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Comment on Does Liriano Have a Case? by Nick Underhill

Nick Underhill — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:27:36 +0000

@Blue Workhorse- He’s only thrown 127 innings, that’s only 7 up on Nick Blackburn, and the rest of the guys have no more than 15 games. That’s not something that is irreplaceable, and to top it off, he hasn’t been effective. What good is it if they aren’t quality innings? Liriano was the best pitcher on earth during his 2006 reign, so I have trouble understanding this logic. He can mentor guys from the bench.

Comment on Writers by Gibbons

Gibbons — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 02:30:57 +0000

Yo man get at me through the email, I sent you a few, but it feels like you fell off the face of the earth. Holla at me big boy

Comment on Does Liriano Have a Case? by Nick Underhill

Nick Underhill — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:34:44 +0000

Just trying something else out, something a little easier and quicker to manage. Sometimes I just want to write and not do all the stupid stuff on the back end. It looks great on your site though, love the customizations you have done to it on your site.

Comment on Does Liriano Have a Case? by Jamie

Jamie — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:21:41 +0000

What happened to the old wordpress theme?

Comment on Does Liriano Have a Case? by BlueWorkhorse

BlueWorkhorse — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:54:23 +0000

You can’t take Livan out of the rotation. He eats innings, saving the bullpen, and he is the only veteran, which means he should be the one that is tutoring all the young arms in the rotation.

Just imagine how jam packed the Twins starting rotation would be if they didn’t trade away Matt Garza. You’d have 8 legitimate starters (counting Liriano and Bonser).

Comment on Does Liriano Have a Case? by Nick Underhill

Nick Underhill — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 07:11:46 +0000

Boof has struggled though, he’s got a 6.00+ ERA. He’s got the stuff, just needs to put it together. Livan definately could be moved, I agree, he’s the one I would skip to give Liriano a shot.

As far as AAA hitters being a different beast, absolutely, there’s no comparison, but I think with the way Francisco has dominated, he’s earned a shot.

Comment on Does Liriano Have a Case? by Sooze

Sooze — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 04:00:32 +0000

Hopefully they can find a way to recall Liriano at the beginning of August, maybe. If he does end up sucking like you mentioned (11.32 ERA in 10.1 innings, ugh) or hurting himself, the Twins always have Boof stuffed into the back of the bullpen, gathering dust, just waiting for another shot at the rotation. Bottom line, Livan is the only logical pitcher to move, and that’s what’s going to have to happen if Liriano wants a shot. Unless someone gets injured.

Sadly, success with AAA hitters is not always the same as life in the big leagues.

Comment on Manny Deserves Better by Nick Underhill

Nick Underhill — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 03:01:08 +0000

Ed,
That was more in reference to the 2003 waiver stunt they pulled. What they did then is like the equivalent of placing Albert Pujols on irrevocable waivers. That’s not right.

And, no, they shouldn’t give him the money now, why would they? The option is for next year. All he wants to do is sit down and see where their heads are at. He’s done a lot for that city, the least they can do is be genuine with him for 10 minutes. Clearly he’s speaking out because some type of promise has been broken.

You’re right, though. It’s a year to year thing now, especially since he’s getting older. It’d just be nice to see some type of loyalty now and then. If they have no intention of extending him, they should just tell him and present him with a lesser offer, I think that’s what Manny is looking for right now. He just wants to be in Boston.

Comment on Manny Deserves Better by Ed

Ed — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 02:10:40 +0000

Look, I love the Sox and love Manny. But the statement, that’s no way to treat a legend, not then and not now, is ludicrous. What are the Sox supposed to do? Give him the 20 million right now? Why would they? I think the team is doing the right thing. Let’s see how he does the rest of the year, and make sure he doesn’t do something else stupid, like attack another team employee, or stand there and watch three Mariano fastballs go by again, before we all decide Manny deserves more than 40 million over the next two years.

Comment on Manny Deserves Better by Nick Underhill

Nick Underhill — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 20:45:01 +0000

Good stuff Bryan, and I agree with your comment 100%. That’s the thing, though. I don’t think a lot of people realize how much work Manny puts into his hitting. They think he just rolls out of bed, throws on his doo-rag, and heads to the park. That’s not true. The guy works very hard at hitting, and like you said, if he worked on his D like that, woah.

It’s like Ortiz says, Manny loves the people, the fans, the celebrity, and he’s taking full advantage of it. He has fun, he loves his job. What is so wrong with that? He appreciates everything that he has accomplished, and he takes none of it for granted. I think we’d be better off with more guys like him.

Comment on Manny Deserves Better by Bryan

Bryan — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 20:17:23 +0000

As a Red Sox fan, I sincerely hope his option is picked up. Antics aside, Manny is a treat to watch — someone, like Griffey Jr, who is all natural talent. It’s said that the truly great players make the game look easy, and Manny is certainly no exception.

The David Ecksteins of the world bust their butts every day because they know that there are others with more raw talent right behind them, ready to take their place. But Manny (maybe unfortunately) knows he’s good enough not to worry about that. You shudder to think how good he would be if he put forth the concentration he puts into his hitting into every aspect of his game.

Favorite Manny moment: robbing Miguel Cairo of a home run in the Stadium. Cairo didn’t realize the catch had been made until he was back in the dugout and wondering why the run wasn’t being put on the scoreboard. Manny gave that goofy grin and pointed into the Yankees’ dugout. Classic.

(http://www.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20040918&content_id=862527&vkey=news_bos&fext=.jsp&c_id=bos)

Comment on Manny Deserves Better by Gibbons

Gibbons — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:50:01 +0000

I LOVE MANNY! Dude is so Sick. When was the last time you ever saw someone hi five the crowd after an out then gun the ball to the cut off man. Unreal….

Comment on The Bulls Should’ve Taken Beasley by ike

ike — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:15:17 +0000

i have an idea, since you think the bulls should have selected beasley why dont you follow his 5 highschool attending kista to miami, im sure they can use some more fairweather fans. we have rose and we are happy with him, its a done deal. so you can continue to write your shoulda coulda woulda blogs, but do it in south beach, we dont need you.

Comment on 2008 IWS All-Stars by Bill

Bill — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 17:20:28 +0000

Good article little brother. Way to not be biased. Keep up the good work!!!

Comment on The Harden Factor by Nick Underhill

Nick Underhill — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 05:30:51 +0000

To tell you the truth I’m not sure there’s a pitcher in the league I’d take over a healthy Harden.

Comment on The Harden Factor by Aaron

Aaron — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 04:58:46 +0000

A matchup of Sheets and Sabathia vs Zambrano and Harden is extremely even, and its very intriguing! Great trade by the Cubs! I posted about this tonight too.

Comment on The Bulls Should’ve Taken Beasley by deedubya

deedubya — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:18:20 +0000

Yeah, maybe Riley got a gift. We’ll see. But the real gift came to the Bulls. Hello 1.7% chance. Hello Derrick Rose. We’re thrilled to have you.

Comment on Baseball’s 10 Most Unbreakable Records by MetFanMac

MetFanMac — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 06:21:38 +0000

Most of these records have to do with longevity. DiMaggio’s streak, OTOH, has been categorized by Stephen Jay Gould as “statistically impossible”. That’s my pick for #1.

Comment on CC to the Brewers by Bryan Clark

Bryan Clark — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 06:10:14 +0000

That was a moronic comment AGM. Outside of Sheets and now Sabathia they have no proven arms. Their bullpen is sub-par, and defensively they can’t hold their own. They have the hitters, sure… but how much impact is CC going to make every 5th day, without a solid defense behind him?

Also, let’s take into consideration the fact that most pitchers struggle at first when switching leagues, and it may just be more hype for the Brew Crew.

This team is NOT a serious pennant contender.

Comment on CC to the Brewers by Nick Underhill

Nick Underhill — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 21:53:36 +0000

DMT- Good point, they will be compensated with Draft picks. But the draft is a crap shoot, if they don’t win the title, they win a huge risk of drafting players that won’t have an impact in the future. LaPorta is a certified future star, you don’t get guys like that every year. If you did, Cleveland would have held onto CC and tried their luck.

Andrew- Another good point. This certainly opens things up in the Central. Cleveland may be struggling but they still are a very talented team that could mess things up down the stretch.

AGM- I like that this club is being aggressive. They are trying to win, you can’t hate on that. But long term, it’s not the best move.

Ken- I think that’s a little premature. The Cubs are still the team to beat until the Brewers prove otherwise.