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  1. Invader3K
    Come on...realistically, the Brewers could at least compete for four or five years before having to go into rebuild mode. Absolutely no one said "Well, they will be able to make the playoffs one time, and then have no chance to make the playoffs going forward."
  2. Invader3K
    "Yo and Parra are at this point the arms that will lead the Brewers...and I feel they are ready to handle it." That's where I have to disagree with you. I just don't get how anyone can say either of these two youngsters are ready to lead a rotation when neither of them have barely even pitched a full season in MLB. Gallardo has started a total of just 21 MLB games, where Parra has done a bit more with 31 career starts. Also, it's like people forget Gallardo was gone almost all of last season, and while to his credit he made an unprecedented recovery and pitched well to help us at the end, I think it's a pretty huge gamble to expect that to not have an effect on this next season. If Gallardo and Parra both scuffle early, we will be sunk, having no real stopper, unless Dave Bush or Jeff Suppan or Seth McClung can magically begin to string together quality starts. Of course if the Brewers "ride" Gallardo as the #1 and he gets hurt again, people on this board will blame the Brewers who "should have known to baby him after his injury last season."
  3. Invader3K
    Well, that should put away the assumption some still were holding to that the two sides would somehow reconcile, and Sheets would remain a Brewer. Now what does Melvin do...try to still sign someone like Looper (although he doesn't sound like an option either at this point), or just roll the dice and go into the season with the rotation as is? I'm guessing the latter at this juncture.
  4. Invader3K
    Latest JSonline blog details some comments Attanasio is making in regard to the latest owners meeting. "It's about keeping the sport competitive and not about, 'Hey, pay me money.' We're not looking to get a handout. This is not sour grapes." I say good for Mr. Attanasio. I like the rib at the Yankees in there.
  5. Invader3K
    The sad thing about Clemens and Bonds is that, assuming they did do steroids, but not for the majority of their careers, they still would have been considered great players, and both are probably no doubt HoFers. Now neither of them may even get in.
  6. Invader3K
    Yeah...I just wonder if the Angels will ever be seen as a true LA team, since the Dodgers are pretty well ingrained there. I would think most LA baseball fans would see the Dodgers as their team, far and away above the Angels.
  7. Invader3K
    Uecker has said in somewhat recent interviews that he has no plans to retire anytime soon.
  8. Invader3K
    Boy, that's a real shame.
  9. Invader3K
    It wouldn't surprise me if Fielder is the only one who actually ends up going to arby. Maybe with Hardy taking a one year deal, some of the others will do likewise. Boras probably won't let it _not_ go to arbitration, though.
  10. Invader3K
    It wouldn't surprise me if Fielder is the only one who actually ends up going to arby. Maybe with Hardy taking a one year deal, some of the others will do likewise. Boras probably won't let it _not_ go to arbitration, though.
  11. Invader3K
    It wouldn't surprise me if Fielder is the only one who actually ends up going to arby. Maybe with Hardy taking a one year deal, some of the others will do likewise. Boras probably won't let it _not_ go to arbitration, though.
  12. Invader3K
    It wouldn't surprise me if Fielder is the only one who actually ends up going to arby. Maybe with Hardy taking a one year deal, some of the others will do likewise. Boras probably won't let it _not_ go to arbitration, though.
  13. Invader3K
    It wouldn't surprise me if Fielder is the only one who actually ends up going to arby. Maybe with Hardy taking a one year deal, some of the others will do likewise. Boras probably won't let it _not_ go to arbitration, though.
  14. Invader3K
    Yeah, I never got why that became such a huge story. Was andro banned by baseball at the time? No, it wasn't, though it was banned in other sports.
  15. Invader3K
    Anaheim isn't exactly a little burg, though.
  16. Invader3K
    Two things: - Steroids weren't actually illegal in the US until around 1990. So, even if guys really started using 'roids in the '60s, it wasn't illegal to begin with. However, this kind of insinuation kind of gets to me, since no one reputable has ever said steroid use in baseball really got going until the mid to late '80s, at least to my knowledge. - MLB does in fact ban substances that are legal for use in the US. I heard Rob Dibble actually discussing this last week on MLB Home Plate. He mentioned that there's stuff you can get at a store like GNC which is actually banned for use by MLB.
  17. Invader3K
    I think part of this may be the Braves are trying to re-establish themselves somewhat, and this signing gives them a renewed sense of legitimacy. Atlanta has been thought of as a pitching team for years now, and this sort of re-affirms that. Maybe not the best reason to sign someone, but it could be seen as at least a side benefit.
  18. Invader3K
    I just think it's silly since, you know, they actually play in Anaheim.
  19. Invader3K
    I'm also sorry, but I get really sick of the unsubstantiated accusations of steroid use pointed at various guys. Maybe Raines did use the juice, but no one has really ever mentioned that before. Also, I'm pretty sure Raines was known as "Rock" well before that. At least this isn't as dumb as some of the stuff on Haudricourt's blog, where someone recently insinuated that Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris both probably used steroids.
  20. Invader3K
    I'll always remember Dawson looking devastated, sitting in the dugout, after the Cubs failed to make the playoffs one year.
  21. Invader3K
    Which might mean he ends up getting like 4 yrs and $12MM per, or maybe 3 yrs and about $45MM total.
  22. Invader3K
    Well, that's the thing...you can say any player has the "potential" to do more, but the guy has been in the majors long enough that I think we know what his "potential" to do is realistically going forward.
  23. Invader3K
    Really? Good? He hit about the same as he did in 2008...about a .235 batting average, though his OBP and SLG were slightly higher (though in less games played). I think we know about what we have with Rickie at this point. He'll hit for a low average, hit about 15 homers a year, steal about 20 bags, strike out over 100 times, and play subpar defense. Where the big mystery is at this point is beyond me. Everyone was saying last year was Rickie's "put up or shut up year", even some of his biggest fans on this board. Well, it came and went. I don't think we really need an entire season again to figure out what he's capable of.
  24. Invader3K
    I think the government should tell people...yes, society would probably collapse, but what would the point really be at that juncture anyway? At least you'd have time to make sure you're with loved ones and such.
  25. Invader3K
    I think it's been stated somewhat reliably that Gibson's home run totals are probably rather inflated due to unreliable records. The guy was almost like a Paul Bunyan type of figure for Negro League Baseball...certainly a great hitter, but it's doubtful that he actually hit 900 or so home runs, I would think.
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