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That was a great typo by Mike, but its whats going to happen and then the Angels will beat the twins enroute to becoming World Series Champs Go Angels, Go Twins, Go Giants, Go Cards!!!

What a loser he is. Too bad he didn't have a good attitude cause if he did, I'd sign him up to a minor league deal and let him compete for a lefthanded spot out of the pen.

Booo to Simas. I just think Joe has an amazing spring that gets him in. But your probably right. I'm sure we'll have some injuries, hopefully just minor ones that will give him a chance.

Cool, maybe I'll be able to catch the end of it.

Ya it would, Foulke, Thomas, and maybe Rowand for Nixon, Sanchez, and Fossum. Then you'd move Sanchez to short, and let Borchard play in the outfield.

I like Valentine, he's the one rookie I carry in our pen. Then I go with Biddle, Glover, Osuna, Foulke, Marte and a lefty

Then package Foulke. Plenty of teams could use an awesome reliever/closer, such as the Red Sox. Maybe look to deal Foulke, and Rowand for Nixon and Fossum of course we'd have to throw in someone else.

Well Cade's our Savior Well thats what I was saying 3 yrs ago when we drafted him.

I wouldn't mind easing him in that way with Ritchie as the #5 and a new guy as our #2. The problem is, I think if thats the case then Biddle is in the pen with Rauch in the minors cause we can't have both of them in the pen and Valentine in there as well.

got ya

Trust me he is starting. I even think Rauch starts. I think the Sox will go with both of them cause they are very mature and in Jon's case he has good control and poise which lends to him having more immediate sucess.

Ian, you have me lost on that post.

WELL I GOT ME AN AUTOGRAPHED MCNOWN JERSEY. Ya, people, thats right!!!!! :metal

I'd say our defense and pitching are different though. Our defense next year will be good minus Manos. Everywhere else I don't mind it, especially since Lee has worked his butt off. Then I look at our pitching and its a lot better then 2000 to me. The starting is on the verge, and one pitcher and thats settled. I love our pen and I like Olivo.

HAAAAA, you can be my assistant gm, but the gm duties go to me. I think I'd put you in charge of telling me who the next great minor leaguers are. I'd have KW as the minor league director cause I'd suck at that stuff.

I used to smoke.....a cigar every 2 months and I quit that. Damn things are relaxing, but ehh, I now save a whole 2 bucks every 2 months.

Thast something we can worry about at the deadline. I'm not saying I'm not willing to deal him, but I'd love to have him back. Heck, sign him to a long term deal to be our set up man for all I care or deal him for a quality starting pitcher if thats the case.

I don't think JR tells him who to get, I think Jr does him how much he has to get a player and then he goes out and talks to KW and says a little more and eventually he has the resources to make a move. Thats how I think it works. Of cousre when Ron was here, Kw had to get his approval. Ron means Ron Schueler. Great Point Ian, I always forget to mention the fact that Eldred and Baldwin had career stints. Then Parque was healthy. You can't really blame 2001 on KW because he didn't really do anything that wrong.

I say tax it both, even higher to the point that I don't have to pay any income tax :metal Yep, I'm thinkin about myself on this one

I said the same thing about Frank though. On this one, we are both differing. I'm telling you, you watch him and he's nasty. Nothing has shown me he's going to lose it and I don't buy into that pressure crap. He saved the final couple games just fine and pitched awesome in pressure his whole career.

Exactly, I want no Anti Trust, it just hurts the teams. I've been saying that a long time, ever since people were afraid of the strike. I say screw the anti trust, its what makes the players union so damn strong. The owners fear losing it, but look at the sucess of football and basketball and they don't need that stupid thing.

Oh, expansion teams don't get to share for the first four years or so?

The thing is, next year they won't slide. My whole point is, look at the major league roster he has established for next year. He's got a very very complete roster out their, especially if he picks up that needed starter in free agency.

True. But baseball won't let it happen. See how their running the Expos. It would be a disaster if a team was allowed to go bankrupt. You know those boobs running baseball would screw up the drafting process and Johnson would end up in NY. If they let them go broke then Ownership would no longer need players approval for contraction and things would be a lot better. Teams could move easier and everything else making ot for a more open and sucessful market.

How is a .29 era slipping. He slipped at the beginning of the season and only got stronger.