The Czech Republic 0 Report post Posted August 1, 2004 YOu bring up a good point. And with that, I realize that such a thing can be averted in the future by playing Walker at second. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Smell the ratings!!! Report post Posted August 1, 2004 uh, more playing time for Walker is generally not a good way to avoid errors. when's today's game start and what channel? I can't think of any fan who doesn't root for Maddux, myself included. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lando Griffin 0 Report post Posted August 1, 2004 2:00 on WGN. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JangoFett4Hire 0 Report post Posted August 1, 2004 Plus, he'd become such a cancer to the team, it's addition via subtraction, so to speak. The person that Nose-mar had become, even before the ARod debacle, was summed up perfectly in an article in this morning's Globe: http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/reds..._for_him_to_go/ *clicks* In short, it was time for him to go By Dan Shaughnessy, Globe Columnist | August 1, 2004 Oh... Shaughnessy? Could you plunge the knife any deeper you asshole? Shank Shaughnessy is the biggest reason that Boston media is seen as muckraking, confrontational, etc etc. I take anything he writes with a grain of salt. Remember back in 2000 when he chided Carl Everett to the point that he had to be restrained by teammates? Yeah, I know it's Wacko Carl, but still. Or how about in 01 when he described Jose Offerman as a 'piece of junk'? Sure it's one thing for some dork like me on a message board to call him Jose Awfulman LOL2001, but it's a little unprofessional for a journalist to use those words. Shank, Steve Buckley from the Herald... just a bunch of hacks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JangoFett4Hire 0 Report post Posted August 1, 2004 anyways, Cabrera launched one in his first at bat for the Sox. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iliketurtles 0 Report post Posted August 1, 2004 And also made the error to blow the game for them. Great defense! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fuzzy Dunlop 0 Report post Posted August 1, 2004 Nomar 1/4 with an RBI, with key defensive plays. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bruiser Chong 0 Report post Posted August 1, 2004 Do I dare keep tabs on the records of the Sox and Cubs with their newly-acquired talent? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JangoFett4Hire 0 Report post Posted August 2, 2004 And also made the error to blow the game for them. Great defense! Or was it Kapler not hitting the cutoff man that lost the game? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Smell the ratings!!! Report post Posted August 2, 2004 I think the Sox real problem is they made all these trades and McCarty and Kapler are still playing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fro 0 Report post Posted August 3, 2004 Still, none of this is going to matter. Neither team is going to the postseason. The Cards and The Yankees are the two best teams in baseball and they will be until October. It will take two postseason flukes for any other team to even end up in the world series. Huh? The Cubs are only 8-11 against the Cards, and that's without their starting pitching, Sosa, A-Ram, bench players, bullpen being healthy in all those games. Adding Nomar puts them over the top, and he's been a Card-killer in his games against them. They will have even more of an advantage with a 3 or 4 man rotation in the playoffs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2GOLD 0 Report post Posted August 3, 2004 Still, none of this is going to matter. Neither team is going to the postseason. The Cards and The Yankees are the two best teams in baseball and they will be until October. It will take two postseason flukes for any other team to even end up in the world series. Huh? The Cubs are only 8-11 against the Cards, and that's without their starting pitching, Sosa, A-Ram, bench players, bullpen being healthy in all those games. Adding Nomar puts them over the top, and he's been a Card-killer in his games against them. They will have even more of an advantage with a 3 or 4 man rotation in the playoffs. The problem is I don't think the Cubs and Cards meet anymore this season. The Cubs are just after the wildcard. They know they can win in the post-season with the rotation they have. When you have an option of either having Clement or Zambrano in the bullpen in the playoffs, you are in outstanding shape. The Cards have the central, the Cubs are just hunting for the Wild Card. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EVIL~! alkeiper 0 Report post Posted August 4, 2004 The Yankees signed John Olerud today. I felt like pointing this out..... Olerud: 245/354/360. 5 HR, 22 RBI, 40 BB, 3 Gold Gloves. Mientkiewicz: 253/344/367. 5 HR, 25 RBI, 38 BB, 1 Gold Glove. Similar seasons. The difference? The Sox traded Nomar for Mientkiewicz, and Olerud was dumped by the worst team in the league, and available for next to nothing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2GOLD 0 Report post Posted August 4, 2004 The Yankees signed John Olerud today. I felt like pointing this out..... Olerud: 245/354/360. 5 HR, 22 RBI, 40 BB, 3 Gold Gloves. Mientkiewicz: 253/344/367. 5 HR, 25 RBI, 38 BB, 1 Gold Glove. Similar seasons. The difference? The Sox traded Nomar for Mientkiewicz, and Olerud was dumped by the worst team in the league, and available for next to nothing. John Olerud was available? Awesome, now I'll get to see him standing at first with his helmet on in the playoffs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EVIL~! alkeiper 0 Report post Posted August 4, 2004 And for fun, since we're on a roll...... Cabrera: 243/294/338. 5 HR, 32 RBI, 28 BB. Rich Aurilia: 246/308/345. 4 HR, 32 RBI, 24 BB. Cabrera cost the Sox Nomar, Aurilia costs the Padres some scrub from A ball. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
