Ditto. That chart neatly illustrates the correlation (or lack thereof) between spending and results.
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Ditto. That chart neatly illustrates the correlation (or lack thereof) between spending and results.
The Braves are pissing me off. They still haven't found a pitcher. They're sitting on a whole lot of money.
I've often joked that the Twins wouldn't open their pockets until (owner) Carl Polhad was dead, but hearing of his death today was in no way a joyous occassion.
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Peg, apparently his sons are worse than he is. Great.
You mean his sons that are 70+ years old? Yeah, from what I've heard they aren't exactly the type to embrace new thinking. But who knows?
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Jason Giambi is coming back to the A's. Not sure how I feel about that. He's a good player, but then he went to the Dark Side and shaved off everything. I guess if he contributes all will be forgotten. If not, he will be booed off the field.
he can still be useful as he will hit 25 or 30 homers.he just doesnt hit for average anymore. he's not much of a fielder though. my guess is that they will dh him.
Well the A's need all the hitting they can get, and with Giambi and Holliday the middle of that order is looking pretty good.
The Sox have just reportedly signed Rocco Baldelli, and evidently John Smoltz in not far behind him.
Seeing Baldelli in a Sox uniform is going be special, and being a local guy makes that even better. However, all I can say about Smoltz is, if they sign him, it will be weird to not see him in a Braves uniform, but I am glad to say he will be in a Boston one. That is one classy guy right there, and a positive influence on any team.
Pretty official now: Smoltz has signed with the Sox, and will complete the deal as early as tomorrow.
Seeing Baldelli in a Sox uniform is going be special, and being a local guy makes that even better. However, all I can say about Smoltz is, if they sign him, it will be weird to not see him in a Braves uniform, but I am glad to say he will be in a Boston one. That is one classy guy right there, and a positive influence on any team.
Pretty official now: Smoltz has signed with the Sox, and will complete the deal as early as tomorrow.
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Manny Ramirez is still on the market. Anybody want to guess - or care - where he winds up?
I think he'll stick with LA.
!@#$ Frank Wren for letting John Smoltz go.
!@#$ Frank Wren for letting John Smoltz go.
i second that.
both good signing's. baldelli is a solid player . smoltz had a respectable 2.57 era last year , was 3-2 , with 36 so's over 28 innings while giving up only 25 hit's.i think he will do well with the sox , but as you know moving to the american league his era will not be so low next season.especially being that the east is the toughest division .
I hope Baldelli's health improves. I heard during the '08 World Series: he has to take, literally, a *handful* of pills every day. Poor guy, I hope they fix whatever's wrong with him. 
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