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Baseball Thread IV

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by Evil Bastard (aka Chris_L), May 28, 2006.

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  1. Oz

    Oz Well-Known Member

    Check that -- even better, five pitchers threw at least an inning apiece in their 12-1 loss. Brilliant.
     
    Oz, Jun 4, 2006
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  2. Evil Bastard (aka Chris_L)

    Evil Bastard (aka Chris_L) Active Member

    On this day in history

    Hmmm.... ten-cent beer...
     
    Evil Bastard (aka Chris_L), Jun 4, 2006
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  3. Evil Bastard (aka Chris_L)

    Evil Bastard (aka Chris_L) Active Member

    More on ten-cent beer night

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten_Cent_Beer_Night

    Interesting bit
     
    Evil Bastard (aka Chris_L), Jun 4, 2006
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  4. Moderator1

    Moderator1 Moderator Staff Member

    In fact, they did give him the ball.
    His quote? "You know, I didn't really do anything." Those William and Mary guys are bright.

    I got an e-mail from one of the part-timers at the office: "Impressive debut by Bray, huh? He won." Yes, he looked very good on that one pitch. He got it to Schneider. I think it was even a strike, but I'm not sure.
     
    Moderator1, Jun 4, 2006
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  5. casty33

    casty33 Active Member

    Probably an insignificant note but interesting ...

    Mets broadcaster Gary Cohen doubles over in pain and heads to the hospital to have his appendix removed, the same hospital Mets right fielder Xaver Nady went to for the same ailment.

    As I said, there is no connection but ...
     
    casty33, Jun 4, 2006
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  6. Hammer Pants

    Hammer Pants Active Member

    Random thought I just had — how many non-everyday players are better than Wilson Betemit?
     
    Hammer Pants, Jun 4, 2006
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  7. Moderator1

    Moderator1 Moderator Staff Member

    No. 20 for Soriano. He crushed the hell out of it, too.

    So I've upped the price. An entire farm system AND an entire draft.
     
    Moderator1, Jun 4, 2006
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  8. BYH

    BYH Active Member

    Sorry but you can't trade draft picks. Maybe the Nats can pull off a three-team deal and land somebody else's farm system as well. :D

    Casty, was Cohen in the booth when he was stricken? Hope he gets well soon. He broadcasts the spawn of Satan's games, but he's a great announcer and a good guy.
     
    BYH, Jun 4, 2006
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  9. Moderator1

    Moderator1 Moderator Staff Member

    That'll work. I'll take two farm systems and no draft.
    You really can't trade draft picks? Is that the only sport that doesn't allow that?
    George Allen used to trade the same pick twice. He finally got caught.
     
    Moderator1, Jun 4, 2006
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  10. BYH

    BYH Active Member

    Not only are baseball teams prohibited from trading draft picks, they aren't allowed to trade a draftee until he has spent a calendar year in the organization. That's why the Mets had to send a PTBNL to the Marlins for Mike Piazza in 1998...they couldn't name the player until Geoff Goetz, a no. 1 pick in 1997, reached that 365-day mark.

    I may be wrong, but I believe draft picks aren't allowed to be traded because the powers that be were worried the big money teams would just acquire the picks from the cheap teams. The draft is intended to be the great equalizer for shitastic teams like the Royals, Pirates and Marlins, though I'm sure someone will cry about how the draft is unfair too because the no. 1 picks get big money.
     
    BYH, Jun 4, 2006
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  11. Moderator1

    Moderator1 Moderator Staff Member

    Bad collision in Milwaukee, Fielder and Jenkins AFTER the ball hit the ground.
    Fielder is up.  Jenkins is too, now, but he don't look good.
     
    Moderator1, Jun 4, 2006
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  12. leo1

    leo1 Active Member

    i think that's right. another reason is that baseball draft picks are far less likely to become major league contributors than counterparts in the other three major sports. i don't know what the numbers are, but i'd say a comparison of number of first-round draft picks who end up starting for the big club vs. number of nfl or nba picks that are starters three or four years later would show that the baseball draft, especially the first couple of rounds, is based on luck and money. the best farm systems develop when an organization knows how to find mid- to lower-round picks.
     
    leo1, Jun 4, 2006
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