Warning!! Danger!! Annual Off-topic Baseball Thread '07!! Beware!!

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by Jimgolf

Clemens has been soundly lambasted by the NY media, while Petitte has been lionized ("I only tried them twice", sort of like the old Clinton defense, "I didn't inhale.")

You need to get out more too. Maybe read Mike Lupica's column at the NY Daily News, for example. He went after Pettitte big time. And he sureasheck wasn't the only one.

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/ba...crocodile.html

[Jimgolf]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

You need to get out more too. Maybe read Mike Lupica's column at the NY Daily News, for example. He went after Pettitte big time. And he sureasheck wasn't the only one.

I try to avoid Loopy since he moved to the front of the paper. Maybe I'm putting too much stock in what I hear on Sports Radio.

BTW, an interesting (or at least one that agrees with me) take on steroids not working - in the North Lake Tahoe Bonanza - http://www.tahoebonanza.com/article/...03031/-1/rss03

[ChuckElias]

From ESPN. com:

Mark Prior, cut loose by the Cubs earlier this month, has agreed to terms with the San Diego Padres.

In 2003, Mark Prior went 18-6 with a 2.43 ERA, was selected to the All-Star Game and finished third in the Cy Young voting. He has won just 18 games in 57 starts since.

Prior receives a one-year major league deal with a $1 million base salary. The contract, which doesn't include an option, contains incentive clauses that could take the total value of the deal to over $3 million. Prior, however, is not anticipating his season debut with the Padres until mid-to-late May.

"Mark Prior is a competitor and is working hard to regain the form that made him one of the great young pitchers in the game," general manager Kevin Towers told The Associated Press. "We are confident he is going to help us in our rotation this season. It's exciting that Mark is coming home to San Diego to pitch for the Padres."

Prior, 27, last pitched in the big leagues in 2006, and had shoulder surgery in April of 2007.

Prior figures he still has much of his career ahead of him if he can avoid injuries.

The last sentence is, of course, the biggest problem for him.

Does this mean that JR will stop mocking the Cubbies and start in on the Pads?

[M&M Guy]

Originally Posted by ChuckElias

From ESPN. com:

The last sentence is, of course, the biggest problem for him.

Does this mean that JR will stop mocking the Cubbies and start in on the Pads?

Of course not - the Cubbies still have Kerry Wood.

A couple of Prior's injuries were not actually pitching-related. One time he injured his shoulder trying to leap-frog a second baseman while running the bases, and another time his elbow was hit by a line drive. Wood's injuries have all been pitching-related.

Now, if there's any way we can ship that damn goat out to San Diego....

[DonInKansas]

Originally Posted by M&M Guy

Now, if there's any way we can ship that damn goat out to San Diego....

Hmmm, I didn't see anything about "a player to be named later....."

[mick]

The Tigers' bank seems far from broken, though. Once upon a time, they couldn't have envisioned being as financially competitive as they are now. Then again, once upon a time, $11.3 million also would have vaulted Cabrera to the top of anyone's payroll.
Not so anymore.
Instead of being the highest-paid Tiger in 2008, Cabrera will be the fifth-highest. Magglio Ordonez leads the way at $15 million. Gary Sheffield will make $14 million, Pudge Rodriguez $13 million and Carlos Guillen $12 million.

[M&M Guy]

Welcome to the big-time, mick.

Since you've got connections, is there any way you can direct some of that cash flow towards your officiating buddies?

And, finally, isn't there some forum rule about commenting on the 2007 baseball thread in 2008?

[mick]

Big bucks

1. Yankees, $218,311,394
2. Red Sox, $155,402,595
3. Dodgers, $125,581,316
4. Mets, $120,927,727
5. Cubs, $115,943,318
AL Central
9. White Sox, $100,189,832
12. Tigers, $98,519,780
21. Twins, $71,938,505
22. Indians, $71,887,236
25. Royals, $62,264,855

[from detnews.com]

[Adam]

Originally Posted by ChuckElias

The last sentence is, of course, the biggest problem for him.

Does this mean that JR will stop mocking the Cubbies and start in on the Pads?

No, it means Prior's career is on the up-swing.