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Official MLB Thread - 2006 Season
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The Frankman
Banned
Oh right, they traded Dye to KC for three no counts.Eminem said:
OMG Damon in KC is like eons ago. I remember Oakland vividly, BoSox and the Evil Empire.
The Frankman said:
Horrible, horrible management.
A majority of the people currently in top positions on the team are not necessarily there because they're qualified, but because they were hand-picked by their predecessors. Current GM Allaird Baird was the protege of former GM Herk Robinson, who was John Schuerholz's right-hand man, etc, etc.
They operated without an owner, and under severe financial restrictions, from late 1993 until 2000 when David Glass bought the team. His son Dan Glass reportedly has last say in each and every personnel decision, rendering the General Manager almost completely useless. It's rumored that many deals Baird had completed were rejected by Glass, such as Jimmy Gobble to Texas for Kevin Mench, and Jermaine Dye to Toronto for Shannon Stewart.
Nearly all failed trades can be attributed to the Royals' insistence of trading for current team needs, rather than the best available talent. This was the case with the trades of Jermaine Dye for Neifi Perez and the trade of Johnny Damon and Mark Ellis for Roberto Hernandez, Angel Berroa and A.J. Hinch. Both trades were also crippled by the Glass' demand of receiving at least one Major League player in return. When trading Carlos Beltran, the Royals held out until they could acquire both a young catcher and a third baseman. They finally settled on a package of Mark Teahen, John Buck and Mike Wood, all of whom appear to be nothing more than third-tier major leagers.
Most drafts were stifled by a lack of funds and, more recently, the Glass family's reluctance to spend money on the best available talent. Only in the last few years have they made any attempt to spend significant money, and this was only after allegations by other owners that Glass had pocketed his cut of the league's revenue-sharing program.
New SI has this poll:
Which major leaguer would you most like to see get beaned?
1. AJ Pierzynski (18% -- in the AL Central, he received 42% of the votes)
2. Barry Bonds: 14%
3. Pedro Martinez: 6%
4. Alex Rodriguez: 5%
Based on the response of 470 ML players. :lol Here's the rest of the list (found it on the site): http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/players/05/24/poll.0523/
Which major leaguer would you most like to see get beaned?
1. AJ Pierzynski (18% -- in the AL Central, he received 42% of the votes)
2. Barry Bonds: 14%
3. Pedro Martinez: 6%
4. Alex Rodriguez: 5%
Based on the response of 470 ML players. :lol Here's the rest of the list (found it on the site): http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/players/05/24/poll.0523/
Dr. Strangelove
I'M COOCOO FOR COCO CRISP!
We've got 7 hits, and yet we only have 2 runs. Oh, and we have 6 LOB through three innings. BLARGH.
Dr. Strangelove
I'M COOCOO FOR COCO CRISP!
I have to LOL at David Ortiz receiving 1%. I imagine everyone on the Yankee pitching staff voted for him.
UPDATE: 9 hits. 2 runs. 8 LOB through 4.
Allow me to use this for a moment, Em:
UPDATE: 9 hits. 2 runs. 8 LOB through 4.
Allow me to use this for a moment, Em:
Fuck, I just heard on the radio that one of the top candidates for replacing Allaird Baird as GM of the Royals is none other than beloved former Tigers GM Randy Smith.
For those unfamiliar with Mr. Smith's past work, here's a very good summary, courtesy of Wikipedia.
Royals owner David Glass is very good friends with Astros owner Drayton McLane, who reportedly often advises Glass on various team issues, such as the hiring of former manager Tony Pena, who was at the time the manager of Houston's AAA team, and the Carlos Beltran trade, where Glass supposedly received a direct call from McLane asking what it would take to get Beltran on the Astros.
Anyway, Tal Smith, Randy's father, is the Astros team president and McLane's righthand man.
It just keeps getting worse and worse.
For those unfamiliar with Mr. Smith's past work, here's a very good summary, courtesy of Wikipedia.
Royals owner David Glass is very good friends with Astros owner Drayton McLane, who reportedly often advises Glass on various team issues, such as the hiring of former manager Tony Pena, who was at the time the manager of Houston's AAA team, and the Carlos Beltran trade, where Glass supposedly received a direct call from McLane asking what it would take to get Beltran on the Astros.
Anyway, Tal Smith, Randy's father, is the Astros team president and McLane's righthand man.
It just keeps getting worse and worse.
The Frankman
Banned
This is the point in the movie where you hire the kid to coach your team back into the division hunt, only to lose in the final game against Detroit with the division on the line via an Ivan Rodriguez GW homer in the bottom of the 9th a la the movie Major League.nildem said:
GoutPatrol
Forgotten in his cell
ToxicAdam said:
He's only been there a year. I'm sure he can last until the end of the season.
I'm really curious what the Dodgers are gonna do with Izzy in the next few weeks and beyond. Do we trade him? We obviously cant platoon him with Furcal.. you don't platoon a $13 million guy. They're saying Izzy or Raffy could play some 3rd, but then we remove the punch Aybar has offered. It could be pretty potent to have that much speed in the line-up though.
R_GILL said:
Last year he was hitting around .350 before he nosedived and it turned out he needed surgery. The year before that he hit around .290 and stole something like 30 bases. He's become fairly solid on the offensive side of things, but it of course isn't on par with his incredible defensive skills.
His salary is relatively inexpensive at 3.2 million.
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2459060
BA got what he deserved, Barrett got too little, and AJ got fined, which is total bullshit. Fined for what, getting his helmet?
BA got what he deserved, Barrett got too little, and AJ got fined, which is total bullshit. Fined for what, getting his helmet?
The Frankman
Banned
If you could convert him into a 2B, you could increase his value. Hell, Mets' 2B situation is in flux with Kaz Matsui and WIC not giving Chris Woodward the light of day.Meier said:
The Frankman said:
I think he could play 2nd.. I've also heard that he wants to go to Boston to play with Alex Cora again. He doesn't serve us at second though since we've got Kent there... Kent can also play first, but we've got Nomar there. Either way, we've got too many infielders who are starters in the bigs. Should be interesting.
Dr. Strangelove
I'M COOCOO FOR COCO CRISP!
Meier said:
There's no way the Red Sox trade for Izturis. They already have two guys very similar to him in Cora and Gonzalez.
CajoleJuice
Member
So you get fined now for getting punched in the face?
evil solrac v3.0
Member
10 games? gimme a break. AAAAARRRGH!! are the yanks a military unit this year or something? they are getting attrited something awful. now posada has gone down. we need a battlefield 2 type medic on the field.
Dr. Strangelove
I'M COOCOO FOR COCO CRISP!
Meier said:
Gonzalez is as good as Izturis defensively, and it's pretty much a wash in the offensive categories-- both are lacking in that area. The only advantage I see is that Izturis is only 26, and may get better over the next few years. He's also coming off of an injury. I want nothing to do with him. The Red Sox have a guy at AAA (Dustin Pedroia) who will probably be their shortstop in the next year or so.
Brian Fellows
Pete Carroll Owns Me
Eminem said:
He wil be the second coming of Derek Lee just you wait and see.
Dr. Strangelove
I'M COOCOO FOR COCO CRISP!
Meier said:
If you look at the numbers, they're quite similar defensively. Gonzalez commits more errors than Izturis, but has a greater range factor. They've had similar fielding percentages in recent years as well. I think you are overstating his defensive abilities.
The Frankman
Banned
"You forget about me, man? I pretty good, too."
Dr. Strangelove
I'M COOCOO FOR COCO CRISP!
Drey1082 said:
Yeah, if your center fielder is named Johnny Damon.
evil solrac v3.0
Member
Dr. Strangelove said:
BUUUUUUUUUURRRRRNNNNNNN!!!!, wait.......
Ninja Scooter
Member
shantyman said:
:lol WTF
Dr. Strangelove
I'M COOCOO FOR COCO CRISP!
shantyman said:
:lol That's even more hilarious than his music... wait no it isn't.
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