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No QOTD, 10 February, 2007.

Nothing from me.  As you'll see in my post soon after this one, Ian Browne has plenty (none of which have been explored by the media yet!).

Daily Reading.

  • Top 100 Red Sox.  Today?  I profile Greg Allen Harris.  B-R.com.  Read it.  It's interesting, and I make an off-color joke.  Someone else is profiled too, but I didn't write that one, so you don't have to read it.
  • Dewey's House completes their top 5 Red Sox MI.  Turns out I was actually pretty timely yesterday.
  • Via Joy Of Sox, truck day is on Monday.  The official article notes truck day as a sign of Spring being "around the corner".  The sign I always use is the day that my friend Evan (lifelong Southerner) stops being distractingly upset about being outside.
  • At The Hardball Times, John Brittain examines the link between baseball and the Grammys.  The link?  Not sure there is one, but the article is mildly amusing.
  • Ken Rosenthal looks at where A-Rod might be headed if he opts out.  Not really sure how much we should care, though our impending opening at 3B does make us a logical possibility.  Notable?  This:  
    ...move Kevin Youkilis to third to replace Mike Lowell, who is a free agent after this season -- the top free agent at third, actually, if Rodriguez stays with the Yankees.
    Oh Ken.  Thanks for reading.
  • The possible end of a marriage.  I still think Bernie Williams needs to retire and let people remember him as a useful player for our hated enemies, rather than going out as a backup on another team.
  • Jon Heyman looks at managers on the hot seat.  No Francona, but there is a Torre.  Most notably is #2 on Heyman's short-list of replacements for these guys.  
    2. Dusty Baker, broadcaster.  This multiple Manager of the Year winner took the blow for two disappointing years on the North Side when they've had nearly 100 years of disappointments. Something's wrong if he can't get another job.
     Heyman obviously isn't as obsessed with FJM as I am.

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Re: No QOTD, 10 February, 2007.
If I had the oppertunity to play in the majors for a season or two at the end of my career, make a couple hundred thousand and just hang around on the bench i would do it. Nobody will ever remember Bernie play a season for the giants
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by jsnvaritek33 on Feb 10, 2007 3:15 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

Re: No QOTD, 10 February, 2007.
I suppose you've got a point, but Bernie also has a musical career to think about.

Also, if you clicked through (or anyone else for that matter), you'll notice my Greg Harris profile isn't up.  It's written, but I'm waiting to post it (or for it to be posted) after #92.

"Sorry? Sorry doesn't cut it Melissa, I want an apology."-Jason Penopolis, Home Movies

by Allen Chace on Feb 10, 2007 3:18 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Re: No QOTD, 10 February, 2007.
I just posted Karen's piece on Dick Gernert...so you are good to go.

by brady12 on Feb 10, 2007 10:04 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Re: No QOTD, 10 February, 2007.
Thanks for editing for format (don't know if it was you or Tim), my knowledge of code is rudimentary at best.  
"Sorry? Sorry doesn't cut it Melissa, I want an apology."-Jason Penopolis, Home Movies

by Allen Chace on Feb 10, 2007 1:47 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Re: No QOTD, 10 February, 2007.
Sheez, what it is with the mancrush sportswriters have on Dusty Baker? I would submit that a manager in baseball has a hell of a lot less impact on his team's fortune than most people care to admit. To my way of thinking, Baker's one of the worst managers in recent memory because I actually have something to judge him on: his idiotic anti-OBP stance. Most managers are very hard to evaluate, however, as the way the team plays reflects the ability of the players much more than anything else.
KEEP MANNY!

by Saberrox on Feb 10, 2007 12:10 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Re: No QOTD, 10 February, 2007.
Oh yeah, definately a lot less impact than most think. In my opinion the dumbest thing a baseball fan can say is that "Manager X cost his team at -least- 10-12 games last year"....managers don't have that kind of control on the game. The very worst manager in baseball (probably Dusty Baker) might cost his team 3-5 games in a year. Maybe.

by brady12 on Feb 10, 2007 1:14 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Re: No QOTD, 10 February, 2007.
I think Dusty might cost more than that because of his tendency to abuse the arms of young pitchers. They get hurt, their replacements aren't as good, and the team loses a lot more than 3-5 extra games.

by RSNexile on Feb 10, 2007 1:42 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

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