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Hmm, didn't realize he was straight outta Compton.
If THAT doesn't tell you far Syd & crew have nose-dived, nothing will :)
You can do a lot of stupid things in baseball and still have the respect of your teammates, but sucker-puching someone, then turning and running apparently isn't one of them. Good Riddance.
The most famous Felix Martinez incident was when, a few years back, the Royals and Angels had a brawl and as it was ending, Martinez suddenly attacked Frank Bolick from behind and even his teammates left him to get beat on. His teammates were even bashing Martinez in the media after that and the Royals had to demote him just to keep the other Royals from killing him.
He also kicked Otis Nixon in the face, which a lot of players thought was clearly intentional, breaking Nixon's jaw.
There were also a lot of reported incidents in the minors, most notably the players on the field having to restrain Martinez to prevent him from attacking an umpire.
I think about a dozen players were suspended from that brawl, including most of the Angel starting lineup.
Nixon was sliding into second base, Martinez had the ball at the bag; he threw it to first and in the process kicked Nixon right in the face.
It broke Nixon's jaw and he had to wear a special batting helmet when he finally came back a while later.
Surely it can't be long before Minaya joneses for another meaningless pickup and we see Felix M playing in Ottawa too.
Maj: 456(AB) 090(H) 14(2B) 1(3B) 10(HR) 36(BB) 158(K) .197(BA) .256(OBP) .298(SLG) .554(OPS)
Sheesh. No wonder the Yankees wanted him...
"For best results, use Daly."
I wonder if Mark Sweeney and Keith lockhart are standing around saying "There but by the grace of God go I."
Just a random guess...
I would argue that the "more home runs than Tyner in Durham" bit is a bit unfair given that he came up in the Mets system, but on the other hand, I don't think he's hit a home run since high school. (Or at least one out of the park.)
I'll say Chris Dial. (BTW, what's the prize? An Izzy Alcanatara action figure?)
Call it the "CARD" PAC -- Committee Against Rash Demotions Political Action Committee.
Who is it?
If we wait until 2008, he can become the next Jose Rijo.
(I know, I know, a shoulder is not an organ... and you can't transplant one... still...)
-- MWE
Mike James is an old man, 35 or 36 I believe. If he can't make the Rays out of the spring, I can't see him taking a AAA assignment. Hell, if you can't make the Devil Rays, you need to find a new profession. They also signed Matt Perisho. He's a good LOOGY when he isn't facing major league caliber hitters.
-- MWE
Classic.
I don't know that they'd want to push Reyes THAT quickly.
2002 Rey Ordonez: 254/291/323. More errors, fewer DPs than Gomez.
Gomez is no allstar, but he deserves to be a starter, and carries off the role. I think we should add San Antonio, Midland, and Jacksonville to the list of those who would finish ahead of Tampa Bay.
"The Mets put $4.25 million in the deal that sent Rey Ordonez to Tampa for Russ Johnson and a player to be named later. Originally, they were supposed to take Ben Grieve's $5.5 million salary to offset the Ordonez money, then planned to send Grieve to Boston for John Burkett. 'We decided that we'd rather pay off the $4.25 million than have Burkett,' says a Mets official. But Boston turned down an Andy Ashby-Burkett deal, as the Dodgers are trying to move Ashby's salary.
Johnson won't be announced until after Monday's Rule 5 Draft."
Johnson's probably a better shortstop at this point than Ordonez, even if you consider the lack of range and possibility of disruptive proselytization. The Mets would also have been better served to get and keep Grieve, who isn't any worse than their other starting outfielders and might be much better. Maybe he'd do better outside of Tampa Bay; he's still got a pretty impressive list of comps on B-R, and he is only 26.
It's good to see that Cam's still up to his old tricks, and it's better to see him doing it somewhere else.
He isn't. He's a Devil Ray.
Don't be. I first heard the Truby joke here when he got traded to the Expos last spring. A simple Google search of USENET, and I found it in a couple of seconds.
He went to school in Hawaii.
Question for those knowledgable : is it actually supposd to be "Hawaii", or "Hawai'i"?
Wow. Overall, he's .228/.264/.390 in 835 PA. Do the math, and then ask yourself how in the hell--pardon the pun--he's been allowed ~600 PA's against RHP? It's almost like he made a deal wi...oh, nevermind.
I have been living in Honolulu since 1989. And Truby has never led the news, any more than Mike Fetters or Benny Agbayani. The UH Volleyball team are more likely to lead the news than they are, unless they are playing the World Series.
BTW -- how come nobody comments on the fact that Truby went to DAMIEN Memorial High School?
No one asked me, but the more I have seen Sandberg the more he reminds me of Shane Andrews, who used to show teasing signs of being a power hitter as well. Andrews is Sandberg's #2 comp at age 24, but it's much more than that. Sandberg can handle third OK and isn't a butcher; Andrews was also passable defensively. Neither makes anything resembling consistent contact, both swing for the fences a lot and striking out too much is their defining characteristic.
Andrews never got it together; I doubt Sandberg will, but I can see him playing three or four more years before the Devil Rays figure that out.
In a related question, does the term "mutual option" always have the same meaning, or does it vary from contract to contract?
Oh and I think it's just another plot to keep Huff down.
That's my thoughts on this anyways :)
For those who don't realize, that buyout would make this a $1M deal for this year, not a $500 k deal. The story I read also said he could get up to $500 k in incentives this year.
Also, folks, one of the few decent players the Rays have is Aubrey Huff, who is a 1B/DH. With fellow DH types Lee Stevens, Ben Grieve, and Greg Vaughn all around, Lee is a bad signing for this team at any price. Signing an OK hitting defensive OF so they could keep Grieve at DH and Huff at 1B would be one thing.
Mutual options usually work this way: the player gets an option at a lower price, the team gets an option at a higher price. Sometimes there's a buyout allowing the team to forego the player option, but generally it is not a case where both sides have to agree.
For example, a couple years back, Ricky Gutierrez had a mutual option with the Cubs. Ricky could exercise the option at I think $2 M. He declined, figuring he could do better on the open market. The Cubs then had a decision: whether to exercise their option (around $3.5 I think) or let him go. They exercised the option.
If Ricky had had a lousy season, it probably would have gone the other way, with the Cubs declining the $3.5M option, leaving Ricky to decide whether to exercise his $2M option.
Of all the minor league stars to bomb in recent years, Lee is one of the more surprising failures IMHO. Not only was he a top prospect because of his tools, he had the performance to match them.
Weird. I wouldn't be at all surprised if he pulled a Phil Nevin and switched the light on. Of course, he doesn't have too much time left.
.363/.473/.690 at Single-A
There's also a big difference between Lee and the guys he's being compared to -- those guys never got much ML playing time. None of them got a full season before their age 28 seasons, so it makes some sense that they would have trouble turning their minor league numbers into ML ones. Lee has over 2700 ML PA under his belt.
And if he does turn into the next Nevin, he can walk away from the Rays either this year or next (when he wouldn't be cheap), so is it going to do that much good?
I wouldn't have a problem if they had taken a chance on an OF like Lee, somebody to slot into RF/LF, pushing Grieve to DH and Vaughn to the bench. That's probably a significant defensive upgrade, helps your offense a little, and if the guy does blossom, he's not taking PA away from any of your young players. Heck, if they just put Lee in LF/RF instead of 1B, this becomes a better move.
Doing all this research, I believe the DRays are going in the right direction. They have a pitching staff that doesn't strike out a lot of batters, so the ability to turn a batted ball into an out is extremely important to them. They were horrible defensively at first, so getting a good fielder there is okay. As for Lee bouncing back offensively, I think there are some positives there. From what I've heard of Travis, the complaint isn't about his talent, it's about his lack of drive, a lack of competitiveness. I think it's going to be difficult to play for Lou Piniella and have a bad attitude.
Yeah, but he was 22 years old then (1997).
Well, he ain't gonna find one. Not on this team. But it ain't that big a deal - how often will the D-Rays need a closer?
What he needs are a half-dozen mop up men. Maybe Doug Dascenzo will come out of retirement. His W/9IP ratio is better than most of the D-Rays's relievers marks last years. Really.
I mean what's the harm in an NRI, he's better than many 5th OFs out there.
I mean what's the harm in an NRI, he's better than many 5th OFs out there.
I mean what's the harm in an NRI, he's better than many 5th OFs out there.
On a warm summer's evenin', at a game bound for nowhere,
On a baseball note, Rocker seemed to lose his control as he lost his self-control. If Pinella could harnass Dibble, Charlton and Randy Myers, maybe he could get Rocker back in tow.
If Rocker rebounds, he would make great August trade bait.
he's got a much brighter future in the wwe, i think...
And as for no trade value, if he puts up a 3.00 ERA, people will want to trade for him, reno. Nobody should care about #### he said 4 years ago, and judging that the Indians were willing to trade two pretty good relievers for him a year and a half ago...
That type of hitting and his usual slick fielding would help the Tigers at 3B, except they already have a 3B. Did the Dark Lord really order this? We'll see if Munson gets hurt, I guess.
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