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Doug Flynn

It's a rare thing anyway,Glavine will be #23.

LoDuca?

Johnny Dickshot wrote: ]Not Roger Cedano,I hope. Sorry to disappoint you. That'sa just funny,I guess he was scrappy when he stole 66 bases.

Not Roger Cedano,I hope.

RealityChuck wrote: Look at Johan Santana. He'a 28 and needs 211 wins. If he pitches until he's 40, that's over 17 wins a year. In the last five years, he's won less than 17 twice (I assume he'll reach 17 this year). In 2005, he had a very good season statistically, but only won 16. And if he's injured at all and misses part of a season, he's going to find it hard to make the 17. Obviously, it's not impossible, but it's highly unlikely any pitcher will be able to get the innings needed to get to 300. What the hell was I thinking.......not impossible but a tough chore.

Yancy Street Gang wrote: I considered Reyes, but didn't go with him because he's probably too talented to be scrappy, at least by my loose definition of the term. I should have thought of Stearns though. But maybe he's not small enough for the term to fit. Yeah it's hard to define,my thinking is that the player should be not crap but not great,not very big,has two tools and one speed but hustles. Joe McEwing Dykstra Wiggi Pratt Agbayani of course most of the players I list are big.

I like the trust angle and the fact that Willie was a good second baseman plays into this I think,perhaps he's watching Gotay there not making plays that he knows should be made.

OK,I'm saying for future reference that Santana will win 300 games.

Do the prospects that Shurholtz trades away ever become the big stars that many tout them to become?.

I think he'll be the last for quite a few years..... the Daily Snooze has an article on that today.... ] NEXT TO 300? Will anyone win 300 games again after Tom Glavine notches the milestone or has the game changed too much? Here's a look at some potential candidates, how old they are and how far they have to go. Randy Johnson, 43 (284 wins): The next closest, but he's already out this season with another back surgery. "If he can keep it together, he can do it, but he has such a lingering back problem," Mel Stottlemyre says. Pedro Martinez, 35 (206): He's coming off surgery, so nothing is certain. "But you never know, with Pedro's guile," Fox analyst Tim McCarver says. Andy Pettitte, 35 (192): No chance. He considered retirement after last season and "he's going to want to be with his family," Stottlemyre says. Johan Santana, 28 (89): Lost some years to relief pitching, but "there's no doubt he could do it, with his changeup," Pettitte says. Roy Oswalt, 29 (108): Pettitte named him as his top candidate, but also said he was unlikely to play long enough. "How long can a frame as small as Oswalt (6-0, 185 pounds) throw power?" adds McCarver. Curt Schilling, 40 (213): Currently on the disabled list and would have to pitch until his mid-40s. Does anyone not named Roger Clemens want to do that? Barry Zito, 29 (109): He's experienced an alarming dip in velocity this season, down to mid-80s. "That means you live on only one side of the plate, outside," McCarver says. "That's tough." Mike Mussina, 38 (244): Doubts he'll pitch long enough and has endured ineffective stretches this season. Tim Hudson, 31 (130): "A big mountain to climb," McCarver says. C.C. Sabathia, 26 (94): A great talent, but will he stay healthy? Justin Verlander, 24 (28): "You look at him and say, �What a great young pitcher,' but it's so hard to predict," McCarver says. "In 1976, we all said Mark Fidrych was on a road paved with gold. He was as nasty as anybody but got hurt and it lasted one year." Related Articles

I wonder how much influence if any Randolph had in Minaya trading for a better glove at second.

Castillo thrilled about leaving. ] "That's a little surprise for me, because the team this year, I think we're still in the race," Castillo told Minnesota reporters, referring to the Twins. "I've seen this team come back from 10 games before, and we're 6-1/2 games, and I think we can turn it around. ... I don't feel too good because I like the team and I think this team can do a lot. And I've had fun this year."

Apparently Dotel is close to going to the Braves,and Bronson Arroyo might be joining him.. The Dotel deal is apparently only pending physicals.

Nice work , wouldn't it be great if Glavine,Bonds and Rodriguez all reached their milestones tonight...or maybe not...what's the milestone for Rodriguez anyway?

Neither version is good...what an asshole.

I like this trade,Castillo is a smart player with post-season experience,can hit second and will form a dynamic double play combo with Reyes.

I remember not long after Phillips started doing games on ESPN he interviewed John Schurholtz in the booth and practically licked his arse on air......."great to finally meet the man I spent years chasing"....

Edgy DC wrote: Tomorrow, Glavine goes for 300, A-Rod for 500, Bonds for 756 and the trade deadline is going down. Steve Phillips, bringing it all to you. Talk about a great second act in life....jeez..

I have seen there names in the organizational chart that edgy posts but I know nothing about them.....I love this time of year.....

BR has him listed at 145 lb......thinking that's not true,not at 5' 11" anyway.

CINCINNATI -- Right-hander Kyle Lohse is headed to Philadelphia in a trade for a minor league pitcher. Lohse is 6-12 with a 4.58 ERA this season in 21 starts. In return, Cincinnati gets 23-year-old left-hander Matt Maloney from the Phillies' organization. Maloney, who has pitched this season at Double-A Reading, is 9-7 with a 3.94 ERA in 21 starts. He leads the Eastern League in innings pitched and is fourth in strikeouts. He is rated as the ninth-best prospect in the Phillies' organization.

] Luis Castillo 2b 3 years/$16M (2004-06), plus $5.75M 2007 option * 2007 option vested 8/06 * $2M signing bonus * 04:$4M, 05:$4.5M, 06:$5M, 07:$5.75M club option ($0.5M buyout) * 2007 option becomes guaranteed with 501 Plate Appearances in 2006 * re-signed as a free agent 12/03 * 1 year/$4.85M (2003), re-signed 12/02 o $50,000 incentive for 550 PAs * 1 year/$3.325M (2002), avoided arbitration 1 /02 * 1 year/$2.2M (2001), avoided arbitration * agents: Levinson brothers * ML service: 9.055

Edgy DC wrote: Well, he's a number-two hitter. Yeah I think that's one good point about him,plus his glove.....didn't the Mets try to get him going back as far as 03?

From Ken Davidoff's blog.... ] The Yankees and Mets are going hard after Eric Gagne, along with the Red Sox, and it's apparent that Texas GM Jon Daniels will have to decide whether he'll deal Gagne for second-tier talent _ he's not getting Phil Hughes or Joba Chamberlain, or Lastings MIlledge, or Clay Buchholz _ or hold onto him and try to re-sign him or simply accept the compensatory draft picks if Gagne bolts over the winter.