EVIL~! alkeiper 0 Report post Posted October 19, 2006 If they don't want the wild card to win they shouldn't have a wild card. I agree with this. The Twins led the Tigers just once, on the last day of the season. In both teams' next three games, the Twins lost three and the Tigers lost two. If those were regular season games, the Tigers would have a better record. It turns out the Tigers have since won five more. I think it'd be silly to say the Twins were a better team in 2006 just because they won one more game in the regular season, wouldn't it? Most wild card teams are not the fourth worst teams in their leagues. The days of the best teams in each league representing the World Series died in 1969. The best thing is either to accept wild card entrants or get rid of them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Felonies! Report post Posted October 19, 2006 The wild card isn't going anywhere. I think at this point, the fight is against further expansion of the field. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted October 19, 2006 mlb.com is conducting a vote for the "All-Clutch Team." That's beyond ridiculous. I'm not even providing the link. With all the A-Rod to wherever talk, don't forget that Manny is once again going to be on the market. I've heard some rumblings about Manny to LAD for JD Drew (obviously with other parts going both ways). Can anyone with a buzz on LA tell me if this is even reasonable or not? Are they interested in Manny? Would they move Drew? Yes, yes, and yes. They need a power hitter in the worst way. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
devo 0 Report post Posted October 19, 2006 http://espn.go.com/photo/2006/1016/pg2_a_bucknercubs_400.jpg I don't buy into curses of any variety, but still, that's pretty freaky. How did people miss for twenty years that Buckner was wearing a Cubs batting glove? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cheech Tremendous 0 Report post Posted October 19, 2006 That's weird. It just seems like a bullshit story to me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanadianChris 0 Report post Posted October 19, 2006 That's weird. It just seems like a bullshit story to me. Bullshit as in stupid, or bullshit as in unbelievable? The picture is real. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cheech Tremendous 0 Report post Posted October 19, 2006 No, I understand that it is real. It just seems like it should be a fake story. It just seems implausible that it could twenty years before anyone recognized the Cubs batting glove. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EVIL~! alkeiper 0 Report post Posted October 19, 2006 It came out about a month ago on the SABR-L mailing list, but the author asked readers not to expose the story before his article came out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Precious Roy 0 Report post Posted October 19, 2006 The picture looks kind of fake, but Buckner DID play for the Cubs before he went to Boston. It was probably just his 'lucky' glove. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vivalaultra 0 Report post Posted October 19, 2006 Maybe he was working under the theory that the two curses would cancel each other out...like two negatives equaling a positive. Or maybe not. The least credible source in Houston sportswriting, Richard Justice, says that he heard from a reliable source that Carlos Lee was going to sign with the 'Stros. He also said that they should sign Pettitte for 10 mil and Woddy Williams for 5 and trade Willy Taveras for 'something useful' and they'd be fine for '07. Personally, I think Willy Taveras is something useful. I can't wait till the World Series is over, not just cuz this postseason is boring me to tears, but I'm eager to get some Hot Stove action going on. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the max 0 Report post Posted October 19, 2006 Was the author of that column Dan Shaughnessy? Does he have a new book coming out? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cheech Tremendous 0 Report post Posted October 19, 2006 This made me laugh. "I don't have a plan," Baker said Wednesday in a phone interview. "It's up to other people to initiate the plan. You go on with your life. You've got to keep moving, and you've got to keep moving forward at the same time." He would certainly listen if the Oakland Athletics or San Francisco Giants contacted him about their managerial openings. The A's fired Ken Macha on Monday after the team reached the AL Championship Series. From 1993 to 2002, Baker managed the Giants, who cut ties with him after the club lost the '02 World Series to the wild-card Angels. Yet patching up his differences with owner Peter Magowan might be difficult. I wouldn't hold you breath, Dusty. Besides, the A's have a bunch of idiots who clog up the bases. That's no way to win a ballgame. Sadly, I'm sure some team will give him a managerial job in the near future. The old guard is still too entrenched to push some of these fossils out of the game. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
strummer 0 Report post Posted October 20, 2006 Why do I have the feeling that Yankee fans are going to be clamoring for Cashman to sign Jeff Suppan now? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cheech Tremendous 0 Report post Posted October 20, 2006 So now that the Mets came up short on the big stage, can Theo talk Omar Minaya into taking Manny Ramirez? A combo of Milledge/Heilman/Pelfrey would certainly get it done Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
naiwf 0 Report post Posted October 20, 2006 Yeah, the Mets need more offense and really should give up all 3 of their chips to get it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cheech Tremendous 0 Report post Posted October 20, 2006 Yeah, the Mets need more offense and really should give up all 3 of their chips to get it. This is Omar Minaya we're talking about here. It's not out of the realm of possibility. Hell, I bet there's an outside shot that Milledge/Heilman could get it done. You don't think the Mets would consider that? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
naiwf 0 Report post Posted October 20, 2006 I'd do that deal, but I wouldn't give up our best starting pitching prospect, our 8th inning guy AND Milledge for Manny who is a well known headcase. We need arms more than bats at this point although the corner outfield spots need to be upgraded too. The biggest problem is that Lastings was overrated before and now he won't command much of anything in return. People were throwing around names like Zito and Willis for him and others before, now he's the throwaway part of any deal. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EVIL~! alkeiper 0 Report post Posted October 20, 2006 It's way too early to write off Lastings Milledge. Just look at Melky Cabrera for an example. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cheech Tremendous 0 Report post Posted October 20, 2006 Here's a little something that has slipped under the radar with all the playoff talk. The new Collective Bargaining Agreement is expected to be ratified this weekend. It's been rumored that the new CBA will eliminate draft pick compensation for free agents. That could potentially have a huge impact this winter as there will an increased number of middle of the road players that won't be offered arbitration. It should also change the dynamic of the trade market, especialy at the deadline because teams that can't resign their FAs have no reason to let their guys walk. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
strummer 0 Report post Posted October 20, 2006 According to metsblog and Mets inside pitch, Carlos Delgado may request a trade in the off season. It's not a guarentee Tom Glavine is coming back. Steve Trachsel is gone. Valentin is likely gone. Cliff Floyd wants to come back and may take a "Frank Thomas like" contract. The Mets are going to heavily pursue Barry Zito (duh). These sources are usually 100% right so it could be an interesting off season. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Felonies! Report post Posted October 20, 2006 Where would Delgado rather play? Was coming one game away from the World Series not good enough for him? Besides, that'd be four teams in four years. Kinda weird for a player of Delgado's caliber. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cheech Tremendous 0 Report post Posted October 20, 2006 I don't know the background of Delgado requesting a trade, but doesn't he dislike Omar Minaya and the Mets organization? I remember two years ago when he was a free agent he voiced his displeasure over the way he was treated during negotiations and that he would never sign there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest NYankees Report post Posted October 20, 2006 Delgado was the idiot back in 2004 who could have been traded by the last place Blue Jays to the first place Dodgers for the final months of his contract. Delgado negated on the trade. Maybe the Mets can trade him to the Royals, Devil Rays or Rangers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Man in Blak 0 Report post Posted October 20, 2006 It's been rumored that the new CBA will eliminate draft pick compensation for free agents. That could potentially have a huge impact this winter as there will an increased number of middle of the road players that won't be offered arbitration. It should also change the dynamic of the trade market, especialy at the deadline because teams that can't resign their FAs have no reason to let their guys walk. To look at this from the standpoint of a specific team, the Cardinals could really get hammered by this, as they are losing boatloads of "middle of the road players" like Mulder, Edmonds, Suppan, Weaver, Marquis, etc. Without the possibility of compensation and potential arbitration hanging over the heads of the potential free agents, opposing clubs can bargain for their services without having to fear losing those valuable draft picks and, in the process, create more roster turnover than we're accustomed to seeing over the last few years in MLB. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Felonies! Report post Posted October 20, 2006 Oh no no, I don't want that. Don't turn baseball into hockey where guys play for practically every team in the league and it's not a rare thing we all laugh about, like Reggie Sanders and Kenny Lofton. This development also fucks Billy Beane right up the ass, doesn't it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lightning Flik 0 Report post Posted October 20, 2006 I'd just like to chip in here regarding the hockey part. You won't be seeing that guy plays for 8 different teams unless they suck in the NHL. The NHL cap has basically made it so that you sign a nucleus for long term and sign one or two guys here and there. Ahem, continuing on, I'd just like to say that I think it'll be interesting to see how much that turn over will be. Wonder if we'll see a bunch of movement and half a team being replaced or something silly as that (I know it won't happen, but hey, you never know). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2GOLD 0 Report post Posted October 20, 2006 Oh no no, I don't want that. Don't turn baseball into hockey where guys play for practically every team in the league and it's not a rare thing we all laugh about, like Reggie Sanders and Kenny Lofton. This development also fucks Billy Beane right up the ass, doesn't it? Might sign the death warrant of the Florida Marlins and Kansas City Royals as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EVIL~! alkeiper 0 Report post Posted October 20, 2006 I doubt it'll make a significant difference. Every year there are close to 1,500 draft picks. Only 10-12 of them are compensation picks. The first compensation pick is #31, a point where a pick is a shot in the dark. The team this effects the most is the Boston Red Sox, who exchange free agents for other free agents and get more draft picks without actually losing anything. The question of course is whether teams feel compelled to trade impending free agents for scraps. I'm unsure of the effects of that right now. Here's the infuriating part in hindsight. The 1981 strike occured due to a bitter debate over free agent compensation. The owners wanted compensation to consist of a current MLB player. 25 years later, the owners are ready to scrap free agent compensation altogether! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Felonies! Report post Posted October 21, 2006 Mark Prior and his wife had a baby girl. Congratulations to Mrs. and Mrs. Prior! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanadianChris 0 Report post Posted October 21, 2006 Hey, that's great. Congrats to them. Did Prior blow out his arm picking the baby up? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
