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The real question is can Byrd pitch?

If I'm not mistaken, doesn't Molitor have an office gig with the Twins at present?

Speaking as someone who grew up, and still is, a massive Red Sox fan, I can tell you this: Valentine is the equivalent of Rex Ryan, and the Red Sox fan base isn't exactly enamored with him. In fact, it's his hire and the other poor personnel decisions (the smearing of Tito in the Globe, signing Nick Punto, letting Papelbon walk) in the off-season that have me considering turning my allegiance strictly toward Milwaukee. It's as if the front-office (Lucchino, Henry, etc.) is convinced the fan base will abide whatever product is put on the field because it's a historic franchise in a historic park. The fact is, they hired a blowhard that is more interested in getting his name in the media and being a media member, than he is running that team appropriately. He wasn't even the first choice for that job, it was Sveum. Cherington wanted Dale, Lucchino wanted Valentine and thus, Bobby is running the show. His questioning of Youkilis is a perfect example of the concerns Red Sox fans had coming in to this season; Valentine pulled the same stunt with Josh Beckett as an ESPN announcer last season. Youk may be a curmudgeon, but I don't think that anyone could accuse him of not giving max effort all the time. Pedroia's quotes really shed some light on what's happening. The team doesn't trust Bobby, and Bobby doesn't trust the team. If the Red Sox go in to another extended slide it will be pandemonium. Jayson Stark said on ESPN Radio this morning that Valentine isn't going anywhere, but this might be the closest thing to an NBA situation the MLB has ever had. The players will dictate how long Valentine stays, and at this point he's gone by July. To borrow a phrase from Dr. Steve Brule, it takes a special kind of drangus to have a team turn this quickly.

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It's not surprising. Miami isn't a baseball town, and the only reason they have that park is due to a massive instance of corporate fraud committed against the city. They'll have even fewer "fans"in attendance when it gets Florida hot, and the team is way out of contention.

I like winning. Let's win today. Bi's and tri's, Georgie. Bi's and tri's.

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Those are great collections, fellas. Mine is pretty small, and mostly made up of Corey Hart's I've repainted. The pair of Wolfs (Wolves?) are significant because the give away date is my wedding anniversary. I have a Gamel that is similar to the Hart on the bottom on its way, as well. http://i661.photobucket.com/albums/uu336/mbrunette33/IMAG0299.jpg

No Braun is surprising, but Hart was going to get a day because of his knee. Makes sense. I'm just glad that it's Gamel and not Ishikawa.

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Very true. Iilich has made it clear he wants a WS title before he dies, and doesn't care who he sticks with the bill after that.

I understand precisely what you're saying about the Dodgers, I guess I should have been more clear when specifying which team in LA I was referencing. While the Dodgers don't have a "win now" attitude, the Angels absolutely do, and I can see Arte Moreno going hard after Zack regardless of how the Angels do this year as he continues to turn LA in to Yankees West. This, again, is where I think Milwaukee has an advantage. The National League is far and away more friendly to pitchers, and thus I truly feel that the only real competition for Greinke is going to come from other NL teams.

Greinke has the potential to be a very dominant NL pitcher. With his baseball smarts he must understand the value of pitching in a league where the #9 is a pitcher versus having to face lineups stacked with hitters. He lived that in KC. I still think that his anxiety issues would preclude him from pitching in New York, Boston, or LA. Unless that has been cleared up, I guess I can't really pretend to know his emotional state. Milwaukee is the best option for him short of, say, Atlanta. I have to believe that he knows this. Does this mean he'll take a discount? Depends on what other moves Milwaukee makes, but having Braun and now Lucroy locked up long term it might convince him to stay and leave money on the table to improve the rest of the team a' la Tom Brady's contracts with New England.

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This is excellent news. The team is better with his bat in the lineup.

Never mind the fact that Lance Berkman played out of his mind last year, which is not likely to be repeated, and it is more likely that the Carlos Beltran that showed up in San Francisco at the deadline last year is the same one who will be playing OF for the Cardinals this season.

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I seem to remember when Gomez was Twins property hearing Dick Bremer say, on more than occasion, that Gomez didn't even begin playing baseball until he was in his late teens (16, 17?) when he was scouted by the Mets and signed for his speed. I may be mis-remembering, but I remember thinking that it was odd and extraordinarily unprofessional to sign a guy for speed only. This isn't the Charley Finley era of baseball anymore. But on the topic at hand, I'm inclined to believe that the days of the Wolf-Kottaras combo are on their way out as Luc is on the upswing and Wolf on the down. I wouldn't be at all surprised to see Luc catching Wolf for his first start of the year.

Ha. Thanks. I thought it seemed appropriate seeing as I grew up a fan of one, and am now a fan of the other.

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I agree that this is a wise move. Beyond Wieters, Posey, and Mauer there aren't very many catchers who can provide what Lucroy has looked capable of. Given another season we may be looking at a guy who becomes a regular on the all-star team. Also, count me in as a guy who owns a Lucroy jersey and is pleased that there are four more years of wearing it.