Guest Failed Mascot Report post Posted December 25, 2004 Giambi was never tagged on that ghey flip Yes he was. Watch the replay on the World Series DVD in super slow mo Back...and to the left Back...and to the left Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Czech Republic 0 Report post Posted December 26, 2004 I don't like wearing the C in baseball. But that's because Sammy Sosa has made it such a damn problem here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rob E Dangerously 0 Report post Posted December 26, 2004 Jose Lima is on his way to Kansas City I'm back bitches! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Czech Republic 0 Report post Posted December 26, 2004 Back to KC? What, did the league say he can't infect new markets with genital herpes or something? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrRant 0 Report post Posted December 26, 2004 I'll refrain from any "Well.. if they already have it" STD related humor. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Failed Mascot Report post Posted December 26, 2004 Maybe he'll get that ITCH for baseball back in KC *Ricky Ricardo laugh...hangs head in shame* Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Czech Republic 0 Report post Posted December 26, 2004 I know he's had some real soreness in the offseason, but I think he could really break out in Kansas City. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EVIL~! alkeiper 0 Report post Posted December 26, 2004 I don't like this at all. It's amusing to me that Lima was touted as a proven innings-eater. Meanwhile, he's the most homer prone pitcher in baseball. Lima allowed 17 home runs in 68 IP on the road this season. His comeback year with the Royals last season included a 4.91 ERA, and a 6.50 ERA at Kaufmann Stadium. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HarleyQuinn 0 Report post Posted December 26, 2004 Kansas City Royals signed 2B Luis Ugueto(.271/.341/.440 in 101 games for AAA Tacoma) to an MLC and invited him to spring training. St. Louis Cardinals signed 2B Abraham Nunez(.236/.275/.319 in 112 games for Pittsburgh Pirates) to an MLC and invited him to spring training. Lima's contract is a 1 year, $2.50 Million one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Failed Mascot Report post Posted December 26, 2004 Kevin Milwood is close to signing a one year deal with Cleveland for $7mill. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rob E Dangerously 0 Report post Posted December 26, 2004 Domi arigato, Mr. Ugueto he's the most homer prone pitcher in baseball Darrell May and Brian Anderson were more prone to giving up home runs in 2004, if that means much. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DerangedHermit 0 Report post Posted December 26, 2004 Kevin Milwood is close to signing a one year deal with Cleveland for $7mill. Their top three doesn't seem half bad Sabathia Westbrook Millwood Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HarleyQuinn 0 Report post Posted December 26, 2004 Credit Rotoworld Pittsburgh Pirates are close to signing a 2 year, $8 Million contract with SS Jack Wilson(.308/.335/.459 in 157 games). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EVIL~! alkeiper 0 Report post Posted December 27, 2004 Domi arigato, Mr. Ugueto he's the most homer prone pitcher in baseball Darrell May and Brian Anderson were more prone to giving up home runs in 2004, if that means much. Lima gave up 33 home runs in 170.3 IP, while Anderson allowed 33 in 166 IP. May allowed 38 in 186 IP. Both played in a park much more prone than home runs than Dodger Stadium. Both allowed a higher than usual rate of home runs. Lima has a track record. The only two years Lima was good were the two years he pitched in the Astrodome, one of the most pitcher friendly parks in baseball. Even then, he rated high on the list of league leaders for giving up home runs. Lima not only gives up home runs, he gives them up consistantly, year after year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rob E Dangerously 0 Report post Posted December 27, 2004 Domi arigato, Mr. Ugueto he's the most homer prone pitcher in baseball Darrell May and Brian Anderson were more prone to giving up home runs in 2004, if that means much. Lima gave up 33 home runs in 170.3 IP, while Anderson allowed 33 in 166 IP. May allowed 38 in 186 IP. Both played in a park much more prone than home runs than Dodger Stadium. Both allowed a higher than usual rate of home runs. Lima has a track record. The only two years Lima was good were the two years he pitched in the Astrodome, one of the most pitcher friendly parks in baseball. Even then, he rated high on the list of league leaders for giving up home runs. Lima not only gives up home runs, he gives them up consistantly, year after year. http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/stats/parkfactor?sort=HRFactor HR Factors - Dodger Stadium - #16 (1.016) Kauffman Stadium - #29 (.706) My early checking on this indicates the following. If Lima played the same and was in Kansas City (ignoring some defensive stuff, which is much deeper.. and maybe the AL is more hitter friendly too) Lima's ERA wouldn't have been any higher in Kauffman Stadium than in Dodger Stadium Lima would have given up 5 less home runs. HR stats from 2004 Lima Home: 16 Away: 17 Darrell May Home: 18 Away: 20 Brian Anderson Home: 14 Away: 19 Zack Greinke Home: 10 Away: 16 Unless there's some continuity error, Kauffman Stadium was mysteriously pitcher friendly (then again, the Royals pitching still sucked) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bored 0 Report post Posted December 27, 2004 They moved the fences back at Kauffman before last year. Speaking of Dodger Stadium apparantly it won't be quite as pitcher friendly next year as they are doing a major reconstruction and there will be much less foul territory. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EVIL~! alkeiper 0 Report post Posted December 27, 2004 Domi arigato, Mr. Ugueto he's the most homer prone pitcher in baseball Darrell May and Brian Anderson were more prone to giving up home runs in 2004, if that means much. Lima gave up 33 home runs in 170.3 IP, while Anderson allowed 33 in 166 IP. May allowed 38 in 186 IP. Both played in a park much more prone than home runs than Dodger Stadium. Both allowed a higher than usual rate of home runs. Lima has a track record. The only two years Lima was good were the two years he pitched in the Astrodome, one of the most pitcher friendly parks in baseball. Even then, he rated high on the list of league leaders for giving up home runs. Lima not only gives up home runs, he gives them up consistantly, year after year. http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/stats/parkfactor?sort=HRFactor HR Factors - Dodger Stadium - #16 (1.016) Kauffman Stadium - #29 (.706) My early checking on this indicates the following. If Lima played the same and was in Kansas City (ignoring some defensive stuff, which is much deeper.. and maybe the AL is more hitter friendly too) Lima's ERA wouldn't have been any higher in Kauffman Stadium than in Dodger Stadium Lima would have given up 5 less home runs. HR stats from 2004 Lima Home: 16 Away: 17 Darrell May Home: 18 Away: 20 Brian Anderson Home: 14 Away: 19 Zack Greinke Home: 10 Away: 16 Unless there's some continuity error, Kauffman Stadium was mysteriously pitcher friendly (then again, the Royals pitching still sucked) First off, Lima allowed one more home run on the road yes, but while pitching 34 less innings. Sixteen home runs in 102.3 IP is bad. Giving up seventeen in 68 innings is absolutely abysmal. Terrible. Second, that Darrell May and Brian Anderson allowed more home runs on the road does not mean Kaufmann Stadium is friendly territory. Their home run rates were abysmal as well. In May's case, if you take the percentage of home runs allowed, rather than the raw total, you will find that he allowed more home runs at home. Third, one year park factors are extremely suspect. You need a few years to create an adequate image of the park. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rob E Dangerously 0 Report post Posted December 27, 2004 First off, Lima allowed one more home run on the road yes, but while pitching 34 less innings. Sixteen home runs in 102.3 IP is bad. Giving up seventeen in 68 innings is absolutely abysmal. Terrible. Lima didn't pitch more than 10 innings in any park other than Dodger Stadium so it's hard to say what skewed his totals. In fact, bad days in Chicago and Montreal hurt as well. Second, that Darrell May and Brian Anderson allowed more home runs on the road does not mean Kaufmann Stadium is friendly territory. Their home run rates were abysmal as well. In May's case, if you take the percentage of home runs allowed, rather than the raw total, you will find that he allowed more home runs at home. And with over 100 innings on the home and road, May gave up 19 at home and 12 on the road. percentages (HRs given up / innings) Home 2003 - 17.6% 2004 - 21.6% Away 2003 - 11.7% 2004 - 19.5% Then again, May's shorting at Kauffman Stadium is probably one reason why he was shipped out. It wasn't a hitter's park and May still sucked there. San Diego could find out the extent of May's talent in 2005. And Anderson with 93 innings gave up 14 HRs at home, and 19 HRs in 73 road innings. Slightly lower than Lima's road count. Third, one year park factors are extremely suspect. You need a few years to create an adequate image of the park. True. it's more accurate to compare numbers between Royals Stadium and the current Kauffman stadium. Same fence length, but Royals Stadium had turf. http://www.stathead.com/bbeng/fontaine/parkfactors/pfkca.htm 1981 though 1994, Kauffman Stadium had the same fence length as they had in 2004. In those years, look at the HR factor. Kauffman Stadium could be good for the gap hitters, but the HR guys will not be big fans of 385 to the alleys and 410 to center. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EVIL~! alkeiper 0 Report post Posted December 27, 2004 So far, we've can safely pencil in Zack Greinke and Jose Lima into the starting rotation. Afterwards, the Royals have their choice of Brian Anderson (ineffective), Jimmy Gobble, Mike Wood, or Denny Bautista (inexperienced), and Runelvys Hernandez or Kyle Snyder (missed 2004 due to injury. We'll see what kind of rotation they can produce. One thing for sure is that the Royals saw total disaster last year, and they almost have to improve. I look forward to seeing Greinke pitch, as he is simply an amazing prospect. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Failed Mascot Report post Posted December 27, 2004 Reds sign Milton Since he'll be pitching in the Great American Smallpark I expect him to give up almost 50 homers next season. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bored 0 Report post Posted December 27, 2004 Actually believe it or not the GAB played as an extreme pitcher's park last year even though it allows a good number of homeruns. It played as a neutral park in it's first year in 2003. Citizens Bank Park slightly favored hitters last year but gave up a huge number of homeruns, many of them by Milton. I think Milton's deal is a perfect example that there is still some GM's who think a pitcher's win-loss record is relevent to a pitcher's performance. There is no way in hell Milton is as good as Matt Clement but because he won 14 games with great run support and Clement won 9 games with terrible run support Milton gets the same deal as Clement. Any general manager who thinks this way is not fit to keep their job. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rob E Dangerously 0 Report post Posted December 27, 2004 Sammy Sosa must love the thought of more opportunities to face Milton Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrRant 0 Report post Posted December 27, 2004 Chicago Cubs - Todd Hollandsworth RF Signed as Free Agent ( 2005) Cincinnati Reds - Jacob Cruz RF Signed to a Minor League Contract Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EVIL~! alkeiper 0 Report post Posted December 27, 2004 In the case of Milton, I do not know how many better pitchers the Cincinnati Reds had an opportunity to sign. However, this is yet another case of desperation yielding a bad signing. Milton is not as bad a pitcher as people make him out to be. His pitching will improve a bad Reds' pitching staff. But the Reds overpaid dearly for his services. Good move for the Cubs signing Hollandsworth. Hollandsworth/DuBois is a very good left field combination. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
geniusMoment 0 Report post Posted December 27, 2004 Out of all the pitchers available we sign Milton. Why in the fuck did the reds pay Milton, with a career ERA of 4.76, 8 million a year? Also, the reds payroll will now be over 60 million this season, and I do not think they are really that much better. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bruiser Chong 0 Report post Posted December 27, 2004 I like the Hollandsworth signing just because he's as good as any outfielder we've got if he can stay healthy. That's a big if, though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarvinisaLunatic 0 Report post Posted December 28, 2004 Sidney Ponson should save his anger for the baseball field instead of against judges in Aruba. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EVIL~! alkeiper 0 Report post Posted December 28, 2004 The sick part of the Milton signing is that Cleveland is close to signing Kevin Millwood to a one year, $7 Million contract. Presuming Millwood is healthy, I can reasonably guarantee that Millwood will have a better season than Milton, easily. The problem with Millwood is that people throw around the ace tag. He's not an ace. But he's a good #3 option, and he'll benefit the Indians more than Milton will benefit the Reds. As for Hollandsworth, he owns a career .280/.340/.447 line against right handed hitters. It's hard to say what DuBois will do, but one projection system gives him a .500 slugging percentage. I think when you combine the two, they will easily match the production of Moises Alou. I really think this Cubs team will surprise people this year, and they could win the Central. I'd say they will, but I know better than to make rash predictions before the offseason ends. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bored 0 Report post Posted December 28, 2004 Brian Sabean and Dave Miley bring the funny. That he is one of the top-five dangerous hitters in the National League is pretty impressive in itself. -Sabean on Moises Alou It’s like after you’ve opened up your Christmas gifts. (Then) two days after Christmas, there’s a left-hander sitting over there in the corner by the tree. Eric is a great fit for us. He’s exactly what we were looking for, not only in our clubhouse but between the lines. He’s a perfect fit. -Miley on signing Eric Milton Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EVIL~! alkeiper 0 Report post Posted December 29, 2004 For the heck of it, here are the projections given from the Bill James Handbook for the Cubs' outfield.... Jason Dubois. .277/.343/.522. 21 home runs in 112 games. Corey Patterson. .277/.317/.465. 21 home runs and 25 stolen bases. Sammy Sosa. .270/.357/.553. 37 home runs. Todd Hollandsworth. .281/.343/.461. Not too shabby, I think. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
