i originally thought winn's contract was $2 mil. i'm happier it's $1.1. the $9 mil in possible incentives are all w/ him batting against lefties. i imagine he'll get less than 5 AB's all year from the right side, so there's no worry there. if Thames makes it to the club, he gets $900,000. so, we get 2 players for the $2 mil Cashman was talking about. a righty w/ some pop, a lefty with some speed & defense. this should be fine...
[2] The highpoint? That's a tad harsh, no? He has managed an eight year MLB career (.797 OPS), including 110 games, .882 OPS, 123 OPS+ in 2006. Not too bad for a guy who basically didn't get started until age 26.
[12] Apparently, it was done with Aparicio's blessing. Like Vizquel (and Ozzie), Aparicio hails from Venezuela, so that's likely behind this, although I would question why Vizquel never wore #11 before.
[11] IIRC, the White Sox unretired #3 for Harold Baines, and I think the Giants unretired Mays' #24 for Bonds.
[15] Good question. Not at touchy as Hawkins wearing #21, but I can understand why Vizquel would want to honor Aparicio while playing with the White Sox.
Check out Baseball Reference for some info on first at bat homers. Only one Hall of Famer. Look him up for a surprise. Three with the bases loaded. Last one of those from an Indian. 22 hit the first pitch. 19 never hit another.
Hard to imagine anyone trying to create a debate on this one. I agree with what's above. It is cheap, possibly useful in depth and tools for Joe G. Move on, move on, but give Cash a smattering of applause.
For someone who's mostly a churl, Randy Johnson has had a few moments of conspicuous class. His reaction to that Marcus Thames home run was one of them.
Marcus Thames was a very good Bob Sheppard name.
that hr was basically his high point.
i didn't know he was almost 33.
Eh why not.
[3] Exactly. I like it in a Josh Phelps kind of way.
i remember that HR well.
[3] i agree.
i originally thought winn's contract was $2 mil. i'm happier it's $1.1. the $9 mil in possible incentives are all w/ him batting against lefties. i imagine he'll get less than 5 AB's all year from the right side, so there's no worry there. if Thames makes it to the club, he gets $900,000. so, we get 2 players for the $2 mil Cashman was talking about. a righty w/ some pop, a lefty with some speed & defense. this should be fine...
I mean, it can't hurt
[2] The highpoint? That's a tad harsh, no? He has managed an eight year MLB career (.797 OPS), including 110 games, .882 OPS, 123 OPS+ in 2006. Not too bad for a guy who basically didn't get started until age 26.
[4] I agree. This is really a no lose move.
Meanwhile, according to ESPN.com, "The Chicago White Sox have unretired Luis Aparicio's No. 11, which will be worn by Omar Vizquel."
Does this strike anyone else as, well, weird?
[4] speaking of whom...rockies signed phelps to a minor league deal on saturday.
[8] yeah, i thought the headline was so weird, that i didn't even read the article.
Has there ever been a number unretired before? Talk about unsentimental.
[11] Worse, apparently they are unretiring the number so that Vizquel can honor Aparicio??? Or at least that's the official line. Bizarre.
[5] the $9 mil in possible incentives are all w/ him batting against lefties.
Well, $900,000, not $9 mil. (He's just an outfielder -- we're not talking "drummer money" here, you know.)
[13] ah, what's a coupla zeroes between ketchup companies? ; )
[12] Apparently, it was done with Aparicio's blessing. Like Vizquel (and Ozzie), Aparicio hails from Venezuela, so that's likely behind this, although I would question why Vizquel never wore #11 before.
[11] IIRC, the White Sox unretired #3 for Harold Baines, and I think the Giants unretired Mays' #24 for Bonds.
[15] Good question. Not at touchy as Hawkins wearing #21, but I can understand why Vizquel would want to honor Aparicio while playing with the White Sox.
Has everyone seen this YouTube montage? (Via RAB)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5puMfLhwsvU
It's just so-so, but I have to admit I was stirred by the sequence of Daily News pages at the end.
For anyone that's interested, Joel Sherman says Tampa Bay and Damon are seriously talking.
Damon and Tampon Bay are perfect for each other -- both are
about two years over the hill.
Check out Baseball Reference for some info on first at bat homers. Only one Hall of Famer. Look him up for a surprise. Three with the bases loaded. Last one of those from an Indian. 22 hit the first pitch. 19 never hit another.
I really like the name "Marcus Thames". So I'm all for this move.
Hard to imagine anyone trying to create a debate on this one. I agree with what's above. It is cheap, possibly useful in depth and tools for Joe G. Move on, move on, but give Cash a smattering of applause.
For someone who's mostly a churl, Randy Johnson has had a few moments of conspicuous class. His reaction to that Marcus Thames home run was one of them.