11/26 - Happy Thanksgiving! Now to Talk About Canadian Stuff...
by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Nov 26, 2009 5:00 AM EST
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Enjoy your cooked birdies today folks, even if it's not a celebration native to your country. I mean, why not be thankful? Links:
Poll Results: Fans say Bay isn’t worth more than $60M - The Bottom Line
Hmm. What's the max you'd offer?
Holliday-Bay: Visual Scouting Reports 1.0 - The Baseball Analysts
Less about the debate than the visuals, but still cool. Pause the Maple Leaf Flag stuff for now though.
Interviewing Alex Wilson: 2009 draft pick closest to the bigs - Fire Brand of the American League
Just something to read while drifting off to sleep after turkey time.
Latest buzz from the MLB offseason - FOX Sports
Source: Red Sox interested in Duchscherer — 3:26 p.m.
Apart from their interest in Toronto ace Roy Halladay, the Red Sox are checking on a long list of possible pitching upgrades.
Justin Duchscherer, an All-Star as recently as 2008, is one of them. The Red Sox are interested in Duchscherer as a starting pitcher, one major-league source said Wednesday. The right-hander didn't pitch in the majors at all this year — in part because of clinical depression — and is now a free agent.
Duchscherer pitched out of the A's bullpen from 2004 through 2007, before moving into their rotation in 2008. He went 10-8 with a 2.54 ERA in 22 starts during what was his second All-Star season.
Duchscherer underwent hip surgery in 2008 and arthroscopic surgery on his throwing elbow this March. He has been on the disabled list five times in the past four years.
MVP voting confirms Utley as most underrated - Circling the Bases
Ungrateful BBWAA members.
Daydreaming for Adrian Gonzalez...Again - Yawkey Way Academy
After the jump, lots of stuff at the bottom of the Filter.
It's like the fat dripping off the delicious turkey!
The 5 Free Agents I Want In Red Sox Nation - Bleacher Report
YOU WILL HAVE COAL AND LIKE IT. Also, stay out of my way on Black Friday, you poor, confused consumer.
The Bay State: Signing Jason Bay Should Be the Boston Red Sox Priority - Bleacher Report
The other issue is the one I hate most: The Red Sox aren't willing to spend the money on Jason Bay because they are looking for better value. If the Red Sox were a small market team turning out young new talent every year, then I wouldn't have a problem with it.
But they spent $50 million just to talk to Dice-K, so give me a break.
Not even close to being the same.
Come To Think Of It: Will Red Sox Have Happy Hollidays Or Halladays? - Bleacher Report
Hollidays, but at a great discount, please.
Ellsbury, Sox can swipe TYIB Awards - redsox.com
Sure, it's not exactly an objective award.
Links, comments, what part of baseball you're most thankful for, etc. Reminder: don't comment under the influence of turkey - always use a designated commenter.
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here’s my take on Bay- I would rather have a clone of Drew in left field than have Bay in left field. I think Drew is paid about accurately for his abilities. Therefore, I would consider an offer of 15 mm/year extremely generous. I don’t think he deserves more than that. If he really wants 5 years and that’s the holdup, I’d maybe offer him $13mm/year for 5, but certainly not more.
Holliday, I’d be willing to pay more for. Maybe $17mm/year for 6 years, maybe a couple extra million over the course, but a little backloaded so that we have some more flexibility this year (because we shed so much payroll after 2010). Maybe $14mm, then $18 for the next 5 years.
Of course signing either pretty much means that we’re gonna trade Reddick somewhere, which reduces his value (I probably see Kalish in RF after drew, and wouldn’t expect Reddick to be waiting in AAA for 4-5 years), but I’m fine with that, he has potential to be a pretty good chip.
Just my scattered thoughts of the moment which are probably bound to change several times before the happy days when spring training begins.
by wolf9309 on Nov 26, 2009 9:32 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
I don’t think it means we’re trading Reddick/Kalish. Drew has two more years, we’ll need those guys to step in for him then.
"Ninety percent [of my salary] I'll spend on good times, women, and Irish whiskey. The other ten percent I'll probably waste."
-Tug McGraw
by BTLove on Nov 26, 2009 12:41 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
One of them
I was saying kalish. I think he looks like he’ll be ready just about in time. I think someone would be happy to give us some good value for reddick and play him in 2011. Just hypothesizing though, my main point was we
don’t need both so one becomes expendable, which is fine.
by wolf9309 on Nov 26, 2009 1:50 PM EST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
Not sure we should trade off one before we give them each a good shot.
Probably overly cautious though.
@bs_uf15bosox9be 12 pieces of bacon, a Red Bull, and go get 'em; Learn to use SB Nation
by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Nov 26, 2009 10:25 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
yeah you're probably right reasonably
I’ve just always liked Kalish better than Reddick and Reddick’s time in the majors didn’t do much to convince me otherwise. But yeah, they should probably both be given a good shot, unless someone (Hoyer???) is really attached to one of them.
by wolf9309 on Nov 26, 2009 11:00 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Breaking News
Gonzo signs with the Blue Jays.
Happy Thanksgiving all-
by Buzzy on Nov 26, 2009 10:42 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
I hope this don't mean that we end up with Scutaro for multi-years....
Galactus does as he pleases. Because Galactus is drunk.
by Bloggy on Nov 26, 2009 10:48 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I hope not.
It’s Jed time!
You see, you spend a good piece of your life gripping a baseball, and in the end it turns out that it was the other way around all the time. ~Jim Bouton, Ball Four, 1970
by BoldandBrash on Nov 26, 2009 10:52 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Vegetarians of the world, unite!
You have nothing to lose but your weight!
"It's just a tiny little nick, but it hurts when I get champagne in there."
- Jason Bay, on getting spiked scoring the winning run in ALDS Game Four.
by 0157H7 on Nov 26, 2009 10:52 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Adrian Gonzalez
Here’s what he said lately
They have another first baseman in Kyle Blanks. I think if they believe they can improve themselves at three or four spots by trading me, I’m going to be traded.
Link
"That was a lot of fun… You just keep pounding balls into the gap. The one thing you don’t want to do is hit a home run. That’s a rally-killer." Jeff Francoeur
by radiohix on Nov 26, 2009 11:33 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Oh and happy Thanksgiving evreybody
A year ago I made my first comment on this website to say…happy thanksgiving!! We have a similar holiday here only instead of the turkey it’s going to be a lamb.
"That was a lot of fun… You just keep pounding balls into the gap. The one thing you don’t want to do is hit a home run. That’s a rally-killer." Jeff Francoeur
by radiohix on Nov 26, 2009 11:37 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Happy Thanksgiving
I can’t think of a time I’ve had lamb, but I had some reindeer stew when I went to Alaska.
"Baseball is drama with an endless run and an ever-changing cast." - Joe Garagiola
Chowdah Chatter - an outlet for my random thoughts and such.
by crabchowdah on Nov 26, 2009 11:39 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I'd love to eat some lamb.
One of our turkeys came out horribly dry, with all the white meat burnt.
@bs_uf15bosox9be 12 pieces of bacon, a Red Bull, and go get 'em; Learn to use SB Nation
by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Nov 26, 2009 10:27 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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