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Offline sportsfan882

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Re: Plan "B"
« Reply #1400 on: January 06, 2009, 03:25:24 pm »
Quote from: natsfan4evr on January 06, 2009, 03:21:25 pm
New post from Chico. IF He is right, I hope The Lerners have trouble selling 20,000 tickets a game.

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/nationalsjournal/2009/01/right_off_the_stove.html
It makes sense. Quick fixes are not the answers/solutions.
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Offline hammondsnats

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Re: Plan "B"
« Reply #1401 on: January 06, 2009, 03:27:42 pm »
Quote from: sportsfan882 on January 06, 2009, 03:25:24 pm
It makes sense. Quick fixes are not the answers/solutions.

Here we go again.  And relying on Pete Orr/Levale Speigner and 100+ loss seasons are?

We're screwed either way.  May as well get someone that can help us win now, give our guys some confidence, give our fans something to watch and not rush the development in Marrero. 
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Offline Nat of the Living Dead

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Re: Plan "B"
« Reply #1402 on: January 06, 2009, 03:29:19 pm »
Quote from: hammondsnats on January 06, 2009, 03:27:42 pm
Here we go again.  And relying on Pete Orr/Levale Speigner and 100+ loss seasons are?

Though he is a magnificent specimen of athlete, electrifying in every way, who says we are depending on Pete Orr for anything? I can't even remember the last time I've seen Speigner.
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Offline sportsfan882

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Re: Plan "B"
« Reply #1403 on: January 06, 2009, 03:31:53 pm »
Quote from: hammondsnats on January 06, 2009, 03:27:42 pm
Here we go again.  And relying on Pete Orr/Levale Speigner and 100+ loss seasons are?

We're screwed either way.  May as well get someone that can help us win now, give our guys some confidence, give our fans something to watch and not rush the development in Marrero. 
That's the wrong mindset. We should not just spend money just to spend it and appease impatient fans. It has to be a smart and sensible signing. Dunn and Hudson don't make sense.
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Offline natsfan4evr

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Re: Plan "B"
« Reply #1404 on: January 06, 2009, 03:32:00 pm »
Screw this. I can't take another 100+ loss season.
If we rely on Nick Johnson, we are going to get burned. Who's going to fill in for him?

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Offline DCFan

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Re: Plan "B"
« Reply #1405 on: January 06, 2009, 03:33:42 pm »
Quote from: natsfan4evr on January 06, 2009, 03:32:00 pm
If we rely on Nick Johnson, we are going to get burned. Who's going to fill in for him?
Dmitri, that flash in the pan, I mean HoF candidate, is only a puddle jumper away in Syracuse.  :rofl:
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Offline spidernat

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Re: Plan "B"
« Reply #1406 on: January 06, 2009, 03:34:35 pm »
Quote from: sportsfan882 on January 06, 2009, 03:31:53 pm
That's the wrong mindset. We should not just spend money just to spend it and appease impatient fans. It has to be a smart and sensible signing. Dunn and Hudson don't make sense.

Considering the source, does anyone else find this laughable?  :rofl:
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Offline natsfan4evr

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Re: Plan "B"
« Reply #1407 on: January 06, 2009, 03:34:42 pm »
Quote from: DCFan on January 06, 2009, 03:33:42 pm
Dmitri, that flash in the pan, I mean HoF candidate, is only a puddle jumper away in Syracuse.  :rofl:
Syracuse Burger King or Syracuse Old Country Buffet?
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Offline DCFan

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Re: Plan "B"
« Reply #1408 on: January 06, 2009, 03:35:33 pm »
Quote from: natsfan4evr on January 06, 2009, 03:34:42 pm
Syracuse Burger King or Syracuse Old Country Buffet?

E - all of the above.  ;)
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Offline Minty Fresh

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Re: Plan "B"
« Reply #1409 on: January 06, 2009, 03:37:02 pm »
Quote from: Nat of the LivingDead on January 06, 2009, 02:43:37 pm
Oooo, Teix rubbing the salt in those open, infected wounds Baltimore wounds.

Did anyone hear the comments from Tex about how he came to the decision to sign with the Yankees?  It made me want to puke. 

Come on Mark.  You've already signed the contract.  You don't need to suck up now, they have to pay you.
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Offline hammondsnats

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Re: Plan "B"
« Reply #1410 on: January 06, 2009, 03:38:14 pm »
NOTLD- it's just an example it could be anyone of the AAAA/oft-injured/out of position options we're going to throw out there at 1B.

Sportsfan- We're not talking Mark Teixeira money/years here.  We'd be adding a big bopper and/or former all-star to our line-up ... which would be much needed.  Look how rechid our offense was last season?  If we sit back and do nothing AGAIN, I can't wait to see the TV ratings and attendence figures this season.  You thought last year was bad, wow.
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Offline Nat of the Living Dead

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Re: Plan "B"
« Reply #1411 on: January 06, 2009, 03:38:20 pm »
Quote from: Minty Fresh on January 06, 2009, 03:37:02 pm
Did anyone hear the comments from Tex about how he came to the decision to sign with the Yankees?  It made me want to puke. 

Come on Mark.  You've already signed the contract.  You don't need to suck up now, they have to pay you.

What? More than him wearing a Yank hat to O's games? Let's hear what you know!
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Offline Nat of the Living Dead

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Re: Plan "B"
« Reply #1412 on: January 06, 2009, 03:40:14 pm »
Quote from: hammondsnats on January 06, 2009, 03:38:14 pm
If we sit back and do nothing AGAIN, I can't wait to see the TV ratings and attendence figures this season.  You thought last year was bad, wow.

Okay, so they go in the crapper. So what? What are you going to do? Stop paying attention to the team? What are you threatening here considering you do not personally lose or gain a penny when it comes to TV ratings and attendance at the stadium?
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Offline Minty Fresh

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Re: Plan "B"
« Reply #1413 on: January 06, 2009, 03:41:17 pm »
Quote from: Nat of the LivingDead on January 06, 2009, 03:38:20 pm
What? More than him wearing a Yank hat to O's games? Let's hear what you know!

Something to the effect of, "I turned to [wife's name] and said, 'I dunno honey, what do you think?'  And she said, 'Mark, I just want you to be happy wherever you go.'  And then just before Christmas she said, 'hon, I think you should be a Yankee.'  So I think Cash should thank her for this decision as much as anyone else."

Translation:

Mark's wife:  "YOU DUMB, freak!  WHAT PART OF 180 MILLION DOLLARS ARE YOU FAILING TO UNDERSTAND?!?!?!?!??!"

They've been replaying clips all afternoon on XM-175.  I'm sure you'll hear it again.  Everything the Spankees do is so theatrical it makes me sick to my stomach.
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Offline sportsfan882

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Re: Plan "B"
« Reply #1414 on: January 06, 2009, 03:41:57 pm »
Quote from: hammondsnats on January 06, 2009, 03:38:14 pm

Sportsfan- We're not talking Mark Teixeira money/years here.  We'd be adding a big bopper and/or former all-star to our line-up ... which would be much needed.  Look how rechid our offense was last season?  If we sit back and do nothing AGAIN, I can't wait to see the TV ratings and attendence figures this season.  You thought last year was bad, wow.
I just don't think going out and signing overrated 29-30 year-old players to 3-year contracts is that smart, especially for a rebuilding team like ours'. It doesn't fit the "plan".

I could care less what the TV ratings and attendance numbers are. Not my problem.
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Offline tomterp

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Re: Plan "B"
« Reply #1415 on: January 06, 2009, 03:42:14 pm »
Quote from: Minty Fresh on January 06, 2009, 03:37:02 pm
Did anyone hear the comments from Tex about how he came to the decision to sign with the Yankees?  It made me want to puke. 

Come on Mark.  You've already signed the contract.  You don't need to suck up now, they have to pay you.

Yes, it was a disgraceful ass-kissing.  I'm real glad I'm not an Orioles fan hearing that.
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Offline Nat of the Living Dead

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Re: Plan "B"
« Reply #1416 on: January 06, 2009, 03:43:13 pm »
Quote from: Minty Fresh on January 06, 2009, 03:41:17 pm
Something to the effect of, "I turned to [wife's name] and said, 'I dunno honey, wht do you think?'  And she said, 'Mark, I just want you to be happy wherever you go.'  And then just before Christmas she said, 'hon, I think you should be a Yankee.'  So I think Cash should thank her for this decision as much as anyone else."

Translation:

Mark's wife:  "YOU DUMB, freak!  WHAT PART OF 180 MILLION DOLLARS ARE YOU FAILING TO UNDERSTAND?!?!?!?!??!"

His wife was only thinking of their future.

TRANSLATION: Gold digging slut.
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Offline DCFan

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Re: Plan "B"
« Reply #1417 on: January 06, 2009, 03:43:17 pm »
Quote from: sportsfan882 on January 06, 2009, 03:41:57 pm
I just don't think going out and signing overrated 29-30 year old players to 3-year contracts is that smart, especially for a rebuilding team like ours'. It doesn't fit the "plan".

Yeah, 40 homeruns is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay overrated.  :roll:
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Offline natsfan4evr

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Re: Plan "B"
« Reply #1418 on: January 06, 2009, 03:43:26 pm »
Quote from: Nat of the LivingDead on January 06, 2009, 03:38:20 pm
What? More than him wearing a Yank hat to O's games? Let's hear what you know!
His wife told him to play anywhere that would make him happy and then she finally said Be a Yankee
He was sucking up to Don Mattingly and said he liked Cal, but Mattingly was his man

He loved playing at Yankees stadium and always dreamed of wearing the pinstripes.
Last but not least, he said he knew 2 weeks before he signed that he was going to be a Yankee. Once the deal came to be, he was ecstatic.
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Offline Minty Fresh

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Re: Plan "B"
« Reply #1419 on: January 06, 2009, 03:44:15 pm »
Quote from: Nat of the LivingDead on January 06, 2009, 03:43:13 pm
His wife was only thinking of their future.

TRANSLATION: Gold digging slut.

Is she hot like Anna Benson?
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Offline tomterp

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Re: Plan "B"
« Reply #1420 on: January 06, 2009, 03:45:38 pm »
Quote from: DCFan on January 06, 2009, 03:43:17 pm
Yeah, 40 homeruns is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay overrated.  :roll:

Yup, just as doing it for 5 consecutive years is, too.
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Offline Air Zimmerman

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Re: Plan "B"
« Reply #1421 on: January 06, 2009, 03:47:00 pm »
i think our outfield should be set in stone: Willingham in left, leave Lastings in center, and Dukes and his cannon arm in right.

i don't like this competition for center business, especially if the loser (Milledge) is benched. there wouldn't be much competition between Dukes and Milledge since Dukes is the far more advanced and simply superior ballplayer.
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Offline The Chief

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Re: Plan "B"
« Reply #1422 on: January 06, 2009, 03:47:34 pm »
sportsfan's ragepost count is inversely proportional to the number of wins the team gets, so of course he doesn't want us to improve, it might threaten his lead in the forum stats :lol:
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Offline Nat of the Living Dead

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Re: Plan "B"
« Reply #1423 on: January 06, 2009, 03:48:21 pm »
Quote from: Minty Fresh on January 06, 2009, 03:44:15 pm
Is she hot like Anna Benson?

No, a bit more dull.



Second from left.
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Offline natsfan4evr

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Re: Plan "B"
« Reply #1424 on: January 06, 2009, 03:48:28 pm »
Quote from: Minty Fresh on January 06, 2009, 03:44:15 pm
Is she hot like Anna Benson?
She is okay. Nothing to write home about
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