Steve9347

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Watchmen thoughts:

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Mar 9, 2009 -> 10:42 AM) With Marquez looking good, and Poreda sliding in to the 7th starter/2nd backup option where he ought to be, this pitching staff is dangerous even if only 1 of them is healthy at a time. True.

This pitching staff is dangerous if the two of them are healthy.

I only know of one pronunciation for "Sexy".

I'll post after the keeper league drafts.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Feb 14, 2009 -> 10:42 PM) Carlos Quentin Ryan Braun Alex Rodriguez CC Sabathia Cole Hamels Edit this to Carlos Quentin Ryan Braun BJ Upton CC Sabathia Cole Hamels

QUOTE (Melissa1334 @ Mar 9, 2009 -> 09:47 AM) hes really good, great, but i dont put him in the same category as others , like pujols >someone brought this up yest, is there any way this could happen?: SS - Beckham 2B - Getz CF - Alexei That'd be nice... eventually. I'm not a fan of bringing Slayer directly to MLB though.

I think I-Roid would be an invaluable addition to this team, picking up some at bats as backup catcher (and defensive replacement... ugh watching teams run on us gets old), and he could also backup at 1B I'm sure and get some DH at bats. Y'alls is nuts to not want the guy.

Anyone want A-Rod?

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Mar 9, 2009 -> 09:22 AM) Ozzie's last name is supposed to be pronounced Gee-shen, and during his first couple of years playing Tony Kubek would pronounce it that way but it apparently bothered people. Ozzie has said he doesn't care how it was pronounced, just that it was spelled correctly on his paycheck. I love Ozzie.

QUOTE (Melissa1334 @ Mar 9, 2009 -> 09:26 AM) wow, .268, 130 k's from the super star* player He is a superstar. Look at the OBP and power... and the fact that he's only going to get better.

QUOTE (kyyle23 @ Mar 9, 2009 -> 08:42 AM) The promotional video was epic. Especially the fireworks and the middle finger hidden behind the glove I loved when he hit that target with the baseball, and it spun around to show the firework on the back, and then blew up.

QUOTE (JohnCangelosi @ Mar 8, 2009 -> 07:40 PM) This is nonsense. If he can hit in ST, he can do it in the bigs and what I like about this kid is the fact that he seems really confident out there....we'll see how the next 3 weeks go, it will be interesting... Big league clubs and big league scouts have yet to put together paper on how to get Becks out. Sure, he's raking, but people don't care about him in the lineup and certainly don't gameplan against him. If he makes the opening day lineup (as much as I'd love it), he'd be in for a rude awakening facing Major League aces who care about the outcome vs minor league chum and pitchers just getting their work in... Couple that with teams gameplanning and poudning his weakness (don't know that yet), as well as the grind of fielding MI in the Major Leagues WHILE still trying to get your bat on a professional baseball, and it's smarter to put Slayer in AA (or MAYBE AAA, but AA is fine to get some seasoning first).

QUOTE (kyyle23 @ Mar 9, 2009 -> 08:14 AM) Is Stevie Janowski supposed to be mildly retarded or what? Sometimes he comes off that way, sometimes not so much I think just a stupid dork who loooooves Kenny. I love that Kenny told him to change so he just took his shirt off... quite a party!

Last night's episode was once-again hilarious.

I'm sure it's one of those nasty contusions on the shin and or knee that will heal with rest. You block a shot it hurts some times. Meanwhile, these are the worst two games the Hawks have played in a row this year.

Beckman is my mother's maiden name.

QUOTE (daa84 @ Mar 6, 2009 -> 07:57 PM) i can't believe you guys didnt like season 6..there were some bad epsidoes, i'll grant you that...but the anonymous donor and the therapist i thought were two of the best in the series...the last one of the season i didnt like at first, but after watching it again i really thought it was funny too...i laughed so hard at so many of the leon scenes....the line in "the ida funkhouser memorial" where larry says marty funkhouser isn't his best friend...oh man i laughed for like 10 minutesSeason 6 was torture.

I did not think I would have this reaction to Watchmen... but words cannot express how good, original (I know, adaptation), and brutally awesome Watchmen is... I was captivated. I guess if you read the graphic novel, you won't like it as much, and I will be reading it now, but God damn, that movie was great.

QUOTE (fathom @ Mar 6, 2009 -> 03:49 PM) Isn't he hurt already this ST? I saw something about him on the MLBTV bottom line.

QUOTE (fathom @ Mar 6, 2009 -> 03:23 PM) Um, as much as I hate it, the Aramis/Lofton trade for crap was the best trade in last 10 years. Aramis is going to end up with HOF numbers if he plays another 8 seasons or so. I dunno, if things continue progressing, getting John Danks for Brandon McCarthy is right up there... Then there's Mark Bell in a three-way deal landing Marty Havlat.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Mar 6, 2009 -> 02:44 PM) Possibly. Ryan Sweeney would be our starting CF'er right now. I think Marquez will wind up being the best of all the players involved in Swisher trades the last two years.

A lot has changed in the 2.5 months since the White Sox dealt away Nick Swisher. The entire scope of economics in the game and player value has been completely flipped... First, let's look over Swisher's contract, which at the time we acquired him seemed like a bargain. Numbers are from mlb4u. Nick Swisher's Contract 2009: $5.3 million 2010: $6.75 million 2011: $9 million (limited No-Trade clause 6 teams) 2012: $10.25 million (limited No-Trade clause 6 teams), $1 million buyout. Wow. Don't those numbers look a bit different now? Orlando Hudson and Bobby Abreu make less than Swisher this year alone. Now let's look we received in return for the pink-bearded one, simply from the perspective of filling holes on our roster. Marquez: I know it's spring, but the kid does look like he has a big-league future at least close to what was originally projected. Betemit: At worst its obvious he's going to be a decent utility player who can crush right-handed hitting. Vs. lefties, pretty useless, but the guy brings a legitimate bat that pitchers have to at least worry about a bit. Nunez: Future reliever maybe, not really a big deal at this point. Combined 2009 salaries $1.3 million + league minimum if Marquez makes the big club. Conclusion This might be one of the best trades of Kenny Williams' career. It was well-known that the White Sox were planning ahead heading into this economic crisis, and they were setting themselves up for things to change in a big way. If Kenny doesn't trade Swisher, he'd be pretty much untradeable right now, with an albatross of a contract in his future. Instead, the White Sox got a guy in Marquez who will be the first man called upon once the inevitable Bartolo Colon strained fat DL stint is upon us, a guy in Betemit who will get a ton of at-bats against right handers, and a piece for the farm in Nunez. Meanwhile, the Yankees have the big question mark of Nick Swisher. Sure, Swish could do well, but regardless, prices himself out of his worth, in my opinion. The landscape of MLB has changed, and KW having the vision to get rid of Swish, let alone get anything in return, was one of the savviest moves I've ever seen.

QUOTE (DBAHO @ Mar 6, 2009 -> 01:25 PM) Quenneville had some really nice things to say about Pahlsson in the Daily Herald FWIW. Said he was excellent defensively, good on the PK, and should have been in contention for the Jack Selke Trophy for the past few seasons. The +/- begs to differ.