Twisted Acres Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 This is what's been boggling me about all this. Next year ain't coming nowhere close to this year, no matter where he is. Just another example of just how important that walk year is. Can you imagine if Andruw Jones did what he did in '05 or '06 in '07 instead? He'd be all we're hearing about. Link to post Share on other sites
ction Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 The Sox only need a 3B for one more year, anyway. By 2009, their top AA prospect Trip Potter should be ready to be their everyday guy. In fact, some scouts think he'll be starting by September of 2008. Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 I hear Sidd Finch is tanned, rested and ready for '08. Link to post Share on other sites
Twisted Acres Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 Bring that 160mph fastball, Sidd! Come on back to the Mets! Link to post Share on other sites
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EL the Famous Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 Anyone, provided they are not physically handicapped, can hit or catch a ball Link to post Share on other sites
MattZ Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 Hey! Keep that out of here! Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 Don't point that thing at me! Link to post Share on other sites
Duck-Billed Catechist Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 Just another example of just how important that walk year is. Can you imagine if Andruw Jones did what he did in '05 or '06 in '07 instead? He'd be all we're hearing about.Other than his uncharacteristic performance, the bad thing about Jones is that it looks like he's carrying some bad weight. If he doesn't slim down his drop in performance could very well be permanent. Hard to say. Link to post Share on other sites
MattZ Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 And the Mets take the back page of the tabloids right back from the Yanks by signing Yorvit Torrealba!! Take that ARod fans!! Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 And the Mets take the back page of the tabloids right back from the Yanks by signing Yorvit Torrealba!! Take that ARod fans!! bobbob!! Link to post Share on other sites
Twisted Acres Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 A quasi-platoon of Torrealba and Castro might be quite good. I'm glad they didn't trade for a catcher. We need the prospects for a potential trade for a solid frontline pitcher. Other than his uncharacteristic performance, the bad thing about Jones is that it looks like he's carrying some bad weight. If he doesn't slim down his drop in performance could very well be permanent. Hard to say. You're totally right, Graham... he looks like he's been downing as many post-game whoopie pies as Miguel Cabrera and Bartolo Colon. Link to post Share on other sites
MattZ Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 They haven't announced the contract terms, but I am really interested to see what this guy gets. I mean, it's not every day that a fat, injury-prone catcher who can't hit or field gets signed. Any guesses? Link to post Share on other sites
bobbob1313 Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 And the Mets take the back page of the tabloids right back from the Yanks by signing Yorvit Torrealba!! Take that ARod fans!! And Marlins fans everywhere breathe a massive sigh of relief. Thank you for making your team worse and making it so we can't sign him and make our team worse! 3 years, 15 million. Holy crap, that's terrible. Link to post Share on other sites
boywiththorninside Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 Mariano Rivera wants a 4th Year I imagine he'll get it. Link to post Share on other sites
MattZ Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 Hi. My name is MattZ. I am a Mets, Jets and Knicks fan. I am also a Michigan alum. Thank you. Link to post Share on other sites
PigSooie Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 I am Jets fan. Me too! Link to post Share on other sites
bobbob1313 Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 Hi. My name is MattZ. I am a Mets, Jets and Knicks fan. I am also a Michigan alum. Thank you.I'm sorry about all of those. Link to post Share on other sites
bjorn_skurj Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 Most, or many, people who like the Mets, it seems, like the Jets too. (A Brooklyn-Queens-L.I. thing, I reckon. Living upstate, those focused geographical links are not as strong. When I was a little kid, though, I lived next door to some ex-Brooklynites, and they had a lot to do with me being a Mets fan.) I have an affection for the Jets, and a guy with the same last name as mine plays for them, but my true passion is for the New York Football Giants. And yay, I suppose, for Yorvit. I will miss Paulie's meltdowns, though. Classic New York baseball redass-ism. Link to post Share on other sites
jenbobblehead Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 SAN FRANCISCO -- Major League Baseball's all-time home run king Barry Bonds was indicted Thursday on perjury and obstruction justice charges, according to KTVU reporter Rita Williams. The five-count indictment -- four counts of perjury and one of obstruciton of justice -- capped one of the longest federal grand jury investigations in Northern California history -- a proceeding that introduced the sports world to the acronym BALCO (Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative) and led to the downfall of American track and field world and Olympic champions Marion Jones, Kelli White and Tim Montgomery. It touched the NFL with several current and former players called to testify including former All-Pro linebacker Bill Romanowski. It also sparked the ongoing debate surrounding Major League Baseball and its problems with athletes taking performance enhancing drugs. It's a debate that has gone to such lengths that the home run ball that Bonds ripped out of AT&T Park to break Hank Aaron's all-time record was headed to the Baseball Hall of Fame tattooed with an asterisk. The charges against Bonds stem from his Dec.4, 2003 grand jury testimony when he allegedly testified that he did not knowingly take performance enhancing drugs. Bonds trainer and friend Greg Anderson was convicted in the BALCO case on grand jury charges, served time in jail and returned to prison when he refused to testify again against Bonds. He remains in jail. But others have allegedly testified to the grand jury that Bonds had admitted to using steroids produced by BALCO including the slugger's former mistress Kimberly Bell and a former childhood friend Stevie Hoskins. The tax charges stem from cash Bonds allegedly collected -- and did not report to the Internal Revenue Service -- from memorabilia shows. Bonds broke Hank Aaron's record with his 756th home run on Aug. 7 -- an event not without plenty additional drama brought on by the federal drug probe. Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig grudgingly attended the games leading up to Bonds historic homer and Aaron did not travel to AT&T Park to witness the feat in person. The large banners commemorating the record still hang from the light posts on either side of the main center-field scoreboard at AT&T Park. Bonds ripped 762 homers in his 22 major league season and has recently talked about continuing his career else, possibly in nearby Oakland where the American League's designated hitter rule would allow him to bat but not play in the field where his aging body has robbed him of speed and quickness. Link to post Share on other sites
MattZ Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 Lowell is still on the Yankees' radar Lowell at first? In the Bronx? What are the odds? Nah, I dont buy it. The Yanks are trying to get the Sox to go to 4 yrs. And it's gonna work. Link to post Share on other sites
Twisted Acres Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 SAN FRANCISCO -- Major League Baseball's all-time home run king Barry Bonds was indicted Thursday on perjury and obstruction justice charges, according to KTVU reporter Rita Williams. It was just a matter of time... Link to post Share on other sites
bobbob1313 Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 WHatever, he's been guilty in everyone's minds for the last half decade anyways. Link to post Share on other sites
jenbobblehead Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 well, now he can have his day in court and perhaps be absolved!* *yeah. right. Link to post Share on other sites
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