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John:

Link.
Mike:

There is something entirely strange about his situation. Not long ago he was a Cy Young winner. He followed it up with another nice year. Then he got hurt and nobody wants to touch him. One team offered him a minor league deal. What ever happened to low risk high […]

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Mike:

…then it will hit you how crazy some of these stats are.
John:

At first I was going to write you and ask why Pierre doesn’t bunt every single time he bats. Then I realized compared to the others, he sucks at bunting. But then I realized he’s still a better batter when bunting then […]

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John:

Link
Mike:

That was awesome.
It made sense.
I like it.
Juan Pierre can’t bunt too good.
They don’t fit on his bat.

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Mike:

Do you agree with the RedSox threatened boycott of the Japan opener? Why should the fans suffer? And 40K per person?! Lots of nerve.
John:

I think it was a novel idea, and one that they probably felt was the right thing to do, but didn’t take into account many others affected by their […]

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John:

There was a Dodgers reference, so it had to be sent to you.
Mike:

I wonder how KT got my notes from the Nuclear Physics class that I just aced.  Or was it my Rocket Science class?  I don’t remember.  But I aced them both.

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John:

I’m going with Gagne.
Mike:

What is this in regard to?
John:

There was supposed to be a link. Your pick for who’s most likely to have Tommy John Surgery this year.
Mike:

Gagne is a good choice.
Maybe Hong Chi Kuo.

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Mike:

I am sure many more of these revelations are still to come.
John:

Saw it. Not surprised.
Al said:
ditto. question to koonz: not surprised that rocker took ‘em or not surprised that the commish didn’t care and did nothing?
John:

Both. But more not surprised that Rocker took them.

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Mike:

I don’t even need to add a joke to this…
The San Francisco Giants figure to take the biggest home attendance plunge in Major League Baseball this season. Barry Bonds is gone and Bengie Molina is projected as the cleanup hitter.
John:

Well, at least they don’t lose any speed.
Mike:

Title: Position-by-position look at MLB’s worst
Dated: February 4, […]

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Mike:

I thought I would have something asinine to say about this, but decided that it speaks for itself.
John:

If it helps pay for Santana, I’m all for it. Tattoo it on their foreheads if they need the cash.
Mike:

Imagine you were on the Boston SoccerSox and you were forced to be a billboard - all because […]

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John:

Two notable publications came out recently, The Hardball Times Baseball Annual 2008 and The Bill James Handbook 2008, both of which contain a lot of information about defense. One thing that seems to be getting a lot of talk on the blogs, is Jeter and his overrated defense. In both publications, Jeter’s defense […]

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