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Baseball Thread 5 - #5 George Brett Has a Story to Tell

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Evil Bastard (aka Chris_L), Jun 24, 2009.

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  1. GB-Hack

    GB-Hack Active Member

    This...

    ...and this are why I love this place.

    Rays need to make a 5-1 run, at minimum, to go into the All-Star break in contention for the division/wild card..
     
    GB-Hack, Jul 7, 2009
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  2. JakeandElwood

    JakeandElwood Well-Known Member

    JakeandElwood, Jul 7, 2009
    #674
  3. GB-Hack

    GB-Hack Active Member

    I'll read this tomorrow. I'm a little too tired and emotional [privateeyereference,lookitup] to do so right now.
     
    GB-Hack, Jul 7, 2009
    #675
  4. Elliotte Friedman

    Elliotte Friedman Moderator Staff Member

    Sorry, BYH, had a softball game tonight.

    I read David Falk's book recently and it talked about how an agent maximizes deals. Sometimes, you get a situation where players cash in because they are in the right spot at the right time, and an agent can basically hold the team hostage. That happened with Wells.

    He became a free agent during a down time for the franchise. The team wasn't very good, with Halladay and nothing else. He'd just won his third Gold Glove and had a great year at the plate. The fan base really liked him and the organization was desperate to energize the fan base. We all thought he'd leave, and, evidently, the owners did too.

    There was so much excitement when they got him to stay. You couldn't blame management for doing it. But Wells has really let them down, as much with attitude as performance. They're gun-shy because of it.
     
    Elliotte Friedman, Jul 7, 2009
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  5. Evil Bastard (aka Chris_L)

    Evil Bastard (aka Chris_L) Active Member

    Never mind what I said about Guthrie ;)
     
    Evil Bastard (aka Chris_L), Jul 7, 2009
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  6. GB-Hack

    GB-Hack Active Member

    Elliotte,

    Do you think a potential Wells situation is a cause for other teams, not only in MLB, to re-sign players to an inflated contract, in order to appease and give hope to the fanbase?
     
    GB-Hack, Jul 7, 2009
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  7. GB-Hack

    GB-Hack Active Member

    Do I not need to look at the boxscore to understand it is not going well?
     
    GB-Hack, Jul 7, 2009
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  8. Evil Bastard (aka Chris_L)

    Evil Bastard (aka Chris_L) Active Member

    Guthrie gave up 3 runs in the 1st
     
    Evil Bastard (aka Chris_L), Jul 7, 2009
    #680
  9. Guy_Incognito

    Guy_Incognito Well-Known Member

    If you were JP, do you try to make whoever takes Halladay also take Wells?
     
    Guy_Incognito, Jul 7, 2009
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  10. GB-Hack

    GB-Hack Active Member

    Depends.

    Do you want to maximise that which you can get back for a stud starting pitcher, or do you want to dump a terrible contract?
     
    GB-Hack, Jul 7, 2009
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  11. Knighthawk

    Knighthawk Member

    And they didn't hit for Pena in the 8th because Mitch Maier was unavailable after yesterday's outfield collision. They could have had Brayan Pena or Buck hit for him, but then they would have to play right field, with Bloomquist moving back to short.

    Granted, given it would have been one inning of a bad fielder against a real hitter replacing Mr .091, but that was Hillman's thinking. He did have Buck on deck to hit for Pena when the game ended.
     
    Knighthawk, Jul 8, 2009
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  12. Bubbler

    Bubbler Well-Known Member

    Good to see that Ryan Braun's words inspired the bats.
     
    Bubbler, Jul 8, 2009
    #684
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