Vic Sage

I've liked Jones since i read walker's book FANTASYLAND.

]MLB Rumors - New York Mets Why not Haren in New York rotation? Sunday, Nov 11, 2007 8:26 am EST The New York Mets need pitching. The New York Mets have young outfielders who could bring a strong arm to Queens and it doesn't have to be Johan Santana. The New York Post reported Dan Haren could be had for the right price. Will the Mets be willing to pay it? Rumor is, Oakland A's GM Billy Beane loves Lastings Milledge. Aaron Heilman is another potential bargaining chip. Haren and Santana each had 15 wins this past year. Haren (76) allowed fewer earned runs than Santana (81) as he posted the third best ERA in the AL at 3.07. Santana was seventh (3.33). Haren surrendered 24 home runs while Santana gave up 33. Source: New York Post Haren is one of the best young pitchers in BB. I'd give up the farm for him.

This movie also has the added extra bonus of Ms. Tomei romping topless throughout. The TiTTS gives this one 2 thumbs up!

metirish wrote: Some of this is unbelievable . Mets signing Schilling is a no-brainer Sticking it to the yankees is not a reason to sign Schilling or anyone for that matter. He was saying it was one of the reasons why SCHILLING might want to sign with the Mets, not that it was one of the reasons why the Mets would want to sign him. And i'd be happy to have him.

buy LOW!!!!!!!!!

RANDY WOLF Full Name: Randall Christopher Wolf Nickname: "Wolfie" Born: 08/22/1976 Birthplace: Canoga Park, CA Height: 5'10" Weight: 200 Bats: Left Throws: Left College: Pepperdine This left-handed power pitcher showed early promise with the Phillies, peaking at age 26 with an all-star appearance. His high K rate made him a fan favorite in Philly, where he earned a following called THE WOLF PACK. But injuries stole Wolfie's future, and for his last 3 years in Philly he averaged 16 gs and 90 ip. He was still effective when he pitched, but he pitched rarely. Wolfie had Tommy John surgery in the middle of the 05 season, and the Phillies gave up on him after 2006. He signed with his hometown Dodgers for the 2007 season, but his injuries continued, ending his season in July with another should operation (18 gs / 102 ip). Though Randy expected the Dodgers to buy out his option for `08, he said he wants to get another shot with the Dodgers next year. But at what price? He was scheduled to get $9 million for next season, but obviously he can't expect to make anything like that now, no matter where he pitches. And the Dodgers could probably get a hometown discount, with an incentive-laden deal. Should we sign him? At age 31, he's not over the hill. And you could catch lightning in a bottle with him, if he could navigate his way to 30 starts. Actually, if you put him and El Duque together, the Mets would have one hell of a pitcher. But the only kind of deal that makes sense with him is the kind the Dodgers are likely to offer, and he'll take their deal to stay home. Career highlights Amateur career: Wolf played PONY League Baseball at West Hills, CA. He played high school baseball at El Camino Real in Woodland Hills, CA, where he was named High School "Pitcher of the Year" by the Los Angeles Times in 1993, when he threw a no-hitter and perfect game in consecutive starts as a junior, and "Player of the Year" in 1994. when he went 12-3 as a senior...in both of those seasons, pitched in the Los Angeles City Championship game held at Dodger Stadium, leading his team to consecutive city titles. June 2, 1994: He was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 25th round of the 1994 amateur draft, but did not sign. He went to Pepperdine instead, where he was Freshman 1st Team All-America, West Coast Conference Pitcher of the Year, 2nd team College All-American, and West Coast Conference All-Star. June 3, 1997: Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2nd round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed July 11, 1997. 1997-1999: He rose quickly through the Phillies minor league system, accumulating a 19-12 record with 296 Ks over 290 ip (46 gs). He came up to the majors June 11, 1999, at age 22. His major league record (and salaries): 1999 (Phi) 6 - 9 / 21 gs / 121 ip / ERA+ 86 ($200,000) age 22 2000 (Phi) 11 - 9 / 32 gs / 206 ip / ERA+ 107 ($240,000) age 23 2001 (Phi) 10 - 11 / 25 gs / 163 ip / ERA+ 116 ($365,000) age 24 2002 (Phi) 11 - 9 / 31 gs / 210 ip / ERA+ 121 ($450,000) age 25 2003 (Phi) 16 - 10 / 33 gs / 200 ip / ERA+ 94 ($2,375,000) age 26 [all-star] 2004 (Phi) 5 - 8 / 23 gs / 136 ip / ERA+ 105 ($4,375,000) age 27 2005 (Phi) 6 - 4 / 13 gs / 80 ip / ERA+ 100 ($6,625,000) age 28 2006 (Phi) 4 - 0 / 12 gs / 56 ip / ERA+ 84 ($9,125,000) age 29 2007 (LA) 9 - 6 / 18 gs / 102 ip / ERA+ 97 ($7,475,000) age 30 misc file: His cousin, Sid Akins, played minor league baseball and was a member of the 1984 U.S. Olympic team which played at Dodger Stadium...his brother, Jim is a Major League umpire...was the 2003 winner of the Phillies Community Service Award as well as the club's winner of the Roberto Clemente Award for his outstanding community service...has served as a spokesman for the Children's Miracle Network since 2003, purchasing over $6,500 in tickets each year for CMN children and their families...has participated in "Baseballers Against Drugs" free baseball clinic for inner-city kids.

Castillo? 100%? How? did he get transported back in time? It reminds me of the old joke: Doctor: Mr. Epstein, the surgery was a complete success. We were able to reattach your finger, with no complications! Epstein: So, i'll be able to play the violin? Doctor: Absolutely Epstein: That's funny.... I never could before!

Well, considering i wasn't able to be there for the live draft, i kind of like the results of my auto-draft. Usually, those things are a disaster for me. but with Kobe, Iguodala and Gerald Wallace as my first 3 picks, i can't complain too much that my only point guard is Jameer Nelson. Anybody have a spare point guard?

ending is ending. climax is climax. 2 different things.

they are all Mets whose pictures appear in your initial post.

they didn't even list the "door closing" scene that the Godfather scene was an homage to... John Ford's THE SEARCHERS. Also, I love the ending to Frankenheimer's twilight zone-esque SECONDS.

you really have to work overtime, bend over backwards, etc etc, to find reasons to bash our franchise player.

I know Rick Anderson was part of the package we sent to KC. He through a few good innings for the 86 team, but never had much of a career.

comedy comes from truth. the "reality" of the movie (even if its not OUR reality) has to make internal sense. the fact is, they DID bring up abortion in 2 scenes, but the idea was dismissed without explanation. You don't need to give her a religious objection, necessarily, but you do need to set up her character in some way that her decision seems plausible. And yes, the baby is a legit reason for her to give the slob a shot, but there was never any real chemistry between those 2 people, or those 2 characters, so the idea that they would end up together seems just another plot contrivance. I'm not saying i didn't like the movie. There is enough humanity in it to make much of the comedy work. Its just not great, and this is why. OR at least, part of the reason why.

it was ok, not great. It would've been helped greatly by some Heiglian boobage. I thought her choice not to abhort seemed an unsupported plot contrivance, not a choice based on the nature of her character. That decision needed more rationale in the story. And I never bought their love story for a second. There didnt' seem any chemistry between either the actors or the characters. But given these fundamental problems, i still liked it. I preferred 40-YEAR OLD VIRGIN because Steve Carrell is a wonderful comic actor, and his relationship wth Katherine Keener seemed only slightly implausible (as compared to KN0CKED UP, anyway.)

="John Cougar Lunchbucket"]I'd give CF a 100 but he failed to answer the Extra Credit Question, so he gets a zero. Metirish with 6/15 (40%), leaving Transmonk the winner, getting 11 of 15 correct (73%), including the (needless) tiebreaker: It was Bill. Thanks for not playing! hey, i played. Just cuz you didn't like my answers, that's no reason to get snippy. And besides, I think i should've gotten some points for originality.

A) Uncle Fester Captain Sisko C) Steve Garvey D) William H. Macy E) the kid who played the banjo in "Deliverence" F) Paul Sorvino G) Jack Nicholson in "Anger Management" H) that guy in college who dealt coke I) David Hyde Pierce J) the bastard love child of Alberto Gonzalez and Dumbo K) Wilford Brimley L) Robert Duvall, after having his neck surgically removed. M) Keith Hernandez's demented brother N) Urkel, after chemo P) Phillip clarke Duncan, after chemo

they should include "jews for jesus", too... cuz these folks have seriously missed the point.

and (2) I was more productive than Paul LoDuca this year by sitting home and doing nothing. © Norrin Radd 2002 (?), all rights reserved.

Edgy DC wrote: What's catching worth? Well, LoDuca kept the ball from rolling to the backstop. So there was that.

well, if they don't come back strong, we'll be swoggled to the knickers.

]bonkered to the clown and a new phrase enters the idiom of CPF speak.

production is production. Minor league numbers can be evaluated to make major league projections. Bill James showed it, and others have demonstrated it too. Of course, its not a direct 1:1 correlation, and you have to adjust for the league, and the player's age relative to the league he was in, and there is always the possiblity of injury or personal problems. But lets not pretend he didn't do what he did, at the ages that he did it. There are guys who ARE still just potential, like Gomez, who haven't done it yet, even in the minors. Milledge isn't one of those guys.

you're right on all counts. With Kal Daniels, i was just thinking of somebody else. With Williams, i'd forgotten how long he'd played. I remembered him as a great player whose career was cut short, but he actually played till he was 37. Certainly his peak value was greater than the ole gozzle head.

I think we can break down that list a bit. [u:a0e16c35f3]HOF-level[/u:a0e16c35f3] Roger Clemens Rafael Palmeiro [u:a0e16c35f3]excellent[/u:a0e16c35f3] John Olerud Ron Cey Matt Williams (on edit) [u:a0e16c35f3]good[/u:a0e16c35f3] John Tudor Burt Hooton Mickey Rivers (on edit) John Wetteland [u:a0e16c35f3]fair[/u:a0e16c35f3] Todd Jones Mark Grudzielanek Darin Erstad Bud Black Marty Barrett [u:a0e16c35f3]feh:[/u:a0e16c35f3] Kal Daniels (on edit) Scott Erickson Darren Dreifort Rick Helling Billy Koch Matt LeCroy Scott Proctor [u:a0e16c35f3]too soon to tell[/u:a0e16c35f3] Aaron Rowand Garrett Atkins David DeJesus