as well as twitter and plans to do everything he did for pro teams, but instead of report to them...he wants to report to the fans. He did a great Q/A session with fans the other day that's still up on his site(under subtitle-Free Agency Nears) .  Gave a ton of love for Ranger prospects.  (first one is here because of the debate on whether or not to sign Vlad.  but the final two answers are my favorite!!!)  Check out his stuff..follow him on twitter (he's the only reason I check twitter).

http://www.fanhouse.com/staff/frankie-piliere/

[Comment From Rick WeisbergRick Weisberg: ]  Does it make sense for the Angels to retain Guerrero at his age and with his injuries?

4:04	Frankie Piliere:  If they can get him for just one year then yes, absolutely.   I really think he's got a lot left in the tank offensively

5:00	[Comment From TylerTyler: ]  matt harrison showed signes of greatness in a few starts? can he be a sub 4.00 SP within 2 years?

5:00	Frankie Piliere:  Yes he can.   He can be a very solid guy, just a little inconsistent right now

[Comment From GuestGuest: ]  Is Derek Holland a top of the rotation guy? if so how soon?

4:58	Frankie Piliere:  I think he has that type of stuff, but i think he'll be learning on the job for a couple years

[Comment From ReillyReilly: ]  How fast will Perez move in the Texas system? Wednesday November 18, 2009 4:46 Reilly

4:47	Frankie Piliere:  As fast as they are willing to allow.   I think his talent could move him very quick!

 

[Comment From ReillyReilly: ]  What is the Martin Perez scouting report?

4:43	Frankie Piliere:  He's very, very, very good.   Ok, I can do better than that.   Sits around 93-95 and can spot his secondary pitches.   Sharp breaking ball. Best thing about him, though, is his demeanor.   He's got a quiet presence that's hard to teach.   He attacks hitters with no fear