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Post by Jackass on Nov 30, 2007 6:37:50 GMT -5
I like how Arte blew up Florida about a Cabrera deal. I heard on LA sports talk radio that be basically told Florida to eat a dick when they kept asking for more. Dibble did a long brak on that topic yesterday afternoon on The Show.
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Post by Chris on Nov 30, 2007 14:34:34 GMT -5
That outfield is SICK! All guys who could possibly be a centerpiece of other teams outfields.
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Post by 9 on Nov 30, 2007 15:06:19 GMT -5
Balls would take Melky over any of those three.
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Post by Jason Giambi on Nov 30, 2007 15:09:29 GMT -5
I love Melky, Melky Mantle that's who
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Post by Chris on Nov 30, 2007 15:23:51 GMT -5
Never mind those three (Matthews, Vlad, Hunter). Look at their current 4th, 5th, and 6th (barring any trades): Willits, Garrett Anderson, and Juan Rivera.
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Post by Jackass on Nov 30, 2007 16:34:04 GMT -5
The Rotation and Bullpen are solid too. With Garland joining the rotation, barring any activity, their starters shape up like (in what I think is their order of talent):
John Lackey(RHP), Kelvim Escobar(RHP), Jered Weaver(RHP), Jon Garland(RHP), Joe Saunders(LHP), Ervin Santana(RHP - and he should pitch at home only).
Another thing that is a variable is some of the power that may start to become evident from a few of their younger players: Kendrick has the potential to hit 20 (+/- 5), Kotchman should be able to give you 20 (+/- 5), Mathis has hit for power at every level and should also be capable of 20 (+/- 5).
I would love to see Cabrera in there, but I agree with Arte in that if the Marlins want to dick around, he should just walk.
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Post by 9 on Nov 30, 2007 16:36:42 GMT -5
Team is fucking LOADED.
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Post by Chris on Nov 30, 2007 16:56:26 GMT -5
No shit...for all the talk about the Sox and Yanks...the Angels have quietly put together arguably the best lineup (on paper) in baseball.
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Post by Jackass on Dec 13, 2007 19:03:01 GMT -5
Good bye Dallas McPhereson, we hardly knew ye.
With thath balky back, I doubt that any other team will be interested, so I expected he will be offered a minor league deal with the Halos to prove his worth.
I'm hearing that he played really well in the Arizona Fall League, so it's not inconceivable that someone might snag him, but I doubt it.
I have a signed Dallas McPhereson bat, BTW.
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Post by Chris on Dec 13, 2007 19:19:46 GMT -5
Cool. Can I use it in my softball league next season...they're switching to wood bats due to the "cozy" confines of the field and the expensive surrounding homes.
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Post by Jackass on Dec 13, 2007 21:42:06 GMT -5
No.
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Post by $heriff Tom on Dec 13, 2007 22:28:25 GMT -5
McPherson is one of those guys I highlighted in my prospect handbook like, 5 years ago. Promise unfullfilled. It would be interesting to see what he could have done if he did not have that balky back. His was really the most interesting name I saw in the non-tendereds.
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Post by Jackass on Dec 13, 2007 22:52:57 GMT -5
Yea, a lot of potential in terms of power and the reason that the Halos dealt dismissively with Glaus after 2002.
As a back pain sufferer, I can empathize. He says he's sound, but really, what else is he going to say? I hope no one signs him, and they get him into Orem (the Owls) and then see what he has, pop him up to the Quakes, then to the Travelers, and let him season a bit back with the Bees. The Angels need a 3rd bagger if they convert Brandon Wood, so it would be a Win-Win if he can do it.
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Post by Chris on Dec 14, 2007 12:54:41 GMT -5
What ever happened with Kennedy? Jackass, am I mistaken...didn't he, in his rookie year or sophomore year go on a power tear...leading the league for some small slice of time in home runs?
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Post by Jackass on Dec 14, 2007 16:04:51 GMT -5
Adam Kennedy?
Yea, he had a spurt of power I think in '04, but it was a small spurt. I think it had more to do with pitchers being stupid and he jumped on them.
He is a great second baseman, and is really a hard out at the plate. Angels had Kendrick that they wanted to put in the lineup so he wasn't re-signed after the '06 season. He signed with the Cards as a free agent last season and sucked a horse cock there.
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Post by $heriff Tom on Dec 14, 2007 16:12:08 GMT -5
Adam Kennedy is one of my favorite ballplayers in the game.
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Post by thecaptain15 on Dec 14, 2007 16:18:11 GMT -5
I just like his last name.........Kennedy............Kennedy.......
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Post by Jackass on Dec 14, 2007 18:46:00 GMT -5
I agree with you a thousand percent, Tom. If the upside of Kendrick wasn't so great, I wouldn't have liked letting him go without much compensation (a crap shoot draft pick).
I always liked him.
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Post by $heriff Tom on Jan 5, 2008 18:19:41 GMT -5
Jackass, your take?
Hot Stove: Angels pursuing Konerko? Kendrick, Santana could be heading to White Sox in deal
According to a Los Angeles Daily News source, "the hot rumor among general managers" is a trade of first baseman Paul Konerko to the Angels, with Howie Kendrick and Ervin Santana the candidates to move to the Midwest.
The ears of people hearing such whispers perk up, for at least two reasons:
• The Angels have a documented interest in Konerko, for whom they bid fervently as a free agent in the winter of 2005-06. At the time, loyalist Konerko accepted a slightly lower offer to remain with the World Series champion White Sox.
• The Angels also have a chronicled need for an additional impact bat, the lack of which caused their swift downfalls in their last three postseason appearances. They scored a total of four runs in their sweep by Boston in last October's American League Division Series.
So the only significant change since the Angels' last pursuit of Konerko is their general manager, Tony Reagins having succeeded Bill Stoneman, now a consultant to the club.
Reagins had an amusingly firm non-comment on a renewed interest in Konerko -- "I definitely can't confirm or deny that" -- without discounting the likelihood that he is working behind the scenes to stir things up again.
"Silence doesn't mean were not working hard every day," he said. "We're in here and taking care of the club's business and always looking toward opportunities. I don't think you can dismiss anything. If it makes sense, you take a look at it."
Chicago is reportedly also interested in a package that would include Chone Figgins and, in response to a leaky bullpen last season, also seeks relief help.
An acquisition of Konerko that would potentially affect both of the Angels' incumbent corner infielders -- first baseman Casey Kotchman and Figgins, penciled in as the starting third baseman -- would greatly alter Los Angeles' projected lineup.
Figgins and Kotchman are both table-setter types who in 2007 combined for 14 homers and 126 RBIs, compared to the Major League average of 46 home runs and 183 RBIs from corner infielders. Konerko, who will turn 32 during Spring Training, has averaged 39 homers and 105 RBIs the past four seasons.
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Post by Jackass on Jan 5, 2008 19:59:23 GMT -5
Not in favor of it. I like Kendrick too much to make that deal. The package that included Kendrick that was offered to the Marlins for Cabrera was a different story (I would make that deal), but for Konerko? No, way. He can eat a bag of dicks along with A.J. Piershitski.
BTW, the Angels signed a young player that I watched in Bridgeport all last season named Jesse Hoorelbeke. Even though most of the pitching in the Atlantic League is made up of major leaguers on the downside, this kid has some real pop. He was the 1st baseman, and I saw him absolutely crush pitches. He hits these line drive shots that leave the park in about 3 seconds. I saw him hit the side of the Arena at Harbor Yard one time, that sits about 30 feet from the outfield wall of the Ballpark.
I'm pulling for him to get a spot on the roster.
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Post by MSBNYY on Jan 5, 2008 20:17:50 GMT -5
I wouldn't want Konerko either. Good power and RBI, but that average was just .259. When a guy drops over 50 points from one year to the next, has his lowest hit total in 4 years, his lowest SLG in 4 years, and lowest OBP in 4 years, I wouldn't want him. Is it a fluke year? Or is it his decline?
At $12 million minimum, I wouldn't want to find out.
And I can understand not wanting to part with a 23 year old 2B with a good bat who is only going to get better. In the minors, he hit .359 for his career. That's a good guy to have on any team, and it would take a hell of a player to get him off the squad. I don't think Konerko would qualify.
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Post by Jackass on Jan 7, 2008 5:57:13 GMT -5
On this Angels blog that I frequent, the blogmaster posted his MDT (Most Despicable Team). I thought it was interesting. I agree with many of his selections, and some of you will notice that a few of my favorite players to hate make appearances:
Catcher A.J. Pierszynski - Still an easy call.
First Base Lyle Overbay - This is more because of a lousy Fantasy Baseball decision of mine a few seasons ago, but resentments are resentments.
Second Base Jeff Kent - C'mon, seriously, do you know anyone who likes this guy? Ever seen anyone wearing a Kent jersey?
Third Base Eric Chavez - A Stone Cold Loser
Shortstop Derek Jeter - Hillary Clinton could take notes from this self-obsessed spin doctor who specializes in charismatically attracting apologists and shifting any blame that should get too near.
Left Field Milton Bradley - Shaddup.
Center Field Jim Edmonds - The Angels missed out on the playoffs in 1998 because of Jimmie Showboat. Kiss My Ass, Diamond Bar.
Right Field Jose Guillen - A pig, or as my cleaning lady would say "¡COCINO!"
Designated Hitter David Ortiz - Take the armor off, take the juice out and you have a gap-toothed Double-A strikeout king.
Pitcher Vicente Padilla - His utter gutlessness separates him from the pack.
Manager Ozzie Guillen - Would it not be awesome to deny him liquor for a week and then watch him pathetically hunched-over in the dugout tortured by the shakes, sweats and delerium tremens that a far-gone alcoholic like him suffers through during a dry spell? Imagine the post-game press conference comments!
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Post by Jackass on Feb 2, 2008 22:27:12 GMT -5
So DMAC ends up in Florida... McPherson gets one-year dealFormer Angel will compete for third-base job with MarlinsBy Joe Frisaro / MLB.com 01/31/2008 4:06 PM ET MIAMI -- Third base is becoming overcrowded on the Marlins. Add another candidate to the list of possibilities. Dallas McPherson, formerly with the Angels, has signed a one-year deal. The 27-year-old is the latest choice to compete for the position that was vacated when four-time All-Star Miguel Cabrera was traded to the Tigers in December. To make room on the roster for McPherson, left-handed pitcher Chris Seddon was designated for assignment. McPherson missed the entire 2007 season as he was recovering from back surgery. In 2006, he appeared in 40 games and batted .261 with seven homers and 13 RBIs in 115 at-bats. McPherson will compete for the third-base spot with Jose Castillo and Jorge Cantu. mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080131&content_id=2360917&vkey=hotstove2007&fext=.jspI always liked this kid and saw him as snakebit. I forgot that he is 27. That is a little long in the tooth for someone that is still on the cusp. I have a feeling I'll be seeing him in the Eastern League with the Bluefish in a few seasons.
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Post by Jackass on Feb 7, 2008 5:58:06 GMT -5
Fuck. Makes the Garland deal look a bit better (I'd still rather have OC) Escobar won't be ready for AngelsRight-hander felt discomfort in his shoulder while throwing over the winter, and he is expected to start the season on the disabled list.By Mike DiGiovanna, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer February 7, 2008 The shoulder inflammation that forced Kelvim Escobar to miss a start in late September flared up again this winter, and the Angels right-hander, coming off a career year, is expected to open the season on the disabled list. An MRI test showed no significant changes in the shoulder from last fall, which "was somewhat of a relief," General Manager Tony Reagins said, but Manager Mike Scioscia acknowledged that the rehabilitation program the team has mapped out won't have Escobar ready by the March 31 season opener at Minnesota. "It's doubtful he'll be ready for the start of the season, but if the strength comes back in the shoulder, he has a good chance to be very strong early in the year and come back and do what he did last year," Scioscia said. "You can't rush it. There is some weakness in some areas that need to be strengthened, and once they are, [the Angels' medical staff] will feel more comfortable with him throwing." Pitchers and catchers report for spring training next Thursday, but Escobar, who went 18-7 with a 3.40 earned-run average in 30 starts in 2007, has already begun his rehabilitation in Tempe, Ariz., and will be very limited during spring workouts. Escobar, 31, has been slowed in recent years by knee and elbow problems, and he spent time on the DL last April because of shoulder problems. He is not expected to begin his throwing program until March. "He'll definitely be behind the other pitchers," Reagins said. "As far as a timetable, we don't know when he'll be ready to pitch." According to Reagins, Escobar, who is entering the second year of a three-year, $28.5-million contract, felt discomfort in the shoulder when he began throwing just before Christmas. Escobar, who has the fourth-lowest ERA in the American League (3.44) since 2005, took a few weeks off, hoping the irritation would subside, but when he resumed throwing in mid-January, he felt more pain and called Reagins. Escobar's injury will open up a rotation spot, which means right-hander Ervin Santana and left-hander Joe Saunders, who were expected to battle for the fifth rotation spot this spring, will both open the season in the rotation. www.latimes.com/sports/baseball/mlb/angels/la-spw-angels7feb07,1,5328292.story No mention of it on Kelvim's Myspace: profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=74088614
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Post by Chris on Sept 12, 2008 13:12:30 GMT -5
So Frankie tied Thigpen's record....and then he thanked The Lord for the next 30 minutes. I hate this asshole!
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Post by $heriff Tom on Sept 12, 2008 15:11:12 GMT -5
He broke a record. I have no problem with it.
And we cant rip his regular displays of emotion, cause Joba Chamberlain does the same thing.
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Post by Chris on Sept 12, 2008 16:10:15 GMT -5
We can rip his displays of emotion, if we rip Joba's as well, which I do.
However, Frankie is BY FAR, the most over the top demonstrative player I know of in baseball. And it IS to the point where it is antagonistic and annoying. He doesn't care though - he's an AL closer - he will NEVER face the repercussions that he so rightfully deserves. If this guy ever picked up a bat, he'd be drilled. I haven't seen such displays since Oil Can Boyd, who was also an arrogant prick.
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Post by 9 on Sept 12, 2008 18:21:22 GMT -5
Oil Can Boyd was a complete and utter head case. And I'm not saying this because of Yankee blinders, but I think K-Rod's displays are far more obnoxious than Joba's.
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Post by $heriff Tom on Sept 12, 2008 18:51:38 GMT -5
K-Rod also closes the game, and nails down the WIN.
Joba gets out of the 7th, and 8th innings.
Come on, guys, take off the Yankee blinders and give them back to Balls.
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Post by Jason Giambi on Sept 12, 2008 23:19:45 GMT -5
if Joba saved 57 games, it'd be one thing........ or even saved 5.7 games
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