― Steve Shasta (Steve Shasta), Wednesday, 27 December 2006 19:45 (seventeen years ago) link
― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Wednesday, 27 December 2006 19:47 (seventeen years ago) link
I don't think this was a bad decision at all. The dude is a piece of shit, but he's at least a serviceable 1B/3B guy on a team with nothing but unproven young guys at those positions. It's a one year deal. In the worst case scenario, the young guys emerge and they trade the dude during the season.
― Michael (Oakland Mike), Wednesday, 27 December 2006 19:54 (seventeen years ago) link
― Michael (Oakland Mike), Wednesday, 27 December 2006 19:55 (seventeen years ago) link
He hit just as well on the road, though.
― Michael (Oakland Mike), Wednesday, 27 December 2006 19:56 (seventeen years ago) link
But he made that catch zomgsportcenterAMIRITE!!!!!
"Shea Hey" :D
― bnw (bnw), Wednesday, 27 December 2006 21:25 (seventeen years ago) link
I'd rather have a 28 year old league average starter than an aging flash in the pan center fielder, but that's just me.
"He hit just as well on the road, though."
Yeah you're right only 100 points of OPS. That's nothing.
"but he's at least a serviceable 1B/3B guy"
He's shit defender, who doesn't walk and who by all accounts is an asshole with an inflated opinion of himself. That's not my definition of serviceable. AT LEAST it's only a one year deal.
― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Wednesday, 27 December 2006 21:26 (seventeen years ago) link
If his road OPS is the OPS he produces with any regularity for the Angels, I think he'll have been worth at least 60% of his contract.
He's shit defender
Who cares about defense from a 1B as long as you aren't Ortiz or Piazza over there.
who doesn't walk
Yeah but the Angels love that for some reason.
― Michael (Oakland Mike), Wednesday, 27 December 2006 21:35 (seventeen years ago) link
― Michael (Oakland Mike), Wednesday, 27 December 2006 21:38 (seventeen years ago) link
$ to donuts, Shea plays more DH than either of those positions. Also why even go with Shea? Rob Quinlan'll put up just as mediocre stats for you.
"Matthews had the 8th best road OPS among starting major league centerfielders."
He's also had one year where he's played that well. The Angels (are) aren't paying for what he did last year. They are paying for what he does the next FIVE. Also how many of those guys are going to make $11/year anyway?
― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Wednesday, 27 December 2006 21:46 (seventeen years ago) link
Yes, we've covered that.
― Michael (Oakland Mike), Wednesday, 27 December 2006 21:49 (seventeen years ago) link
― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Wednesday, 27 December 2006 21:53 (seventeen years ago) link
Oh yeah, I forgot that you are like me in that you live in the area but don't have terrible taste in baseball teams!
― Michael (Oakland Mike), Wednesday, 27 December 2006 23:06 (seventeen years ago) link
― Steve Shasta (Steve Shasta), Wednesday, 27 December 2006 23:17 (seventeen years ago) link
― Michael (Oakland Mike), Wednesday, 27 December 2006 23:23 (seventeen years ago) link
― Steve Shasta (Steve Shasta), Wednesday, 27 December 2006 23:25 (seventeen years ago) link
― David RER (Frank Fiore), Thursday, 28 December 2006 04:25 (seventeen years ago) link
― Matt Cibula (Formerly, the Haikunym), Thursday, 28 December 2006 05:37 (seventeen years ago) link
seriously...have you seen that guy lately?
― j.q. higgins, Thursday, 28 December 2006 13:56 (seventeen years ago) link
Texas gives Borat & Zito a weekend ultimatum, ie they're out.
― Dr M (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 28 December 2006 14:59 (seventeen years ago) link
― Michael (Oakland Mike), Thursday, 28 December 2006 18:04 (seventeen years ago) link
― jergins (jergins), Thursday, 28 December 2006 18:49 (seventeen years ago) link
― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Thursday, 28 December 2006 19:26 (seventeen years ago) link
― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Thursday, 28 December 2006 19:33 (seventeen years ago) link
― Michael (Oakland Mike), Thursday, 28 December 2006 19:44 (seventeen years ago) link
― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Thursday, 28 December 2006 19:48 (seventeen years ago) link
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― Steve Shasta (Steve Shasta), Thursday, 28 December 2006 19:55 (seventeen years ago) link
― David RER (Frank Fiore), Thursday, 28 December 2006 19:55 (seventeen years ago) link
― Dr M (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 28 December 2006 20:22 (seventeen years ago) link
― Michael (Oakland Mike), Thursday, 28 December 2006 20:41 (seventeen years ago) link
― milo (milo), Thursday, 28 December 2006 20:50 (seventeen years ago) link
I don't really know anything about his politics. He's allegedly one of the smarter players in baseball, and is one of the most respected among the union reps.
― Michael (Oakland Mike), Thursday, 28 December 2006 20:55 (seventeen years ago) link
Is he really? I had no idea although with ballplayers it usually safe to assume they are.
― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Thursday, 28 December 2006 20:57 (seventeen years ago) link
― Michael (Oakland Mike), Thursday, 28 December 2006 20:58 (seventeen years ago) link
― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Thursday, 28 December 2006 21:14 (seventeen years ago) link
― Dr M (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 28 December 2006 21:35 (seventeen years ago) link
― milo (milo), Thursday, 28 December 2006 21:37 (seventeen years ago) link
― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Thursday, 28 December 2006 21:42 (seventeen years ago) link
― milo (milo), Thursday, 28 December 2006 21:43 (seventeen years ago) link
― Michael (Oakland Mike), Thursday, 28 December 2006 21:56 (seventeen years ago) link
ha! is doug glanville retired? he was an engineering major from penn or somesuch and i know mussina has a degree (maybe masters?) in econ from stanford.
― j.q. higgins, Thursday, 28 December 2006 22:48 (seventeen years ago) link
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2005/06/16/17477381.php?show_comments=1
― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Thursday, 28 December 2006 22:52 (seventeen years ago) link
I mean, it's sad that he might be a Republican, but about 99% of baseball players are Republican.
― Michael (Oakland Mike), Thursday, 28 December 2006 23:03 (seventeen years ago) link
― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Thursday, 28 December 2006 23:54 (seventeen years ago) link
― milo (milo), Friday, 29 December 2006 03:53 (seventeen years ago) link
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Pitchka/Republican_Celebrities_Page
― Michael (Oakland Mike), Friday, 29 December 2006 07:43 (seventeen years ago) link
― Steve Shasta (Steve Shasta), Friday, 29 December 2006 08:41 (seventeen years ago) link
Alamo! Maybe he was auditioning to be a backup guitarist in Green Day.
And now he's thinking about Bolinas... what a match!
― Steve Shasta (Steve Shasta), Friday, 29 December 2006 16:31 (seventeen years ago) link