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Apparently I missed the rules here somewhere. Feel free to ignore mine.

Also means the Phils may well resign Rowand.

Frayed Knot wrote: So for Humber that might mean he DOES need to be on the 25 this season or else risk being exposed to waivers (if not this season it would be next). For Pelfrey the timeline would be shifted a year later. But that only applies if he gets sent down, right? If we start him on the 40 (at Norfolk) and then call him up to the 25 in June, I don't think that exposes him to waivers. It would only expose him if he was removed from the 25 once he was put on it...right?

Edgy DC wrote: Also, didn't Humber sign a Major League contract, which should force the Mets to carry him at this point? Yes, he did, as did Pelfrey. But I was under the impression that the ML contract only requires that they be on the 40-man (which they both have been since day 1).

Joel Zumaya, previously know for injuring himself for playing too much "Guitar Hero" was injured again this week when a box fell on him while he was moving stuff at his parents' house due to the California Wildfires. http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3090054

Schilling might be an insufferable blowhard but if he truly only wants a 1 year deal I'm intrigued.

Also Jack Morris.

The Phillies acquired Freddy Garcia from the White Sox for two pitching prospects, including previously heralded Gavin Floyd (who didn't impress in his 16 outings -- including 10 starts. 2007 Injuries Garcia was hurt as early as Spring Training 2007, including an alarming spring training start against the Blue Jays where his fastball was as slow as 76 MPH. It was later revealed that while his physical at the time showed nothing abnormal, no MRI was done at the time. Further, when the Phillies acquired him from the White Sox via trade in late 2006, they didn't get a physical at the time. Garcia wound up with a delayed start to the season but basically got hit hard every time out After a June 8 start in Kansas City where Garcia didn't get out of the second inning but gave up 7 hits and 6 runs, Garcia finally went for that elusive MRI which revealed a partial labrum tear and fraying of the rorator cuff, and Garcia was headed to Birmingham to visit Dr. James Andrews. Surprisngly, surgery didn't happen and Garcia was suposed to be on a path of rest and rehabilitation after being shut down for several weeks. That plan didn't work, and Garcia hasn't pitched since; he had surgery to repair his right labrum in August. The final 2007 line: 1-5, 5.90 in 11 starts, 12 HR, 74 H, 19 BB and 50 K in 58 innings. Career Overview Garcia had been one of the most consistent starters in baseball since he broke in with Seattle in 1999, pitching over 200 innings and racking up at least 12 wins every year from 99-06 (excepting 2000, when he missed a while with a broken bone in his leg). His best season was 2001 (the year Seattle won 116 games), 18-6, 3.05. Led the AL in ERA and IP. 2005 was also a standout year for Garcia, going 14-8, 3.87 in 288 innings for the World Champion White Sox -- he also went 3-0 in 3 posteason starts, with a 2.14 ERA. Organizational and Contract History Garcia was originally a product of the Houston system and one of the key prospects the Astros gave up to get Randy Johnson from the Mariners. He was traded to the White Sox in the middle of the 2004 season, and then to the Phillies before the 2007 season. Garcia's never tested the free agent market before -- he signed a three year extension while with the White Sox and the last year of that was 2007. 2008 Outlook As for what Garcia has to offer this next year? Nobody can really know. The cautious thing would be to assume that he won't be ready to start the season and might not be available until May/June. He's thrown a ton of innings in his 9 year career, including a high of 257.2 innings in 2001 (including postseason) and an average of just shy of 200 innings per season, even including his two injury shortened seasons. It would seem that the sensible offer might be for $3 million with a club option for 2009 but with the market for pitching, who knows if that'd stay. Garcia could be real valuable for the Mets, even if he didn't pitch at the beginning of the year, particularly as relief/insurance for El Duque, and a small investment obviously isn't going to break the bank. Miscellaneous but Undeniably Essential Information His wife is named Glendys, and "according" to Wikipedia, his favorite liquor is Jagermeister. ="EdgyDC"](where the deuce is Gwreck?) Still reading, just not a lot to say these days. Waiting for the playoffs to end so I can get back into baseball.

Edgy DC wrote: Adkins, Burgos, Vargas --- a goose egg from all three. That's pretty distressing. I don't want to harp on one. But 0-3 makes me grumpy considering who was dealt. That's what I want to talk to Omar about. The smallest contribution from any of them could have made the difference. The baffler is Adkins, who didn't even get a chance (he pitched a total of one big-league inning this year). His numbers (2-4, 3.99 ERA) at Norfolk weren't awful, either.

I think Cameron and Nady are mutually exclusive.

Thanks. Too bad about the interleague...was hoping the Mets would get a trip to Cleveland (haven't been since 2002) or Baltimore ('01) next year.

I didn't listen to game 3 with the sound on (was at dinner with a friend) but did for game 4. Caray is indeed as awful as indicated. Aside from a smattering of factual errors, he also appeared to be taking lessons from the John Sterling school of broadcasting, including the absolutely putrid "Some Vitamin D from the Milk Man!" after Melky Cabrera make a good defensive play in the outfield.

The whole "Torre's gonna be fired" angle is pretty stupid. His contract is up at the end of the season. It was rumored long before this season even started that he didn't want to come back for '08. I'm just happy that Clemens ends his career (again) on a bad performance.

Answer is simple: which team has won a world series in the last 6 years, and which team has never made it this far in the postseason before?

Edgy DC wrote: Don't be too much of homer is maybe tentth on the list of what you don't want in an announcer. 1) Don't be drunk or high. 2) Deliver the story. Don't think you're the show. 3) Don't be a bigot. 4) Don't brand the thing with your shtick. 5) You don't have to like both teams equally, but tell both their stories. 6) Don't get caught up in old-school wisdom and recycle the same ideas. Think on the spot occasionally. 7) Don't fall in love with your voice. 8) Respect guys who think differently from you. 9) Don't talk when you don't have to. 10) Dont be too much of a homer. That said, Keith breaks two or three of these things per broadcast, but I love just how fucking reckless he is. 2, 4, 7 and 9 -- at least -- for Keith

Matsui RBI triple now makes it 9-3 Rox in the 6th. Matsui only needs the single for the cycle.

Nice job by Matsui to hopefully break this one open.

Fucking Rollins.

Gameday doesn't tell the whole story but in the top of the 7th, the Rockies left Jeff Francis in to hit with one out and a runner on 1st. Francis grounded out. Then they pulled him and started the bottom of the 7th with LaTroy Hawkins pitching. Strange.

Edgy DC wrote: Beltran belongs in there also maybe. On the HR list, certainly. He will crack top 10 next year and a 35 homer season will give him the #5 spot.

Surprised there aren't more votes for the Angels. Red Sox = second most insufferable team/fanbase in baseball.

Thanks Yancy for all your hard work!

Rockies in 4 Cubs in 4 Indians in 4 Angels in 5 Cubs in 6 Indians in 7 Indians in 5

Vic Sage wrote: But it looks like the only way we're getting a front-line starter will be through a trade. ...if at all. I don't see it happening.