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Rockin' Doc wrote: Bet he gets out of this without any jail time. I dunno, What odds are Pete Sr. quoting? Later

="metirish"]I just spoke to Brandy.....for $3:99 a minute... quote] Your employer will be oh, so happy, when the phone bill comes in. Later Yancy Street Gang Nov 07 2005 03:56 PM It's a bargain at twice the price. Elster88 Nov 07 2005 04:15 PM ="Edgy DC"]For all booking and media inquiries please contact: Anna Benson Enterprises 6025 Sandy Springs Circle Suite 313 Atlanta, GA 30328 Tel: (404) 252.2161 Fax: (404) 252.0457 sandy@annabenson.net brandy@annabenson.net Based out of Atlanta? Does this have anything to do with the Gold Club? Is that where Kristen met her? metirish Nov 07 2005 04:21 PM IIRC they met at a titty club in Pittsburgh, not a high end place either... seawolf17 Nov 07 2005 04:23 PM "Yes, officer, we are discussing titty clubs. And Muppets. I know. Thanks."

Or even one or two of Chipper's Hooters Honeys. We're not proud. Later

Billy Wagner's agent is named Bean Stringfellow. I remember when he was a minor league player. Yuniesky Betancourt and Mark Tuiasosopo could be the starting DP combo for the M's in the near future. Of course, the Mets have Yosmerio Petit and Ambrionix Concepcion in the minors. And they once had a minor leaguer named Fabien Mang. While we're waiting for the next exciting parody round, are there any other uncommon baseball names you remember? What do you remember about those players? Later

I'm not expecting any major deals to be announced at this week's meetings. But, as the sportswriters usually say, the GMs will be "laying the groundwork for future deals that will be announced at the Winter Meetings in December". This might be the only cliche about the GMs as a group. Can anyone think of others? Later

Gee, who woulda' thunk it? Insert "apple not falling far fom the tree" comment here. Later

(Slapping forehead) Of course! That's what happens when I get on this board before finishing my morning cup of coffee. Thanks (for allowing me to see the blatantly obvious) Later

And the acronym means.... ? Later

Edgy, some stats that may support you. The numbers I recall say that a baserunner has about a 20% more likelihood of scoring from second base (with the same number of outs in the inning) than a runner at first. I believe this number was verified in a prior thread here. The difference between the best throwing catchers (50 %) and a poor throwing one (20%) means that if the opposition attempts 100 steals, the difference will be 30 additional runners at second base. This will statistically result in six additional runs scored. And in a platoon situation, the catcher may not face 100 attempts over the course of a season. I think that supports your "over rated" comment. Even if my numbers are off by 100%, we're only taking 12 runs per year. And, if you recall Smokey Burgess, he was a good lefty hitting catcher who was not that good defensively. But with him platooning with Hal Smith, the 1960 Pitates won the World Series. Moreover, even with Piazza's low steal prevention percentage, the Team ERA when he was behind the plate was almost a half a run lower than when his replacements caught the same pitchers throughout his career. There is more to being a good catcher than just throwing. Hope that helped. EDIT: From Today's Rotoworld:

New Fairfield Ct.'s own Jen Rozzatti. Later

I believe I saw that that was a formality, since he was released, then signed to a minor league contract on the same day as Graves. Later

Top dozen courtroom dramas: Inherit the Wind - how could you not list this movie? Because I absolutely forgot about it. Thank you for adding it. I thought The Verdict was a tad overrated. Paul Newman got one of those "long and meritorious service" kinds of Oscars that his performance really didn't warrant. For example, I thought that Edward Norton really got screwed out of an Oscar for his performance in Primal Fear. Later

Is there an issue with jojima's ability to speak English/communicate with his pitchers? There are a number of Americans playing in Japan. Have any of them pitched for Jojima's team? If so, did he speak English to them, or did the pitchers have to learn to speak Japanese? Later

Yancy Street Gang wrote: "his own baseball scouts"? I think that line deserves to be placed in the "So, You Want To Be A Sportswriter" thread Hall of Fame. Later

Here's a link that will tell you how much of your high school Spanish you still remember. It contains a link to a PDF of the box score of the game that Rotblatt mentioned: http://www.lvbp.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1059 Later

Another alternative for a righty first base platoon is Olmedo Saenz, who I think is about a year or two younger than Perez. Note to Heyman: watch those AARP comments. We may be old, but we're feisty. Later

If we can use some of the weird ancestral associations some athletes use to get on Olympic teams, then Ron Swoboda might also be in the Chinese-American Baseball Hall Of Fame. I remember that his grandmother (when she was widowed) got a job in a Chinese Restaurant and later married the owner. So Ron had a Chinese grandfather. Later

Are they going to have Tony Pena work with Robinson Cano on his plate discipline? I remember when Ralph Kiner said "The hardest thing to do in baseball is walk Tony Pena". Later

Edgy DC wrote: No Mets were found in the Greek-American Sports Hall of Fame. If only for just one game, Bob Mlicki should be in the Polish-American Mets Hall of Fame. Later

My concern with Hudson is that he has been a dome/turf player. Boys and girls, can you say "Kaz Matsui"? (OK, in Japan, Matsui played almost all his games under those conditions, Hudson plays about half) But I wonder what Hudson's home/away fielding splits look like. And I would imagine playing half his games on turf has a positive impact of his offensive numbers, too. But from what I've seen when he played at Yankee Stadium, he looks pretty good.(limited sample) Let's just say I am cautiously positive about him. Later

Kinda' makes you wonder about how easy it will be for the Rice coach to recruit pitchers. What can he offer, one complimentary arm surgery with each scholarship? Later

Johnny Dickshot wrote: Yeah, but I'm being intentionally ignorant in an attempt to reform the Yankee fan. We support you in your Holy mission. Go forth, my son, and reform the sinner. Later

Which one do you think was the best you've seen? Please tell us why, or add ones you think should be considered. Later

Schneider woud be a welcome addition. But I didn't notice his name on a quick look at this list: http://fantasy.sportingnews.com/baseball/voices/brendan_roberts/20041109.html Did I miss him, or did his team not pick up his option this week? Later

Brad Ausmus is listed as a Houston Free Agent. He's from Connecticut. Do you think he would want to move back East? Yeah, I know he's about 35 yrs old. But he is still a good defensive catcher, not exactly an automatic out, and might come a whole lot cheaper than some of the other names (e.g.- Molina and Hernandez) that have been thrown around. Thoughts? Later