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He's also won the division series in three games in:

 

1996, 1997, 1998, 2001 NLDS.

 

The only time Torre ever had a 3-0 LCS lead was the collapse to the Sox.

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Enough with the catfight. Both Torre and Cox have gagged in the postseason more than enough times.

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He's also won the division series in three games in:

 

1996, 1997, 1998, 2001 NLDS.

 

The only time Torre ever had a 3-0 LCS lead was the collapse to the Sox.

 

Well, he did have a 3-0 series lead on your Braves. Man, the Braves get smacked around by the Yankees all the time; shh.

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or blew a 3-0 series lead.

True.

 

But I do remember an important 2-0 series lead he blew...

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2-0's not nearly as bad as 3-0. But nice try.

 

Yea, this argument is stupid, I forgot how ignorant Yankee fans can be.

 

the Braves get smacked around by the Yankees all the time; shh.

 

Shh? Whatever, you're stupid

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Am I stupid, or is Bobby Cox stupid for losing so much to the Yankees?

Neither. The Yankees were simply a better team, and it's silly to fault Bobby Cox for losing those series. The Braves were 2-8 in World Series games against the Yankees. It's hard to see how better managing would have changed that.

 

Fact is, the Braves won more playoff series than they lost, at least until the last couple years. The new playoff format makes it nearly impossible to win a championship every year, or in any year. Every team is an 8:1 underdog right off the bat.

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Crede's offensive numbers weren't as strong as A-Rod but he didn't exactly blow him away in that area. The thing that probably got Crede the vote over A-Rod is his subpar defense. 24 errors with a fielding percentage of .937 compared to 10 errors and a .978 for Crede. No one in the AL starting at 3B had more errors and only two players in the NL did worse.

 

Combining them, I don't see the problem of Crede over A-Rod. A-Rod won the offensive battle while A-Rod sadly proved to be more of a liability down at third for the Yankees.

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Czech, do I need to report you.

 

Why? We've already established that he doesn't flam.

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Bronson Arroyo did an interview with the Rhode Island News saying that he wishes he was still pitching in Boston, and that he plans to return there when he is a free agent after the 2008 season. That would kind of piss me off if I was a Cincinnati Reds fan.

 

Article also states that the Red Sox are interested in Gary Sheffield, and that the Yankees are now willing to pick up his option just to keep him away from their rivals.

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Bronson Arroyo did an interview with the Rhode Island News saying that he wishes he was still pitching in Boston, and that he plans to return there when he is a free agent after the 2008 season. That would kind of piss me off if I was a Cincinnati Reds fan.

He's just being honest. He was traded there; it's not like he signed a big contract as a free agent and is regretting it. THAT would piss me off.

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I wouldn't mind Brandon coming back. I liked him and they certainly could have used him this season. Less Kyle Snyder is a good thing.

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I remember after he got traded to Cincy, he was talking about how excited he was to be there and how he was really looking forward to it and all...

 

I bet it Cincy would've gotten to the postseason, he would be enjoying it more. If I were him, I'd wanna stay in the NL. In the NL, he's a certifiable #1 or #2 starter. In the AL, he's nothing more than a decent #4 guy...with his 72-mph frisbees and all.

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Mike & The Mad Dog just said that ESPNews reported that Cory Lidle died in the plane crash in Manhattan I referenced in another thread.

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Mike & The Mad Dog just said that ESPNews reported that Cory Lidle died in the plane crash in Manhattan I referenced in another thread.

 

I just heard that too. Holy shit.

 

EDIT: I've moved all of my other comments to the Lidle thread.

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Soriano rejects $70M offer from Nats, team official says

Oct. 12, 2006

CBS SportsLine.com wire reports

 

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic -- Alfonso Soriano has rejected a $70 million, five-year contract offer from the Washington Nationals, diminishing any chance the perennial All-Star will stay with the club.

 

"It's almost impossible this great player will stay on our payroll," Nationals special assistant Jose Rijo told the newspaper Listin Diario in Thursday editions.

 

The Dominican slugger is coming off the best season of his career, becoming the first 40-40-40 player (homers-steals-doubles) in major league history.

 

"Everyone is more than interested in having a player like Soriano, but finances are keeping this from happening," Rijo said.

AP NEWS

The Associated Press News Service

 

I don't know if Soriano's worth more than $14 million/yr but I guess he's definitely going to get it from someone. I'm much more surprised that the Nats offered him $70 million than the fact that he turned down said offer.

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