The Mets Pitching coach was the one who suggested they trade Kazmir and keep Victor "Frickin" Zambrano. I have continually stated this for years that that was a horrible trade as Glavine is getting older and the Mets have a great team that needed to keep the stud kid.
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Rick White was a middle reliever who's claim to fame was his similar appearance to David Wells (at least for me).  He does indeed need to be fired, wherever he is.  I'm upset about Zambrano too, but let's see how he does tomorrow...either way, it was a bad trade.
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Maggs and Sheff will split time in RF/DH most likely, with more field time going to Maggs.  Monroe isn't going anywhere.  He'll continue to play left and may even get some time in right with Sheff playing left (Leyland said it himself).  Maggs is not a good outfielder anymore as he demonstrated repeatedly in 2006 and Andy Van Slyke (the outfield coach and all-around kick-ass dude) is not a miracle worker.  He had a few great catches  that were surrounded by overall sloppy defensive play.  He also lets too many balls drop in front of him (plays too deep).  I know Van Slyke tried to correct that in the fielders, but I think Maggs' knee cuts his range down considerably.\n\nGranderson will stay in centerfield for a few more years until Maybin is ready to come up - they he will move over to one of the corners.\n\nThe real losers in this deal are Marcus Thames (last year's DH and a backup outfielder) and Brent Clevlen.  Thames is expendable now and could very well get dealt or he'll be stuck in Toledo this year (after finally getting his first full year in the majors at 29).  Clevlen could be a future star who is currently the Tigers best fielding outfielder with a cannon for an arm, but has not yet really proven that he can be a consistent hitter.  The fact that he is another right-handed hitter hurts his chance of making the club because our other outfielders are all righties (except Granderson).  Now we'll probably be stuck with Gomez again as our backup just because he's a lefty when the job really should go to Clevlen.
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I agree that soriano made out like a bandit , but who doesn't these days. I think hitting him lead off is totally crazy though , the guy hit 46 homers last season. I don't care how fast he can run , he would be perfect in the 5 slot , right behind Aramis Rameriz. I would put him in left field , Murton in right and try to find a good lead off hitter that can play center field. I think the cubs are on the right track and maybe with Andy McPhail gone they will spend the money. I know he wasn't the one paying the players but I am sure he had a big influence on the money decisions.
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Richards....\nHe just isn't fitting in right now.\nI'm sure he will explode later in the season as per usual, but if you gotta get rid of one of them....\n\nfrom a source:\nEvery newspaper I read this morning (which is a lot of them) is raving about how TB GM Jay Feaster is looking to make a trade. Richards is safe, St.Louis has a no-trade clause, and Lecavalier is untouchable. Why waste time speculating on those guys? The only way a team takes St.Louis is if they give up a pile of salary in return. Lecavalier...would take a Joe Thornton-like deal.
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with matsui and sheffield on the DL, trading damon isn't an option. besides, no one will take that huge contract which was a sign that yes, the yankees did want him
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Joe Girardi yes, Dusty Baker no.  If I had "manager of the year" on my resume I would have thought at least more than one interview.  Baker didn't have much to stand on in Chicago which wasn't totally his fault.  I'm sure both will be back.  Maybe in Dusty's case he might need to take off a season or two and recharge his batteries.
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A lot of it has to do with the starting pitching. They do have one good starter Bobby Keppel but aside him they don't have anyone else. Their hitting is not all that great either. However, there is hope they hired a new GM that has said he will build up the farm system. Building up the farm system is a good place to start because if KC relies on the free agency market they are only going to end up with the leftovers that other teams don't want. Also in order to lure a good free agent to play in KC they have to offer him more money because good free agents see the team as a non-contending team hence, they are less incline to sign with KC.
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You posted this question before, right?  This is a terrific team no one can forget!\n\nI give it 9 out of 10.  Suggestions are: (a) You have to many bench hitters, trade for SP instead (b) There is not enough speed in your team.
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If EL duque works out,don't expect the Mets to keep making trades. They want to keep their farm system intact and getting a quality pitcher at this time will be costly.
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i just want to say you are a good person for liking the tribe! They are gonne be the 06 champs. the martinez you are thiking of is dennis martinez (el presidente) im not sure where he is. but thome is on the rival white sox who arent doing so well this year so far, hershieser is an espn baseball analysis. sandy plays for the rangers i believe and is like 2nd sting. julio franco is with the braves i think and is like the oldest player in the mlb. omar is short stop for the giants and last i saw of mesa he was pitching for phili. hope that helps alittle and GO TRIBE!
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There Was'nt one.. Zambrano looked like he might be it in Chicago, but he tailed off, and Carpenter in St.louis wasnt really as impressive as the year he won the Cy Young, as for Trevor Hoffman, that game he gave up 2 or 3 back to back HRs to the Dodgers as a closer disqualifies him from conversation, then thru in that he blew saves that spectaculary 3 or so times on the year means i dont care what his numbers said, he cant win...i wouldve rather seen Billy wagner get a Cy Young off last year than Hoffman, Rivera hasnt won one, theres no way in H*ll Hoffman should... so Webb was the best of what was available.
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Canseco got what he had coming. I used to be a big fan of his. I am from Cincinnati but I rooted for the A's in the 90 world series against the Reds because I liked Canseco, McGuire, Dave Stewart and others so much but I fell out of favor with those guys. I would never deny a 12 year old kid my autograph. Jose is a dick and that's why he's poor and has to scrum off of his brother Ozzie now, even though he's broke too!!
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Glavine has already announced that as soon as her reaches 300 wins he will retire.  He is currently at 290 wins.  Now whether he completes the season or not is still an open question.  I'm sure he will re-sign with the Mets because they give him the best chance to win.  Now if the Mets are doing well as we all think they will, he will probably finish the season with them via playoffs and possible world series appearance.  I'm sure he will win at least 10 games in 2007.
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When the Yankees got Abreu, that told Sheffield they did not want him anymore. And it was obvious Sheffield was not too happy about it, so it was better to part with him, and they basically gave him a choice as to where to end up.\n\nIt was a smart move picking up his option to trade him because it prevented anyone in the AL East (Red Sox) from signing him as a free agent, and they got 3 pitching prospects in return. The Yankees do not care about the money cost, the player cost they do.\n\nIt stopped an opponent from getting better, and they got some pithcing prospects (yankees don't have many - prospects get traded away from the yankees recently 4 to the phillies for Abreu and Lidle)\n\nBubba Crosby is not and should not be in the Yankees long term plans, at the moment, they have better, younger players to fill the role as backup, Crosby will never start in NY. It is better for the Yankees, and for Crosby that he get traded.\n\nThese were two good moves by the Yankees, that benefited both the team and the players involved, which is always good to see.
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I am afraid they will struggle around .500 this season, falling between 3rd and 4th place unless some major roster moves are done before Feb. They are very weak at 3rd base and with their pitchers, especially starters.  No one is a true Ace, and they could very easily have two rookies in the rotation on opening day.  Meanwhile the Mets have spent like crazy and the Braves are the Braves.
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yeah if Zambrano can win 30 games.  Because wood and prior.... well lets just say that i dont see 20 games pitched between the two of them this year. but lets keep are fingers crossed.
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I think hiring Nolan is great for the Islanders. I have never understood why it has taken this long for him to get another head coaching job in the NHL when there have been so many bad head coaches. I think because of the long layoff he's had coaching in the NHL, not coaching in general, I know he's been coaching, he will bring some enthusiasm to the Isles. As far as Neil Smith goes, I'm a little leery about that move. He did make a lot of questionable acquisitions as GM of the Rangers the last few years but perhaps he can regain the magic for the Isles. Anything has got to be better than the crap the Isles have put together on the ice the last few seasons.