EVIL~! alkeiper

Seriously guys. This is why I closed the first thread. It's become a discussion with nothing to do with the topic at hand, and it's borderline offensive. Mike the Admin is the final say on the matter. I'm sure he will see these topics, and if he wants to do anything, that's his decision. If not, you'll have to live with that. But it is nothing we need to air further on this forum.

This thread has outlived its usefullness as far as the forums are concerned. Everything can be taken to HD.

Let me just step in and point out this is written by someone on one side of the issue, clearly who doesn't like Randy Orton. There are two sides to every story, and I would not take this at face value.

How about the 1940s? If you could see any one team from that era come back and play today, who would it be?

I'm extremely weary of the contract, for two reasons. One, the first year of the contract just covers a year Jon Garland was locked into anyway. Second, that's an awful lot of money to spend for a pitcher with one good season, which included an unimpressive strikeout rate.

Harvey seemed to be paired with monster heels who would look more impressive next to his diminuative frame.

Bruiser's comments weren't angry comments, in my view. They're constructive criticism. If you wish to become a good writer/reviewer, take a good look at what he said and look for ways to improve your own work. One thing I noticed... What exactly do you mean?

It's worth noting that Mike Enos was in the ring when Scott Hall first appeared in the crowd in May 1996, kicking off the biggest angle in WCW history.

New blog entry on the Houston Astros... http://cultofabreu.blogspot.com/

If you can't, I doubt any of us will. I could easily look for the best teams. But that's not quite what I want. Is there a team from that era remembered by more than hardcore fans? I'm thinking the 1890s Orioles, and Cap Anson's White Stockings might be known somewhat.

Most of it is respect for what they accomplished, breaking a famous 86 year drought and doing so in more dramatic fashion than anyone believed possible. Most championship teams grow sore over time, and it certainly is not a trait exclusive to the Sox. Besides, at the moment there is little else. The only other substantially noteable team is the Moneyball Athletics.

I picked up the Phillies' 25th Anniversery dvd set yesterday. The set contains full broadcasts of the 1980 NLCS Game 5, and World Series Game Six. The World Series game saw an interview with George Brett's brother Ken, who suggested the best way to pitch to Brett was to throw your cleat instead of a baseball.

Bradford's still dominant against righties. The problem is that lefties have slaughtered him to the point where he Looper-esqe against them.

This is something I've been kicking around the last few days. What are the most popular/memorable teams of each decade? While these teams are generally winners, we're not necessarily looking for the very best. What we want are teams that have stuck around, can sell books and movies, etc. Feel free to voice your own thoughts and opinions. 2000s: 2004 Red Sox (The "Idiots") 1990s: 1998 New York Yankees 1980s: 1988 Oakland Athletics It's hard to say what steroids will do to their legacy. Still, this team was the only team of the decade to garner a truly national following. 1970s: 1975 Cincinnati Reds ("The Big Red Machine") 1960s: 1961 New York Yankees Yankees or the Miracle Mets? I'm inclined to take the Yankees due to the renewed interest in Roger Maris. 1950s: 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers ("Dem Bums") 1940s: ? I'm stumped. The 1948 Indians, featuring the first Negro players to win a World Series? The 1946 Red Sox, featuring the "teammates" written about by David Halberstam? The '41 Yankees or Dodgers? The 1947 Dodgers, with Jackie breaking the color barrier? 1930s: 1934 St. Louis Cardinals ("The Gas House Gang") 1920s: 1927 New York Yankees ("Murderers' Row") 1910s: 1919 Chicago White Sox ("The Black Sox") 1900s: 1906 Chicago Cubs "These are the saddest of possible words, Tinker to Evers to Chance" 1870s-1890s: Can anyone think of teams offhand? 1860s: 1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings The first professional team, reeled off 65 consecutive victories in exhibitions.

Yes I did. I'm a little upset, but not so much. Allentown's an hour drive from me compared to a half hour for Scranton. Scranton will no doubt pick up another team, as the Mets, Yankees and Orioles would all be interested in that location.

Getting back to Jason Johnson, here's the ten worst Win/Loss records I could find in the majors. Pitchers are listed in order of their games below .500 (losses minus wins). 1. Jason Johnson (52-86) 2. Jamey Wright (61-88) 3. Jose Mesa (77-101) 4. Frank Castillo (82-104) 5. Mike Maroth (40-58) 6. Terry Mulholland (124-142) 7. Nate Cornejo (12-29) 8. Darrell May (26-43) 9. John Thomson (60-77) 10. Steve Trachsel (119-135)

Obviously they looked at his salary figures from baseball-reference.com or elsewhere. Those are only complete for nine years. He made more than $11.5 Million over his career. The 1988 line is probably a typo. They no doubt rushed this article.

Not at all. Remember the contract he landed for Ivan Rodriguez. Players are not the only players feeling pinched. Teams start to get nervous about their starting pitching, and there are ALWAYS teams looking for starting pitching. While the Weaver search is not much publicized, there are certainly teams vieing for his services. ESPN.com reports the Millwood deal is four years, $48 Million.

At that price certainly, but I doubt Weaver is getting anything less than $30 Million guaranteed.

Jason Johnson's a much better pitcher than Josh Fogg. Johnson's decent as a back-end rotation guy. Fogg I wouldn't even put in my rotation. Johnson has to be the most hard-luck pitcher in the majors. He's currently 52-86, 34 games under .500 for his career. His only winning records are his 8-7 mark for the O's in 1999, and a 10-10 mark in 2003. He's not an above-average pitcher, but he's not as bad as his record indicates.

The Red Sox offseason hasn't been bad at all this offseason. They acquired Josh Beckett for a handful of prospects, and flipped their average, overpaid shortstop for one of the top prospects in baseball. Losing Damon hurts, but let's be honest. $13 Million is a huge chunk of change for a batter who hit 10 home runs last season. The Red Sox still have Manny Ramirez, David Ortiz, Jason Varitek and Trot Nixon. Even if the Sox were to place a scrub in Damon's place, they would still score a ton of runs. And the bullpen should be much improved. I can't say they'll win the division, but they are certainly in the chase, and could easily win.

That's true. The only fortunate thing for the Padres is that they play in a division where the other teams have similar problems.

Chris Young's perfectly fine. He's a reasonable bet to post a sub-4.00 ERA.

The Padres' rotation was dreadful last year. Brian Lawrence posted a 4.83 ERA in 33 starts. Woody Williams had a 4.85 ERA in 28 starts. Tim Stauffer had a 5.33 ERA in 14 starts. Darrell May had a 5.61 ERA in 8 starts. Chan Ho Park had a 5.91 ERA in 9 starts. Tim Redding had a 9.10 ERA in 6 starts. That's in Petco Park. A 4.83 ERA there is equivilent to a 5.50 ERA in any other park. David Wells hasn't had a bad year since 1996. He walks few batters and he performed well in San Diego in 2004. They need to shore up that rotation and he's solid.

Comiskey's the best home run park in the Majors, and that includes Coors Field. Safeco and Comerica are in the bottom third of parks in the A.L. in terms of run production.