Monday Rockpile: Buchholz, Helton, and ..... Pujols?
by Andrew Martin on Mar 15, 2010 8:14 AM MDT
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Not much happening out there today, Rowbots, but I'll do my best now that I've finished burning and eating my green chile, cheese, and bacon omelet. Much as I'm running late this morning (not for publishing, but just more in a general morning sense), it's better that I'm writing now than when I first woke up as you'd be getting paragraphs about how pissed off I am that it's still dark outside and that I was awake in general.
But I digress.
All Things Rockies: Buchholz inches his way back to the big leagues || Troy Renck
Now, this is actually from Saturday, but I didn't A. see it explicitly mentioned or B. look very hard, so we're seeing it again. Bottom line of the article for you skimmers out there is that Taylor Buchholz is more or less on time for June. Wheee! The more expanded news from this lovely piece is that he's throwing from the mound, he's working on maintaining his delivery, he has incredible work ethic, and his breaking stuff is apparently being thrown pretty well too. When he shortens his stride, his curveball gets even better. Again, on pace for June, and this will be the equivalent of a big midseason acquisition.
Inside the Rockies: Helton should be Rockies first honoree || Tracy Ringolsby
Ringolsby posts a very short blurb in order to spark some user discussion regarding the Rockies Hall of Fame. His suggestion is for them to get moving on it, but rather than get it done ASAP, kind of just dink around with it and have it ready to open the year after Todd Helton retires. Retire his number at the same time. Induct Vinny, Dante, Walker, El Gato Grande, make everyone feel all special.
Click past the jump, because there's a doozy waiting down there.
And finally because there doesn't seem to be much more going on in the world of news today, I bring you this masterpiece:
ESPN: Sources: Phillies discuss Ryan Howard for Albert Pujols deal || Buster Olney
Wow, guys, did you know that you could just MAKE STUFF UP and then pass it along as a "rumor"? Buster Olney tries to spin up some interesting something or other by bringing up the Albert Pujols situation, and the possibility that the Cardinals will be unable to work out an extension, putting him in a similar situation as the Twins were with Johan Santana and may be with Joe Mauer. Superstar trades, let's see, Pujols may not be signable...Oh that's right, I am aware that the Phillies exist, and Ryan DINGERS N RIBBIES Howard plays the same position as Pujols! Let's make a rumor! Why not cite Prince Fielder? Or Miguel Cabrera? To top it off, Pat Gillick, currently serving as an advisor to Ol' Rube, apparently made a blockbuster with Toronto, so WOW, this suddely is lent credence, right?!
I'm sorry. You don't get to just pick a big name at the same position and call it a trade rumor.
But this almost happened once before!!!1 Yeah, apparently way back in the day when baseball was still played with dinosaur bones, there was almost a Ted Williams for Joe DiMaggio swap, but apparently Boston wanted Yogi Berra in the trade as well, so they called it off. It sounded an awful lot like some drunken weekend between Tom Yawkey and Jacob Ruppert, and apparently this deal was only signed on a napkin or something like that. Amusingly enough, had that trade happened, it might've helped even further increase the career numbers of both of these great players, thanks to the Monster and the former RF short porch.
ANYHOW, back to the topic at hand. First, I continue to express my disgust with just pulling this article out from nowhere, citing "sources", and passing it off as news, but for the sake of discussion, what's at stake here?
Well, for starters, Albert Pujols is the best player in baseball. He was worth nearly DOUBLE that of Ryan Howard, if you believe WAR. If he finished his career today, he'd the be the 8th best batter of all time, at least as far as wRC+ is concerned. The downside is that he might rival ARod's contract if he were to hit free agency. There have been indications that he might give the Cardinals some sort of a break if the Cards proved that they were dedicated to winning, which they may have just done with Matt Holliday's contract. However, that same contract may have made it difficult to really throw a solid chunk at Pujols.
But Ryan Howard? As a replacement? I mean, you could certainly do worse, but why Ryan Howard? The closest thing that Olney suggests to a legitimate connection is the fact that Howard is from St. Louis, and thereby the "hometown boy" card has been played, and that's really about it.
Ruben Amaro, Jr. flat out denies it, saying there's no truth to it, it's false, quit stirring up nonsense, Olney (OK, I added that last part in), and basically dispells any rumors that this might actually be, you know, true.
But seeing how we're a bit slow on breaking news today, what do you think about this trade? I may not have stated my flat out opinion in so many words, but I'm pretty sure I made my stance clear. How about you?
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by SlamDunkTheFunk on Mar 15, 2010 8:21 AM MDT reply actions
I heard there is a three way deal brewing
Helton to Cardinals, Holliday to Dodgers, Manny to Rockies.
consider it a rumor
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by Muzia on Mar 15, 2010 8:38 AM MDT up reply actions 2 recs
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by Andrew Martin on Mar 15, 2010 9:28 AM MDT via mobile up reply actions
ha ha ha ha ha ha
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countdown to raygu showing up and telling us that Manny is worth more than Kobe
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by Andrew Martin on Mar 15, 2010 10:12 AM MDT up reply actions
Dexter Fowler to the Lakers?
lol
"CarGo had to make some repairs to it. They called it a kitchen accident, but he was performing surgery. On teh lazor."
"I mean come on, you can’t be from Nebraska and go to school at CU, I think they take away your overalls or one of your last remaining teeth for that."
by Hollidayrain on Mar 15, 2010 11:08 AM MDT up reply actions
doood, don't even joke about that..
He’s friggin tall enough, and jump over utleys. I’m pretty sure he can dunk too
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He had
basketball scholarships to Miami and Harvard I think. Miami also wanted him to play baseball.
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I offered the Moon once for Pujols
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by Muzia on Mar 15, 2010 8:36 AM MDT reply actions 1 recs
turns out he's Mr. Universe and already owns it
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by Muzia on Mar 15, 2010 8:37 AM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
Lulz.
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by Tempestuous Binary on Mar 15, 2010 4:07 PM MDT up reply actions
Don't look now, but 1st and 10 on ESPN is arguing if it makes sense right now
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Mar 15, 2010 8:43 AM MDT up reply actions
sure, it makes sense for anyone...
to want pujols.
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by fantasyfencing on Mar 15, 2010 8:44 AM MDT up reply actions
While the're at it why don't they ask Buster Olney if the Twins have heard the rumors that Joe Mauer is available
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Mar 15, 2010 8:51 AM MDT up reply actions
I hear Hanley is getting too old and expensive for the Fish
might as well give them a ring
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I'm sure we could acquire Evan Longoria if Tampa falls out of contention
He is getting a raise this year
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Mar 15, 2010 9:51 AM MDT up reply actions
don't be a Longotease
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I am willing to part with Greg Reynolds
he was drafted higher=more talent, right? They’d be fools to pass on this deal! FOOLS
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Awful, awful rumor.
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by Bryan Kilpatrick on Mar 15, 2010 8:44 AM MDT reply actions
Hmmm, sounds like BS to me...
but I’ll wait to see how RMN weighs in on this!
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by Andrew Martin on Mar 15, 2010 9:30 AM MDT via mobile up reply actions
That was the joke.
Not so funny, but playing off the " may not have stated my flat out opinion in so many words…" line.
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ah, my bad for killing the joke
I thought it was a “WHICH ANDREW” thing.
Plus I didn’t sleep enough last night.
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by Andrew Martin on Mar 15, 2010 11:42 AM MDT up reply actions
Note to Buster Olney
Those little voices in your head when you dream up rediculous trade proposals like this don’t count as sources.
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Mar 15, 2010 8:55 AM MDT reply actions
Keith Law's response yesterday was amusing.
“Sure, I’d trade Pujols for Howard………………………………………. and Utley.
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We could have had Pujols if we'd only resigned Marquis and Atkins
Pujols for Marquis would guaranteed the Cards ZOMG PLAYOFFZ, and everyone knows Atkins is headed to 1B, amirite Olney? Oh noes!
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I think that perhaps other than the Phillies, the Cardinals are the most likely team in baseball to make the playoffs.
I know the post was a joke, but it raises the point that the Cards would be stupid to mess with anything at the moment, even if they got 3+ fantastic players for Pujols.
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by WolfMarauder on Mar 15, 2010 9:34 AM MDT up reply actions
Ufortunately I think the Yankees are ahead of them on that list but I'd agree they are top three
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Mar 15, 2010 10:01 AM MDT up reply actions
The Yankees are probably the best team in terms of raw talent, but have much more competition than do the Cardinals.
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by WolfMarauder on Mar 15, 2010 10:03 AM MDT up reply actions
The Yankees have won at least 94 games during eight of the last nine seasons
I can’t see them dropping below that number with team unless there are a slew or injuries. Asking both Tampa and Boston to beat them is a lot.
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Mar 15, 2010 11:27 PM MDT up reply actions
there are two other GREAT teams in the Yanks division
and they have the shallowest pitching of the 3, not to mention all of their superstars are on the wrong side of 30.
I can easily believe scenarios where the Yanks miss the playoffs
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Like an injury to A-Rod or Jeter + Burnett blowing up,
since every reserve player has been signed by the Red Sox or Mariners.
But see this is why the Yankees are more likely to make the playoffs
The only injury that needs to happen to put the Cards in huge trouble is Pujols.
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Mar 15, 2010 11:28 PM MDT up reply actions
It's funny because Ruppert owned a brewery,
and had tap lines run out to fountains on the tennis court at his summer home in Rhinecliff, NY.
Wow RMN
you really need to learn how to form an opinon…how do you feel about Olney this morning?
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I am NOT a Buster Olney fan
and not just based on this.
His reputation as the “trade rumor” guy leaves him to be making absurd claims like this when the rumor mill is dry.
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by Andrew Martin on Mar 15, 2010 9:44 AM MDT up reply actions
Oh I agree with you
his stuff for the most part is total junk…I can’t believe you can get a job where you can just make stuff up like that.
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Woody Paige?
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by jrockies on Mar 15, 2010 9:56 AM MDT up reply actions 2 recs
Woody is confounding...
sometimes he writes some really great stuff. When he’s on, he’s on…but when he’s off….
oh, dear Lord, its ugly
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i can't stand
his writing style…bugs that hell outta me.
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Paige is just a blowhard
he doesn’t pass off nonsense as fact, just as his own whimsical musings.
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by Andrew Martin on Mar 15, 2010 10:04 AM MDT up reply actions
Even when Woody Paige is "good",
I still don’t like his articles.
I miss the Rocky Mountain News….
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by prettyinpurple on Mar 15, 2010 11:05 AM MDT up reply actions
Peter Gammons comes to Olney's defense
Buster Olney never wrote Howard-Pujols was hot, only that Phils talked what of among selves. Read before trashing
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Mar 15, 2010 5:31 PM MDT up reply actions
I read, and I still trashed
That wasn’t presented as “There’s not much here, just internal discussions, but it’s showing that the Phillies would be willing to give up one of their [best] players for THE best player, even as just a rental”, that was presented as “The Phillies want Pujols, so they’ll send off Howard, and that totally makes sense, they’re thinking about making an offer”
I hear the Rockies are thinking internally about offering Dexter Fowler for Matt Kemp
I hear the Rangers are thinking about offering Kinsler for Utley
I hear the Dbacks are thinking about offering Mark Reynolds for Evan Longoria
That doesn’t make it newsworthy. Teams internally talk about this stuff all the time, and I’d love to kick his source in the nuts for passing something like that along to Loose Lips Olney.
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by Andrew Martin on Mar 16, 2010 9:46 AM MDT up reply actions
I like this response from Pujols
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=ap-pujolsforhoward
"There’s people, stupid, that like to write something when it’s not the truth, and that’s all I have to say about that," he said
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by ShadowPenguin on Mar 16, 2010 4:38 PM MDT up reply actions
That has to be one of the worst trade rumors I've ever heard.
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Just for kicks
what WOULD be acceptable for Pujols? If you were the Cards GM, what would it take from DOD for you to trade Pujols away?
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Jimenez and Tulo
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and maybe prospects
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Mar 15, 2010 9:53 AM MDT up reply actions
And the third player would have to be one of the Rockies' 2 or 3 top prospects.
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by Bryan Kilpatrick on Mar 15, 2010 9:53 AM MDT up reply actions
The wildcard in any trade.
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by Bryan Kilpatrick on Mar 15, 2010 11:40 AM MDT up reply actions
I'm betting this tweet from Ed Price was about this situation
2 rules for sportswriters on Twitter: (1) don’t bitch about your job (2) don’t repeat pressbox banter that wasn’t meant to leave the box
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Mar 15, 2010 9:56 AM MDT reply actions
What's a twitter?
and there is lies the rub with twitter….
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"With a guy like Melo, it’s tough to stop him with one person. You can’t. I don’t know one guy who can stop Melo on a consistent basis."-CP3
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had Olney tweeted it, I'd agree
but he wrote a full on article about this
or are you saying those are Olney’s “sources”
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by Andrew Martin on Mar 15, 2010 10:07 AM MDT up reply actions
yeah, that those might be his sources
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Mar 15, 2010 10:12 AM MDT via mobile up reply actions
Speaking of Twitter
some awesome tweets from @DodgersGM
Tonight is daylight savings. Be sure to set Ronnie Belliard’s scale ahead one pound. #MLB #Dodgers
Belisario isn’t the only one having Visa problems. Was at lunch yesterday w/ @FrankMcCourt & his Visa card was denied. #Dodgers #MLB
Nomar Garciaparra put on a baseball jersey for the last time today. It was a privilege to put him on my disabled list. #MLB #Dodgers #RedSox
There is truth that we may have interest in bringing in Pedro Martinez but we’re not wiling to part with Delino DeShields. #MLB #Dodgers
I know his name is Braden Looper. Calling him “Brandon” lowers his self-esteem & asking price. Just ask “Ryan” Giles. #MLB #Dodgers
Giles, Mientkiewicz & Anderson competing for 1 bench spot. May come down to the swimsuit competition. http://ow.ly/1ef8b #MLB #Dodgers
Casey Blake has arrived in camp. However, his beard was a no-show and has been fined $500. #Dodgers #MLB
Gagne’s deal: Earns $500K if he breaks camp with #Dodgers, up to $500K more in incentives if he keeps his beard free of small birds. #MLB
Going over $$$ for 2010 season. How are we still paying Nomar? At what point is it cheaper to torch Chavez Ravine for insurance money? #MLB
Classic.
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by WolfMarauder on Mar 15, 2010 10:15 AM MDT up reply actions
It really doesn't.
Just do a search for what you want to follow. Even without being logged into an account, you get the same search. The only benefits to having an account are actually making tweets (not much of a benefit for me) and getting all your favorite channels in one spot. But if you wanted to, say, taker a quick look at a certain person’s messages, or messages on a certain topic, etc, no account required. You can enjoy yourself without selling your soul.
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by WolfMarauder on Mar 15, 2010 10:19 AM MDT up reply actions
Big fan of DodgersGM
Is GiantsGM the same guy? There seems to be some sort of relationship there. If you enjoy them and like football, I’d also recommend, VeryFakeAlDavis.
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by coolopotamus on Mar 15, 2010 11:17 AM MDT up reply actions
I still die laughing at Sheldon burrowing through the ball pit and popping up saying "Bazinga"
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by Andrew Martin on Mar 15, 2010 11:43 AM MDT up reply actions
Great show :-)
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by ShadowPenguin on Mar 15, 2010 12:55 PM MDT up reply actions
That was quite funny...
I really find it so annoying that CBS won’t stream full episodes online.
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by Andrew Martin on Mar 15, 2010 1:02 PM MDT up reply actions
wow?
why wow?
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by Andrew Martin on Mar 15, 2010 10:20 AM MDT up reply actions
Bryce Harper defects to Cuba
re-defects 2 years later and makes 11M
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by Andrew Martin on Mar 15, 2010 10:25 AM MDT up reply actions
good point
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by Andrew Martin on Mar 15, 2010 10:49 AM MDT up reply actions
He's supposed to be really really good.
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Lot of intriguing talent from Cuba lately
Viciedo and Chapman and Morales, though his signing was a few years ago
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"I mean come on, you can’t be from Nebraska and go to school at CU, I think they take away your overalls or one of your last remaining teeth for that."
by Hollidayrain on Mar 15, 2010 11:15 AM MDT up reply actions
and apparently someone else got the unicorn memo
you can now upload any picture to www.cornify.com/photo and fill it with unicorns and rainbows.
God Bless the internet
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*punch*
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by Andrew Martin on Mar 15, 2010 10:41 AM MDT up reply actions
hey, it just won an award at the SXSW Web Conference
I am doing my part to share the bounties of the WWW
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Mar 15, 2010 10:41 AM MDT up reply actions
+17
I love this…I really really do!
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I love that this
is your new avatar….
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it will for sure.
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Mar 15, 2010 10:50 AM MDT up reply actions
ha ha ha ha
oh scrubs…
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Have you been watching it this season?
I hate the new main character even more than I hated JD.
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by controlled_slide on Mar 15, 2010 10:52 AM MDT up reply actions
I just kind of gave up
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by Andrew Martin on Mar 15, 2010 10:53 AM MDT up reply actions
I stopped watching
a while back…I think right around the time they switched networks.
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I really should have
I wanted to watch the last episode because I have an obsessive need for closure, but I should have not picked up the new season. There are a few funny bits per episode, but it’s really not worth it.
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by controlled_slide on Mar 15, 2010 10:56 AM MDT up reply actions
yeah...they should
have let it go…and ended it on a strong note.
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I enjoyed the Season 8
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by Andrew Martin on Mar 15, 2010 10:59 AM MDT up reply actions
I stopped watching. It's not scrubs. It's interns
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Mar 15, 2010 10:55 AM MDT up reply actions
this. precisely.
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good GOD anne frank just exploded onto the internet
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by Andrew Martin on Mar 15, 2010 10:50 AM MDT up reply actions
I believe you mean Lisa Frank
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Anne Frank, Lisa Frank
Is there really a difference?
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I think Anne Frank would be very surprised
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sweet moses, I sure as hell did
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by Andrew Martin on Mar 15, 2010 10:54 AM MDT up reply actions
OMG!!!
Wow..just wow….
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this is all I am going to do at work today
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Awesome, in all the worst ways.
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I just spit out my coffee
thanks for that
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by WolfMarauder on Mar 15, 2010 10:41 AM MDT up reply actions
and now for the logical followup
http://games.adultswim.com/robot-unicorn-attack-twitchy-online-game.html
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by Andrew Martin on Mar 15, 2010 11:00 AM MDT up reply actions
Is it possible to beat this
I’ve gotten over 17,000 points on one wish, but never “beaten it”. It’s more than a little addictive.
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by controlled_slide on Mar 15, 2010 11:17 AM MDT up reply actions
i love the decapitated unicorn head
when your game is over…
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I played this game WAY too much over the past weekend.
The song is now officially stuck in my head forever.
What was your highest score?
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by controlled_slide on Mar 15, 2010 11:29 AM MDT up reply actions
"Forever" by Erasure
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by Andrew Martin on Mar 15, 2010 11:43 AM MDT up reply actions
if they were smart, they would have named it
unicornity…I think I better TM that…
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100 comments about....Unicorns?!?!
whiskey tango foxtrot…
Saved by the buoyancy of citrus.
and yet, RMN doesn't seem to upset...:)
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it is baseball related
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who knew Purple Row baseball talk
could spawn panda porn and unicorns….
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isn't it magical?
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if it becomes SethSmithPandaCornPorn...
then I might reconsider my membership..
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or awesomely hideous
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more panda, less porn than you all probably guessed
also, name that movie reference (NOT the Star Wars one)
Iron Maiden? Excellent!
nice...beat me to it!
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darn..I was hoping for some FatPanda
with a horn…but well done
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Where have you been?
This is the new thing man.
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by controlled_slide on Mar 15, 2010 12:15 PM MDT up reply actions
Man...
I have been MIA for the last week. We could have traded Helton, Uball and Tulo, and the only way I would know is the fury of texts from RMN.
Hating Cubs fans since 1908
I didn't feel Seth Smith + Unicorn was textworthy
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by Andrew Martin on Mar 15, 2010 12:19 PM MDT up reply actions
now you know what "earning the unicorn" means
at least as much as the rest of us, it’s still very ambiguous
Iron Maiden? Excellent!
Oh lordy, I just noticed you changed your avatar....
I….I…..
there are no words
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it is very sexy.
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someone lied to you
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the best part is I will forget to change it until I get back
so every time I stumble on here via mobile, this image will pop up
Iron Maiden? Excellent!
"HEY YOU, get off of my blog"
you should animate this in some
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you don't?
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. . . . .
my department is 2 people short today (out of 4) and I haven’t even begun to pack for my 9am flight in the morning
Iron Maiden? Excellent!
and yet I am on here
photoshopping a bamboo stick onto a panda’s head for a joust with Smith’s unicorn
Iron Maiden? Excellent!
Oh Muzia...
that sounds like a good use of time to me.
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actually, you're right
all of this work will be taken care of when I’m gone…
Iron Maiden? Excellent!
that would be nice
I am the only one in my office that does what I do…good job security…but don’t know when the last time I had a vacation where nobody from work called me with an issue.
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there's a sentence I'll bet you never thought you'd write
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off to SXSW?
I’ll come work for a day or two in relief.
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Have I? become your MUZE (for Muzia)
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we would miss you
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Who can get upset?
With all the rainbows and unicorns around?!?
Ignorance of the American League is a sign of good moral character.
Look out Dodgers...Purple objects in mirror are closer than they appear.
:) poor RMN...
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yeahhhhhhh
I thought my reaction was appropriate
since my brother sent me the “robot unicorn attack” link, I’ve continually forgotten “Lisa Frank” and I just choked in the clutch
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by Andrew Martin on Mar 15, 2010 11:45 AM MDT up reply actions
lemme clarify
I’ve continually wanted to cite Lisa Frank, but constantly forgotten the name
choke
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by Andrew Martin on Mar 15, 2010 11:45 AM MDT up reply actions
so you were not clutch???
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glad I could oblige
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nice :)
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just 7?
over guy off the street?
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by Andrew Martin on Mar 15, 2010 11:59 AM MDT up reply actions
I think espn.com messageboard would be the replacement actually
and yeah, +7 seems really low.
I’ll give you+12 VORP
Iron Maiden? Excellent!
I thought you would use the DP forum
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The ESPN message board seems low for a replacement
Because then who’s below replacement?
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by controlled_slide on Mar 15, 2010 12:11 PM MDT up reply actions
prolly DP
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by Andrew Martin on Mar 15, 2010 12:13 PM MDT up reply actions
depends on who is the replacement poster
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what is my AORF
Articles over Replacement Fanpost?
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by Andrew Martin on Mar 15, 2010 12:03 PM MDT up reply actions
replacement would have to Olney today, right? or is it still Woody?
you are Pujolsian compared to those two
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Pujolsian!! win..
I love how we just make up words here at PR…
It’s awesome!
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isn't that exactly what I said?
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by Andrew Martin on Mar 15, 2010 11:57 AM MDT up reply actions
yes. yes it is.
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GOSH.
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by Andrew Martin on Mar 15, 2010 11:59 AM MDT up reply actions
I was just reinforcing the point that you referred
to “clutch” or(lack there of), which, IIRC, you have said is something that cannot be measured, amirite?
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not measured, but certainly demonstrated
well you know where I’m going with this
Iron Maiden? Excellent!
I really don't....please elaborate...
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I agree it can't be measured
but IIRC I’m the one who acknowledged it’s “there”, just not really something you should base an analysis around.
Jabbs was more the hardliner in that discussion
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by Andrew Martin on Mar 15, 2010 12:14 PM MDT up reply actions
this is true..
I forgot about Jabbs.
Speaking of Jabberwocky, I saw Alice in Wonderland last night…quite interesting and love Johnny Depp
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I still need to go
did you see it in 3D?
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by Andrew Martin on Mar 15, 2010 12:50 PM MDT up reply actions
I did not..
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wanna go sometime soon?
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by Andrew Martin on Mar 15, 2010 12:55 PM MDT up reply actions
very concise.
we’ll plan it.
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by Andrew Martin on Mar 15, 2010 1:20 PM MDT up reply actions
well, I just went very last minute and wasn't choosy about the 3D factor
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I have absolutely no interest in seeing it
I feel like they will destroy the book, and I loved the book.
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by controlled_slide on Mar 15, 2010 1:13 PM MDT up reply actions
I hear it's not supposed to be the book
but like a “sequel” or something
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by Andrew Martin on Mar 15, 2010 1:13 PM MDT up reply actions
(and yes I know through the looking glass is some sort of sequel already)
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by Andrew Martin on Mar 15, 2010 1:14 PM MDT up reply actions
not really a sequel
The story is more or less the same.
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If I'm not mistaken
It’s sort of a mix between Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass and what Alice Found There, except that it’s sort of a sequel and she’s coming back to Wonderland as an adult, but doesn’t remember it.
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by controlled_slide on Mar 15, 2010 1:17 PM MDT up reply actions
Burton was quoted as saying he didn't really follow the story at all
that he liked the world, but didn’t want to be limited by Carroll’s plot
Iron Maiden? Excellent!
groan
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by Andrew Martin on Mar 15, 2010 1:15 PM MDT up reply actions
Yeah, Carroll had no idea what he was doing
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He truly didn't.
He dropped some acid, and woke up the next morning with it.
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by WolfMarauder on Mar 15, 2010 1:16 PM MDT up reply actions
awesome
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I thought it was opium
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by Andrew Martin on Mar 15, 2010 1:21 PM MDT up reply actions
I didn't think it was
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Mar 15, 2010 11:37 PM MDT up reply actions
okay, COMPLETELY OT, but this headline made me laugh
Strip Club Patron Shot in Groin Multiple Times
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35877041
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talk about going down hill...
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I hope this does not include unicorns, pandas and Seth Smith
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I HOPE IT DOES!
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lol...oh my
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and hot dogs...can't forget the hot dogs.
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goes without saying...
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I agree with this comment
It should be fun to watch again
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JFK
Bad news on that front
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Mar 15, 2010 6:10 PM MDT up reply actions
so sad
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JFK
So what happened?
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Mar 15, 2010 11:38 PM MDT up reply actions
Didn't have the right cable
I’ll hopefully post it soon
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Mar 15, 2010 11:57 PM MDT up reply actions
AZ signs Reynolds to a 3y/$14.5M deal.
Here’s to 650+ Ks.
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that's not a bad deal at all
he was going to be arb eligible after this year, correct?
Iron Maiden? Excellent!
we'll see
if LaRoche springs to FA and there’s a better 3B candidate, his value will increase in that he won’t be losing it at 3B, but rather just kind of being at 1B
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by Andrew Martin on Mar 15, 2010 12:50 PM MDT up reply actions
also if he continues as a near-4 win player, he'll be worth it completely
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by Andrew Martin on Mar 15, 2010 12:56 PM MDT up reply actions
I guess they are overpaying by 4M this year in the hopes that he makes it back the next two years?
you usually see these deals closer to arbitration, right? not during spring training. It just seems a year early to me
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well they're buying out the risk that he'll have 3 more 40-HR seasons
and get Howardesque arby raises (exaggeration)
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by Andrew Martin on Mar 15, 2010 1:03 PM MDT up reply actions
They're taking more of a gamble than I'd be comfortable with
that he’ll continue hitting the dingerz.
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not surprised
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by Andrew Martin on Mar 15, 2010 1:04 PM MDT up reply actions
No surprise at all, just a bit of schadenfreude
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by WolfMarauder on Mar 15, 2010 1:12 PM MDT up reply actions
oh boy
Please let it be Redding, please let it be Redding…
excuse me, SquirrelTail
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Redding probably stays.
I thino mostly it’s going to be reassigning our youngsters. Friederich will go, plus most every minor league NRI except perhaps Cole Garner and Matt Miller.
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by WolfMarauder on Mar 15, 2010 1:17 PM MDT up reply actions
think*
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by WolfMarauder on Mar 15, 2010 1:17 PM MDT up reply actions
Any reason you think Garner & Miller will stay in camp longer?
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because they're the mans
and the whole AAA thing probably keeps them along longer than lower minors guys
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by Andrew Martin on Mar 15, 2010 1:23 PM MDT up reply actions
While we have plenty of depth on the roster and in the non-prospect NRIs in the middle IF...
… (Quintanilla, Herrerra, and EY2), our OF is basically entirely roster guys. We need a couple of extra players around to be on the bench for the next 2ish weeks of Spring to fill in in the OF regularly. Payton will be one, and assuming we need two more, Miller has the most experience with the guys (this is his third Spring Training with the Rockies as an NRI), and Garner has made an impression on the club this Spring, and they’ll probably want to keep him up and keep him around the big guys as long as possible. if they do choose to let Garner go down sooner rather than later, they may elect to keep Frey instead. Or just go with two backups.
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by WolfMarauder on Mar 15, 2010 1:36 PM MDT up reply actions
Thanks, that certainly makes sense.
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Because we have Q, H, and EY...
… we’ll probably see Nelson and Gomez optioned down too (they’re on the roster, so they have to actually be optioned). Maybe they’ll keep Gomez over Jonathan Herrera.
I also presume we’re going to see many of our newest minor league roster pitchers optioned down too, as they aren’t finding any playing time (I’m talking Roe/Nicasio/Alburquerque/Nicasio/etc.)
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by WolfMarauder on Mar 15, 2010 1:41 PM MDT up reply actions
I'd rather hang on to the guys who are closest to MLB level pitchers the longest
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by Andrew Martin on Mar 15, 2010 1:21 PM MDT up reply actions
Jason Grilli sent down by the tribe.
He’ll be getting surgery this week in Vail apparently for the torn quad couple weeks ago. After all the build up to his signing on twitter it’s sad to see his season fizzle out like that.
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by Andrew Martin on Mar 15, 2010 2:01 PM MDT up reply actions
good god what a perfect besuitful day today
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Mar 15, 2010 1:30 PM MDT via mobile reply actions
the sun is finally coming out here
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by Andrew Martin on Mar 15, 2010 1:31 PM MDT up reply actions
Conan O'Brien tweets
that he just punched what he thought was a paparazzi with a long lens. It was an old man with a wheat bread sub.
He apologizes.
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by Andrew Martin on Mar 15, 2010 1:41 PM MDT up reply actions
For those of you with more disposable income than discretion
Only a day left on this Helton jersey auction (circa 2000 if the stats are a hint, .698 slug, watch out)
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$735 is all???
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PS Let's win the NL West in 2010, shall we?
Word from Renck
is that Rafael Betancourt will be throwing live BP in a few days, and is slowly progressing.
Nothing crazy I guess, but news nonetheless.
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I saw him walk with Olivo down to the bullpen
but he turned around. I was SO sure I was about to see Raffy’s first BP session back today
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Mar 15, 2010 5:30 PM MDT up reply actions
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