Comments on: Medium term game thread: July 31, Cards at Braves

By: Mac Thomason

Mac Thomason — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 12:11:57 +0000

Recap is up.

By: chris

chris — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 11:31:48 +0000

sox just got YOUNGER and, at this point, MORE TALENTED, without giving up too many prospects.

they also got the $$$$ to go after TEX as a Free Agent, so they can move Ortiz/Youk for pitching in the offseason.

OR, they could sign Sheets AND Sabathia just for kicks.

wish we could have Stolen Epstein as our GM when he was out of baseball…man sure knows what the hell he is doing.

By: ububba

ububba — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 06:20:05 +0000

Yes, the Manny trade was extremely popular in The Bronx tonight.

I can’t think of another player in my lifetime that has slaughtered Yankee pitching like that guy. At some point, I’ll go through my stacks of scorebooks & add up the HRs I’ve seen him hit (with Cle & Bos) in that Stadium—it’s about 15 years worth.

It’s a different dynamic now between the Yanks & Sawx for sure.

By: kc

kc — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 06:15:34 +0000

Sammons will eventually hit like Corky.

By: Nick

Nick — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 05:14:25 +0000

If Clint Sammons isn’t kept and Corky DFAd when McCann comes back, I can’t be held responsible for my actions. It should have happened months ago. Now that we actually know that Sammons is capable of hitting Major League pitching…well, I was about to say there is no reason for Miller to be on this team, but then there never was in the first place. Anyway, please…I beg of you, Wren. For the love of all that is holy, keep Sammons up and DFA Miller when McCann comes back. Hell, Sammons may actually prove himself to be more useful than his Richmond numbers would indicate and we might even be able to get something for him in a trade. You never know.

But one thing we do know is that there is absolutely nothing good that can come from sending Sammons back to Richmond. Nothing. If you really like Miller in your organization and want to groom him to be a manager or a coach or something (that’s truly the only logical reason I can possibly fathom as to why he retains a spot on this team), I guarantee you that he’ll clear waivers and we’ll be able to send him back to Richmond where he can re-assume the Crash Davis role that he had down there before this year and we can keep him in the organization. And if, by some infinitesimal chance, some dumbass GM claims him, well, then the joke is well and truly on him.

By: oldtimer?

oldtimer? — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 05:13:50 +0000

Hey guys, just got in from work 1:11 Am

Clint Sammons =Johnny Bench?
WTF?
Good thing we waited till August to give him playing time,
3 hits tonight = 300% more than Corkys’ lifetime numbers.

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 04:53:51 +0000

Man, everyone is probably gonna think I’m a giant nerd for thinking this is funny, but hey, I go to Georgia Tech. Its also 1 in the morning right now and I have been up since 7, so I’m kinda losing it right now. But I felt the urge to share this.

http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1733850

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 03:55:32 +0000

Ahhh, got ya.

By: Rob Cope

Rob Cope — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 03:54:04 +0000

This is what happened. Terrence kept calling Frank Wren and Frank said, “If you don’t quite calling us, we’re going to get rid of all of our black players, never promote TP to manager, and not try to beat Chicago’s offer for Ken Griffey Jr. We know how much you love that guy.” And as far as he’s concerned, that’s a fire sale.

Too far? Sorry.

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 03:40:00 +0000

From Terrence Moore-

“These also are the same Braves officials who threatened to trigger a fire sale after they sent slugger Mark Teixeira on Tuesday to the highest bidder.”

Did they ever actually threaten to have a fire sale?