2009 MLB Thread

[nec13]

You and me both. I don't think that the Pirates can keep up this level of pitching, though. They're two years away from being competitive.

[nec13]

I hesitate to make any early judgments at this juncture of the season. But the Mets look like they're going to have to scrape and claw to win 85 games this year. The pitching beyond Santana looks very questionable. And Daniel Murphy might very well be the worst defensive outfielder in baseball right now. What say you Mets fans?

[Stupornaut]

And Daniel Murphy might very well be the worst defensive outfielder in baseball right now.

Worse than Delmon Young? Man, that's gotta be stinkola.

[nec13]

I don't blame Daniel Murphy, because outfield isn't his natural position. He's a 2b/3b by trade. They put him in the outfield because he can hit.

As an aside, I wonder when Delmon Young will finally put it all together. The guy has tons of natural ability, but also appears to have a 10 cent head.

[Gilly]

I don't think it's ever going to happen for Delmon but I don't fault the Twins for the trade. OF's trying to work out problems are cheap but mediocre pitchers cost millions. I suppose I'd like to have Bartlett still, but it was worth the risk and it just isn't going to pan out. Hopefully they can sucker another team into giving up a good prospect for him.

[nec13]

I wouldn't give up on him just yet, though. Some guys take longer to develop than others. But if the Twins decided to trade him, they could probably still get a nice return for him, as you said.

One other thing-the Twins really got hosed on the Santana trade.

[Stupornaut]

As an aside, I wonder when Delmon Young will finally put it all together.

I would say within a couple weeks of the Twins trading him mid-season to the Reds/Pirates/Diamondbacks for a shortstop of questionable talent and a middle reliever with a 4.50+ ERA.

[hugman]

how's about a rollcall of your team?

i'm a cardinals dude.

on a related note, how creepy does dave duncan look peeping out of the dugout?

[Gilly]

One other thing-the Twins really got hosed on the Santana trade.

I think that was the best that they could do at the time- I don't think Boston ever had any intention of pulling the trigger and the Yankees would have either given us Hughes or Kennedy. Gomez is already one of the best defensive outfielders in the game and I think he'll turn into a decent hitter. If either Hughes or Kennedy turn into an ace then it might look bad in the end but I do like Gomez. The real mistake was not trading Santana at the trade deadline the year before which would have brought in at least 3-4 of some team's top prospects.

[nec13]

how's about a rollcall of your team?

i'm a cardinals dude.

on a related note, how creepy does dave duncan look peeping out of the dugout?

Good idea. I'm primarily a Mets fan. But I also like the Pirates, Athletics, and Orioles.

And Dave Duncan is the man. He managed to turn Todd Wellemeyer and Joel Pineiro into quality starters.

[jbissell]

how's about a rollcall of your team?

i'm a cardinals dude.

Guess that makes us enemies!

Actually, I like Cards fans.  Most of them actually know what they're talking about, which is nice.

[hugman]

how's about a rollcall of your team?

i'm a cardinals dude.

Guess that makes us enemies!

Actually, I like Cards fans.  Most of them actually know what they're talking about, which is nice.

i assume that means yer a cubs fan (haven't read this ENTIRE thread). Could be a mets fan tho.

[jbissell]

how's about a rollcall of your team?

i'm a cardinals dude.

Guess that makes us enemies!

Actually, I like Cards fans.  Most of them actually know what they're talking about, which is nice.

i assume that means yer a cubs fan (haven't read this ENTIRE thread). Could be a mets fan tho.

Cubs.

[nec13]

I have a beef with some Cubs fans, in particular Michael Wilbon. What was up with the deplorable treatment of Steve Bartman?

[jbissell]

I have a beef with some Cubs fans, in particular Michael Wilbon. What was up with the deplorable treatment of Steve Bartman?

Yeah, Alex Gonzalez really flew under the radar on that one.  He should be on the Buckner level of goats.  I don't believe anyone who says they wouldn't have gone after that ball.