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  1. joepepsi
    I'm the one guilty of taking this too far. In the future I'll avoid posting something with a political flavor. This is a good topic and I was wrong to let it slide off kilter. So, let's get back to the topic.
  2. joepepsi
    Prince has been the better hitter the previous 3 years. I think this means Boras will be looking for a 7 year deal with similar average dollars each year.
  3. joepepsi
    Please leave your condescending, narrow-minded, and simplistic rants in the political forum where it belongs. Thanks. It was a joke. Reply #24 on this topic makes negative implications towards Obama. I see that post is allowed without comment or accusation of being "narrow-minded". I like this board a lot and mean no disrespect to the rules which govern it, but I've noticed in the past comments which are or aren't allowed are subject to the political whims of whoever may be moderating at the time. In the future I will refrain from attempts at humor.
  4. joepepsi
    Except that "Red Sox, Angels and a handful of others" are picking and choosing which HOF players they pursue. Even the Yankees to an extent last winter shied away from signing the big names just because they can. The Bostons and Angels seem to have decided it's better to develop their own players and try and keep them, while limiting their pursuit of premium free agents.
  5. joepepsi
    Excellent point. I also think GM are getting smarter about spending their money. Salaries have taken a hit the last two years due to the economy, but I doubt that's just a temporary blip. The Players Union may scream "collusion" but GMs have finally realized it's foolish to offer 4-5 year inflated dollar deals to the "middle class" or lower baseball player. Sure the Yankees, Red Sox, Angels and a handful of others will still be offering outrageous sums to HOF caliber players. But there are only so many of those players around, and in a given offseason there could be few or none. Even the rich teams know better now than to overpay for middle of the road players. The Yankees and Angels didn't pursue any signficant free agent, the Red Sox just Lackey. I'm probably not explaining myself well, but I suspect the days of top Hot Stove free agents setting the market for the rest are over. There are the Texieras and Sabathias on one level, then there will be middle class that almost any team can afford, then there will be the lower classes that sign NRI's year to year. While this may mean a team like the Brewers still won't be able to keep Braun or Fielder for their entire careers, they should be better able to sign good players at reasonable contracts to complement the young talent they have to keep drafting. In other words, it's just possible this inequity is working itself out.
  6. joepepsi
    You make a good argument and I don't disagree. But the other side is that it's early in the season and there's something to be said for keeping players in during adversity to see if they can get themselves out of it. It sucked watching Hawkins melt down, but he's also being payed to contribute to the team. Even when the splits are against the pitcher, he should still be able to get the out most of the time. I agree with putting the player in the best situation to be successful. But part of the first two months of the season is finding those situations and making adjustments. There is much ado about the players hating Macha. I think a player would hate a manager that pigeonholes him before the season even starts. In April giving Narveson a chance to the find the plate, Hawkins a shot at pitching out trouble, even Suppan a chance to show he's still a Veteran Gamer, in a way sends a message to the entire roster that you will play your way into or out of key situations during the course of the season.
  7. joepepsi
    Do teams really have mop up guys in the pen anymore? Almost every game each team uses 3-4 pitchers, so there's a need to have 7 good pitchers in the pen, and not much room for a crappy failed starter.
  8. joepepsi
    He could be better at managing the pitching staff, but given how the pitchers have performed so far, it's difficult to put the blame on him. At the start of the season I was worried Edmonds was going to write the lineup every day, replacing Kendall as the Player the Manager Fears Most, but I think Macha has actually done well with the position players. Gerut is a favorite of mine, but it's hard to argue with the way Edmonds and Hart have been playing. Kotteras is playing one game a series, Counsell is getting regular playing time, Inglett is doing well and should be hitting himself into the lineup a little more often. Basically the bullpen has blown 2-3 games, and the starters have been mediocre. I'm not sure how that's Macha's fault.
  9. joepepsi
    Marxist baseball! I love it! The workers share in the profits. Better watch out though, the Tea Baggers might cut the gas line to your house if you keep spoutin' these Commie ideas on the internets.
  10. joepepsi
    Narveson instead of Suppan is a step in the right direction, but I'm confused by the justification that since Parra has pitched well he needs to stay in the pen. So, if Parra had tanked it in the pen like Narveson, would he have won the spot in the rotation?
  11. joepepsi
    Narveson has now walked more batters than he's struck out. He's given up 9 runs in 10 innings. His first couple outing were impressive, but since then it's been 1 or more runs allowed every appearance. He is quickly pitching himself off the team.
  12. joepepsi
    Bingo. NYC/New Jersey metro area could support at least two more MLB teams. In fact, that would be the best, most stable market to for MLB to expand. But it won't happen because Bud wants to protect the Yankees and Mets profits. I just don't see why it's the players' responsibility to fix the inequities of MLB (salary cap). If there are financial disparities between teams, then it's up to MLB to fix them, and MLB is run by the owners. So it should be the owners who are giving up revenues and sharing with poorer teams, if they believe there is a problem. But like others have said here, I don't believe the owners really think there is a problem.
  13. joepepsi
    I didn't support him becoming the 5th starter. I think he looks terrible out there. Every hit against him is a rocket. But there is such a thing as small sample size; if not, then Davis should be pulled too. I don't want Suppan starting any more games, but the organization is too stubborn to pull him after just 2 starts. They'll want him to bury himself in 4-6 starts, then they'll pull the plug.
  14. joepepsi
    He'll get two more starts. If he doesn't get better, then put Parra in the rotation.
  15. joepepsi
    I would be very upset. Salary cap is not the answer. Baseball players are entertainers. They deserve to make as much money as the market will bear for their talents. The answer is in sharing media/broadcast revenues and ticket sales.
  16. joepepsi
    J J Hardy: 228/290/351 Mike Cameron: DL Alcides Escobar: 300/352/480 Carlos Gomez: 262/311/452
  17. joepepsi
    I missed the economics lecture......what did he say?
  18. joepepsi
    Sat on the back porch last night and listened to the game. Once again, I thought he was wonderful at calling the game and entertaining between pitches. Listen to some other teams' radio broadcast. Almost all other are dull, dull, dull. Long breaks of dead silence. Mundane monotones from lifeless personalities. We are lucky to have such good broadcasters.
  19. joepepsi
    I agree. That's why moving the Astros to the AL West makes the most sense to me and is the simplest solution.
  20. joepepsi
    When Rickie is healthy he will always be a useful player, as opposed to Hall who had almost no value the previous two years.
  21. joepepsi
    I wonder if players actually prefer living in Nashville to Milwaukee.
  22. joepepsi
    That must be a high bar to clear.Yes, because Wisconsin is so full of high class trendy, hipster places.
  23. joepepsi
    This is a terrible idea. Typical East Coast writing that attempts to solve the "Tampa Bay Problem", but will in fact create multiple Tampa Bay issues for all the small and medium market teams in the Midwest that will have little hope of competing against the high revenue coastal teams for one of the top 4 spots in the league. I still like my idea best (surprise!) It took me 10 minutes to think up last winter. Move Houston to the AL West to feed a natural rivalry with the Rangers and help minimize the number of West Coast road trips Texas must take. Every team plays one 3 game series against all 15 teams in the other league: 45 games Every team plays each team in their own division 15 times: 60 games Every team plays the other 10 teams in their league 6 times: 60 games Total games, 165. As an add on, I'd take 2 wild card teams and not give division winners any home field advantage. Instead give home field in order of teams with best to worst records. The two teams with the worst records among the 5 playoff teams play a 3 game series over 4 days. Sort of a play-in to the playoffs. Whoever wins that goes to next round, similar to LDS, followed by LCS. If that's too many games, then reduce the number of regular interdivision games from 60 to 48, for a 152 game schedule.
  24. joepepsi
    Davenport Iowa came to mind for me right away. But the Quad Cities River Bandits are the Cards A affiliate there, so that probably makes better sense. Still, the original Davenport team was a Milwaukee Braves affiliate, and the area is pretty large. Perhaps a better possibility is Cedar Rapids. They built a new stadium that opened in 2002 and seats 5,300 not counting standing room only. CR is 2-1/2-3 hours from Madison right down 151. The Cedar Rapids/Iowa City area has pretty much grown into one metro, though the cities are 20-25 miles apart. take it from someone who's lived in lot of places in Iowa, it's far and away the best area to live. Population must be approaching 200,000 by now. They are currently the Angels affiliate, which makes no sense. The area, like much of Iowa, is big on the Cubs. But it's always bothered me the Brewers, who are squeezed out by other teams, never really marketed in the Eastern Iowa. http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/images/2010/01/18/2Yn9pw8A.jpg
  25. joepepsi
    Maybe the league or the teams need to give a list to the players which drugs contain banned substances.
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