bobbob1313 Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 I was saying this the other day to my friend: Juan Pierre was a borderline good leadoff hitter for 2 years in Florida, and I loved him. He was exciting to watch and he wasn't killing the team. But since his value was entirely based on his BA, once that slipped below .300, he became not so much fun to have on your team. But he was pretty awesome during 2003. Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 Speaking of Juan's: He's Back!http://www.rotoworld.com/Content/playernews.aspx?sport=MLB Also: CC Sabathia to stay put for 2008 season? (lie)Alex Rios- 1 yr/$4+ M w/TorontoFreddy Sanches 2 yr/$19 M (incentives/option)PiratesBedard deal close (again) Link to post Share on other sites
MrRain422 Posted February 5, 2008 Author Share Posted February 5, 2008 John Peter was better in 2004 than in 2003, and even then just good and nothing special. Link to post Share on other sites
Twisted Acres Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 Anyone planning to make a trip to DC this year to see the new ballpark, or to NYC to bid adieu to Yankee and/or Shea Stadiums? Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 I'll definitely be attending games at both NY stadiums this season. Link to post Share on other sites
JerseyMike Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 Juan Pierre was a borderline good leadoff hitter for 2 years in Florida, and I loved him. He was exciting to watch and he wasn't killing the team. But since his value was entirely based on his BA, once that slipped below .300, he became not so much fun to have on your team. But he was pretty awesome during 2003. Exactly. I wanted the Yanks to get Pierre instead of signing Damon because I though he was the perfect fit for the Yanks. Glad they passed. or to NYC to bid adieu to Yankee and/or Shea Stadiums? Every year I get a 12-game package for Saturday Yankee home games. You can find me behind home plate about 3/4 of the way up in the top deck keeping score. Its gonna be wierd going to a new place next year...if I can afford the tix! They should have demolished Shea years ago!! Link to post Share on other sites
jenbobblehead Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 Anyone planning to make a trip to DC this year to see the new ballpark, or to NYC to bid adieu to Yankee and/or Shea Stadiums?i will be at the new Nats stadium quite a bit as i've bought into season tix. And i plan on making some trips up to Shea. The toilet can suck my tr0nz. Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 BOS re-signs Kielty for $800 K as "insurance" if he makes the roster. Coco on the move?:http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/reds..._move_that.html Link to post Share on other sites
bobbob1313 Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 John Peter was better in 2004 than in 2003, and even then just good and nothing special. I would argue his increases in OBP and SLG are offset in 04 by his stealing percentage dropping pretty drastically. This is, of course, without looking it up. BP says: he was worth a full win more in 03, but that is mostly due to his drop from a simply bad defensive center fielder to a terrible one. Offensively, it's a push. Link to post Share on other sites
bjorn_skurj Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 I certainly intend to see a few Mets games. Link to post Share on other sites
tongue-tied lightning Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 I'll be seeing a Yankee game for sure Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 Podsednik signs with Rockies Pods is married to a former Playboy Playmate. Isn't that a bit scandalous for those pious Rockies? Link to post Share on other sites
bjorn_skurj Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 Podsednik signs with Rockies Pods is married to a former Playboy Playmate. Isn't that a bit scandalous for those pious Rockies? If an ex-porn star can marry a Bible-thumping rev. and take up the thumpitry after he dies, then anything can happen. It's all about the power of redemption. And boy howdy, was it nice to see Johan Santana wearing the blue and orange today. Great week for New York sports. Link to post Share on other sites
Oil Can Boyd Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 Lawyers say McNamee has physical evidence against ClemensBy Duff Wilson , New York Times News Service | February 6, 2008 Brian McNamee's lawyers are promising to deliver a bombshell on Thursday against Roger Clemens. McNamee, Clemens's former trainer, will produce "corroborative physical evidence" for congressional investigators that he injected Clemens with performance-enhancing drugs, the trainer's lawyers said Wednesday. According to a lawyer familiar with the matter, McNamee had syringes used to inject Clemens with steroids and human growth hormone that still had traces of Clemens' blood. McNamee gave those syringes to federal prosecutors last month when they came to New York to meet with McNamee and his lawyer, Earl Ward. McNamee has asserted that he injected Clemens with steroids and human growth hormone from 1998 to 2001. The lawyer said McNamee would sometimes inject Clemens at the pitcher's apartment in New York and would then take the syringes with him because he had a hazardous waste disposal at his own home in Queens. The lawyer said McNamee still had some of those syringes even after the Mitchell report was released last December and that he gave them to Internal Revenue Service special agent Jeff Novitzky. The lawyer said McNamee also had gauze pads used to remove blood from Clemens' skin after injections in 2000 and 2001. Those gauze pads have also been turned over to federal investigators. McNamee is scheduled to give a deposition to the House Oversight committee on Thursday and his lawyers said his evidence would be released publicly after his session with congressional staff members. Clemens gave a sworn deposition on Tuesday denying he had ever used steroids or human-growth hormone. "This will totally corroborate that Brian has been telling the truth from the beginning," Ward, McNamee's lead lawyer, said in a telephone interview. "It takes it out of the category of he-said, he-said." Another lawyer, Richard Emery, added, "Knoblauch and Pettitte and all the other people who corroborate Brian are going to be much less important than this physical evidence we provide." Chuck Knoblauch and Andy Pettitte are former teammates of Clemens' and former clients of McNamee's who have not denied McNamee's allegations that he injected them with human-growth hormone. McNamee has told federal investigators and former Sen. George J. Mitchell, who produced a report on performance-enhancing drugs in baseball, that he injected Clemens at least 16 times with steroids and human-growth hormone. Clemens flatly denied that assertion in a sworn deposition to congressional investigators on Tuesday and in earlier public statements. After a nearly five-hour, closed-door deposition on Tuesday, Clemens told reporters, "It was great to be able to tell them what I've been saying all along -- that I've never used steroids or growth hormone." McNamee's charges and Clemens' denials are the main focus of a congressional investigation that is heading toward a House Oversight committee hearing next Wednesday in which both men have agreed to testify under oath. Lying to Congress is punishable by up to five years in prison. Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Kinsley Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 Who keeps all that nasty, bloody stuff anyway? Link to post Share on other sites
MrRain422 Posted February 6, 2008 Author Share Posted February 6, 2008 Someone who knows that it will be useful later. Link to post Share on other sites
Twisted Acres Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 And boy howdy, was it nice to see Johan Santana wearing the blue and orange today. Great week for New York sports. Boy howdy indeed, my man! Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 Ah, Truck Day is this Saturday in BOS. Like 'em or not, it's always a good day in the middle of winter when the equipment heads down south:http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/reds...day_is_tru.html Link to post Share on other sites
bjorn_skurj Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 Who keeps all that nasty, bloody stuff anyway? Same kind of people who keep dresses with presidential spooge on them, I guess. Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 D-Rays sign Hinske:http://blogs.tampabay.com/rays/ CLE signs Brendan Donnelly:http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3234213 Link to post Share on other sites
jenbobblehead Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 Boy howdy indeed, my man! Adorable. i sure do love all those orange seats. I might wear my mets hat today to celebrate. Go Mets!! Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 Video posted of Pedro at cockfightA video of Mets pitcher Pedro Martinez and Hall of Famer Juan Marichal at a cockfight was posted this week on YouTube. Martinez and Marichal laugh before releasing the roosters. The two took part as honorary "soltadores," the word used to describe the person who puts the animal to fight. The animal released by Martinez appears to be killed on the video, which was posted Tuesday. The fight takes place in the Coliseo de Gallos (Rooster Coliseum) in Santo Domingo, the Dominican Republic's biggest cockfighting venue. Cockfighting is legal and popular in the Dominican Republic. By early Thursday, the video was removed "due to terms of use violation." Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 Cock fighting is legal in the D.R., though. It just shows that Pedro and Juan enjoy a good cock fight. Cock fight. Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 I wasn't judging. Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 Schilling may not be ready for start of season due to lingering shoulder issues from last season:http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/reds...houlder_issues/ Link to post Share on other sites
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