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In the old days, this sort of move would have caused mass postings of gifs of people riding on penises like a horsie. People got kids and cats and stuff to take care of now.

KevinG - maybe I'm missing your point but where is defense being rewarded? Neither Verlander nor Braun won the MVP based on their defense.

'Defense,' in this case, would probably be more accurately stated as 'run prevention.'

While I am not a fan of pitchers winning the MVP, I think Verlander is a worthy choice.

 

However, I think that Michael Young should have fared better than 8th. I'm not sure who he should place above, but Michael Young was definitely the MVP of the AL Champs.

He played in 159 games and saw significant time at 1b, 3b, DH and also did spot duty at SS and 2b.

He led the league in hits.

When Hamilton went down in April, Young moved into the 3 spot in the batting order.

When Beltre went down in August, Young moved into his spot at 3b and the batting order (cleanup).

He didn't have a great post season, but MVP voting doesn't really count that.

I'm not saying he should have won the MVP, but he deserved to have better recognition from the Sports writers.

Yeah, but he wasn't any good at any of those defensive positions, and was 14th in the AL in OPS. I think he's too high at 8th.

Umm... is dead.

Long live Umm...

Since we're reminiscing, sometimes I think about the fact that you all got to know me when I was in high school. And I think "Man, you guys are lucky your every thought as a 16-year-old isn't saved on the internet for anyone who cares to find it."

Obviously you know the team better than I do, But I doubt even the new ownership group would have been willing to;

A- Spend $200 million plus in one offseason for 5 years of two players, and

B- Bump payroll from last year's up to $103 million, with Lee also schedule to make $109 million over the final 4 years of the contract.

That's an outrageous amount of money to spend in one offseason. I have my doubts that they sign both in that scenario.

Well, it's probably fair to say that the Rangers at the least don't sign Beltre, and quite possibly are more agressive in moving Young if they did re-sign Lee, so I'm not sure it's a question worth asking.

It certainly sounds like Zambrano will end up down here, but it would require the cubs to assume a fairly substantial amount of cash, I would think.

I yam who I yam.

 

 

I think you work for the newspaper down there, right? If that is the case, you should be extremely happy is heading to Miami. For better or worse, he is going to fill up the sporting page.

 

Of course, I think you were not thrilled about the deal, not necessarily about the hiring of Guillen.

Oh yeah, he's a boon for sports coverage down here, which is why I get why the Marlins did the deal. They need to make a splash, and Ozzie does that.

Also, Venezuelans are the fastest growing Hispanic group in South Florida, and a large portion of them are very wealthy. If he can help the Marlins tap into that demographic, it could be huge.

The reason I'm not thrilled is because I don't think managers have a large impact on the game itself, so I don't like trading players for a manager. But given the off field stuff, I get why the Marlins did it.

My team is doing well for a Sun Belt team this year!

Quite a coup for the White Sox -- they got 2 high upside prospects for a manager they would have let go for nothing.-

Eh.

The White Sox definitely got the better Ozzie, but not by much. If he's more than a utility player, they should be thrilled.

And Marinez has a huge arm and huge control problems. If he figures it out, he's an 8th inning guy. If not, he's not a major leaguer.

I wasn't thrilled about the deal, but I understand why we did it. I don't think either are exactly what would accurately be described as "high upside prospects," though. If there's one thing the Marlins could afford to let go of, it was hard throwing right handed relievers.

John's bass playing over the last three albums has been nothing short of incredible. He doesn't he his due.

My favorite things about this album:

Total freakout on "Art of Almost."

Total Randy Newman feel on "Capitol City."

Total power pop rocking on "Standing O."

It's real good.

omgomgomgomgomgom

This guy's right, though. Just wait.

It's alright.

Minnesota is not close to South Florida. It is not close at all!

The average age of our Sports department is probably 37, but there's almost nobody within 13 years of that age, I think, so I definitely know what you're talking about.

Luckily, I started working the same week we made an institution-wide change to a new content management and production system, so I learned everything on the fly like everyone else, so I haven't been too out of place.

And yeah, picking up new skills is the only way I'm going to survive in this industry. Thankfully, everyone seems really happy with what I've done so far.

Alex Rodriguez playing poker : Intentionally throwing the World Series :: Bourne Supremacy : The Manchurian Candidate?

Sept. 8, 1995

R.E.M. Featuring Radiohead at the Miami Arena

First night of the "Monster" tour.

I was 7, so it didn't hit me as it should have, but I was there.

Wilfred is good.

Louie is among the best things ever.

My only accomplishment this summer is that I got "promoted" to full time at the Miami Herald, which actually means that instead of just designing pages three days a week, I'll be designing pages three days a week, be in charge of the Sports section of the web site one night a week, and be in charge of the rest of the web site the rest of the week.

So it's kind of a lateral move, except I get more hours per week, and I seem to be impressing people with my desire to take the initiative and learn new skills, so that's good.

So, between that and moving into a place with just my wife, and learning how to balance a household budget and all of the various things that go along with not having a parental safety net anymore, I guess you could say I kind of became an adult over the summer.

Of course, I still stay up until 6 am on occasion, but still. Adult. Ish.

I've been all about A Ghost Is Born recently, and this clip has me thinking it may harken back to that type of sound, which would be just swell.

Even without having heard the album, I'm feeling pretty confident that this will be the only way to classify Wilco's albums:

AM

BT

ST

YHF

AGIB

SBS

W(TA)

TWW

Debate all you want. But you know it.

Wilco skipped Florida during the Sky Blue Sky tour which is really a shame...because based on the Ashes DVD It would have been a hell of a show.

 

I guess "an evening with Wilco" made up for it.

I actually saw Wilco on the YHF tour in a "movie theater" in West Palm Beach...that was the day I became a die hard fan. Seen them 3 times since.

 

Would totally drive to Orlando or Tampa if they were coming.

I was at that show at the Carefree in WPB. I was in 8th grade, and it definitely made me a die hard too.

They only came to Jacksonville from what I remember during SBS tours; I almost made the drive, but it didn't work out. I'd definitely drive to see them upstate.