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Baseball Primer Newsblog— The Best News Links from the Baseball Newsstand
Monday, September 29, 2008
“It’s fun, I’m not gonna lie to you,’’ manager Fredi Gonzalez said after the Marlins ended the season for both teams with a 4-2 victory over the Mets.
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“Off our field!” was the chant from a vocal crowd of 56,059 that came hoping to see the Mets clinch but wound up watching the Marlins celebrate with high-fives after the final out.
“I think they were getting a little upset that we were taking too long to get off their field, and rightfully so,’’ outfielder Cody Ross said. “It’s tough for them, the last couple of years that we’ve done this.’‘
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“I’m sure Wes [Helms] won’t have any trouble getting a drink or dinner in Milwaukee when we go back next year,’’ Gonzalez said in the visiting managers’ office, where a TV showed the Brewers’ champagne celebration.
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A day earlier, Olsen called the win while walking through Times Square dressed as a bunch of grapes as part of a team-bonding costume parade that included 20 players in costumes. “Some (Mets fan) asked me who I was. I said, ‘I’ll be on the mound tomorrow,’‘’’ Olsen said. “We shook hands and he said something to me. I was like, ‘Yeah, it’ll be sour grapes for you guys tomorrow.’‘’
Helms is probably figuring he finally doesn’t have to worry about that retired hog farmer stalking him anymore :P
(and this description of the Olsen-in-a-grape-outfit scene makes more sense than the one in the Daily News)
NTNgod
Posted: September 29, 2008 at 04:33 AM | 26 comment(s)
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1. Russlan will never be fond of Jason Bay Posted: September 29, 2008 at 04:38 AM (#2959674)Player 1
Please mention that he's a better 2bman than Dustin Pedroia
Player 2
Please mention that he's everything AZ could get for a 2bman better than Pedroia
Thanks!
If I'm right about that, you only get one of those players.
Sounds like a solid plan.
As a semi-Marlins fan I would love to see them move Mike Jacobs (one of my least favorite ballplayers out there, hes absolutely brutal to watch) and try to replace him with some combo of McPherson (either at 1b or at 3b with Cantu at 1b) and Coglan if he is ready (Coglan either playing 2b with Uggla at 1b or Coglan at 3b with Cantu at 1b).
Gaby Sanchez might be able to contribute at 1b or maybe 3b in 2009 too.
Logan Morrison could pass the AA test and be ready in 2010 so you don't need to get a long-term fix out of that arrangement.
I'd also trade any one (or maybe 2) of the Ross/Willingham/Hermida OF depending on the offer. They might still need another season or half-season of minor league time but not only do the Marlins have Maybin the minors they also have the very good John Raynor and the toolsy Jai Miller with Scott Cousins maybe being able to contribute in a couple years
What was the bet?
I lost miserably.
The Amazing Callaspo
(needless to say, he was a unanimous HOF inductee this year after retiring)
That would be kinda funny, if Wes Helms is suddenly a hero and fan favorite in Milwaukee now.
Really Russlan, to read your posts the last few days the Phillies are the most fortunate team in history - it seems to me they'll just keep getting "lucky" next year too, with the "luck" in this case being that Happ and Blanton will replace Eaton and Kendrick over a full season.
The Marlins defense is horrible, and even the proposed MacPherson/Cantu/Jacobs switch won't change much.
That sounds vaguely familiar.
Signed,
A Tigers fan
That sounds vaguely familiar.
Signed,
A Tigers fan
Hey, Wild Bill, wait for me!
Signed,
B. Cashman
I would like to take this moment to point out to the class that Mike Hampton outpitched Pedro Martinez in 2008.
s/
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